Sunday, May 27, 2012

6 Brands Get It Right on Viddy

6 Brands Get It Right on Viddy

6 Brands Get It Right on Viddy

Posted: 27 May 2012 10:57 AM PDT

Viddy, the hot social video editing and sharing app, has racked up millions of ordinary users and a whole host of celebrity participants.

UberMusic brings a Zune-like interface to your Android music player

Posted: 27 May 2012 09:30 AM PDT

As much as we laud the Android OS as the most versatile, it sure can get pretty ugly. Ice Cream Sandwich hid most of the blemishes with Google's "Holo" theme , but with fragmentation and all, most users are still stuck on Android 2.3 and below. Even Google's own stock music app seems like an afterthought. As much as many would love to hate Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 design, it's pretty difficult to shrug off Metro's beautiful interface. ...

Taiwan easing ban on strategic exports to China

Posted: 27 May 2012 07:58 PM PDT

Taiwan's government says it will allow the export of hundreds of strategic high-tech goods to China if exporters can prove that North Korea or Iran will not be their final destinations.

Renesas braces for costly restructuring, shares fall 11 percent

Posted: 27 May 2012 06:44 PM PDT

The logo of Renesas Electronics is seen at its headquarters in TokyoTOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Renesas Electronics fell more than 11 percent on Monday to a record low after news it will sell loss-making operations and cut at least 12,000 jobs as Japan's chip sector grapples with its biggest shake-out in a decade. The company's escalating troubles follow the February bankruptcy filing of Elpida Memory Inc, Japan's last producer of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips used in personal computers, which is in talks with U.S. firm Micron Technology about a buyout plan. ...

China's Huawei, ZTE face EU action on telecom subsidies: FT

Posted: 27 May 2012 06:28 PM PDT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The European Union is set to launch a major trade case against China's biggest telecom equipment makers, arguing that they have benefited from illegal government subsidies, the Financial Times said. The EU told member states it had been gathering evidence for an anti-dumping case against Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp, saying that they had obtained illegal government subsidies and sold products in the EU below cost, the newspaper said, quoting unidentified EU officials and executives. ...

Social networks play emerging role in Mexico election

Posted: 27 May 2012 02:12 PM PDT

Mexican presidential candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Enrique Pena Nieto is seen on an iPadOnline social networks, a newcomer in Mexican elections, are making a mark on the country's presidential campaign, forcing candidates to respond to issues and protests enabled by the Internet.

IMF chief sparks Facebook war by Greeks

Posted: 27 May 2012 01:34 PM PDT

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine LagardeGreek web users waged Facebook war against IMF head Christine Lagarde on Sunday after she accused their countrymen of dodging taxes.

Facebook deflates any thought of new tech bubble

Posted: 27 May 2012 12:05 PM PDT

The Nasdaq board in Times Square advertises FacebookThe horrendous stock market debut for Facebook suggests investors are not ready to jump in and create another tech bubble despite big expectations for social media, analysts say.

5 Tips For Politicians on Pinterest

Posted: 27 May 2012 11:56 AM PDT

From presidential contenders to school board hopefuls, political candidates are experimenting with a wide variety of social platforms to get their message heard. Some are turning to Pinterest, the explosively popular image-based pinboard site -- even President Obama and Ann Romney, wife of Mitt Romney, have accounts on the image-based social network.

6 Brands Get It Right on Viddy

Posted: 27 May 2012 10:57 AM PDT

Viddy, the hot social video editing and sharing app, has racked up millions of ordinary users and a whole host of celebrity participants.

Browser wars flare in mobile space

Posted: 27 May 2012 10:48 AM PDT

An employee stands next to a giant screen for "Chrome Experiments"The browser wars are heating up again, but this time the fight is for dominance of the mobile Internet.

Top 10 GIFs of the Week

Posted: 27 May 2012 10:39 AM PDT

1. Getting Down

Joe Trippi: 'Texts From Hillary' Could Help Clinton Win in 2016

Posted: 27 May 2012 10:20 AM PDT

Joe Trippi, former campaign manager for Howard Dean and author of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything, thinks the ultra-popular "Texts From Hillary" Tumblr could help her win the 2016 presidential election because of the public relations boost it's given her, especially among digitally-savvy young voters.

12 Extravagant Instagram Pics by the Rich and Famous

Posted: 27 May 2012 10:08 AM PDT

1. itsludacris

Facebook May Launch Smartphone by Next Year [REPORT]

Posted: 27 May 2012 09:41 AM PDT

Facebook may be gearing up to launch its first-ever smartphone by next year, a new report suggests.

