ABC NewsForeign activists fear Twitter censorship abroadGreen Bay Press GazetteSAN FRANCISCO — Bloggers and activists from China, the Middle East and Latin America said Friday that they were concerned that new Twitter policies could allow governmen…

ITProPortalFacebook, Washington State Drag Adscend to Court Over Alleged ClickjackingITProPortalMarketing firm Adscend Media has been dragged to court by the social media giant Facebook for allegedly spamming its users through "misleading and decepti…

CNNThe human cost built into making an Apple iPadTimes of IndiaThe explosion ripped through Building A5 on a Friday evening last May, an eruption of fire and noise that twisted metal pipes as if they were discarded straws. When workers in the cafeter…

IBNLive.comHappy 2nd Birthday, iPad. What Will This Toddler Be When it Grows up?MashableTwo years ago Friday — Jan. 27, 2010 — Apple unveiled the iPad to the world. At the time, critics and analysts were quick to mock the name, criticize the devi…

CTV.caSun Unleashes Strongest Flare Yet of 2012Space.comby Denise Chow, SPACE.com Staff Writer A massive solar flare — the strongest one so far this year — erupted today (Jan. 27) from the same active region of the sun that triggered a raging sol…

TIMEHow One Little Android Update Caused a Big HeadacheTIMEBy Jared Newman | @OneJaredNewman | January 27, 2012 | + My Samsung Galaxy S II had been great to me. It's a thin, light phone with a gorgeous Super AMOLED Plus display and a dual-core proces…

Google Inc. Cl A (GOOG)MarketWatchBy John C. Dvorak SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — It's not such a surprise that Apple Inc. has done so well in this earnings go-round. The shocker is that others have done so poorly, particularly competitors includin…

LG Spectrum (Verizon Wireless)PC MagazineMassive, ultra-sharp 720p screen. Great battery life. Sharp camera and camcorder. Thin and light for an LTE phone. The LG Spectrum is a powerful, high-end Android phone that offers Verizon subscribers good val…

TechnoratiSamsung Beats Apple as 2011's No.1 Smartphone MakerPC MagazineBy Chloe Albanesius With 37 million iPhones sold, it's no suprise that Apple dominated the smartphone market during the fourth quarter, but for 2011 as a whole, Samsung managed t…

Feature Phones Now More Profitable Than Mid-tier SmartphonesForbesFor many handset vendors, the world has turned upside down. Nokia's $40 feature phones are vastly more profitable than Sony Ericsson's $200 Android models. This is not how the smartpho…

IBNLive.comUS cybersecurity efforts trigger privacy concernsIBNLive.comAP Washington: The US federal government's plan to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry is raising concerns that the move will threaten Ame…

The world's first computer password? It was useless, tooArs TechnicaBy Robert McMillan, wired.com | Published January 27, 2012 4:52 PM Fernando Corbató at MIT in the 1960s. Was MIT's CTSS computer the first one to use passwords? If you're like most…

Fox NewsSymantec Tells Users to Disable pcAnywhere, Cites Threat from AnonymouseSecurity PlanetIn the wake of a threat by Anonymous to expose Symantec source code, the company advises customers to stop using pcAnywhere -- but says its antivirus softw…

FightLine.comHackers disrupt UFC website againESPNBy Josh Gross Days after dismissing a cyber attack launched against UFC.com, UFC president Dana White said he welcomed another assault on the online hub of his promotion. "Keep hacking our site. Do it…

The White House (blog)White House Presses For New Cybersecurity LawsInformationWeekCongress has dragged its feet for years on passing cybersecurity legislation, so the Obama administration is applying pressure. By Elizabeth Montalbano InformationWeek…

USA TODAYFacebook Said to Plan Its IPO Filing for as Early as Next WeekBusinessWeekBy Brian Womack and Douglas MacMillan Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Facebook Inc., the world's largest social-networking service, is aiming to file for its initial public off…

USA TODAYTwitter's censor move with eye on China?Times of IndiaTwitter, a hugely popular social networking site for microblogging, has said that "if required by the law" it can block tweets in a particular country. NEW DELHI: Twitter, a hugely popula…

