- Big Brother is Watching: FBI forms a new internet-surveillance unit Technology News Blog - 3 hrs ago
Most of us are very protective of our email, online banking, and even social networking accounts. We know what a nightmare it can be to get hacked, or just as bad, to … More »Big Brother is Watching: FBI forms a new internet-surveillance unit
Most of us are very protective of our email, online banking, and even social networking accounts. We know what a nightmare it can be to get hacked, or just as bad, to have a stranger learn all sorts of personal … Continue …
- SpaceX becomes the first private company to dock with the International Space Station Technology News Blog - 6 hrs ago
After delays almost too numerous to count, the SpaceX Dragon finally launched into the great unknown on May 22, and made its way to the International Space Station. This … More »SpaceX becomes the first private company to dock with the International Space Station
After delays almost too numerous to count, the SpaceX Dragon finally launched into the great unknown on May 22, and made its way to the International Space Station. This morning, at approximately 9:57 a.m. Eastern, the vessel docked with the ISS, marking … Continue …
- iPhone-Powered gTar Teaches You How to Play the Guitar [VIDEO] Mashable - 4 hrs ago
"If you've ever picked up a guitar for the first time and tried to play a favorite song, you know how discouraging it can be. The gTar completely changes that," says … More »iPhone-Powered gTar Teaches You How to Play the Guitar [VIDEO]
"If you've ever picked up a guitar for the first time and tried to play a favorite song, you know how discouraging it can be. The gTar completely changes that," says Drew Houston, Dropbox founder and CEO.
- Morgan Stanley may refund some Facebook investors AP - 22 hrs ago
Morgan Stanley, the lead investment bank in Facebook's troubled initial public offering, will compensate retail investors who overpaid when they bought Facebook's stock … More »Morgan Stanley may refund some Facebook investors
Morgan Stanley, the lead investment bank in Facebook's troubled initial public offering, will compensate retail investors who overpaid when they bought Facebook's stock in Friday's IPO, according to a source familiar with the matter.
- New Google data show Microsoft's piracy problems AP - 19 hrs ago
Google's Internet search engine receives more complaints about websites believed to be infringing on Microsoft's copyrights than it does about material produced by entertainment … More »New Google data show Microsoft's piracy problems
Google's Internet search engine receives more complaints about websites believed to be infringing on Microsoft's copyrights than it does about material produced by entertainment companies pushing for tougher online piracy laws.
- Broadcasters sue Dish over ad-skipping DVR service AP - 18 hrs ago
Broadcasters Fox, NBC and CBS sued Dish Network Corp. on Thursday over a service that offers commercial-free TV. More »Broadcasters sue Dish over ad-skipping DVR service
- Facebook launches iPhone camera app AP - 23 hrs ago
Facebook's rocky initial public offering hasn't stopped life at the world's biggest online social network. On Thursday, the company unveiled a camera app for the iP … More »Facebook launches iPhone camera app
- GameFly looking to launch Android app store, publish mobile games @ Appolicious - 1 hr 37 mins ago
Get ready for another entry into the crowded mobile game market, this time from a somewhat unlikely source. GameFly, the U.S. rental outfit, wants to sell you Android … More »GameFly looking to launch Android app store, publish mobile games
Get ready for another entry into the crowded mobile game market, this time from a somewhat unlikely source. GameFly, the U.S. rental outfit, wants to sell you Android games.
