Newslinx

• Ashton Kutcher says the media messed up Twitter - Fox News
  Fri, 24 May 2013
  Actor and tech investor Ashton Kutcher, was on hand at CTIA 2013 to discuss his views on the mobile industry and social networking.
  
• Second RBS apology for app glitch - TG Daily
  Fri, 24 May 2013
  RBS has apologised for the second time in two months after customers were unable to login to their accounts through their mobile phone app.
  
• FCC hopes to avoid 'end of world' for cell phones - CNN -- Tech News
  Fri, 24 May 2013
  The path to clearing up enough airwaves to satisfy the insatiable demand for mobile downloads is a confusing, complicated mess.
  
• Faltering Facebook phone is delayed - TG Daily
  Fri, 24 May 2013
  Social networking giant postpones the launch of its "Facebook phone" after negative feedback and disappointing sales.
  
• Online appeal unearths old web page - TG Daily
  Fri, 24 May 2013
  A public appeal for help to recover the very first web page has unearthed a relic from 1991.
  
• Amazon reveals fan fiction platform - TG Daily
  Fri, 24 May 2013
  Fan fiction authors will be able to publish and sell some titles in the US via new e-book platform Kindle Worlds.
  
• VIDEO: Tech News: Yahoo buys Tumblr - TG Daily
  Fri, 24 May 2013
  Click's Dan Simmons reports on Yahoo's purchase of blogging site, Tumblr and other technology stories of the week.
  
• Sex education struggles with porn - TG Daily
  Fri, 24 May 2013
  In an age when "extremely violent and sadistic imagery is two clicks away", school sex education is struggling to keep pace, suggests a study.
  
• Error blacklists Russian 'Facebook' - TG Daily
  Fri, 24 May 2013
  Russia's most popular social network, VKontakte, is temporarily blacklisted by mistake - and some users find it blocked.
  
• BBC abandons £100m digital project - TG Daily
  Fri, 24 May 2013
  The BBC is to close its Digital Media Initiative, with director general Tony Hall saying it had "wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers' money".
  
• Q&A: Monitoring Multiple iTunes Downloads - NY Times -- Technology News
  Fri, 24 May 2013
  Apple's iTunes 11 program moves the Downloads icon to a new location.
  
• Online game servers full of security holes - Fox News
  Fri, 24 May 2013
  

  It's bad enough that hackers could compromise multiplayer servers for a number of popular first-person shooters, but it's potentially even worse that they could use the same knowledge to infiltrate the U.S.

  
  
• Bercow's McAlpine tweet libellous - TG Daily
  Fri, 24 May 2013
  Sally Bercow says she is "surprised and disappointed" after the High Court rules a tweet she published about Tory peer Lord McAlpine was libellous.
  
• Stephen Hawking gets superhero treatment in new comic - Fox News
  Fri, 24 May 2013
  Living legend Stephen Hawking has already achieved superhero status in the eyes of many science geeks, and now his ideas are being honored in comic book form
  
• Glow-in-the-dark cockroach among top 10 new species - Fox News
  Fri, 24 May 2013
  

  A glowing cockroach, a monkey with a blue behind and a meat-eating sponge snagged spots on a list of top 10 new species named in 2012, scientists announced Thursday.

  
  
• Bitcoin more powerful than fastest supercomputers - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  Bitcoin's network generates more power than the top 500 supercomputers and sucks down around $200,000 a day in electricity costs.
  
• Skype 4.2 Released - Install on Ubuntu/Debian/Linux Mint and Fedora - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  

  TecMint: Finally, the long-awaited Skype 4.2 for Linux released by Microsoft with major updates, lots of various bug fixes and some minor features.

  
  
• Pidora: Fedora Linux for the Raspberry Pi ARMs Up (Thanks to Seneca) - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  

  InternetNews: From the 'Good Things Come in Small Packages' files:

  
  
• Can watches show more than the time? - TG Daily
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  Why have we been waiting so long for watches to catch up with smart phones?
  
