1. Verizon will kill 'grandfathered' unlimited data plans, push users to data share 15 hours ago   permalink

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Verizon Wireless ( NYSE:VZ ) plans to eliminate the $30 per month unlimited data plan that it still provides to 3G customers who were "grandfathered" into the plan because they were data customers prior to the company's switch to tiered data pricing last July. Speaking at the 40th J.P. Morgan Technology, Media and Telecom conference, Verizon ...

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Terrence O'Brien / Engadget :   Verizon CFO says grandfathered unlimited plans on the way out AppleInsider :   Verizon to kill unlimited data plans in transition to 4G LTE The Seattle Times :   Verizon ending $30 unlimited data plan Kevin Fitchard / Mobile :   Verizon phasing out unlimited data as customers switch to 4G Alex Heath / Cult of Mac :   Verizon Will Kill Your Grandfathered Unlimited Data Plan When You Switch To 4G LTE Sam Churchill / Dailywireless.org :   Verizon Killing Unlimited Data Plans News / DSLreports :   Verizon to Kill Grandfathered Unlimited Plans - As Carrier Prepares to Launch LTE 'Shared Data' Plans Christina Chaey / Fast Company :   Verizon Will Suspend Remaining 3G Unlimited Data Plans This Summer Jordan Golson / MacRumors :   Verizon Planning to End Grandfathered Unlimited Data Plans With LTE Switch Humberto Saabedra / PhoneNews.com :   Verizon to Force Grandfathered Unlimited Data Users to Shared Data Later This Year Dan Graziano / BGR :   Verizon to kill grandfathered unlimited data plans with 4G upgrades Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac :   Verizon to end unlimited data plans for users who move to LTE phones, will push shared data plans instead Marguerite Reardon / CNET News :   Verizon to kill unlimited data plans for existing subscribers L.A. Times :   Verizon ending unlimited data plans, upsets customers on Twitter

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Chris Velazco / TechCrunch Verizon To Axe Unlimited Data Once Their New Data Share Plans Go Live   —  Verizon Wireless has been working on bringing shared data plans to market for months now, but it turns out not everyone will enjoy making that transition. Verizon CFO Fran Shammo said at an investor conference earlier today that users on those wonderful old grandfathered unlimited data plans will soon have to give them up if they want to move ... Kyle Wagner / Gizmodo Verizon to Kill Grandfathered Unlimited Data Plans. This Is Bullshit.   —  Unlimited data on Verizon is dead. The death rattle just wheezed out during Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo's dream-killing presentation at the JP Morgan Technology, Media and Telecom conference. Everyone with a grandfathered unlimited data plan will be forced to switch to a tiered plan when they upgrade to LTE. It's absurd, warrantless, ... 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CNET Verizon plans price hikes for Fios, wireless users   —  Verizon customers should expect to pay more for Fios and their wireless service, as the company looks for ways to increase revenue to justify its spending on its infrastructure. Ina Fried / AllThingsD Verizon CFO: Arrival of Shared Data Plans This Summer Is a Game Changer   —  The move to shared data plans could lure more consumers to go for a cellular-equipped tablet, but could also be bad news for those clinging to unlimited data plans. Charles Starrett / ILounge News: Verizon to end grandfathered unlimited plans with LTE switch   —  Speaking at the J.P. Morgan Technology, Media and Telecom conference, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo said that the company plans to phase customers out of grandfathered-in unlimited data plans as they migrate to LTE. “Everyone will be on data share,” Shammo said, clarifying that, “a lot of our 3G base is on unlimited… [and] when they migrate ... Eric M. Zeman / Phone Scoop Verizon to Kill Grandfathered Unlimited Plans   —  Verizon Wireless CFO Fran Shammo said that the company plans to move all 3G customers with grandfathered unlimited data plans to its new shared data plans when they become available. Verizon will introduce its shared data plans later this summer, though pricing has yet to be discussed. Shammo said that as 3G customers with $30 monthly unlimited ... PCWorld Latest 4G Mobile Hotspot Face-Off: AT&T, Verizon LTE Hotspots Fight to a Draw   —  The AT&T Elevate 4G and the Verizon MiFi 4620 Jetpack are easy to set up and use, and both offer fast speeds--but both suffer from limited battery life, too. Brandon Hill / DailyTech Main News Feed Verizon Wireless to Kill Unlimited LTE Data, Even for Grandfathered Users   —  It appears that the unlimited wireless data "gravy train" is fast coming to an end. 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Dana Gardner / ZDNet Searching for data scientists as a service   —  The advent of big data has companies scrambling to find data scientists Electronista Verizon brings 4G network to 28 new markets, expands in 11   —  Verizon announced it will begin offering its 4G network services in 28 new cities on May 17. At the same time, it will expand coverage in 11 cities. This will bring the total 4G coverage of the carrier at 258 cities, covering over two thirds of the US population.... Casey Johnston / Ars Technica Existing unlimited data plans' days are numbered, Verizon says   —  Shared data plans and 4G access conspire to bring unlimited users down. Spencer Ackerman / Wired Top Stories Step 1 in U.S. Plan to Rule Sea and Sky: Actually Share Data   —  No one really understands the Navy and Air Force's new blueprint for dominating Earth's seas and skies. 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2. Introducing the Knowledge Graph: things, not strings 14 hours ago   permalink

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Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog Search is a lot about discovery—the basic human need to learn and broaden your horizons. But searching still requires a lot of hard work by you, the user. So today I’m really excited to launch the Knowledge Graph, which will help you discover new information quickly and easily. Take a query like [ ...

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Today :   Google Knowledge Graph: Search Gets Smarter and More Direct

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3. Sony's new $600 Alphas 3 hours ago   permalink

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Shot with the Sony Alpha SLT-A37 (Credit: Lori Grunin/CNET) Read the reviews Sony Alpha NEX-F3 Sony Alpha SLT-A37 The spring showers of cameras continues with two new entry-level Alpha models from Sony: the compact interchangeable-lens replacement to the E-mount Alpha NEX-C3 , dubbed the NEX-F3, and the replacement for the A-mount SLT-A35, the ...

