Jury deadlocks on key issue in Google-Oracle trial

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• Jury deadlocks on key issue in Google-Oracle trial
• US, China to cooperate more on cyber threat
• Just Show Me: 3 educational iPad apps for toddlers
• Verizon commits to backing a 911-by-text-message initiative
• 'The Avengers' Twitter Roundup [CHARTS]
• Yahoo CEO apologizes for bogus college degree
• Groupon CEO: Moving fast is key to success
• Medvedev era as seen on Twitter
• AT&T barges into home security and automation
• Find shelter fast with Zillow Rentals – Houses & Apts
• Yahoo CEO apologizes for bogus college degree
• Apple offering MobileMe subscribers 20GB of free iCloud storage
• Sega launches a new video game powered by… urine [video]
• Facebook buys mobile discovery startup Glancee
• More than 50% of U.S. mobile users own smartphones
• 20 TV Shows With the Most Social Media Buzz This Week [CHART]
• Summary Box: Oracle wins, loses in Google trial
• Jury deadlocks on key issue in Google-Oracle trial
• 'The Avengers' Twitter Roundup [CHARTS]
• Microsoft may be forced to give Nokia a bail out
• Social Media Campaign Challenges You to Live on $1.50 of Food Per Day
• FanCake App Introduces Rewards Program for Watching Sports
• Facebook's Zuckerberg kicks off investor show in NY
• Pew Study: Americans Love Smartphones; Right On
• Summary of verdicts in Oracle case against Google
• Google infringed Oracle Java copyrights: jury
• Earn a Spot on 'America's Got Talent' With a YouTube Submission
• Electronic Arts shares fall on weak outlook
• Key events involving Yahoo and its performance
• Biographical info on Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson
• More than 100 startups eye floating pirate city outside Silicon Valley
• Old Media Continues to Die on New Platforms
• Security startup CrowdStrike adds board members
• Developments in Oracle vs Google legal case
• High School Principal Accused of 'Spying' on Facebook, Resigns [VIDEO]
• What to do with Kodak Gallery photos
• Groupon CEO: Moving fast is key to success
• Zynga sues French game developer over Ville title
• EA loses Star Wars users, shares tumble

Jury deadlocks on key issue in Google-Oracle trial Posted: A federal jury failed to agree on a pivotal issue in Oracle's copyright-infringement case against Google, blunting the impact of its finding that Google relied on another company's technology to build its popular Android software for mobile devices.

US, China to cooperate more on cyber threat Posted: Asserting that cyberattacks against the U.S. don't come only from China, the U.S. and Chinese defense ministers said they agreed Monday to work together on cyber issues to avoid miscalculations that could lead to future crises.

Just Show Me: 3 educational iPad apps for toddlers Posted: 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 some awesome educational apps for your iPad. Sure, the iPad can be lots … Continue reading →

Verizon commits to backing a 911-by-text-message initiative Posted: The next time you have an emergency, could help be a text message away? Perhaps — mobile carrier Verizon has signed on to an eagerly anticipated FCC plan to allow users to text 911 in case of emergency. The functionality is currently being … Continue reading →

'The Avengers' Twitter Roundup [CHARTS] Posted: After a record weekend at the box office in which it posted more than $200 million in domestic gross revenue, the cast and crew of Marvel's The Avengers probably doesn't need another shot of good news. But here's one more anyway: The film generated a barrage of Twitter buzz, and nearly all of it was positive.

Yahoo CEO apologizes for bogus college degree Posted: Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is sorry for allowing an inaccuracy about his education to appear in his official bio, but not remorseful enough to heed calls for him to resign.

Groupon CEO: Moving fast is key to success Posted: Groupon CEO Andrew Mason says the online deal company's business continues to improve, though he acknowledges in a letter to shareholders that the six months since its initial public offering have been "rocky to say the least."

Medvedev era as seen on Twitter Posted: It was the end of an era, the kind of moment when a Twitter buff might unleash a barrage of 140-character spurts of sentiment, humor or self-aggrandizement.

AT&T barges into home security and automation Posted: AT&T Inc. will start selling home automation and security services nationwide, taking on incumbents led by Tyco International Ltd.'s ADT.

Find shelter fast with Zillow Rentals – Houses & Apts Posted: Looking for a place to live? Zillow Rentals is a useful app which might shorten your time to shelter. For rental properties, it acts like a smart real estate agent in your pocket.

Yahoo CEO apologizes for bogus college degree Posted: Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is sorry for allowing an inaccuracy about his education to appear in his official bio, but not remorseful enough to heed calls for him to resign.

