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Sunday on Twitter with Rupert: Scientology, Mormons, politics and papers
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@RupertMurdoch managed to stay quiet last week while Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and CEO of News Corp., was doing last-minute maneuvers behind the scene, then publicly pitching the break up of his company. But his Twitter alter ego is back with a vengeance, starting Saturday with a sotto voce...
The 404 1,160: Where we turn over a new leaf (podcast)
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Mitches disappointed with the election results can at least be thankful for other political victories, and our semi-political correspondent Zach joins us with all the news of the day: Washington and Colorado legalizing recreational marijuana use, New York becoming the first state to elect an Asian American to Congress, and...
Epic Insensitivity: @NRA and @Celebboutique Cause Uproar Over Aurora Tweets
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Earlier today online fashion store Celeb Boutique tweeted the above in what just may be the most disturbing incident of insensitivity following this morning’s tragic shooting in Aurora, Colo. But they weren’t the only ones. The National Rifle Association, apparently unaware of the news, posted this colossally ignorant tweet this...
FCC Lifeline program for low-income telephone service overhauled
www.slashgear.com
While normally reporting on government programs that have to do with low-income families wouldn’t be within the realm of news that we report, our environment containing gadgets, technology, and the like, this particular service fits right in: telephone service. It’s never a bad time to remember that not everyone in...
THIS IS BAD NEWS: Look What Happened The Last Time A Website Had A Real-Time CEO Wealth Meter
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In the world of ranking rich people, the big news of the day is Bloomberg's new real-time billionaire tracker, which will attempt update every day the wealth of the 20 richest people in the world. The idea, presumably, is that enough of them have their wealth in public vehicles...
Low Latency No. 13: It's good to be the king
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Apple's new iPad announcement left some wanting more. But perhaps the best news of the day was a price drop for the iPad 2. [Read more]...
Apple to Enter Online Radio Biz, Reports on Q4 Financials and ITC Rules in Apple's Favor against Samsung
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Beyond our regular ongoing IP news of the day, we present you with the five top stories that caught our eye on October 25, 2012. Our cover graphic spells out what we thought were the most interesting stories of the day and our report will point you to the best...
Apple to Enter Online Radio Biz, Reports on Q4 Financials and ITC Rules in Apple's Favor against Samsung
Apple by the numbers: 200M devices running iOS 6, 125M docs in iCloud
venturebeat.com
While the big Apple news of the day is likely to come from Apple’s new, smaller iPad, CEO Tim Cook had some other big news to share as well. And it came in the form of numbers. The first came from iOS 6. Between iPads, iPods, ands iPhones, 200...
10 Things You Need To Know This Morning (AAPL, MSFT, HPQ, GOOG, TSLA, FB)
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Good morning! Here is the news of the day. The iPhone 6, with a 4.8-inch screen is coming in June of 2014. Apple fires back in its lawsuit with shareholder David Einhorn saying that all he wants to do is take away the rights of common shareholders. The New York...
Assertive Display tech demoed on iPad at IFA- intelligently adjusts pixels in realtime to make content viewable in sunlight
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As part the International keynote presentations at IFA this year, AMD VP and president of the HSA foundation, Phil Rogers, took the stage to give an update on the current state of the not-for-profit alliance. For those of you unfamiliar with the foundation, HSA (Heterogeneous System Architecture), is described...
Assertive Display tech demoed on iPad at IFA- intelligently adjusts pixels in realtime to make content viewable in sunlight
Scoople Taps “Fans of Apple” for Facebook-based Gift Card Program
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The quickest way for a startup to get users is to pay them to use the service. The quickest and cheapest way to get users is to get someone else to pay them. At least that’s the philosophy Scoople is applying to its Facebook application, in a new partnership with Fans of...
My Column Is Heading to CNET!
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Tweet Dear friends, colleagues and supporters, I’m thrilled to announce that I’m joining CNET and CBS Interactive as a contributing columnist and commentator! Ever since my departure from Mashable, I’ve posted my personal take on the big technology news of the day on BenParr.com. The response to my work...
Rdio grows its European presence, hits France and the UK starting at £4.99 per month
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The hottest tech news of the day in Europe will undoubtedly be the next Galaxy phone, launching tonight in London. Music fans on that side of the pond woke up to another surprise, however, with the launch of Rdio's online streaming service in France and the UK. Pricing starts...
Tweetminster launches app for UK political junkies on the go
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Tweetminster, the media platform, has launched a free app for iOS so that people who must be plugged into the latest from the world of politics can do so as they are mobile. The app, which has just been approved by Apple, tracks the links and content most shared between...
