Harvard emails show Zuckerberg's business side

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• Harvard emails show Zuckerberg's business side
• Australia bans Chinese company from Web network
• Astronauts evacuate the International Space Station during space debris close-call
• If you’re in the market for a $1 million TV, Harrods has the plasma for you
• Looking for Baseball Tickets? You Might Want to Avoid These Slow Sites
• Pay with Square debuts on Android
• Dad's energy-monitoring app busts teenage daughter's house party
• Shaving company kickstarts business with hilarious viral video
• Telenor seeks $14 billion in damages from India: report
• Microsoft seizes servers in Zeus cyberfraud
• Study: US will watch more movies online in 2012 over DVDs, VHS and Blu-ray
• Guilty plea entered in NY online poker case
• Swipely Beefs Up Its Credit Card-Based Loyalty Programs
• Looking for Baseball Tickets? You Might Want to Avoid These Slow Sites
• Is HTC quietly building a cloud empire? Buys stake in SyncTV
• Are iPhone subsidies destroying carriers?
• Social App Marries the Fun of Group Couponing with Check-Ins
• How we test speakers
• Harvard emails show Zuckerberg's business side
• Cameron: Earth's deepest spot desolate, foreboding
• The Evolution of Anonymous
• Extreme Weather All About Global Warming; Why We Love Tear-Jerkers
• NHL's Boston Bruins Launch One Digital Network to Rule Them All
• Solving TV search: Boxfish hops on the television discovery bandwagon
• New Online Timeline Tool Available For Everyone
• Facebook: Ownership lawsuit shows elaborate fraud
• Pay with Square debuts on Android
• Celebrity hacker pleads guilty in US court deal
• Apple's gains make some mutual funds riskier
• Ark Beats Facebook, Google at People Search
• Google mulls Japan court order to tweak auto-complete
• NATO launches exercise to beef up cyber defence
• U.S. regulators push for online "do not track" system
• Facebook: Evidence shows New York man's lawsuit is fraud
• Strong demand for the Chevy Volt's European cousin
• 'Bully' Movie to Be Released Without Rating Following Online Petition

Harvard emails show Zuckerberg's business side Posted: Emails from Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard days show the dropout-turned-Facebook CEO as a young entrepreneur losing patience with a client's delayed payments.

Australia bans Chinese company from Web network Posted: Australia has banned Chinese technology giant Huawei from bidding to help build a nationwide high-speed Internet network due to concern about cyber attacks traced to China.

Astronauts evacuate the International Space Station during space debris close-call Posted: Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) had to evacuate its premises over the weekend to escape what could've been a fatal disaster — a piece of space debris passed too close to the satellite for comfort. NASA usually maneuvers … Continue reading →

If you’re in the market for a $1 million TV, Harrods has the plasma for you Posted: High-end British retailer Harrods has built a reputation on stocking luxurious merchandise since opening its doors in London back in 1834. Now, it's hoping to make a name for itself as a purveyor of the most outrageously decadent gadgets on … Continue reading →

Looking for Baseball Tickets? You Might Want to Avoid These Slow Sites Posted: If you're in the market for Opening Day baseball tickets, you might want to avoid some of the biggest names in online ticket selling, according to research by one web optimization company.

Pay with Square debuts on Android Posted: To go alongside its popular Square Card Reader app, Square Inc. has rebranded its Card Case app to become Pay with Square.

Dad's energy-monitoring app busts teenage daughter's house party Posted: There comes a time in the life of every parent when their kid no longer wants to go on vacation with them. Instead, their son or daughter chooses to stay home, promising to look after the house. Mom may look on with a tear in her eye, sad that they'll no longer vacation together but proud of their offspring's display of responsibility in offering to guard the family home.

Shaving company kickstarts business with hilarious viral video Posted: Racking up nearly four million views on YouTube over the last three weeks, a video released by a Santa Monica-based company called Dollar Shave Club has quickly become a viral sensation primarily among men. Playing up the angle that current blade prices from companies like Gillette and Schick are far too expensive, Dollar Shave Club is a razor-subscription service that delivers razors to your door for as little as $1 a month (plus $2 shipping and handling) for the blades. ...

