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Verizon, Redbox to Launch Online Video Service - Wall Street Journal
6 Feb 2012 at 11:56am
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Wall Street Journal
By ANDREW DOWELL And MARTIN PEERS Home video has long been the key source of profits in the film industry. But kiosks like Coinstar's Redbox also pose a threat, John Jannarone reports on Markets Hub. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Telecommunications ...
Redbox teaming with Verizon for digital movies serviceLos Angeles Times
Verizon, Redbox Go After Netflix With New Video ServicePC Magazine
Taking on Netflix, Verizon to set up video streaming service with Coinstar's ...Washington Post
Reuters -BetaNews -Christian Science Monitor
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Who's the Smartphone OS Crash Champion? - PCWorld
6 Feb 2012 at 11:27am
Macgasm
PCWorld
Analysis: Apple claims its iOS is more stable, and Android gets the rap for crashes -- but a research report reveals the truth. By Ed Oswald, Technologizer The argument that iOS is a much more stable operating system than Android has been repeated on ...
iPhone iOS Apps Crash More than Android: ReporteWeek
UW Oshkosh students try their hand at app-buildingUW Oshkosh Today
Why Didn't Apple Advertise During the Super Bowl?Mashable
Computerandvideogames.com -Joystiq -Ars Technica
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Facebook may be readying mobile ads - Computerworld
6 Feb 2012 at 12:23pm
Telegraph.co.uk
Computerworld
By Sharon Gaudin Computerworld - Speculation is circulating online that Facebook is getting ready to launch mobile ads in a few weeks. The move, if true, would form a new avenue of income for the social network in the months before the company launches ...
As number of Facebook users surge on mobile, company faces new challengesWashington Post
Report: Facebook to start mobile ads by Marchmsnbc.com
Facebook Ads Expected Soon on Smartphones, TabletsPCWorld
Christian Science Monitor -TIME -VentureBeat
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Russia 'drills into' Antarctic subglacial lake - AFP
6 Feb 2012 at 12:20pm
AFP
AFP
MOSCOW ? A Russian team has succeeded in drilling through four kilometres (2.5 miles) of ice to the surface of a mythical subglacial Antarctic lake which could hold as yet unknown life forms, reports said Monday. Lake Vostok is the largest subglacial ...
Russian scientists drill into Antarctic lake sealed off for 15 million yearsThe Guardian
Russian Team Breaches Underground Lake Vostok, Sealed for 15 Million Years ...Geekosystem
Russian scientists reach buried Antarctic LakeFox News
Our Amazing Planet -Ecorazzi -RIA Novosti
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How Samsung Screwed Up Its Super Bowl Ad - InformationWeek
6 Feb 2012 at 11:35am
Los Angeles Times
InformationWeek
Call it the stylus snafu: Samsung's over-the-top Super Bowl commercial failed to resonate with viewers and earned widespread mocking on Twitter. Here's why. I always love to watch the commercials during the Super Bowl. They are often humorous and ...
Samsung Galaxy S III reportedly as thin as Motorola Droid RazrLos Angeles Times
Samsung Galaxy Note (white, AT&T)CNET
Samsung's extra-large Galaxy Note smartphone to sell for $300Washington Post
PCWorld -PC Magazine -TIME
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Apple's IPhone 4S Leads 55% Quarterly Jump in Global Smartphone Shipments - B...
6 Feb 2012 at 12:13pm
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Enlarge image Global Smartphone Shipments Jump 55%, Led by Apple's IPhone Global Smartphone Shipments Jump 55%, Led by Apple's IPhone Maryam Rahmanian/UPI/Landov iPhones in Tehran on Jan. 7,2012. Play Video Enlarge image Global Smartphone Shipments ...
(Updates with IDC's comment in fourth paragraph.)BusinessWeek
Global Smartphone Shipments Jump 55%, Led by Apple's IPhone 4SSan Francisco Chronicle
What are the three top-selling US smartphones? iPhoneBetaNews
SlashGear -VentureBeat -Register
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2012 begins with highest January gasoline prices ever - Los Angeles Times
6 Feb 2012 at 11:31am
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
By Ronald D. White January is typically a month of falling gasoline prices because fuel demand traditionally falters in the slower travel weeks that follow the end-of-the-year holidays. Not so this year. The last month was the most expensive January ...
