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TECH NOW: Tech gifts for pet lovers
USA Today - 15 Dec 2012 12:58
Check out tech buying tips and more in USA TODAY's new daily digital video series TECH NOW.
Facebook Interns Probably Make More Money Than You
Mashable - 15 Dec 2012 02:08
Facebook has reclaimed the top spot of best place to work in the U.S., according to Glassdoor's Employee Choice Awards, and it's got perks even for interns. Facebook's interns make between $5,600 and $6,300 per month -- ...
Bowers & Wilkins A7: This Thing Is So Good But Nobody Can Afford It
Gizmodo - 15 Dec 2012 01:20
Bowers & Wilkins' headphones are the stuff of ear legend. Any company that makes, like, four products, has to be really good at them, right? Right. The A7 is no exception—but it's just so goddamn expensive. MoreÂ...
Did You Know that These Strange Fields of Ice Flowers Exist At Sea?
Gizmodo - 15 Dec 2012 23:55
This beautiful alien landscape is right here on Earth: a never-ending sea of ice flowers quietly floating over a thinly frozen sea. These strange ice structures are very rich in salt and bacteria—and very hard to ...
ESPN to embed sports instant-replay videos in tweets
CNET - 15 Dec 2012 23:45
The sports network's college football unit is teaming with Ford and Twitter to bring clips of the college bowl games to a tweet near you. [Read more]
Bold Poker App Turns iPhones Into Playing Cards
Mashable - 15 Dec 2012 23:41
Ever want to play cards and don't have a deck? A new app called Bold Poker turns your mobile devices into playing cards. More About: Newsy, poker
Eric Schmidt And Stephen Colbert Talk Politics, Google Play (‘What Happens There?’), And The Strange Allure Of Failure [Video]
TechCrunch - 15 Dec 2012 23:36
Stephen Colbert has been promoting his new book recently, and as part of this he stopped by Google's New York office to sit down with chairman Eric Schmidt and participate in the company's Authors@Google speaker series.
It’s not Twitter — this is just the way the news works now
GigaOM - 15 Dec 2012 23:34
The way that inaccurate news reports about a mass shooting in Connecticut filtered out through social media has brought up many of the same criticisms as Hurricane Sandy -- that social media isn't an appropriate forum fo...
Samsung denies claims of underage workers at their parts supplier
Android Central - 15 Dec 2012 23:08
Samsung has responded to and rejected claims from China Labor Watch saying that one of their component part suppliers, HTNS Shenzhen, was hiring underage workers. The investigation by Samsung into the matter concluded...
How Old Are Your Passwords?
Gizmodo - 15 Dec 2012 23:00
We all know that one of the biggest parts of keeping your accounts secure is not only using strong passwords, but also changing them frequently. But who really does that? How old are the passwords you've got in rotation?...
Exhausted? Survey Says 87% Are Overworking
Mashable - 15 Dec 2012 22:53
Feeling overworked? You're not alone. In fact, according to a vast majority of a recent survey's 1,915 U.S. respondents, overworking has become the norm in today's workplace. The survey, conducted by social project manag...
Colbert visits Google, is clueless about Google Play
CNET - 15 Dec 2012 22:41
Interviewed by Eric Schmidt, Colbert is stunned to discover he can buy his own book through the great hydra that is Google. [Read more]
Solidoodle 3 is an $800 3D printer that you can stand on, we go hands (and feet) on (video)
Engadget - 15 Dec 2012 22:35
Companies will go to fascinating lengths to demonstrate their belief in a product, but there was still something refreshing in watching Solidoodle founder Sam Cervantes climbed atop his company's latest creation, beaming...
Data piles up, but it's badly disorganized, study warns
PC World - 15 Dec 2012 22:23
Only 0.5 percent of the world's data is being analyzed, according to an IDC study that also identifies opportunities for companies that can protect and extract value from the massive amounts of data being generated daily...
Tumblr Users Flock to Mashable Comment Thread
Mashable - 15 Dec 2012 22:04
Tumblr Is Down When Tumblr went down Wednesday evening, users flocked to Mashable to express their rage and disbelief. Click here to view this gallery. Where were you the day that Tumblr went down? Whether you were at ho...
I used to be with IBM, now I work for Microsoft
ZDNet - 15 Dec 2012 22:03
I'm sorry children, but engaging in full-time writing has never paid my bills.
Gmail loses Google Sync: How Windows 8, RT, Office are affected
ZDNet - 15 Dec 2012 22:03
As part of a "winter cleaning," Google plans to drop support for its most powerful sync feature for customers of its free email services. What effect will this decision have on customers using the latest versions of Wind...
Redesigned and Expanded Third Street Promenade Apple Store Opens in Santa Monica, CA
Mac Rumors - 15 Dec 2012 22:01
Apple has opened its new Third Street Promenade Apple Store in Santa Monica, CA. The store has the same design as the new Palo Alto location, with a slightly smaller implementation as the Upper West Side store in Manhatt...
Gillmor Gang: Meaningful Action
TechCrunch - 15 Dec 2012 22:00
The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor — reeled along with the rest of the world from the tragedy in Connecticut. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and vi...
Kicking a Pan of Flaming Gasoline Is the Best and Worst Idea
Gizmodo - 15 Dec 2012 22:00
Things in slow motion tend to be awesome-looking. Fire also tends to be awesome-looking. Put the two together and add a dash of extremely-dangerous-gasoline-flinging and you've got yourself a show. That's what the The Sl...
How Cellphones Are Changing School Emergency Plans
Mashable - 15 Dec 2012 21:59
In the past, schools and cellphones didn't mix. Teachers saw them as a distraction, and many schools banned their use in the classroom. But in the wake of school shootings over the past 13 years, school districts are beg...
World telecom conference ends with uneven support
PC World - 15 Dec 2012 21:48
Expect no major changes to the functioning of the Internet in the coming months after a controversial ending to the International Telecommunication Union's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), but...