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Perverts Allegedly Using GoPro Cameras at Conventions For a Sneaky Peek
The Phoblographer - 15 Jul 2013 16:52
GoPro cameras are being used to get up close and personal with womens' chests.
PC, post-PC... what next?
ZDNet - 15 Jul 2013 23:45
If the post-PC market goes the same way as the PC market and hits the train buffers, where does that leave the tech giants? What market avenues are left to explore?
After one year as CEO: Can Marissa Mayer engineer Yahoo comeback?
L.A. Times - 15 Jul 2013 22:26Apple reportedly signs Samsung for next-gen iPhone chips
CNET - 15 Jul 2013 07:03
South Korean electronics giant will supply Apple with A9 chips based on a 14-nanometer process that will be used in a future iPhone, the Korea Economic Daily reports.
White House, Google and Others Adopt Plan To Choke Off Ad Revenue From Pirate Sites
TechCrunch - 15 Jul 2013 23:45
The White House is in league with top Internet advertising companies to rain on everyone's free-software parade: a new industry standard has been adopted to remove ads from pirate websites in an attempt to choke off thei...
Of Course Microsoft Is Rumored To Be Making A Smartwatch
TechCrunch - 15 Jul 2013 16:10
Quick! Everyone! Jump on the smartwatch bandwagon! In what could be the most predictable smartwatch rumor ever, AmongTech and The Verge are reporting that Microsoft is working on an aluminum smartwatch with a 1.5-inch sc...
Attention, Shoppers: Store Is Tracking Your Cell
The New York Times - 15 Jul 2013 03:07
Using video surveillance, and signals from shoppers' cellphones and apps, retailers are tracking customers' behavior and moods.
French competition watchdog confirms app store probe
ZDNet - 15 Jul 2013 23:49
The French competition authority has decided to investigate the app store market, questioning the fairness of a "very closed oligopoly", according to organisation's president.
How to Design Beautiful iOS App Icons, According to Apple
Gizmodo - 15 Jul 2013 21:40
It's no coincidence that the best and most popular apps frequently have striking and memorable icons. It might seem like just a colorful tile, but a good icon is critical piece of an app's design that has a huge effect o...
Aquaman is the 'most toxic' superhero online
NBC News - 15 Jul 2013 18:17
Aquaman, the superhero most of us either mock or just plain forget about, is actually pretty darn important ... to Internet supervillains.
Apple looking into reported electrocution of iPhone 5 user in China
L.A. Times - 15 Jul 2013 17:16T-Mobile Jump Program And New Rate Plans Are Now Live
Ubergizmo - 15 Jul 2013 16:11
The new offerings from T-Mobile, new Simple Choice Family Plan and the Jump program are now live. Customers can sign up for them from today.
Smart Diapers Track Your Babies' Health By Monitoring Their Pee
Mashable - 15 Jul 2013 06:07
Parents tend to throw away their baby's dirty diapers without hesitation -- after all, they're unpleasant and useless after being worn. But a new kind of digital diaper may cause moms and dads to pause before taking out ...
Verizon plans to unveil 'VZ Edge' upgrade plan as a new way to buy devices
Android Central - 15 Jul 2013 23:59
Still no break in monthly service charges for buying a device off-contract Newly leaked Verizon training documents indicate that the carrier is planning to release a new device purchasing plan called "VZ Edge". Building ...
Neptune's strange new moon is first found in a decade
New Scientist - 15 Jul 2013 23:57
A surprise lurking in old Hubble pictures, the small rock raises questions about how it survived the chaos thought to have created Neptune's other moons
Gowalla Co-founder Josh Williams And Instagram Designer Tim Van Damme Will Leave Facebook In Unrelated Departures
TechCrunch - 15 Jul 2013 23:56
Gowalla co-founder Josh Williams will leave Facebook, a year and a half after Gowalla was acquired by the social network. In an unrelated exit, Instagram designer Tim Van Damme will also leave Facebook. Van Damme was als...
Under Mayer: Boosting mobile, buying companies
Miami Herald - 15 Jul 2013 23:56
Yahoo Inc. lured Marissa Mayer from Google in July to become its fifth CEO in as many years. Her task: Help the Internet pioneer regain its stature after years in a financial funk. In her first year leading the company, ...
Tech Takeaway: Surface price slashed, iPhone user electrocuted [Video]
L.A. Times - 15 Jul 2013 23:54Apple said to be working on ad-skipping tech for TV
CNET - 15 Jul 2013 23:47
A new report says Apple's trying to woo cable companies on ad-skipping technology for TV programs.
ZDNetGovWeek: Get ready for non-stop investment scams, DEFCON disinvites feds, and more NSA
ZDNet - 15 Jul 2013 23:47
Well, at least it's not all NSA, all the time. This week we lead with a story about the JOBS bill and how startups can now advertise for investors. It's good for startups, but also very, very good for scammers. Investor,...
Magnetic CEO, Alibaba jackpot rejuvenate Yahoo
Miami Herald - 15 Jul 2013 23:46
Not much had been going right for Yahoo until it lured Marissa Mayer away from Google to become its CEO last summer. The move is shaping up as the best thing to happen to Yahoo since 2005 when it invested $1 billion in w...
Apple reportedly pitching ad skipping technology to cable companies
Engadget - 15 Jul 2013 23:44
Tim Stevens, forever known as a bearded legend and a dignified gentleman in the realm of Engadget, once placed a small sum of money into a charity bet with Gene Munster. At question, as you'll likely surmise, was whether...