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VIDEO: Confronting an internet troll
Panorama's Declan Lawn confronts a man who uses the internet to post offensive comments.
VIDEO: Sending news from Afghanistan
BBC Scotland's Cameron Buttle shows how a news team broadcasts from a British army base in Afghanistan.
VIDEO: Eye-tracking helps advertisers
Developments in eye-tracking technology are helping advertisers predict what products will appeal to customers.
VIDEO: Cher Lloyd: 'I'm scared of cyberbullies'
Pop singer Cher Lloyd tells Panorama's Declan Lawn about being cyberbullied and her fears for her family's safety.
VIDEO: 'Flying people' and other tech news
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a remote-controlled man-shaped plane. This and more in this week's tech news.
VIDEO: The untraceable 'dark web'
Out of reach of regular internet searches is the secretive online world known as the 'dark web' where you can shop for illegal goods, and where customers go by code names.
AUDIO: 'Great excitement' at Facebook IPO
Tim Bajarin market analyst at Creative Strategies Inc in California gives the reaction from Silicon Valley as Facebook launches its plan to sell shares in the company for the first time.
AUDIO: The making of Star Wars Uncut
A directors-cut of a fan-made version of Star Wars has recently been released, rapidly becoming an online hit.
VIDEO: Facebook reveals 'new information'
BBC Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones discusses what the public has learned about Facebook as a result of the company's decision to sell shares.
AUDIO: TripAdvisor 'is about common sense'
TripAdvisor's Emma Shaw defends the website against criticisms from the Advertising Standards Authority.
VIDEO: TripAdvisor rapped over 'trust' claims
TripAdvisor has been ordered to rewrite some of its marketing claims by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority.
VIDEO: Pinball wizard shows off museum
The BBC's LJ Rich meets Tim Arnold, who has refurbished more than 250 pinball machines at the Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame.
VIDEO: Facebook set for the stock market
Social media giant Facebook is expected to offer itself for stock market flotation in the United States with a valuation of around £60bn.
AUDIO: Flansburg, the 'human calculator'
Radio 5 live Breakfast challenged the man dubbed the 'human calculator' by US host Regis Philbin with a maths puzzle.
VIDEO: Facebook unveils plans to float
The world's largest social networking site, Facebook, has announced plans for a stock market flotation.
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Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox
(AP)
AP - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.
Verizon-Redbox deal adds to online video choices (AP)
AP - A new Internet streaming venture built around Redbox's DVD-rental kiosks adds to a crowded field of online video-viewing services dominated by Netflix.
For Facebook 'Hacker Way' is way of life (AP)
AP - Facebook's billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls himself a hacker.
Just Show Me: 3 great to-do apps for your Android phone (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - 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 three great to-do apps for your Android phone. To get started, download ?
Life under glass: Corning?s vision of the future (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - If all the crazy and awesome innovative designs we've seen lately come to fruition, the future is going to be a pretty interesting place. If melting buildings aren't your thing though, check out this vision of the future proposed by Corning, makers of ?
NASA Launches Facebook Game to Test Space Program Knowledge (Mashable)
Mashable - How much do you know about the NASA space program, Earthling?
Love gone wrong? Go digital to get over an ex (AP)
AP - You thought you found your one true love online, but now you've been dumped by text or defriended on Facebook without a peep of explanation. Hours of bad TV in your bathrobe haven't helped. Your friends are tired of your whining.
Internet Cupids often miss their mark: researchers (Reuters)
Reuters - Combing dating websites for that perfect love match can be very frustrating, and a group of U.S. psychology professors released a report on Monday explaining why there is no substitute for meeting face-to-face.
Taiwan smartphone maker HTC sees Q1 revenue lagging (Reuters)
Reuters - Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp expects to post much lower-than-expected revenue in the first quarter, underscoring analyst views that it will face another weak quarter and an uphill struggle to prove to investors it still retains its innovative touch.
