Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang leaving company (AP)

Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang leaving company (AP)

Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang leaving company (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 06:23 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2008 file photo of Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang gestures in the Yahoo booth after he gave his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Yang announced Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, that he is leaving Yahoo. The surprise departure comes just two weeks after Yahoo Inc. hired former PayPal executive Scott Thomson as its CEO. Yang expressed his support of Thompson in his resignation from Yahoo's board of directors. He had been on Yahoo's board since the company's 1995 inception. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang is leaving the struggling Internet company, as it tries to revive its revenue growth and win over disgruntled shareholders under a new leader.

Wikipedia editors question site's planned blackout (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 09:24 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2011 file photo, Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia speaks during the opening session at the London Cyberspace Conference in London. Wikipedia will black out the English language version of its website Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress, the foundation behind the popular community-based online encyclopedia said in a statement Monday night. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file pool)AP - Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day? The shutdown of one of the Internet's most-visited sites is not sitting well with some of its volunteer editors, who say the protest of anti-piracy legislation could threaten the credibility of their work.

CBS Sports to open fantasy platform to developers (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 02:59 AM PST

AP - CBS Sports is opening its fantasy sports platform to third-party developers, allowing them to sell league-specific apps that will likely make this year's games a lot more competitive for millions of players and — developers hope — the $800 million per year fantasy sports industry even more lucrative.

Just Show Me: How to watch Hulu+ on your PlayStation 3 (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 01:33 PM PST

Yahoo! News - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you how to watch Hulu+ on your PlayStation 3. By following along in our …

MakerBot 3D printer is the real star of this adorable stop-motion music video (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 01:25 PM PST

Yahoo! News - We told you a few days ago about the incredible MakerBot Replicator, a 3D printer showcased at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. We knew it was awesome, we were excited about the thought of creating our own 3D objects, and then we saw …

Farfetch.com Raises $18 Million to Bring High-End Fashion to the Web (Mashable)

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 01:20 PM PST

Mashable - The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Farfetch.com

Internet blackout against U.S. law fails to enlist big sites (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 08:46 PM PST

Reuters - A blackout scheduled for Wednesday to protest against proposed legislation on online piracy has failed to get the support of the biggest Internet players.

Yahoo co-founder Yang resigns (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 08:24 PM PST

Co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo! Inc. Jerry Yang arrives for the announcement of a commitment pledge at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York in this September 22, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/FilesReuters - Yahoo Inc co-founder Jerry Yang has quit the company he started in 1995, appeasing shareholders who had blasted the Internet pioneer for pursuing an ineffective personal vision and impeding investment deals that could have transformed the struggling company.

"Abduction" hits Facebook, DVD, Blu-ray simultaneously (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 05:49 PM PST

Reuters - Taylor Lautner is helping Facebook make history.

Airbnb finally gets an Android app, reworks mobile features (Appolicious)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 12:33 PM PST

Appolicious - Airbnb had a fairly good 2011 despite a few troubles, and as it goes into 2012 the accommodations-finding web service is expanding its mobile outreach, starting with an Android app.

NJ lawmaker apologizes for "gaybirds" post (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 08:37 PM PST

AP - A New Jersey legislator has apologized for a post on a social media site that referred to the Philadelphia Eagles as "gaybirds" and the Dallas Cowboys as "cowgirls."

Samsung says no interest in buying troubled RIM (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 04:55 PM PST

Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co said on Wednesday it was not interested in buying ailing Blackberry maker Research In Motion or licensing its operating system, refuting a tech blog report that RIM was seeking to sell itself to the South Korean technology giant.

Burgeoning winos won’t savor buggy Blush for Wine iPhone app (Appolicious)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

Appolicious - I'm certainly no oenophile (red, white and sparkling is as advanced as I get), so apps that bolster wine-shopping confidence usually pique my interest. Blush for Wine, designed for iPhone and iPod Touch is no exception, but, perhaps to Blush's embarrassment, I didn't come away from the app with a solid vino education.

ZTE smartphone push targets China...and the United States (Digital Trends)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:10 AM PST

Digital Trends - China’s ZTE isn’t exactly a household name in the United States, but it’s important to remember the company is the fourth-largest handset maker in the world, largely on the basis of inexpensive feature phones rolled out in China and other Asian markets, many of which feature dual-sim capabilities so users can easily switch between mobile operators. However, ZTE knows the feature phone market is fading in the face of smartphonesâ€"and plans to aggressively pursue the smartphone markets not just in China, but the United States as well.

Accidents involving headphone-wearing pedestrians on the rise (Digital Trends)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 08:21 PM PST

Digital Trends - You’ve seen people doing it. You might even do it yourselfâ€"listening to music through headphones while walking along the street. It may seem innocent enough, but according to new research published in the Injury Prevention journal, engaging in such behavior could land you up in hospital, or worse.

Amazon makes life a little easier for PC users with Send to Kindle plugin (Digital Trends)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 01:55 PM PST

Digital Trends - Kindle is great for books and all, but some folks would like to be able to get personal documents onto their Kindle or Kindle Library and up until now, it’s been a less-than-simple task. The option of a new plugin, however, is going to make the task a lot easier for PC users, and eventually Mac users, too. Send to Kindle for PC is a simple application that will allow users to easily send personal documents to both their online Kindle and their Kindle library for access on any Kindle-enabled devices. 

Carbonite rival Code 42 raises $52.5 million (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 09:07 PM PST

Reuters - Accel Partners and SplitRock Partners have invested $52.5 million in backup software company Code 42, underscoring venture capital's continued fascination with anything related to the burgeoning field of Big Data.

IBM seen posting Q4 growth, headwinds expected in 2012 (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 03:19 PM PST

Reuters - IBM Corp is expected to report solid fourth quarter results on January 19 under new chief executive Virginia Rometty as investors look for news about the potential impact of the Eurozone crisis and currency headwinds in 2012.
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