Monday, February 20, 2012

Sony prepares for Playstation Vita launch - Telegraph.co.uk


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Sony prepares for Playstation Vita launch
Telegraph.co.uk
By Matt Warman, Consumer Technology Editor The Japanese electronics giant hopes the new PlayStation Vita portable gaming console, which goes on sale tomorrow, will convince users to play more video games on dedicated devices, rather than turning to the ...
What's PlayStation Vita got that my smartphone doesn't?USA TODAY
Playstation Vita ready for Europe launchBBC News
Sony Betting Gaming Market Has Room For Handheld VitaWall Street Journal
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Google says IE privacy policy is impractical in modern Web - ITworld.com


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Google says IE privacy policy is impractical in modern Web
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February 21, 2012, 12:25 AM â€" Microsoft's privacy protection feature in Internet Explorer, known as P3P, is impractical to comply with while providing modern web functionality such as cookie-based features, Google said Monday in response to an ...
Google tricks Internet Explorer into accepting tracking cookies, Microsoft claimsArs Technica
Microsoft Accuses Google of Sidestepping Privacy in IEPC Magazine
Google tricks Internet Explorer, foils privacy settings, Microsoft saysFox News
CNET -Times of India
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China Telecom Becomes Nation's Second Carrier Selling IPhone - BusinessWeek


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China Telecom Becomes Nation's Second Carrier Selling IPhone
BusinessWeek
By Bloomberg News Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- China Telecom Corp. will become the nation's second wireless operator to offer Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S, two months after “staggering” demand prompted the US company to suspend sales at its own stores.
China Telecom to Start Offering IPhone 4S in MarchBloomberg
China Telecom To Get iPhone In MarchTechCrunch
China Telecom to sell iPhone 4S; shares riseMarketWatch
Reuters -MyBroadband -CNET
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Nvidia's first 'complete' smartphone: ZTE Mimosa X - BetaNews


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Nvidia's first 'complete' smartphone: ZTE Mimosa X
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By Tim Conneally Nvidia's Tegra 2 system-on-a-chip architecture has thus far been used in a handful of high-end Android "superphones": Motorola Atrix 4G, Photon 4G, LG Optimus G2X, and the Samsung Captivate Glide, to name a few.
ZTE Mimosa X revealed with NVIDIA Tegra 2 and Icera modemSlashGear
Meet the ZTE Mimosa X, Nvidia's first branded smartphoneVentureBeat
ZTE to Show New Mimosa X Handset Featuring NVIDIA Tegra Dual-Core Processor ...MarketWatch (press release)
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Google tricks Internet Explorer into accepting tracking cookies, Microsoft claims - Ars Technica


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Google tricks Internet Explorer into accepting tracking cookies, Microsoft claims
Ars Technica
By Jon Brodkin | Published February 20, 2012 2:19 PM Google was caught last week bypassing default privacy settings in the Safari browser in order to serve up tracking cookies. The company claimed the situation was an accident and limited only to the ...
Microsoft Accuses Google of Sidestepping Privacy in IEPC Magazine
Microsoft says Google bypassed IE privacy settingsCNET
Microsoft Says Google Circumvents IE Privacy Policies TooPCWorld
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Microsoft Accuses Google of Sidestepping Privacy in IE - PC Magazine


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Microsoft Accuses Google of Sidestepping Privacy in IE
PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius Microsoft jumped into the Google "Safari tracking" controversy today by accusing the search giant of doing the same thing with its Internet Explorer browser. Google, however, said Microsoft was using an outdated standard.
Microsoft says Google bypassed IE privacy settingsCNET
Microsoft Says Google Circumvents IE Privacy Policies TooPCWorld
Microsoft leaves privacy hole in browser, Google uses itLos Angeles Times
Sci-Tech Today -InformationWeek -Ars Technica
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Microsoft says Google bypassed IE privacy settings - CNET


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Microsoft says Google bypassed IE privacy settings
CNET
By Steven Musil on Feb 21, 2012 In the wake of reports that Google had sidestepped privacy settings in Safari, Microsoft announced today it had discovered the Web giant had done the same with Internet Explorer. "When the IE team heard that Google had ...
Microsoft leaves privacy hole in browser, Google uses itLos Angeles Times
Microsoft Says Google Circumvents IE Privacy Policies TooPCWorld
Not just Google: Facebook also bypasses privacy settings in IEZDNet (blog)
InformationWeek -Ars Technica -Register
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Apple faces its 'Nike moment' over working conditions in Chinese factories - The Guardian


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Apple faces its 'Nike moment' over working conditions in Chinese factories
The Guardian
Apple is facing a "Nike moment" which hit the shoe company in the 1990s when its use of cheap labour in the far east was revealed, one of the inspectors of Apple's Chinese suppliers has said. Speaking to ABC News' Nightline programme, Ines Kaempfer of ...
Foxconn's model is under pressureSydney Morning Herald
Pressure, Chinese and Foreign, Drives Changes at FoxconnNew York Times
Apple, Foxconn offer world a glimpse into Chinese manufacturing plantsFox News
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Microsoft claims Google bypassed its browser privacy too - Register


