Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Facebook App Center: More showcase than store, actually - CNET


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Facebook App Center: More showcase than store, actually
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Or, how Facebook makes money and advances its own interest by helping Apple sell apps on its own store. It's a surprisingly clever move. by Rafe Needleman May 9, 2012 10:50 PM PDT Follow @rafe The Facebook App Center will "sell" iOS apps.
Finally! Game discovery comes to Facebook with App CenterGamezebo
Facebook App centre for paid apps incomingMyBroadband
Facebook is getting its own app store for all devices, all platforms, all pricesVentureBeat
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Judge slams door on attempt to derail Google's 'fair use' defense - CNET


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Judge slams door on attempt to derail Google's 'fair use' defense
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Oracle and Google's attorneys battle it out in the face of a potential mistrial on whether or not fair use can be even used as an argument in this lawsuit. by Rachel King May 9, 2012 5:12 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- While Google is trying to push for a ...
Google Seeks New Trial In Oracle FightInformationWeek
Google Moves For Mistrial In Oracle CaseWall Street Journal
Judge Declines to Eject Google's 'fair Use' Defense From Android TrialPCWorld
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Zuckerberg's hoodie rankles Wall Street - kypost.com


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Zuckerberg's hoodie rankles Wall Street
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to meet with investors in New York on Monday while wearing his iconic hoodie. Credit: CNNMoney Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, ...
Why I'm thrilled Mark Zuckerberg is annoying the bankersCNET
Zuckerberg's Hoodie a 'Mark of Immaturity,' Analyst SaysBloomberg
Wears a hoodie? Don't give him your money: Wall St says Mark Zuckerberg's ...NEWS.com.au
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Google Moves For Mistrial In Oracle Case - Wall Street Journal


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Google Moves For Mistrial In Oracle Case
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By John Letzing Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Google Inc. (GOOG) filed papers for a new trial over Oracle Corp.'s (ORCL) claims that Google's Android mobile software infringes upon copyrights that protect Oracle's Java technology, ...
Judge slams door on attempt to derail Google's 'fair use' defenseCNET
Judge Declines to Eject Google's 'fair Use' Defense From Android TrialPCWorld
Google Files Motion for Mistrial in Java Copyright CasePC Magazine
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Zuckerberg's hoodie rankles Wall Street - WTVR


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Zuckerberg's hoodie rankles Wall Street
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(CNN) รข€" Facebook has raked in billions and will make a splash when its stock hits the open market next week. So, what are folks on Wall Street concerned about? Michael Pachter, an analyst for Wedbush Securities, told Bloomberg that the Facebook CEO's ...
Why I'm thrilled Mark Zuckerberg is annoying the bankersCNET
Zuckerberg's Hoodie a 'Mark of Immaturity,' Analyst SaysBloomberg
Mark Zuckerberg prefers jeans and hoodies to suits and ties. Picture: Getty ...Herald Sun
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Facebook announces App Center - CNET


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Facebook announces App Center
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by Paul Sloan | 10 May 2012 9:26am SGT Facebook put an important marker down today by announcing that it intends to offer what it calls an "App Center" in coming weeks. "For the over 900 million people that use Facebook, the App Center will become the ...
Facebook to sell apps through new online hubReuters
Facebook's App Center Seeks to Court Mobile UsersPCWorld
Facebook Launching App Store - But They Better Be GoodPC Magazine
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Facebook Launching App Store - But They Better Be Good - PC Magazine


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Facebook Launching App Store - But They Better Be Good
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By Mark Hachman Facebook said Tuesday that it will open its own app store over the next few weeks, with an eye toward pushing users to social apps that use Facebook as a login mechanism. Developers will also either benefit from or be penalized by a new ...
Facebook to open its own app storemsnbc.com
Facebook Opens Its Own App Center And StoreReadWriteWeb
Facebook is getting its own app store for all devices, all platforms, all pricesVentureBeat
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Zuckerberg Credits Junior High Surfing on Yahoo for Inspiration - Bloomberg


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Zuckerberg Credits Junior High Surfing on Yahoo for Inspiration
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Facebook Inc. (FB) co-founder Mark Zuckerberg drew inspiration for the world's most popular social- networking site from an unexpected place, according to the video being shown to would-be investors in the company's initial public offering.
Why I'm thrilled Mark Zuckerberg is annoying the bankersCNET
INSIDERS REVEAL: The 10 Most Important People In Facebook History (FB)San Francisco Chronicle
Facebook IPO: Why Don't We Do It in the Roadshow?PC Magazine
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Facebook App Center wraps apps in social - SlashGear