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Michael Gorman / Engadget Sony NEX-F3 and A37 cameras hands-on and sample shots   —  Sony's newest NEX and DSLR have already graced these pages -- albeit in decidedly unofficial fashion -- but the time has come for this duo of shooters to be revealed to the world with the blessing of their maker. In case you didn't catch the earlier leaks, the NEX-F3 is the replacement for the much-beloved NEX-C3 as the entry-level ILC from Sony,

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4. Will Facebook adapt to mobile or will mobile adapt to Facebook? 7 hours ago   permalink

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If Facebook’s future is mobile, then it may not be enough for it to merely secure a piece of the mobile ad market. It will need to have an outsized impact on the industry.

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Facebook is closing Lightbox, and likely going to use staff developers for Android development. Jason.pontin / RSS The Only Way Facebook Can Justify Its Valuation   —  "It would be really interesting if Facebook launched a credit card. In fact, it would be terrifying." Farhad Manjoo has pointed out that for Facebook to maintain its share price, it needs to figure out how to increase its revenue by a factor of ten . Going from $5 per user per year in advertising revenue to $50 per user per year is about as ... MarketWatch.com Hulbert on Markets: What’s Working Now: Facebook versus JPMorgan Chase   —  Do the top performers consider recent weakness in the stock of JPMorgan Chase a buying opportunity? And are they recommending we purchase Facebook at its upcoming IPO? Adam L. Penenberg / Fast Company Fab.com: Ready, Set, Reset!   —  How Fab.com pivoted from a failed social network for gays to a retailing powerhouse valued at $200 million in less than 6 months. The third in our Pivot series. Bradford Shellhammer and Jason Goldberg realized it just wasn't working. Their gay social network, Fabulis, a mashup of Facebook, Yelp, Trip Advisor, and Foursquare, wasn't exactly ... Don Reisinger / CNET News Facebook's latest filing: Insiders are cashing in   —  The company's latest S-1 Registration Statement reveals that the increase in available shares will come from investors and early shareholders, and not Facebook. Originally posted at News - Internet & Media Jesse Hollington / ILounge News: MagicPlan adds Facebook, Twitter sharing   —  Sensopia has released a minor update to MagicPlan adding support for sharing finished plans via Facebook and Twitter. Designed to allow users to easily create floor plans, MagicPlan uses an augmented reality view leveraging the camera and gyroscope to map out and measure rooms; the user can simply stand in a single convenient location in the room, Techworld.com News General Motors pulls Facebook ads   —  Car giant General Motors has confirmed it will stop advertising on Facebook, after deciding that paid ads on the site have little impact on consumers' car purchases. MarketWatch.com ETF Investing: Why ETFs can’t ‘like’ Facebook IPO   —  If you’re not getting a chance to buy Facebook Inc. shares before Friday’s IPO, you’re not alone. Some specialized exchange-traded funds will be on the sidelines along with most everyone else -- at least for a while. Tiffany Kaiser / DailyTech Main News Feed GM Axes $10M in "Ineffective" Facebook Advertisements   —  General Motors Co. (GM) pulled its paid advertising from Facebook only days before the social network's massive initial public offering (IPO). This sort of information could really put a damper on Facebook's upcoming IPO this week. Other potential impediments on Facebook’s plate include the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) ... MarketingVox News Google Updates/Re-Launches "Our Mobile Planet" Consumer Data Source   —  Google yesterday, along with the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), announced an update/relaunch of "Our Mobile Planet," the mobile consumer data resource that provides free access to powerful data across 40 countries in 22 languages. "Understanding the mobile consumer is absolutely critical for marketers, and 'Our Mobile Planet puts an ... QuickOnlineTips / Quick Online Tips How to Buy One Share of Any Company Easily   —  Do you want to buy one share of any company like Apple, Facebook, Dell, Adobe etc. in a few minutes with a credit card! Some... Payments News Editor / Payments News Jumio Releases Card Capture Scanning SDK for Mobile Apps   —  Jumio has announced the release of its Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK). The Netswipe Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK) is a fast and easy way to implement reliable credit card capturing into mobile apps. There is no need for extra hardware, and it is available for iOS. Android will follow soon. Jumio also announced they are giving away $ ... Technology 'What Facebook Is Selling Is Us'   —  Facebook's initial public offering — $16 billion and counting — is shaping up to be one of the largest in history. The company and its investors are betting that the social media giant can learn enough from its users so it can target ads that will be worth big, big money. PCWorld Latest General Motors Un-Friending of Facebook Ads Spells Trouble for Users   —  More paid status updates, sponsored stories, App Center, and mobile ads may be coming down the pike as Facebook tries to prove its advertising worth. THE NEW YORK TIMES / Bits Facebook Increases Number of Shares for I.P.O.   —  Facebook will offer 421 million shares, 25 percent more than it had planned to offer, in response to high demand. BBC News Facebook to sell 25% more shares   —  Facebook says it will sell 25% more shares than first planned in its forthcoming flotation in response to strong demand. Eric M. Zeman / Phone Scoop T-Mobile to Eliminate 900 Jobs, But Create 550 New Ones   —  T-Mobile USA today indicated that though it expects to layoff 900 employees during its planned restructuring, the company will hire approximately 550 new employees in other areas of the business. The bulk of the new hires will be added to a facility in the Puget Sound area, and T-Mobile says it is going to fill these positions as rapidly as it ... Info / Datamation.com Facebook Buys Lightbox   —  Lightbox makes a mobile app that is similar to the one made by Instagram, which Facebook also recently purchased.

5. Toyota, Nintendo team on in-car navigation remote 3 hours ago   permalink

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Ready to control a car's navigation system with a handheld game? For those who often feel they are competing against their in-vehicle navigation system to get to their desired destination, Toyota has a new tool that may help you beat the voice that lives in your dashboard. The Japanese automaker has teamed up with Nintendo to turn the ...

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John Biggs / TechCrunch This Won’t End Well: Toyota Connects With Nintendo DS For In-Car Navigation Interface   —  For some inexplicable reason, Nintendo and Toyota have teamed up to turn the Nintendo DS into a navigational remote control, thereby allowing drivers (although I hope passengers do most of the fiddling) to set their routes using their game consoles. The service, called Kuruma de DS lets you see map and destination info as well as tour ...