The Facebooks That Weren'tForbesFacebook's initial public offering is likely to debut next week. The numbers are stunning: at a valuation of somewhere in the $75 billion to $100 billion range, the world's social network is aiming to raise $10 billion…

Alderman wants to keep social media on during NATO/G8Chicago Sun-TimesIn Egypt, cell phones, text messages and social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter were such powerful protest organizing tools, they helped topple a government. Ald. Ricard…

msnbc.comGoogle Slammed for Tainting Search to Hype Google+ Social NetworkingPCWorld (blog)By Jared Newman, PCWorld Jan 27, 2012 12:11 PM Google's attempt to force its social network, Google+, upon search users is backfiring, as tech pundits and tech…

DeviceMAGAndroid Does Not Need Antivirus; Google Official Lashes Out at VendorsDeviceMAGGoogle's open source software team has come out in the open, criticizing firms selling antivirus software for Android and other mobile devices. The company has cl…

Ask and Answer Questions About Paid Versus Open Source SoftwareLifehackerEvery day we're on the lookout for ways to make your work easier and your life better, but Lifehacker readers are smart, insightful folks with all kinds of expertise to share, a…

Sorting Out the Sharing License ShamblesTechdirtAt the heart of the various movements based around sharing -- free software, open content, open access etc. -- lie specially drawn-up licenses that grant permissions beyond the minimal ones of copyright…

Talend Seeks More Partner 'Mindshare' For Its Open-Source SoftwareCRNBy Rick Whiting, CRN Open-source software developer Talend is overhauling its partner program, a move necessitated by the company's rapid growth and expansion of its integration sof…

Siliconrepublic.comHP WebOS Open Source Timeline RevealedInformationWeekHP will release Open WebOS 1.0 in pieces during the next eight months, disappointing some developers who'd hoped to get the entire platform at once. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek…

IBNLive.comSteve Jobs told Google to stop poaching workersIBNLive.comLos ANgeles: Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, a transgression that threatened one junior Goo…

Google: Users Are 'Delighted' With Our Search Changes (GOOG)San Francisco ChronicleThe blogosphere's reaction to this change, which Google called Search Plus Your World, was swift, loud, and mostly negative. But in all the noise, what do users think?…

SNOWFLAKE GOOGLE DOODLE: 'World record' largest flake drops in on the logoWashington Post (blog)By Michael Cavna And if you believe legend and lore and Guinness World Records, there's a single monstrous snowflake that's the least alike of all. Google…

Globe and MailFacebook Readies IPO FilingWall Street JournalBy SHAYNDI RAICE and RANDALL SMITH Facebook Inc. could file papers for its initial public offering as early as next week, people familiar with the matter said, as anticipation mounts for wha…

CBS LocalNevada GOP to release presidential caucus results via Twitter and GoogleWashington PostCARSON CITY, Nev. — Results of the Nevada Republican presidential caucus will be released through Twitter and Google, the first time the social network…

Videogamer.comActivision says PS3 Call of Duty Elite confusion is not its faultSlashGearIf you thought that signing up for the premium Call of Duty Elite service on your PS3 would get you access to DLC the same time as your Xbox 360 counterparts, wel…

Game RevolutionKingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning online pass unlocks seven questsGameSpotBy Eddie Makuch, GameSpot New copies of 38 Studios' fantasy RPG come bundled with code to download House of Valor faction questline; studio says it was "always inten…

TIMEMove Over PSN and Xbox LIVE: Here Comes the Nintendo NetworkTIMEBy Matt Peckham | @mattpeckham | January 27, 2012 | + Nintendo says it's finally going to get with the program and release an honest-to-goodness online gaming service, dubbed “Nint…

Stuff.co.nzNintendo Chief Tips NFC, New Network for Wii UPC MagazineBy Leslie Horn Nintendo's Wii successor, the Wii U, will come equipped with near-field communication (NFC) technology, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said Friday in a presentation t…

