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Google asks Missouri and Kansas to allow video service in KC - Bizjournals.com

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Google asks Missouri and Kansas to allow video service in KC
Bizjournals.com
Google Inc. officials leading fiber efforts in Kansas City are asking the states of Kansas and Missouri for permission to provide video service, citing Internet-based home TV offerings. The applications, filed Friday with the Missouri Public Service ...
Google Seeks Approval for Kansas City Video ServiceWall Street Journal
Google hints at TV service for ultra-fast broadband testKansas City Star
Google Seeks To Plant Antenna Farm in IowaData Center Knowledge
Engadget -Fox Business -Birmingham Business Journal
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Tech firms agree to privacy protections for mobile apps - CNET

32 min 3 sec ago

TechNewsDaily

Tech firms agree to privacy protections for mobile apps
CNET
by Elinor Mills February 22, 2012 12:01 PM PST Follow @elinormills In an effort led by California's attorney general, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others have agreed to ask developers to inform users about data usage policies before they download apps ...
Google Privacy Changes Should Be Stopped, Consumer Group SaysBusinessWeek
Google's Safari Tracking: Here Come the LawsuitsMashable
36 state attorneys general contact Google chief about privacy policyMetroWest Daily News
Washington Post (blog) -New York Times (blog) -Geek
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Google Docs for Android now offers collaboration on the go - Mobile Burn

45 min 52 sec ago

AndroidOS.in

Google Docs for Android now offers collaboration on the go
Mobile Burn
Google has updated its Docs app for Android smartphones and tablet with new collaboration tools. Additionally, there are new rich text editing features in the document editor. The new collaboration tools allow multiple users to see what others are ...
New Update Brings Collaborative Editing To Google Docs Android AppTechCrunch
Google Docs for Android adds real-time collaborationGigaOm
Google Docs for Android app finally gets mobile collaborationZDNet (blog)
Mobiputing -Android Community -Android Police
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Apple's latest sandboxing deadline delay signals moving goalpost for devs - Ars Technica

1 hour 1 min ago

CNNMoney

Apple's latest sandboxing deadline delay signals moving goalpost for devs
Ars Technica
By Chris Foresman | Published February 22, 2012 2:05 PM Apple has given developers yet another few months to implement application sandboxing for OS X apps, a security feature brought over from iOS: the deadline is now June 1, 2012.
Can Apple's Stock Go Any Higher?Equities.com
Why Apple Won't Merge OS X and iOS Anytime SoonPC Magazine
Apple vs. Facebook: Why users are the losersCNET
Washington Post -Computerworld -AllFacebook
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Microsoft Files EU Complaint Against Motorola - New York Times

1 hour 11 min ago

USA TODAY

Microsoft Files EU Complaint Against Motorola
New York Times
BRUSSELS — Microsoft filed a complaint Wednesday with European Union antitrust authorities accusing Google and Motorola Mobility, a smartphone company the Internet search giant plans to buy, of charging too much for use of its patents, marking a new ...
Microsoft wages patent battle with Motorola and GoogleChristian Science Monitor
Microsoft Files EU Antitrust Claim Against Motorola MobilityBusinessWeek
Summary Box: Microsoft Files Complaint on MotorolaABC News
Financial Times -Wall Street Journal -San Francisco Chronicle
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iPad trademark dispute shows troubles of doing business in China - Washington Post

1 hour 26 min ago

Globe and Mail

iPad trademark dispute shows troubles of doing business in China
Washington Post
To most global consumers, the iPad is practically synonymous with American electronics titan Apple. But one debt-ridden company in China, Proview, is alleging that it is the rightful owner of the trademark for the name of one of Apple's signature ...
Company sues Apple over iPad name in ShanghaiSan Francisco Chronicle
Apple defends 'iPad' name in Chinese courtUSA TODAY
Chinese firm seeks halt of iPad sales in ShanghaiReuters
The Australian -New York Times
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Honda recalls Odyssey minivan so liftgate won't conk you - USA TODAY