Gene Ryan Briones / Ubergizmo Toyota introduces Nintendo DS-controlled vehicle navigation system   —  Toyota has introduced a new navigational system in Japan that uses a Nintendo DS as its remote control. Basically it works with Toyota’s new Smart Navi system, using a DS cartridge that can connect to the system via Bluetooth. Dubbed as Kuruma de DS, the system allows passengers to use the Nintendo DS to input destinations, view maps and ...

The Seattle Times Ford takes on Toyota with lower-priced hybrid   —  Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that its new C-Max hybrid small minivan will have a base price of $25,995 when it goes on sale this fall. That's $500 less than Toyota's Prius V wagon.

6. News: Apple Claims 7.9% of Mobile Phone Market in Q1 4 hours ago   permalink

Bryan Chaffin / The Mac Observer

Apple’s share of the handset market grew to 7.9 percent during the March quarter of 2012, according to new data from Gartner. That’s the company’s share of all mobile phones, and not just smartphones, and it makes Apple the third largest mobile phone maker on the planet behind Nokia and Samsung.

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Www.digitimes.com Apple reportedly books up half of mobile DRAM capacity at Elpida Hiroshima plant   —  Apple has recently placed huge orders for mobile DRAM memory with Elpida Memory's 12-inch plant in Hiroshima (Japan), securing about 50% of the total chips produced at the facility, according to industry sources. Brooke Crothers / CNET :    Samsung loses $10 billion market value on Apple report Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily :    Ctrip Up 5% on Q1 Beat; Q2 View Appears to Top Consensus Alex Heath / Cult of Mac :    Apple Rumor Causes Samsung Stock Value To Take $10 Billion Nosedive Eric Slivka / MacRumors :    Samsung's Market Cap Takes $10 Billion Hit Amid Rumors of Apple DRAM Deal with Elpida

AppleInsider Apple issues developers new beta build of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion   —  Apple on Wednesday supplied its developers with an updated version of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3, the pre-release build of the forthcoming Mac operating system update. Jon Fingas / Engadget :    Apple slips out new OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion beta, leaves 2007 MacBook Pro in a momentary lurch

