 Globe and Mail | Sony targets hard-core crowd with Vita launch MarketWatch By Dan Gallagher, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) â€" Sony Corp. has had its share of challenges of late, but one of its biggest may come next week when the company launches a high-end, handheld game console into the US market. Sony PS Vita 3G Hands-on Opinion: Goodbye dedicated game systems; we'll miss you when you're gone PlayStation Vita OS in your phone and telly - Sony's saviour? |
 Los Angeles Times | NUTS: Apple's CEO Reveals Future Strategy, Google to Expand Into Hardware Forbes Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized for the Foxconn controversy and outlined the tech giant's strategy for the future, while Google ramped up preparations for its expansion into hardware following the approval of its Motorola deal. Foxconn Plans to Lift Pay Sharply at Factories in China Apple iPad plant conditions better than the norm: agency Foxconn Auditor Finds 'Tons of Issues' |
 Fox News | Lawmakers target Google over privacy laws Fox News WASHINGTON â€" Three congressmen on Friday called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google Inc., after The Wall Street Journal reported that the Internet giant was bypassing privacy settings of people who used Apple Inc.'s Web browser on ... Facebook and Google Are Risking an Invasion of Privacy From Regulators Google's Privacy Invasion: It's Your Fault Privacy brouhaha reveals Google's split personality |
 Digitaltrends.com | Opinion: Goodbye dedicated game systems; we'll miss you when you're gone Digitaltrends.com Smartphones and smart TVs will eventually kill both consoles and hand-held gaming systems, but not without sacrifice. Now, the Vita isn't perfect. We gave it an 8.5 out of 10, dinging it for hidden costs, a limited browser, and poor battery life, ... Sony PS Vita 3G Hands-on Is EA's Madden NFL Franchise Coming To PlayStation Vita? PlayStation Vita â€" review |
 Globe and Mail | Google faces privacy flap over iPhones Nashua Telegraph By DAVID SARNO LOS ANGELES â€" Google Inc. is under fire once again after allegations that it circumvented privacy protections built into the iPhone in order to track what users are doing online. A privacy researcher at Stanford University said Friday ... Facebook and Google Are Risking an Invasion of Privacy From Regulators Google's Privacy Invasion: It's Your Fault Privacy brouhaha reveals Google's split personality |
 Digitaltrends.com | Will the confirmed iPad 3 Retina display make way for the new Apple iTV? Digitaltrends.com With the potential launch announcement of the new iPad approximately two and a half weeks away, a confirmed report on the iPad 3 resolution may point to Apple rolling out an improved Apple TV or the much debated iTV. According to a recent post at ... Help! When's the best time to sell my old iPad? New pixel-level photos point to Retina Display iPad Report: iPad 3 to have 2x resolution of iPad 2 |
 IBNLive.com | Did Microsoft Butcher the Windows 8 Logo? Critics Weigh In PC Magazine By David Murphy Say the words "Windows 8" to a typical computer enthusiast and they'll likely find something to complain about. Criticisms of the latest incarnation of Microsoft's Windows operating system seem never-ending â€" so much so, that Microsoft ... Windows 8 logo is a disaster Microsoft's new Windows 8 logo looks like it was created in MS Paint Microsoft's new Windows 8 logo: This one looks like a window |
 SlashGear | Sony's Four-Screen Strategy Needs Vita OS SlashGear Changes are afoot at Sony: new CEO, new PS Vita on the market, and a new opportunity to demonstrate the company can deliver on its “four-screen†strategy of convergence. Until now, that strategy has been a vague ambition to sell users a Sony TV, phone, ... PlayStation Vita â€" review PlayStation Vita Midnight Launch Event Locations â€" Is There One Near You? PlayStation Vita OS in your phone and telly - Sony's saviour? |
 BusinessWeek | Kim Dotcom, Pirate King BusinessWeek Is Megaupload's founder a criminal mastermind, or the world's most entertaining scapegoat? A file-sharing wizard's ridiculous rise and fall By Bryan Gruley, David Fickling and Cornelius Rahn After renting an $18 million estate in the emerald hills of ... Megaupload indictment returned with charges added for Kim Dotcom and others New Details Emerge About Megaupload as Execs Face More Charges Feds Seize $50 Million in Megaupload Assets, Lodge New Charges |
 AppAdvice | Settlement reached in iPhone 4 antennagate suit CNET by Josh Lowensohn February 17, 2012 5:34 PM PST Follow @Josh Original iPhone 4 buyers can get either $15 or a new bumper case from Apple as part of a newly settled class-action lawsuit. An iPhone 4 being tested inside one of Apple's anechoic chambers, ... Apple Settles IPhone 4 'Antennagate' Class-action Lawsuit Apple settles 'Antennagate' class action lawsuit: $15 or a bumper case for US ... Antennagate: iPhone 4 Customers Win Class Action Lawsuit |
 Los Angeles Times | Google sued by Safari user over privacy flap Washington Post Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. officials were sued for violating users' privacy rights on Apple Inc.'s Safari Web browser by bypassing computer settings designed to block monitoring of consumers' online activity. Google, the world's biggest ... Google Sued Over Safari Privacy Problem Google violated Apple users' privacy, study says Google's Privacy Invasion: It's Your Fault |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Foxconn Plans to Sharply Lift Workers' Pay New York Times BEIJING â€" Foxconn Technology, one of the biggest manufacturers of products for Apple, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and other electronics companies, said Saturday that it would sharply raise worker salaries at its Chinese factories. Foxconn said that salaries ... Apple Factories in China Open Doors amid Concerns About Worker Conditions Apple iPad plant conditions better than the norm: agency Foxconn Auditor Finds 'Tons of Issues' |
