Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Facebook focus guides Google CEO's 1st year on job

Facebook focus guides Google CEO's 1st year on job


Facebook focus guides Google CEO's 1st year on job

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FILE - In this June 12, 2007 file photo, Google co-founder Larry Page smiles at a news conference held at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. When he replaced his mentor Eric Schmidt as Google's CEO last April, Page insisted that the company had to be more aggressive about countering the threat posed by Facebook's ever-growing popularity. Page responded with a social networking crusade that is still reshaping Google Inc. as he marks his one-year anniversary as chief executive on Wednesday, April 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)Google co-founder Larry Page has a Facebook fixation.


Tale of the tape: Google versus Facebook

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Google Inc. is taking the threat posed by Facebook Inc.'s Internet social network more seriously since co-founder Larry Page returned as CEO a year ago. Although Facebook is far smaller than Google, Page is worried the social network is gaining valuable insight into its users' lives that could lure away online advertisers.

Facebook responds to Yahoo with own patent suit

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Facebook is stepping up its patent dispute with Yahoo by filing its own lawsuit against the struggling Internet icon.

Canon releases new camera that can capture the beauty of space

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Many expensive DSLR cameras aren't optimized to shoot great photos of the heavens, especially of the night sky, right out of the box. Astrophotographers, photographers who mainly take pictures of astronomical objects, usually have to learn how to tweak their camera settings … Continue reading

Just Show Me: 3 free photo editing apps for your Android phone

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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 3 great apps to help you edit your photos right on … Continue reading

Jeremy Lin Holds Post-Surgery Facebook Chat, Throws Up in the Middle of It

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"just woke up. lets do this Q&A before i get on my video games lol"

Groupon stock closes at lowest level since IPO

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Groupon's stock has closed at its lowest level ever amid growing scrutiny over its business just five months after it went public.

Union contracts to expire for 40,000 AT&T workers

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Union contracts for 40,000 AT&T workers expire at midnight Saturday, putting the company at risk of a strike.

Google Art Project premieres upgrades in Chicago

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Curator Debby Hershman holds a 9,000 year old Neolithic stone mask during the launch of Google Art project at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Israel's national museum announced Tuesday it is joining the Google Art project, which provides online tours of museums around the world.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)High tech merged with high culture Tuesday at The Art Institute of Chicago when Google Inc. announced an upgrade to its Google Art Project initiative, adding thousands of works in dozens more countries.


How these five high-profile apps went bust

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Not every mobile application mints a fortune for its developer. For every Draw Something, Instagram or Angry Birds that takes off, there are thousands of iPhone, iPad and Android apps that never see the light of day.

1940 US census viewable online after near freeze

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In this 1940 photo provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, an enumerator collects data from a street vendor carrying a poll of fresh crabs in Puerto Rico. Technical issues plagued the 1940 Census website on Monday, April 2, 2012, the first day that it became available to the public but the National Archives said Tuesday, April 3, that census pages are again available for viewing. The government website got 37 million hits hours after the information was first released to the public Monday morning, all but paralyzing attempts to access details. (AP Photo/U.S. Census Bureau)The newly released 1940 U.S. census is such a digital smash that it took a day for the website hosting it to get up to speed after tens of millions of hits almost paralyzed it.


Facebook focus guides Google CEO's 1st year on job

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FILE - In this June 12, 2007 file photo, Google co-founder Larry Page smiles at a news conference held at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. When he replaced his mentor Eric Schmidt as Google's CEO last April, Page insisted that the company had to be more aggressive about countering the threat posed by Facebook's ever-growing popularity. Page responded with a social networking crusade that is still reshaping Google Inc. as he marks his one-year anniversary as chief executive on Wednesday, April 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)Google co-founder Larry Page has a Facebook fixation.