How consumer-electronics makers are faringCBS NewsJan. 19: Microsoft Corp. says it shipped 8.2 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the latest quarter, compared with 6.3 million a year earlier. Tuesday: Apple Inc. says it sold 37 million iPhones i…

E-Gadget makers responsible for disposal tooIBNLive.comBANGALORE: Come May, producers and manufacturers of electronic and electrical products will have to take the additional responsibility of retrieving, recycling and safe disposal of their products…

Mobilewalla ranks gadget appsSan Antonio ExpressDog Whistler*: (Free) Choose the pattern and tone on continuous or timed settings to retrieve your dog any time of day. (Score: 99/100) IMDb Movies and TV*: (Free) For the entertainment buff, a hub for…

PhysOrg.comEureka! Kitchen gadget inspires scientist to make more effective plastic ...PhysOrg.comThis is a cross-section of an organic transistor with vacuum-applied polymer insulator. Credit: HT Yi, et. al., Rutgers University One day in 2010, Rutg…

How to properly integrate social media into your businessGadgetEvery now and then we like to publish a Gadget reader review. From the correspondence we receive we reckon there's a mass of raw writing and reviewing talent out there - do you have games…

Gadget Helpline (blog)Toy Fair 2012 Gadget Round-up - Gears of War Meccano, Star Wars Scalextric ...Gadget Helpline (blog)As well as keeping up with all the serious news and usual points of interest this week, we've also been keeping an eye on the ha…

Nine Startups Vie For IBM Global Entrepreneur HonorsR & D MagazineBy IBM ARMONK, NY - 25 Jan 2012: Technologies that enable skin cancer detection on a mobile device, help commuters avoid traffic, and deliver better shopping experiences will be on dis…

EvoApp to lease to startupsNews & ObserverBY DAVID RANII - dranii@newsobserver.com Buoyed by about $1 million in new funding, fledgling business software company EvoApp has leased more office space and is extending its technology into a new market. T…

PR Web (press release)Digital Learning Day: KnowledgeWorks, Ohio Education Matters, Others Celebrate ...PR Web (press release)Digital Learning Day marks a nationwide celebration of innovative teaching and learning through digital media and technology…

eMusic President & CEO, Adam Klein, Joins midem Innovation Factory ProgramMarketWatch (press release)PARIS, Jan 27, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- eMusic President and CEO, Adam Klein, will be joining midem's tailor-made program for startups, the Innovation…

BloombergEarly Stage Venture Fund Launches at Harvard In Hopes of Keeping More Talent ...BostInnoThe country's oldest institution of higher learning is getting some new money today. With the help of Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Science…

ForbesApple, America and a squeezed middle classSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Charles Duhigg and Keith Bradsher When President Barack Obama joined Silicon Valley's top luminaries for dinner in California last February, each guest was asked to come with a q…

New York Daily NewsPursuing iPhone Thief, Officer Knew Right Buttons to PushNew York TimesAs crime-solving tools go, it may not have the same pedigree as, say, the oversize magnifying glass. But with apologies to Sherlock Holmes, an iPhone — specif…

Viacom CEO Dauman's pay drops to $43M in 2011; former top earner won't match ...Washington PostNEW YORK — Viacom Inc.'s Philippe Dauman led the list of America's top-paid CEOs in 2010 but his pay package for 2011 was nearly halved, mainly because h…

AFPApple's Tim Cook responds to accounts of poor factory conditionsLos Angeles TimesApple Inc.'s chief executive responded to a wave of negative attention to conditions at overseas factories that make its products, saying the insinuation that Apple d…

IBNLive.comSteve Jobs told Google to stop poaching workersReutersBy Dan Levine (Reuters) - Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, a transgression that threatened one j…

AFPAneesh Chopra, the first White House chief of technology, resignsLos Angeles TimesAneesh Chopra, the first White House chief of technology, has resigned after almost three years on the job. Chopra's resignation was announced in a post on the White…

BBC NewsReRAM competes to be tech's next memory chip standardBBC NewsBy Chris Vallance Technology reporter A next generation RAM memory that remembers data even when the power is turned off is nearing production. Unlike most RAM, ReRAM is non-volatil…