• $99 Linux stick turns any HDMI display into a virtual desktop - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  

  Linux-Line: Ceptor is an advanced zero client that brings the data to the user when and where they need it.

  
  
• Using Solr With TYPO3 On Debian Wheezy - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  

  HowtoForge: This tutorial explains how to use Apache Solr with TYPO3 on Debian Wheezy.

  
  
• Ecuador satellite space crash fears - TG Daily
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  Space engineers in Ecuador are trying to establish if the country's only satellite has been damaged in a crash with space debris.
  
• Shazam overhauls iPad app as music market heats up - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  The update revamps the Shazam app's old features, and includes new ones focused on location data, popularity, social media and faster tagging.
  
• Google acquires kite-power firm - TG Daily
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  Google has acquired a US start-up that generates power using turbines flying on robotic tethered kites.
  
• BBC shows off 'script-changing' radio - TG Daily
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  A radio that has the ability to alter scripts and other content depending on its location and other factors is being developed by the BBC.
  
• Court battle for EA over game faces - TG Daily
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  A former college football player has won the right to sue Electronic Arts for using his likeness without permission.
  
• J-Lo to create Latino mobile shops - TG Daily
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  A chain of mobile phone stores aimed specifically at the Latino market is to be opened by singer and actress Jennifer Lopez
  
• The iPad is getting a major upgrade - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  Users are flocking to a new email program.
  
• VIDEO: Has mechanical clocks' time passed? - TG Daily
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  Marc Cieslak discovers how far time has come since the tower containing Big Ben was built
  
• Twitter boosts security after hacks - TG Daily
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  Micro-blogging site Twitter says it is bringing in a two-step login for users to beef up security following recent high-profile breaches.
  
• OpenStack Public Cloud Setbacks: Real or Imagined? - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  

  The VAR Guy: Frankly, OpenStack does not need saving. We're merely seeing a shakeout in the cloud market rather than a central flaw with the OpenStack movement.

  
  
• Raspberry Pis Chained Together Provide Massive Computing Muscle - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  

  OSTATIC: If it sounds like a joke, you may be surprised at the enormous computing power these lash-ups are capable of.

  
  
• Ashton Kutcher: 'Media @&$#%! Twitter up' - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
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• Can Microsoft's Kinect finally deliver for gamers? - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
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• Jon Stewart on Tim Cook, Apple's taxes, and the subcommittee - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  "Who are those people? What is the opposite of a Genius Bar?"
  
• PayPal is bullish on Bitcoin - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  President David Marcus tells Fortune why he embraces digital currency, how he thinks the trend will play out, and when Americans can reasonably expect to go wallet-less.
  
• 6 things you don't know about the Xbox One. (Really) - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  What you can and can't do with the new Microsoft device.
  
• Apple, Android and a truckload of watermelons - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  Looking at market share vs. profit share every which way to Sunday.
  
• Study finds for first time frogs and other amphibians declining around US at alarming rate - Fox News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  A new study has determined for the first time just how quickly frogs and other amphibians are disappearing around the United States, and the news is not good.
  
• Microsoft recruits Siri to bash Apple in new commercial - Fox News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  

  Alongside a new campaign that compares Windows RT tablets to the competition, Microsoft has debuted a clever ad that pits Apple’s iPad against Windows RT -- and enlists Siri for help.

  
  
• Search this: Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View - Fox News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  

  Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

  
  
• New online tools to help veterans find jobs - Fox News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  

  New online tools are launching in time for this Memorial Day to assist veterans hunting for jobs in the private sector.

  
  
• Mind Control: World's first 3D printed object created using brain waves - Fox News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  

  A Chilean tech company has laid claim to creating the first physical object using the power of the mind.

  
  
• All-natural 3D printers use salt and wood - Fox News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  

  An intriguing 3D printing project from the University of California Berkeley aims to use natural resources like salt and wood to reduce 3D printing costs.

