Saturday, April 28, 2012

Full FCC report on Google Street View reveals new details - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times

Full FCC report on Google Street View reveals new details
Los Angeles Times
The Google engineer who wrote the code enabling Street View cars to capture data from unprotected wireless networks told fellow engineers and a manager that he had done so, the FCC report says. A Google Street View mapping and camera car drives through ...
Google Tells U.S. Regulator It Cooperated on Privacy ProbeBloomberg
Google's harvesting of personal information neither a mistake nor the work of ...Economic Times
Google releases full FCC report on Street View probeCNET
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 4 GB: Dual GK104, Announced - Tom's Hardware Guide


Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 4 GB: Dual GK104, Announced
Tom's Hardware Guide
Did you spend some time this week wondering what Nvidia was planning for today's announcement? Everyone who guessed GeForce GTX 690, you're right. Powered by two GK104 graphics processors, we have the scoop on Nvidia's soon-to-be flagship.
The Nvidia GTX 690 has arrivedNeoseeker
NVIDIA unleashes GeForce GTX 690 graphics card, loads it with dual Kepler GPUs ...Engadget
NVIDIA Unveils Dual-GPU Powered GeForce GTX 690Hot Hardware
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Google 'Zerg Rush' Easter Egg Invades Your Search Results - PC Magazine


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Google 'Zerg Rush' Easter Egg Invades Your Search Results
PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius It's Friday, so why not waste a few minutes this morning with Google's latest playable Easter Egg? Typing "zerg rush" in Google.com seemingly returns the regular Google search results for this unusual term, but soon, ...
Google gives 'rush' to gamers with ZergFox News
'Zerg rush' chews up Google search resultsCNN
Google's 'zerg rush' Easter egg and other surprises from the search giantWashington Post
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Instagram used Twitter to make Facebook pay more (rumor) - ZDNet (blog)


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Instagram used Twitter to make Facebook pay more (rumor)
ZDNet (blog)
By Emil Protalinski | April 28, 2012, 5:19pm PDT Summary: Between Facebook and Twitter, Instagram reportedly preferred being acquired by the former. When it came to increasing its valuation though, Instagram used Twitter to make Facebook pay more.
'Pivoting' Pays Off for Tech EntrepreneursWall Street Journal
Jack Dorsey Talks Square, Twitter, And Instagram-Facebook With Charlie RoseTechCrunch
A Paranoid Mark Zuckerberg Was Forced To Pay $1 Billion For Instagram After ...Business Insider
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Is this RIM's BlackBerry 10 development device? - Engadget


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Is this RIM's BlackBerry 10 development device?
Engadget
By Joe Pollicino posted Apr 28th 2012 9:46PM You know the drill -- grab yourself a spoonful of Morton's and get ready for another supposed leak of a gadget. This time around, you're looking at what's claimed as being of Research In Motion's BlackBerry ...
BlackBerry World: 5 Changes RIM Users Must SeeInformationWeek
Photos of purported BlackBerry 10 development device surfaceThe Verge
BlackBerry 10 development phone photos revealed, yes they are gorgeousUbergizmo
MobileSyrup.com -CNET UK -BerryReview
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Google Engineer Told Others of Data Collection, Full Version of FCC Report Reveals - New York Times


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Google Engineer Told Others of Data Collection, Full Version of FCC Report Reveals
New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO รข€" Google's harvesting of e-mails, passwords and other sensitive personal information from unsuspecting households in the United States and around the world was neither a mistake nor the work of a rogue engineer, as the company long ...
Exclusive: Google releases FCC report on Street View probeLos Angeles Times
Google Tells U.S. Regulator It Cooperated on Privacy ProbeBloomberg
Google rebuffs FCC over 'Wi-Spy' flapPolitico
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Exclusive: Google releases FCC report on Street View probe - Los Angeles Times


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Exclusive: Google releases FCC report on Street View probe
Los Angeles Times
By Jessica Guynn SAN FRANCISCO -- Google has released the full report of the Federal Communications Commission's investigation into the data it collected and stored from millions of unknowing households across the nation while operating specially ...
Google Tells U.S. Regulator It Cooperated on Privacy ProbeBloomberg
Google releases full FCC report on Street View probeCNET
Google rebuffs FCC over 'Wi-Spy' flapPolitico
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Google Posts FCC Report about Street View - PCWorld


