Provides the latest RSS feeds for Breaking Technology News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Cincinnati Sun.com http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/cat/d805653303cbbba8/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:20 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:20 -0400 30 Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt and director of Google Ideas Jared Cohen have warned London School of Economics students against censorship on the internet and the dangers that 'digital ethnic cleansing' pose. Sky News quoted Schmidt, as saying that people will omit data if they want to restrict communication and information. He, however, agreed that any piece of information cannot be ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214731642/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:30:02 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214731642/scat/d805653303cbbba8 HP has unveiled the Envy Rove20 all-in-one (AIO) PC, an Intel Haswell powered mobile computer that is aimed at liberating the traditional desktop PC from the desktop. HP said the Envy Rove20 gives users more flexibility and allows them to "enjoy a shared environment" around the home via its 20in multi-touch display that has in-plane switching (IPS) technology and 1600x900 resolution. ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214743525/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:41 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214743525/scat/d805653303cbbba8 a report issued this week by Placed , a Seattle-based company that aims to bring Internet-like marketing analytics to the offline world. That seems like a surprising number. It's hard to know for sure how accurate it is, or how effectively such reports might sell companies on Placed's services, though they do help the company ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214743384/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:38 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214743384/scat/d805653303cbbba8 WordPress.com parent companyraises $50 million. FORTUNE -- WordPress.com parent company Automattic today announced a $50 million investment from Tiger Global, in a secondary deal that will provide liquidity to early company shareholders. The San Francisco-based company declined to discuss valuation, but a source familiar with the situation says that Tiger valuedAutomattic "just below" ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214743526/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:38 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214743526/scat/d805653303cbbba8 LONDON (Reuters) - Broadcaster ITV on Friday became the latest media outlet to have one of its Twitter feeds hacked by anonymous supporters of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, just days after Twitter beefed up security to prevent ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214742675/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:46:08 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214742675/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Those you eyeing an iPad Mini or fourth-generation iPad can now save a bit more money on refurbished models courtesy of Apple. As of Friday, Apple is offering 15 to 17 percent discounts on all flavors of refurbished units of ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214742211/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:12 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214742211/scat/d805653303cbbba8 ) Amusing Amazon reviews are an art form. They are delicate flowers of funny that need to be carefully nurtured in order to strike the right balance between absurdity, plausibility, and humor. George Takei, known at Mr. Sulu on "Star Trek" and Mr. Internet anywhere social media resides, has the magic formula down. Only slight sleuthing is needed to determine that the ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214742212/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:12 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214742212/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Paul Adams/Facebook ) Paul Adams, Facebook's global head of brand design, announced Friday that he has left the social network to join startup Intercom, which makes a social customer relationship management ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214742213/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:11 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214742213/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Digg's long-awaited Google Reader alternative finally has a name. The new platform will be known as Digg Reader, said CEO Andrew McLaughlin while speaking at Internet Week New York earlier this week. Rather than act as a separate app, the program will be incorporated into Digg. "Users will have one download, which is Digg, and the current Digg will have added onto it reader ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214742214/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:10 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214742214/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Blake Stevenson) Low Latency is a weekly comic on CNET's Crave blog written by CNET editor and podcast host Jeff Bakalar and illustrated by Blake Stevenson. Be sure to check Crave every Friday at 8 a.m. PT for new panels! Want more? ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214743527/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:09 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214743527/scat/d805653303cbbba8 inked a new licensing deal on Friday that gives Salesforce access to some 40,000 of IV's patents. The deal is the latest by Intellectual Ventures, a Bellevue, Wash.-based company that's made headlines for accumulating a massive trove of software and design patents, along with other intellectual property. A major part of IV's business includes licensing patents out to other ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214742216/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:08 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214742216/scat/d805653303cbbba8 News Corp. says its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies.News Corp. also said Friday that the target date for the split is June 28. The company holding its TV and movie properties will be 21st Century Fox. The new News Corp., a smaller entity, will be focused on newspapers and publishing. Both will be publicly ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214740416/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:56 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214740416/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Linux magazine when it came out. "All grown up and ready to go dancing" was the headline from the Mageia project, announcing the arrival of the Mageia 3. Mageia is a community-based Linux distribution forked from the commercial Mandriva Linux, with contributions from several former Mandriva employees," it noted. "The all-volunteer Mageia community has yet to reclaim the full ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214741947/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:50 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214741947/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Atari has decided to split its library of games in the hope of raising more cash as it tries to emerge from bankruptcy. Atari filed for bankruptcy on 21 January and didn't waste much time before trying find a buyer for its vast library of game titles. However the firm failed to attract suitable bids and has ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214741950/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:49 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214741950/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Microsoft has commented on but not confirmed rumours that gamers will have to pay £35 for the right to play second hand games. The news that Microsoft has effectively blown the second hand market out the ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214741949/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:48 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214741949/scat/d805653303cbbba8 didn't sell well in the UK . However Microsoft is looking to change that with the Surface Pro, offering a portable tablet device with the full version of Windows 8 and a much more powerful system, which is bound to attract much more attention from potential ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214741948/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:46 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214741948/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Waze is considering expressions of interest from numerous parties and has put a $1bn price on its head, according to reports from news service Bloomberg.Waze uses information from online communities to improve driving directions and this reflects the growing importance of maps on mobiles and other devices.The California-based startup could also decide to remain independent and raise venture ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214741951/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:45:34 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214741951/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The 2.0 label was applied, according to Cutts, because the update is a major one -- it includes changes to the underlying algorithms used to evaluate whether a website is spammy or not, not just the dataset Google uses. About 2.3% of queries in U.S. English will be visibly affected by the ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214742000/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:42:11 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214742000/scat/d805653303cbbba8 SAP has abruptly reorganized its development strategy, with SuccessFactors CEO and cloud strategy chief Lars Dalgaard leaving the company and executive board member Vishal Sikka now tapped to lead a single software development unit. Sikka has been a champion of SAP's HANA in-memory database platform, which has been positioned as the future convergence point for all of SAP's ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214741952/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:27:09 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214741952/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) iPhone and iPad owners can now use Verizon Cloud to back up key information from their devices. ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214740090/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:17 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214740090/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Screenshot by CNET) iPhone owners will finally be able to tap into all the benefits of AT&T's prepaid GoPhone plan. As of Friday, GoPhone customers ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214740091/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:16 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214740091/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The textures and look and feel that iOS users are accustomed to are being tossed out for a "black, white, and flat all over" design, reports ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214740092/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:14 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214740092/scat/d805653303cbbba8 By Leila Abboud and Sophie SassardPARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Gulf telecom operator Etisalat has offered a higher price for Vivendi's Maroc Telecom stake than rival Qatari bidder Ooredoo, according to two people familiar with the matter.Etisalat's bid needs further work, however, and has more legal conditions than Ooredoo's offer, so Vivendi has not yet made a final choice, the people ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214740777/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:21:27 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214740777/scat/d805653303cbbba8 In today's business world, disruption is a constant force that never lets up. At the annual WIRED Business Conference: Disruptive by Design, we celebrate the creative power of bold new ideas and the people that make them happen. See the event ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739853/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:37:20 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739853/scat/d805653303cbbba8 is a crowd-sourced digital magazine made in just 48 hours, chronicling how our conversations with our things are thoroughly changing our world. Learn more ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739854/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:37:19 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739854/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: CNET) Consumers looking for an iPhone or certain Android phone may want to check out the latest sale at Best Buy come Sunday. Starting May 26, buyers will be able to save $50 off the price of ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739125/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:31:47 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739125/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Best Buy) Quick housekeeping note: Deals are available at the time I write about them, and I usually have no way of knowing how much inventory a seller has left. Unfortunately, occasionally an item sells out soon after I post it, which is what happened yesterday. Believe me, I share your frustration. The good news is that good deals very often come around again -- and I always try ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739126/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:31:47 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739126/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Apple) Jonathan Ive, Apple's senior vice president of industrial design and the new design chief for iOS, has one idea in mind for the mobile operating system: out with the old and in with the new. According to 9to5Mac, ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739128/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:31:45 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739128/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Narendra Modi said UPA's glass is filled with corruption. "In the last nine years (five years of UPA-I and four of UPA-II), the (UPA's) glass has been full with corruption. There is no space for trust or belief. Unfortunately, even the common man has to take something from the glass filled with corruption," he said after the launch of Gujarat edition of Business Line here. He ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739011/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:50:21 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739011/scat/d805653303cbbba8 cloud computing business, was leaving. SAP said Dalgaard was stepping down from the management board and leaving the company effective June 1 but that he would continue to act as an advisor to its cloud business. Dalgaard joined the company in late 2011 when SAP bought Web-based software company SuccessFactors. The acquisition was seen as a catalyst for the German technology giant to try to catch ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739012/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:50:20 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739012/scat/d805653303cbbba8 AAPL ) new series of TV ads is headed. With Samsung nipping at its heels in the U.S. -- and leaving it in the dust in overseas markets -- Apple is capitalizing on studies that show that despite diminishing market share, more people use iPhones to do the myriad things a well-designed, user-friendly smartphone with good bandwidth, decent battery life, a curated app store and a well-stocked media ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739013/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:47:34 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739013/scat/d805653303cbbba8 iBooks on the iPad. FORTUNE -- This does not bode well for Cupertino. Asked during a preliminary hearing Thursday to share her thoughts about the Department of Justice's case against Apple ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738362/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:47:33 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738362/scat/d805653303cbbba8 has ruled that Microsoft's Xbox 360 games console doesn't infringe Motorola's patents and won't be blocked from entering the US. Of course, we're not talking about the Xbox One here, as the ruling made on Thursday ends a case filed by Motorola Mobility in November 2010. The Google subsidiary alleged that Microsoft owes it around $4bn a year for use of the 802.11 wireless ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739014/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:41:54 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739014/scat/d805653303cbbba8 ARM's Cortex A50 series is arguably the firm's most important design to date, as it uses the ARMv8 architecture that has 64-bit support. The firm announced that LG will be the lead partner for the A50 series of chips that includes the Cortex A57 and its next generation Mali GPUs. According to ARM its agreement with LG will mean the Korean electronics giant will be able to offer a wider ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739015/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:41:53 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214739015/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Q. Where did the iTunes Store Download link go in iTunes 11? It used to be on the left side of the screen and I could click it to see or pause multiple files downloading at once, but it's gone ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738161/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:02:27 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738161/scat/d805653303cbbba8 MUMBAI: Indian search engine Just Dial's initial public offer to raise $174 million was oversubscribed nearly 12 times in what marked the country's biggest IPO this year, stock exchange data showed on Thursday. The figures were released after the share offer, one of the largest to date by an Indian internet firm, closed on Wednesday. The Mumbai-based firm, which launched in the ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738162/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:55:37 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738162/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tablet Z, unveiled at Consumer Electronics Show 2013 in US, is now available for pre-order in India. Major online retailers are taking advance bookings for the device, which is scheduled to be launched early next month. ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738163/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:55:36 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738163/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Himanshu Chakrawarti , CEO of the country's largest cellphone retail chain The Mobile Store. The US technology giant piloted the scheme that lets buyers pay for their iPhones in monthly installment under Chakrawarti, 46, and today he is one of the few trade partners Apple directly consults. And Apple is not alone. In just two years after joining the Essar Group owned The Mobile Store, ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738164/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:55:35 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738164/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Microsoft's policy concerning used Xbox One games has proven a bit confusing, but a new report may have spilled more concrete details. Citing information from "retail sources," gaming news MCV claims ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737436/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:49:51 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737436/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Sony revealed on Friday that it will release the Playstation 4 (PS4) in the UK by the end of 2013. At the launch of the the PS4, Sony hinted that it wanted to see the PS4 to store shelves in time for Christmas 2013, and today the firm silently announced that it will. A full page advert in UK newspaper the Metro reveals that the PS4 will be coming to the UK this year, and hints that the games ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738166/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:05 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738166/scat/d805653303cbbba8 the BBC is showing off a kind of perceptive radio that can tell where you are and throw in local details and the weather. The broadcaster's research and development arm has ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738167/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:04 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738167/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Google plans to upgrade the security of its SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates, an important component of secure communications. SSL certificates are used to encrypt communication and verify the integrity of another party with which a user is interacting. Its strength lies in the length of the private signing keys used for the certificates. Keys that are less than 1,024 bits are ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738173/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:46:35 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738173/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) HTC is planning to take a page out of Samsung's book by launching a new, Google Edition, of its One smartphone. That's the word, at least, from unidentified sources ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737487/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:42:38 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737487/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Flickr