Telenor seeks $14 billion in damages from India: report Posted: (Reuters) - Norway's Telenor ASA, whose India joint venture is among companies that are set to lose their telecoms licenses, has served a notice to the Indian government, claiming damages of nearly $14 billion, the Times of India reported on Tuesday. Telenor is seeking a solution from the government within six months or go for international arbitration for failure to protect its investment in the country, the newspaper said, citing the notice sent to the prime minister's office. ...

Microsoft seizes servers in Zeus cyberfraud Posted: (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp claimed a victory in efforts to combat online banking fraud, saying it had confiscated several servers used to steal login names and passwords, disrupting some of the world's most sophisticated cybercrime rings. The software maker said on Monday that its cybercrime investigation group also took legal and technical actions to fight notorious criminals who infect computers with a prevalent malicious software known as Zeus. ...

Study: US will watch more movies online in 2012 over DVDs, VHS and Blu-ray Posted: Years from now, DVD and Blu-ray will occupy the near-forgotten nostalgia realms that formats like laserdisk occupy now. The only question is when? According to new research by IHS Screen Digest, 2012 could mark the beginning of streaming movie consumption overtaking their physical counterparts.

Guilty plea entered in NY online poker case Posted: One of two men nearing trial in a case that shut down U.S. operations for three Internet poker companies has admitted he conspired with others to deceive U.S. financial institutions so they would process hundreds of millions of dollars in gaming transactions.

Swipely Beefs Up Its Credit Card-Based Loyalty Programs Posted: Once a service for simply sharing purchases, Swipely is contining its evolution into a credit-card based loyalty program for small businesses with a set of new merchant tools it announced Tuesday.

Looking for Baseball Tickets? You Might Want to Avoid These Slow Sites Posted: If you're in the market for Opening Day baseball tickets, you might want to avoid some of the biggest names in online ticket selling, according to research by one web optimization company.

Is HTC quietly building a cloud empire? Buys stake in SyncTV Posted: Once is a fluke. Twice is a coincidence. But three times — that's a pattern — at least when it comes to HTC. The Taiwanese handset maker has been snatching up cloud service and content distribution channels with gusto, recently acquiring music streaming service MOG, if by proxy (Beats Audio actually purchased MOG, but HTC is the majority stakeholder in Beats Audio, having invested $300 million in the company).

Are iPhone subsidies destroying carriers? Posted: A few weeks ago, T-Mobile's Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman made a rather bold statement: If he could wave a magic wand over the entire mobile industry, he would eliminate carrier subsidies of devices.

Social App Marries the Fun of Group Couponing with Check-Ins Posted: 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.

How we test speakers Posted: Picking the right speaker can be tough. There are hundreds of brands –some of which you may never have heard of– and a vast array of sizes, styles and finishes to consider. Oh yeah, then there's the rather important concern about how they sound. Who has time to visit countless audio stores in search of the right speaker, anyway?

Harvard emails show Zuckerberg's business side Posted: Emails from Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard days show the dropout-turned-Facebook CEO as a young entrepreneur losing patience with a client's delayed payments.

Cameron: Earth's deepest spot desolate, foreboding Posted: The last frontier on Earth is out-of-this-world, desolate, foreboding, and moon-like, James Cameron said after diving to the deepest part of the ocean.

The Evolution of Anonymous Posted: A worldwide network of hackers has managed to gain access to the most secure networks on the Internet. The leaderless and faceless group, known as Anonymous, has infiltrated networks of the CIA, Interpol, email accounts of presidents, and has taken down the major web properties of global corporations. During its near-eight years of existence, Anonymous hackers have exposed a huge network of neo-Nazis in Germany and a stealth online child pornography ring.

Extreme Weather All About Global Warming; Why We Love Tear-Jerkers Posted: Discovered: Crazy weather has a lot to do with climate change, why we like sad movies, another invisibility cloak (sort of), what made humans start walking less like apes and more like humans and black holes are rude. Confirmed: Crazy weather has a lot to do with climate change. We knew this beautiful, freaky weather was far too good to be true. "The question is whether these weather extremes are coincidental or a result of climate change," explains researcher Dim Coumou. That is the question. But what is the answer? It's bad. ...

