| Best Tools to Stop Gadget Thieves Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:35 AM PDT  A laptop is stolen every 53 seconds in the United States. To put that in perspective, one out of every ten laptops will be lost or stolen. So how do you prevent your device from joining these horrifying statistics? Beyond keeping your portable gadgets under your constant supervision, there are a few simple tools you [...]
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| Samsung says Galaxy S III sales hit 20 million Posted: 05 Sep 2012 09:24 PM PDT Samsung says global sales of its Galaxy S III smartphone have surpassed 20 million in a little more than three months. |
| In fall Apple season, rival phone makers struggle Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:14 PM PDT  It's shaping up to be a cold fall for smartphone makers other than Apple, as the trendsetter of the phone industry gears up to release the next iPhone.
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| Astronauts fix the International Space Station using a toothbrush Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:18 PM PDT In a move that would make famed TV improviser MacGyver proud, astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) managed to replace a crucial component with the help of an ordinary toothbrush and some spare parts. Members of the station's current … Continue reading → |
| Hackers try to blackmail Mitt Romney with his own tax returns Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:14 PM PDT Is there some great big secret buried in Mitt Romney's old tax returns? Though the Republican candidate for president has made his most recent years' returns public, Democrats have been demanding he release them all, presumably so they can mine … Continue reading → |
| Twitter Tells You How to Follow the NFL This Season Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:13 PM PDT  The 2012 NFL season is finally underway, and Twitter wants to give you some pointers on how to follow along.
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| Can 'FarmVille 2' save struggling Zynga? Posted: 05 Sep 2012 02:32 PM PDT  Not long ago, online games company Zynga looked on pace to unseat much bigger, well-established rivals as it rode the popularity of "FarmVille," the clicking game of virtual cows and real money.
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| Steve Jobs' widow joins Stanford governing board Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:16 PM PDT The widow of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs is joining Stanford University's governing board. |
| Phone makers jockey for edge ahead of new iPhone Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:13 PM PDT  Nokia and Motorola have unveiled five new smartphones between them, while Amazon is expected to announce a new Kindle Fire this week before attention turns to a new iPhone from Apple next Wednesday.
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| Survey: cellphone users concerned about privacy Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:08 AM PDT More than half of U.S. mobile app users say they have decided not to use an app on their phone because of concerns over privacy. |
| PrePlay gets an iPhone baseball app Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:28 PM PDT When PrePlay debuted last year, it was a fun addition to any NFL fan's app arsenal. What better way to enjoy the game than to try and out-predict the coaches on both sidelines? Now with MLB PrePlay, baseball fans can enjoy the same guessing game. |
| Valve fed up with lame computer hardware, decides to make its own Posted: 05 Sep 2012 08:35 PM PDT  Valve Software, maker of both the popular Steam online gaming platform and smash-hit games such as Portal 2, has finally had it with the moribund PC hardware market and is planning to build some hardware of its own. Valve has posted a new job listing on its website for an industrial designer capable of lighting a fire under the PC hardware market. The company says in the job posting that it's "frustrated by the lack of innovation of in the computer hardware space" as "even in basic input, the keyboard and mouse, haven't really changed much in any meaningful way over the years." The end result, says Valve, is that it's "jumping in" to the hardware space. [Via The Verge]
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| Sony mobile customers emails, names hacked in China Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:58 PM PDT  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp said hackers have accessed the email addresses and names of as many as 400 of its mobile unit's customers in China and Taiwan held on servers owned by a third-party vendor. No credit card information was compromised in the attack, which hacking group NullCrew claimed in tweets to have perpetrated. Sony does not yet know the source of the attack, company spokesman George Boyd said in Tokyo. ...
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| Nokia's new Windows phones, key to its future, disappoint Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:39 PM PDT  NEW YORK/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia's new Lumia smartphones drew a quick thumbs-down from investors looking for transformational handsets to rescue the struggling Finnish company, sending the firm's shares tumbling 13 percent. Nokia and partner Microsoft Corp showcased the Lumia 920 phone on Wednesday in what may be their last major shot at reclaiming market share lost to Apple Inc, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Google Inc. ...
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| Apple may be the exclusive supplier of its new dock adapter Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:30 PM PDT  Apple (AAPL) will reportedly be the "exclusive initial vendor" of a 9-pin iPhone 5 dock adapter that will allow the smartphone to be compatible with older 30-pin accessories, unnamed sources have told iLounge. Apple's new "Dock Connector Adapter" reportedly costs $10 when sold separately and $29 when sold in a three-pack, while its new USB cables will sell for $19 each. iLounge's sources claim that Apple estimates it will sell 10 million Dock Connector Adapters by the end of 2012, generating $100 million in revenue. Apple will announce its next-generation iPhone at a press event on September 12th. Read
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| Microsoft to hire 1,000 in China over next year: executive Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:08 PM PDT  BEIJING (Reuters) - Microsoft will hire 1,000 staff in China over the coming year, adding to the 4,500 the company already employs in the country, a senior executive said on Thursday. The new employees will be added in research and development, sales, marketing and services, said Ralph Haupter, chairman and CEO for Microsoft's Greater China operation, speaking to reporters in Beijing. Separately, Microsoft plans to boost China R&D spending by 15 percent over the next year, said Ya-Qin Zhang, chairman of the company's Asia Pacific R&D group. ...