Globe and Mail | Google sued by Safari user over privacy flap Washington Post Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. officials were sued for violating users' privacy rights on Apple Inc.'s Safari Web browser by bypassing computer settings designed to block monitoring of consumers' online activity. Google, the world's biggest ... Google's Privacy Invasion: It's Your Fault Google's tracking of Safari users could lead to FTC investigation Google Busted With Hand in Safari Browser Cookie Jar |
 IBNLive.com | Apple Factories in China Open Doors amid Concerns About Worker Conditions PCWorld By Christina DesMarais, PCWorld Feb 18, 2012 8:26 AM Apple product factories in China are opening their doors to the media and labor rights experts amid reports alleging poor working conditions at the plants. ABC's Nightline is scheduled to air a ... Apple iPad plant conditions better than the norm: agency Foxconn Auditor Finds 'Tons of Issues' Early Praise in Inspection at Foxconn Brings Doubt |
Globe and Mail | PlayStation Vita OS in your phone and telly - Sony's saviour? Register By Faultline • Get more from this author Analysis Incoming Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai doesn't have too long to prove himself before shareholders get restive again. Of course, his big challenge is in the TV business*, but he has also spotted the chance to do, ... Call of Duty Vita confirmed for autumn release Week in gaming: Veni Vidi Vita Call of Duty title coming to PS Vita in “autumn†states Longworth |
 Forbes | Windows 8 Logo Leaves Much To Be Desired Forbes The plain, light-blue logo is reminiscent of the logo for Windows 1.0 â€" a throwback, in some ways, to that classic logo. “We wanted the new logo to be both modern and classic by echoing the International Typographic Style (or Swiss design) that has ... Microsoft Reveals Windows 8 Logo: Simple and Elegant Microsoft Unveils a Brand New Windows Logo Windows 8 logo shows Microsoft's back to basics |
Globe and Mail | Google's Privacy Invasion: It's Your Fault InformationWeek If we really wanted privacy, we would turn off JavaScript, block ads, and browse in privacy mode through an anonymous proxy. But we would rather have free services. Google stepped in it, again. The company was caught bypassing the privacy settings of ... Google dodges privacy settings, hides cookies in Safari for iPhone Congressmen Query Google Over Apple Safari Cookie Tracking Google Caught By Passing Safari Privacy Rules |
 Stark Insider | iPad 3 Latest Reports Say Screen Sharpness is Nearly as Good as Billed PCWorld By Christina DesMarais, PCWorld Feb 18, 2012 6:23 AM Apple's enhanced display on its yet-to-be-unveiled iPad 3 appears to be the worst kept secret judging by all the eyes that are reportedly able to see it. MacRumors owner Arnold Kim says anyone can ... iPad 3: Should it support LTE? New pixel-level photos point to Retina Display iPad Evidence Points to Retina Display on the iPad 3 |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Congressmen Query Google Over Apple Safari Cookie Tracking eWeek US Congressmen have asked the Federal Trade Commission to look into whether Google violated its consent degree by using ad cookies to surreptitiously track Web surfers on Apple's Safari browser. Congressmen have taken an interest in Google's ... Google Busted With Hand in Safari Browser Cookie Jar Privacy brouhaha reveals Google's split personality Study: Google violated privacy |
 Business Today | Windows 8 logo shows Microsoft's back to basics SlashGear Refined, minimalistic or just plain bland: Microsoft's new logo for Windows is prompting far more reaction than you might expect from four skewed squares. Revealed yesterday after a spate of low-profile leaks, the logo is â€" according to Microsoft's ... Microsoft Officially Unveils New Windows Logo Microsoft's new Windows 8 logo: This one looks like a window Microsoft Unveils Bland, Blue Windows 8 Logo |
 msnbc.com | Aereo likely to face fight over its plans to distribute broadcast TV Los Angeles Times It's hard to tell who has more to potentially worry about from Aereo -- a new service that enables consumers to get broadcast TV without a cable -- the broadcasters or the cable industry. Aereo is a distribution service launching later this spring that ... Startup sends live local TV streams to the iPhone, but legal ground is shaky Aereo brings over-the-air TV to the cloud Aereo cuts cable cord with streaming antenna clusters |
IBNLive.com | Microsoft redesigning iconic Windows logo Times of India SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft announced that it was redesigning the logo of Windows software, making a fundamental change to the iconic four-colour Windows logo users have been used to for 20 years. Meshing with the Metro design of Microsoft's upcoming ... Microsoft's new Windows 8 logo: This one looks like a window Microsoft Unveils Bland, Blue Windows 8 Logo Windows 8 Logo Is Actually a Window |
 USA TODAY | 'Angry Birds' blast off into 'Space' USA TODAY By Brett Molina, USA TODAY Having conquered smartphones and tablets, the hit casual title Angry Birds ventures off to a new frontier: Space. Studio Rovio has announced they will launch the game Angry Birds Space on March 22. According to a blog post on ... Angry Birds takes off for space March 22 Angry Birds Soaring Into Space on March 22 Angry Birds Space blasts off this March |
Los Angeles Times | Google's tracking sets off another privacy debate San Francisco Chronicle Google and several other advertising companies are bypassing the privacy settings in Apple's Safari browser, according to a report from a Stanford University researcher that set off a heated debate on Friday. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday ... Google sneaked tracking files onto iPhones, privacy researcher says Legal Challenge to Google Privacy Policy Is Baseless, US Says Google facing Congressional backlash over tracking of Safari users |
