Thursday, June 7, 2012

Facebook App Center goes live, could teach Apple a thing or two - Gamezebo


USA TODAY

Facebook App Center goes live, could teach Apple a thing or two
Gamezebo
By Eli Cymet Early last month, we reported that Facebook was prepped and ready to launch their very own directory to help users navigate the chaotic waters of the site's many apps and games. At the time, there was no formal word however on whether ...
Facebook rolling out central location for appsUSA TODAY
Facebook Launches App Center with Personalized RecommendationsTechNewsDaily
Facebook Opens App Store to Web and MobilePC Magazine
Computerworld -News10.net -CNET
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Prepaid iPhone from Virgin: $549, but only $30 a month - Christian Science Monitor


Christian Science Monitor

Prepaid iPhone from Virgin: $549, but only $30 a month
Christian Science Monitor
Prepaid iPhone appears to be Apple's next wave of expansion as Leap and now move into the no-contract prepaid iPhone market. By Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer / June 8, 2012 Virgin Mobile store manager Jaf Autry displays new Virgin Mobile prepaid ...
Virgin Mobile gets iPhone for $549, $30 per monthBusinessWeek
Virgin Mobile to offer prepaid iPhoneAlbany Times Union
Virgin Mobile offers iPhone as no-contract market gains steamUSA TODAY
MarketWatch -CNET
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Canon unveils new Rebel T4i camera - USA TODAY


USA TODAY

Canon unveils new Rebel T4i camera
USA TODAY
Canon on Friday unveiled the Rebel T4i â€" a big update to its best-selling line of digital SLRs with dramatically improved focusing for both stills and video. Previous Rebels offered high-quality video but autofocus could not be adjusted while recording ...
The same, but differentCNET
Canon touts EOS Rebel T4i with improved video focusing system, EF-S 18-135mm ...Engadget
Hands On: Canon EOS Rebel T4i DSLR and 40mm F/2.8 STM Pancake LensPopular Photography Magazine
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Facebook rolling out central location for apps - USA TODAY


USA TODAY

Facebook rolling out central location for apps
USA TODAY
NEW YORK â€" There's more to Facebook apps than "Angry Birds" and Pinterest, but many users wouldn't know that because there hasn't been a good, central way to find them. Facebook is trying to change that. On Thursday, Facebook began to roll out its App ...
Facebook launches App CenterComputerworld
iOS still tops Android with app developersCNET
Facebook Opens App Store to Web and MobilePC Magazine
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LinkedIn provides breach update -- sort of - Computerworld


Sydney Morning Herald

LinkedIn provides breach update -- sort of
Computerworld
By Jaikumar Vijayan Computerworld - In an update that raises more questions than it answers, LinkedIn today assured members that the company is working hard to protect their personal data in the wake of a security breach that exposed about 6.5 million ...
LinkedIn works with FBI on password theftReuters
LinkedIn works with FBI in investigating theft of 6.4 million passwordsSan Jose Mercury News
Last.FM Joins eHarmony, LinkedIn to Celebrate Breach WeekPC Magazine
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Facebook launches App Center - msnbc.com


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Facebook launches App Center
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Facebook launched its own App Center late Thursday, offering users of the social network more than 600 apps from which to choose, from games like "Words with Friends" and "Marvel: Avengers Alliance" to lifestyle, news, sports, travel, photo and video ...
Facebook rolling out central location for apps, but doesn't plan to compete ...Washington Post
Facebook rolling out central location for appsSan Francisco Chronicle
Facebook makes another mobile push, launches App CenterGigaOM

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Foursquare Launches Major App Redesign - PCWorld


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Foursquare Launches Major App Redesign
PCWorld
By Cameron Scott, IDG News Foursquare on Thursday launched a major redesign of its app for the iPhone and Android devices, incorporating features from social discovery and local search applications, as well as the "like" feature made famous by Facebook ...
Dennis Crowley On 'Reinventing' Foursquare: De-Emphasizing Check-ins, Digging ...TechCrunch
Foursquare Tells Users Where to GoTechNewsWorld
Foursquare changes tack in search of missing mojoSydney Morning Herald
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Dennis Crowley On 'Reinventing' Foursquare: De-Emphasizing Check-ins, Digging ... - TechCrunch


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Dennis Crowley On 'Reinventing' Foursquare: De-Emphasizing Check-ins, Digging ...
TechCrunch
It has been a big day for Foursquare: The New York-based company finally unveiled the newest version of its popular location-based mobile app, Foursquare 5.0 â€" the iOS version of the app launched at midnight Eastern Time, and the Android version was ...
Foursquare Tells Users Where to GoTechNewsWorld
Foursquare changes tack in search of missing mojoSydney Morning Herald
Revamped Foursquare tells you where to check inAFP
Washington Post -PC Magazine
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Sprint prepaid unit Virgin to sell iPhone - Reuters


