Monthly Archives: September 2011

Facebook Unfair and Deceptive?

Numerous privacy advocates and two Congressmen have made clear their concerns over the Facebook changes that the company announced on Sept. 22. One coalition in particular on Thursday officially asked the Federal Trade Commission to look into whether Facebook was set up so that users were sharing more information than they realized. A detailed letter asserted that sharing information on … Continue reading

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Majority of smartphones sold in the US run Android

THE MAJORITY of US smartphone sales are now Android devices, according to market watcher Nielsen. Google’s Android already had 43 per cent of the market according to Nielsen, however when it looked at those consumers who bought smartphones in the last three months, 56 per cent had opted for an Android handset. Apple’s share of the market remained stagnant at … Continue reading

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With ‘real-time’ apps, Facebook is always watching

A couple years ago, a Microsoft researcher named Gordon Bell embarked on a personal experiment: He would wear a video camera around his neck all the time and keep this “life recorder” always turned on, so it would record everything he did. It was like an external memory drive for his brain, he wrote in a book called “Total Recall.” … Continue reading

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‘Faster Than Light’ Particles Make Time Travel Possible, Scientist Says

GENEVA – Leading scientists said on Friday the discovery of sub-atomic particles apparently traveling faster than light could force a major rethink of theories on the makeup of the cosmos if independently confirmed.   Jeff Forshaw, a professor of particle physics at Britain’s Manchester University, told Reuters the results if confirmed would mean it would be possible in theory to … Continue reading

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Is the Death of the iPod Near?

The iPod once acounted for as much as 60 percent of Apple’s revenues. Rumors have it that Apple’s iPod powerhouse money making device which previously accounted for as much as 60 percent of Apple’s revenue now only makes up 6 percent of their revenue. Does this mean that Apple is planning to kill off the iPod which so many customers … Continue reading

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