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Digg is almost dead, tech team hired by The Washington Post
Like UnlikeMultiple sources are reporting that the Washington Post has hired Digg’s technology team from the once-thriving social news site. The new staffers will be tasked with maintaining the publisher’s Personal Post project and Social Reader app on Facebook while the Digg brand is seemingly being left for dead.
There’s no word yet on when the deal will close but once it does, Digg will be in a much worse shape than it already is. As of writing, the Washington Post says the company has no comment on the matter.
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New Bill Banning Employer Facebook Snooping Introduced in Congress
Like UnlikeBack in March, news of employers asking employees and prospective hires for Facebook logins sparked much debate amongst public and politicians alike. After one amendment failed to pass, a pair of democrats are now fighting hard to change things in Congress.
The Hill reports that the Social Networking Online Protection Act, introduced by democratic representatives Eliot Engel and Jan Schakowsky, would stop current or potential employers from demanding a username or password to a social networking account. The restriction would also apply to educational establishments like colleges and schools.
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ShowIP Firefox add-on may send your browsing habits to marketing firm
Like UnlikeSecurity firm Sophos is reporting that ShowIP, a Firefox add-on designed to tell you the IP address of the website you are visiting, might be exposing your browsing habits to a German marketing firm. By default, the add-on sends the address of the page you're visiting to a number of sites that can resolve the IP, and allows you to add and remove sites as you wish. What Sophos has drawn attention to, however, is that another site, ip2info.org, is being sent addresses as well.
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New Nvidia service will auto-generate optimized game settings
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Nvidia announced an initiative that should make it easier for PC gamers to find ideal graphics settings. Unless you're fortunate enough to have a powerhouse like the company's new dual-GPU GTX 690, you probably have to put some thought into your game's detail settings. Running everything maxed likely isn't an option, so you have to increase visuals until your hardware begs for mercy, then dial it down a notch.
Developers try to remove some of the trial and error by recommending system specs, that's mostly only helpful when determining if you can play a game. In-game quality presets are also helpful, but don't offer perfectly optimized settings. Publications like TechSpot provide more insight...
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Microsoft invests $300 million in new Barnes & Noble 'strategic partnership
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Well, that's an interesting end to all those legal tussles. Microsoft and bookseller Barnes and Noble have decided to buddy-up in the face of competitors like Amazon and Apple. The strategic partnership -- Microsoft loves 'em -- would come in the form of a new Barnes and Noble subsidiary that deals with all things Nook, in addition to its education business. The bookseller would hold onto the lion's share at 82.4 percent, with the remaining 17.6 percent in Microsoft's control. The first benefit posited would be a Nook app for the incoming Windows 8. Barnes and Noble's Nook Study software would also benefit from a friendly boost on all that Windows hardware. Maybe all those other legal matche...
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Nokia has given away 17,000 Windows Phones to developers already
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FierceDeveloper spoke to with Nokia’s Senior Vice President of Developer Experience and Marketplace Marco Agrenti about their Windows Phone developer initiatives, and Marco revealed the company has already given away 17,000 out of a promised 25,000 Nokia Lumia handsets to developers to stimulate the growth of Marketplace.
He also said Nokia has held or will be holding about 600 developer events worldwide from January through June this year, with more than 100 developer events for Windows Phone in North America alone. He said Nokia had hundreds of people with local offices in several countries fully dedicated to developer support.
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Ice Cream Sandwich installed on nearly 5% of Android devices
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Android Developers compiled the data over the two week period ending May 1st and has come out with its latest report on the distribution of various Android OS versions. According to the figures, the version of Android used most is Android 2.3 with a 64.4% share. Breaking that down further, 63.9% of Android devices are powered by Android 2.3.3 through 2.3.7. The percentage of Android devices stuck on Froyo is 20.9% which indicates that many of those with a Android 2.2 device are not getting updates and are waiting for their contract to expire to upgrade to a newer model.
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Apple rejecting apps with Dropbox functionality
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Apple famously doesn’t allow apps to have links to external subscriptions or purchases, instead requiring developers to adhere to the in-app purchasing system. That way, Apple can take its 30% cut, and all would be right with the world. Is Dropbox starting to face the same problem? Developers are reporting that their apps are being rejected for including Dropbox functionality.