New York TimesFor a Moon Colony, Technology Is the Easy PartNew York TimesCould the United States establish a moon colony and develop a new propulsion system for going to Mars? All within eight years of a Newt Gingrich presidency, as Mr. Gingrich pro…

PoliticoAnother Taxpayer-Funded Green-Tech Company Files BankruptcyThe New AmericanEner1 Inc., which owns an electric car battery-maker that reaped a $118-million grant from the Obama administration, filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday. The New…

Nature.comUS has arrested Iranian scientistCBS News(AP) WASHINGTON — The United States has arrested and charged an Iranian semiconductor scientist with violating US export laws by buying high-tech US lab equipment, a development likely to further w…

Research and Markets: Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery 2011-2021 Report - Drug ...Business Wire (press release)Improved global health and a dramatic increase in the size of the global aging population combined with the inefficiency of traditional drug…

Nanotechnology NewsNanotech transforms cyclosporine into safer transplant drugFierceDrugDeliveryFierceDrugDelivery is your source for breaking news and insider analysis on the bio/pharmaceutical drug delivery industry. Sign up today to receive your F…

ExtremeTechPanel Urges Study of Nanomaterial RisksVoice of AmericaJanuary 27, 2012 Panel Urges Study of Nanomaterial Risks Materials are engineered into many products Rosanne Skirble Nanoparticles are really tiny manufactured objects, no bigger than…

AboutMesothelioma.netScientists Urge Better Understanding of Nanomaterials to Avoid Introducing ...AboutMesothelioma.netNanomaterials — man-made particles made of carbon, silicon and metals and much smaller than the width of a human hair—are alre…

Competitive Tech Settles Disputes With Former Chairman And CEO John NanoNASDAQ(RTTNews.com) - Competitive Technologies Inc. (CTTC.PK) announced that it has settled all disputes with its former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Nano. Nano file…

Sigma Corporation of America Announces the Passing of Michihiro YamakiBusiness Wire (press release)RONKONKOMA, NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With great sadness, Sigma Corporation of America today announced the passing of Sigma Corporation's founder and CEO Mi…

Digital Cameras Planet Blog (blog)Landscape and portrait photography made easy with dual shutter buttonsDigital Cameras Planet Blog (blog)Frustrated by the placement of your camera's shutter button? Do you hate having to either awkwardly reach your i…

GizmoCraveNikon D800 to be unveiled February 7, new Coolpix cameras on February 2SlashGearThe much anticipated Nikon D800 DSLR will be unveiled on February 7, according to NikonRumors. Details on the D800 along with a picture of the camera have been…

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com'Smart cameras' designed for apps set to leave industry icons behindThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comBy Allan Hoffman/For The Star-Ledger I certainly hope not -- I'm a fan of these camera makers -- but there's a revolution about to str…

Traffic-Light Cameras Have Some Seeing RedThe LedgerBy MARY HURST WINTER HAVEN | Although Juan Aguiar Perez did run a red light in Haines City on July 31, 2011, he may not have to pay the $301 fine and court costs. It all depends on whether County Ju…

UAE iPhone app 'Kalimat' shortlisted for global awardEmirates 24/7Kalimat is a word game. “Something like Scrabble, but with some new features,” explains Fares Fayad, the Lebanese app designer based in the UAE. “You just need to form words as q…

Digitaltrends.comApple-fan cop uses app to catch iPhone thiefDigitaltrends.comWhen a distraught crime victim told a New York cop that someone had just taken her iPhone at gunpoint, he immediately believed he had a fair chance of making a quick arrest…

NewsdayTech Review: Apps for the Super BowlNewsdaySuper Bowl Newsday > Sports > Football > Super Bowl Tech Review: Apps for the Super Bowl Originally published: January 24, 2012 9:21 PM Updated: January 27, 2012 9:59 PM Super Bowl XLVI is just around…

ZDNet (blog)TMO's Editors Choice Awards for Macworld|iWorld 2012The Mac ObserverThe Mac Observer's Editors Choice Awards from Macworld|iWorld Expo 2012 are out, and just like previous years, there were plenty of great products for us to check out. We…