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Google Posts FCC Report about Street View
PCWorld
By Christina DesMarais, PCWorld Apr 28, 2012 1:50 PM Google has made public a report of the Federal Communications Commission's probe into the payload data its Street View cars had been collecting from unprotected Wi-Fi networks, reports the Los ...
Google releases full FCC report on Street View probeCNET
Exclusive: Google releases FCC report on Street View probeLos Angeles Times
Google releases FCC's Street View report, reiterates claims that data ...The Verge
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O'Brien: Now that Google Drive has landed, I ask: 'What took so long?' - San Jose Mercury News


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O'Brien: Now that Google Drive has landed, I ask: 'What took so long?'
San Jose Mercury News
By Chris O'Brien For what feels like an eternity, tech insiders, bloggers and entrepreneurs have spent enormous energy in the pursuit of Silicon Valley's great mythical beast: The long-rumored but never-materializing project by Google to offer an ...
Google Drive's Six Substantial Slip-upsPC Magazine
Google Drive Privacy: 4 Misunderstood FactsInformationWeek
The Google Drive FAQCNET
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Social Apps Gaining Popularity, Mobile Games Reaching Saturation - PC Magazine


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Social Apps Gaining Popularity, Mobile Games Reaching Saturation
PC Magazine
By David Murphy Social networking apps are on the rise, but you didn't need us to tell you that. Just check out the headlines and huge dollar amounts being thrown at certain, popular social apps by other, larger social networks.
Smartphone games face new competition from social apps, says reportGamasutra
Social Networking And Gaming Mobile Apps Are Now Neck-And-Neck For Time Spent ...TechCrunch
Social networking, gaming apps tied in time-spendVatorNews
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Smartphone games face new competition from social apps, says report - Gamasutra


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Smartphone games face new competition from social apps, says report
Gamasutra
by Tom Curtis [Smartphone/Tablet] Over the past 40 months, games have remained the dominant app category on smartphones, but according to new data from Flurry Analytics, social networking apps have recently narrowed the gap.
Social Networking And Gaming Mobile Apps Are Now Neck-And-Neck For Time Spent ...TechCrunch
Gaming Apps No Longer Number One with iPhone and iPad OwnersPadGadget
Social networking, gaming apps tied in time-spendVatorNews
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Google Drive's Six Substantial Slip-ups - PC Magazine


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Google Drive's Six Substantial Slip-ups
PC Magazine
By David Murphy The dust on the Drive has settled รข€" Google Drive, that is รข€" and users finally have the chance to play around with the company's new cloud storage system, one that's designed to, "work seamlessly with your overall Google experience.
Google Drive Privacy: 4 Misunderstood FactsInformationWeek
The Google Drive FAQCNET
The Problem with Google DrivePCWorld
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Yahoo escalates patent battle with Facebook - Daily Caller


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Yahoo escalates patent battle with Facebook
Daily Caller
In this Dec. 1, 2010 file photo, a person walks by Yahoo! headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. Investors will be tuning into Yahoo Inc.'s first-quarter earnings call after the market close Tuesday to hear more details about CEO Scott Thompson's plans for ...
Yahoo escalates legal fight with Facebook, adds two patents to suitLos Angeles Times
Facebook's next patent push: The top suspectCNET
Yahoo Slams Facebook for 'Retaliation' in Patent LawsuitWired News
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5 smartphones that can replace your camera - USA TODAY


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5 smartphones that can replace your camera
USA TODAY
By Sarah Gilbert, Tecca In terms of smartphone technology, we've (mostly) got the basic features of calling, texting, and even e-mail to an acceptable level of speed and clarity. The real innovation in smartphones now comes from the extras that are ...
Three Areas Samsung Will Focus On To Avoid Smartphone ComplacencyForbes
Samsung tops Apple in global mobile phone shipmentsCNET
Samsung overtakes Nokia in mobile phone shipmentsBBC News
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Google Drive Privacy: 4 Misunderstood Facts - InformationWeek


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Google Drive Privacy: 4 Misunderstood Facts
InformationWeek
Privacy and security questions have bedeviled the launch of Google's new online file-storage service. Ignore the hype and consider these four key facts. By Mathew J. Schwartz InformationWeek When people upload a file to the new Google Drive online ...
Storage wars: Google, Dropbox and Microsoft fight for your filesGlobe and Mail
The Google Drive FAQCNET
Google Drive's Terms of Use: Lazy People Should WorryPC Magazine
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Week in tech: Windows 8 on the desktop, child porn honeypots, and Oracle v. Google - Ars Technica


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Week in tech: Windows 8 on the desktop, child porn honeypots, and Oracle v. Google
Ars Technica
By Ars Staff | Published April 28, 2012 8:45 AM Windows 8 on the desktopรข€"an awkward hybrid: With its two distinct interfaces, what is Windows 8 like as a desktop operating system? Our 8000-word answer: better than feared, worse than hoped.
Google Drive Privacy: 4 Misunderstood FactsInformationWeek
The Google Drive FAQCNET
Microsoft upgrades SkyDrive to integrate with mobile devicesGMA News
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Yahoo Adds Patents to Facebook Suit - Daily Beast


