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SCI/TECH HIGHLIGHTS 1/28/2013
International iPhone Sales Slowing Down
Mashable · 3 hours ago
During the previous quarter, international iPhone sales grew at a rate of 35%, significantly lower year over year according to AllThingsD. Raymond James analyst Tavis McCourt contends that the rise in international iPhone sales is likely to slip to 15% during the first three quarters of 2013. During …
Fundamentals And Technicals Point To $340 Apple Stock Price
Forbes · 3 hours ago
Both technical analysis and fundamental analysis support a potential target of $340 for Apple stock. First the technicals; Apple stock has traced a head and shoulders pattern as the chart shows. In traditional technical analysis this is a well-known reversal pattern. An important part of this …
Twitter: Vine Porn in Editors’ Picks Was Human Error
Mashable · 4 hours ago
Twitter has apologized for highlighting porn Monday morning in the "Editors’ Picks" category of its video-sharing app Vine, citing a "human error." The app — which launched last week and allows users to create and share six-second GIF-like looping videos — featured a not-safe-for-work video as …
Google Leads Fight to Limit Government Access to E-Mail on Cloud
Bloomberg · 4 hours ago
Google Inc. (GOOG), which says it gets about 1,400 requests a month from U.S. authorities for users’ e- mails and documents, is organizing an effort to press for limits on government access to digital communications. The company has been talking to advocacy groups and companies about joining a …
PC Magazine · 5 hours ago
The debut of the iPad mini back in November initially seemed like a late comer to a market already filled with 7-inch tablets. But in short order, Apple’s new tablet not only won rave reviews, but also prompted some observers to opine that the popularity of the smaller tablet might soon make Apple’s …
Watch Out Nokia And Blackberry, Here Comes Huawei
Forbes · 4 hours ago
Smartphones, Tablets, The Cloud And Guns – All Growth Markets Christopher Versace Contributor Not only will Nokia, Research in Motion and others have to contend Google/Motorola and HTC as well as Sony (SNE), Apple and Samsung vying for market share but two new players gaining traction according to …
Can Siri Make Up For With Outright Personality What She Lacks In Data?
Forbes · 4 hours ago
Google’s New Voice-Powered Search For iOS Makes Siri Look Like She’s Going Nowhere Anthony Wing Kosner Contributor Siri Gone Sour: Power Users Frustrated While Normal Users Still Enamored Anthony Wing Kosner Contributor Security Break: A Truly Cracked Parody of Siri on the iPhone 5 Anthony Wing …
Samsung outs Garnet Red Edition Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 in the US, prices it at $220
MSN · 3 hours ago
Just as we saw with AT&T’s Garnet Red Galaxy S III, Samsung has now introduced yet another device that’s wrapped in a similar color scheme — and, hey, with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, what better time, right? The difference here, however, is the South Korean company’s including a …
AT&T spectrum deal: Improved service for Colorado, options for Dish dwindling
Denver Post · 1/25/2013
AT&T announced Friday that it will buy spectrum in the 700 MHz band from Verizon Wireless for $1.9 billion, a deal that could mean improved mobile broadband service for AT&T subscribers in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region. With the ongoing explosion of mobile data consumption, AT&T and other …
NASA testing vintage engine from Apollo 11 rocket
Chicago Sun-Times · 1 day ago
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Like vinyl records and skinny ties, good things eventually come back around. At NASA, that means looking to the Apollo program for ideas on how to develop the next generation of rockets for future missions to the moon and beyond. Young engineers who weren’t even born when the …
BlackBerry 10 debuts on Wednesday – strap in for a wild ride
Yahoo! News · 3 hours ago
Research In Motion (RIMM) is set to unveil its next-generation BlackBerry 10 platform on Wednesday along with its first two next-generation smartphones, the BlackBerry Z10 and the BlackBerry X10. We’re not really expecting any major surprises at the event considering how thoroughly RIM’s new …
ESPN’s Rachel Nichols jumps to CNN, Turner Sports
Philadelphia Daily News · 1/25/2013
LOS ANGELES – ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols is leaving to work for CNN and Turner Sports. The companies announced Thursday that Nichols will anchor a new weekend CNN sports program beginning later this year, and will report on a wide range of sports. Nichols’ hiring comes as new CNN Worldwide …
Segerstrom High among those flipping homework model
MSN · 8 hours ago
SANTA ANA — When Timmy Nguyen comes to his pre-calculus class, he’s already learned the day’s lesson — he watched it on a short online video prepared by his teacher for homework. So without a lecture to listen to, he and his classmates at Segerstrom Fundamental High School spend class time doing …
Facebook’s Brilliant $100 Billion Strategy
Yahoo! Finance · 3 hours ago
It’s no secret that Facebook (FB) had a rough 2012. Though insiders benefitted from Facebook’s IPO, most investors did not. In fact, the shares lost half their value when they reached $17.55 several months ago. Even now, the stock trades roughly 20% below its $38 IPO price. Many investors have …
At Davos, predictions for the future
Denver Post · 1 day ago
DAVOS, switzerland — For- get the debates about the euro or government debts. What does the future hold? The World Economic Forum at Davos is always a showcase for new research, trends and ideas. And those at the annual gathering of the world’s elite don’t shy away from making predictions, even if …
2 science projects win up to $1.3 billion each
Houston Chronicle · 3 hours ago
BRUSSELS (AP) — Two European science projects — one to map the intricacies of the human brain, the other to explore the extraordinary carbon-based material graphene — won an EU technology contest Monday, getting up to €1 billion ($1.34 billion) each over the next decade. The projects were …
What Does Wall Street See for Silicon Laboratories’s Q4?
MSN · 1 hour ago
Silicon Laboratories(Nasdaq: SLAB) is expected to report Q4 earnings on Jan. 30. Here’s what Wall Street wants to see: The 10-second takeaway Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict Silicon Laboratories’s revenues will grow 16.4% and EPS will …
New York Daily News · 1 day ago
A Silicon Valley startup king was forced to step down from his lucrative job after a threatened sexual harassment suit by his gay lover — and co-worker. Millionaire mogul Keith Rabois resigned as chief operating officer with Square, the multi-billion dollar mobile payments company, over the …
Reverse Phone Search for Unpublished Mobile Phones Now Available from Cell Phone Registry
Yahoo! News · 1 day ago
Reverse phone search for unpublished mobile phones is now available for online use courtesy of the cellphoneregistry.com company. This new search feature is combining over 200 million unpublished phone numbers for easy online retrieval for adults searching cell phone information. Seattle, WA (PRWEB …
HEVC video standard finished; high-end improvements coming
CNET News · 7 hours ago
An array of companies has finished work on video compression technology called HEVC or H.265 that promises better video to start with and that paves the way for higher-end extensions next year. The High Efficiency Video Codec supports 4K "UltraHD" video– and perhaps 8K as well if the video industry …