is having performance issues just a few days after a major site revamp. Some users have been unable to access the site at all, while others have run into delays logging in or launching certain pages. Certain tasks, such as logging into my Flickr account and accessing my Photostream page, each took several minutes to complete. The ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737488/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:42:37 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737488/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Reds are "rich, vibrant and vivid, green grass looks like grass, and scenes of the Caribbean are stunning", says Seth Coe-Sullivan, founder and chief technology officer of the company behind the quantum ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738135/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:34:55 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214738135/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Lakshmi Mittal does not seem to be the most popular man in France. And the French have found an innovative way to vent their anger against him. A ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737366/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:00:23 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737366/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The online retail giant is methodically developing an advertising network, serving up ads on its sites and others. It could use that revenue to keep prices down and pressure high on retail ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736749/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:54:50 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736749/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri May 24, 2013 7:53am EDT May 24 (Reuters) - Satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp and wireless network provider nTelos Holdings Corp said they would jointly develop a broadband service within nTelos's coverage territory serving parts of Virginia, Maryland and a few other states. Dish has been trying to diversify beyond its core pay-TV business that has matured and faces tough ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737523/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:53:29 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737523/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Microsoft said its next generation Kinect sensor that will be introduced with the Xbox One will be available for PCs in 2014. Microsoft's Kinect is one of those rare things produced by the firm, a truly impressive product that has interested developers ever since it was introduced. The firm's ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737367/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:53:04 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737367/scat/d805653303cbbba8 . It is expected to be a hub for gaming and entertainment and will make the most of Kinect and voice control. Turtle Beach said that its hardware will slot into the overall console gaming experience and "improve" it. "Turtle Beach is dedicated to creating audio products that improve players overall game experience," said Turtle Beach CMO Bob Picunko. "We are very ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737368/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:53:04 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737368/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Google , this time over allegations the company used its near-monopolistic position online to sell and serve graphic and video ads. According to ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737369/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:52:58 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737369/scat/d805653303cbbba8 A majority of consumer and small business Windows 8 PC users launch fewer than one "Metro" app a day, signaling that they're spending most of their time on the classic Windows 7-style Desktop, according to data released this week. According to Soluto, an Israeli PC management service provider, just 39 percent of owners of desktop PCs powered by Windows 8 launch a Metro app more ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737370/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:49:14 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214737370/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Computerworld - While Google Glass is currently being viewed as a consumer technology, IT shops and mobile workers are likely already champing at the bit to be able to use a hands-free technology to do their jobs. "The same way that tablets followed smartphones into the enterprise on the backs of employees bearing the cost, Google Glass will also flow the same way," said Chris ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736010/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:11:20 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736010/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Salesforce.com's earnings outlook for the current quarter failed to inspire investors used to strong numbers from the cloud-based business software pioneer, and its shares fell 6%. ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736579/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:07:44 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736579/scat/d805653303cbbba8 MOSCOW: Russia's top online social network was banned on Friday from distributing content across the country, raising concerns of a clampdown on a forum used by President Vladimir Putin's opponents to organize protests. The ban ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736582/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:07:43 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736582/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Samsung televisions portrays men as dirty slobs, flatulent, dirty, couch-bound, unkempt, and unevolved - and it now has members of the male species crying ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736583/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:07:42 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736583/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Trai discussed the option of allowing mobile phone companies to issue special tariff vouchers (STV) to bring down roaming charges. The proposal, which was discussed between the Trai chairman Rahul Khullar and chief executives of top telecom operators, may also soothe the industry's opposition of doing away ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736581/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:07:42 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736581/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Veerapa Moily was presented with Global Citizen Award by a university for his role in transforming Bangalore as a global IT hub during his tenure as Karnataka chief minister. ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736584/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:07:41 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736584/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Nokia has filed a second patent infringement lawsuit against rival HTC, claiming the firm is infringing a further nine of its patents. Nokia has confirmed to The INQUIRER that it filed a second court case against HTC and its ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736585/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:22 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736585/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Google could be about to face a fresh antitrust investigation, this time about its display advertising business. Google is regularly accused of stiffling online competition due to its size and its influence. It has tangoed with regulators in the US and Europe, and has been involved in as many investigations as ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736586/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:20 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736586/scat/d805653303cbbba8 is a crowd-sourced digital magazine made in just 48 hours, chronicling how our conversations with our things are thoroughly changing our world. Learn more ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736588/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:15 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736588/scat/d805653303cbbba8 is apparently on the verge of a major breakthrough in psychiatry, with an unusual twist. It believes it could use ketamine, a popular street drug, to treat depression. Before he joined the company, Johnson & Johnson neuroscience R&D head Husseini Manji was part of a team that learned that a particular brain receptor, called N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) played a crucial role in depression. ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736589/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:12 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736589/scat/d805653303cbbba8 claims the hackers were able to access control system software in several oil, gas and power companies. US officials compared the attacks to cyber reconnaissance missions. They believe the small scale attacks could be used to figure out how to disrupt services in the future. Basically, in case of war, it's alleged that Iran could target US infrastructure, and if it fails it can block the ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736590/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:11 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736590/scat/d805653303cbbba8 MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which follows intensifying official pressure on the company as President Vladimir Putin consolidates his ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736591/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:59:49 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214736591/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Taiwan has lowered its economic growth forecast for 2013 to a muted 2.4 percent as global demand for the island's electronics exports remained ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735418/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:18:55 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735418/scat/d805653303cbbba8 forum to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation to a customer for making threatening calls to pay internet bills which were raised despite his request for disconnection of the service. The South West District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum observed that the act of the telecom major amounted to not only deficiency in service but also unfair trade practice and for that the customer needs to be reasonably ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735903/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:15:04 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735903/scat/d805653303cbbba8 "I e-mailed my boss to ask what would happen if we don't free up enough spectrum," said Tom Sugrue, T-Mobile's vice president of government affairs, at a panel discussion held at the CTIA wireless industry trade show in Las Vegas this week. "He wrote, 'It will be the end of the world as we know it.' He didn't put a smiley face at the end or anything." ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735229/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:12:29 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735229/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tim Cook did Steve Jobs proud at this week's Congressional hearings into Apple's tax avoidance practices. During his testimony the CEO pulled a mind trick or two out of his iPocket, rivaling even the late Apple visionary in his ability to ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735904/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:04:11 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735904/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Mobile applications are becoming the principal focus of corporate software development efforts, according to a survey by PHP tools vendor Zend Technologies. Zend's Developer Pulse survey this quarter found that 91 percent of developers plan to deliver content and services to a mobile audience. This compares to 66 percent in a survey the company took in 2012. "Mobile applications are ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735905/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:04:10 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735905/scat/d805653303cbbba8 dollarydoos , Microsoft will invest hundreds of millions of dollars to expand its hybrid cloud platform to China, Japan, and Australia. The move, which makes Microsoft the first multinational organization to make public cloud services available in China, represents a significant investment in the company's cloud strategy. Microsoft has poured ample resources into Azure of late, and ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735906/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:04:10 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735906/scat/d805653303cbbba8 iPhone 5 at 72 . The top scorer is the Nokia 808 Pureview at 77, but model is hobbled by its Symbian operating system, a commercial failure compared to Apple's iOS in the iPhone and Google's Android in ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735253/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:02:18 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735253/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (click image for larger view and for slideshow) A defunct software company that failed to win a 2008 patent claim against Apple is back for a second bite at Apple and several other technology companies. Mirror Worlds Technologies, which sold software called Scopeware from 2001 until its demise in 2004, on Thursday filed a patent infringement claim against Apple, Best Buy, Dell, HP, Lenovo, ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735064/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:56 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735064/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (click image for slideshow) Edubuntu 13.04, released April 25, brings the education edition into sync with the latest version of Ubuntu, the popular Linux operating system. While schools are advised to stick with the Long Term Support (LTS) version, Edubuntu 12.04.x, the new release is "intended for enthusiasts and users who would like to try out the latest and greatest software," ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735065/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:55 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735065/scat/d805653303cbbba8 George Soros . The three-year-old company is basing its plans on the fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) approach, in which optical fiber comprises the final connection to the subscriber's premises. In contrast, with rival technology FTTC (fiber-to-the-cabinet) the new access network architecture ends at the street, with the final leg of connection back down to older (and, according to FTTH ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735066/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:53 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735066/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Microsoft's cloud data centers get direct peering with Internet2, the high-speed network for education and research. This gives schools faster access to ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735067/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:52 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735067/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Weakness in the data handling capacity of the U.K.'s equivalent to the IRS is leading to billions being lost to error or deception it can't afford, say ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735069/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:49 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735069/scat/d805653303cbbba8 IT leaders, brace yourself for pain as you push for agility. Business needs are emerging so rapidly that tools don't exist to support them, said CIOs at MIT Sloan CIO ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735070/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:49 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735070/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (click image for larger view and for slideshow) IBM wants government agencies to move faster. In a new report, IBM makes that case that "fast government" is more efficient and more effective and operates a lower cost. Time saved by streamlining operations and improving service quality should be measures of government performance, writes Daniel Chenok, executive director of the IBM ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735072/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:46 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735072/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Department of Defense (DOD) will shop for a commercial electronic health record (EHR) system to replace its AHLTA. AHLTA stands for Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application. The DOD will seek bids from a range of EHR vendors. Industry insiders give the edge to Epic Systems, which is currently the market leader. If it isn't Epic, however, the winner will instantly gain a ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735071/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:46 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735071/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (click image for larger view and for slideshow) Former U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra was back on stage in Washington Wednesday serving up visions of how cloud computing, social media dashboards and mobile applications are fundamentally transforming customer relationships. That transformative power also stands to benefit government agencies, he said in an interview with Information Week Government and ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735073/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:44 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735073/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The Syrian Electronic Army: 9 Things We Know When online attackers operating from China or other countries steal corporate secrets, let businesses strike back and retrieve stolen information from attackers' networks. That gloves-off approach is just one of many recommendations for combating industrial espionage outlined in a ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735076/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:42 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735076/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (click image for larger view and for slideshow) Mailbox today released a new version of its email application that is compatible with the iPad. Mailbox 1.3 is now a universal app and works on either the iPhone or the iPad. It can be downloaded for free from the iTunes App Store. The app is currently compatible only with Google's Gmail email system. The developer has not said directly that ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735075/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:40 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735075/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Amazon cloud performance monitoring system goes a step further than competitors with specialized version that complies with federal security ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735074/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:40 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735074/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The Syrian Electronic Army: 9 Things We Know Moving to combat months of high-profile account takeovers, Twitter Wednesday announced the implementation of a voluntary, two-step authentication system. "Today we're introducing a new security feature to better protect your Twitter account: login verification," said Jim O'Leary, a member of the social site's product ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735078/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:39 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735078/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (click image for slideshow) Samsung announced Thursday that it has shipped 10 million Galaxy S 4 smartphones since that smartphone's launch, less than a month ago, making it the company's fastest-selling device. Samsung said that it is selling GS4s at the rate of about four every second. Keep in mind, Samsung is talking about shipments to its retail partners, not sales to individual ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735077/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:38 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735077/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (click image for larger view and for slideshow) HP had few positive figures to report during a conference call with financial analysts on Wednesday, but one key figure, non-GAAP earnings, rose 11%. The 87 cents earned per share exceeded the high end of HP's 80- to 82-cent forecast and was a sign that the company's "fix and rebuild" plan is working, said CEO Meg Whitman. ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735079/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:34 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735079/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4 vs. Wii U: Can one console ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214733188/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:33 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214733188/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Rod Minchin - 24 May 2013 TWO men have been arrested for making alleged offensive comments on Twitter about the murder of a British ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214733666/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:21 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214733666/scat/d805653303cbbba8 cheaper iPhone will be up for field test in June with about 1,000 units. The blog also says that the device will go into full-fledged production from July through September. It is ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735081/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:21 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735081/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Phaneesh Murthy , the ousted CEO of iGate, to the sexual harassment charges made by the company's investor relations head Araceli Roiz late on Wednesday night. He only added that since the matter was definitely heading to court, he could not comment anymore. Late on Thursday, there were reports that an out-of-court settlement might be preferred by some of the parties involved in the ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735080/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:21 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735080/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Airbus A319CJ aircraft with a top of the line infrared countermeasures system. The $26 million contract should be finalized by March 2016 and then the specially modified "head of state" will enter German service, ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735082/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:52:45 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735082/scat/d805653303cbbba8 is scratching its head about what to do about 3D printed guns finding their way into the hands of criminals and right-wing nutjobs, the Australian cops want them banned. According ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735083/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:52:44 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735083/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Android forwards a copy of your SMS to Russian criminals. While there are some cases where we can think it would be useful for a Russian criminal to know that you are on your way home with a frozen pizza, it is not clear what it is hoped to achieve with a huge database of useless data. ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735084/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:52:42 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735084/scat/d805653303cbbba8 calls a rare move, a federal judge expressed a tentative view that the US Justice Department will be able to show evidence that Apple engaged in a conspiracy with publishers to increase ebook prices. Judge Denise Cote gave her view during a pre-trial hearing and said it was based on reading some of the evidence. The move might be to put pressure on Apple to stop being an idiot and settle the ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735086/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:52:41 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735086/scat/d805653303cbbba8 that one of the best things to do with all those stores it had to close after the US ran out of money, was to convert them into datacentres. According ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735085/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:52:40 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735085/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Microsoft's failed attempt to get rid of the start button from Windows 8 have got its designers a little grumpy. One of the reasons cited for the failure of Windows 8 to take the world by storm has been that Microsoft, for reasons known only to itself, removed the Start button from the console. Microsoft was furious and defended its moves incredibly strongly, right up until the moment it ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735087/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:52:39 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214735087/scat/d805653303cbbba8 3D food printer for astronauts to create custom meals on the fly. With support from Nasa, the firm, Systems and Materials Research Corp of Austin, intends to design, build and test a food printer that can work in space. "This project is to demonstrate we can create and change the nutrition of the food and be able to print it in a low-gravity environment," the company's research ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214733020/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:09:23 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214733020/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Phaneesh Murthy , has defended its actions even as more details emerged about the circumstances under which Murthy was sacked. "Immediately after being informed of the relationship, iGate's board of directors reacted swiftly and ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214733022/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:09:21 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214733022/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Yahoo pressed on with its shopping spree on Thursday with the acquisition of a start-up that powers games played on smartphones, tablets, consoles or personal computers. Word that Yahoo has bought Northern ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214733021/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:09:21 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214733021/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Google is considering buying Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze, which may lead to a bidding war with Facebook, Bloomberg news reported, citing people familiar with the ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214733023/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:09:19 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214733023/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Cambridge Consultants) In a seemingly random but nevertheless important discovery, scientists watching surfers with cystic fibrosis in Australia several years ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214732613/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:56:09 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214732613/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Britain came within six hours of running out of natural gas in March, according to a senior energy official, highlighting the risk of supply shortages amid declining domestic production and a growing reliance on imports. "We really only had six hours' worth of gas left in storage as a buffer," said Rob Hastings, director of energy and infrastructure at the Crown Estate, the ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214732168/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:20:53 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214732168/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Amazon on Thursday announced it is expanding sales of its Kindle tablet computers to "over 170 countries and territories around the world," and its Appstore in nearly 200 countries. The move steps up the offensive of Amazon against rivals like Apple and Google in the market for tablets and content sold for the devices. "Kindle Fire HD is the number one best-selling item in the ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214732543/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:17:14 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214732543/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Having shown in a previous ad how everyone wants to photograph everything with their iPhone, a new Apple ad shows everyone navigating the world, while listening to their own ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214732138/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:04:03 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214732138/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Nokia files a federal lawsuit, as well as a second complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission, against the Taiwanese handset maker, according to ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214732137/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:04:02 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214732137/scat/d805653303cbbba8 WASHINGTON: US regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google, the top player in Web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in how it handles some advertising sales, a source told Reuters. The source said that it was unlikely that the Federal Trade Commission had sent out civil investigative demands in relation to the probe, which would be the sign of a formal and ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214732056/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:26:04 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214732056/scat/d805653303cbbba8 iGate noted that Phaneesh Murthy's failure to report the relationship with a subordinate employee violated company policy as well as his employment ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214731608/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:35:54 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214731608/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Motorola Mobility. If the ITC had found that Microsoft infringed, it could have barred the Xbox from being imported into the United States. The fight over the Xbox is related to a larger smartphone patent war between Apple, Microsoft and the mobile phone makers who use ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214731607/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:35:53 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214731607/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: CNET) PC designs have been lackluster, offering no good reason to upgrade, according to an Intel executive speaking at the company's Spring Analyst Summit in London. Navin Shenoy, vice president and general manager of the Mobile Client Platform division, was responding to a question from an analyst when he said the following on ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214731160/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:29:40 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214731160/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Bill Detwiler/CNET) It's happened to a lot of people -- their iPhone drops from their hands, falls off their lap, plunks into a toilet, or gets knocked off a table. Showing off a cracked iPhone screen is sometimes almost a point of pride. I have one friend who lovingly calls his damaged phone "The Hurt Locker," referring to the 2008 movie about a bomb disposal team ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214731176/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:22:30 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214731176/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The "Daily Show" simply had to have an opinion on Tim Cook's appearance in front of the supposedly stern senators. His opinion of both the Senate and Apple wasn't exactly ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214730138/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:34:04 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214730138/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, Mr. Schumer, Democrat of New York, urged the two to carefully consider the SoftBank deal in the wake of widespread attacks by Chinese hackers. "The protection of our critical infrastructure is a topic of intense legislative scrutiny," the Democratic senator from New York wrote in the letter, which was reviewed by a reporter for the The New ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214730085/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:00:59 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214730085/scat/d805653303cbbba8 In a pretrial hearing for the antitrust lawsuit, the judge says she thinks the Justice Department will be able to show direct evidence that Apple "facilitated a conspiracy to raise prices of ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214729598/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:38:34 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214729598/scat/d805653303cbbba8 U.S. crude futures dropped to around $94 a barrel on Friday after disappointing China data and on lingering concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve would curb its stimulus program. ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214729079/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:00:31 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214729079/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Google is considering a bid for the mobile mapping and navigation company, Bloomberg reports. Could this be a play to keep Facebook out of its ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214729074/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:50:18 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214729074/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: CNET/Marguerite Reardon) LAS VEGAS -- When it comes to emerging tech, crazy accessories, and carrier news, you can always count on a mobile conference to deliver. CTIA 2013 was a much quieter show than in years past, with the biggest carriers and manufacturers largely opting out to focus on their own launch events. While this confab felt the brunt of companies' shifting ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214729041/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:41:11 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214729041/scat/d805653303cbbba8 AT&T's new "Mobility Administrative Fee" is raising wireless bills by 61 cents a month -- a move that could reportedly raise half a billion dollars for the ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214729043/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:41:08 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214729043/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Hulu) Those companies looking to get a piece of the Hulu pie had until this week to put in their first round of bids for the video streaming service. And, it appears that so far four companies have gone in for a slice. Former News Corp president Peter Chernin, private equity fund Guggenheim Digital Media (which is headed the former interim Yahoo CEO by Ross Levinsohn), satellite ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214729044/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:41:08 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214729044/scat/d805653303cbbba8 BANGALORE: iGate's ousted CEO Phaneesh Murthy, who has been charged with sexually harassing the company's 31-year-old investor relations head Araceli Roiz, may end up paying huge damages if charges pressed by her are proven under US law. In India, proven sexual offences are liable for criminal punishment and not necessarily a monetary payout. But in the US, the focus is on monetary ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214728198/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:59:10 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214728198/scat/d805653303cbbba8 and Silver Lake Partners. Icahn and Southeastern are seeking at least $5.2 billion and as much as $7 billion in lender commitments, sources said. "They want the shareholders to know that they have an alternative," another source said. Jefferies is understood to have committed $1.6 billion to the bridge loan. The arranger is asking for commitments as large as $1 billion and is expected ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214728519/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:58:59 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214728519/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft's "iPad vs. Windows" campaign now includes iPad vs. Surface RT. Is Microsoft picking the right fight? On the back ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214728175/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:52:10 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214728175/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Twitter just got it. Apple recently got it, too. Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon have had it for a while. But why's two-factor authentication important, and will it keep you ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214728221/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:44:30 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214728221/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: eiphoneaccessories.com) Apple's rumored iPhone 5S and low-cost iPhone are said to be coming in a rainbow of colors, according to an article ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214728222/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:44:29 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214728222/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Xbox One . We now know a lot about it, but as with most game console launches, we were left with a few unanswered questions that my colleague Dan Ackerman summed up nicely in his ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214728223/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:44:28 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214728223/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Doodle 4 Google contest on Wednesday, where students grades K-12 from all over the country submit their artwork to the competition, hoping to see their masterpiece intertwined ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214728320/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:41:14 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214728320/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Time Warner Cable Inc also put in bids, one of the people told Reuters. Hulu was put on the auction block this year for the second time after disagreement between ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214727890/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:45:03 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214727890/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The U.S. International Trade Commission on Thursday said it won't review a final ruling that found Microsoft to be in the clear of infringing on patents held by Motorola Mobility, which Google acquired last year. The ruling ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214727035/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:40:59 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214727035/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Williams Sonoma) The kitchen countertop is valuable real estate. With available counter space always at a premium, gadgets and appliances that are contenders for acreage require something to help them stand out from the crowd. Sometimes it's a matter of versatility and other times it's convenience that determines what gets to stay and what has to go. And sometimes ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214727082/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:33:30 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214727082/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: European Southern Observatory) Triple planetary conjunctions are relatively rare in the night sky, but astronomers are about to be in for a real treat. The three brightest planets in our solar system as seen from Earth -- Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus -- will be coming together in the sky, "dancing" around each other over the course of several nights, starting Friday, May ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214727083/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:33:29 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214727083/scat/d805653303cbbba8 expects cashflow to turn positive this year as it spends less on acquiring new paid customers for its consumer review website, the company's co-founder said, fending off criticism of its business model by short-seller Citron Research.Chief Executive William Oesterle said Angie's List, which compiles reviews on everything from plumbers to pediatricians, said a recovery in U.S. consumer ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214726746/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:51:05 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214726746/scat/d805653303cbbba8 NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. Justice Department will be able to show evidence Apple Inc engaged in a conspiracy with publishers to increase e-books prices.U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, who is set to oversee a trial on June 3, gave her view during a pretrial hearing on Thursday. She stressed that the view was not final and that she had only so ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214725836/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:51:02 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214725836/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Jason Cipriani/CNET) Foursquare is now selling unfettered access to its real-time stream of check-ins through Gnip, a popular reseller of social-media data. The companies announced the partnership Thursday in separate blog posts that celebrate the possibilities for ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214725782/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:21:11 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214725782/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: PRNewsFoto/Microsoft) For years we've heard about the ever-widening appeal of video games and game-playing devices. Women gamers, senior gamers, casual gamers, and even the kind of social/mobile gamers who would never refer to themselves with the dreaded G word. But, when it was time to reveal its first major gaming hardware of the post-iPhone era (the first-gen iPhone was ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214725781/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:21:11 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214725781/scat/d805653303cbbba8 , but it may be the first to employ 