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Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox (AP) AP - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.
Google, Facebook remove content on India's order (AP) AP - Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's largest democracy, media reported Monday.
For Facebook 'Hacker Way' is way of life (AP) AP - Facebook's billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls himself a hacker.
Facebook Timeline feature unpopular, especially among Baby Boomers (Yahoo! News) Yahoo! News - The newÂ mandatory Facebook Timeline is a surprisingly controversial feature. You either love it, or you hate it. And according to a new poll, it appears that almost all of youÂ hate it. Overall, only 20% of those surveyed said they liked …
Super Bowl bust: U.S. government seizes 307 domains for violating NFL copyrights (Yahoo! News) Yahoo! News - While many sports fans are preparing forÂ Sunday's Super Bowl by organizing parties andÂ shopping for TVs, the U.S. government is preparing in a different way. Just yesterday, theÂ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency seized 307 different domains suspected of violatingÂ NFL copyrights. …
NASA Launches Facebook Game to Test Space Program Knowledge (Mashable) Mashable - How much do you know about the NASA space program, Earthling?
Cyberplex unit to pay $4.8 million to Yahoo for poor traffic (Reuters) Reuters - Cyberplex Inc said its debt-laden unit Tsavo Media is required to pay Yahoo Inc $4.8 million for what the U.S. search company called "low quality traffic" from ads on Tsavo-run websites last year.
Internet giants pull content after warning in India courts (Reuters) Reuters - Internet giants Google Inc and Facebook removed content from some Indian domain websites on Monday following a court directive warning them of a crackdown "like China" if they did not take steps to protect religious sensibilities.
Taiwan smartphone maker HTC sees Q1 revenue lagging (Reuters) Reuters - Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp expects to post much lower-than-expected revenue in the first quarter, underscoring analyst views that it will face another weak quarter and an uphill struggle to prove to investors it still retains its innovative touch.
Fresh Android Apps for Feb. 6: The Call of Sedona, iDatank, Infected (Appolicious) Appolicious - It’s a new week and a new set of fresh Android apps. Find your Zen in The Call of Sedona, explore the dangerous universe with iDatank, and stop spread the disease in INFECTED.
As Facebook grows up, it courts Madison Avenue (Reuters) Reuters - About a year ago, when it became clear that taking Facebook Inc public was a matter of when not if, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg went out and poached Caroline Everson, then global advertising head at Microsoft Corp.
Android Alternatives to Apple's Siri Personal Assistant (ContributorNetwork) ContributorNetwork - When it was announced in October, one of the headline features of Apple's iPhone 4S was Siri, an "intelligent assistant" which answers spoken questions and takes orders given in natural English. It was less like Google's Voice Actions for Android, an app which understands a limited set of specific commands, and more like the computers on Star Trek.
Android’s internal rivalry caused HTC’s downfall (Appolicious) Appolicious - It doesn’t always pay to be a first mover. When Android first hit the market, it was HTC that had enough faith in Google’s initial OS to manufacture handsets, but two year’s later the inaugural Android device maker has fallen to increasing competition within the Android community. Today HTC reported a 26 percent drop in fourth quarter profits, warning investors that revenues could drop 36 percent this quarter. ...
Going mobile: Travel's eventual high-tech future (Reuters) Reuters - Welcome to the airport terminal of the future.
TiVo shares appear to be discounted: report (Reuters) Reuters - TiVo Inc is trading at a compelling discount and could be a possible acquisition target by Microsoft or Google, Barron's financial newspaper reported on Sunday.
Fresh iPhone Apps for Feb. 6: Vanity Fair Hollywood, Game Your Video, Tank Battalion Blitz, Order Up!! To Go (Appolicious) Appolicious - It’s almost time for this year’s Academy Awards, so get primed up for your Oscar ballot with Vanity Fair Hollywood, an app full of information about the nominees so you can make informed picks. After you’re done thinking about the best in Hollywood, you can make videos of your own with effects app Game your Video. In games, we’ve got Tank Battalion Blitz, a top-down tank battling game that includes offline and online multiplayer play. After that, there’s Order Up!! To Go, a time-management restaurant game that uses gesture controls for your cooking.
CommVault says will go it alone, despite M&A buzz (Reuters) Reuters - CommVault Systems Inc has managed to skirt rampant consolidation in the fast-growing storage software market, and CEO Bob Hammer is planning to keep it that way.
Group seeks to save data on Megaupload servers (Reuters) Reuters - The Electronic Frontier Foundation on Thursday asked federal prosecutors and lawyers for the Megaupload.com file-sharing service to allow users who uploaded material to retrieve it as long as it was not copyrighted material.

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Taiwan smartphone maker HTC sees Q1 revenue lagging (Reuters) Reuters - Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp expects to post much lower-than-expected revenue in the first quarter, underscoring analyst views that it will face another weak quarter and an uphill struggle to prove to investors it still retains its innovative touch.
Android Alternatives to Apple's Siri Personal Assistant (ContributorNetwork) ContributorNetwork - When it was announced in October, one of the headline features of Apple's iPhone 4S was Siri, an "intelligent assistant" which answers spoken questions and takes orders given in natural English. It was less like Google's Voice Actions for Android, an app which understands a limited set of specific commands, and more like the computers on Star Trek.