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Microsoft claims Google bypassed its browser privacy too
Register
Microsoft has released data showing that Google has been bypassing the user-defined privacy settings in Internet Explorer by using incorrect P3P identification terms. “When the IE team heard that Google had bypassed user privacy settings on Safari, ...
Google tricks Internet Explorer, foils privacy settings, Microsoft saysFox News
Microsoft: Google bypassed IE privacy settings tooCNET
Google tricks Internet Explorer into accepting tracking cookies, Microsoft claimsArs Technica
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Microsoft Says Google Circumvents IE Privacy Policies Too - PCWorld


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Microsoft Says Google Circumvents IE Privacy Policies Too
PCWorld
By Nancy Gohring, IDG News Microsoft on Monday accused Google of bypassing privacy protections in Internet Explorer, following accusations last week that Google was doing so in Apple's Safari browser. In a blog post, Dean Hachamovitch, corporate vice ...
Microsoft claims Google bypassed its browser privacy tooRegister
Google tricks Internet Explorer, foils privacy settings, Microsoft saysFox News
Microsoft: Google bypassed IE privacy settings tooCNET
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Google tricks Internet Explorer, foils privacy settings, Microsoft says - Fox News


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Google tricks Internet Explorer, foils privacy settings, Microsoft says
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Reuters Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Related Video Related Slideshow Related Stories Apple factory worker suicides tied to 'boredom,' auditor says Twitter admits peeking at address books, announces privacy improvements Hands on: New Mac ...
Google tricks Internet Explorer into accepting tracking cookies, Microsoft claimsArs Technica
Microsoft: Google bypassed IE privacy settings tooCNET
you are reading... Another Google privacy violation, this time IE gets targetedVentureBeat
SlashGear -The Seattle Times -San Francisco Chronicle
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Apple, Foxconn offer world a glimpse into Chinese manufacturing plants - Fox News


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Apple, Foxconn offer world a glimpse into Chinese manufacturing plants
Fox News
A nightline video promises to offer the world its first glimpse into Apple supplier Foxconn's massive Chinese factories, where worker conditions have drawn the world's attention.ABC Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Related Stories Answer to ...
Pressure, Chinese and Foreign, Drives Changes at FoxconnNew York Times
A Trip to The iFactory: 'Nightline' Gets an Unprecedented Glimpse Inside ...ABC News
Nightline Clip Provides Glimpse of Apple Foxconn FactoriesPC Magazine
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Leaked parts reveal A5X processor, possible 8MP camera for iPad 3 - Ars Technica


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Leaked parts reveal A5X processor, possible 8MP camera for iPad 3
Ars Technica
By Chris Foresman | Published February 20, 2012 12:30 PM As an expected early March reveal for the third-generation iPad 3 approaches, details are leaking from Chinese sources. New photos detail what is claimed to be the logic board for an iPad 3, ...
Latest iPad 3 Rumor Tips 'A5X' ChipsetPC Magazine
Leaked iPad 3 Images Expose A5X Chip, No A6 in SightTapscape
Help! When's the best time to sell my old iPad?CNET
Apple Insider -DailyTech -San Jose Mercury News
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Nightline Clip Provides Glimpse of Apple Foxconn Factories - PC Magazine


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Nightline Clip Provides Glimpse of Apple Foxconn Factories
PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius ABC announced Friday that it had secured exclusive access to Apple's Foxconn factories in China, and the network this week released a clip (below) with more details about its visit. Nightline's Bill Weir is seen on the floor of ...
A Trip to The iFactory: 'Nightline' Gets an Unprecedented Glimpse Inside ...ABC News
Apple faces its 'Nike moment' over working conditions in Chinese factoriesThe Guardian
Pressure, Chinese and Foreign, Drives Changes at FoxconnNew York Times
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Should The FTC Investigate Google's Safari Gaffe? - PCWorld


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Should The FTC Investigate Google's Safari Gaffe?
PCWorld
By Ian Paul, PCWorld Feb 20, 2012 7:35 AM Privacy advocates and now some members of Congress say Google should answer for its practice of bypassing the default privacy settings of potentially millions of users of Apple's Safari browser.
Google's Privacy Invasion: It's Your FaultInformationWeek
Google Busted With Hand in Safari Browser Cookie JarWired News
Google Tracks iPhone Users Without ConsentCBS Local
ZDNet (blog) -CNET -CNN
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'Nightline' Takes Cameras Inside China's Foxconn Factories - Mashable