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Yahoo Adds Patents to Facebook Suit
Daily Beast
An intellectual-property war between two of America's tech giants is heating up as Yahoo added two more patents to its suit against Facebook on Friday. รข€œToday's filing underscores the breadth of Facebook's violation of Yahoo's intellectual property,รข€ a ...
Yahoo escalates legal fight with Facebook, adds two patents to suitLos Angeles Times
Facebook's next patent push: The top suspectCNET
Yahoo Slams Facebook for 'Retaliation' in Patent LawsuitWired News
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Yahoo escalates patent battle with Facebook - Aiken Standard


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Yahoo escalates patent battle with Facebook
Aiken Standard
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP It is adding new allegations of intellectual property theft to its six-week-old lawsuit against Facebook. In court papers filed Friday, Yahoo Inc. now says Facebook's online social network infringes on 12 of its Internet patents, ...
Yahoo Adds Patents to Facebook SuitDaily Beast
Yahoo escalates legal fight with Facebook, adds two patents to suitLos Angeles Times
Facebook's next patent push: The top suspectCNET
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'Zerg Rush' easter egg eats your Google search results - NDTV


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'Zerg Rush' easter egg eats your Google search results
NDTV
Bored with Google doodles, then you should look at the latest easter egg from the search giant. Just type 'Zerg Rush' in Google search box and watch the 'O's eat up all your 'Zerg Rush' search results. Based the strategy game tactic of 'rush', ...
New Google 'Easter Egg' Involves 'Zerging'RedOrbit
Google 'Zerg Rush' Easter Egg Invades Your Search ResultsPC Magazine
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Google antitrust war may widen - Sacramento Bee


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Google antitrust war may widen
Sacramento Bee
By David Streitfeld and Edward Wyatt The European Commission has been looking for two years into whether the search giant abused local competition laws and is expected soon to either file formal charges or achieve a significant settlement.
US Escalates Google Case by Hiring Noted Outside LawyerNew York Times
Google Discloses A Pair Of Overseas ProbesWall Street Journal
Did Google abuse its dominance in internet search?Times of India
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CISPA: Cybersecurity Bill May Pit Online Safety Against Privacy - ABC News


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CISPA: Cybersecurity Bill May Pit Online Safety Against Privacy
ABC News
While all the focus was on SOPA and PIPA, the so-called Internet piracy bills in Congress, there's a new piece of technology-related legislation that may prove to be just as controversial. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, ...
Privacy advocates vow to continue CISPA fightComputerworld
Microsoft backs away from CISPA support, citing privacyCNET
Lawmakers optimistic about cyber bill prospectsBusinessWeek
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Yahoo escalates legal fight with Facebook, adds two patents to suit - Los Angeles Times


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Yahoo escalates legal fight with Facebook, adds two patents to suit
Los Angeles Times
By Jessica Guynn Yahoo is escalating the hostilities and the stakes in its increasingly acrimonious patent battle with Facebook. In papers filed in San Francisco federal court Friday, the Internet search company expanded its lawsuit against Facebook to ...
Facebook's next patent push: The top suspectCNET
Yahoo rips Facebook patent-lawsuit strategySan Francisco Chronicle
Developments in Facebook's quest for patentsBusinessWeek
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VMware Code Leak Highlights Security Concerns Around Virtualization - eWeek


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VMware Code Leak Highlights Security Concerns Around Virtualization
eWeek
The hacker who posted the code from VMware's ESX hypervisor on the Internet has said more code will be leaked, though VMware is downplaying the risk to customers. The leaking of VMware hypervisor source code onto the Internet is turning attention again ...
VMware source code stolen by hacker, published onlineTechSpot
VMware Breach: Time To Assume Hypervisor Code Open?InformationWeek
VMware downplays leaks of source codeComputerworld
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Yahoo escalates patent battle with Facebook - HeraldNet


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Yahoo escalates patent battle with Facebook
HeraldNet
By Michael Liedtke, AP It is adding new allegations of intellectual property theft to its six-week-old lawsuit against Facebook. In court papers filed Friday, Yahoo Inc. now says Facebook's online social network infringes on 12 of its Internet patents, ...
Yahoo rips Facebook patent-lawsuit strategySan Francisco Chronicle
Yahoo, Facebook battle escalatesTimes of India
Developments in Facebook's quest for patentsBusinessWeek
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