Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Google's Nexus 7 Tablet Crushes Kindle: Rich Jaroslovsky - Bloomberg


Wall Street Journal

Google's Nexus 7 Tablet Crushes Kindle: Rich Jaroslovsky
Bloomberg
It's the most-asked question by consumers about any new tech gadget: “Should I get this now or is something better coming along soon?” For buyers of Amazon's Kindle Fire, we now have the answer: You should have waited. Google (GOOG)'s new Nexus 7 is ...
Google Nexus 7 obliterates every reason for buying the KindleWashington Post
Amazon, With Suppliers, Is Testing a SmartphoneWall Street Journal
Google Nexus 7 costs $160 to make: iSuppliNDTV
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NY Phone Booths Now WiFi Hotspots - ABC News


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NY Phone Booths Now WiFi Hotspots
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New York City is committed to making sure the 12000 phone booths still lining its sidewalks don't become relics. While the city announced plans to turn some of them into digital kiosks with SmartScreens in April, today it launched a pilot program to ...
NYC Is Turning Payphones Into Wi-Fi HotspotsMashable
Old NYC payphones transformed into free Wi-Fi hotspotsCNET
NYC WiFi hotspots hit the streetsFox News
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NYC Is Turning Payphones Into Wi-Fi Hotspots - Mashable


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NYC Is Turning Payphones Into Wi-Fi Hotspots
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Payphones in New York City have largely been made obsolete by the fact that almost everybody's got a cellphone for staying in touch on-the-go. Luckily for the long-forgotten phones that still dot the city's streets, they're about to get a ...
Old NYC payphones transformed into free Wi-Fi hotspotsCNET
NYC WiFi hotspots hit the streetsFox News
New York City Turns Pay Phones Into Wi-Fi HotspotsInformationWeek
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Old NYC payphones transformed into free Wi-Fi hotspots - CNET


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Old NYC payphones transformed into free Wi-Fi hotspots
CNET
The Big Apple decides to make use of those old coin-operated machines by turning them into free public Wi-Fi hotspots. by Dara Kerr This old New York City payphone could soon become a Wi-Fi hotspot. Just when the whole world laughs at those dinosaurian ...
NYC Is Turning Payphones Into Wi-Fi HotspotsMashable
NYC WiFi hotspots hit the streetsFox News
New York City Turns Pay Phones Into Wi-Fi HotspotsInformationWeek
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Kickstarter of the Week: OUYA Has Tripled Pledge Goal With 28 Days Left - Daily Disruption


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Kickstarter of the Week: OUYA Has Tripled Pledge Goal With 28 Days Left
Daily Disruption
If you haven't heard, Kickstarter is the world's largest funding platform for creative projects. Every week, tens of thousands of amazing people pledge millions of dollars to projects from the worlds of music, film, art, technology, design, food, ...
Why Ouya Is Making A Killing On KickstarterPCWorld (blog)
Meet Ouya: The $99 game machine everyone is talking aboutmsnbc.com
Android-based video game console Ouya surpasses Kickstarter goalLos Angeles Times
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Google, FTC Near Settlement on Privacy - Wall Street Journal


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Google, FTC Near Settlement on Privacy
Wall Street Journal
By JULIA ANGWIN Google Inc. is close to a deal to pay $22.5 million to settle charges related to its surreptitious bypassing of the privacy settings of millions of Apple Inc. users, according to officials briefed on the settlement terms.
Google's Apple Fiasco Holds A Lesson For Chains: In A Messy E-Commerce World ...StorefrontBacktalk
Google to pay $22.5 million fine for Safari privacy evasionCNNMoney
Google refuses wrongdoing vs Safari, privacy fine confirmedSlashGear
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Google refuses wrongdoing vs Safari, privacy fine confirmed - SlashGear


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Google refuses wrongdoing vs Safari, privacy fine confirmed
SlashGear
This week it's been a real all-out brawl very much behind the scenes when it's come to the FTC cutting down Google for their supposed privacy infractions with the Apple Safari web browser â€" and today they've spoken up. Google has sent out an extremely ...
Google, FTC Near Settlement on PrivacyWall Street Journal
Google to pay $22.5 million fine for Safari privacy evasionCNNMoney
Google would pay record FTC fine under tentative Apple Safari settlementWashington Post
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Microsoft takes its battle with Apple to brick and mortar - CNET


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Microsoft takes its battle with Apple to brick and mortar
CNET
commentary Microsoft is looking for the object of desire that will have people breaking down the doors at Microsoft stores and catapult Windows into mobile orbit. by Dan Farber Microsoft tends to move slowly. Apple, Google, Facebook, and others have ...
Samsung Said to Plan Windows RT Tablet for October DebutBloomberg
Windows 8 Pro on Microsoft's Surface: A usability nightmareZDNet
Samsung Plans Windows 8 RT TabletInformationWeek
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With $3m Ouya's problems are just starting - SlashGear