  
  
• Amazon's "Kindle Worlds" lets fan fiction writers sell their stories - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  Fan fiction, in which aficionados of existing books and movies write characters into new storylines, has long been popular fodder on Internet forums -- but stories based on copyrighted works are essentially impossible to sell. Amazon wants to change that with its new "Kindle Worlds" program.
  
• Inside Amazon's tax fight - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  Fortune goes behind Amazons tax war.
  
• New startups prime targets for cyberattacks - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  Startups take note: Cybercriminals are onto you.
  
• Tip of the Week: Touring the Library of Congress Digital Collections - NY Times -- Technology News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  The Web site of the Library of Congress offers a huge collection of digitized American history, all free to browse.
  
• Skype 4.2 For Linux Released With Minor Improvements And Bug Fixes - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  

  WebUpd8: Skype 4.2 for Linux has been released 

  
  
• Mint 15: Today's best Linux desktop (Review) - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  

  ZDNET: Mint isn't just an outstanding Linux desktop, it's the best new desktop operating system of any kind available now.

  
  
• Development plans for Ubuntu 13.10 - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  

  The H Open: Among the topics discussed by the developers at Ubuntu Developer Summit 13.05 were the planned new features for Ubuntu 13.10.

  
  
• JLo's new gig: Verizon retailer - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
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• Twitter bumps up log-in security after hacks - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 23 May 2013
  After well-publicized hacks, Twitter is giving users the ability to add a two-step security process to their logins.
  
• HP soars as Meg Whitman turnaround continues - CNN -- Tech News
  Wed, 22 May 2013
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• Insanely durable smartphone ... from Caterpillar? - CNN -- Tech News
  Wed, 22 May 2013
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• It's been 10 years: Google is officially a New Yorker - CNN -- Tech News
  Wed, 22 May 2013
  The search giant opened its New York City office a decade ago. Time flies.
  
• How police can find your deleted text messages - CNN -- Tech News
  Wed, 22 May 2013
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• Guess which senator asked Apple the smartest questions? - CNN -- Tech News
  Wed, 22 May 2013
  To the surprise of many, it was the Tea Party candidate from Wisconsin.
  
• VIDEO: Projecting an immersive experience - TG Daily
  Wed, 22 May 2013
  Click's Spencer Kelly looks at how projectors and computers are being used to create immersive experiences.
  
• Earbuds Designed for Women, Not in Pink - NY Times -- Technology News
  Wed, 22 May 2013
  The audio company Koss is making headphones for women that are one-third smaller than men's.
  
• Backlash over Xbox pre-owned games - TG Daily
  Wed, 22 May 2013
  Microsoft faces a backlash from some gamers after it emerges the company may charge a fee to play pre-owned games on its new Xbox One console.
  
• Q&A: Paying Extra for Phone Freedom - NY Times -- Technology News
  Wed, 22 May 2013
  Skipping the carrier subsidy and paying full price for an unlocked smartphone may cost more up front, but frees up those who want to buy inexpensive local service plans when traveling internationally.
  
• A Fitting Screen Protector for the iPhone 5 - NY Times -- Technology News
  Wed, 22 May 2013
  Trü Protection is trying to simplify the process for applying screen protectors to the iPhone 4 and 5 with a mounting system intended to automatically align a phone and a screen protector.
  
• Couple's £163,000 phone bill shock - TG Daily
  Wed, 22 May 2013
  A couple who own an electrical firm had a shock when they received a mobile phone bill for £163,000, then fought for months to have the debt cleared.
  
• US report warns on China IP theft - TG Daily
  Wed, 22 May 2013
  The theft of US intellectual property is "unprecedented" and costing billions, a US report says, pointing to China as the main culprit.
  
• Gif inventor says pronounce it 'Jif' - TG Daily
  Wed, 22 May 2013
  The inventor of the Gif image format says it should be pronounced Jif, despite what the Oxford English Dictionary says.
  
• Hewlett-Packard shares jump 12% - TG Daily
  Wed, 22 May 2013
  Hewlett-Packard shares leap in after-hours trading, despite quarterly results showing a seventh consecutive fall in sales.
  