6-second video medium Vine as part of the proceedings. Surgeons on Thursday implanted a brain pacemaker to counteract the effects of Parkinson's disease in a patient and sent out Twitter updates using both Instagram and Vine. The procedure has generated such memorable tweets as "Removing the skin and drilling through the skull for electrode ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214725780/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:21:10 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214725780/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Google has reportedly returned to the display ads hot seat with the Federal Trade Commission, after avoiding disciplinary action following an antitrust probe ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214725779/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:21:09 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214725779/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Internet radio company Pandora reported higher-than-expected revenue in the latest quarter, with losses in line with analysts' forecasts, as the number of subscribers who pay for ad-free listening rose above 2.5 million.The net loss in the three months ending April 30 grew to $28.6 million, or 16 cents per share, from a loss of $20.2 million, or 12 cents per share, a year ago.Excluding items ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214725159/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:36:19 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214725159/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (click image for slideshow) NASA has announced five winners of its second International Space Apps Challenge, a competition that aims to solve challenges on Earth and in space through software, hardware, data visualization and mobile apps. During the event, 770 apps were submitted and 133 were nominated for judging. ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214725488/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:28:31 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214725488/scat/d805653303cbbba8 There's big, then there's really big, and then there's colossal, which might be a good word to use when describing a near 46,000-pound Lego X-Wing that made a triumphant debut today in New York's Times Square. The full-size replica, about 42 times the size of the Lego "Star Wars" X-Wing (#9493) set available on store shelves, celebrates the debut of Cartoon ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724235/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:14:44 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724235/scat/d805653303cbbba8 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, which dominates web display advertising, has broken antitrust law in how it handles some ad sales, a source told Reuters on ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724196/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:11:55 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724196/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Open source developers launched 15,000 Android mobile projects in 2012, representing a 96 percent increase over 2011. By contrast, iOS developers launched nearly 2,500 open source projects for Apple's mobile platform, a 32 percent increase year over year, which isn't half bad when you consider that ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214725583/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:09:07 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214725583/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Based on its face-rec API released last year, Lambda Labs' Google Glass Face Recognition API could help you recognize people who are less famous than Tiger ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724254/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:07:12 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724254/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Twitter lets users add a second layer of password protection, Jennifer Lopez has a new mobile brand, and Nextdoor brings text alerts to the ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724255/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:07:11 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724255/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Mandiant report earlier in the year linking China's People's Liberation Army to ongoing and massive cyberattacks against U.S. corporations, government agencies, universities, and other organizations, policy makers and industry experts have been trying to figure out how to better secure their intellectual property against cyberattacks. Call it a work in progress. "The frustration ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724256/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:07:09 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724256/scat/d805653303cbbba8 MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Facebook highlighted its developer platform on Thursday, throwing out some big numbers around how third-party apps benefit from connecting to users through the social network. The social network opened up its platform to independent developers six years ago Friday, Director of Product Manager Doug Purdy told journalists today at a press conference at Facebook's ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724257/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:07:09 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724257/scat/d805653303cbbba8 IDG News Service (New York Bureau) - Deploying an update of its DB2 database, IBM is pitching its SmartCloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) for use in data reporting and analysis. "We're the only player in the marketplace that has [a cloud service] for data-in-motion -- being able to analyze data in real time," said Bob Picciano, IBM's general manager for Information ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724269/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:07:08 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724269/scat/d805653303cbbba8 CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets. The hurricane forecast is for 7 to 11 hurricanes this season, which could be bullish for the energy markets. Nat gas was up on the day because storage levels rose less than ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214722919/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:10:21 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214722919/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Two farmers bought a truckload of watermelons, paying five dollars apiece for them. Then they drove to the market and sold all their watermelons for four dollars each. After counting their money at the end of the day, they realized that they'd ended up with less money than they'd started with. "See!" said the one farmer to the other. "I told you we shoulda got a bigger ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724067/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:03:04 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724067/scat/d805653303cbbba8 "For lack of a better verb, the media came and @&$#%! [expletive deleted] it up," Kutcher said at the CTIA wireless industry trade show in Las Vegas on Thursday. "When I first got on, it felt like the democratization of media. Now it just feels like ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214722784/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:53 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214722784/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thin clients introduced this week by Dell and Hewlett-Packard have faster processor than existing thin clients as well as high-definition graphics capabilities, so they could be alternatives to traditional PCs as computing continues moving to the cloud. The desk-side thin clients also have advanced virtualization features for virtual desktops to host multiple applications in one session. They ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724091/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:55:30 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214724091/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Google) Looking for a picture you took at your sister's bridal shower? Google's search engine will now help you find it -- so long as you've posted the shot to the company's companion social network. The company announced Thursday that Google+ members can log in to Google.com ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214722785/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:51:37 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214722785/scat/d805653303cbbba8 tornado that rampaged through 17 miles of central Oklahoma, plans for storm-chasing UAVs are taking on new significance. Students at Oklahoma State University have been working on ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214722787/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:51:33 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214722787/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Africa's greatest river is about to be tamed. The River Congo is set to succumb to a series of giant hydroelectric dams with twice the generating capacity of the world's most powerful hydro-plant, ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214723100/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:43:13 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214723100/scat/d805653303cbbba8 original Kinect and promised next-level gaming free of controllers. What happened? It turned out that the Kinect hardware wasn't quite as advanced as we ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721118/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:46:28 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721118/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The European Commission is spending 5 billion euros to coordinate and advance the processor industry in Europe. The goal: a fifth of worldwide ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721164/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:42:23 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721164/scat/d805653303cbbba8 After getting Siri to do its critical work, Microsoft releases another ad comparing the iPad and Windows 8 tablet. Guess which comes out looking ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721120/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:42:23 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721120/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft will finally deliver a Kinect sensor for Windows sometime next year. The company announced Thursday that the Kinect for Windows sensor will use the same set of technologies key to the new Kinect sensor for ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721121/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:42:21 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721121/scat/d805653303cbbba8 LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A prosecutor in Las Vegas