Symantec warns of mutating malware in Android Market (Appolicious)
Appolicious - The world of mobile device malware is getting a little more dangerous with the announcement from tech security company Symantec that it has discovered malware programs that mutate every time they?re downloaded.
Super Bowl sets records with 111.3 million TV viewers, 12,233 tweets per seco...
The Cutline - The Super Bowl broadcast by NBC on Sunday was watched by 111.3 million people, according to Nielsen estimates, making it the most-watched program in television history for the third year in a row. Approximately 47.8 percent of U.S. homes tuned in for the New York Giants come-from-behind 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots, off [...]
Android Alternatives to Apple's Siri Personal Assistant (ContributorNetw...
ContributorNetwork - When it was announced in October, one of the headline features of Apple's iPhone 4S was Siri, an "intelligent assistant" which answers spoken questions and takes orders given in natural English. It was less like Google's Voice Actions for Android, an app which understands a limited set of specific commands, and more like the computers on Star Trek.
Shakespeare in Bits: Hamlet leads iOS Apps of the Week (Appolicious)
Appolicious - With Super Bowl Sunday having come and gone, you won?t see any football-focused apps in this week?s top selections. Instead there?s a little something for everyone. Apps for gamers, apps for fans of classic literature and even new interactive apps that might forecast the future of media as we know it. This eclectic selection should keep you busy for while. Besides, Spring Training starts in a few weeks anyway!
Going mobile: Travel's eventual high-tech future (Reuters)
Reuters - Welcome to the airport terminal of the future.
TiVo shares appear to be discounted: report (Reuters)
Reuters - TiVo Inc is trading at a compelling discount and could be a possible acquisition target by Microsoft or Google, Barron's financial newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Just Show Me: 3 great to-do apps for your Android phone (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - 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 three great to-do apps for your Android phone. To get started, download ?
Taiwan smartphone maker HTC sees Q1 revenue lagging (Reuters)
Reuters - Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp expects to post much lower-than-expected revenue in the first quarter, underscoring analyst views that it will face another weak quarter and an uphill struggle to prove to investors it still retains its innovative touch.
Android Alternatives to Apple's Siri Personal Assistant (ContributorNetw...
ContributorNetwork - When it was announced in October, one of the headline features of Apple's iPhone 4S was Siri, an "intelligent assistant" which answers spoken questions and takes orders given in natural English. It was less like Google's Voice Actions for Android, an app which understands a limited set of specific commands, and more like the computers on Star Trek.
TiVo shares appear to be discounted: report (Reuters)
Reuters - TiVo Inc is trading at a compelling discount and could be a possible acquisition target by Microsoft or Google, Barron's financial newspaper reported on Sunday.
Celebs suit up for DirecTV Beach Bowl (AP)
AP - Deion Sanders said he wasn't worried. Joe Montana went in with his game face on and Jordin Sparks just hoped sand did not end up in her eyes.
Four of the Strangest New Video Game Controllers (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - Back when home video games were still new, every new console's controller was an experiment. And before people settled on things like the Atari 2600's joystick and the Nintendo Entertainment System's gamepad, which influenced everything that came after them, they tried out some ... unusual form factors. Like the Fairchild Channel F's hybrid paddle-joystick, or the Mattel Intellivision's disc-and-touchpad arrangement.
Android Games from Capcom and Square-Enix on Their Way ... In Japan (Con...
ContributorNetwork - States-side fans of video game consoles, from the first Nintendo Entertainment System to its modern successor the Wii, know what it's like for a game that looks awesome to only come out in Japan.
The Super Bowl: The most DVR?d, and DVR-proof, broadcast on TV (The Cutl...
The Cutline - More than 111 million people are expected to watch the Super Bowl between the New York Giants and New England Patriots on Sunday—roughly a third of the U.S. population and the largest television audience in television history. And virtually all of those viewers will be watching it live. "Live sports is the most DVR-proof programming [...]
Sprint investors in purgatory until 2013 (Reuters)
Reuters - Sprint Nextel , like its bigger rivals, is expected to report a steep decline in fourth-quarter profit margins due to its launch of the costly Apple Inc iPhone.