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Sprint prepaid unit Virgin to sell iPhone
Reuters
* Virgin to charge $649 for iPhone 4S * iPhone service fee $35/month; $30 for autopay customers * Sprint shares rise almost 1 pct to $2.74 June 7 (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp said on Thursday its Virgin Mobile prepaid business would start selling ...
IPhone Goes to Sprint's Virgin Mobile in Second Prepaid DealSan Francisco Chronicle
Pre-paid iPhone: Virgin Mobile offers cheap, month-to-month data planWashington Post
Sprint's Prepaid iPhone Next Month Will Help It Meet Apple CommitmentForbes
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LinkedIn phishing attacks follow password leaks - msnbc.com


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LinkedIn phishing attacks follow password leaks
msnbc.com
Around the same time LinkedIn confirmed reports that user passwords had been compromised, and urged users to update their passwords, the email phishing attacks began. On Wednesday, security firms reported that approximately 6.5 million LinkedIn ...
LinkedIn works with FBI on password theftReuters
LinkedIn says no account break-ins verified; phishers target usersLos Angeles Times
In wake of LinkedIn hack, Last.fm confirms data breachChristian Science Monitor
SlashGear -AFP -InformationWeek
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Virgin Mobile's prepaid iPhone 4S could save you $750 - Christian Science Monitor


Christian Science Monitor

Virgin Mobile's prepaid iPhone 4S could save you $750
Christian Science Monitor
Virgin Mobile USA, a subsidiary of Sprint, will soon offer American consumers a prepaid version of the iPhone 4S. The iPhone deal asks for more money upfront, but will save customers $750 over two years. By Matthew Shaer / June 7, 2012 The iPhone 4S, ...
Sprint to Offer Prepaid iPhone With Cheaper Data PlansWall Street Journal
Virgin Mobile gets iPhone for $549, $30 per month9NEWS.com
Virgin Mobile offers iPhone as no-contract market gains steamUSA TODAY
OCRegister -CNET
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8 million leaked passwords connected to LinkedIn, dating website - InformationWeek


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8 million leaked passwords connected to LinkedIn, dating website
InformationWeek
A partial list of the 6.5 million passwords leaked by someone identified as dwdm. The list contains strong passwords that were unique to LinkedIn, leading to speculation that's were the passwords originated. An unknown hacker has posted more than 8 ...
Password hacks continue with Last.fmUSA TODAY
Last.fm, EHarmony Say Passwords Stolen Following LinkedInBloomberg
Last.fm Internet radio warns of password leakmsnbc.com
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Virgin Mobile to charge more upfront, less per month for iPhone - San Jose Mercury News


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Virgin Mobile to charge more upfront, less per month for iPhone
San Jose Mercury News
NEW YORK -- Virgin Mobile, one of Sprint's brands for prepaid, no-contract phone service, said Thursday it will start selling the iPhone on June 29, charging $549 for a basic model. The high price of the phone comes with an upside: service will start ...
Virgin Mobile offers iPhone as no-contract market gains steamUSA TODAY
From AT&T to Virgin: How iPhone availability growsBusinessWeek
Sprint to Offer Prepaid iPhone With Cheaper Data PlansWall Street Journal
eWeek
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Oracle Introduces World's 'Most Comprehensive Cloud' - PC Magazine


The Age

Oracle Introduces World's 'Most Comprehensive Cloud'
PC Magazine
By Stephanie Mlot Oracle CEO Larry Ellison hopes his new cloud strategy, unveiled this week, will block the rest of the technology world from the sun. "Almost seven years of relentless engineering and innovation plus key strategic acquisitions.
Oracle's Cloud Rivals: Reality CheckInformationWeek
Larry Ellison's first TweetCNNMoney
Ellison: Oracle will deliver world's 'most comprehensive cloud'Network World
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Larry Ellison's first Tweet - CNNMoney


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Larry Ellison's first Tweet
CNNMoney
By Michal Lev-Ram, writer June 7, 2012: 11:38 AM ET It took a while, but one of the Valley's most outspoken executives is finally on Twitter. FORTUNE -- Oracle's cloud is almost seven years in the makingâ€"about the same amount of time it took for Larry ...
Oracle's Cloud Rivals: Reality CheckInformationWeek
Ellison: Oracle will deliver world's 'most comprehensive cloud'Network World
Oracle Launches Its Own Public CloudCIO Insight
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Oracle's Cloud Rivals: Reality Check - InformationWeek


Brisbane Times

Oracle's Cloud Rivals: Reality Check
InformationWeek
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison talks like no one else is doing cloud right. Here's the reality on what SAP, Infor, and Microsoft have to offer. By Doug Henschen InformationWeek Oracle unveiled its public cloud on Wednesday, and CEO Larry Ellison dished out ...
Larry Ellison's first TweetFortune
Larry Ellison Finds His Voice, Oracle Finds Its CloudBusinessWeek
Oracle Launches Its Own Public CloudCIO Insight
FierceEnterpriseCommunications -Reuters -PCWorld
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Oracle Cloud Apps Unleashed: The Good, Bad, And Ugly - InformationWeek