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'Nightline' Takes Cameras Inside China's Foxconn Factories
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ABC anchor Bill Weir of Nightline will Tuesday take US audiences inside China's Foxconn Technology factories that have been closed off to the public for years and are the birth place of Apple products. “But while Apple fans bought over 17 million ...
ABC peeks into Apple factory's working conditionsCNET
Pressure, Chinese and Foreign, Drives Changes at FoxconnNew York Times
Apple iPad plant conditions better than the norm: agencyReuters
Bloomberg -ABC News -PC Magazine
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iPad 3 logic board with 'A5X' chip purportedly snapped by Mr. Not-so-Blurrycam - Engadget


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iPad 3 logic board with 'A5X' chip purportedly snapped by Mr. Not-so-Blurrycam
Engadget
By Daniel Cooper posted Feb 20th 2012 5:09AM Well, if it looks real, sounds real and is halfway logical, we probably should distrust it all the more. Yes, it's the time when all the rumors, photoshops and general hysteria around Apple's next slab ...
Photos show upgraded chip, bigger camera on iPad 3CNET
iPad 3 Apple A5X chipset reportedly leakedSlashGear
Photo of (quite possibly fake) iPad 3 mainboard makes an appearanceZDNet (blog)
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A Trip to The iFactory - ABC News


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A Trip to The iFactory
ABC News
"Okay." "Okay." "Okay." The voices are robot feminine and they never shut up, each chirp a surreal announcement that another new iPad is about to be born. "Okay." "Okay." "Okay." The factory floor is spotless under the bright fluorescent lights and ...
Pressure, Chinese and Foreign, Drives Changes at FoxconnNew York Times
Apple iPad plant conditions better than the norm: agencyReuters
Foxconn Auditor Finds 'Tons of Issues'Bloomberg
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FTC urged to probe Google's Safari-tracking gaffe - Register


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FTC urged to probe Google's Safari-tracking gaffe
Register
By Kelly Fiveash • Get more from this author Google is once again under fire after a Stanford researcher discovered that the search giant and other advertising outfits have circumnavigated the privacy settings of millions of Apple Safari users.
U.S. lawmakers call on FTC to investigate Google over Safari cookiesCFOworld
Google's Privacy Invasion: It's Your FaultInformationWeek
Google Busted With Hand in Safari Browser Cookie JarWired News
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iPad 3 Apple A5X chipset reportedly leaked - SlashGear


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iPad 3 Apple A5X chipset reportedly leaked
SlashGear
The iPad 3's logic board bearing its new Apple A5X processor has leaked, if Chinese tipsters are to be believed, the latest component from the hotly-anticipated third generation tablet to break cover. Although previous speculation had centered on Apple ...
Photos show upgraded chip, bigger camera on iPad 3CNET
What we'd like in next iPad, expected on market in MarchIndianapolis Star
Alleged 'iPad 3' photos showcase larger camera, tapered caseApple Insider
Engadget -San Jose Mercury News -PC Magazine
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FAQ: What's what in OS X Mountain Lion? - Computerworld


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FAQ: What's what in OS X Mountain Lion?
Computerworld
By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Last week, Apple took most Mac users by surprise when it released a developers preview of Mountain Lion, the company's newest desktop operating system, and announced it would ship the upgrade this summer.
Coming This Summer: OS X Mountain Lion!Patch.com
Why Apple Won't Merge OS X and iOS Anytime SoonPC Magazine
With Mountain Lion, Apple brings iOS and OS X a big step closerCNET
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FTC investigation demanded over Google Safari tracking - SlashGear


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FTC investigation demanded over Google Safari tracking
SlashGear
Google's alleged bypassing of Safari privacy settings looks likely to come under FTC investigation, after three US Congressmen contacted the Commission to see whether the search giant has violated its consent agreement. Republican Representatives Cliff ...
FTC urged to investigate Google over Safari cookiesTG Daily
Lawmakers want FTC investigation of GoogleInquirer
Google Accused of Tracking Safari UsersSearch Engine Watch
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Samsung Electronics board approves LCD unit spin-off - BBC News


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Samsung Electronics board approves LCD unit spin-off
BBC News
Samsung Electronics has moved a step closer to spinning off its Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) unit after its board of directors approved the plan. The firm said it will launch the spun-off unit, Samsung Display Company Ltd, as a new corporation on 1 ...
Samsung to Spin Off Unprofitable LCD BusinessBloomberg
Samsung Decides to Spin off LCD BusinessPCWorld
Samsung to Spin Off LCD Business to Focus on New TV DisplayBusinessWeek
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Samsung prioritizes OLED as LCD spun off - SlashGear


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Samsung prioritizes OLED as LCD spun off
SlashGear
Samsung has confirmed plans to divorce its LCD business, spinning off the slumping screen division as Samsung Display Company Ltd on April 1 after which point it will operate as a new corporation. Word of the plans broke earlier this month, ...
Samsung to Spin Off LCD Business to Focus on New TV DisplayBusinessWeek
Samsung Electronics to Spin Off LCD BusinessWall Street Journal
Samsung to Spin Off Unprofitable LCD BusinessBloomberg
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