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• Foursquare checks in to more revenue with credit card specials
• Amazon tops Netflix in customer satisfaction survey
• Social video startup Viddy lays off a third of its staff
• ICANN allows hundreds of new Internet domain suffixes
• Twitter to build app for new Firefox OS smartphones
• Apple said to nix apps using 'cookie tracking'
• Firefox betas pull the shades per-tab on 'porn mode'
• Zynga will bring online gambling to the masses, Pincus says
• 'Copyright Alert System' rolls out to catch illegal downloaders
• Physicist proposes to physicist in a physics paper
• Clear and manage recent places in OS X
• LinkedIn's next target: Yammer, Salesforce Chatter?
• OMG! Google's Andy Rubin worries Samsung may become a threat
• Apple settles lawsuit over in-app purchases by kids
• Apple 'more flexible' under Tim Cook, says telecom chief
• First-person Mario video will blow your mind
• Prof watching porn forgets to unhook laptop from projector
• Visa's plan to spur NFC mobile wallet adoption may hit a snag
• AT&T Mobility CEO says he's open to Firefox OS
• How do you use your tablet? (poll)
• Google Nexus fired into space to see if screams are audible
• Myo gesture-control armband uses muscle power
• Trekkies conquer contest to name Pluto moons
• Upcoming iOS update likely to kneecap Evasi0n jailbreak
• Countdown begins for Galaxy S4 reveal

Foursquare checks in to more revenue with credit card specials Posted: 25 Feb 2013 09:01 PM PST In giving you a little something for spending with your credit or debit card, the startup gets to pocket a little something of its own. [Read more]

Amazon tops Netflix in customer satisfaction survey Posted: 25 Feb 2013 09:01 PM PST The American Customer Satisfaction Index says approval of e-commerce sites is up, with Amazon leading the pack and Netflix trailing behind. [Read more]

Social video startup Viddy lays off a third of its staff Posted: 25 Feb 2013 08:40 PM PST Billed as the Instagram of video, the company is cutting 12 positions in marketing and operations just weeks after firing its chief executive. [Read more]

ICANN allows hundreds of new Internet domain suffixes Posted: 25 Feb 2013 08:27 PM PST In the biggest expansion of Web address suffixes since ".com," ICANN approves foreign language, brand name, regional, and generic monikers. [Read more]

Twitter to build app for new Firefox OS smartphones Posted: 25 Feb 2013 07:19 PM PST Microblogging site says it will have an app available for the browser-based mobile operating system when handsets launch in the next couple of months. [Read more]

Apple said to nix apps using 'cookie tracking' Posted: 25 Feb 2013 07:15 PM PST In what might be a push for its own Advertising Identifier technology, the software giant is said to be rejecting apps that use "cookie tracking" from its App Store. [Read more]

Firefox betas pull the shades per-tab on 'porn mode' Posted: 25 Feb 2013 06:19 PM PST The latest versions of Firefox Beta and Firefox Beta for Android come with the ability to browse privately on a per-tab basis, among other improvements. [Read more]

Zynga will bring online gambling to the masses, Pincus says Posted: 25 Feb 2013 06:13 PM PST Zynga CEO Mark Pincus says that rather than focusing on hardcore gamblers, it will cater to social gamblers. [Read more]

'Copyright Alert System' rolls out to catch illegal downloaders Posted: 25 Feb 2013 05:36 PM PST Five major ISPs, including AT&T, Cablevision, Verizon, Time Warner, and Comcast, sign on to help copyright holders "educate" consumers downloading copyrighted movies, games, music, and more. [Read more]

Physicist proposes to physicist in a physics paper Posted: 25 Feb 2013 05:21 PM PST Two physicists have been together for seven years. It's like the start of a joke. Instead, it's the start of something beautiful -- and, well, physic(s)al. [Read more]

Clear and manage recent places in OS X Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:59 PM PST If needed, you can adjust the number of recent items OS X makes available to you in Save dialogs, or clear and disable them. [Read more]

LinkedIn's next target: Yammer, Salesforce Chatter? Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:57 PM PST Yammer and Salesforce, beware. Chief Executive Jeff Weiner said the professional network is cooking up private, collaborative tools for a corporate clientele. [Read more]

OMG! Google's Andy Rubin worries Samsung may become a threat Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:34 PM PST Will a company like Google, which has called the shots for most of its (relatively) young history, need to redefine its relationship with the biggest Android maker of them all? [Read more]

Apple settles lawsuit over in-app purchases by kids Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:30 PM PST Apple has settled a lawsuit over the unauthorized use of in-app purchases within games, a practice that could rack up big bills. [Read more]

Apple 'more flexible' under Tim Cook, says telecom chief Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:05 PM PST CEO of France Telecom-Orange tells reporters that Apple is "a little less arrogant than they used to be," according to an All Things D report. [Read more]

First-person Mario video will blow your mind Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST The flat world of classic Mario gets turned into a heart-pounding first-person adventure as you get a Mario-eye-view of a final level and boss fight. [Read more]

Prof watching porn forgets to unhook laptop from projector Posted: 25 Feb 2013 03:59 PM PST Sometimes technology can defeat even the most intelligent. A visiting professor at a Dutch university is exposed, as his private viewing was there for all to see. [Read more]

Visa's plan to spur NFC mobile wallet adoption may hit a snag Posted: 25 Feb 2013 03:56 PM PST Visa and Samsung agree to embed Visa PayWave technology into several new NFC-enabled phones, making it easier for newcomers to offer a mobile wallet app. But will U.S. carriers put the kibosh on their plans in the States? [Read more]

AT&T Mobility CEO says he's open to Firefox OS Posted: 25 Feb 2013 03:49 PM PST The carrier would be willing to offer Firefox phones if enough customers demand it, the executive told CNET. [Read more]

How do you use your tablet? (poll) Posted: 25 Feb 2013 03:30 PM PST Is it just a glorified e-reader? A laptop replacement? Or do you use it to suck down media content like there's no tomorrow? Vote in our poll! [Read more]

Google Nexus fired into space to see if screams are audible Posted: 25 Feb 2013 03:09 PM PST A science project to warm the cockles of a xenomorph's acidic heart: The first smartphone satellite will test the "Alien" tagline so you don't have to. [Read more]

Myo gesture-control armband uses muscle power Posted: 25 Feb 2013 02:12 PM PST The Myo gesture-control armband is looking to consign camera-based gesture recognition to the history books. [Read more]

Trekkies conquer contest to name Pluto moons Posted: 25 Feb 2013 01:45 PM PST And we have our winners! Two Plutonian moons get new names after nearly half a million votes stream in from the Internet community. [Read more]

Upcoming iOS update likely to kneecap Evasi0n jailbreak Posted: 25 Feb 2013 01:00 PM PST Apple's next iOS update could shut down a popular jailbreaking tool, a move that's been long expected. [Read more]

Countdown begins for Galaxy S4 reveal Posted: 25 Feb 2013 12:49 PM PST Samsung teases its next smartphone while showing off a new tablet and streaming media box, and WebOS is alive -- in smart TVs. [Read more]

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