Gas Prices Expected to Hit $4 Per Gallon By MayFox Business
Gas prices continue to tick up; expect $4 a gallon by MayAtlanta Journal Constitution
Gas pump prices continue risingMemphis Business Journal
San Francisco Chronicle -The Augusta Chronicle -Bizjournals.com
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CNN investigates Foxconn iPad factory conditions, Apple responds - Apple Insider
6 Feb 2012 at 10:28am
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Apple Insider
By Katie Marsal A new report features a woman who works 60 hours per week assembling iPad components in China, though she has never seen a full iPad in person. In response, Apple said it works to protect "every worker" in its worldwide supply chain.
Workers' rights groups allege long, unpredictable hours, no talking on factory ...CNN
Apple manufacturing plant workers complain of long hours, militant cultureCNN International
Another publication investigates Foxconn: CNN interviews an iPad assembler ...9 to 5 Mac
Workforce Management (blog) -KQED (blog) -Mission Local
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Atlantis "grid" disappears from Google Maps - TG Daily
6 Feb 2012 at 11:57am
TG Daily
TG Daily
One of the great mysteries and legends of Greek mythology is the lost island of Atlantis. According to the philosopher Plato, the fabled island was an impressive naval power that managed to conquer both Western Europe and Africa before it disappeared ...
Google Earth Update Quashes Atlantis RumorsPC Magazine
Google Earth update erases underwater 'Atlantis'Fox News
Google Pulls 'Atlantis' from Google EarthPCWorld (blog)
CBS News -SlashGear -msnbc.com
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BTJunkie voluntarily closes file-sharing website - Computerworld
6 Feb 2012 at 9:45am
TIME
Computerworld
By Jeremy Kirk IDG News Service - The BitTorrent search engine BTJunkie has shut down its website, the latest file-sharing site to take defensive action following law enforcement's shutdown of MegaUpload last month. BTJunkie said the move was voluntary ...
BTjunkie Bows Out of the Piracy BusinessThe Atlantic Wire
Torrent search engine BTJunkie voluntarily shuts downArs Technica
BitTorrent Giant BTjunkie Shuts Down For GoodTorrentFreak
Register -TIME
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As Facebook grows up, it courts Madison Avenue
6 Feb 2012 at 9:04am
(Reuters) - About a year ago, when it became clear that taking Facebook Inc public was a matter of when not if, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg went out and poached Caroline Everson, then global advertising head at Microsoft Corp.
Internet giants pull content after warning in India courts
6 Feb 2012 at 8:45am
NEW DELHI/BANGALORE (Reuters) - Internet giants Google Inc and Facebook removed content from some Indian domain websites on Monday following a court directive warning them of a crackdown "like China" if they did not take steps to protect religious sensibilities.
Finding out what went wrong with failed romance
6 Feb 2012 at 8:24am
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With Valentine's Day just a week away disappointed daters wondering what went wrong with the romance have a new way to discover why the relationship fizzled.
Verizon, Redbox plan Netflix challenge
6 Feb 2012 at 10:41am
(Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc and Coinstar's Redbox unit have formed a video joint venture to provide services aimed at competing directly against video rental giant Netflix Inc.
Cyberplex unit to pay $4.8 million to Yahoo for poor traffic
6 Feb 2012 at 10:31am
(Reuters) - Cyberplex Inc said its debt-laden unit Tsavo Media is required to pay Yahoo Inc $4.8 million for what the U.S. search company called "low quality traffic" from ads on Tsavo-run websites last year.
Egypt telecom tycoon Naguib Sawiris eyes new horizons
6 Feb 2012 at 11:21am
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian telecoms magnate Naguib Sawiris wants to get back on the acquisition trail, eyeing businesses in Europe, the Middle East and Africa after selling a chunk of assets to Russia's Vimpelcom.
Taiwan smartphone maker HTC sees Q1 revenue lagging
6 Feb 2012 at 4:36am
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp expects to post much lower-than-expected revenue in the first quarter, underscoring analyst views that it will face another weak quarter and an uphill struggle to prove to investors it still retains its innovative touch.
Olympus ex-CEO Woodford sees more revelations
5 Feb 2012 at 4:54pm
TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - Official investigations into a massive fraud at Japan's Olympus Corp are highly likely to lead to further revelations on the scandal soon, according to the firm's former chief executive, Michael Woodford, who blew the whistle on the affair.
CommVault says will go it alone, despite M&A buzz
5 Feb 2012 at 5:50pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - CommVault Systems Inc has managed to skirt rampant consolidation in the fast-growing storage software market, and CEO Bob Hammer is planning to keep it that way.
TiVo shares appear to be discounted: report
5 Feb 2012 at 2:29pm
(Reuters) - TiVo Inc is trading at a compelling discount and could be a possible acquisition target by Microsoft or Google, Barron's financial newspaper reported on Sunday.