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- F.B.I. Admits Hacker Group?s Eavesdropping
The group known as Anonymous listened in on a call between the bureau, Scotland Yard and other foreign police agencies about their joint investigation of the group and its allies.
- In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur
In Silicon Valley, wearing flashy socks is more than an expression of your personality. It signals that you are part of the in crowd.
- Video Games: Curt Schilling, Former Red Sox Pitcher, Makes Video Games
Curt Schilling, the former Boston Red Sox pitcher, left baseball to start 38 Studios, a video game company, maker of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
- Mark Zuckerberg Remains the Undisputed Boss at Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg?s success is a lesson in what works in Silicon Valley: Stay in charge, stave off potential predators and expand the company so quickly that no one can challenge the boss.
- E.U. Presses Google to Delay Privacy Policy Changes
The European Union justice commissioner supported a request by E.U. governments that Google delay changes in its privacy policy while consumer implications are investigated.
- Incoming Chief Takes On a Sony That Is a Shadow of Its Former Self
The company warned it expected to post a fourth consecutive annual loss, of $2.9 billion, as sluggish sales and natural disasters weighed on its bottom line.
- South Korea Indicts Park Jung-geun Over Twitter Posts
South Korean prosecutors indicted Park Jung-geun, a social media and freedom of speech activist this week for reposting messages from the North Korean government?s Twitter account.
- Indian Court Cancels Contentious Wireless Licenses
The ruling by the Supreme Court was a rebuke to the government and came after years of litigation over a scandal involving telecommunications licenses sold at below-market prices.
- The Bay Citizen: GitHire, a Headhunter, Is Swamped After Promising 5 Hire-Worthy Bay Area Programmers for $1,000
GitHire, a new source for technology-industry hiring in the Bay Area, promises the names of five great programmers for $1,000, but there are only so many people in this field around.
- AOL Profit Declines but Beats Expectations
Fourth-quarter earnings declined to $22.8 million, compared with $66.2 million a year ago.
- Tumblr Hires Writers to Cover Itself
The social blogging site has hired a content executive and a Newsweek writer to document the service and market it to users.
- Julian Assange Appeals Extradition at Britain?s Supreme Court
Julian Assange was set to appear on Wednesday at Britain?s Supreme Court to appeal an order approving his extradition to Sweden.
- Personal Data?s Value? Facebook Is Set to Find Out
The social network?s stock offering, expected to value the company at $75 billion to $100 billion, is bound to raise even more concerns about privacy and other issues.
- Amazon Shares Drop as Revenues Fall Short
The Internet retailer took in almost $1 billion less than analysts expected in the fourth quarter, sending its shares down sharply after hours.
- ?The Alan Lomax Collection From the American Folklife Center?
The vast collection of music, film, videotapes and photographs collected by the folklorist and ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax is being digitized for wider dissemination.
- Bits Blog: Obama and Romney Campaigns Adopt Square for Funding
Mobile payments could be a transformational technology for the 2012 election, as Square is becoming popular in campaigns by President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
- In Europe, Some Lovers of the BlackBerry Now Seek A New Flavor
Research in Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry, faces a problem in Europe as businesses look for other smartphone options, including Apple and Android phones.
- Gray Matter: Is GPS All in Our Heads?
Relying on GPS devices can erode our ability to develop mental maps.
- State of the Art: A Truly Wireless Mobile Scanner From Xerox - State of the Art
The Xerox Mobile Scanner can scan and transmit photos and PDF documents wirelessly. But there?s a small obstacle to overcome first.
- With Filters, Photos Take On Multiple Identities
Photo filtering software is becoming more sophisticated, and some photographers share filters they have created themselves.
- App Smart: Scanner Apps Make Digital Versions of Paper Documents
Apps for Apple and Android phones let a user take a photo of a document and turn it into a PDF that can be exported or printed.
- Gadgetwise Blog: App Smart Extra: Super Bowl Apps
Most football fans will be forced to spend at least part of the weekend away from televised Super Bowl coverage. For those not willing to endure that sort of pain, the N.F.L. this week released three apps to help.
- Gadgetwise Blog: Q&A: Managing Folders in the Safari Bookmarks Bar
If you use Safari, working within the browser's bookmark manager is usually the easiest way to organize, rearrange and delete bookmarks from folders in the Bookmarks Bar or from the Bookmarks menu itself.
- Gadgetwise Blog: Photo Apps Move to the Desktop
Photo software makers are releasing simple but powerful desktop versions of phone and tablet photo apps.