Apple offering MobileMe subscribers 20GB of free iCloud storage Posted: Apple's MobileMe service will shut its doors forever on June 30th, 2012, and the Cupertino-based company is encouraging existing users to migrate to its iCloud service instead. To make the transition easier, MobileMe subscribers will be offered 20GB of free iCloud storage until September 30th. Apple plans to also offer MobileMe customers who purchased additional storage 50GB of extra iCloud space until September as well. "MobileMe members with 20GB of purchased storage receive a complimentary iCloud storage upgrade of 20GB, and accounts with additional purchased storage (40GB to 60GB) receive a complimentary upgrade of 50GB after moving to iCloud," Apple posted on its website. "These free upgrades are good through September 30th, 2012. After that date, you can continue the upgrade

Sega launches a new video game powered by… urine [video] Posted: Sega exited the video game console business in 2001 after stiff competition from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo forced the struggling company to shift gears. Now, more than 10 years later, Sega is back with new video game hardware… but it's definitely not the kind you might expect. Unveiled late last year, Sega's "Toylet" is now available in Japan and the surrounding region. The system connects to a urinal, allowing users to play a variety of interactive games by urinating on a sensor connected to the main device. A screen above the system then displays each game to the player, examples of which include filling virtual coffee cans and blowing wind up a cartoon news anchor's dress. The Toylet costs roughly

Facebook buys mobile discovery startup Glancee Posted: Mere weeks from a multi-billion-dollar debut on the stock market, Facebook has ramped up its focus on mobile lifestyles with the purchase of "social discovery" startup Glancee.

More than 50% of U.S. mobile users own smartphones Posted: The majority of mobile subscribers in the United Stated now own a smartphone according to the latest numbers from Nielsen. The research firm found that 50.4% of all U.S. mobile subscribers owned smartphones in March, up from 47.8% in December 2011. Consumers purchasing new phones picked smartphones more often than featured phones, with Apple called the top manufacturer and Android as the top platform. During the first quarter of 2012, 48% of smartphone owners had an Android-powered device, while 32% of devices ran iOS and 11.6% were on the BlackBerry platform. The dated Windows Mobile OS owned a 4.1% share of the market, ahead of Windows Phone at 1.7%. Read

20 TV Shows With the Most Social Media Buzz This Week [CHART] Posted: Question: Do the NBA playoffs count as reality television? Based on this data, it would seem so. All eight of the games made this week's social TV charts, among shows like American Idol, The Voice and Bad Girls Club. What a mix.

Summary Box: Oracle wins, loses in Google trial Posted: PARTIAL VERDICT: A federal jury has concluded Google's popular Android software for mobile devices infringes on the copyrights of Java, a programming system that Oracle bought two years ago as part of a $7.3 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems.

Jury deadlocks on key issue in Google-Oracle trial Posted: A federal jury failed to agree on a pivotal issue in Oracle's copyright-infringement case against Google, blunting the impact of its finding that Google relied on another company's technology to build its popular Android software for mobile devices.

'The Avengers' Twitter Roundup [CHARTS] Posted: After a record weekend at the box office in which it posted more than $200 million in domestic gross revenue, the cast and crew of Marvel's The Avengers probably doesn't need another shot of good news. But here's one more anyway: The film generated a barrage of Twitter buzz, and nearly all of it was positive.

Microsoft may be forced to give Nokia a bail out Posted: Nokia continues to struggle as the once dominant cell phone maker continues to lose share in both the smartphone and broader mobile market. The Finnish vendor's Lumia handsets have yet to take off and Nokia's stock has tumbled 90% over the past five years. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop may look toward his former employer, Microsoft, to step in and help the troubled handset maker, Reuters suggests. The company's partnership with the software giant is seen as a last chance to turn its business around. Microsoft is already paying Nokia $1 billion a year to use the Windows Phone platform, and many analysts believe the company may be willing to help out further if Nokia's problems were to intensify. "If Nokia ends up

Social Media Campaign Challenges You to Live on $1.50 of Food Per Day Posted: Live Below the Line, a social media campaign, is challenging you to live five days spending $1.50 or less on food and drink.

FanCake App Introduces Rewards Program for Watching Sports Posted: Want money for nothing, chicks for free and sweet hook-ups just for watching sports on TV? Now there's an app for that -- or at least the last one.

Facebook's Zuckerberg kicks off investor show in NY Posted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg fielded questions about the No. 1 social network's slowing revenue growth and its $1 billion purchase of Instagram as he kicked off a cross-country roadshow to promote the company's $10 billion initial public offering. Wearing his trademark "hoodie" sweatshirt, jeans and sneakers, the 27-year-old chief executive said he would do the Instagram deal again if he had to, according to attendees at the event. Hundreds of investors showed up for the presentation at New York's Sheraton Hotel, which was closed to the media, on Monday. ...

Pew Study: Americans Love Smartphones; Right On Posted: COMMENTARY | I didn't need a study to point this out, but nonetheless, now I have scientific proof that we're carrying our brains in our pockets and/or purses.