VIPorbit Unveils New Version of Contact Management App for iPhone at MacworldSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)VIPorbit® for iPhone 2.0 is now available at the App Store for a limited-time special launch price. With an updated user interface an…

Mobiletor.comGmail and Google Calendar sync improvements rolled out for Windows Phone 7.5 ...Mobiletor.comThe good news for those with smartphones operating on the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS is that Google applications such as Calendar and Gmail have…

Daily MailWhy Google Thinks You're An Old DudeForbesI've long complained that Google is convinced that I'm an older gentleman. Every time I visit Google's Ad Preferences Manager, it tells me my gender is male and that I'm well over the hill. (Inaccur…

Massive Android malware op may have infected 5 million usersComputerworldBy Gregg Keizer Computerworld - The largest-ever Android malware campaign may have duped as many as 5 million users into downloading infected apps from Google's Android Market,…

TechCrunchAndroid Smartphone Round-Up: December/January EditionTechCrunchWe took a break from the Android round-up in December because, well, to be honest I was on vacation. But January gave us a few extra smartphones and the holidays are over, so we…

CBC.caGoogle privacy policy: Who will be affected and how you can choose what ...Washington PostTwo days after Google announced sweeping changes to its privacy policy, analysts are weighing on who might be most affected by it. Cecilia Kang reports: G…

PacApt Is Arch Linux's Package Manager For Other DistributionsLifehacker AustraliaIt's no secret that we love Arch Linux and one of Arch's best features is the simple, easy-to-use package manager, Pacman. Here's how to get Pacman's simple command str…

Siliconrepublic.comIs WebOS the Next Desktop Linux, Java or Symbian?CIOHP is taking WebOS open source with the hope that it can attract developers by providing a write-once-run-everyplace platform. However, Rob Enderle writes, history hasn't been kin…

ZDNetA first look at Ubuntu Linux's Head-Up Display (Gallery)ZDNetby ZDNet Author | January 26, 2012 5:11am PST | Image 1 of 6 In Ubuntu Linux's new Head-Up Display (HUD ), menus come second. Instead your primary interface is the search bar. Here, we…

The Best Twitter Client for LinuxLifehackerDespite the large number of Twitter clients available for Linux, none of them are perfect. Our favorite would have to be the powerful, customizable Choqok. Choqok has nearly everything we could want in a Twi…

PHYTEC Announces Linux Support for the phyCORE-OMAP4430 System on ModuleSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)PHYTEC's production-ready phyCORE-OMAP4430 and Linux BSP provide a core foundation so that developers do not have to design an OMAP4 based…

IBNLive.comSteve Jobs told Google to stop poaching workersIBNLive.comLos ANgeles: Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, a transgression that threatened one junior Goo…

Moneycontrol.comGoogle dominates Indian Android app spaceMoneycontrol.comIt's no surprise that Google's Android platform has turned out to be the most budding platform. It's also the case in the slightly more price sensitive Indian market. Apple's iO…

The Associated PressFacebook IPO could value it among top companiesThe Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of…

The GuardianFreedom, privacy of ordinary people under attack online, activist Rebecca ...Toronto StarSarah Barmak Special to the Star “It's no longer OK to NOT know how the internet works,” read the slogans on a sea of white signs hoisted by prot…

CBC.caGoogle privacy policy: Who will be affected and how you can choose what ...Washington PostTwo days after Google announced sweeping changes to its privacy policy, analysts are weighing on who might be most affected by it. Cecilia Kang reports: G…

USA TODAYTwitter's targeted blocking tool spurs uproarSan Francisco ChronicleTwitter Inc. has played a central communications role in protests from Egypt to Wall Street, but the microblogging service became the target of an uprising this week after a…

New York Daily NewsChad Ochocinco, John Boehner tweetESPNAP The "NFL Live" Crew discusses if the Giants can contain the Patriots' tight ends in Super Bowl XLVI. CINCINNATI -- Chad Ochocinco, meet the speaker of the US House. On Twitter, of course. Th…

