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90 Seconds on The Verge: Apple, Samsung, Foursquare, and Instagram
The Verge - 19 Dec 2012 03:00
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iOS 6 adoption surges after release of Google Maps app
CNET - 19 Dec 2012 07:03
New data shows that since Google launched its iOS mapping application, there has been a 30 percent bump in people upgrading their devices to Apple's newest mobile operating system. [Read more]
Brazil gets a new 'iphone,' but this one runs Android (update)
The Verge - 19 Dec 2012 00:23
The iPhone is coming to Brazil. Again. Earlier this month, Apple finally brought its iconic handset to the country, but it turns out there's now a second manufacturer planning to release a handset under the same name. Th...
Gaze into the Great Blue Hole from space
NBC News - 19 Dec 2012 00:23National Geographic turns off Instagram over new terms
CNET - 19 Dec 2012 06:49
Magazine known for its high-quality images says it's concerned about new photo ownership policy and may abandon the photo-sharing app entirely. [Read more]
Your Amazon Account Might Be Getting Scammed with False Replacement Orders and You Can't Do Anything About It
Gizmodo - 19 Dec 2012 03:00
When our dear friend Mat Honan got hacked earlier this year, it was because of gaping security flaws in Apple and Amazon's customer service systems. It hasn't been fixed. Amazon's customer service has another security fl...
Instagram Won't Sell Your Photos
ABC News - 19 Dec 2012 02:02
Instagram has responded to the backlash and assures users it won't tell their photos or place them in ads.
Toyota's 2013 Avalon Limited becomes world's first car to adopt Qi wireless charging
The Verge - 19 Dec 2012 21:56
Toyota has just announced that its 2013 Avalon will be the world's first vehicle to offer in-console Qi wireless charging for mobile devices. It's a major victory for the Qi standard; support from automakers is nothing s...
Oh Great, Augmented Reality Eyepatches Will Probably Lead To Super Pirates
Gizmodo - 19 Dec 2012 21:20
The excitement for Google's Project Glass has been lukewarm at best, but apparently there are at least a few technophiles out there excited for the technology. Like Gregory McRoberts, who apparently couldn't wait for Goo...
Facebook's Zuckerberg gives a boatload of cash to charity
CNET - 19 Dec 2012 04:21
In his largest donation to date, the social network's CEO donates nearly $500 million to a local foundation to focus on projects in health and education. [Read more]
Zuck’s Wedding Photographer: Where Instagram Went Wrong
Mashable - 19 Dec 2012 02:24
Disappointed about the new Instagram privacy policy? Mark Zuckerberg's wedding photographer is. See what he had to say about it. More About: Facebook, instagram, terms of service
Instagram responds to user concerns, adjusts new Terms of Service to allay fears
Engadget - 19 Dec 2012 01:08
Were you among the many put off or freaked out by Instagram's changes to its Terms of Service announced yesterday? You're not alone, as many informed the Facebook photo sharing platform that they weren't pleased by the n...
LOOK: Robot Bartender Slings Drinks Aboard Plane
The Huffington Post - 19 Dec 2012 00:31Wedding gets announced with a video game
NBC News - 19 Dec 2012 23:59Facebook Could Now Advertise To Children, Thanks To Updated Federal Privacy Rules
TechCrunch - 19 Dec 2012 23:54
New advertising rules may have lifted a major barrier to Facebook's long-held desire of signing up children under 13 years of age. The Federal Trade Communication revised the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COP...
Verizon's Isis Mobile Wallet app can use a phone's secure element, but Google Wallet can't
The Verge - 19 Dec 2012 23:50
Earlier this month it came to light that the reason Verizon was not offering the Google Wallet app on its smartphones was because it requires access to a phone's secure element, something that Verizon claimed was an unne...
Google updates Santa tracking algorithm, reopens North Pole privacy debate
Engadget - 19 Dec 2012 23:49Owner of OpenTV slaps Netflix with patent lawsuit
Reuters - 19 Dec 2012 23:47
(Reuters) - The owner of interactive television pioneer OpenTV sued Netflix Inc on Wednesday, alleging the company infringed on patents that cover technology underpinning the fast-growing Internet video sector.
Google Apps takes aim at Microsoft Office with Quickoffice integration
CNET - 19 Dec 2012 23:47
Google Apps makes an anti-Microsoft Office play as it continues to integrate Quickoffice into the fold. [Read more]
George Carpenter: It's Time to End Trial and Error Prescriptions for Mental Illnesses
The Huffington Post - 19 Dec 2012 23:47
In recent years, U.S. physicians and entrepreneurs have seen some success with the development of a powerful set of personalized medicine tools to help give physicians some of the objective information they need.
Data.gov Moving to an Open Source Platform
Mashable - 19 Dec 2012 23:46
The team that manages Data.gov is well on its way to making the government data repository open source using a new back-end called the Open Government Platform, officials said during a web discussion Wednesday. The gover...
A Switched-Off Christmas
TechCrunch - 19 Dec 2012 23:45
Martins Ferry, Ohio is a little town nestled close to the Ohio River. For decades it was a steel town, built up and brought low by the rise and fall of Wheeling Steel. When the smoke cleared and the barges left, my grand...