Yahoo! News: Technology News (17 unread)
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Liquid glasses and a new smartphone app could bring perfect vision to the third world (Yahoo! News)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:34pm EST
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Yahoo! News - The need is compelling: Over 1 billion people in the third world need corrective eyewear but lack access to testing and glasses. The solution is spectacularly innovative: A $2 scope attached to a smartphone tests for vision defects, and a new pair of … -
Look out, Netflix: Redbox teaming up with Verizon to stream movies (Yahoo! News)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:26pm EST
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Yahoo! News - It's been a rough 12 months for movie rental giant Netflix. The company sharply increased rates from $8 to $15, irking customers, and announced plans to split into two confusing new entities, renaming its traditional DVD-by-mail service Qwikster. Netflix ultimately abandoned its Qwikster … -
Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:24pm EST
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AP - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.
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Kindle-wielding Amazon dips toes into physical world (Reuters)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:41pm EST
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Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is dipping its toes into the physical world as the largest online retailer offers more products in stores that may benefit from hands-on interaction with shoppers. -
Why Are Digital Cameras Disappearing? (ContributorNetwork)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:32pm EST
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ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | According to Mike Tomkins of Imaging Resource, digital camera maker Canon is in a bit of a bind. Its high-end Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras are growing in popularity, but compact cameras -- the basic point-and-shoot variety -- are starting to tank except in "emerging markets." Which is code for third-world countries, where most people can't afford SLRs anyway. -
Cisco seen reporting solid second quarter (Reuters)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:21pm EST
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Reuters - A year after network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc unnerved investors with yet another weak quarterly outlook the company looks set to report a stable quarter buoyed in part by improving enterprise demand in the United States. -
Verizon-Redbox deal adds to online video choices (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:04pm EST
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AP - A new Internet streaming venture built around Redbox's DVD-rental kiosks adds to a crowded field of online video-viewing services dominated by Netflix.
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Super Bowl sets records with 111.3 million TV viewers, 12,233 tweets per second (The Cutline)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:22pm EST
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The Cutline - The Super Bowl broadcast by NBC on Sunday was watched by 111.3 million people, according to Nielsen estimates, making it the most-watched program in television history for the third year in a row. Approximately 47.8 percent of U.S. homes tuned in for the New York Giants come-from-behind 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots, off [...] -
Love gone wrong? Go digital to get over an ex (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:06pm EST
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AP - You thought you found your one true love online, but now you've been dumped by text or defriended on Facebook without a peep of explanation. Hours of bad TV in your bathrobe haven't helped. Your friends are tired of your whining.
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Internet Cupids often miss their mark: researchers (Reuters)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 1:57pm EST
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Reuters - Combing dating websites for that perfect love match can be very frustrating, and a group of U.S. psychology professors released a report on Monday explaining why there is no substitute for meeting face-to-face. -
Life under glass: Corning’s vision of the future (Yahoo! News)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 1:00pm EST
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Yahoo! News - If all the crazy and awesome innovative designs we've seen lately come to fruition, the future is going to be a pretty interesting place. If melting buildings aren't your thing though, check out this vision of the future proposed by Corning, makers of … -
Madonna’s halftime show features glitz, glamor, and controversy (Yahoo! News)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 12:55pm EST
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Yahoo! News - Unless you've just awoken from a coma or emerged from under a rock, you're probably aware of the rather popular sporting event that was held over the weekend. For those who don't care about the game itself, or the commercials, the halftime … -
Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:46am EST
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AP - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.
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As Facebook grows up, it courts Madison Avenue (Reuters)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:04am EST
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Reuters - About a year ago, when it became clear that taking Facebook Inc public was a matter of when not if, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg went out and poached Caroline Everson, then global advertising head at Microsoft Corp. -
Internet giants pull content after warning in India courts (Reuters)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:44am EST
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Reuters - Internet giants Google Inc and Facebook removed content from some Indian domain websites on Monday following a court directive warning them of a crackdown "like China" if they did not take steps to protect religious sensibilities. -
Google, Facebook remove content on India's order (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 8:34am EST
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AP - Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's largest democracy, media reported Monday. -
Taiwan smartphone maker HTC sees Q1 revenue lagging (Reuters)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 5:36am EST
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Reuters - Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp expects to post much lower-than-expected revenue in the first quarter, underscoring analyst views that it will face another weak quarter and an uphill struggle to prove to investors it still retains its innovative touch.