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- OkCupid app sets singles up on 'Crazy Blind Dates'
- White House raises petition signature threshold to 100K
- Google Glass hackathons coming up in SF and NY
- Apple, Amazon ordered to try settlement in 'app store' suit
- iPhone 5's initial ramp too big to sustain, says DisplaySearch
- New 'Aaron's Law' aims to alter controversial computer fraud law
- For 1 in 3 teen girls, online meetings lead to offline encounters
- Facebook Graph Search: First impressions
- Google doodle lets hockey fans drive the Zamboni
- MetAir mobile charger has power of 115 D-cell batteries
- FAA seeks to ban pilots' use of personal devices while in the air
- PayPal strikes a deal with in-store tech company NCR
- Best Android Jelly Bean smartphones you can get now
- Manage webloc shortcut files in OS X
- Citrix background services taking 100 percent CPU in OS X
- Judge: News agencies shouldn't have used Twitter photos
- Soda Drinker sim has all the fizz, none of the calories
- Apple's retail VP departs amid search for new boss
- Mars rover finds more evidence of watery past in veined rocks
- Facebook Graph Search takes on Google
- Facebook's Graph Search: Big deal or big joke?
- Near-lightspeed space travel: Not as cool-looking as you think
- Google drives into 'dead' donkey Street View controversy
- VW shows off new hybrid system, engine in Detroit
- The 404 1,189: Where we rubber band your chopsticks (podcast)
| OkCupid app sets singles up on 'Crazy Blind Dates' Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:28 PM PST A new mobile app from the popular online dating site lets users meet strangers at a favorite bar or coffee shop any night of the week. [Read more]  |
| White House raises petition signature threshold to 100K Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:42 PM PST We the People platform quadruples the number of signatures required on petitions before they merit the Obama Administration's attention. [Read more]  |
| Google Glass hackathons coming up in SF and NY Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:03 PM PST The tech giant is throwing two events to let developers have an "early look at Glass" and become familiar with the wearable platform's software. [Read more]  |
| Apple, Amazon ordered to try settlement in 'app store' suit Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:57 PM PST Even though Apple's ongoing case against Amazon over its use of the term "app store" is scheduled to go to trial, the judge wants the companies to work to settle beforehand. [Read more]  |
| iPhone 5's initial ramp too big to sustain, says DisplaySearch Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:51 PM PST The iPhone 5's initial shipment rate was too large to maintain, resulting in cutbacks, DisplaySearch says. But the cutbacks don't necessarily equal a drop in popularity. [Read more]  |
| New 'Aaron's Law' aims to alter controversial computer fraud law Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:31 PM PST Silicon Valley congresswoman wants to change a 1984 law that was used to prosecute Internet activist Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide last week. [Read more]  |
| For 1 in 3 teen girls, online meetings lead to offline encounters Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:23 PM PST Study of 251 girls ages 14 to 17 also finds that abused or neglected teens are more likely to portray themselves online in a sexual manner. [Read more]  |
| Facebook Graph Search: First impressions Posted: 15 Jan 2013 05:57 PM PST CNET takes a look at Facebook's approach to structured search. Our takeaway: It's good. Very good. [Read more]  |
| Google doodle lets hockey fans drive the Zamboni Posted: 15 Jan 2013 05:31 PM PST Interactive doodle game honors the 112th anniversary of the birth of Frank Zamboni, Jr., inventor of the famous ice resurfacer. [Read more]  |
| MetAir mobile charger has power of 115 D-cell batteries Posted: 15 Jan 2013 05:30 PM PST Go days without power on the powerful 55,000-mAh MetAir Solstice, now making a run on Kickstarter. [Read more]  |
| FAA seeks to ban pilots' use of personal devices while in the air Posted: 15 Jan 2013 05:26 PM PST It's long been prohibited for pilots to use a cell phone, tablet, or laptop during take off or landing, but a new rule could forbid pilots' use of electronic devices for the entire flight. [Read more]  |
| PayPal strikes a deal with in-store tech company NCR Posted: 15 Jan 2013 05:17 PM PST PayPal's deal with NCR will help the company add new features and functionality to its in-store shopping app. [Read more]  |
| Best Android Jelly Bean smartphones you can get now Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:35 PM PST |
| Manage webloc shortcut files in OS X Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:34 PM PST |
| Citrix background services taking 100 percent CPU in OS X Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:34 PM PST If your organization uses Citrix services, then the background programs for this service may be a cause for some slowdowns. [Read more]  |
| Judge: News agencies shouldn't have used Twitter photos Posted: 15 Jan 2013 03:57 PM PST A judge rules that the AFP news agency and The Washington Post infringed on the copyrights of a photographer by publishing images that he'd posted to Twitter. [Read more]  |
| Soda Drinker sim has all the fizz, none of the calories Posted: 15 Jan 2013 03:48 PM PST The world's first first-person soda game will also hopefully be the world's last. Welcome to a bizarre world where you wander about in a haze of cheap graphics while sipping a virtual soda. [Read more]  |
| Apple's retail VP departs amid search for new boss Posted: 15 Jan 2013 03:48 PM PST Apple's vice president of retail, Jerry McDougal, has left the company at a time when Apple is on the hunt for a new retail chief. [Read more]  |
| Mars rover finds more evidence of watery past in veined rocks Posted: 15 Jan 2013 03:42 PM PST Engineers are gearing up to test Curiosity's powerful impact drill, a final milestone before heading to Mount Sharp, a towering mound of layered rocks some 6 miles away. [Read more]  |
| Facebook Graph Search takes on Google Posted: 15 Jan 2013 02:42 PM PST Facebook's new smart search tool challenges Yelp, LinkedIn and Google. Also, new car tech unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show includes eye tracking, and hand gestures to change radio stations. [Read more]  |
| Facebook's Graph Search: Big deal or big joke? Posted: 15 Jan 2013 02:25 PM PST Google killer? Yelp destroyer? Hold your horses, folks. Some pundits predict game-changing things from Graph Search. Others are saying it's no great shakes. [Read more]  |
| Near-lightspeed space travel: Not as cool-looking as you think Posted: 15 Jan 2013 02:19 PM PST If you never have the opportunity to travel at near-lightspeed in space, you won't be missing much. It actually looks a bit boring. [Read more]  |
| Google drives into 'dead' donkey Street View controversy Posted: 15 Jan 2013 01:53 PM PST The Web is up in arms and pointing fingers about a Street View shot of a prostrate beast of burden somewhere in Botswana. Google says it takes the safety of donkeys "very seriously." [Read more]  |
| VW shows off new hybrid system, engine in Detroit Posted: 15 Jan 2013 01:50 PM PST At the 2103 Detroit auto show, Volkswagen unveiled two cars using key components for future fuel efficiency: a Passat with a new-generation direct-injection engine, and a concept car with a new hybrid system. [Read more]  |
| The 404 1,189: Where we rubber band your chopsticks (podcast) Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:36 PM PST On today's episode, The 404 guys bond over their disgust with self-professed "gurus," "ninjas," "masters," and "mavens" of social media. They'll also talk about why the next DJ will likely be an algorithm and what it's like to experience modern technology after spending 25 years in prison. [Read more]  |
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