• Q&A: Protecting Your Mail Account - NY Times -- Technology News
  Tue, 21 May 2013
  A few simple precautions can help keep your e-mail account safer from intruders.
  
• App Adds Smartphone Features to a GPS - NY Times -- Technology News
  Tue, 21 May 2013
  Garmin’s Nuvi GPS now links to the iPhone using an app to add functions to the GPS. But some of those added functions cost extra, and some may not be worth the expense.
  
• VIDEO: Apple chief hits back in tax row - TG Daily
  Tue, 21 May 2013
  CEO Tim Cook has spoken out in defence of Apple, after a Senate committee accused the company of using "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes.
  
• VIDEO: Developers turn to indie games - TG Daily
  Tue, 21 May 2013
  Games developers are turning their focus towards indie games designed for smart phones or tablets, rather than traditional consoles.
  
• VIDEO: Xbox One 'unrivalled device' - TG Daily
  Tue, 21 May 2013
  Microsoft's Don Mattrick has described the new Xbox One as an "unrivalled device" in an interview with the BBC after the launch of the next-generation console.
  
• Power and Protection in One Case - NY Times -- Technology News
  Mon, 20 May 2013
  MyCharge has introduced the Freedom 2000, a battery case for the iPhone 5 that provides power via a tethered Lightning connector.
  
• Skullcandy Cuts the Cord, and Offers Better Sound - NY Times -- Technology News
  Mon, 20 May 2013
  At $180, the Plyr1 wireless gaming headset from Skullcandy is more expensive than rivals, but it does offer a few advantages.
  
• Q&A: Getting Passes for Passbook - NY Times -- Technology News
  Mon, 20 May 2013
  You do not need a special iOS app to get coupons, tickets and other digital documents that work with Apple's Passbook electronic wallet.
  
• VIDEO: Creative brains map a smarter future - TG Daily
  Mon, 20 May 2013
  New York University's Tisch School of the Arts explores the use of today's communications technologies - and how they might enhance people's lives tomorrow.
  
• VIDEO: Yahoo to buy Tumblr for £700m - TG Daily
  Mon, 20 May 2013
  Tumblr, the blogging site set up by a 20 year old only six years ago, has been bought by the internet giant Yahoo for more than £700 million.
  
• VIDEO: Wikipedia founder on Yahoo's Tumblr deal - TG Daily
  Mon, 20 May 2013
  The BBC talks to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about Yahoo's acquisition of Tumblr, in a $1.1bn deal.
  
• App Smart Extra: Apps for Editing Photos - NY Times -- Technology News
  Fri, 17 May 2013
  Some simple photo apps can turn ordinary photos into quirky works of art -- converting images into colored bubbles or warping them like a funhouse mirror.
  
• VIDEO: 'Internet is world devoid of empathy' - TG Daily
  Thu, 16 May 2013
  Former LulzSec hacker Jake Davis, who has received a 24 month sentence for computer hacking, talks to Newsnight's Susan Watts about his time as part of the group.
  
• Q&A: Closing (or Merging) Two LinkedIn Accounts - NY Times -- Technology News
  Wed, 15 May 2013
  If you find yourself with two LinkedIn accounts, you can close one and move your connections to the other account.
  
• Kobo’s New E-Reader Is Sharp, but Maybe Not Sharp Enough - NY Times -- Technology News
  Wed, 15 May 2013
  Kobo has produced what it said is the highest resolution e-ink reader, the $170 Aura HD. But how does it match up to other e-ink devices?
  
• Cellphone Case Helps to Alleviate Wi-Fi Woes - NY Times -- Technology News
  Tue, 14 May 2013
  Absolute Technology recently introduced Linkase, a $50 cellphone case for the iPhone 5 that uses electromagnetic waveguide technology to enhance the Wi-Fi signal.
  
• Tip of the Week: Customize the Windows 8 Start Screen - NY Times -- Technology News
  Tue, 14 May 2013
  The look of Microsoft's Windows 8 Start screen can be rearranged to match personal preferences.