Bryan Chaffin / The Mac Observer News: Apple Claims 7.9% of Mobile Phone Market in Q1   —  Apple’s share of the handset market grew to 7.9 percent during the March quarter of 2012, according to new data from Gartner. That’s the company’s share of all mobile phones, and not just smartphones, and it makes Apple the third largest mobile phone maker on the planet behind Nokia and Samsung. Joe Wilcox / BetaNews Smartphone market consolidates around Apple and Samsung   —  Today, Gartner put to end weeks of cellular handset debate. Apple apologists disputed Samsung's smartphone success over iPhone -- the presumption that the South Korean electronics giant benefits from greater shipments vs actual sales. Make no mistake: Samsung is the global leader overall and in the smartphone category, based on actual sales. ... Jon Fingas / Engadget Apple slips out new OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion beta, leaves 2007 MacBook Pro in a momentary lurch   —  Apple looks to be stepping up the frequency of OS X Mountain Lion beta updates after initially keeping the pace slow and steady: it just posted a new, unceremoniously titled 12A206J build for developers. What the update fixes in the Developer Preview isn't clear, but there are still glitches with Fast User Switching, Java applets, sharing menus ... Mike Schramm / TUAW How to distribute Kickstarter apps: Ask Apple   —  Republique is an upcoming iOS title that's made a lot of noise by getting funded on Kickstarter recently , to the tune of half a million dollars, but I've had one nagging question about it: How exactly are they going to distribute the app to all of their backers? The most obvious solution would be to put a password gate inside of an app, but ... Tim Conneally / BetaNews Apple patents block HTC One X and EVO 4G LTE from U.S. market   —  "The US availability of the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE has been delayed due to a standard U.S. Customs review of shipments that is required after an ITC exclusion order," a boilerplate statement from Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC said on Wednesday. The company's flagship smartphones are being held up in customs as a result of patent litigation ... Nick Moore / Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine Rumors suggest iPhone 5 will feature a 4-inch screen   —  Apple is expected to unveil the next iPhone at its annual mobile keynote this year and as is the case with any high profile product launch, rumors about the device are beginning to materialize months before the event is scheduled to take place. Most recently, Wall Street Journal sources suggest that Apple intends to upsize the iPhone’s display ... PCWorld Latest Apple is 'Head and Shoulders' Above Phone Rivals in Satisfaction Survey   —  Apple debuted in the top spot among mobile phone makers in a national customer-satisfaction survey, receiving a record-high score for the category. Nathan Olivarez-Giles / Wired Apple’s Patent Win Delays Shipments of Two HTC Smartphones   —  Shipments of HTC's One X and Evo 4G LTE smartphones have been delayed by U.S. Customs enforcement as the result of a December Apple patent lawsuit win over the Taiwanese smartphone maker. Editor / Neowin Gartner: Mobile phone sales down 2 percent worldwide in Q1   —  Gartner claims that worldwide, overall sales of mobile phones went down two percent in the first quarter of 2012. It's the first time since 2009 that the industry has seen a decrease in sales. Read more... Erica Sadun / TUAW IBook Lessons: Using Book Proofer to preview EPUB files   —  iBooks Author is an amazing tool for laying out and publishing ebooks to iTunes. Unfortunately, the application creates books that are only readable on iPads. You trade off fantastic page design (via Apple's proprietary .iBooks format) for a much smaller potential reading audience. When you want readers to be able to peruse your book on iPhone, ... MacNN Apple updates Mountain Lion developer preview   —  Earlier today, Apple updated its OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3 for developers, though no significant changes or additions were listed by the company. For reasons unknown, Apple has excluded the mid-2007 MacBook Pro (identifier 3,1) from this build, but says it will restore support for the model in future releases. Numerous known ... The Globe and Mail Mobile sales slump as Chinese buyers wait on new models: report   —  Global sales of mobile phones fell 2 per cent in January-March after ten straight quarters of growth, as Chinese buyers held back in anticipation of new models and economic uncertainties weighed on developed markets, research firm Gartner said. MacNN 'Who Was Steve Jobs' children's book released   —  The latest entry in the children's book series "Who Was" spotlights the life of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs. The series, which has profiled figures like Walt Disney, Jim Henson and Dr. Seuss, illustrates Jobs' early life and eventual rise to found, lead, leave and then return to Apple. The story of Apple's mercurial CEO is ... AppleInsider Former Apple retail chief under fire as JC Penney stock plummets   —  With a little over six months on the job as JC Penney's chief executive, former Apple senior vice president of retail Ron Johnson is already seeing criticism of the major overhaul he designed for the ailing department store chain as a recent earnings call revealed substantial losses. Sam Biddle / Gizmodo Apple Spends an Insane Amount of Effort on This Super Lame Trophy   —  After working at Apple for ten years, you get an award—a token of your loyalty. Lots of companies do this. But most companies don't pour mind boggling effort into a snobby award that looks like a tacky souvenir. More » L.A. Times New MacBook Pro Retina display will cost Apple, consumer too?   —  Apple Retina displays are reportedly already in the supply channel for the rumored redesigned MacBook Pros, but they are not going to come cheap. Agustino Fontevecchia / Forbes Greenlight's David Einhorn: Why Apple Can Hit $1 Trillion   —  In what has become a classic Ira Sohn address, David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital presented some interesting ideas, such as Amazon’s profitless revenues being a riddle, buying Apple to benefit from their sales to Chinese consumers (he suggested it could be a trillion dollar company), and the weak position of U.S. Steel. Editor / Neowin Microsoft posts email praising Lumia 900 from Apple fan   —  Microsoft has posted what it claims is a email to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer from "Scott G.", a Apple fan who is now singing the praises of the Windows Phone-based Nokia Lumia 900. Read more... Electronista Apple now has 7.9 percent of global handset market   —  Data from research analysis firm Gartner has revealed that Apple has managed to capture almost eight percent of the global market for mobile phones of all types -- both feature phones and smartphones combined, The Mac Observer reports. This makes the company the third-largest mobile phone maker in the world, behind Nokia and Samsung. Apple has ... Alex Heath / Cult of Mac Apple Releases Update To OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview As Release Draws Near   —  Apple today issued an update to its third OS X Mountain Lion developer preview. The update (Build 12A206j) can be downloaded now by registered Mac developers. The second update to the latest Mountain Lion developer preview doesn’t seem to contain anything substantial, but Apple is obviously gearing up for the public release of its next- ... Alex Heath / Cult of Mac Apple Says Siri Complainers Should Get Over It Or Return Their New iPhones   —  Back in March a man sued Apple for conveying a “misleading and deceptive message” about Siri, the flagship feature of the iPhone 4S. He said that Apple’s marketing made Siri seem more magical then it actually was, and he wanted Apple to pay unspecified damages. A string of similar lawsuits also occurred, with someone claiming [.. Communications and Technology Blog Justifying Amazon's 16x Greater than Apple P/E Ratio   —  One of the biggest surprises to me is comparing P/E ratios of tech companies against Amazon. Actually to be more specific, I marvel at Amazon’s P/E against pretty much any company I have seen lately. Now I don’t go around memorizing the price to earnings ratios of companies but yesterday I happened to be talking to TMC webmaster ... Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac Apple teases hardware-specific “special features” in upcoming OS X Mountain Lion builds   —  Apple has long had a program called “AppleSeed” that seeds upcoming versions of Apple software (both iOS and OS X related) to customers. These seeds typically come to this select group of customers even before they are provided to Apple’s paid and registered developers. Today, the company sent an atypical email to this customer ... Egzthunder1 / Xda-developers So It Begins – Apple’s Victory Affecting HTC’s US Imports   —  Sometime in December of last year , the US Court and the ITC (International Trade Commission) made a monumentally bad call by granting Apple a victory—a major one at that—in the so-called “patent wars” that have been raging for the last couple of years between smartphone giants HTC and Apple. Essentially, the victory from ... Eric Slivka / MacRumors Apple Updates OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview to Build 12A206j   —  Apple today pushed out another update to its OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion developer preview program, moving to build 12A206j. The update comes on top of build 12A193i, which was released on May 1 . Apple notes that "MacBookPro3,1", which corresponds to mid and late 2007 machines, is not compatible with the new build, but that issue will be rectified ... Bryan Chaffin / The Mac Observer News: IHS Calls Apple’s iPad 2012 Tablet Domination ‘No Contest’   —  Apple lost tablet market share in the 4th quarter of 2011, but that was nothing more than a speed bump, according to research firm IHS. The company issued a report on Wednesday that said Apple’s domination of the tablet market in 2012 will be “no contest,” and pinned the company’s advantage on its whole widget model. Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac Apple rolls out another update to OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3   —  Apple has sent out a second update to the third developer preview of OS X Mountain Lion. Changes are currently unknown, but the update is available via software update in the Mac App Store. Let us know if you find anything new! Apple sent the following email regarding the new build: A pre-release version of [...] Andru Edwards / Gear Live HTC EVO 4G LTE, One X delayed indefinitely in customs due to Apple patent infringement   —  Whoa! It looks like two major HTC devices have just been indefinitely delayed at United States Customs for an investigation due to an Apple patent infringement. If you were ready to pick up the HTC One X or HTC EVO 4G LTE on day one, you've got a wait ahead of you: "The US availability of the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE has been delayed due to a ... Mike Masnick / Techdirt Wireless New HTC Phones Stopped At Customs Due To Apple Patent Fight   —  In one of many Apple patent fights concerning smartphones, it went after Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC in both the courts and using the infamous ITC loophole that gives the company two separate cracks and blocking competition using the same patents. The ITC ruled in Apple's favor late last year, issuing its customary injunction (the ITC can ... Andru Edwards / Gear Live The next iPhone will have a 4-inch display   —  This morning The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the next Apple iPhone will prominently feature a display that's "at least 4-inches diagonally." additionally, the device is set to go into production next month. The result? Approximately a 30% increase in viewing area on the iPhone. WSJ goes on to report that Apple will tap Sharp, Japan ... Jordan Golson / MacRumors Time Warner Cable and Viacom Settle Lawsuit Over iPad Television Streaming   —  Time Warner Cable and Viacom have settled their legal entanglements regarding Time Warner's streaming of Viacom video content on its iPad app , according to the New York Times . The breakthrough comes as a result of a settlement between Time Warner Cable and Viacom, which owns cable channels like Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, MTV and others. For ... Electronista NTT Docomo reveals summer phones, anime store   —  Japan's NTT Docomo has revealed its summer lineup of releases including 16 Android 4.0 smartphones, a tablet, a mobile phone for children and a mobile Wi-Fi router. The announcement comes at the same time as plans for the company's Dmarket content to be expanded to offer anime videos and music on a flat-rate basis for smartphones and tablets.... Vlad Savov / The Verge 4-inch iPhone rumors reaffirmed by Reuters sources   —  Reuters has added the weight of its own sources to yesterday's Wall Street Journal report that Apple is ordering up larger displays for its next-generation iPhone. Whereas the WSJ had word of a new display measuring "at least" 4 inches, one of Reuters' insiders states that it will be exactly a 4-inch screen. Otherwise, there's agreement between ... 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7. Netflix launches sexy new web-based video player 10 hours ago   permalink