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With $3m Ouya's problems are just starting
SlashGear
Kickstarter has its latest king, and the Ouya Android console has found itself at the eye of a perfect storm of geek-appeal. Satisfying the retro lusts of console gamers with the open-source idealism of Android aficionados, all wrapped up in a minimal ...
Android-based video game console Ouya surpasses Kickstarter goalLos Angeles Times
Meet Ouya: The $99 game machine everyone is talking aboutmsnbc.com
Ouya passes $3 million in pledges â€" and isn't slowing downChristian Science Monitor
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Meet Ouya: The $99 game machine everyone is talking about - msnbc.com


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Meet Ouya: The $99 game machine everyone is talking about
msnbc.com
Forget the Xbox, PlayStation and Wii -- the game machine everyone is talking about today is the Ouya. If you haven't heard about Ouya, that's because it doesn't, technically, exist as anything but a prototype yet. But it looks like it won't be long ...
Ouya passes $3 million in pledges â€" and isn't slowing downChristian Science Monitor
Android-Based Video Game Console Ouya Races Past $3 Million On KickstarterForbes
Ouya: The $99, Android-Powered TV Game ConsoleWired News
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Google to pay $22.5 million fine for Safari privacy evasion - CNNMoney


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Google to pay $22.5 million fine for Safari privacy evasion
CNNMoney
By Stacy Cowley @CNNMoneyTech July 11, 2012: 4:36 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Nine months. That's how long Google's privacy settlement with federal regulators lasted before the company racked up its first violation. Google has a preliminary deal in ...
Google, FTC Near Settlement on PrivacyWall Street Journal
Google Fined $22.5M for Safari's CookiesRed Herring
Google would pay record FTC fine under tentative Apple Safari settlementWashington Post
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Android-Powered Ouya Isn't Without Its Share of Problems - PCWorld (blog)


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Android-Powered Ouya Isn't Without Its Share of Problems
PCWorld (blog)
By Alex Rubens, PCWorld Jul 11, 2012 12:00 PM It's not a secret that gamers are pining for new hardware. Whether that's next-gen consoles or new handhelds, it doesn't really matter, they just want something new to play games on.
Ouya Android Gaming Console; San Fran Dumps Macs; Next Issue Mags for iPadPC Magazine
Ouya: The $99, Android-Powered TV Game ConsoleWired News
Open-source Ouya gaming platform killing it on KickstarterCNET
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Ouya Android Gaming Console; San Fran Dumps Macs; Next Issue Mags for iPad - PC Magazine


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Ouya Android Gaming Console; San Fran Dumps Macs; Next Issue Mags for iPad
PC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo Topping tech headlines on Tuesday, a Los Angeles-based startup called Ouya is developing a sub-$100, Android-powered video game console that offers free-to-play titles currently dominating the smartphones and tablet gaming world.
Ouya: The $99, Android-Powered TV Game ConsoleWired News
Open-source Ouya gaming platform killing it on KickstarterCNET
Ouya to Enter Gaming Market with $99 Android-Powered ConsolePCWorld
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Amazon targets Apple's Game Center with GameCircle - CNET


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Amazon targets Apple's Game Center with GameCircle
CNET
The retail giant's new product offers tracking for achievements and leader boards, and saves in-game progress to the cloud. by Don Reisinger Amazon has announced GameCircle, a platform that comes with some of the features found in Apple's Game Center.
Amazon's Android Smartphone Unlikely To Arrive Before HolidaysInformationWeek
Google Nexus 7 obliterates every reason for buying the KindleWashington Post
Amazon unveils GameCircle for Kindle FireUSA TODAY
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FTC Turns Deaf Ear to Google's 'Ignorance' Defense in Safari Snafu - TechNewsWorld


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FTC Turns Deaf Ear to Google's 'Ignorance' Defense in Safari Snafu
TechNewsWorld
By Erika Morphy Google may not miss the $22 million it's likely to lose over its Safari browser shenanigans, but it's probably none too pleased over earning the distinction of being socked with the biggest fine the FTC has ever levied.
Google, FTC Near Settlement on PrivacyWall Street Journal
Google's $22.5 million FTC penalty is not enough: Here's whyDigitaltrends.com
Google Could Pay Record Fine for Bypassing Apple's Safari Security FeaturesHispanicBusiness.com
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Apple drops green EPEAT label from products - Fox News