Summary of verdicts in Oracle case against Google Posted: A federal jury in San Francisco was asked to decide a number of questions in Oracle Corp.'s copyright-infringement case against Google Inc. Oracle had accused Google of stealing its Java programming language to build Google's Android software for mobile devices.

Google infringed Oracle Java copyrights: jury Posted: SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc infringed some of Oracle Corp's copyrights on the Java programming language, a U.S. jury found on Monday after days of deliberation. Oracle may have suffered a setback, however, because the jury could not reach a decision on whether Google's actions constituted fair use and were legally allowed. The fair use question is crucial to determining damages. If Google's use of the Java programming tools is determined to be fair, the company would not be liable for damages in connection with some of Oracle's copyrights. ...

Earn a Spot on 'America's Got Talent' With a YouTube Submission Posted: Televised talent show America's Got Talent returns May 14 for season 7 and it's again letting skilled fans audition via YouTube submissions.

Electronic Arts shares fall on weak outlook Posted: Shares of video game maker Electronic Arts fell in after-hours trading after the company forecast lower-than-expected revenue for the coming year.

Key events involving Yahoo and its performance Posted: Key events involving Yahoo Inc. and its performance:

Biographical info on Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson Posted: NAME: Scott Thompson

More than 100 startups eye floating pirate city outside Silicon Valley Posted: More than 100 international technology companies have interest in becoming residents of a floating city located in international waters outside of Silicon Valley. The project, called Blueseed, was co-founded by Max Marty and Dario Mutabdzija and lead by venture capitalist and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. The company is looking to either convert a cruise ship or remodel a barge in into a pirate island that would provide living accommodations, working space and entertainment facilities for approximately 1,000 customers paying between $1,200 and $3,000 each per month. Read on for more. The vessel will be stationed 12 nautical miles from the coast of California, in international waters, and it will have a crew of 200 to 300 people. The location would enable

Old Media Continues to Die on New Platforms Posted: This afternoon we get two bleak portrayals of how old-media is doing in this "new media" world. The Internet, which at first scared purveyors of old fashioned journalism, looked like its savior for a brief moment, sometime around the same time Steve Jobs released the iPad. But, it now looks scary again. At least for the most traditional media companies, which have failed to adapt in ways that draw audiences or save their bottom lines.

Security startup CrowdStrike adds board members Posted: (Reuters) - Cyber security start-up CrowdStrike is expanding its board of directors with the addition of former executives from JP Morgan Chase & Co and software maker McAfee. CrowdStrike named former McAfee Chief Strategy Officer Gerhard Watzinger as its nonexecutive chairman. During his stint in that post he helped sell the company to Intel Corp for $7.7 billion. The firm also named former JP Morgan Chief Information Officer Denis O'Leary to its board. ...

Developments in Oracle vs Google legal case Posted: Oracle Corp. has accused Google Inc. of patent and copyright infringement. Much of the dispute is over Google's Android, the mobile operating system that now powers more than 300 million smartphones and tablet computers.

High School Principal Accused of 'Spying' on Facebook, Resigns [VIDEO] Posted: It's a cardinal rule among educators: Interacting with students on social media, if it is allowed, requires caution and the same amount of professionalism that would be conducted offline in a classroom setting. But what happens when a teacher breaks this rule?

What to do with Kodak Gallery photos Posted: Eastman Kodak Co. will close its Kodak Gallery online photo service on July 2 and will transfer the business to Shutterfly Inc. Here are some options for existing users:

Groupon CEO: Moving fast is key to success Posted: Groupon CEO Andrew Mason says the online deal company's business continues to improve, though he acknowledges in a letter to shareholders that the six months since its initial public offering have been "rocky to say the least."

Zynga sues French game developer over Ville title Posted: SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc, the publisher of popular games on Facebook like "FarmVille" and "CityVille," accused French game publisher Kobojo of trademark infringement, according to court documents. Zynga's complaint, filed in federal court in San Francisco on Friday, is centered around PyramidVille, a game title released by Kobojo on Facebook in early 2011. "Facebook users are likely to believe, erroneously, that PYRAMIDVILLE is a member of Zynga's 'VILLE Family of Games," Zynga said in its complaint. ...

EA loses Star Wars users, shares tumble Posted: (Reuters) - Electronic Arts lost 400,000 subscribers of "Star Wars: The Old Republic" in the fourth quarter, dealing a blow to its efforts to rely on the new game for growth and sending the game maker's shares down about 9 percent. EA has poured more money and firepower into "Star Wars: The Old Republic" than it has any game in its 30-year history. Wall Street is closely watching to see if the game can succeed, since it could bring EA riches for years to come. If it struggles, EA's earnings will be hurt in future quarters. ...

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