1 hour 29 min ago

USA TODAY

Honda recalls Odyssey minivan so liftgate won't conk you
USA TODAY
By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY Honda is voluntarily recalling 45800 Odyssey minivans to fix the struts that hold up the power liftgate in back so it won't accidently fall and conk people on the head, hand or some other body part.
Honda recall involves Odyssey minivans. Is yours on the list?Christian Science Monitor
Honda Odyssey recall: Automaker will fix minivan liftgateLos Angeles Times
46.000 Honda Odyssey Minivans Recalled In The USDaily Gossip
Birmingham Business Journal -CTV.ca -Washington Post
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Verizon Rivals Push FCC to Block Spectrum Buy - Wall Street Journal

1 hour 32 min ago

Bakersfield Now

Verizon Rivals Push FCC to Block Spectrum Buy
Wall Street Journal
By ANTON TROIANOVSKI And GREG BENSINGER T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS Communications Inc. are pushing the Federal Communications Commission to block Verizon Wireless's plan to buy wireless airwaves from a group of cable companies for $3.9 billion.
T-Mobile seeks to block Verizon spectrum purchaseArs Technica
T-Mobile Asks FCC to Block Verizon's Spectrum Deals with Comcast, Time WarnerReuters
T-Mobile, Consumer Groups Ask FCC to Block Verizon Spectrum DealPC Magazine
Bloomberg -Vision 2 Mobile -Communications, Engineering & Design Magazine
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Apple's Foxconn Operations Exposed in ABC Report [VIDEO] - Mashable

2 hours 17 min ago

CollegeNews

Apple's Foxconn Operations Exposed in ABC Report [VIDEO]
Mashable
In case you missed last night's report on ABC's Nightline, the video above provides a rare glimpse into Foxconn plants in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China, that create various Apple products, including the iPad. As Nightline anchor Bill Weir told Mashable ...
Heat Turning Up On Apple After 'Nightline' BroadcastForbes
Nightline Apple Special Highlights Spotless Foxconn Factories, Low WagesPC Magazine
Microsoft, Amazon say little about FoxconnMyNorthwest.com
CollegeNews -TPM -TabTimes
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Apple's Foxconn Operations Exposed in ABC Report [VIDEO] - Mashable

2 hours 17 min ago

Telegraph.co.uk

Apple's Foxconn Operations Exposed in ABC Report [VIDEO]
Mashable
In case you missed last night's report on ABC's Nightline, the video above provides a rare glimpse into Foxconn plants in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China, that create various Apple products, including the iPad. As Nightline anchor Bill Weir told Mashable ...
Heat Turning Up On Apple After 'Nightline' BroadcastForbes
Nightline Apple Special Highlights Spotless Foxconn Factories, Low WagesPC Magazine
Pressure, Chinese and Foreign, Drives Changes at FoxconnNew York Times
ABC News -PCWorld -USA TODAY
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Genetic Maker of Men, Though Diminished, Is Holding Its Ground - New York Times

2 hours 27 min ago

BBC News

Genetic Maker of Men, Though Diminished, Is Holding Its Ground
New York Times
Men, or at least male biologists, have long been alarmed that their tiny Y chromosome, once the same size as its buxom partner, the X, will continue to wither away until it simply vanishes. The male sex would then become extinct, they fear, ...
Male Y chromosome extinction theory challengedBBC News
Genes and gender: new shots fired on the Y frontAFP
Male pride restored as Y chromosome wins a reprieveThe Guardian
LiveScience.com -io9
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An Off Switch for Pain; Charging Cell Phones with Fingers - The Atlantic Wire

2 hours 41 min ago

The Atlantic Wire

An Off Switch for Pain; Charging Cell Phones with Fingers
The Atlantic Wire
Discovered: An off switch for pain, a finger-powered cell phone charger, what your ear of choice says about your brain, the clouds are coming for us, and buckyballs in space. An off switch for pain? This sounds too good to be true, because it is.
Cosmic Buckyball Particle 'Factory' DiscoveredDiscovery News
NASA's Spitzer Finds Solid Buckyballs in SpacePR Newswire (press release)

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Sony launches PlayStation Vita with hopes of upping quality of its portable play - Washington Post

2 hours 47 min ago

TIME

Sony launches PlayStation Vita with hopes of upping quality of its portable play
Washington Post
Sony's much -awaited gaming device, the PlayStation Vita, hit the US on Wednesday as the company tries to compete with the mobile gaming industry. The Post's Hayley Tsukayama reports: While most mobile games don't have the hours of storylines that ...
Why is The Playstation Vita So Important to Gamers?Forbes
Sony's Vita arrives just as market may be fadingReuters
Sony PlayStation Vita Launches With New PS Store AppsPC Magazine
Slate Magazine (blog) -PCWorld -Wired News
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Environment researcher admits leaking climate docs, claims they're genuine - Ars Technica

