Verizon, unions reach tentative contracts

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• Verizon, unions reach tentative contracts
• 17 more top universities offer free cyber courses
• Groupon launches payments service in US
• Here’s why you shouldn’t LOL about your DUI on Facebook
• GPS shoes help you find your way home
• Contently Adds Tools to Help Writers Showcase and Track Their Work
• Groupon launches payments service in US
• New search engine offers better access to Congress
• T-Mobile USA names Legere as its new CEO
• Trulia prices IPO of 6 million shares at $17 each
• Developing Minds Want to Know: Q&A with Sebastian Brannstrom of Lyft
• HP continues Windows 8 barrage with ENVY m4 and Pavilion Sleekbooks
• Samsung’s Galaxy Note to become official ‘phablet’ for American Airlines flight attendants
• HTC unveils two Windows phones, multiple customers
• Google seen taking Facebook's crown in U.S. display ads
• ZTE will launch smartphones with Mozilla’s Firefox OS early next year
• Salesforce launches new social media software to fend off competition
• Sony announces new smaller and lighter PlayStation 3, arrives September 25th
• Sprint says passed 1 million sales of LTE phones
• Antigua wants US to lift Internet gambling hurdle
• Bank group warns of heightened risk of cyber attacks
• Wi-Fi issues plaguing iPhone and iPad users following iOS 6 update
• Verismo Coffee System Brings Starbucks Into Your Home
• Passbook-enabled apps begin arriving in Apple’s App Store
• Trulia prices IPO of 6 million shares at $17 each
• Contently Adds Tools to Help Writers Showcase and Track Their Work
• News Corp. seeks dismissal of lawsuit over hacking
• Many Rice Products Contain Arsenic; Most U.S. Latinos Identify as American
• Ex-AMR CEO joins travel site Hipmunk's board
• This Jacket Will Silence Your Unruly Phone [VIDEO]
• Hacker improves Kinect accuracy with Minority Report-inspired ‘power glove’ [video]
• 17 more top universities offer free cyber courses
• 5 Mashable Readers With an Eye for Fashion
• AOL names new CFO; appoints Pepsi executive to board
• Verizon, unions reach tentative contracts
• The Spam-Stopping App Trusted by 5 Million Android Users
• Sprint has sold 1 million LTE devices so far
• Adobe sees slower revenue during shift to subscriptions
• Google competition probe will be done by year end: trade agency
• BlackBerry London teardown shows dual-core processor and full touch display

Verizon, unions reach tentative contracts Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:04 PM PDT Verizon and unions representing 43,000 employees reached tentative, three-year agreements on Wednesday, covering job security, retirement and other issues.

17 more top universities offer free cyber courses Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:16 PM PDT Seventeen leading universities in the U.S. and abroad will start offering free cyber courses through the online education platform Coursera, the company said Wednesday.

Groupon launches payments service in US Posted: 19 Sep 2012 03:15 PM PDT Groupon launched a payment service Wednesday that allows businesses to accept credit cards using an iPhone or iPod Touch, becoming the latest company to enter the growing mobile payments market.

Here’s why you shouldn’t LOL about your DUI on Facebook Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:18 PM PDT Some of us have weird senses of humor — how else would you explain how Carrot Top developed a devoted following over the years? But one teen's misguided sense of humor earned her jail time when she posted a Facebook status … Continue reading →

GPS shoes help you find your way home Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:15 PM PDT In the classic "Wizard of Oz" scene, Dorothy clicks the heels of her ruby slippers together saying, "There's no place like home. There's no place like home." This was the inspiration for British designer Dominic Wilcox's new GPS shoes that … Continue reading →

Contently Adds Tools to Help Writers Showcase and Track Their Work Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:01 PM PDT Contently, a platform that helps brands in need of content find freelance writers in need of work, will unveil a new tool on Thursday called Portfolio+ that is designed to help writers build up their own brands.

Groupon launches payments service in US Posted: 19 Sep 2012 03:15 PM PDT Groupon launched a payment service Wednesday that allows businesses to accept credit cards using an iPhone or iPod Touch, becoming the latest company to enter the growing mobile payments market.

New search engine offers better access to Congress Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:39 AM PDT Congress unveiled a new search engine Wednesday to help politicos, lobbyists, researchers, students and any other interested citizens find legislation working its way through the House and Senate to become new laws.