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| FCC puts wireless carriers on notice, will start testing their data speed claims Posted: 05 Sep 2012 06:40 PM PDT  The Federal Communications Commission's home broadband speed tests have been such a success that they're now coming to the wireless world. The FCC on Wednesday proposed a new program that would let smartphone users test their wireless connections and upload the results onto a government data base to "develop information on mobile broadband service performance in the United States." The FCC will hold an open meeting on September 21st to hear industry and consumer comment on "the technical methods for performance testing of mobile broadband Internet service, methodological approaches to remotely acquiring and analyzing such data, and other methodological considerations for the testing of mobile broadband performance." The commission's full press release follows below. FCC TO LAUNCH MOBILE BROADBAND SERVICES
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| Nokia Forgot to Tell You Its New Ad Was Faking It Posted: 05 Sep 2012 06:39 PM PDT  Nokia launched the Lumia 920 today, their new "flagship phone" drumming up excitement because it's one of the first to be optimized for Windows 8. But the Verge busted Nokia for skipping a disclaimer in one of the new ads promoting the extra clear PureView camera feature.
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| T-Mobile brushes off Apple snub, encourages users to try unlocked iPhones on its network Posted: 05 Sep 2012 06:05 PM PDT  T-Mobile is tired of waiting for Apple's (AAPL) permission to sell the iPhone and is taking matters into its own hands. TmoNews reports that America's number-four wireless carrier is launching a new PR campaign that will encourage users to bring their unlocked iPhones to T-Mobile stores so they can try out T-Mobile's HSPA+ wireless network for themselves. T-Mobile is currently the only major wireless carrier in the United States that does not formally offer the iPhone on its network and the company has had to suffer the indignity of watching prepaid carriers such as Virgin Mobile and Cricket get the iPhone in recent months. Read
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| Ubisoft drops DRM from PC games despite soaring piracy rates Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:25 PM PDT  For years, gamers have complained about Ubisoft's (UBI.PA) poor implementation of DRM for its PC games to no avail. But in an interview published by RockPaperShotgun, Ubisoft worldwide director of online games Stephanie Perotti says that Ubisoft has, since June of last year, quietly ended its "always-on DRM" for PC games. The DRM policy required PC games to always be connected to the Internet in order to load. Moving forward, Ubisoft-published PC games will only require a one-time online activation during installation. The company will also eliminate limits on both the number of times a game can be activated and on the number of PCs it can be installed upon. Ubisoft's change of heart comes after CEO Yves Guillemot recently said that DRM was a
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| With Social ROI Tool, Adobe Takes on Salesforce Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:03 PM PDT  Adobe officially launched a new suite of marketing tools on Thursday called Adobe Social, which is intended to help users better measure and understand the return on investment they get from their social media campaigns.
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| Samsung whacks LG with an injunction request over stolen OLED technology Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:50 PM PDT  Samsung (005930) on Wednesday filed an injunction request against rival manufacturer LG Display (LPL), weeks after six LG employes were charged with stealing its advanced OLED TV display technology. According to the Yonhap News Agency, the South Korean manufacturer is now demanding 1 billion won, or $880,514, from LG in compensation for each time LG either allegedly used the confidential OLED technology for its own products or shared it with third parties. LG had previously said that it does not need Samsung's technology because it "works under a totally different display system," and the company has threatened to sue the Samsung for defamation in the future. Read
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| Steve Jobs' widow joins Stanford governing board Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:16 PM PDT The widow of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs is joining Stanford University's governing board. |
| In fall Apple season, rival phone makers struggle Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:14 PM PDT It's shaping up to be a cold fall for smartphone makers other than Apple, as the trendsetter of the phone industry gears up to release the next iPhone. |
| Phone makers jockey for edge ahead of new iPhone Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:13 PM PDT Nokia and Motorola have unveiled five new smartphones between them, while Amazon is expected to announce a new Kindle Fire this week before attention turns to a new iPhone from Apple next Wednesday. |
| Twitter Tells You How to Follow the NFL This Season Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:13 PM PDT The 2012 NFL season is finally underway, and Twitter wants to give you some pointers on how to follow along. |