Just Show Me: How to see recently used apps in Android 4.0 (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - 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 how to find out what apps are running on your Android 4.0 ?
Google tightens security in Android app store (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc has been quietly policing its online store for months now in an acknowledgement of malware's growing threat to its increasingly popular Android mobile software.
How Wireless Carriers and Manufacturers Screw Up Android (ContributorNet...
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Google recently unveiled its new Android design guidelines, which are meant to help people develop apps for its open-source smartphone and tablet operating system. The guidelines work in tandem with Android Ice Cream Sandwich's visual overhaul, which was designed to "enchant" smartphone and tablet users in a way that Android's previous, bare-bones iterations, did not.
Steve Jobs brought back to life as an Android fan in Taiwanese ad (Yahoo...
Yahoo! News - In the months following long-time Apple CEO Steve Jobs's untimely death, we've seen him resurrected in many forms. He's already been brought back in plastic and bronze, but we never thought we'd see him reborn as an Android supporter. Leave it to a Taiwanese tablet ?
The $23 Android Tablet You Can Buy in India (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - You can buy it in India if you're a student, that is. According to Jamie Yap of ZDNet Asia, the Aakash tablet is priced at 2,200 rupees, or 45 U.S. dollars, while students pay a special subsidized price thanks to a government contract. 25,000 students have already requested one from the University of Mumbai, and more than 1.4 million people have ordered the tablet so far, with three new factories being set up to meet the demand.
Angelic "Steve Jobs" loves Android in Taiwan TV ad (Reuters)
Reuters - He may have derided Android devices in real life but in the afterlife Apple Inc founder Steve Jobs is glad he can use one -- or at least that's the story a Jobs look-alike tells in a recent TV commercial for a Taiwanese electronics company's new product.
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Verizon-Redbox deal adds to online video choices
(AP)
AP - A new Internet streaming venture built around Redbox's DVD-rental kiosks adds to a crowded field of online video-viewing services dominated by Netflix.
TiVo shares appear to be discounted: report (Reuters)
Reuters - TiVo Inc is trading at a compelling discount and could be a possible acquisition target by Microsoft or Google, Barron's financial newspaper reported on Sunday.
Singapore's Artivision says in tie-up with Intel (Reuters)
Reuters - Artivision Technologies Ltd, a Singapore firm that specializes in online video advertising, said on Sunday its technology may be incorporated into a software kit being developed by Intel Corp.
Celebs suit up for DirecTV Beach Bowl (AP)
AP - Deion Sanders said he wasn't worried. Joe Montana went in with his game face on and Jordin Sparks just hoped sand did not end up in her eyes.
New version of Showyou is a Flipboard for video (Appolicious)
Appolicious - While there is no shortage of video to consume online and via mobile devices - 60 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute! - finding clips and programs most relevant to you is challenging.
Online video firm Youku sues rival Tudou: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Youku.com, China's largest online video company, filed a lawsuit against its No.1 rival, Tudou Holdings Ltd, saying it incurred losses because of claims by Tudou that Youku had misused copyrighted material, the government-run Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.
Microsoft slams Google user data policy in new ads (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. slammed search rival Google Inc. with full-page newspaper ads Wednesday, saying that recent changes at Google that allow it to internally merge the data it collects on user activity across services such as YouTube and Gmail are meant to allow advertisers to better target customers.
Mel Gibson's "Get the Gringo" to debut on DirecTV (Reuters)
Reuters - Mel Gibson's next movie, "Get the Gringo," will debut on DirecTV, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, DirecTV and Gibson's Icon Productions said Tuesday.