Toshiba to build new NAND chip plant: media

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp plans to build a new NAND flash memory plant in Japan as early as this summer as demand for mobile devices continues to expand, the Nikkan Kogyo newspaper reported on Wednesday. The plant is the second part of a fifth NAND factory whose construction timetable had not been clear due to market conditions, the paper said. It will start operating in 2013, it said, but did not provide details about the size of the investment or annual capacity. Toshiba officials were not immediately available for comment. (Reporting by Nobuhiro Kubo; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)

Mexico City offers free app that alerts of quakes

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Mexico City's government is offering a free app for BlackBerrys that will alert users when a major earthquake is approaching the capital.

Compare Energy Use With Opower Facebook App

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Social media platforms have motivated users to compete in a variety of ways, but can Facebook motivate users to battle with friends to earn the most energy-efficient badge of honor?

Jeremy Lin Holds Post-Surgery Facebook Chat, Throws Up in the Middle of It

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"just woke up. lets do this Q&A before i get on my video games lol"

Porsche Unveils High-Tech SUV, Sleek Sports Car to U.S. Market

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Porsche Boxster 2013

StarCast: Digital Auditions Changing The Way Aspiring Actors Get Noticed

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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.

SanDisk sees weak demand, pricing hurting rev, margins

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Two Sansa slotMusic Players are seen against a background of music available for the player at the SanDisk booth at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas(Reuters) - Flash-memory maker SanDisk Corp warned that weak demand from mobile phone manufacturers and a glut in supply that has led to lower prices are hurting its revenue and margins, sending its shares down 7 percent in after-market trading. The maker of NAND chips -- used as storage memory in smartphones and tablets -- has recently seen demand taper with some of its key customers scaling back orders. Smartphones and tablets have caused a boom in NAND production, but SanDisk's customers have not all done equally well from the explosion in mobile gadgets. ...


Fly Baseball Star Brian Wilson's Beard on This Awesome Airplane [VIDEO]

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It's a beard! It's a plane! It's Brian Wilson's beard on a plane!

Tale of the tape: Google versus Facebook

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Google Inc. is taking the threat posed by Facebook Inc.'s Internet social network more seriously since co-founder Larry Page returned as CEO a year ago. Although Facebook is far smaller than Google, Page is worried the social network is gaining valuable insight into its users' lives that could lure away online advertisers.

Groupon stock closes at lowest level since IPO

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Groupon's stock has closed at its lowest level ever amid growing scrutiny over its business just five months after it went public.

Hang Ten! How the History of Surfing Went Digital

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For the typical land-locked folk, all one needs to learn about surfing can be found on the Wikipedia entry for surfing. The page is filled with a bulleted history, surfing physics, maneuvers, dangers, locations and of course, a photo of the correct way to make the universal surfing Shaka sign with one's hand.

Biographical data on Google co-founder Larry Page

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NAME: Larry Page

Newspapers erect pay walls in hunt for new revenue

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Newspapers are returning to a business strategy that served them well in the heyday of street-corner newsboys shouting the front-page news. They're enticing people with a little free online content before asking them to pay up.

Summary Box: Facebook files countersuit vs Yahoo

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LEGAL RESPONSE: Facebook is responding to Yahoo's lawsuit against it by filing a lawsuit of its own.

Why 'Slacktivists' Are More Active Than You Think [INFOGRAPHIC]

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From SOPA to Trayvon Martin, KONY 2012 to the 'Bully' movie, causes are all the rage in the social space this year.

Google Art Project premieres upgrades in Chicago

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Curator Debby Hershman holds a 9,000 year old Neolithic stone mask during the launch of Google Art project at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Israel's national museum announced Tuesday it is joining the Google Art project, which provides online tours of museums around the world.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)High tech merged with high culture Tuesday at The Art Institute of Chicago when Google Inc. announced an upgrade to its Google Art Project initiative, adding thousands of works in dozens more countries.


Expedia and TripAdvisor file EU complaint against Google

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The travel websites Expedia and TripAdvisor have filed complaints against GoogleThe travel websites Expedia and TripAdvisor have filed complaints as part of a probe into whether Google is abusing its position on the Internet, a European Commission spokesman said on Tuesday.