T-Mobile USA names Legere as its new CEO Posted: 19 Sep 2012 01:13 PM PDT T-Mobile on Wednesday named the former CEO of Global Crossing, John Legere, as its new chief executive.

Trulia prices IPO of 6 million shares at $17 each Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:02 PM PDT Real estate website operator Trulia Inc. said Wednesday it has priced its planned initial public stock offering at $17 each, above its expected range.

Developing Minds Want to Know: Q&A with Sebastian Brannstrom of Lyft Posted: 19 Sep 2012 01:56 PM PDT Lyft is a cool, new on-demand ride-sharing service from Zimride Inc. While the service is currently only available in San Francisco, it's still a great idea and will hopefully spread to more cities soon. We enjoyed the Lyft Android app and were happy to feature it as one of our daily picks the other week.

HP continues Windows 8 barrage with ENVY m4 and Pavilion Sleekbooks Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:01 PM PDT Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is on a roll. The company unveiled a trio of ultra-portable Windows 8 machines late last month and then followed up with a trio of All-in-One Windows 8 PCs last week. Now, the company has announced a trio of upcoming Windows 8 notebooks alongside a number of business machines and accessories. Starting with the high-end HP ENVY m4 pictured above, this sleek Windows 8 laptop features the latest Intel Core i3 and i5 processors along with up to 8GB of RAM, as much as 1TB of storage and an in-built optical drive. The sleek laptop also sports a 14-inch high-definition display, Beats Audio and fingerprint security. Moving on to more affordable notebook PCs, the company also took the wraps

Samsung’s Galaxy Note to become official ‘phablet’ for American Airlines flight attendants Posted: 19 Sep 2012 08:05 PM PDT We've been hearing about companies deploying iPads to their workforces for a long time now, but Samsung's (005930) Galaxy Note phablet is about to get some love from Corporate America as well. American Airlines on Wednesday said that it would be giving Galaxy Notes to all 17,000 of its flight attendants to use as in-flight data management devices that will provide "greater access to more information about the customers onboard their flight." The reason that American Airlines chose the Note seems pretty straight forward: They give flight attendants plenty of screen space they can use to bring up customer records and data, but are also small enough to be easily pocketed in cramped spaces. American Airlines says the "new devices will

HTC unveils two Windows phones, multiple customers Posted: 19 Sep 2012 07:37 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - HTC Corp unveiled on Wednesday two smartphone models running Microsoft Corp's Windows Phone 8 software and said the devices would be available in November through multiple wireless service providers around the world. The two brightly colored phones -- the Windows Phone 8X and the Windows Phone 8S -- will pit HTC directly against key Microsoft partner Nokia, which earlier this month also launched two colorful Windows phone models. ...

Google seen taking Facebook's crown in U.S. display ads Posted: 19 Sep 2012 07:20 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is set to become the biggest earner in U.S. display ads this year, taking the No. 1 rank away from Facebook Inc and cementing its dominant presence in online advertising. Google's rising clout in display ads - the boxes with images and video found on websites -- has come on the back of growth in video advertising on its YouTube subsidiary, as well as mobile advertising through Admob, a company acquired by Google in 2009. This year, Google will claim 15.4 percent of display ad dollars, or $2.31 billion, compared to Facebook's 14.4 percent, or $2. ...

ZTE will launch smartphones with Mozilla’s Firefox OS early next year Posted: 19 Sep 2012 07:00 PM PDT Add ZTE (0763) to the list of manufacturers trying to decrease their dependence on Android by diversifying their mobile portfolios. The company's executive vice president He Shiyou told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday that ZTE will launch smartphones with Mozilla's Firefox OS in the first quarter of 2013, while also confirming that ZTE is planning new Windows Phone 8 smartphones to go on sale later this year. Mozilla revealed plans for its own HTML5-based mobile platform earlier this year and said that initial hardware partners will include ZTE, TCL and Qualcomm (QCOM). Read

Salesforce launches new social media software to fend off competition Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:28 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Salesforce.com Inc unveiled on Wednesday a new software suite that reflects the company's aggressive push into fields like marketing and human resources as it battles heightened competition from rivals. CEO and founder Marc Benioff announced the new products at the company's Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, promising to bring about a "social revolution" to how large companies use software to manage their business. ...