YouTube CEO: The Future of Content Is Niche Channels (Mashable)
Mashable - The way consumers access and consume media is changing rapidly, YouTube head Salar Kamangar believes, and YouTube is evolving to accommodate it. "We're entering the third wave of media," Kamangar said during an on-stage interview with AllThingsD's Peter Kafka in Laguna Nigel, Calif., Tuesday. "The first wave was the broadcast networks. The second wave was cable networks. Now it's about giving people exactly what they want to watch today,"
Martha Stewart Considering Web-Only TV Show (Mashable)
Mashable - Martha Stewart is looking into producing web-only video programming, the TV personality and business magnate suggested on stage at AllThingsD's media conference Tuesday. Stewart's company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, is looking for new outlets for Stewart's daytime show now that her contract with the Hallmark Channel is coming to an end. The New York Times reported that the channel did not wish to renew the series, which runs its last episode in May, because of low ratings and high studio costs.
NBC to Dissect Super Bowl Ads in Post-Game Google+ Hangout (Mashable)
Mashable - When Google first rolled out Hangout video chats for Google+, part of the plan involved allowing hanger-outers to watch YouTube videos together. While many questioned the usefulness of the feature, we're now seeing what Google had in mind all along: a Super Bowl post-game Hangout where users dissect the big game's commercials. Okay, maybe it wasn't part of the Google+ Master Plan at the initial unveiling, but a Hangout based around Super Bowl ads does strike us as one of the better uses of the service's YouTube integration. Google's partnering with NBC to run the Hangout, tapping sports business reporter Darren Rovell to host.
Iran launches Spanish TV in jab at US 'dominance' (AP)
AP - Iran's president on Tuesday lauded his country's newly launched Spanish-language satellite TV channel, saying it would deal a blow to "dominance seekers" — remarks that were an apparent jab at the U.S. and the West.
NJ woman accused of streaming kid sex abuse cries (AP)
AP - A New Jersey waitress cried in court Monday as she heard a prosecutor accuse her of "extreme sexual assault" on a 5-year-old girl she was baby-sitting and of streaming video of the abuse online.
6 Ways to Give Your App a Leg Up on the Competition (Mashable)
Mashable - Paul Baldwin is the chief marketing officer of Outfit7 Inc., a subsidiary of Out Fit 7 Ltd, the leading entertainment app developer. Paul has more than 17 years of experience developing, marketing and monetizing digital entertainment content. Spend a few minutes browsing through both the Android and Apple app stores and it's easy to see the fierce competition for user attention. The number of apps has grown to more than 1 million, each vying for downloads and market share.
The Swarm: Short Horror Film Made Entirely on Phones [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Mashable - Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.
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UPDATE 6-Verizon, Redbox plan Netflix challenge
* Redbox to contribute $14 mln, implying $26 mln from
Verizon
UPDATE 1-Internet giants pull content after warning in India courts
NEW DELHI/BANGALORE, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Internet giants
Google Inc and Facebook removed content from some
Indian domain websites on Monday following a court directive
warning them of a crackdown "like China" if they did not take
steps to protect religious sensibilities.
UPDATE 1-Macquarie cuts Rogers on Q4 margin worries
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Canadian wireless operator Rogers
Communications will likely report lower-than-expected
fourth-quarter margins as a result of the hefty subsidies it
pays for Apple Inc's iPhone, Macquarie Equities
Research said and downgraded the stock to "neutral" from
"outperform."
UPDATE 2-Taiwan smartphone maker HTC sees Q1 revenue lagging
* Company says expects momentum to resume in upcoming
product cycle
UPDATE 3-Telenor says will fight Indian licence cancellation
* Says incumbents shouldn't be allowed to bid in auction
As Facebook grows up, it courts Madison Avenue
* Commissions first study of ad effectiveness of network
RPT-UPDATE 1-Piramal raises stake in Vodafone India unit
* Transaction marks exit of Essar as Vodafone's JV partner
China says Unicom must apply for online maps licence
BEIJING, Feb 6 (Reuters) - China Unicom
, the country's second-biggest mobile phone service
operator, must apply for a licence to operate its Internet maps
service, state news agency Xinhua said on Monday, citing the
mapping service regulator.
