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Tipping Point: Smartphone Owners Now Outnumber Other Mobile Users In The U.S.
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It’s a tipping point of sorts: smartphones are not (yet) being used by the majority of U.S. residents, but among mobile users, it looks like they have now outnumbered those on lower-end devices — or so consumers think — according to research out today from Pew. As of February 2012,...
Future U: Library 3.0 has more resources, greater challenges
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Libraries are changing, despite their facades. And they're changing to high-tech service companies with embedded librarians, according to some library professionals. Of course, that assumes they aren't defunded out of existence. Future U Future U: The stubborn persistence of textbooks Future U: Classroom tech doesn't mean handing out tablets...
CHKDSK is changing how it works (step 1 of 1) 56 percent completed...
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PC users of a certain age will be all too familiar with defragging and disk checking, normally as a last-ditch attempt to reinvigorate a flagging or faulty system. Fast-forward to 2012, and Microsoft is reassessing the role of the whole NTFS health model for the modern world (well, Windows...
Play This: 'Perfect Strangers: Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now'
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You might need to be of a certain age to appreciate it, but if you are, you won't find a more enjoyable 90 seconds on the internet today than you will playing Perfect Strangers: Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now. In it, you'll control Balki Bartokomous as he tries to...
'Prince of Persia' creator discovers game's original Apple II source code, will post online
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Those of a certain age might remember two popular games for the Apple II, Karateka and the original Prince of Persia. Both were the work of developer Jordan Mechner, who thought the source code for the latter had been lost after a decade-long search proved fruitless. However, as Mechner...
Hollywood Super Agent Ari Emanuel Mystified That Google Doesn't Just Invent A Magic Stop Piracy Button
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Famed Hollywood super agent Ari Emanuel (the model for Jeremy Piven's character in Entourage, and the brother of Chicago mayor/former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel) doesn't have a particularly good history when it comes to his understanding of how technology and policy will develop. Two years ago, he insisted...
Hollywood Super Agent Ari Emanuel Mystified That Google Doesn't Just Invent A Magic Stop Piracy Button
Facebook Sends Out A Stern Warning To Any Employer Thinking About Asking For Your Facebook Password
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Employers who are asking their workers for Facebook passwords are exposing themselves to "unanticipated legal liability," Facebook's chief privacy officer Erin Egan said today. Employers might not be trained in such a way to handle that private information, which could open them up to legal action on claims of...
Facebook pivacy chief fires warning shot at bosses who demand access
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Social networking site warns against employers who ask for the passwords of job applicants, saying legal action is possibleFacebook has hit out at the practice of employers asking for access to the accounts of their staff and potential hires.The social network's chief privacy officer Erin Egan called the pratice "distressing"...
Facebook to employers: this asking-for-passwords nonsense needs to stop
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After hearing reports that employers are asking prospective employees for their social media passwords to see their histories, Facebook has responded today by telling those employers to buzz off and users to not give up their passwords. We first heard about this weird trend earlier this week. Some HR...
Facebook warns employers not to solicit passwords, calls it an 'alarming' practice
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A couple days after the Associated Press investigated employers asking job seekers for Facebook passwords in order to perform background checks, the social networking company has responded in a blog post. Facebook first and foremost reiterates its motto that "you should never have to share your password." The company...
Interview: Tom Curley, Associated Press chief, on driving news faster
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Stepping down after nine years, the AP boss talks battles with Google, getting paid for content, and effects of phone hackingWhen he was a cub reporter in the 1960s Tom Curley estimates the news cycle – defined as the "period of time when all the people interested in a story...
Randy Adams Is Your Typical Silicon Valley Entrepreneur — Except He's About To Turn 60
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Randy Adams is your typical Silicon Valley entrepreneur, except for one small detail -- he's about to turn 60. His latest startup that's turning heads is CrowdCall, a conference calling app. He admits startup life is a "young man's game," but he still in love with what he's doing....
Facebook roundup: Opera, Dubai, friend lists and Pinterest
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Facebook to buy Opera browser? – Facebook is reportedly interested in purchasing Opera Software, which operates a desktop and mobile browser. Pocket-lint.com and The Next Web have sources saying Opera is talking to potential buyers and Facebook could be among those. Facebook to open Dubai office – Facebook is set...
This ‘big data’ startup is already generating revenue after 3 weeks in business
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Versium Analytics CEO Chris Matty Versium Analytics, a new startup led by former InfoSpace executives Chris Matty and Kevin Marcus, is just three weeks old. But the Redmond company has already locked up one customer — and is in discussions with a handful of others — as it rolls out...
How to beat the louts, by the Litter Twitter Queen
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Quiet Radio 4 news reader Alice Arnold became an instant heroine when she confronted litter louts in the street. Now she shares the secret of doing so without fear - be a short woman of a certain age ......
Yelp update brings new look to iPhone, new features to iPad
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Yelp's app has remained a solid resource for finding places to eat on the fly but, until now, the user interface has been a bit bland. With version 6.0.0, business pages have been updated for the iPhone, featuring a new clean layout and a "pull to view" function that...
Creating a Google Account Requires to Enter Your Birthday in the US
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If you try to create a new Google account in the US, Google asks for your birthday. Choosing any other country, removes the birthday field and you no longer have to enter this information.Google's page for creating a new account is famous for only requiring your email address and your...
Top 5 DIY iPhone Stands [PICS]
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You’ve already forked out plenty for your iPhone or iPod touch, so why tax your wallet further by buying an expensive stand?Whether you want to save money, keep your personal drain on the planet’s resources to a minimum, or are looking for a quick-fix solution at your desk, we’ve...
The Floppy Disk is Not Dead
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The Floppy Disk is Not Dead is a post from Chris PirilloIt’s easy to spot a computer user of a certain age. Anybody who grew up using PCs in the 80s or early 90s will usually have one tell-tale-sign: an over-developed wrist reflex brought on from years of floppy disk...
Make An Informed Decision About Local Advertising
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A lot of fuss has been made over the Yellow Pages. Is print still viable or not? Many online-focused search engine marketing experts will say no, but there’s significant research to show that the print directory is still a healthy marketing tool, especially in certain geographies, with certain age groups,...
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