Currently, if a third party app is using the Dropbox SDK, it kicks the user over to a site for authentication. However, the same page also contains a link that allows users to create new accounts, something that Apple is frowning on. While Dropbox at first removed the link to account creation via the desktop site, apps...
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Mozilla comes out against CISPA, says 'the bill infringes on our privacy'
Like UnlikeDespite the apprehension felt by many over CISPA, the bill continues to have many high-profile supporters in the tech industry, including the likes of Intel, Oracle, and Microsoft. Mozilla, however, is speaking out, telling Forbes in a statement that while the company does believe there is a need for stronger safeguards, "CISPA has a broad and alarming reach that goes far beyond Internet security" and "infringes on our privacy." While many companies have lined up in the CISPA debate, one of the heaviest hitters of them all — Google — has been missing in action, despite the company's participation in events protesting SOPA earlier this year. When contacted, Google told Forbes that the company...
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Skype Investigating Vulnerability Which Reveals Users' IP Adresses
Like UnlikeSkype has announced that it is investigating a new tool which can be used to collect users' IP addresses. The hack, which can provide the IP address of a targeted Skype user without even having to add them as a contact, has been circulating online since last Thursday.
Computer World reports that the trick—which can expose a person's last known IP address just through analyzing their general information—was posted on Pastebin last week. Since, Skype has been trying to get to the bottom of it. In an email statement, Skype explains:
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Google says Galaxy Nexus code is a "trade secret"
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This is kind of a strange story. As you may know, Apple has a lawsuit pending against Samsung in California which also includes a motion for a preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. In this case, Apple has requested that Google uncover differences, if there are any, between the Android code released in the Android Open Source Project repository and that running on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
Not surprisingly, Google doesn't want to give Apple any more information than it needs to, and "has already agreed to produce source code underlying" Android on the Galaxy Nexus. What is strange is the reasoning Google gives in order to avoid fulfilling this request. Google says that com...
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RIM To Developers: We’ll Make Sure Your App Earns At Least $10K In Its First Year
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With the release of their BlackBerry 10 beta development tools and Dev Alpha devices earlier today, RIM has made it very clear that they want to build up as much developer love as possible before BlackBerry 10 officially launches.
Well, as it turns out, that’s not the only thing they’re doing to attract devs. Alec Saunders, RIM’s VP of Developer Relations, revealed at BlackBerry World that RIM will guarantee developers of quality apps a minimum of $10,000 in annual earnings — if developers come in under the $10K mark during their first year, RIM will actually pay them the difference.
Ah, but there’s a catch (isn’t there always?). In order to qualify for RIM’s generous offer, the apps in ques...
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Anonymous hackers look to stop CISPA
Like UnlikeThe United States House of Representatives recently voted to pass the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). The bill looks to give businesses and the federal government legal protection to share cyber threats with one another in an effort to prevent online attacks. Internet privacy, neutrality advocates and even the Obama Administration feel as if the bill does not contain enough limits on how and when the government may monitor private information. Online petitions opposing the bill and its supporters have collectively garnered more than one million signatures, although such protests have seemingly had little to no effect thus far. The hacktivist group “Anonym...
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Shareholder sues Google to block planned stock split
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Google earlier this month reported its earnings for the first quarter of 2012, topping Wall Street’s estimates. The Internet giant also announced plans to create a new class of non-voting capital stock that would effectively create a 2-for-1 stock split. As a result, Google would be able to issue new shares of stock for acquisitions and employee compensation without diluting the 56.3% voting stake the company’s co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin control. Not everyone is happy about the planned split, however, and a shareholder has sued the company and its board in an attempt to block the plan. The class action lawsuit is being put forward by the Brockton Retirement Board, which has accus...
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BlackBerry 10 dev alpha unit unveiled: 4.2-inch screen, 1280 x 768 resolution
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Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. In this instance, it just leaves us wanting more. The image you see above is RIM's official dev unit for its just launched BlackBerry 10 platform. If it looks familiar, that's because you've seen it not too long ago when leaks of the much anticipated device began to hit the world wide rumor-mongering web. Waterloo's still keeping us in the dark as to the glorified guts this austere fella's packing, but it did confirm these alpha units will feature a jaw-dropping 4.2-inch, 1280 x 768 display that bests the 720p panels found on other similarly-sized handsets -- there's no word yet on if it's PenTile, though it likely doesn't matter much at that re...
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