- UBS lost $30 million on Facebook IPO fiasco: source Reuters - 15 mins ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - UBS AG had trading losses of around $30 million stemming from Facebook Inc's botched initial public offering on Nasdaq OMX Group Inc's U.S. exchange, … More »UBS lost $30 million on Facebook IPO fiasco: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - UBS AG had trading losses of around $30 million stemming from Facebook Inc's botched initial public offering on Nasdaq OMX Group Inc's U.S. exchange, a source with knowledge of the situation said on Friday. UBS was one of four main market makers involved in Facebook's IPO on May 18. Its losses come …
- Feeding frenzy for lawyers in botched Facebook IPO Reuters - 34 mins ago
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's bungled initial public offering has gone from one of the most highly anticipated stock offerings to a hot legal opportunity for lawyers on … More »Feeding frenzy for lawyers in botched Facebook IPO
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's bungled initial public offering has gone from one of the most highly anticipated stock offerings to a hot legal opportunity for lawyers on both sides of shareholder litigation. Court battles over the fizzled IPO could run for years, as the social networking company, the banks that took it public …
- Facebook market makers' losses at least $100 million Reuters - 34 mins ago
(Reuters) - Claims by four of Wall Street's main market makers against Nasdaq over Facebook's botched IPO are likely to exceed $100 million, as they and other traders … More »Facebook market makers' losses at least $100 million
(Reuters) - Claims by four of Wall Street's main market makers against Nasdaq over Facebook's botched IPO are likely to exceed $100 million, as they and other traders continue to deal with thousands of problems with customer orders. A technical glitch delayed the social networking company's market debut by 30 minutes on …
- Facebook reportedly in talks to acuire Web browser maker Opera BGR.com - 45 mins ago
Following Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram, it looks like the company has no intention of slowing down. According to a report from Pocket-lint, the social … More »Facebook reportedly in talks to acuire Web browser maker Opera
Following Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram, it looks like the company has no intention of slowing down. According to a report from Pocket-lint, the social networking giant may be looking to enter the Web browsing market by purchasing Opera Software. The move would put Facebook in direct competition with Microsoft …
- SpaceX's Dragon makes historic space station dock 46 mins ago
SpaceX on Friday became the first commercial outfit to send its own cargo capsule to the International Space Station, heralding the start of a new era for private sp … More »SpaceX's Dragon makes historic space station dock
- Nice Old People Live Longer; Being Fat Isn't Always Bad The Atlantic Wire - 58 mins ago
Discovered: The race to invent a real, life invisibility cloak forges on, old nice people live longer than crotchety ones, sometimes being fat isn't bad for your heart, … More »Nice Old People Live Longer; Being Fat Isn't Always Bad
Discovered: The race to invent a real, life invisibility cloak forges on, old nice people live longer than crotchety ones, sometimes being fat isn't bad for your heart, and Spanish women are into contraception, at first. The race to invent the invisibility cloak continues. Who knew that Harry Potter would have such a profound …
- Yahoo! ditches digital newsstand for iPads AFP - 1 hr 2 mins ago
Yahoo! shuttered its fledgling digital newsstand for iPads on Friday in what it said was the start of a product purge intended to make the floundering Internet pioneer … More »Yahoo! ditches digital newsstand for iPads
- Quest shares climb on report of Dell bid AP - 1 hr 11 mins ago
Shares of Quest Software Inc. rose Friday on a published report that personal computer maker Dell Inc. is bidding to buy the company, potentially disrupting Quest's … More »Quest shares climb on report of Dell bid
Shares of Quest Software Inc. rose Friday on a published report that personal computer maker Dell Inc. is bidding to buy the company, potentially disrupting Quest's previous deal with investment firm Insight Venture Partners.
- Facebook options debut a wild card for volatility Reuters - 1 hr 13 mins ago
(Reuters) - Investors can hope the debut of options on Facebook Inc goes more smoothly than the long-awaited debut of the social networking service's stock on May 18. … More »Facebook options debut a wild card for volatility
(Reuters) - Investors can hope the debut of options on Facebook Inc goes more smoothly than the long-awaited debut of the social networking service's stock on May 18. While the stock's puts and calls are expected to be popular, the big wild card is volatility and ultimately, the options price. Traders will get a fresh start …
- GameFly looking to launch Android app store, publish mobile games @ Appolicious - 1 hr 37 mins ago
Get ready for another entry into the crowded mobile game market, this time from a somewhat unlikely source. GameFly, the U.S. rental outfit, wants to sell you Android … More »GameFly looking to launch Android app store, publish mobile games
Get ready for another entry into the crowded mobile game market, this time from a somewhat unlikely source. GameFly, the U.S. rental outfit, wants to sell you Android games.
- NJ judge: Texter not liable for driver's car crash AP - 1 hr 43 mins ago
A woman who texted her boyfriend while he was driving cannot be held liable for a car crash he caused while responding, seriously injuring a motorcycling couple, a judge … More »NJ judge: Texter not liable for driver's car crash
A woman who texted her boyfriend while he was driving cannot be held liable for a car crash he caused while responding, seriously injuring a motorcycling couple, a judge ruled Friday in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the country.
- Google Transparency Report details copyright-related takedown requests for first time BGR.com - 1 hr 49 mins ago
In its latest Transparency Report, Google has included information about takedown requests related to copyright infringement for the first time ever. According to the … More »Google Transparency Report details copyright-related takedown requests for first time
In its latest Transparency Report, Google has included information about takedown requests related to copyright infringement for the first time ever. According to the data from this past year, nearly 8,000 copyright owners have contacted Google with requests to remove search results that lead to copyright infringing websites. …
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