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iOS-only smart calendar Tempo gets improved support for Gmail and enhanced event sharing

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:04:23 +0100

Via The Next Web - Tempo, a smart calendar mobile app, has released an update bringing improved controls around event scheduling and communication to its users. With this release, people can now...

Snow Fail: The New York Times And Its Misunderstanding Of Copyright

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:53:18 +0100

Via TechCrunch - You remember Snow Fall, don't you? It was that awesome interactive reporting piece by The New York Times that everyone talked about for a week. It was called "the future of on...

Apple CEO makes no apology for company's tax strategy

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:20:33 +0100

Via Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook made no apology on Tuesday for the iPad maker saving billions of dollars in U.S. taxes through Irish subsidiaries and...

The Irish loophole behind Apple's low tax bill

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:34:18 +0100

Via Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Apple's ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has depended on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete w...

Microsoft unveils Xbox One with Spielberg, Activision tie-up

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:15:42 +0100

Via Reuters - REDMOND, Washington (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp unveiled the "Xbox One" on Tuesday, its first new gaming console in eight years, and its strongest push so far to dominate consu...

New GPS-Powered Handlebars Send Texts to Your Bike

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:52:31 +0100

Via Mashable - For cyclists looking to pimp their bikes with smartphone integration, look no further - new stylish technology from startup Helios makes your bike "smart." Helios Bars boast a...

The new Xbox One Kinect tracks your heart rate, happiness, hands and hollers

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:45:56 +0100

Via The Next Web - Today at an event in Redmond, Microsoft revealed the new Xbox One console. In addition, it gave some backstage tours with looks at new components like the freshly updated Kine...

Did Microsoft Just Kick Apple Out of the Living Room?

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:34:13 +0100

Via Mashable - If you want to see what the Apple TV will look like, I hope you were tuned to Spike at about 1 p.m. Eastern today, because we got a pretty solid picture of the rumored device:...

Twitter's Jack Dorsey: if you have an idea, "get it out of your head and start working on it"

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:23:11 +0100

Via The Next Web - In a interview with Bloomberg television, Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey admits that he never wanted to start a company or be an engineer or a programmer. Rather, he had "...

New Xbox Fails To Woo Investors As Sony Stock Shoots Up 9%

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:23:08 +0100

Via TechCrunch - Wall Street apparently wanted something more revolutionary out of the Xbox One that launched today, as Microsoft's stock is down 0.66%. In turn, investors pushed Sony shares u...

You Will Be Able To Trade Xbox One Games Online, Microsoft Says

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:23:01 +0100

Via Gizmodo - Xbox One games will require a one-time activation code to use, but you'll still be able to trade and sell them online, Microsoft tells Kotakuâ€"although we're not 100% clear on...

Kinect 2 Full Video Walkthrough: The Xbox Sees You Like Never Before

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:23:00 +0100

Via Gizmodo - The new Kinect is kind of awesome. Just by the numbers, it's a huge upgrade. You can (most of) the full walkthrough we saw just a bit ago here at Microsoft's Redmond campus in...

Installing, buying, selling and sharing games on Xbox One: here's what we know

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:11:26 +0100

Via Engadget - With each subsequent console generation there's an undercurrent of fear, a concern that this will be the cycle that finally kills off something many hold near and dear: the us...

Xbox One moves Microsoft closer to living room hub

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:11:24 +0100

Via CNET news.com - The next-generation gaming console from the software giant is about much more than gaming. It should help Microsoft realize its vision of being at the center of consumer compu...

Hands-on with Xbox One's new gamepad, 'impulse triggers' included

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:11 +0100

Via Engadget - You've already read our hands-on with Xbox One's new Kinect and wireless gamepad, but perhaps you noticed our inability to test the gamepad's new "impulse triggers?" Well, we'...

How Teens Are Really Using Facebook

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:48:27 +0100

Via Huffington Post - The Facebook generation is fed up with Facebook. That's according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center, which surveyed 802 teens between the ages of 12 and ...

Hands on: The Xbox One controller's refined d-pad and 4 independent vibrators

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:36:51 +0100

Via The Next Web - The controller of the Xbox One is a refinement of the 360's controller on pretty much every cosmetic vector. But there are also a few changes that go more than skin deep and w...

US Senators Hatch and Schumer have reached a compromise regarding high-skill immigration and visa reform

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:36:51 +0100

Via The Next Web - Today Politico reported that Senators Hatch and Schumer have reached a key point of compromise regarding high-skill, and thus high-technology related immigration reform. Detai...

TC Cribs: Inside Fab's NYC Headquarters, Where High Fashion And Hot Design Become Fun

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:36:48 +0100

Via TechCrunch - Welcome to a brand new episode of Cribs, the TechCrunch TV series that goes straight into the heart of the action at the tech industry's hottest companies to see what it's rea...

PopExpert Online Video Education Marketplace Raises $2M In Seed Funding From Learn Capital And Others

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:36:48 +0100

Via TechCrunch - As edtech startups continue to challenge the current state of higher education, and various niche startups focus on educating people through digital means, yet another company...

Is Sony un-Japanese enough to entertain change?

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:36:44 +0100

Via Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Few foreign activist investors have made much headway in forcing change in Japan, where a conservative corporate culture favors long-standing ties with banks...

Xbox One Compared With PS4 and Wii U

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:36:42 +0100

Via Mashable - Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One Tuesday, showing off its vision for the future of gaming and home entertainment to the public. Of course, when the Xbox One debuts later this y...

x86'd: How PC architecture could push Nintendo out of the next gen

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:36:38 +0100

Via Engadget - It didn't take long for console warriors, fanboys and a brutal media to take aim at Nintendo's Wii U. The fledgling system was relentlessly teased for its name (seemingly even...

Staying at the Burj Al Arab? Enjoy a 24-karat gold iPad

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:36:36 +0100

Via CNET news.com - Calling all goldfingers: Gold iPads are in every room at the famous ultra-luxury Dubai hotel. They join a catalog of other amazing gold gadgets. [Read more] ...

Xbox One requires Kinect to function

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:25:08 +0100

Via SlashGear - This week as the Xbox One is introduced to the world, the company opposing Sony and their PlayStation 4 have taken an entirely different approach to its first reveal: console,...

Xbox One has non-replaceable hard drive, external storage is supported

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:25:00 +0100

Via Engadget - We had the opportunity to chat with Albert Penello, senior director of product planning at Microsoft this afternoon, who was kind enough to clarify a few topics for us regardi...

Reporters use Google, find breach, get branded as "hackers"

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:24:53 +0100

Via Ars Technica - TerraCom's website offers free cell phones to low income customers; its call center company gave customers' personal data away. Call it security through absurdity: a pair of t...

Camera Traps Capture Rare and Beautiful Javan Leopards

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:13:34 +0100

Via Wired - Camera traps placed in the Javan rainforest have captured striking images of beautiful and critically endangered Javan leopards....

Used games are here to stay with XBox One but details hazy

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:13:18 +0100

Via CNET news.com - A report from Wired says Xbox One users must install games on the console's hard drive, which means a disc can't be easily sold or shared. But Microsoft says it will support s...

Sony reportedly mulling proposal to spin-off its movie and music units to aid electronics division

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:02:23 +0100

Via The Next Web - Sony Corporation is reportedly mulling over a proposal from a major shareholder Third Point LLC to spin-off its movie and music businesses. Reported by the Japanese daily news...