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LinkedIns 4Q revenue doubles, stock soars 8 pct (AP)
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:39:21 GMT  
AP - LinkedIn provided further evidence of online networkings popularity and moneymaking potential with a fourth-quarter performance that got a glowing review on Wall Street.

Brazil files injunction against Twitter (AP)
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:42:57 GMT  
AP - A request for an injunction to stop Twitter users from alerting drivers to police roadblocks, radar traps and drunk-driving checkpoints could make Brazil the first country to take Twitter up on its plan to censor content at governmentsrequests.

Kodak to stop making cameras, digital frames (AP)
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:16:10 GMT  
AP - Picture it: Save for a few disposable point-and-shoots, Kodak is exiting the camera business.

Just Show Me: 3 great photo apps for the iPhone (Yahoo! News)
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:05:51 GMT  
Yahoo! News - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In todays episode well show three great photo for the iPhone thatll help you take amazing pictures. The…

Origami Bots: Paper robots running on air slither and slide their way to missions (Yahoo! News)
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:58:11 GMT  
Yahoo! News - What do you see when you close your eyes and imagine robots? Probably tough, metallic machines that can withstand all sorts of extreme conditions. While thats usually the case with most DARPA-funded creations, the government agency believes theres a future for robots…

Tesla Motors Unveils Model X Electric Minivan/SUV [PICS] (Mashable)
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:51:56 GMT  
Mashable - [More from Mashable: Fisker Karma Electric Supercar Struts Its Stuff at CES 2012 [PICS]]

Sonys Hirai to extend PlayStation strategy (Reuters)
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:22:47 GMT  
Reuters - Incoming CEO Kazuo Hirai aims to re-shape Sony Corp by linking hardware and software through online networks -- a model he used at its PlayStation unit -- dismissing any suggestion the battered brand would revert to a gadget-centered strategy under his management.

Catholic leaders to use Internet against pedophiles (Reuters)
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:21:10 GMT  
Reuters - Roman Catholic Church leaders unveiled an Internet teaching project on Thursday to help clergy around the world root out pedophiles in their ranks and protect children from potential abusers.

Gun-Toting Facebook Dad Needs Therapy, Not Thank-Yous (ContributorNetwork)
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:22:48 GMT  
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | A video response from a hurt dad posted on YouTube has gone viral. The video was shot after the dad discovered a disrespectful post left on Facebook by his daughter about how she was treated more like a slave than a child in the home. At the conclusion of the video, the disgruntled Facebook dad takes a 45-caliber handgun and destroys the childs laptop to prove a point. Responses to the video are outrageously supportive, but I cant find one reason to support a father who chooses violence over intelligence when disciplining a child.

Android@home could rival Apple AirPlay (Appolicious)
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:16:00 GMT  
Appolicious - One area in which Google has yet to catch up with Apple is home entertainment. That may soon change, as Google is reportedly working on an Android-based home music system called Android@home. Such a system would likely be among the first products to come out of Project Tungsten, which Google demonstrated at their I/O conference last spring. There, Google showed a tablet that could manage various aspects of the home, including turning lights on and off, sending music from the Internet to a hi-fi, and speakers laced with an NFC chip to initiate music play.

Is the Polygamist Leader Preparing His Flock for Doomsday? (Time.com)
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:10:00 GMT  
Time.com - At one point, he seemed to be on deaths door, but now Warren Jeffs appears to have recovered enough to issue edicts and orders to thousands who remain faithful

Washington Footing the Cell Phone Bill for Millions of Low Income Americans (Time.com)
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:40:00 GMT  
Time.com - Last year, a federal program paid out $1.6 billion to cover free cell phones and the monthly bills of 12.5 million wireless accounts

Apple tells developers they’ll need to submit Retina screenshots, which could signal 3GS’end (Appolicious)
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:52:00 GMT  
Appolicious - Apple is telling developers making apps for its iOS devices that screenshots they submitfor app listings in the App Store need to be at least Retina resolution or above. Could that herald the beginning of Apple phasing out the iPhone 3GS?

Chrome Beta leads Android Apps of the Week (Appolicious)
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:30:00 GMT  
Appolicious - Google made a grand gesture in launching the Chrome browser beta for Android. Gaining popularity on the desktop, it was only a matter of time before Google merged its browser and mobile efforts with an Android version of Chrome. Vonage also made a splash with its Android debut, competing with established players like Skype and Google’s own VoIP service. Rdio has completely reworked its Android app in hopes of making its mark on the Android Market’s music scene, while Zlango reached 1 million users just a few months after its launch.

Cynthia Rowley collection inspired by craftsmen (AP)
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:53:14 GMT  
AP - Well, now we know how she does it: With lots of YouTube breaks and double-brewed coffee. In this so-much-information era, designer Cynthia Rowley spilled her work habits to the audience gathered Thursday night for the runway preview of her fall collection during New York Fashion Week.

Fresh iPhone Apps for Feb. 10: Experience Mardi Gras, WaPo Social Reader, Tweet Land, Beat Hazard Ultra (Appolicious)
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:20:00 GMT  
Appolicious - It’s the start of Mardi Gras, and anybody who plans to head to Louisiana will get a lot of use out of parade-tracking app Experience Mardi Gras. It’s followed by Washington Post Social Reader, an app that makes it easy to share articles from numerous publications with your Facebook friends, as well as see what they’re reading. Tweet Land leads the weekend’s game selections, bringing a high-scoring driving game that uses things people are talking about on Twitter to randomly generate hazards in the game. ...

Not the DIY type? Tips to find a tax preparer (AP)
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:25:42 GMT  
AP - If your financial life is simple and you have basic computer skills, using do-it-yourself software is an"EZ"way to file your tax return.

Turbo-traders take Bank of America for a ride (AP)
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:41:03 GMT  
AP - On a normal day, 4 billion shares of stock change hands on the New York Stock Exchange. One in 10 belongs to a single company. Its not McDonalds or IBM, both of which have been on a tear.

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