- Facebook IPO could value it among top companies
(AP)
AP – When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the top ranks of the largest public companies in the world, on pa …
- Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor
(AP)
AP – Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that …
- Samsung 4Q profit rises 17 pct on smartphone sales
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AP – Samsung Electronics Co. reported a 17 percent jump in fourth quarter profit on the strength of smartphone sales even as the company battled claims it had copied Apple’s iPhone. …
- Apple CEO responds to allegations of Chinese worker abuse
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Yahoo! News – Is Apple finally getting tough on their abusive Chinese suppliers? Maybe. Intent on stemming the increasing complaints from the public and investors alike, Apple CEO Tim Cook fired off …
- Just Show Me: Great free to-do apps for your iPhone
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Yahoo! News – Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today’s episode we’ll show you two amazing to-do apps f …
- Flashpoint Demo Day a Glimpse of How Entrepreneurs' Dreams Come True
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Mashable – A gathering of entrepreneurs in the Bay Area on Thursday offered a window into how ambitious techies’ visions become reality. It started with a presentation from a go-getter named Adam Ghet …
- Detroit Symphony offering series of free webcasts
(AP)
AP – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has launched a webcast player that will allow music lovers to enjoy an upcoming performance of Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4 and other concerts online for free in th …
- US cybersecurity efforts trigger privacy concerns
(AP)
AP – The federal government’s plan to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry is raising concerns that the move will threaten Americans’ civil liberties.
- America Movil to get control of Brazil's Net
(Reuters)
Reuters – Cell phone company America Movil, owned by Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, said on Friday it had approval from Brazil’s telecom watchdog Anatel to take control of cable television company Net Se …
- DoCoMo to ask for changes in Android -Nikkei
(Reuters)
Reuters – NTT DoCoMo Inc (9437.T) will ask Google Inc to modify its Android operating system so that smartphones using it would put less pressure on networks, a move that could spark wider protests ag …
- Is Facebook Ready to Go Public?
(ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | Facebook could file IPO paperwork as early as next Wednesday, according to reports released today. The popular social media network has been talking about going publi …
- Google Music Manager: A frustrating way to download your music library
(Digital Trends)
Digital Trends – Google Music users, you can breathe a slight sigh of relief, but donât get too excited. Google has finally enabled a way for you to retrieve the music you upload to its new music st …
- Apple CEO Tim Cook responds to criticism about iOS device factory working conditions
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Appolicious – Apple CEO Tim Cook responds to criticism about iOS device factory working conditions
- Ubuntu moves beyond the desktop with new TV interface, menu-killing navigation system
(Digital Trends)
Digital Trends – Late last year, Ubuntu announced it would bring the open source operating system to mobile devices. Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth said Ubuntu will soon be found on âtablets, p …
- Ex-Palm chief leaves HP after WebOS move
(Reuters)
Reuters – Jon Rubinstein, who was instrumental in crafting Apple Inc’s iPod music player, has left Hewlett Packard Co after two years on the job there. …
- Relegation rule in Turkey to remain unchanged
Turkey's football federation has voted against a proposed rule change that would have prevented teams found guilty of match-fixing from being relegated. Delegates voted down the proposal in a ten …
- Turkey blasts French passage of genocide law
Turkey is reacting angrily Tuesday to the French Senate's approval of a law criminalizing the denial of genocide, including that of the Armenians at the end of the Ottoman Empire.
- Turkey Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
Turkey's observance began with a broadcast of a nine-hour French documentary on Holocaust
- Turkey slams France over Armenian 'genocide' bill
Turkey warned the French president on Tuesday against signing a law that would make it a crime to deny that the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago constituted genocide, saying …
- More skulls found at Turkey site
ICKALE, Turkey, Jan. 26 (UPI) — Excavations in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakir have unearthed four more skulls, bringing the total to 23, officials say.
- Detroit Symphony offering series of free webcasts
(AP)
AP – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has launched a webcast player that will allow music lovers to enjoy an upcoming performance of Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4 and other concerts online for free …
- Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor
(AP)
AP – Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that …
- US cybersecurity efforts trigger privacy concerns
(AP)
AP – The federal government's plan to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry is raising concerns that the move will threaten Americans' civil liberties.
- Fresh iPhone Apps for Jan. 27: Frequency, Steam Mobile, RAGE HD update, Baseball Superstars 2012
(Appolicious)
Appolicious – Start your weekend with all the best videos the Internet has to offer with Frequency, an iPad app that makes finding and organizing great videos from all over the place a snap. It’s our …
- Viadeo vies for Arab expansion with Moroccan branch
(Reuters)
Reuters – Viadeo, the world's second-biggest online networking site for professionals after LinkedIn, said on Friday it had opened a regional branch in Morocco as it seeks to expand its presence …
- How Brands Can Manage Facebook Comment Overload
(Mashable)
Mashable – Jason Keath is the CEO of Social Fresh, the leading social media education company for marketers. He works with industry leading brands, agencies and vendors to produce social media confere …
- Facebook, Washington state target online spam
(AP)
AP – Facebook is partnering with Washington state to combat a type of spam called "clickjacking" that is plaguing the social networking site, company and state officials announced Thursday.
- NZ court bails two associates of Megaupload founder
(Reuters)
Reuters – A New Zealand court granted bail on Thursday to two associates of the founder of online file-sharing website Megaupload, accused of being involved in a scheme that allegedly made more than $ …
- House lawmakers seek Google answers on privacy policy
(Reuters)
Reuters – Lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee asked Google Inc on Thursday to provide answers about recent changes to the search engine's privacy policy.
- CNN behind on TV ratings, ahead of rivals online
(Reuters)
Reuters – CNN may lag behind most of its competitors in the television ratings department, but digital is another story.
- Poland signs copyright treaty that drew protests
(AP)
AP – Poland on Thursday signed an international copyright agreement, sparking more demonstrations by Internet users who have protested for days over fear it will lead to online censorship.
- ACTA 'Is More Dangerous Than SOPA'
(Mashable)
Mashable – SOPA and PIPA are stalled (or dead) in the halls of the U.S. Congress. Yet, there may be a bigger, perhaps more dangerous threat to Internet freedoms on the way, called the Anti-Counterfeit …
- AP Interview: Wikipedia founder hails role in US
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AP – The founder of Wikipedia hailed the online encyclopedia's role in helping halt U.S. legislation aimed at cracking down on Internet piracy, saying the proposed bills needed to be stopped beca …
- Israel sets sights on next-generation Internet
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AP – Israel is often referred to as "Startup Nation," thanks to its long history of high-tech breakthroughs produced by scrappy little companies. But in one critical area, the speed of Inter …
- U.S. Takes First Steps Toward Internet Voting
(Mashable)
Mashable – The 2012 Republican primary's first vote was not cast in New Hampshire, as most Americans would assume. An Okaloosa County, Fla., resident living in Thailand got that privilege in Dece …