Janko Roettgers / GigaOM

Netflix just launched a new video player for web-based viewing, and it's hot: Viewers can preview all other episodes while watching an episode of a TV show, the player allows seamless size changes and the overall design is much slicker than before.

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Daniel Frankel / PaidContent Netflix CFO: Really, we didn’t kill Spongebob’s ratings!   —  Speaking at an investor event in Boston Wednesday, Netflix CFO David Wells said online viewing of Nickelodeon content probably has very little to do with the double-digit ratings drops on the linear Viacom channel. He compared the ongoing discussion to the "global warming debate."

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8. Annular Solar Eclipse of 2012 May 20 9 hours ago   permalink

Eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov

On 2012 May 20/21, an annular eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses Earth's northern Hemisphere. The path of the Moon's antumbral shadow begins in eastern Asia and crosses the North Pacific Ocean where it ends in the western United States. The Moon's penumbral shadow produces a partial eclipse visible from a ...

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9. NovaLogic sues Activision over use of 'Delta Force' 2 hours ago   permalink

Jordan Mallory / Joystiq

NovaLogic, the developer behind 1998's PC FPS Delta Force and its subsequent sequels, has filed suit against Activision over the inclusion of its own "Delta Force" in Modern Warfare 3 . As you can see in the tastefully photoshopped comparison image above, Acti's Delta Force logo (right) bears a striking resemblance to NovaLogic's - additionally, ...

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Gamespot Recent Updates [News] Unsealed testimony alleges Activision tried to spy on ex-Infinity Ward heads   —  Testimony from the upcoming Activision trial against Jason West and Vince Zampella alleges the publisher launched a secret internal investigation against the developers prior to the launch of Modern Warfare 2; Activision and EA settle out of court. Eurogamer.net Activision vs EA trial settled out of court   —  UPDATE 2: Even though Activision has settled with EA, its argument with Infinity Ward founders Zampella and West still stands and will go to court later this month. UPDATE 1: EA has confirmed the news to Eurogamer, but would offer no further detail beyond the brief statement reported below. ORIGINAL STORY: Activision and EA have settled their ... Variety Activision, EA settle claims in 'Call of Duty' case   —  Activision Blizzard said Wednesday it has settled its suit against Electronic Arts, which accused EA of luring away two creators who oversaw the runaway videogame hit "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2." The developers of the game will continue their claim for royalties and damages that could reach $1 billion or more. Jason Schreier / Kotaku Report: Activision Tried To Dig Up Dirt On Ex-Call of Duty Developers   —  The ugly court battle between Activision and its former employees has gotten even uglier. More » Kirk Hamilton / Kotaku Activision and EA Settle Case Over Call of Duty   —  Activision and EA have agreed to file a settlement agreement in their dispute over Call of Duty , according to a Bloomberg report . More »

10. The beginning of everything worth doing 12 hours ago   permalink

Schemerteam.blogspot.com

We launched Schemer last December on an invite-only basis, and since then we've heard from many passionate beta testers and incorporated their feedback to make Schemer even better!

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11. Gotham City Impostors 'Steamy Punk' DLC adds jetpacks, general dapperness 6 minutes ago   permalink

David Hinkle / Joystiq

What's better than being able to fly in Gotham City Impostors ? Looking good while you do it, of course - and you'll be able to do both with the upcoming Steamy Punk DLC pack. Gotham City Impostors 'Steamy Punk' DLC adds jetpacks, general dapperness originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 17 May 2012 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of ...

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12. Liz Gannes and Kara Swisher 8 hours ago   permalink

Allthingsd.com

Rakuten, the largest e-commerce site in Japan, is expected to be the lead investor in the much-contested next round of funding for Silicon Valley’s hottest start-up, Pinterest.

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13. Intel Launches Employee-Curated Digital Magazine 8 hours ago   permalink

Adage.com

IQ resembles a digital magazine but is curated by Intel employees. A story gets to the iQ front page when a certain number of people recommend it. The goal is to "connect with a younger audience and tell them the bigger story of who we are as a brand," said Editor-in-Chief Bryan Rhoads. "Many of them don't know, so we need to tell them the story ...

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Joe Renaud / Technology News Intel Windows 8 tablets expected to launch in November   —  The first Intel-chip-based Windows 8 tablets are expected to launch in November, in close proximity to the launch of Microsoft Corp.'s new mobile-optimized operating system. The news comes from CNet, citing an anonymous source familiar with Intel Corp.'s plans who told the website, "The schedule is tight. Looking at what Windows is trying to ...

Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily NVDA, INTC: Fun New Tricks with Virtualization, Parallelism   —  In case you missed it, there have been some interesting technical assessments put out about  Intel  ( INTC ) and  Nvidia  ( NVDA ) in the last 24 to 48 hours. Patrick Moorhead , who worked for years at  Advanced Micro Devices  ( AMD ) and runs  Moor Insights & Strategy , has been consulting with Nvidia of late. Yesterday he offered up his ... InfoWorld News AMD launches Trinity APUs to take on Intel's Ivy Bridge   —  AMD has announced its second-generation "Trinity" Accelerated Processing Units. The A-Series APUs are aimed at laptops, PCs, and embedded hardware. AMD's latest processors will come in dual- and quad-core variations and go toe-to-toe with Intel's third-generation Ivy Bridge Core chips. DIGITIMES Intel releases third-generation Core vPro Platform   —  Intel has announced the availability of its third-generation Intel Core vPro processor-based platform for business and intelligent systems.

14. Sprint’s Hesse: We’ll Make Money on the iPhone … Eventually 13 hours ago   permalink

Allthingsd.com

Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse took a $3.25 million pay cut earlier this month, as penance for orchestrating the company’s pricey iPhone deal with Apple. Has outcry over the agreement — which will cost Sprint an estimated $15.5 billion over the next four years — soured him on it?

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MacNN Sprint CEO sees iPhone as 'quite profitable' by end of 2015   —  Sprint's deal with Apple for the iPhone will ultimately prove "quite profitable" for the carrier, said CEO Dan Hesse during a company shareholder meeting on Tuesday. The pact will end up costing $15.5 billion by the end of 2015, which has prompted some worried shareholders to challenge it. Hesse in fact recently returned $3.25 million in ...

Jon Fingas / Engadget Sprint's Android users get carrier billing in Google Play   —  American Android users started getting carrier billing in Google Play early this month through T-Mobile (and later AT&T), and now Sprint can join the party. Any app, book, music or video purchase can be tacked on to the monthly bill for your EVO 4G LTE instead of going through Google. The move leaves Verizon as the only major US carrier ...

AppleInsider Sprint won't profit from carrying Apple's iPhone until 2015, has no regrets   —  Sprint's CEO views his company's up front payment to offer the iPhone as a long-term investment that won't see any returns until 2015. Brad Molen / Engadget Sprint reportedly cancelling its early upgrade program June 1st   —  Like dominoes, Sprint's consumer-friendly policies continue to fall one at a time . Citing "high costs," the Now Network will begin discontinuing its practice of allowing customers to upgrade their phone 10-14 days prior to the official date of eligibility. According to the memo leaked by TechnoBuffalo , the program will cease to exist as of ... The Globe and Mail China's biggest wireless carrier in talks to add iPhone   —  Next-gen iPhone chip could remove technical barrier for China Mobile, the world’s biggest telecom carrier by subscribers L.A. Times IPhone to get larger screen: A report to take with a grain of salt?   —  Apple has begun preparing to launch an iPhone with a larger screen than its previous models, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Matt Burns / TechCrunch It’s Time For A Larger iPhone   —  The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that Apple is currently ordering larger screens for the next iPhone. With the usual nonsense, the WSJ cited people familiar with the matter and stated these screens measure at least 4-inches diagonally. Production is set to begin next month, they say. The Journal better be right, though. A 3.5-inch ... Kelly Hodgkins / TUAW IPhone "buzz" gets a boost following celebrity ads   —  Love them or hate them, those new Siri ads starring Zooey Deschanel and Samuel L. Jackson are apparently effective, says a YouGov BrandIndex report . As noted by Fortune's Apple 2.0 blog , the celebrity Siri ads are creating buzz among 18-34 year old questioned in the survey. In just a few weeks, the buzz score for the iPhone went from 16 on ... Amar Toor / The Verge Sprint CEO Dan Hesse: 'not an ideal time' to pursue mergers   —  Sprint came very close to acquiring MetroPCS back in February, but according to CEO Dan Hesse, the provider doesn't plan on pursuing similar deals anytime soon. Hesse made the statement during a call with analysts on Wednesday, explaining that "it's not an ideal time" to actively pursue a merger, since the company is already investing heavily in ... Brandon Hill / DailyTech Main News Feed IPhone Won't Be Profitable for Sprint Until '15, Early Upgrades Ending June 1   —  Apple's iPhone is a huge seller both worldwide and in the United States. At first, the smartphone was exclusive to AT&T's wireless networks in the U.S. Just over a year ago, Verizon jumped onboard. And with the launch of the iPhone 4S, Sprint was finally able to provide Apple's popular smartphone to its customers. Electronista Sprint to cease offering early upgrades on June 1   —  A leaked memo shared by TechnoBuffalo indicates that Sprint will put an end to its early upgrade program. Basically, the carrier let some users who were close to their hardware upgrade eligibility date -- say two weeks -- upgrade to a new phone. The change is due to "high costs," Sprint explained in the memo, and four other options are given to ... Liz Gannes / AllThingsD IPhone Engineer and Gmail Designer Team Up on Electric Imp to Connect Devices   —  A new start-up called Electric Imp promises to turn almost any product into a connected device with the addition of a tiny card in a slot. John Brownlee / Cult of Mac Forget Swipe To Unlock! Fold To Unlock Concept Brings A Smart Cover To Your iPhone’s Lock Screen   —  There’s nothing that really needs changing about Apple’s patented “Slide to Unlock” functionality, but ever since Apple introduced the Smart Cover for the iPad 2, there’s been a conceptual disconnect between how you unlock an iPhone — by sliding — and how you unlock an iPad — by unfolding an origami- Mike Szczys / Hack a Day IPhone wielding guitar adds tip of your finger or tip the instrument control   —  [Rob Morris] has been hard at working improving his guitar augmentation techniques. Here he’s demonstrating the use of an iPhone to control the effects while he plays. This builds on the work he shared a few years ago where he strapped a Wii remote to the body of his ax. Just like the Wii remote, [...] Sam Byford / The Verge NTT Docomo president prefers 'open' Android to the iPhone   —  The iPhone may be Japan's most popular smartphone , and NTT Docomo may be the nation's biggest carrier, but what would seem like a match made in heaven is unlikely to come to pass any time soon. That's the takeaway from comments made by Docomo president Ryuji Yamada yesterday, who expressed preference for Android devices due to the open nature ... Alex Heath / Cult of Mac Switchy: A Rethinking Of The iPhone’s App Switcher Comes To Life   —  The iPhone’s app switcher is where you go to quickly navigate between apps in iOS. Apple has added more features to the little switcher tray over time, like handy music controls. Double tapping the Home button on your iPhone reveals one row of recently opened apps to choose from, and you can swipe from right [...] ThinkGeek Gadgets : iNox Stainless Steel iPhone Case   —  Durable, ultra-thin, lightweight, and unique stainless steel iPhone 4/4S case iNox is ultra-thin and lightweight, yet durable enough to provide insurance against scratches and drops. The 180-degree rotating visor lid protects your front screen while allowing you to view the time and incoming calls through the precision-cut opening. $59.99 Greg Bensinger / Digits Sprint CEO Says Company Will Wait To Consider Mergers   —  “Clearly, the time is not ideal based upon where our shares are currently trading,” said Chief Executive Dan Hesse on a conference call with analysts on Wednesday. Eric M. Zeman / Phone Scoop Sprint Now Supports Carrier Billing in Google Play   —  Google today announced that Sprint supports carrier billing for all purchases in the Google Play Store. This means Sprint customers can now purchase digital goods -- including music, movies, and books -- in the Google Play Store and have the purchases added to their Sprint bill. Previously, only apps were supported.