Sony announces new smaller and lighter PlayStation 3, arrives September 25th Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:05 PM PDT While we're still waiting word on the PlayStation 4, Sony (SNE) is hoping we'll make do with another revision of its PlayStation 3 console. The company on Wednesday announced that its new CECH-4000 model, slated for release this fall, will be 20% smaller and 25% lighter than the previous model and will also ditch the slot-loading optical drive in favor of a disc-tray that slides open sideways. The new PS3 will be available in two models: a 250GB that will sell for $269.99 and a 500GB model that will sell for $299.99. The 250GB model, which launches on September 25th, will be sold in a bundle with the game Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception and come with a $30 voucher for

Sprint says passed 1 million sales of LTE phones Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:51 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel has sold 1 million phones that support Long Term Evolution (LTE), a high-speed wireless technology it is building into its network, it said on Wednesday. Sprint, the No. 4 U.S. mobile provider, said that around 90 percent of those were the HTC Corp Evo and the Galaxy S III phone from Samsung Electronics. Sprint started selling the Evo in May and the Galaxy S III in July. The number does not include any Apple Inc iPhone 5 devices, according to spokesman Bill White. ...

Antigua wants US to lift Internet gambling hurdle Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:44 PM PDT Antigua and Barbuda is threatening unspecified sanctions against the U.S. if the federal government fails to lift a trade "blockade" preventing the island from hosting Internet gambling, a top government official from the island nation said Wednesday.

Bank group warns of heightened risk of cyber attacks Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:37 PM PDT (Reuters) - A financial services industry group warned U.S. banks, brokerages and insurers on Wednesday to be on heightened alert for cyber attacks after Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase experienced unexplained outages on their public websites. The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center, which is widely known as FS-ISAC, raised the cyber threat level to "high" from "elevated" in an advisory to members, citing "recent credible intelligence regarding the potential" for cyber attacks as its reason for the move. ...

Wi-Fi issues plaguing iPhone and iPad users following iOS 6 update Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:20 PM PDT BGR has received a number of emails from iOS device users who report that after updating to iOS 6, they can no longer connect to Wi-Fi networks. When a connection attempt is made, their devices pop up a login screen that simply displays Apple's (AAPL) website and offers nowhere to input any login credentials. When the screen is dismissed, the users' devices fail to connect to the network. The issue seems to exist on open and secure Wi-Fi networks, and it affects saved networks as well. BGR has confirmed that this issue also presents itself on earlier beta versions of iOS 6 software, though it appears to be intermittent. iPhones and iPads are both affected by the mysterious bug, and

Verismo Coffee System Brings Starbucks Into Your Home Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:17 PM PDT Verisimo Coffee System

Passbook-enabled apps begin arriving in Apple’s App Store Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:05 PM PDT Following the release of iOS 6 on Wednesday, Passbook-enabled apps have started trickling into the App Store, MacRumors reports. A small selection of apps from Major League Baseball, Ticketmaster, Fandango, Lufthansa and Walgreens are now available that grant users access to special events, flight tickets and reward programs. Apple (AAPL) announced Passbook at this year's Worldwide Developer Conference as an iOS 6 feature that allows users to store documents such as boarding passes, admission tickets, coupons and loyalty cards that can then be scanned for use at select retailers. Read

Trulia prices IPO of 6 million shares at $17 each Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:02 PM PDT Real estate website operator Trulia Inc. said Wednesday it has priced its planned initial public stock offering at $17 each, above its expected range.

Contently Adds Tools to Help Writers Showcase and Track Their Work Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:01 PM PDT Contently, a platform that helps brands in need of content find freelance writers in need of work, will unveil a new tool on Thursday called Portfolio+ that is designed to help writers build up their own brands.

News Corp. seeks dismissal of lawsuit over hacking Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:52 PM PDT Attorneys for News Corp. asked a Delaware judge on Wednesday to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit alleging that company directors allowed a damaging cover-up of the phone hacking scandal in Britain.

Many Rice Products Contain Arsenic; Most U.S. Latinos Identify as American Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:45 PM PDT Discovered: mothers' uteruses transferred to daughters; arsenic found in rice; Hispanics in U.S. say they're American; evolution observed in bacteria.

Ex-AMR CEO joins travel site Hipmunk's board Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:44 PM PDT Former American Airlines chief executive Robert Crandall has joined the board of travel-search startup Hipmunk Inc.