| ‘Real iPhone 5′ caught booting up on camera [video] Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:10 PM PDT !['Real iPhone 5′ caught booting up on camera [video]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vVXLA199vUBl8iuf_oUezkfYO-qrrgh2jwhYIyihIRvTkvlW3jft3f0Zkzm5Vm_aFDn25ELzKuASszqvkLvyUr7gdC-pGXA_cYYIqiOjgUJvhU3nVLwm5H9E1JTyeJBFXv32gpfxV19qZGRzKWKnjGKOFEkGwBIncbkU1VhxcwVf7Vpa8D8lJMKQCmOhBFiVxmG5PQal-RDRmeS6c840XFKchcQH86vx9c9TgFZeO0jsMULD5TVHf3h2qtgVkFc_3ywqycjOC3aJ0n76pDm8S_BrVQxPi5RzfAMJo34f8ykA=s0-d "'Real iPhone 5′ caught booting up on camera [video]") Up until now, the iPhone 5 has only leaked either as parts or as a dummy model. And although a working model has never made it out into the wild, M.I.C Gadget now claims that a genuine iPhone 5 was slipped out of Foxconn's Jicheng factory and was caught on camera. While the purported device does appear thinner, slightly taller and has what appears to be a larger display, the mysterious iOS 6 boot-up message, sketchy-looking slope on its left bezel, chintzy home button and additional hole next to the relocated FaceTime camera suggests the device could just be an elaborate hoax. Is this iPhone 5 real or is it fake? Take a look at the "leaked iPhone 5″ video down below. [Via M.I.C Gadget] Read
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| Hidden Treasures in Junk DNA Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:55 PM PDT Hidden Treasures in Junk DNA |
| Are You Addicted to Your Smartphone? [INFOGRAPHIC] Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:43 PM PDT ![Are You Addicted to Your Smartphone? [INFOGRAPHIC]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sZW0zm_wDmKKN9XW2Sth3fnhRfG1xmTxozgnQBHR5mjRVwJKEvaPBV043HbBrBoym2ctDriLY-I3geygHl3_w-6jHbVBLZ7Ki6J3A_O4tGnHFKmDXdv0tBCp-8xC_0Y4hc27F0snMHVX_togih2Qz1utHKioqW5eF-qRD5J7p1SBUEm9Jc7OIphd1whJTkCEXS7oUN7XTk35y_eE4X4gueRKc_nK97fkQXD7PWl2o1L3txUxrQ8lVTtHb4dBbNReLaNkCO1eTk6CCVyp7ikjoS0uuavn0mNWTC0bDH-vnyONfAr7NSZ3b1CVqlAyorS9O86A7NOYF44BDLsg=s0-d "Are You Addicted to Your Smartphone? [INFOGRAPHIC]") Smartphones are awesome. They keep us connected to friends, help with directions and give us access to the Internet's infinite wonders. But how awesome is too awesome? And when does appreciation become addiction?
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| Android activations hit 1.3 million per day Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:35 PM PDT  Google (GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt gave a brief state-of-the-Android address during Motorola's big Droid RAZR press event on Wednesday and revealed that 1.3 million Android devices were being activated daily and that there were now 480 million Android devices active worldwide. Andy Rubin, Google's senior vice president of mobile, said this past June that Google was seeing roughly 900,000 Android activations per day, meaning daily Android activations have increased by around 44% over the past three months.
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| How chips, PCs, services companies are faring Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:32 PM PDT  Personal computer makers have been scrambling to adapt to a technological upheaval unleashed by Apple Inc.'s line of sleek devices such as the iPhone and iPad and by a shift toward Internet-based software services instead of programs installed on individual machines.
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| How the video games industry is faring Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:30 PM PDT Companies in the video games business have been reporting earnings for the most recent quarter. Here's a look at reports and results for selected companies that make or sell video games. |
| A look at tech companies with recent IPOs Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:30 PM PDT  Tech companies that have had initial public offerings of stock since last year have released their quarterly earnings reports. Here are highlights from some of them. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their businesses vary widely.
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| How makers of phones and tablets are faring Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:27 PM PDT  Many companies including Nokia and Research in Motion have been struggling to compete with Apple and manufacturers of devices running Google's Android software. That shows in some of the earnings reports released so far for the latest quarter.
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| Top 5 makers of tablets, led by Apple; Amazon 3rd Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:16 PM PDT On Thursday, Amazon.com Inc. is expected to unveil a new Kindle Fire tablet computer, the latest effort to compete with Apple's dominant iPad. |
| Fashion's Night Out: Your Digital Guide Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:13 PM PDT  1. BCBGMAXAZRIA (Nationwide)
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| New Windows phones from Nokia disappoint investors Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:12 PM PDT NEW YORK/HELSINKIA (Reuters) - Nokia shares plummeted 13 percent after its new Lumia smartphones failed to impress investors looking for transformational handsets to rescue the struggling Finnish company. Nokia and its partner Microsoft Corp showcased the Lumia 920 phone on Wednesday in what may be their last major shot at reclaiming market share lost to Apple Inc, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Google Inc. ... |
| Worldwide market share for tablet systems Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:12 PM PDT  Apple's iPad and the iOS system running it dominate the market for tablet computers despite growing competition, according to Gartner. On Thursday, Amazon.com Inc. is expected to unveil a successor to its Kindle Fire tablet computer.
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| News Summary: Rivals struggle as iPhone looms Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:10 PM PDT WAITING FOR APPLE: The trendsetter of the phone industry gears up to release the next iPhone. |
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