What's happening in the US - February 4 2012
Meetings Are Stand-Up Jobs

Stand-up meetings are part of a fast-moving tech culture in which sitting has become synonymous with sloth.

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2012-02-03 10:35:23 Google Beefs Up Security on Its Android Market

Google has beefed up security on its Android mobile-device software to better prevent "malicious" software from residing in its app store.

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2012-02-03 02:44:42 Facebook and Zynga: Sharing Riches Isn't Always Easy

The symbiotic relationship between Facebook and Zynga is creating riches for both companies, but their co-dependency also raises questions for both businesses.

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2012-02-03 02:00:32 MyAssistant app teaches Siri some new tricks

Looking to get more out of Siri? There's an app for that--if you've got a jailbroken iPhone, that is.

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2012-02-03 01:48:58 Microsoft Continues Sniping at Google’s Snooping

Microsoft Corp. expanded its gorilla marketing against Google Inc. with a YouTube video spoofing changes to Gmail privacy policies.

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2012-02-02 21:30:22 Big Data Makes Banks Rethink Storage

As banks gather skyrocketing volumes of data, their traditional storage technologies just don't cut it.

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2012-02-02 17:21:00 The Tao of Zuck

For a guy asking investors for $5 billion to grow his company, Mark Zuckerberg sounded awfully nonchalant note about the money-making part of taking Facebook public.

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2012-02-02 16:29:21 The Social Enterprise: Your Path To Job Security

Make it easier for knowledge workers to do their jobs, and you're in for the long haul.

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2012-02-02 15:15:00 Tumblr Hires Writers to Cover Itself

Writers and editors will cover the content of Tumblr blogs and their creators, with the idea of keeping users on the site longer.

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2012-02-02 06:04:18 Kodak Seeks Hollywood Exit

Eastman Kodak asked for bankruptcy-court permission to relinquish expensive naming rights to the Kodak Theatre, the home to the Academy Awards.

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2012-02-02 05:54:34 Verizon Wireless-Comcast Deal Meets Resistance

Political headwinds are building against a marketing alliance between Verizon Wireless and Comcast, amid worries that cooperation between the two could blunt competition and lead to higher prices.

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2012-02-02 05:53:48 Facebook S-1 Nearly Crashes SEC Website

So many people attempted to access Facebook's IPO filing Wednesday evening that the SEC's website slowed to a crawl, with some visitors unable to access it at all.

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2012-02-02 00:18:10 Mark Zuckerberg’s Best Quotes

As the CEO of the world's largest social networking website, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been quite social himself over the last six years, sitting for interviews, meeting world leaders, hosting the company's annual developer conferences and occasionally apologizing on The Facebook blog.

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2012-02-01 22:11:57 Symantec Patches PCAnywhere, But Should You Delete?

Symantec says hotfix 'eliminates known vulnerabilities,' but hackers could use source code to exploit unknown holes. Some users will want to delete the app entirely.

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2012-02-01 16:50:00 Facebook IPO Filing: What to Look Out For

Facebook is widely believed to be readying its first IPO papers this week. Here are some of the key points to look for in the documents.

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2012-02-01 15:23:31 Obama's Google+ Debut: Lessons Learned

Online get-together with a handful of citizens was a step forward for open government, but participation was limited and key questions were skipped.

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2012-02-01 14:30:00 Trump to Apple: Make it here

Donald Trump's message to Apple's CEO is: make it the U.S. In this case, that sentiment is not that different from President Obama's.

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2012-02-01 04:06:10 Gadgetwise Blog: Cameras That Share Like Phones

Samsung has added Wi-Fi to a broad range of point-and-shoots, enabling people to share pictures directly from a camera, similar to the way they do from a phone.

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2012-02-01 00:55:53 BSkyB to Launch Internet TV

British Sky Broadcasting said it will launch a movie-streaming service, meeting a challenge posed by Netflix and Amazon. It also reported a 8.4% jump in first-half net profit.

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2012-02-01 00:50:53 Gadgetwise Blog: TVs Made More Clear (and More Expensive)

If your 1080p high-definition TV is just not clear enough for you, two technologies that were on display at CES - OLED and 4K - may be the upgrades you are waiting for.

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2012-02-01 00:41:34 iPhone running on empty? Recharge with an old book

There are a number of charging docks available for iOS devices, but the Book Charging dock is one of the more brilliant ones we've seen in a while.

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2012-02-01 00:22:14 Social Networking: Open Is The New Closed

It's a paradox that sites advocating collaboration are inherently closed. Stanford's MobiSocial team says we can do better.

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2012-01-31 19:13:00 What Lies in Store for Apple Stores?

It would be safe to say that eyebrows were raised at news that Apple is hiring John Browett, the chief executive of British technology retailer Dixons, to head Apple Inc.’s global retail division.

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2012-01-31 19:10:01 Facebook Timeline: 5 Facts You Need To Know

Timeline is coming to your profile, whether you want it or not.Consider this advice on how to make the best of it.

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2012-01-31 16:50:00 Verizon's Tangled Web

As Verizon Communications pushes for more cable-television and high-speed Internet subscribers, a new competitor is emerging: its own subsidiary, Verizon Wireless.

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2012-01-31 15:50:54 Twitter CEO Explains New Policy

Twitter's recently announced censorship policy was meant to be a transparent way to handle government requests for the removal of certain content, not a signal that the message site was proactively monitoring its "tweets," Chief Executive Dick Costolo said.

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2012-01-31 15:25:44 Groupon CEO Takes On Critics

Groupon Chief Executive Andrew Mason wants to prove his company is worth the fuss after its roller-coaster ride to an initial public offering last year.

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2012-01-31 13:32:03 There's No App For That, And That's Good

Developing custom apps for tablets and smartphones has become the cool thing to do. Just make sure you aren't opening a can of budget-busting worms long term.

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2012-01-31 13:10:00 New YouTube Channel is All About Games, Brands

IGN Entertainment is launching a new YouTube channel that will showcase original lifestyle programming catering to its audience of video game enthusiasts.

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2012-01-30 23:49:11 The Brave New World Of Enterprise Data Warehouses

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2012-01-30 17:34:00
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