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Facebook App Center wraps apps in social
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Facebook has announced its own iOS and Android app store, the Facebook App Center, offering users of the social network browser-based and downloaded software that connects users through their social credentials. The new App Center will basically turn ...
6 Tools to Build a Mobile App on the CheapABC News
Facebook Launches App Center, Lets You Sell AppsMashable
Facebook is getting its own app store for all devices, all platforms, all pricesVentureBeat
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Why I'm thrilled Mark Zuckerberg is annoying the bankers - CNET


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Why I'm thrilled Mark Zuckerberg is annoying the bankers
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The horror! Facebook's CEO apparently wore a hoodie to a meeting. Let's face it: He could dress like Thor, wield the fabled hammer Mjolnir in presentations, and they'd still want in on the company's IPO. by Jim Kerstetter May 9, 2012 1:25 PM PDT Follow ...
INSIDERS REVEAL: The 10 Most Important People In Facebook History (FB)San Francisco Chronicle
Facebook IPO: Why Don't We Do It in the Roadshow?PC Magazine
Facebook employees face $4 billion tax biteCNN
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HP Announces New Ultrabooks, Introduces 'Sleekbooks' - Wired News


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HP Announces New Ultrabooks, Introduces 'Sleekbooks'
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By Alexandra Chang The HP Envy Spectre XT has an all-metal body and weight only 3.07 pounds. Photo: HP HP has expanded its ever-slimming laptop line with the introduction of five new devices. The company introduced on Wednesday new Ultrabooks that are ...
HP announces new Envy ultrabooks and 'sleekbooks'TechSpot
HP design exec: No, we did not copy AppleCNET
HP announces Envy ultrabooks and 'sleekbooks,' starting at $599Fox News
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Whistleblower calls for Yahoo! CEO to be fired - SlashGear


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Whistleblower calls for Yahoo! CEO to be fired
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Despite highly publicized stories of a falsified degree listing on his resume, Yahoo!'s CEO Scott Thompson still holds his position as of early Wednesday afternoon. Despite calls from one of Yahoo's largest invested hedge funds for his resignation and ...
Investor wants Yahoo CFO or media boss as temp CEOReuters
Yahoo Investor Third Point Urges Interim CEO Replacing ThompsonSan Francisco Chronicle
Yahoo: Forget Degree-gate. The Question Is, Can It Be Fixed?Forbes
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TU Me iOS app combines VOIP, text and social for free - SlashGear


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TU Me iOS app combines VOIP, text and social for free
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There's a lot of alternatives to traditional voice communication these days, but part of the problem with them is that they're all in addition to your standard phone calls and text messages. The new TU Me app for iOS attempts to combine all your ...
Telefonica App Offers Apple IPhone Users Free CallsBloomberg
Telefonica 'TU Me' App Targets Skype With Free iPhone CallsPC Magazine
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Investor who revealed Scott Thompson's false degree claim demands Yahoo CEO be ... - San Jose Mercury News


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Investor who revealed Scott Thompson's false degree claim demands Yahoo CEO be ...
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By Jeremy C. Owens In this Nov. 24, 2010 photo, then PayPal president Scott Thompson, who in January 2012 was named CEO of Yahoo Inc., poses for photos at PayPal's offices in San Jose, Calif. Yahoo shareholder and New York hedge fund manager Daniel ...
Third Point wants Yahoo CEO temporarily replacedReuters
Third Point Calls for Interim CEO at YahooNew York Times
Yahoo investor Daniel Loeb renews call to fire CEOWashington Post
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Google's self-driving car gets green light in Nevada - The Guardian


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Google's self-driving car gets green light in Nevada
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Commuting may never be the same again in Nevada, the US state that is home to Las Vegas, legalised gambling and huge amounts of desert. Besides gambling, it is now legal there to have a self-driven car รข€" providing it matches up to the specification ...
Google cleared to test self-driving car in NevadaUSA TODAY
Google permitted to operate driverless carsWSBT-TV
Take it easy, driver, Mr McGoogle's at the wheelSydney Morning Herald
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4G LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot shares LTE, WiMAX and 3G - SlashGear