The Age

Oracle Cloud Apps Unleashed: The Good, Bad, And Ugly
InformationWeek
Larry Ellison spotlights 100-plus enterprise applications in the cloud, plays social-media hipster, borrows strategies, floats more FUD. Larry Ellison's unveiling of the Oracle Cloud on Wednesday was a vintage performance weaving together ...
Larry Ellison Finds His Voice, Oracle Finds Its CloudBusinessWeek
Oracle catches up to the cloudFierceEnterpriseCommunications
Oracle Unveils Suite Of 'Cloud Computing' ServicesManufacturing.net
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Virgin Mobile gets iPhone for $549, $30 per month - The Associated Press


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Virgin Mobile gets iPhone for $549, $30 per month
The Associated Press
By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer â€" 1 minute ago NEW YORK (AP) â€" Virgin Mobile USA, one of Sprint's brands for prepaid, no-contract phone service, said Thursday it will start selling the iPhone on June 29, charging $549 for a basic model.
Apple's iPhone coming to Virgin Mobile with $30/mo. plans June 29Apple Insider
Virgin Mobile to offer iPhone for $549 and $30 a monthSan Jose Mercury News
Sprint's Virgin to sell iPhoneReuters
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As breakup with Apple looms, Google shows off some 'magic' - Fox News


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As breakup with Apple looms, Google shows off some 'magic'
Fox News
It might take a love potion to stop this breakup. In the wake of reports that Apple plans to drop Google's Maps software by year-end in favor of a home grown solution, Google announced a slew of updates to its popular mapping software Wednesday.
Google Ups Ante as Map Battle LoomsWall Street Journal
Google deploying planes over cities for 3D mapsReuters
Google Maps enhancements could rain on Apple's paradeTG Daily
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Some LinkedIn, eHarmony passwords leaked online - Fox News


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Some LinkedIn, eHarmony passwords leaked online
Fox News
LONDON â€" Business social network LinkedIn and online dating service eHarmony said Wednesday that some of their users' passwords were stolen and millions appear to have been leaked onto the Internet. LinkedIn Corp. did not say how many of the more than ...
LinkedIn users targeted in phishing scam after hackBBC News
LinkedIn suffers data breachReuters
LinkedIn hacker 'also stole 1.5m passwords from dating site eHarmony'Telegraph.co.uk
Computerworld -KMOV.com
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Oracle moves to the cloud, takes aim at Salesforce - Reuters


Brisbane Times

Oracle moves to the cloud, takes aim at Salesforce
Reuters
By Poornima Gupta | SAN FRANCISCO, June 6 (Reuters) - Oracle Corp launched a new suite of cloud-based products on Wednesday to try to catch up with smaller but nimbler vendors, such as Salesforce.com Inc, in the business of hosting and distributing ...
A look at Oracle's Larry Ellison's cloud-ismsZDNet (blog)
Ellison: Oracle Will Deliver World's 'most Comprehensive Cloud'PCWorld
Oracle to distribute more than 100 business software applications over the ...Washington Post
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Plays Well With Others: Video Game System Transcends Solitude - New York Times


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Plays Well With Others: Video Game System Transcends Solitude
New York Times
LOS ANGELES â€" Six years ago, while much of the video game industry continued to obsess over explosion-addled young men in basements, Nintendo had the gumption to move in a different direction with the introduction of the Wii.
What the Wii U needs to succeedCNET
Nintendo Shows Off Upcoming Wii U GamesPC Magazine
Few surprises, plenty of snubs for gamers at Electronic Entertainment ExpoWashington Post
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Nintendo Wii U Pro Controller hands-on (video) - Engadget


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Nintendo Wii U Pro Controller hands-on (video)
Engadget
By Joe Pollicino posted Jun 7th 2012 3:28AM Although we managed to get our mitts on the Wii U and updated GamePad here at E3 following Nintendo's keynote, the recently unveiled Pro Controller turned out to be harder to find. We were thankfully able to ...
What is 'Nintendo Land'?Hindustan Times
What the Wii U needs to succeedCNET
Nintendo has a plan to prevent misbehavior on Miiverse for Wii ULos Angeles Times
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Samsung challenges Apple's move to block Galaxy smartphone sales in the US - Washington Post


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Samsung challenges Apple's move to block Galaxy smartphone sales in the US
Washington Post
SEOUL, South Korea â€" Samsung Electronics Co. said it will vigorously oppose Apple's move to block sales of the Galaxy S III smartphone in the US Samsung said Thursday that the latest iteration of the Galaxy smartphone will be launched in the United ...
Samsung fights Apple move to block Galaxy salesSalon
Apple tries to stop US sales of Samsung's Galaxy S IIIComputerworld
Apple Seeks US Ban on Samsung's Latest SmartphoneWall Street Journal

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