3 hours 26 min ago

Ars Technica

Environment researcher admits leaking climate docs, claims they're genuine
Ars Technica
By John Timmer | Published February 22, 2012 11:12 AM Last week, several documents that purportedly came from the Heartland Institute appeared on the Web, laying out the organization's financial efforts to undercut the mainstream understanding of ...
More on Peter Gleick and the Heartland FilesNew York Times (blog)
'Culture-warrior mode'? Scientist acknowledges lying to get Heartland ...Alaska Dispatch
Climate scientist Peter Gleick admits he leaked Heartland Institute documentsThe Guardian
BBC News -Washington Post -Los Angeles Times
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Google 'smart glasses' reportedly launching this year - Los Angeles Times

3 hours 30 min ago

Telegraph.co.uk

Google 'smart glasses' reportedly launching this year
Los Angeles Times
By Nathan Olivarez-Giles Just as an Internet connection has made our phones smarter and is in the process of making our TVs smarter, soon your glasses may be smarter too, thanks to a project from Google that could be a breakthrough in wearable ...
Would you buy Google's glasses?Washington Post
Google's smart glasses reportedly coming in 2012Computerworld
Report: Google Working on HUD Glasses for 2012 DebutPC Magazine
Fox News -Digitaltrends.com -USA TODAY
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EU Asks High Court to Decide if ACTA Infringes on Rights - PC Magazine

3 hours 40 min ago

Telegraph.co.uk

EU Asks High Court to Decide if ACTA Infringes on Rights
PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius The controversy surrounding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has prompted the European Commission to ask Europe's highest court to assess whether the deal is incompatible with the fundamental rights and freedoms ...
European Commission to Refer ACTA Treaty to EU's Highest CourtPCWorld
EU's highest court to determine if ACTA is legalVentureBeat
EU, facing opposition, suspends ratification of copyright treaty, refers to ...Washington Post
SlashGear -Tom's Hardware Guide
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Nokia teases new camera phone with snowy video - CNET

3 hours 58 min ago

Moneycontrol.com

Nokia teases new camera phone with snowy video
CNET
by Luke Westaway February 22, 2012 9:10 AM PST Follow @lukewestaway With less than a week until Mobile World Congress 2012, Nokia drops a teaser video for a new camera phone. Question is, will it be a Symbian or Windows Phone device?
Changes in Nokia Corporation's own sharesReuters
Nokia to Unveil 'Pure View' at Mobile World CongressPCWorld
Nokia Said to Expand Lineup With Entry-Level SmartphonesBloomberg
Inquirer -The Seattle Times
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Here's The Epic Borderlands 2 Launch Trailer - TechCrunch

4 hours 31 min ago

Gnews

Here's The Epic Borderlands 2 Launch Trailer
TechCrunch
Back during the heyday of CrunchGear (now known as TechCrunch/Gadgets), we couldn't get enough of Borderlands. The game masterfully combined the game play of a FPS with the best elements of an RPG. In a scene full of Call of Duty clones Borderlands is ...
The Brand New Borderlands 2 Launch TrailerForbes
Borderlands 2 to release this SeptemberAttack of the Fanboy
Borderlands 2 Release Date, "Doomsday" Trailer and Premiere Club DetailsTheHDRoom
Warp Zoned -Platform Nation -Piki Geek
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Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares - Reuters

6 hours 12 min ago

Chicago Tribune

Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares
Reuters
Nokia Corporation Stock exchange release February 22, 2012 at 16.30 (CET +1) Espoo, Finland - Based on previously announced decisions of the Board of Directors to issue shares held by the Company, 658 856 Nokia shares (NOK1V) held by the Company were ...
Nokia Prepares Budget Lumia 610, Mysterious "Pure" AnnouncementDailyTech
Windows Phone holds little joy for Nokia as Symbian market share plummetsInquirer
Nokia Said to Expand Lineup With Entry-Level SmartphonesBloomberg
PCWorld -The Seattle Times
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