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4G LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot shares LTE, WiMAX and 3G
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Sierra Wireless has revealed the first triple-mode LTE, WiMAX and 3G mobile hotspot, the 4G LTE Tri-Fi, set to hit the Now Network later this month. Promising up to eight hours of active battery life and sharing for up to eight devices over WiFi b/g/n ...
Sprint's HTC EVO 4G LTE Coming May 18PC Magazine
HTC Evo V 4G, Virgin Mobile's first 4G phoneCNET
It's Official: HTC's EVO 4G LTE To Hit Sprint Shelves On May 18TechCrunch
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HTC EVO 4G LTE: May 18th for $199.99 - SlashGear


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HTC EVO 4G LTE: May 18th for $199.99
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We first saw the announcement of the HTC EVO 4G LTE last month, and took another look at it at CTIA 2012 yesterday, but HTC has announced the official price and availability for the handset in the United States. You can expect to pay the standard ...
HTC Evo 4G LTE shipping May 18 for $199.99CNET
HTC EVO 4G LTE Comes to Sprint May 18 for $199Mashable
It's Official: HTC's EVO 4G LTE To Hit Sprint Shelves On May 18TechCrunch
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As expected, Google asks for new trial in Oracle case - CNET


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As expected, Google asks for new trial in Oracle case
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The company told the court, according to FOSS Patents, that it wants a mistrial and the ability to hold a new trial on the matter. by Don Reisinger May 9, 2012 6:23 AM PDT Google has formally filed its request for a new trial in its legal battle with ...
Google demands Oracle Android retrialSlashGear
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Nevada gives Google (test) license to drive self-driving cars - Los Angeles Times


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Nevada gives Google (test) license to drive self-driving cars
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By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger Imagine flying into Las Vegas and renting a self-driving car that zips you around the Strip and anywhere else you want to go? That fantasy may not be so far off.
Google's self-driving car approved for testing รข€" videoThe Guardian
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Google gets license to operate driverless cars in Nevada - CNN


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Google gets license to operate driverless cars in Nevada
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By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- If you want to salute, race or flirt with other drivers in Nevada, you could soon be out of luck with some cars. That's because on Monday, Nevada became the first to approve a license for "autonomous vehicles" -- in other ...
Google's Self-Driving Cars Licensed By NevadaITProPortal
Nevada issues Google first license for self-driving carLas Vegas Sun
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Twitter says accounts hackers posted were mostly banned spammers - SlashGear


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Twitter says accounts hackers posted were mostly banned spammers
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This week hackers claiming to be affiliated with Anonymous posted details from about 55000 twitter accounts. The hackers claim to have broken into twitter servers to steal the data. Twitter is now claiming that most of those 55000 accounts are bogus.
Twitter hacked? Hacker leaks passwords of 'spam accounts'Computerworld (blog)
Thousands of Twitter passwords exposedCNET
Twitter Debunks Reports of 55000 Hacked AccountsMashable
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Twitter Hack Breaches Thousands of Accounts - KBTX


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Twitter Hack Breaches Thousands of Accounts
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A Twitter hacker on Monday revealed thousands of user names and passwords for the microblogging site, but here's the good news: Most of the compromised accounts appear to be spam. Word of the breach began spreading Tuesday after hacking news and ...
Twitter Debunks Reports of 55000 Hacked AccountsMashable
Thousands of Twitter passwords exposedCNET
Twitter passwords bared onlineHindustan Times
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Look Ma, no driver! - CNET


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Look Ma, no driver!
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by Jacqueline Seng | 9 May 2012 4:13pm SGT We've come a long way since Google landed its robot car patent late last year--the tech giant is now licensed to test its technology on public roads in the US state of Nevada. The Las Vegas Sun reports that ...
Google receives nation's first license to test self-driving car on...SiliconValley.com
Nevada issues Google first license for self-driving carLas Vegas Sun
Google gets license to operate driverless cars in NevadaCNN
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Carrier CEOs Touch on Customer Trust - PCWorld


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Carrier CEOs Touch on Customer Trust
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By Stephen Lawson, IDG News Trust is central to mobile operators' relationships with consumers, and carriers may have their work cut out for them in restoring that trust, based on executives' comments during a keynote session on Tuesday at CTIA ...
Sprint announces new mobile ad policyTimes of India
After breakup with AT&T, T-Mobile goes back to lampooning AT&T iPhone in ads ...Washington Post

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