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Apple drops green EPEAT label from products
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Apple has ended support for a leading, government-backed green standard … and some are seeing red. Apple on Monday voluntarily pulled its 39 products off of the EPEAT standard, a leading standard that describes eco-friendly technology products.
Apple on EPEAT: our products "superior" in other environmental areasArs Technica
San Francisco says no EPEAT certification, no Apple purchasesTechSpot
Apple Gets Less Green: Drops Off the EPEAT List of Environmentally Friendly ...ReadWriteWeb
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Apple confirms Macs not eligible for Mountain Lion upgrade - SlashGear


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Apple confirms Macs not eligible for Mountain Lion upgrade
SlashGear
Apple has confirmed which Mac systems will be compatible with the fast-approaching OS X Mountain Lion upgrade, and it's bad news if you're running a MacBook dating back to before 2007 or a Mac mini from before 2009. With each iteration of OS X there's ...
Confirmed: Mountain Lion sends some 64-bit Macs gently into that good nightArs Technica
Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion GM: Notification Center gets more social ...Apple Insider
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Google's $22.5 million FTC penalty is not enough: Here's why - Digitaltrends.com


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Google's $22.5 million FTC penalty is not enough: Here's why
Digitaltrends.com
As reports circulate Google is about to enter into a record privacy settlement with the FTC, just how bad is Google's privacy record compared to other major tech companies? The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reports that Internet giant ...
The Price of PrivacySlashGear
Google, FTC Near Settlement on PrivacyWall Street Journal
Google Close to Settling Privacy Charges for $22.5 MillionJDJournal.com
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FTC expected to fine Google $22.5 million - The Virginian-Pilot


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FTC expected to fine Google $22.5 million
The Virginian-Pilot
By Tony Romm and David Saleh Rauf The feds are putting tech companies on notice, with the FTC expected to slap Google with a $22.5 million fine. The dollar figure might not be a big price to pay for a company like Google, but the fact that the Federal ...
Google, FTC Near Settlement on PrivacyWall Street Journal
Google to Pay $22.5 Million to Settle Privacy Charges: SourceMobile & Apps
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Android Jelly Bean roll-outs begin with Nexus devices - BBC News


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Android Jelly Bean roll-outs begin with Nexus devices
BBC News
Owners of the HSPA+ version of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus - available in the UK, most of Europe and the US - are the first to receive the update. Google says the Jelly Bean software offers an improved search experience. But it does not appear to have ...
From Google, the Toughest Challenger to the iPadWall Street Journal
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tips up on the Samsung Galaxy NexusInquirer
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Angry Birds trilogy coming to a console near you - CNET


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Angry Birds trilogy coming to a console near you
CNET
As it continues the transition from mobile devices, Angry Birds fans will now be able to purchase the popular games for their console too. by Charlie Osborne Activision and Rovio have confirmed an Angry Birds trilogy for consoles is under development.
Angry Birds Trilogy Flying to PS3, Xbox, 3DSPC Magazine
Angry Birds continues world takeover â€" next stop: PS3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo 3DSSiliconrepublic.com
New details on 'Angry Birds' for consoles surfaceUSA TODAY
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Google faces record fine for privacy breach - TG Daily


TG Daily

Google faces record fine for privacy breach
TG Daily
Google may be forced to pay an unprecedented $22.5 million fine for violating Apple users' privacy, according to reports. The company's said to be close to reaching a deal with the Federal Trade Commission settling claims that it bypassed the privacy ...
Google Could Pay $22.5 Million for Safari ViolationTom's Guide
Google 'faces $22.5m fine over Safari privacy breach'The Guardian
Google, FTC Near Settlement on PrivacyWall Street Journal
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Ouya Android console open to suggestions as it blasts past $2m - SlashGear


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Ouya Android console open to suggestions as it blasts past $2m
SlashGear
Android console project Ouya has already smashed through the $2m backer point on Kickstarter, more than doubling the original pledge goal and posing a challenge as to what exactly to do with all that money. Having already met its target within the ...
Open-source Ouya gaming platform killing it on KickstarterCNET
Ouya is new player in the console video game warsUSA TODAY
OUYA $99 Open Source Gaming Console Blows Up on Kickstarter By Saying 'Hack Me ...Forbes
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Google to pay $22.5M fine over Apple Safari - Telegraph.co.uk


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Google to pay $22.5M fine over Apple Safari
Telegraph.co.uk
A person familiar with settlement said the fine has yet to be approved by the Federal Trade Commission, which oversees online privacy issues in the US. If approved by the FTC's five commissioners, the $22.5 million penalty would be the largest the ...
Google, FTC Near Settlement on PrivacyWall Street Journal
Google privacy case brings $22.5M fineTheNewsTribune.com
Google May Pay $22.5 Million in FTC Privacy SettlementeWeek
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