UberMusic brings a Zune-like interface to your Android music player

Posted: 27 May 2012 09:30 AM PDT

As much as we laud the Android OS as the most versatile, it sure can get pretty ugly. Ice Cream Sandwich hid most of the blemishes with Google's "Holo" theme , but with fragmentation and all, most users are still stuck on Android 2.3 and below. Even Google's own stock music app seems like an afterthought. As much as many would love to hate Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 design, it's pretty difficult to shrug off Metro's beautiful interface. ...

Defend Your Home From These 10 'Space Invaders' Accessories

Posted: 27 May 2012 09:11 AM PDT

1. Space Invader Welcome Mat

The Internet Is Getting A 'Cat Signal'

Posted: 27 May 2012 09:08 AM PDT

The Internet Is Getting A 'Cat Signal'The Internet has a new line of defense against laws like SOPA and PIPA that threaten the web's free-flow of information: The Internet Defense League. 

AOL Squatter: Young Entrepreneur Caught Living in Offices [VIDEO]

Posted: 27 May 2012 08:55 AM PDT

A 19-year-old entrepreneur has been caught living and working out of AOL's Palo Alto, Calif. offices, putting in long hours to get his startup off the ground. Sure, companies pride themselves in having employees with intense work ethics, but this guy wasn't even an AOL employee at the time.

Kodak Image Sharing and Storage is Dead: 5 Alternatives

Posted: 27 May 2012 08:37 AM PDT

As part of Eastman Kodak's efforts to be a much slimmer business, the imaging and photography company is restructuring, selling its online sharing and storing site, Kodak Gallery, to Shutterfly for $23.8 million in March. Kodak Gallery will close on July 2, and each user's account will automatically transfer to Shutterfly. Users that do not want to make the transition to Shutterfly can opt out, but they can only do so before the May 28 deadline.

How to Live on AOL's California Campus for Free

Posted: 27 May 2012 08:31 AM PDT

How to Live on AOL's California Campus for FreeRELATED: AOL Is Serious About Recruiting 8,000 Unpaid Bloggers in Eight Days

New Details Surface About Mark Zuckerberg's Wedding Day [PICS]

Posted: 27 May 2012 08:18 AM PDT

Exchanging Vows

Top 10 Twitter Pics of the Week

Posted: 27 May 2012 07:40 AM PDT

1. Eclipse

Tell-Tale Signs Your Employee is Overworked [INFOGRAPHIC]

Posted: 27 May 2012 07:11 AM PDT

Are you stressed at work? You're not alone: A recent Gallup poll indicates that on-the-job pressure is the top reason for employee dissatisfaction in the American workforce, and nearly half of American workers say their job is "very or extremely stressful."

'Feel Me' iOS Texting App Gives You a Direct Live Connection [VIDEO]

Posted: 27 May 2012 06:43 AM PDT

Videoconferencing apps like FaceTime give you direct and live interaction with another person -- and conventional phone calls let you do the same thing -- but that's hard to do while texting. Here's Feel Me, an iOS app concept that shows you in real time what your texting partner is doing.

10 Funniest Tweets of the Week

Posted: 27 May 2012 05:51 AM PDT

@JoseConseco

This Adorable 'Lip-Dub' Marriage Proposal Is Worth Watching Now [VIRAL VIDEO]

Posted: 27 May 2012 04:50 AM PDT

It seems as though there's a new viral marriage proposal every week, but this delightful "lip-dub" effort from a Portland actor who called in some help from family and friends is unlike anything we've ever seen.

12 Ways to Optimize Your Resume for Applicant Tracking Systems

Posted: 27 May 2012 04:04 AM PDT

Mona Abdel-Halim is the co-founder of Resunate.com, a job application tool that tailors and optimizes your resume for a specific job. You can find Mona and Resunate on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.

SNB considers capital controls if euro falls apart

Posted: 27 May 2012 02:09 AM PDT

A safety construction sign stands outside the Swiss National Bank building in BernZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland is drawing up plans for emergency measures including capital controls in case the euro collapses although it does not expect to need them and will continue to defend a cap on the franc in the meantime, the head of the central bank said. "We must be prepared just in case the currency union collapses, although I don't expect that," Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan, who predicted the euro zone crisis in his 1994 doctoral thesis, told the SonntagsZeitung newspaper. ...
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