Archive for May, 2012

Microsoft’s Office Mobile suite to launch November 10th for iPad, iPhone, and Android

Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, is in steep decline. The company, once the crown jewel of the Canadian technology industry, is now worth 1 percent of Apple’s market capitalization. One way for RIM to stop the downward tailspin: It could sell itself to a competitor or financial firm. But who would … […]

With Willpower, and a Jolt of Electricity, Paralyzed Rats Learn to Walk Again

The rat stood on its hind limbs at one end of a narrow runway. It wore a tiny black vest attached to a robotic arm that hovered above its head. Without such mechanical support, the rat would have fallen over—its spinal cord had two deep cuts, rendering its back legs useless. , then a doctoral […]

FTC picks legal sharpshooter for U.S. probe of Google

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When the Federal Trade Commission recently intensified its probe of Internet giant Google, it hired the high-powered Washington lawyer who helped send Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh to the death chamber. With little anti-trust experience but a long record of victory, Beth Wilkinson built a reputation as a tough litigator with cases […]

This Is Just How Much Hollywood Hates Silicon Valley

Things got heated at last night’s AllThingsD conference session with Hollywood super agent Ari Emanuel, who in less than one hour embodied the entire beef between Hollywood and Silicon Valley. As Emanuel discussed the future of the entertainment industry online he went from stern to angry, raising his voice from a steady confident level, to […]

Energy assets in front line of cyber war

DUBAI (Reuters) – Global energy infrastructure is more vulnerable than ever in an escalating cyber war thanks to “sons of Stuxnet” electronic missiles, which can be created from the virus designed to sabotage Iran’s nuclear program. Cyber espionage is on the rise, with Chinese hackers stealing field data and cutting-edge technology from energy companies around […]

Canada minister unaware of any foreign bid for RIM

Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, is in steep decline. The company, once the crown jewel of the Canadian technology industry, is now worth 1 percent of Apple’s market capitalization. One way for RIM to stop the downward tailspin: It could sell itself to a competitor or financial firm. But who would … […]

Lawmakers blast U.N. "power grab" for the Net

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers on Thursday said they are united when it comes to keeping the Internet free from centralized control and preventing the United Nations from gaining power over Web content and infrastructure. The U.S. government wants to bring as much ammunition as possible to a December meeting in Dubai where delegations from 193 […]

TiVo shares drop on disappointing 1Q results, view

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shares of digital video recorder pioneer TiVo Inc. fell Thursday after its first-quarter loss and guidance for the current period were worse than analysts expected. THE SPARK: TiVo‘s loss in the February-April quarter came to 15 cents per share, 2 cents worse than analysts predicted. Revenue topped expectations, but its forecast […]

Security app HotSpot Shield brings its defenses to Android

Malware on Google’s Android platform is an ever-increasing problem, but there are solutions. HotSpot Shield is a new Android app that has seen some popularity on the other side of the mobile divide in Apple’s iTunes App Store. HotSpot Shield is a security app that brings protection from something like 3.5 million malware programs. Security […]

The New Hollywood: Developing Entertainment for All Screens [VIDEO]

[More from Mashable: Can ‘Call Me Maybe’ Work as Job Recruitment? [VIDEO]] My guest on this episode of Revolution is Mike Rosenstein, a producer at Red Hour Films. Owned by Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld, Red Hour Films is a production company that produced recent comedy classed, like Zoolander, Dodgeball, Tropic Thunder and others. As […]

NASA’s NuSTAR X-ray space telescope will hunt for black holes starting June 13

The new orbiting telescope will also be used to look for supernova explosions On June 13, NASA’s new orbiting telescope, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), will launch into space so we can have a closer look at mysterious black holes and dazzling supernova explosions. The telescope will take off aboard a rocket from the Kwajalein Atoll in […]

Sprint users: The hot new HTC EVO 4G LTE will hit stores this Saturday, June 2

This Ice Cream Sandwich-flavored follow-up to the original EVO is $199If you’re a Sprint customer up for contract renewal now or in the near future, there’s a new hotness coming to town this weekend: the HTC EVO 4G LTE. Running the latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, the svelte new smartphone features a 4.7″ […]

Cricket gets first prepaid iPhone in mainland US

NEW YORK (AP) — Leap Wireless International Inc., the parent of the Cricket cellphone service, on Thursday said it will be the first mainland U.S. phone company to sell the iPhone on a prepaid, no-contract basis. Starting June 22, Leap will sell the iPhone 4S starting at $500 and the iPhone 4 starting at $400. […]

Google+ trends: World No Tobacco Day, ‘True Blood’ season 5 preview

Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, is in steep decline. The company, once the crown jewel of the Canadian technology industry, is now worth 1 percent of Apple’s market capitalization. One way for RIM to stop the downward tailspin: It could sell itself to a competitor or financial firm. But who would … […]

EU sues Netherlands, Portugal, others on telecom rules

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU telecoms regulators on Thursday took five member states – including the Netherlands and Portugal – to Europe’s highest court for not implementing new telecoms rules aimed at protecting users’ privacy online. The other countries are Belgium, Poland and Slovenia. The European Commission said it would ask the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice […]

EU Commission wants Germany fined over data storage

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission is asking the top EU court to fine Germany for failing to introduce a law obliging phone and internet firms to store records for at least six months. The Commission said it had given Germany enough time to enshrine EU laws on data storage in its own legislation, but […]

Baird raises Zynga to outperform

Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, is in steep decline. The company, once the crown jewel of the Canadian technology industry, is now worth 1 percent of Apple’s market capitalization. One way for RIM to stop the downward tailspin: It could sell itself to a competitor or financial firm. But who would … […]

Draft law may restrict Russian internet firms

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian internet firms Yandex, Mail.Ru and Vkontakte may be included in a list of the country’s strategic assets, meaning they must obtain official permission before selling stakes to foreign investors, according to a draft law. The initiative could dent the attractiveness of Russian web stocks which have so far been darlings of […]

LivingSocial signs partnership with Anschutz’s AEG

Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, is in steep decline. The company, once the crown jewel of the Canadian technology industry, is now worth 1 percent of Apple’s market capitalization. One way for RIM to stop the downward tailspin: It could sell itself to a competitor or financial firm. But who would … […]

CBS Interactive sews up pro gaming on Web

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – CBS Interactive, the digital wing of CBS Corp, has locked up exclusive advertising deals with six major professional leagues, capitalizing on a sport that is rapidly growing in popularity while managing to run under the mainstream radar. Executives for CBS Interactive told Reuters on Wednesday that they had signed agreements […]

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