Olympus ex-CEO Woodford sees more revelations, to attend EGM
TOKYO/LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Official
investigations into a massive fraud at Japan's Olympus Corp
are highly likely to lead to further revelations on the
scandal soon, according to the firm's former chief executive,
Michael Woodford, who blew the whistle on the affair.
Reuters UK journalists plan 48-hour strike this week
LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Reuters journalists in
Britain plan to stage a two-day strike on Thursday and Friday
this week, their first in more than 25 years, after rejecting
parent company Thomson Reuters' offer of 3 percent allocated in
the budget for pay increases.
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Coinstar 4Q Net More Than Doubles; Redbox To Acquire NCR's DVD Assets - Wall ...
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Coinstar 4Q Net More Than Doubles; Redbox To Acquire NCR's DVD Assets
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Coinstar Inc. (CSTR) said Monday its fourth-quarter earnings more than doubled as revenue from the company's Redbox business continued to climb. The company also said its Redbox unit will pay up to $100 million to acquire NCR Corp.
Coinstar Profit Surges, to Buy Competing DVD Unit From NCR Corp.BusinessWeek
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After Facebook's IPO, Payments Business Is Poised For Major Growth - Forbes
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After Facebook's IPO, Payments Business Is Poised For Major Growth
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In April 2010, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg formally announced its Facebook Credits payments system at its f8 developer conference. But at the time, Zuckerberg downplayed the revenue potential of payments. In response to a question, Zuckerberg emphasized ...
Facebook filling the gaping hole in its mobile strategyGigaOm
Facebook owes users a cut of fortuneSydney Morning Herald
Report: Facebook Prepping Mobile AdsPC Magazine
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Samsung SuperBowl misses gigantic opportunity, fails socially - SlashGear
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Samsung SuperBowl misses gigantic opportunity, fails socially
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As Samsung's series of Apple-crushing advertisements came to a conclusion (or so they say) at the SuperBowl, Twitter filleted the finale as a terrible final note. This advertisement for many was their first look at the Galaxy Note, a device which has ...
iPhone 4S Rival Alert : Samsung Galaxy Note Goes On Sale On AT&TITProPortal
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Superslim Samsung Galaxy S III could drop in MayCNET
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Upgrade eliminates Atlantis from Google Earth - Register
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Upgrade eliminates Atlantis from Google Earth
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The latest update to Google Earth has resolved the software error that caused some to suspect the lost city of Atlantis had been found in the Atlantic Ocean. For the last three years, Google Earth has shown what appears to be a grid on the sea floor ...
Google Earth update erases underwater 'Atlantis'Fox News
Google Earth update sinks Atlantis (again)Digitaltrends.com
?Evidence? of Lost City of Atlantis Erased from Google EarthSlate Magazine (blog)
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Torrent Site BTJunkie Shut Downs Voluntarily - PC Magazine
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Torrent Site BTJunkie Shut Downs Voluntarily
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The Megaupload shutdown has claimed another victim. BitTorrent indexing site BTJunkie has closed up shop. Visiting btjunkie.org currently displays a blank page with nothing more than "btjunkie 2005-2012" and a brief note from the founders.
After Megaupload closure, file-sharing site BTJunkie shuts downSydney Morning Herald
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Apple manufacturing plant workers complain of long hours, militant culture - ...
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Apple manufacturing plant workers complain of long hours, militant culture
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By Chi-Chi Zhang, CNN Chengdu, China (CNN) -- Miss Chen stares curiously at the iPad. Even though she works overtime in a factory in southwestern China that manufactures them, she's never seen the finished product. "Wow, I want it," said Chen, ...
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Motorola Seeks Slice of iPhone, iPad Sales - Wall Street Journal
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Motorola Seeks Slice of iPhone, iPad Sales
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By IAN SHERR AND HARRIET TORRY Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. asked Apple Inc. to pay a potential royalty of 2.25% of sales for some iPhones and iPads last year, representing possibly billions of dollars in licensing fees.