YouTube and Yahoo Want Women Viewers

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Low-cost reality lifestyle programming aimed at female audiences – from Hoboken cake bakers to pro house flippers — has acted as a kind of revenue growth hormone for cable TV programmers over the last decade.

Al-Qaeda sites go silent in possible cyber attack

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Al-Qaeda's main Internet sites have gone silent for more than a week in an unprecedented blackout that is most likely the result of a cyber attack, analysts said Tuesday.

Photo app Instagram launches on Android phones

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IPhone-less hipsters rejoice: The popular photo-taking and photo-sharing app Instagram is now on Android.

Developers claim Wii U weaker than PS3, 360. Nintendo says focus on "play," not "numbers."

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Developers claim Wii U weaker than PS3, 360. Nintendo says focus on The PlayStation 4 may block the usage of used games and the Xbox 720 may make the jump to using Blu-ray discs. We don't know. All the rumors and speculation about Orbis and Durango are just that: rumors and speculation. What we can be sure of is that both machines will feature significant graphical upgrades over the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Nintendo's next machine though, the Wii U, may not be able to make the same claim. According to some developers, Nintendo's first HD console can't output graphics that are even on par with Microsoft and Sony's current machines.


Nokia Lumia 900: Best Windows Phone Ever [REVIEW]

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There's a lot riding on the Nokia Lumia 900. While Windows Phones until now have generally been capable if not outstanding devices, the Lumia 900 brings Microsoft's mobile platform to a new level. Not only does it add a super-fast LTE connection from AT&T, but it'll also serve as a flagship device for Nokia and Microsoft, at least until Windows Phone 8 devices come later in the year.

James Murdoch steps down as BSkyB chairman

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FILE - This is a Sunday July 10, 2011 photo of then Chief executive of News Corporation Europe and Asia, James Murdoch gesturing as he leaves his father Chairman of News Corporation Rupert Murdoch's residence, in central London. Britain's Sky News says media executive James Murdoch, under pressure over his role in Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal, is stepping down as chairman of British Sky Broadcasting. Sky, the news channel of BSkyB, reports that the resignation will be confirmed later Tuesday April 3, 2012 after a board meeting. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)Once his father's heir apparent, James Murdoch stepped down Tuesday as chairman of British Sky Broadcasting, surrendering one of the biggest jobs in the Murdoch media empire in a bid to distance the broadcaster from a deepening phone hacking scandal.


Facebook responds to Yahoo with own patent suit

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Facebook is stepping up its patent dispute with Yahoo by filing its own lawsuit against the struggling Internet icon.

Apple-mania spreads, Piper Jaffray sees $1,000 stock

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Goran Marberg holds his new iPad, autographed by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak who, with his wife Janet, waited in line overnight with customers at the Apple Store in Century City Westfield Shopping MallSAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc shares set a record high on Tuesday after Piper Jaffray supported Topeka Capital Market's assertion that the stock should breach $1,000 in a year or two, propelled by emerging markets growth and new products that could include a revolutionary TV set. Piper Jaffray senior research analyst Gene Munster, a longstanding bull on the world's most valuable company, joined Topeka analyst Brian White in predicting a run to $1,000 - but by 2014, versus White's timeframe of around 2013. That would make Apple the world's first trillion-dollar company. ...


Path making good with users: your data will now be made anonymous

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Path making good with users: your data will now be made anonymousEarlier this year, Path inspired the ire of the Internet when it was revealed the app was uploading users' entire address books without proper permissions or security measures. Now Path is further addressing what soon spiraled into Addressgate (as it turned out, a handful of apps were using a similar contact list-loading mechanism).  


Strike a Pose: Rachel Zoe Invests in Fashion App

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Amid the fashion inspiration, advice and bookmarking apps that have wrangled for the attention of shoppers over the past two years, a few leaders are beginning to emerge.

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