Censoring of Tweets Sets Off #OutrageNew York TimesSAN FRANCISCO — It started five years ago after a young engineer in San Francisco sketched out a quirky little Web tool for telling your friends what you were up to. It became a bullhorn for millio…

Boston.comFacebook Readies IPO FilingWall Street JournalBy SHAYNDI RAICE and RANDALL SMITH Facebook Inc. could file papers for its initial public offering as early as next week, people familiar with the matter said, as anticipation mounts for what is…

Chicago TribuneGoogle Slammed for Tainting Search to Hype Google+ Social NetworkingPCWorld (blog)By Jared Newman, PCWorld Jan 27, 2012 12:11 PM Google's attempt to force its social network, Google+, upon search users is backfiring, as tech pundits an…

NewsdayTech Review: Apps for the Super BowlNewsdaySuper Bowl Newsday > Sports > Football > Super Bowl Tech Review: Apps for the Super Bowl Originally published: January 24, 2012 9:21 PM Updated: January 27, 2012 9:59 PM Super Bowl XLVI is just around…

Massive Android malware op may have infected 5 million usersComputerworldBy Gregg Keizer Computerworld - The largest-ever Android malware campaign may have duped as many as 5 million users into downloading infected apps from Google's Android Market,…

Gotta Be MobileMotorola shipped just 1 million tablets in 2011Android CommunityIt's quarterly earnings season in the technology world, also known as the most breathlessly exciting time in a tech blogger's existence. Amid reports of an $80 million los…

CIOAndroid Smartphone Round-Up: December/January EditionTechCrunchWe took a break from the Android round-up in December because, well, to be honest I was on vacation. But January gave us a few extra smartphones and the holidays are over, so we're bac…

eWeekLG Spectrum (Verizon Wireless)PC MagazineMassive, ultra-sharp 720p screen. Great battery life. Sharp camera and camcorder. Thin and light for an LTE phone. The LG Spectrum is a powerful, high-end Android phone that offers Verizon subscribers goo…

IBNLive.comSteve Jobs told Google to stop poaching workersReutersBy Dan Levine (Reuters) - Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, a transgression that threatened one j…

Tech Check: Google's privacy policy, a tablet (and e-reader) revolutionCNNBy Doug Gross, CNN On this week's Tech Check, the crew discusses Google privacy and popularity of tablets, e-readers. Fail! A politician gets taken to task for fuzzy math about…

9 to 5 MacApple CEO: Amazon Fire'did not dent' iPad salesThe Borneo PostBETTER SALES: Apple crowed over 52 million iPads sold, and counting. The iPad is making inroads into traditionally strong Mac markets. SAN FRANCISCO: If sales of the successful-i…

The GuardianAndroid Becomes Tough Competitor for Apple iOS in Tablet MarketITProPortalAccording to a Strategy Analytics report, Apple is still dominating the tablet computer market. However, Google's Android platform has increased its performance sig…

TIMEAmazon Merchant Caught Bribing Customers for ReviewsPCWorld (blog)By Jared Newman, PCWorld Jan 27, 2012 1:36 PM Online shoppers already have a tough time distinguishing real user reviews from merchant-placed fake ones, but now they have to worry…

Telegraph.co.ukPoliceman arrested in hacking probeBelfast TelegraphA serving police officer and three men have been arrested over payments to police officers in the phone hacking inquiry. The 29-year-old male officer was arrested at a police station…

USA TODAYDougherty gang jailbreak plot foiled in ColoradoReutersBy Keith Coffman | DENVER (Reuters) - A daring jailbreak planned by one of three Florida siblings accused in a multistate crime spree was thwarted when officers at a Colorado lockup wher…

Unlock IPhone 4S And Jailbreak IPhone 4/4s IOS 5.0.1 Untethered VersionPatch.comA fresh apple iPhone unlock and jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 software from http://tinyurl.com/UnlockAnyAppleiPhone , has been introduced to enable users to jailbreak and unlock iP…