TiVo shares appear to be discounted: report (Reuters) Reuters - TiVo Inc is trading at a compelling discount and could be a possible acquisition target by Microsoft or Google, Barron's financial newspaper reported on Sunday.
Celebs suit up for DirecTV Beach Bowl (AP) AP - Deion Sanders said he wasn't worried. Joe Montana went in with his game face on and Jordin Sparks just hoped sand did not end up in her eyes.
Four of the Strangest New Video Game Controllers (ContributorNetwork) ContributorNetwork - Back when home video games were still new, every new console's controller was an experiment. And before people settled on things like the Atari 2600's joystick and the Nintendo Entertainment System's gamepad, which influenced everything that came after them, they tried out some ... unusual form factors. Like the Fairchild Channel F's hybrid paddle-joystick, or the Mattel Intellivision's disc-and-touchpad arrangement.
Android Games from Capcom and Square-Enix on Their Way ... In Japan (ContributorNetwork) ContributorNetwork - States-side fans of video game consoles, from the first Nintendo Entertainment System to its modern successor the Wii, know what it's like for a game that looks awesome to only come out in Japan.
The Super Bowl: The most DVR’d, and DVR-proof, broadcast on TV (The Cutline) The Cutline - More than 111 million people are expected to watch the Super Bowl between the New York Giants and New England Patriots on Sundayâroughly a third of the U.S. population and the largest television audience in television history. And virtually all of those viewers will be watching it live. "Live sports is the most DVR-proof programming [...]
Sprint investors in purgatory until 2013 (Reuters) Reuters - Sprint Nextel , like its bigger rivals, is expected to report a steep decline in fourth-quarter profit margins due to its launch of the costly Apple Inc iPhone.
Just Show Me: How to see recently used apps in Android 4.0 (Yahoo! News) Yahoo! News - Welcome toÂ Just Show Me onÂ Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of theÂ gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you how to find out what apps are running on yourÂ Android 4.0 …
Google tightens security in Android app store (Reuters) Reuters - Google Inc has been quietly policing its online store for months now in an acknowledgement of malware's growing threat to its increasingly popular Android mobile software.
How Wireless Carriers and Manufacturers Screw Up Android (ContributorNetwork) ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY \| Google recently unveiled its new Android design guidelines, which are meant to help people develop apps for its open-source smartphone and tablet operating system. The guidelines work in tandem with Android Ice Cream Sandwich's visual overhaul, which was designed to "enchant" smartphone and tablet users in a way that Android's previous, bare-bones iterations, did not.
Steve Jobs brought back to life as an Android fan in Taiwanese ad (Yahoo! News) Yahoo! News - In the months following long-timeÂ Apple CEOÂ Steve Jobs's untimely death, we've seen him resurrected in many forms. He's already been brought back inÂ plastic andÂ bronze, but we never thought we'd see him reborn as anÂ Android supporter. Leave it to a Taiwanese tablet …
The $23 Android Tablet You Can Buy in India (ContributorNetwork) ContributorNetwork - You can buy it in India if you're a student, that is. According to Jamie Yap of ZDNet Asia, the Aakash tablet is priced at 2,200 rupees, or 45 U.S. dollars, while students pay a special subsidized price thanks to a government contract. 25,000 students have already requested one from the University of Mumbai, and more than 1.4 million people have ordered the tablet so far, with three new factories being set up to meet the demand.
Angelic "Steve Jobs" loves Android in Taiwan TV ad (Reuters) Reuters - He may have derided Android devices in real life but in the afterlife Apple Inc founder Steve Jobs is glad he can use one -- or at least that's the story a Jobs look-alike tells in a recent TV commercial for a Taiwanese electronics company's new product.
Sony cuts annual digital camera, PS3 hardware forecasts (Reuters) Reuters - Sony Corp on Thursday kept its annual LCD TV sales forecast unchanged but cut its forecasts for digital camera and PlayStation 3 hardware sales.
Just Show Me: How to use the notification system in Android 4.0 (Yahoo! News) Yahoo! News - Welcome toÂ Just Show Me onÂ Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of theÂ gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you how to use the new notification features of yourÂ Android 4.0 phone. …
Mexico watchdog: no official word on Televisa deal (Reuters) Reuters - Mexico's competition watchdog said on Wednesday it was still in the process of notifying the companies of its decision on broadcaster Televisa's proposed purchase of half of cell phone company Iusacell.
Sony names Hirai to replace Stringer as CEO (Reuters) Reuters - Sony Corp named Kazuo Hirai as chief executive, succeeding Howard Stringer at the helm of the iconic gadget maker as it struggles with persistent losses and stalled efforts to re-energize its once-dominant brand.
The Kindle and Nook -- Good for More Than Just E-Books (ContributorNetwork) ContributorNetwork - They've got the brand names of popular black and white e-readers. But the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet are, as the latter's name implies, basically miniature tablets like the iPad. (The Nook Color is also; it's a cheaper version of the Nook Tablet.)
Android Apps Coming to BlackBerry App World in February (ContributorNetwork) ContributorNetwork - RIM has been promising Android apps for its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet since before it was even released. But now, almost a year since its April debut, the pieces finally seem to be falling into place.

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