This Jacket Will Silence Your Unruly Phone [VIDEO] Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:40 PM PDT Constantly getting dirty looks for letting your phone ring off the hook in meetings and at the movies? Then it's time to invest in a new jacket.

Hacker improves Kinect accuracy with Minority Report-inspired ‘power glove’ [video] Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:30 PM PDT Anyone who has ever used Kinect to control an Xbox 360′s dashboard knows that it can get tiring thanks to all the air swiping involved. Hacker extraordinaire Ben Heck took on the challenge of creating a Minority Report inspired "power glove" made from an accelerometer, gyroscope and Arduino controller to make gesture controls even more precise. With the leather glove on, button presses can be replaced with a finger pressing the palm. Various finger presses and twists can also be used to control the dashboard UI and video playback. "I wanted a glove to make the Xbox Kinect work the way we thought it would when it was announced," Heck told Wired. Heck's video describing how he made the power glove and

17 more top universities offer free cyber courses Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:16 PM PDT Seventeen leading universities in the U.S. and abroad will start offering free cyber courses through the online education platform Coursera, the company said Wednesday.

5 Mashable Readers With an Eye for Fashion Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:14 PM PDT Hipstercrite

AOL names new CFO; appoints Pepsi executive to board Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:06 PM PDT (Reuters) - AOL Inc named Karen Dykstra, a former executive of a hedge fund manager, as chief financial officer, the company said on Wednesday. She succeeds Artie Minson, who was appointed chief operating officer in June. With her appointment, Dykstra, 53, is resigning from AOL's board. She is a former partner at hedge fund manager, Plainfield Asset Management LLC. Pepsico Inc Chief Financial Officer Hugh F. Johnston was elected a director of AOL. ...

Verizon, unions reach tentative contracts Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:04 PM PDT Verizon and unions representing 43,000 employees reached tentative, three-year agreements on Wednesday, covering job security, retirement and other issues.

The Spam-Stopping App Trusted by 5 Million Android Users Posted: 19 Sep 2012 03:59 PM PDT Name: Mr. Number

Sprint has sold 1 million LTE devices so far Posted: 19 Sep 2012 03:55 PM PDT Sprint (S) CEO Dan Hesse on Wednesday said that his company had hit a major milestone by selling more than 1 million LTE devices despite only launching its LTE network this past summer. FierceWireless reports that Hesse told Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference attendees that Sprint's biggest LTE sellers so far have been the Samsung Galaxy S III and the HTC EVO 4G LTE, and that the company's unlimited data plans have been a big draw for wireless subscribers. Sprint expects that its LTE network will cover 123 million POPs by the end of the year. Read

Adobe sees slower revenue during shift to subscriptions Posted: 19 Sep 2012 03:48 PM PDT (Reuters) - Adobe Systems Inc, maker of Photoshop and Acrobat software, said current-quarter earnings will decline or remain flat as customers take to the company's new subscription-based model faster than expected. Adobe reported third quarter earnings of 58 cents per share, in line with estimates, and said in the current quarter EPS, excluding items, will range from 53 cents to 58 cents a share on revenue of $1.075 billion to $1.125 billion. That's below analysts' average estimate of fourth-quarter EPS of 67 cents per share on revenue of $1. ...

Google competition probe will be done by year end: trade agency Posted: 19 Sep 2012 03:36 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Trade Commission is moving expeditiously to decide if Google used its search clout to harm competitors and expects to complete its investigation by the end of the year, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said on Wednesday. In a speech at Georgetown University's law school, Leibowitz said the agency was weighing evidence to decide if Google, the world's largest search engine, manipulated its search results to steer users to its new businesses, like travel search, which could be in violation of the law. ...

BlackBerry London teardown shows dual-core processor and full touch display Posted: 19 Sep 2012 03:20 PM PDT RIM's (RIMM) new smartphone, code-named the BlackBerry London, is still months away from being released but it's already receiving the teardown treatment. Crackberry reports that Vietnamese website BisVN got its hands on the new BlackBerry 10-based devices and has done a partial teardown to show that the new smartphones will feature dual-core processors, a full capacitive touchscreen and both front and rear-facing cameras. Crackberry also says that the London comes in black and white, noting that the white version looks "way better than the iPhone 5." Read

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