Funding Daily: When sunglasses ain't risky business
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1983′s Risky Business is the film often credited with reversing the languishing sales of Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses, which the film prominently features. Basically, Tom Cruise made the things cool again, and in the processes inspired countless young people to be just like him. The point is this: There’s a lot of money in sunglasses, and today’s...
Not the biggest news of the day, but noteworthy: Police State 4 Has Subliminal Message
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Just the News: A curated online news service that cuts out all the noise
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Don’t you sometimes just wish you could drown out all the background noise on the World Wide Web and get back to basics? If your answer is yes, then read on. Just the News is an experiment by Max Temkin, a Chicago-based designer, to capture the big news of the...
Paul Carr’s NSFW Corporation Has Officially Launched And There Is Much Rejoicing
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Paul Carr’s NSFW Corp has officially launched, bringing us all from the doldrums and despair of the Age of Pisces and into the majesty of the Age of Aquarius. The site, essentially the news of the day with jokes, launched a few months ago in beta and is now a...
Visual Learner? Get SAI's Chart Of The Day
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Get caught up on the hottest tech news of the day by signing up for SAI Chart of the Day, a daily chart newsletter. SAI Chart of the Day delivers an important digital business or tech story straight to your inbox every afternoon, as a convenient and easy-to-read chart....
“Today Show” Launches 2-Minute Daily Web Video
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Another mainstream media outlet is dipping their toes into online. “TODAY in 2 Minutes” is a new online-only feature of The Today Show.The show will feature host Natalie Morales and will include two minutes of Today content, including weather, news headlines and other stories. Each segment will appear on...
27 Top Executives Who Get Up Really Early
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Getting up early is a no brainer for most executives. It means being awake during a part of the day when there are few distractions. It means reacting to the biggest news of the day while others are dreaming. And in the evening you have the option to work late...
USTR: By Making People Testify About TPP Text They Cannot See... We're Being Transparent
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Jamie Love has provided the testimony he gave at a USTR hearing concerning Mexico and Canada's entrance into the TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) agreement. As you hopefully recall, the agreement is being negotiated in secret... unless you happen to be a high level lobbyist. Then you get widespread access, which...
Mobile: Why BlackBerry Breakdown Should Worry An Arrogant Apple
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As BlackBerries went down across Europe and Africa, this image became the emblem of Apple’s hubris. Image: The Amazing iOS 6 Maps/Tumblr On the same day the iPhone 5 was breaking records, BlackBerries just broke. Specifically, BlackBerry smartphones in Europe and Africa. Research In Motion (RIMM) CEO Thorsten Heins posted...
NBC’s Meet The Press Gets An iPhone App Courtesy Of Zumobi
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Just in time for the passing of the U.S. government’s massive health care legislation, NBC is launching a branded iPhone app for one of its key political news shows. NBC’s popular political and public affairs show “Meet the Press with David Gregory” is getting a free iPhone app today, which...
iPhone 4 on Sale June 24th
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iPhone 4 on Sale June 24th is a post from Chris PirilloEven though I couldn’t be there in person to witness the goodness at the WWDC today, I was able to listen along live in my car via Twuner. This is a talking Twitter app that lets you actually hear...
Evening Edition, an afternoon paper for a mobile world
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Mike Monterio is well known on the Internet for his sardonic and weird sense of humor. He is also known for being a designer (his firm Mule Design helped us out on NewTeeVee and GigaOM Pro) and as the author of the book “Design Is A Job.” He is a...
Tim Cook On The New iPad’s First Weekend Sales “We Had A Record Weekend”
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Today on Apple’s dividend and share repurchase program conference call Apple CEO Tim Cook touched briefly on the new iPad’s opening weekend sales. Exact sales numbers were not given at the time but Cook did state “[Apple] had a record weekend.” That brief statement likely means that the new iPad...
Report: Apple To Announce The iPad 3 The First Week Of March
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Shocking news of the day: Apple is preparing to announce the iPad 3. Crazy news, I know. That announcement, if AllThingsD is to be believed, should come in the first week of March. The next-gen tablet itself is reportedly an upgraded version of the iPad 2, featuring a dual-core CPU...
NewsMap.jp - The Latest News In A Visual Setting
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Although I am more than pleased opening Google Reader and learning about the most relevant news of the day in that way, I can realize that there must be people that find it impractical. I can also picture these individuals as the ones who prefer to rely on services like...
Apple drives another nail in hardware's coffin -- if you're not Apple
venturebeat.com
The news of the day in the tech world was once again focused on Apple. Venturebeat has coverage of the new iMacs, Mac minis and MacBooks. However, the main event was the iPad mini. If you are reading this, then by now you are familiar with the features of the new tablet: its...
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