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last updated: Feb 06 2012 4:10 PM
- Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox
(AP)
AP - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks. - For Facebook 'Hacker Way' is way of life
(AP)
AP - Facebook's billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls himself a hacker. - Hackers apparently hit Swedish government site
(AP)
AP - A group linked to the hacker network Anonymous says it has attacked the Swedish government's website and shut it down by overloading it.
- Life under glass: Corning’s vision of the future
(Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - If all the crazy and awesome innovative designs we've seen lately come to fruition, the future is going to be a pretty interesting place. If melting buildings aren't your thing though, check out this vision of the future proposed by Corning, makers of …
- Madonna’s halftime show features glitz, glamor, and controversy
(Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - Unless you've just awoken from a coma or emerged from under a rock, you're probably aware of the rather popular sporting event that was held over the weekend. For those who don't care about the game itself, or the commercials, the halftime …
- NASA Launches Facebook Game to Test Space Program Knowledge
(Mashable)
Mashable - How much do you know about the NASA space program, Earthling?
- Love gone wrong? Go digital to get over an ex
(AP)
AP - You thought you found your one true love online, but now you've been dumped by text or defriended on Facebook without a peep of explanation. Hours of bad TV in your bathrobe haven't helped. Your friends are tired of your whining. - Internet Cupids often miss their mark: researchers
(Reuters)
Reuters - Combing dating websites for that perfect love match can be very frustrating, and a group of U.S. psychology professors released a report on Monday explaining why there is no substitute for meeting face-to-face.
- Taiwan smartphone maker HTC sees Q1 revenue lagging
(Reuters)
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.
- Symantec warns of mutating malware in Android Market
(Appolicious)
Appolicious - The world of mobile device malware is getting a little more dangerous with the announcement from tech security company Symantec that it has discovered malware programs that mutate every time they’re downloaded.
- Super Bowl sets records with 111.3 million TV viewers, 12,233 tweets per second
(The Cutline)
The Cutline - The Super Bowl broadcast by NBC on Sunday was watched by 111.3 million people, according to Nielsen estimates, making it the most-watched program in television history for the third year in a row. Approximately 47.8 percent of U.S. homes tuned in for the New York Giants come-from-behind 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots, off [...]
- Android Alternatives to Apple's Siri Personal Assistant
(ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - When it was announced in October, one of the headline features of Apple's iPhone 4S was Siri, an intelligent assistant which answers spoken questions and takes orders given in natural English. It was less like Google's Voice Actions for Android, an app which understands a limited set of specific commands, and more like the computers on Star Trek.
- ATT starts throttling unlimited data users after as little as 2GB of usage
(Appolicious)
Appolicious - The unlimited data user on ATT’s network might be a dying breed. The carrier stopped offering unlimited data to its smartphone users way back in 2009, but for those who still have access to unlimited plans, things might be a lot more limited than they appear.
- Going mobile: Travel's eventual high-tech future
(Reuters)
Reuters - Welcome to the airport terminal of the future.
- TiVo shares appear to be discounted: report
(Reuters)
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.