CBS LocalStudents busted for hacking computers, changing gradesRegisterThree high school juniors have been arrested after they devised a sophisticated hacking scheme to up their grades and make money selling quiz answers to their classmates. The stud…

Tales of Password-Hacking WoeGizmodoIt's the social media sites that do you in. A Close Friend—capital C, capital F—posts a link to a video that piques your interest. Click. Suddenly you're asked to sign back into Facebook. What happens next? You…

International Business TimesGhost-busting fun will make you feel goodTheChronicleHerald.caHaunt's simple, family-friendly thrills and chills showcase exactly what the Kinect can bring to casual gaming on the Xbox 360 without breaking the bank. (Micro…

Gadget ReviewLivin' La Vita Loca – Our PS Vita launch plans and expectationsGaming Ageby Jim Cordeira The Gaming Age staff is hyped and ready for the PlayStation Vita launch. The general consensus seems to be quite positive thanks to the powerful s…

Q&A: How global conflict shows up in computer gamesLos Angeles TimesEarlier this month, an Iranian court handed a death sentence to a former US Marine of Iranian descent who was convicted of spying for the Central Intelligence Agency. One strange twi…

TIMEMove Over PSN and Xbox LIVE: Here Comes the Nintendo NetworkTIMEBy Matt Peckham | @mattpeckham | January 27, 2012 | + Nintendo says it's finally going to get with the program and release an honest-to-goodness online gaming service, dubbed “Nint…

Planet InsaneRumor: Next Xbox May Not Work With Used GamesInvestorplace.comThe market for video games is big, with $9.3 billion generated last year in the US through sales of new games for portable gaming systems, PCs, and consoles like Microsoft's (…

Siri probably isn't the bandwidth hog the WaPo warned you abouttuaw.comby Mel Martin Jan 27th 2012 at 7:00PM "How Siri is ruining your cellphone service." That's the searing headline from the Washington Post in an article by Paul Farhi. Farhi claims…

PadGadgetApple's iPad Celebrates its Second Birthday – A Look BackPadGadgetBy Juli | January 27, 2012 | 1 comment Happy Birthday, dear iPad! Today marks the anniversary of the day that former Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the original iPad at the…

Hollywood ReporterTwo Years of Apple's iPad: Happy Second Birthday, Innovative Tablet!PCWorld (blog)By Ian Paul, PCWorld Jan 27, 2012 11:29 AM Steve Jobs holding the first iteration of the iPad tablet.Two years ago Friday, Apple's late co-founder and…

Insert Coin: Dash car stereo gives your iPhone a new home, away from the ...EngadgetBy Zachary Lutz posted Jan 27th 2012 2:04PM In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like…

Samsung loses top smartphone maker title to Apple for last quarter, but holds ...Android Apps AppoliciousFor one quarter in 2011, after announcing its earnings and smartphone sales in September, Samsung was king of mobile. In the third quarter of 201…

Cook's Earnings Day: the iPhone Is the Apple StoryBarron'sBy TIERNAN RAY | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR The new CEO reports a staggering $46.3 billion in revenue in the December quarter, 53% from the iPhone. As Apple Tuesday reported a staggering $46.3 bi…

New York Daily NewsApple iPhone robbery thwarted by tech-savvy copSlashGearHow do you solve a crime in 30 minutes or less? All you need is a cop who knows his tech. Police Officer Robert Garland was able to successfully track down an iPhone thief and…

New York Times (blog)TMO's Editors Choice Awards for Macworld|iWorld 2012The Mac ObserverThe Mac Observer's Editors Choice Awards from Macworld|iWorld Expo 2012 are out, and just like previous years, there were plenty of great products for us to chec…

Daily News CornerApple, America and a squeezed middle classSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Charles Duhigg and Keith Bradsher When President Barack Obama joined Silicon Valley's top luminaries for dinner in California last February, each guest was asked to co…

AFPApple's Tim Cook responds to accounts of poor factory conditionsLos Angeles TimesApple Inc.'s chief executive responded to a wave of negative attention to conditions at overseas factories that make its products, saying the insinuation that Apple d…