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Microsoft drops Start button from Windows 8, reports say - Computerworld
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Microsoft drops Start button from Windows 8, reports say
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By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Microsoft will scratch the 17-year-old Start button from Windows 8, according to reports based on a purported leak of the latest beta build. First reported by The Verge yesterday and then followed by other blogs -- all ...
Microsoft May Ditch Start Button in Windows 8PCWorld
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Super Bowl Breaks Social TV and Broadcast Records - Mashable
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Super Bowl Breaks Social TV and Broadcast Records
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Super Bowl XLVI was not only a big hit with broadcast viewers, it also excelled in the social TV space. Hollywood news site Deadline reports that 111.3 million Americans tuned in to watch the New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots.
Giants' Win Draws 12233 Tweets per SecondWired News
Super Bowl 2012 Breaks Two Twitter RecordsPC Magazine
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India orders Google, Facebook to remove content - USA TODAY
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India orders Google, Facebook to remove content
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NEW DELHI (AP) ? Google India has reportedly removed content deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's largest democracy. By Anupam Nath, AP A girl visits ...
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Valentine's Day tech for your sweetie
You don't need to be a geek to appreciate these Valentine's Day tech gifts. Whether it's a USB-powered blanket to keep your loved one warm, headphones for sharing music as a couple, or a blingy new watch, each one says "I love you" in its own special way.
Scientists revive the call of a Jurassic katydid
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Researchers reproduce a katydid's call from 165 million years ago, based on an analysis of fossilized wings found in China.
Watch OK Go let a car drive its latest viral hit
OK Go's latest calculated viral success is so neato-mosquito, you can easily forget you're being sold something, not just the band but a car.
Defending virtual borders in age of cyber war
If cyberspace itself is now a weapon of mass destruction, how can we protect ourselves from an electronic Armageddon? That?s one of the many disconcerting questions raised by a major new report just published in Europe.
Don't think pink when it comes to 'girl tech'
Some women like pink, but many don't care for that color when it comes to their personal gadgets, says a new study.
Wanted: 'Astronauts' with the right stuffing
If you've ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut and have four months to spare, you might have the "right stuff" to fly to Mars ? well, sort of.
1 in 3 phones shipping worldwide is a smartphone
Sales of computers and TVs may be hurting, but smartphones keep the tech economy chugging along: Worldwide, the smartphone market grew 54.7 percent year over year in the fourth quarter of 2011, and 1 out of every 3 mobile phones shipped worldwide was a smartphone, says IDC Research.
Alone on Valentine's Day? There's at least 'Gal*Gun'
Next week is Valentine's Day, which can be a little rough for those without a special someone in their life. But if you happen to be part of that club who does, and also happen have a PS3, here's a suggestion: grab the demo "Gal*Gun" demo.
Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox
Challenging Netflix, Verizon says it will start a video streaming service later this year in cooperation with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.
Netflix launching original video series
Netflix is launching its first original series to grow its streaming business and shift its focus away from DVD rentals.
Super Bowl breaks Twitter record (Sorry, Tebow!)
Poor Tim Tebow. The starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos set a a Twitter record in the beginning of January and it's already defeated ? by the Super Bowl. According to Twitter, Super Bowl XLVI is the most tweeted sporting event ever.
Calibrate your monitor for the best picture
Here's how to calibrate color on your computer monitor to get the best picture for your needs, be they amateur or professional.
First-time smartphone buyers choose Android
Apple surged past Samsung and LG to have the best-selling phone brand in the United States, capturing 43 percent of the smartphone market in the last quarter of 2011. But among first-time smartphone buyers, 57 percent purchased Android phones compared to 34 percent who bought iPhones.
Android Market flooded with fake malware-laden apps
A fresh new batch of fake and dangerous apps has found its way into the official Android Market, and downloading any of them could put your smartphone, and your personal information, in jeopardy.
Like us, chimp can get inside another's head
Chimps know what tools others need to get work done and can help them select the right instruments, suggesting the apes have the ability to understand the minds of others, scientists find.
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