is comparing two men accused of killing a high school student who refused to let go of his iPad to wild animals ambushing a weak ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214722297/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:41:13 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214722297/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Reuters) - ChannelAdvisor Corp shares soared more than 40 percent in their market debut on Thursday as investors bet the e-commerce software company will benefit from the rapid global spread of online buying and ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214722584/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:39:59 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214722584/scat/d805653303cbbba8 mobile front-end interface for the cloud storage and file management and sharing service as well as for competitors Google Drive and Dropbox. The Folders technology will be deeply integrated with Box's own iOS application, which will be upgraded with the Folders improvements later this year, Box's Vice President of Engineering Sam ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214722585/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:36:29 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214722585/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Apple's Xserve computers were a rack-mountable line of Macintosh systems designed for enterprise use; however, in 2011 Apple abandoned the project, leaving only its Mac Pro and Mac Mini with available server options. Though anyone can download the OS X Server tools from the Mac App Store and convert any current Mac into a server system, some may wish to get a rack-mounted setup going again. ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721201/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:34:19 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721201/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: CERN) The first draft of the World Wide Web has gone missing, with perhaps one of the only copies of the very first Web site floating around the world's drawers or attics on a floppy disk ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721203/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:34:18 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721203/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Worldwide Developers Conference will kick off on June 10, the first day of the week-long conference. This is typically when the keynote occurs, with the rest of the week consisting of sessions for developers, along with events held at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., and other parts of the Moscone Center in San Francisco, where WWDC is taking ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721202/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:34:18 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721202/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) LAS VEGAS--Ashton Kutcher is angry at the state of Twitter. "Media kind of f*cked it up," Kutcher said during his fireside chat at ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721204/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:34:17 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721204/scat/d805653303cbbba8 It's doesn't get much more geek-adorable than watching a 4-year-old girl casually toss out answers to Marvel trivia questions while cruising in a ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721205/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:34:15 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721205/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Amazon's Jeff Bezos at an event launching Kindle electronic readers in Santa Monica, Calif., last September. SEATTLE -- Since its earliest days, Amazon has put investing in new business ahead of expanding its profit margins, often to shareholder chagrin. At the company's annual meeting here today, Chief Executive Jeff Bezos repeated the mantra, and listed more than a dozen areas into ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721206/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:34:14 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214721206/scat/d805653303cbbba8 HP's financial results have been marred with news of a multi-billion dollar write-down but this time there was no hiding from the fact that sales were down across the ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720966/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:48:13 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720966/scat/d805653303cbbba8 continues to hemorrhage cash . Undaunted by the shaky computer sales, the company also used Wednesday to launch a fleet of new PC offerings, including traditionally minded and budget-priced desktop towers, a range of low-cost touchscreen laptops, and a 20-inch, supersized tablet that will feature Intel's next-gen Haswell processor. Reduced prices and new chips are among the factors that ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720882/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:39:40 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720882/scat/d805653303cbbba8 IDG News Service - Security researchers have identified multiple samples of the recently discovered "KitM" spyware for Mac OS X, including one dating back to December 2012 and targeting German-speaking users. KitM (Kumar in the Mac), also known as HackBack, is a backdoor-type program that takes unauthorized screen shots and uploads them to a remote command-and-control (C&C) server. ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720797/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:35:56 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720797/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Xbox One will rely on an 8-core processor, supported by 8 gigabytes of RAM, a Blu-ray disc drive, a non-removable 500 gigabyte hard drive, three USB 3.0 ports, and WiFi capability. The Xbox One will also be packaged with an advanced version ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720967/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:29:01 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720967/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Mailbox for iPad replicates the iPhone experience but takes advantage of the tablet's larger screen size. Credit: Mailbox FORTUNE -- Not since the 1990s -- ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720809/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:29:01 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720809/scat/d805653303cbbba8 PayPal President David Marcus. Credit: eBay/PayPal FORTUNE -- The way PayPal President David Marcus sees it, wallets are on the way out. The question isn't "if" they become antiquated, but instead "when." To wit, the payments company released a study this week that revealed that 83% of people polled in five countries, including the U.S., wished they didn't have to ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720968/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:29:00 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720968/scat/d805653303cbbba8 In this May 2013 photo provided by Google, Daniel Orellana of the Charles Darwin Foundation collects seashore imagery with the Street View Trekker at the Los Humedales wetland area on Isabela island in the Galapagos. Few have laid eyes on many of the volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago that remain closed to tourists. But soon the curious will be able to explore these places that ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720788/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:28:11 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720788/scat/d805653303cbbba8 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is pledging 5 billion euros ($6.5 billion) to boost research on semiconductors and other electronics items used in everything from smartphones to cars, in a bid to boost the sector which is lagging U.S. and Asian ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720969/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:23:37 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720969/scat/d805653303cbbba8 A rare condition caused Kaiba Gionfriddo's airway to collapse and stopped him from breathing, so doctors created a splint that's supposed to reabsorb into his body as his windpipe grows in a healthy ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214719603/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:50 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214719603/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Combo chips offer Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and FM radio all in one package. This second generation of 5G Wi-Fi chips includes the same features as Broadcom's current lineup but integrates more components to keep costs ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214719604/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:49 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214719604/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Facebook Home is officially in remodel mode. The social network said Thursday that it has decided to halt the U.K. release of ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214719605/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:48 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214719605/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Twitter users may see more videos start to pop up in their timelines. The microblogging site has already worked with companies to display videos in their tweets. ESPN and Ford Fusion teamed up to show instant replays in tweets during college football games. Turner Sports, the NCAA, AT&T, and Coke Zero united to tweet real-time video highlights ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214719606/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:47 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214719606/scat/d805653303cbbba8 After Siri seemingly gives up and opens the GarageBand piano, the ad ends with a rather rough rendition of Chopsticks (a play on Apple’s iPad mini commercial) and a graphic showing the iPad priced at $699 and the Windows 8 Asus tablet at $449, both tablets in 64 GB ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214719902/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:14:13 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214719902/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Chad Toprak of the Exertion Games Lab at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues have developed a game called Cart-Load-o-Fun that can be installed on buses, trains or trams. "Back in the 70s we had games arcades," he says. "People would gather and a community would build up." But today people play games either at home or in a private bubble on their phones. ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720900/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:09:33 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214720900/scat/d805653303cbbba8