15. We Are Adding Viacom Programming to Our TWC TV App Lineup 12 hours ago   permalink

Jeff Simmermon / Time Warner Cable Untangled

Listen up, people: watching TV in bed instead of communicating with your spouse is about to get a whole, whole lot better. Over the next few weeks we’ll be adding Viacom programming to the app lineup, including favorites like…

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Blogs.forrester.com The Fight Over TV Is A Fight For Platform Power   —  You’re in for a big surprise. Microsoft is winning one of the most important battles in the digital world: The battle for the TV. The TV battle is important for reasons you already know: TV consumes more time than anything else and it generates annual revenues from $140 to $160 billion each year in the US alone. Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :    Forrester: 32.1 Million U.S. Households Now Access Online Video On Their TVs The Seattle Times :    Forrester: Microsoft winning the battle for the TV

Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch Viacom Gives Up Fight Against Time Warner Cable, Adds Channels to TWC iPad App   —  Customers of Time Warner Cable have some reason to rejoice today, as the cable company has gotten the go-ahead to add channels like MTV, VH1, and Comedy Central to its live streaming iPad app . The addition of those channels comes after both Time Warner Cable and the networks' owner, Viacom, have settled their differences and resolved litigation ...

New Scientist Interactive 'wallpaper' screens are the future of TV   —  Wall-sized, total-immersion screens will go beyond today's power-hungry flat screens and change how you watch TV Dave Zatz / Zatz Not Funny! What Color Is TiVo’s Hat?   —  What Color Is TiVo’s Hat? originally appeared on Zatz Not Funny! As fallout over DISH Network’s new Auto Hop commercial skip feature expands, TiVo has injected themselves into the conversation. From the New York Times: TiVo has taken the same approach, promoting ways to serve ads to viewers even as they’re fast-forwarding through ... Cory Bergman / Lost Remote Comcast rolling out Skype for TV with social features   —  These days, millions of people call their friends and family on their computers, but Skype is steadily making inroads on TV sets, too. Comcast announced today that its Skype for TV service just launched in Seattle and Boston, with eight more markets launching by the end of the week. The $9.95/month Xfinity add-on includes an HD camera, Skype ... Natan Edelsburg / Lost Remote Social TV highlights from the CBS upfront   —  Top media buyers, CBS talent and execs packed into Carnegie Hall, one of NYC's most glamorous (and expensive) venues for their annual upfront. Both CBS President and CEO Les Moonves and President of Entertainment Nina Tassler discussed the importance of social TV through their presentations. If you haven't read our exclusive coverage of the new ... Richard Lawler / Engadget HBO Go on Roku, Samsung and Xbox opens up to Time Warner tomorrow?   —  HBO subscribers currently locked out of streaming HBO Go to their connected TV devices (namely Samsung HDTVs / Blu-ray players , Roku boxes and Xbox 360s ) could be in for a treat soon, as our sources indicate Time Warner Cable is preparing to announce access for its customers on all three platforms tomorrow. There's also a few small pics of the ... Brian Benchoff / Hack a Day Controlling a TV with a microcontroller   —  Here’s two builds that print text to a TV with only two pins: Still Alive with an Arduino After seeing all the builds that play Still Alive, [Bob] decided to take a 1972 amber monitor and recreate the cut scene at the end of Portal. The build uses the TVout library for Arduino. There were a few problems [...] Steve Kerho / Threeminds � channels Lessons From The Very First Digital Newfront   —  Media Life Magazine sat down with Steve Kerho, SVP of Strategy, Media & Analytics about the future of the digital newfront. The original interview was published here. By Diego Vasquez Last month online video sites held their own version of the upfront, where they gave elaborate presentations to media buyers and advertisers aimed at convincing ... Sandy Berger / A New Domain Pocket for Apple iOS, Android, Kindle Fire: App of the Day   —  Pocket for Apple iOS, Android, Kindle Fire: App of the Day (freeware review) Our Sandy Berger reviews Pocket, a free app for iOS, Android and your browser. It keeps track of what you read and view online. Here's her review. GET THE WHOLE STORY A New Domain - Tech News Ant Pruitt / A New Domain Latest YouTube App 1.3.1 for Google TV Still Not Ready for Primetime   —  Latest YouTube App 1.3.1 for Google TV Still Not Ready for Primetime (review) The new YouTube app for Google TV is here. Our Ant Pruitt reviewed it -- and it isn't all wine and roses. Here's what he says, pro and con. A nice deep review for you. GET THE WHOLE STORY A New Domain - Tech News Alex Weprin / TVNewser 4.7 Million Watch President Obama on ‘The View’   —  President Obama’s visit to ABC talker “The View” drew 4.7 million viewers to the program yesterday. While that is very strong for “The View,” it is far less than Obama drew the last time he was on the show back in 2010, when 6.59 million people tuned in. Nonetheless, the ratings were the show’s strongest since ... Daisy Whitney / Beet.TV Most Americans Multitask on Other Screens When Watching TV, Industry Study   —  Nearly two-thirds of media-savvy U.S. consumers say they used an Internet-connected device for at least a few minutes the last time they watched TV, underscoring that TV viewers are multitasking on other screens, according to Anna Bager, VP and GM, Mobile Marketing Center of Excellence at the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). Beet.TV caught ...