NHL's Boston Bruins Launch One Digital Network to Rule Them All Posted: In what's believed to be a pro sports first, the NHL's Boston Bruins announced on Monday the launch of a media property uniting all of the team's social, digital and mobile efforts under one umbrella.

Solving TV search: Boxfish hops on the television discovery bandwagon Posted: The television content model is a mess. Cable is too expensive and doesn't offer an iota of customization; streaming services are constantly losing access to TV show and movie rights; and introducing Internet TV to consumers is proving as maddening as trying to capture water running from a faucet.

New Online Timeline Tool Available For Everyone Posted: Following in the footsteps of Storify, a new free, open-source online timeline tool is innovating storytelling on the web.

Facebook: Ownership lawsuit shows elaborate fraud Posted: Attorneys for Facebook sought the dismissal Monday of what they called an "opportunistic and fraudulent" lawsuit by a New York man claiming half-ownership of the social networking site.

Pay with Square debuts on Android Posted: To go alongside its popular Square Card Reader app, Square Inc. has rebranded its Card Case app to become Pay with Square.

Celebrity hacker pleads guilty in US court deal Posted: A 35-year-old computer hacker pleaded guilty Monday to breaking into the email accounts of stars including Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis, and was taken in custody.

Apple's gains make some mutual funds riskier Posted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - When it comes to Apple, investors could become victims of their own success. It is a dilemma more mutual fund managers are wrestling with due to the company's nearly 48 percent gain this year. Those who bought Apple well below its current price have seen the value of their investment balloon, sometimes to more than 10 percent of their fund's assets. That effectively turns a brilliant decision into a concentrated stake, undercutting the benefits of diversification and making some mutual funds riskier. ...

Ark Beats Facebook, Google at People Search Posted: Let's say you're a young woman who has just moved to New York City from Nepal. You want to find a friend nearby who speaks your language, so you visit Google Search and type "Women in New York City who speak Nepali."

Google mulls Japan court order to tweak auto-complete Posted: Google said Monday it was reviewing a Japanese court order to modify its auto-complete feature to safeguard the reputation of a man who complained it falsely links him to crimes.

NATO launches exercise to beef up cyber defence Posted: NATO's Tallinn-based cyber defence centre on Monday launched a three-day exercise involving European IT and legal experts in a bid to beef up cyber defence skills through gaming.

U.S. regulators push for online "do not track" system Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are pressuring Internet companies to put in place by the end of the year a "Do Not Track" system that would give consumers more control over their personal data online, in a report released on Monday that privacy advocates dismissed as too soft. The Federal Trade Commission's long-awaited 57-page final report on privacy recommendations relies heavily on industry voluntarily adopting best practices. ...

Facebook: Evidence shows New York man's lawsuit is fraud Posted: (Reuters) - Facebook Inc urged a federal judge on Monday to throw out a lawsuit by a New York wood pellet salesman who said he deserves half of founder Mark Zuckerberg's stake in the social media company, calling the case a "fraud." Paul Ceglia, who has lived in Wellsville, New York, sued Zuckerberg and Facebook - now one of the world's most valuable companies - in 2010 in a dispute over a 2003 contract. Facebook has repeatedly said Ceglia was a fraud and that a "Work for Hire Document" was a forgery and emails he purportedly exchanged with Zuckerberg were made up. ...

Strong demand for the Chevy Volt's European cousin Posted: The Chevy Volt is a sales success for GM, just not in the United States. The Opel Ampera, a re-badged version of the Volt sold in Europe, is on its way to meeting GM's sales targets for this year. Chevy has shifted so few Volts this year that it had to shut down production to get rid of overstock, so why is the same car so popular in Europe?

'Bully' Movie to Be Released Without Rating Following Online Petition Posted: Bully, a new documentary premiering Friday, will be released with no rating, following a failed effort to have the MPAA rating changed from R to PG-13.

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