16. Screen Resolution Alert for Web Developers 14 hours ago   permalink

Gs.statcounter.com

Boston, USA and Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday, 11th April, 2012: A major milestone in screen resolution sizes has been passed according to independent web analytics company, StatCounter. The company's research arm, StatCounter Global Stats reports that for the first time 1366x768 has become the most popular screen resolution worldwide, having ...

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Alex Heath / Cult of Mac :   Retina MacBooks Mean More Manufacturing Costs For Apple Eric Slivka / MacRumors :   Retina-Resolution Displays to Add Up to $100 to Apple's MacBook Pro Costs Élyse Betters / 9to5Mac :   Report: Retina MacBook displays to cost Apple more, but will it affect the customer?

17. Paralysed woman uses mind to move robotic arm 11 hours ago   permalink

The Age Technology Headlines

A QUADRIPLEGIC woman has used her mind to control a robotic arm, taking a sip from a drink bottle unassisted for the first time in 15 years.

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The Sydney Morning Herald Technology Headlines Paralysed woman uses mind to move robotic arm   —  A QUADRIPLEGIC woman has used her mind to control a robotic arm, taking a sip from a drink bottle unassisted for the first time in 15 years.

The Seattle Times Paralyzed woman uses her mind to control robot arm   —  Using only her thoughts, a Massachusetts woman paralyzed for 15 years directed a robotic arm to pick up a bottle of coffee and bring it to her lips, researchers report in the latest advance in harnessing brain waves to help disabled people. Latest SciTech Headlines Video: Paralyzed woman controls robotic arm with mind   —  Researchers are reporting that a woman who is completely paralyzed has used a robotic arm controlled with nothing but her thoughts. Scott Pelley reports on a triumph in neurobiology and computer science. Latest SciTech Headlines Video: Paralyzed woman drinks coffee using thoughts   —  Using the Braingate neural interface system, a paralyzed woman was able to use her thoughts to control a robotic arm, and serve herself coffee for the first time since she became paralyzed nearly 15 years ago. New Scientist Brain-controlled arm could beat paralysis   —  A paralysed woman sipping a cup of coffee with a robotic arm becomes the first human to use their brain signals to manipulate a real-world object Andrew Liszewski / Gizmodo This Insanely Talented One-Armed Juggling Robot Is the Future of Busking   —  In today's tough economic climate even industrial robots are having a hard time finding work. So it's nice to see that researchers at Chiba University in Japan have successfully taught a robot arm how to juggle . An important skill that will let robots continue to earn a living by busking on the streets. More » Andrew Tarantola / Gizmodo This Paralyzed Woman Just Drank a Bottle of Coffee With Her Mind   —  Our Ghost in the Shell dystopian future will be here sooner than you think. A new study published in Nature today demonstrates, for the first time that robotic limbs can successfully be controlled with just the power of the user's mind. More » John Timmer / Ars Technica Paralyzed woman controls robotic arm, sips coffee   —  Electrodes implanted in the brain were used to control mechanical motion. LiveScience.com Brain-Controlled Robotic Arm Points Way to New Prosthetics   —  People who use the system say it doesn’t require any more concentration than moving your arm normally. Sarah Jane Keller / Wired Top Stories Paralyzed Woman Controls Robotic Arm With Her Mind   —  Two stroke victims unable to move or speak can now control robotic arms with their minds. Nathan Hurst / Wired Top Stories Controlling a Robot With Your Mind   —  Brain implants, a robotic arm, thought control ? it sounds far out. But in Brown University?s BrainGate experiment, the combination worked. Scientists helped stroke survivor Cathy Hutchinson train her mind, a computer, and a robotic arm to work together to perform a simple task her own body hasn?t been capable of since 1996: raising a cup of ... Gene Ryan Briones / Ubergizmo Robotic arm controlled by a paralyzed woman’s mind   —  Cathy Hutchinson suffered from a stroke many years ago that left her debilitated and unable to move and talk. But a group of researchers led by neurologist and engineer Leigh Hochberg of Brown University is about to change all of that. “When the woman with the brain stem stroke reached out for that thermos of coffee and put it in her mouth and ... Keith Wagstaff / Techland WATCH: Paralyzed Woman Controls Robot with Her Brain   —  Cathy Hutchinson hasn't been able to drink anything without the help of her caregiver in the 15 years since she had a stroke. Now, thanks to new technology, she can take a sip of coffee simply by thinking about it.

18. Best Buy's surprisingly insecure approach to new PC setup 8 hours ago   permalink

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Somewhere in the march toward "easy," security got blindsided.

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Editor / Neowin NVIDIA announces VGX cloud-based PC graphics solution   —  NVIDIA has announced its plans to launch VGX, a new cloud-based PC graphics technology that it claims will bring higher end graphics and software to low end PCs. Read more...

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19. • RFK Jr.'s Ex-Wife Wife Dead, Says Source 9 hours ago   permalink

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Police are currently at the home of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in New York after his wife Mary Kennedy was found dead Wednesday, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.

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Brian Braiker / The Guardian World News Robert F Kennedy Jr's estranged wife found dead in New York home   —  Mary Richardson Kennedy's final years had been troubled ones, including arrests for driving under the influence The estranged wife of Robert F Kennedy Jr has been found dead in her home in Bedford, New York, according to the family. Mary Richardson Kennedy, 52, was RFK Jr's second wife. The couple was married for 16 years and had four children ...

News Estranged Wife Of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Found Dead   —  Mary Richardson Kennedy, 52, had trouble with drugs and alcohol and had two high-profile arrests around the time her husband filed for divorce in 2010. An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday.

20. The 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference. 9 hours ago   permalink

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Brandrepublic / RSS Luxottica holds pitch for global media account   —  Luxottica, the owner of the Ray-Ban and Oakley brands and the Sunglass Hut stores, has launched a review of its global media planning and buying arrangements.