Provides the latest RSS feeds for Breaking Technology News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Houston Mirror.com http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/cat/d805653303cbbba8/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 08:16:10 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:16:10 -0400 30 HP reported a 32 percent drop in second quarter fiscal 2013 profits to $1.1bn, while rival PC maker Lenovo saw its profits rise 84 percent to $124m. HP's position as the largest PC maker has been under threat for some time from Lenovo and the two firms released contrasting quarterly financials. HP saw its revenues and profits fall by 10 percent to $27.6bn and 32 percent to $1.1bn, ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712042/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:32:06 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712042/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Hamburg will be showcasing some of the most questionable items ever to be created in its exhibition 'Evil Things: An Encyclopaedia of Bad Taste'.The idea for the exhibition was conceived by the Museum der Dinge (Museum of Things) in Berlin and uses art historian, Gustav E. Pazaurek's system to categorise bad taste.Pazaurek devised his classification system for bad taste over a ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712043/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:23:05 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712043/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Gadgetwise is a blog about everything related to buying and using tech products. From figuring out which gadget to buy and how to get the best deal on it to configuring it once it’s out of the box, Gadgetwise offers a mix of information, analysis and opinion to help you get the most out of your personal ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712044/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:22:52 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712044/scat/d805653303cbbba8 An international data protection forum that started in Vladivostok Thursday will focus on cybercrime and other computer issues.Other topics to be discussed at the Positive Hack Days Vladivostok forum include the safety of mission-critical information systems, government and corporate security in the era of WikiLeaks, cyber war and cyber espionage.The forum gathered 1,500 people, including ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712045/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:22:10 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712045/scat/d805653303cbbba8 has released a paper confirming that a device made by a secretive Italian might be cold fusion. The paper, penned by a team of independent scientists, has yet to receive a peer review, but appears to suggest that Andrea Rossi's cold fusion device might be the business. The cold fusion device being tested has roughly 10,000 times the energy density and 1,000 times the power density of ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712046/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:07:40 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712046/scat/d805653303cbbba8 HP to turn the outfit around is starting to work. The maker of expensive printer ink raised its 2013 earnings outlook after quarterly results beat low expectations. Analysts believe that Whitman's turnaround plan helped offset falling PC sales by boosting enterprise computing services. It was not all good news, in fact, if the company had not been in Dire Straits playing back up for Mark ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712047/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:07:39 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712047/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Microsoft Paul Allen has not done a lot with his life. He has been a philanthropist, inventor, investor, cancer survivor and author. Yesterday he tweeted that he is going to become a recording artist and put out an album. Allen shared ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712048/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:07:38 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712048/scat/d805653303cbbba8 it off again. Although most PC peddlers are in the red, the company reported record PC shipments, annual sales, global market share and annual pre-tax income. In its fiscal fourth quarter, ending 31 March, Lenovo reported sales of $34 billion, up 15 percent year-on-year, as well as a record full-year pre tax income of $801 million, up 38 percent over the previous year. Better yet, Lenovo’s ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712049/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:07:37 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712049/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Cloud vendors are delivering boatloads of new tools to help enterprise IT build, buy, manage, monitor, tweak and track cloud services. These tools are designed to help IT execs free up their budgets and their staff so both can be used towards more strategic, line of business projects. [BUT ARE THEY ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712050/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:04:15 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214712050/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Makani Power, a start-up building power-generating cable-tethered flying wings , and is incorporating the technology within its Google X "moonshots" division. "We look forward to working with our new colleagues at Google[x] to make airborne wind a cost-effective reality," the company said on ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214711203/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:02:33 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214711203/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Hewlett-Packard raised its 2013 earnings outlook after quarterly results beat low expectations, as CEO Meg Whitman's turnaround plan helped offset shrinking personal computer sales with enterprise computing services. While fiscal second-quarter profit plummeted 32 per ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214710045/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:57:53 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214710045/scat/d805653303cbbba8 iGate employees in India received an email from the company's communication team at around 8 am, explaining the situation and telling them not to discuss it on social ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214710047/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:57:51 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214710047/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins. Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll in a login verification program. For those who sign up, Twitter will send a six-digit code using a text message each time they sign in to Twitter.com. Besides their username and password, users will have to enter ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214710046/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:57:51 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214710046/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load are setting it apart from PC rivals as industry shipments take their steepest fall in decades. Lenovo, a sliver away from unseating Hewlett-Packard Co as the world's top PC maker by shipments, posted on Thursday an estimate-beating 90 percent rise in quarterly ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214710048/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:57:50 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214710048/scat/d805653303cbbba8 NEW DELHI: A Norwegian cyber security firm has alleged that a sophisticated cyber attack infrastructure appears to originate from India, conducted by private actors with no evidence of state-sponsorship. Norman Shark, Norwegian firm, has also named an Indian company that is known to work with Indian military and intelligence as one of the possible suspects behind the attacks. The Indian company, ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214710049/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:57:49 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214710049/scat/d805653303cbbba8 SAP said that it will provide job coaches to act as mediators between autistic workers and their colleagues. In a statement, the company said that it wanted to find workers that "think different", and will recruit hundreds of people with autism within the next few years. It wants to train 650 workers with autism to become IT specialists by 2020. The figure amounts to one percent of ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214710050/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:49:15 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214710050/scat/d805653303cbbba8 BEIJING - Computer maker Lenovo Group says its latest quarterly profit rose 90 percent as sales of smartphones and mobile computing technology expanded.Lenovo Group said Thursday it earned $127 million, or 1.22 cents per share, in the three months ending March 31. Revenue rose 4 percent over a year earlier to $7.8 billion.Lenovo ranks a close second behind Hewlett-Packard Co. as the biggest maker ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708729/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:55:30 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708729/scat/d805653303cbbba8 It has been a tough two days for IT services firm iGate, which fired its chief executive Phaneesh Murthy for not disclosing a relationship with his ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708898/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:46:53 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708898/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Abheek Anand is no ordinary product manager working out of Facebook's California headquarters. The 32-year-old, along with fellow IITian Sohan Majumdar, sold the mobile-based customer loyalty startup Tagtile, which they had jointly launched, to Facebook last year. Anand and Majumdar represent the new generation of tech entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. This breed thrives by soaking up the ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708899/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:46:52 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708899/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Private equity and entrepreneurs form a heady mix. While private equity firms look for individuals with cracker business ideas, the latter look for capital to back their dreams. And so in their attempt to strike gold, private equity takes risks on the entrepreneur as well as on the project. London-based Apax Partners, which manages assets worth $35 billion globally, also did the same. That's ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708900/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:46:51 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708900/scat/d805653303cbbba8 acquisition for $1.2 billion. The now-ousted iGate CEO had previously tried to acquire Satyam, but failed. Acquiring Patni involved a long and hard battle with other bidders, and he, in association with private equity firm Apax Partners, eventually emerged victorious. Today, two years after the acquisition, it's far from clear whether the acquisition will pay off. iGate had to take a $700 ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708901/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:46:50 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708901/scat/d805653303cbbba8 drawn scepticism from the public . Not only had we not seen an image of an object printed by the ProDesk3D, but the company has also yet to release an actual photograph of the printer. To date, all we have seen are renders. This last part is still true, but BotObjects has now posted some images to its website of ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708187/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:33:10 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708187/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The company says sales of the GS4 to carriers and retailers have surpassed the 10 million mark less than a month after the smartphone's ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708188/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:33:09 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708188/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the law. At a hearing Tuesday, members of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations grilled Apple ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708054/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:39:40 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708054/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Browser Click Tools> Internet Options>Privacy>Advanced Check Override automatic cookie handling For First-party Cookies and Third-party Cookies click Accept Click OK and ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708055/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:29:09 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214708055/scat/d805653303cbbba8 AMD has revealed details about its Temash and Kabini chips for tablets and mainstream laptops ahead of Computex. AMD's Jaguar core is best known for powering ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214707113/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:46:26 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214707113/scat/d805653303cbbba8 LOS ANGELES -- Google Inc.'s new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers.The All Access service represents Google's attempt to grab a bigger piece of the ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214706217/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:40:58 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214706217/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Aer Arann is eyeing up franchise agreements with other airlines - in Europe and further afield - as it seeks to boost its passenger numbers to two million by 2018 and become one of Europe's leading regional airlines by ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214707114/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:38:08 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214707114/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Name a target anywhere in China, an official at a state-owned company boasted recently, and his crack staff will break into that person's computer, download the contents of the hard drive, record the keystrokes and monitor cellphone communications, too. Pitches like that, from a salesman for Nanjing Xhunter Software, were not uncommon at a crowded trade show this month that brought together ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214706084/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:34:24 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214706084/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Apple has asked a federal judge in Silicon Valley to add Samsung's new flagship Galaxy smartphone to the list of devices targeted in a patent lawsuit involving Siri personal assistant software. The motion to amend the lawsuit to include the Galaxy S4 will be on the agenda of a June 25 hearing before US District Court Judge Paul Grewal in the California city of San Jose. ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214706654/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:33:28 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214706654/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Tesla) In what could be viewed as a shot in the arm for U.S.-made electric cars, Tesla has repaid a government loan nine years early. "Today, Tesla Automotive repaid the entire remaining balance on a $465 million loan from the Department of Energy nine years earlier than originally required," the U.S. Department of Energy said in a statement Wednesday. That clean-energy ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214706165/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:15:54 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214706165/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Wayne Cunningham/CNET) Forget pricey Teslas; Chevrolet announced pricing for its Spark EV model at $27,495. If a buyer qualifies for the full federal tax credit of $7,500, that price drops to $19,995. The Spark EV goes on sale in June but will be limited to California and Oregon. California owners will be able to apply further credits up to $2,500. Oregon may be less friendly, ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214706168/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:15:53 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214706168/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: AMD) The prerelease code names of AMD's new low-power and mainstream CPUs, Temash, Kabini, and Richland, may not mean much to laptop shoppers, but these components aim to give ultrathin laptops, tablets, and other PCs better value and battery life. For the past several years, AMD has actually named its processors APUs rather than CPUs, which stands for accelerated processing ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214707115/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:15:53 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214707115/scat/d805653303cbbba8 , Sony revealed very brief pictures of the mysterious PlayStation 4 hardware, leaving gamers in the dark about what the highly anticipated gaming console will look ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214706166/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:15:52 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214706166/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Samsung Electronics, the world's largest smartphone maker, said Thursday that it has sold more than 10 million units of Galaxy S4, the latest flagship smartphone model, in less than a month since its debut.Global sales of the Galaxy S4 smartphone surpassed the 10- million mark since its launch in April 27, according to an e- mailed statement.The new model set a new record for Samsung, ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214705951/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:48 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214705951/scat/d805653303cbbba8 A Norwegian cyber security firm has alleged that a sophisticated cyber attack infrastructure appears to originate from India, conducted by private actors with no evidence of ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214705104/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:21:12 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214705104/scat/d805653303cbbba8 A handful of profiles and pages on the social network, which have been gathering places for Syrians to discuss their country's civil war, have mysteriously ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214705134/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:32 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214705134/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Receipt scanning and a new interface, heavily influenced from the Cards look of Google Glass and Google Now, greet you in an update to Google Drive for ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214705133/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:32 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214705133/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Self-printed guns aren't the only firearms altering the weapons landscape. Also out there: Precision rifles with high-tech scopes and auto-firing triggers, and iPhone adapters and apps that offer custom ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214705135/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:31 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214705135/scat/d805653303cbbba8 campaigns to send vacationers to Mars , it’s time to start working out some of the logistics. One concern: How do you pack enough food to supply years-long space missions? One company, Systems and Materials Research Corporation (SMRC), believes the answer may be in 3-D food printing, and it has been selected to receive a $125,000 grant from NASA to construct a prototype. ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214705952/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:02:34 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214705952/scat/d805653303cbbba8 also dropped 26 cents to $102.34 a barrel. The U.S. government's Energy Information Administration said gasoline inventories rose by 3 million barrels last week, suggesting the U.S. domestic fuel market was well supplied for the peak driving season. ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214704198/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:13:31 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214704198/scat/d805653303cbbba8 a new Windows 8 ad sees Microsoft take Siri hostage, tie her up in a chair, and make her tell the truth. The truth as Microsoft sees it, that ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214704139/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:55:06 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214704139/scat/d805653303cbbba8 With high quality digital cameras on every smartphone and apps that make your pictures even better, just about anyone can be an accomplished photographer. Sure, you may not be an accomplished professional photographer, but you can certainly upload your images to photo sharing sites and receive feedback to make your shots even better. As most people know, there are a number of popular services ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214704141/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:55:05 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214704141/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Samsung/YouTube Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET) Technology and love have a long relationship. In recent times, the former has played the dominant role. We now find partners online and one-night stands on our phones. However, Samsung would like you to know that the best way to meet the woman of your dreams is to pull out your gadget and stalk her a little. Perhaps this is ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214704142/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:55:04 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214704142/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Glass Terms of Sale . Violating an electronic product's sale terms is practically a rite of passage, from ripping the safety tag off of mattresses to ripping CDs and DVDs. What makes this case unusual is that the Craigslister is clearly trying to make a buck: this pair of Glass, perhaps more valuable because of its rarity on Craigslist, is going for four times the market cost of $1,500. ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214704143/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:55:04 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214704143/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Open the Google Chrome browser Click Tools icon>Options>Under the Hood>Content Settings Check Allow local data to be set Uncheck Block third-party cookies from being set Uncheck Clear cookies Close ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214703930/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:49:48 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214703930/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The popular LifeProof case joins the OtterBox family. If you can't beat 'em, buy 'em. OtterBox, which struggled for months to bring a waterproof iPhone case to market, has acquired rival LifeProof, which makes one of the best -- and bestselling -- tough iPhone cases. Colorado-based OtterBox has been a leading case manufacturer for a variety of smartphones ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214703008/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:46:46 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214703008/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Sarah Tew and Christopher MacManus/CNET) Consumers awaiting Apple's rumored wearable, watch-like device might need to wait until next year before the gadget sees the light of day. That's according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who says the company "may not have adequate resources" to develop a version of iOS for the device given its efforts to revamp ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214703009/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:46:45 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214703009/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Palo Alto Research Center) Most people probably associate Ethernet with a simple cable cinched with phone-like jacks. But, Ethernet is so much more. It is the foundation for global Internet access and undoubtedly the world's most-used connectivity technology. In the annals of "techdom," Ethernet is a very big deal. "Ethernet ranks highly among those technologies ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214703931/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:46:44 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214703931/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Starting Wednesday, LinkedIn will be sporting a much sexier and simplified navigation bar inspired by the design of its just-improved mobile applications. "Over the last year and half we've had the chance to learn quite a bit from you about the types of changes that add the most value to your daily professional life, and we've brought some of these learnings to the new ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214703011/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:46:44 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214703011/scat/d805653303cbbba8 A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214702604/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:46 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214702604/scat/d805653303cbbba8 WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp is ramping up its Washington-centric campaign to thwart Japanese firm SoftBank Corp's bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, hoping to convince lawmakers and government reviewers that it poses national security ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214702889/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:43:19 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214702889/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Palo Alto Research Center) Most people probably associate Ethernet with a simple colored cable cinched with phone-like jacks. But, Ethernet is so much more. It is the foundation for global Internet access and undoubtedly the world's most used connectivity technology. In the annuals of techdom, Ethernet is a very big deal. "Ethernet ranks highly among those technologies ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214701738/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:37:53 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214701738/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Hewlett-Packard is thinking a lot more about Android these days. CEO Meg Whitman focused on new Android products during the company's earnings conference ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214702890/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:37:53 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214702890/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Antuan Goodwin/CNET) Aside from sounding like it received its moniker from BMW's product department, the S-Voice Drive driving mode is an extension of ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214701739/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:37:52 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214701739/scat/d805653303cbbba8 For the better part of a decade the videogame landscape remained mostly unchanged, complacent in a sea of sequels, motion controls and downloadable content. It's a generation that has lasted longer than any other before it albeit for generally good reasons. And perhaps most impressive is though their PC gaming counterparts have long since passed them by, these aging consoles are still able ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214701741/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:37:51 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214701741/scat/d805653303cbbba8 By Andy Sullivan, Gabriel Debenedetti and Poornima Gupta WASHINGTON | Wed May 22, 2013 6:58pm EDT WASHINGTON May 22 (Reuters) - For years, Apple Inc kept a low profile in Washington as it grew into one of the most valuable companies in the world. Now the iPad maker has taken the lead, perhaps inadvertently, on a top priority for U.S. business: simplifying America's tax code. Chief ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214702593/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:58:50 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214702593/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Perhaps it was odd enough that Sen. John McCain asked Tim Cook why he kept having to update the apps on his iPhone, but one question was even more ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214700365/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:29:29 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214700365/scat/d805653303cbbba8 By Lee Chyen Yee and Umesh DesaiHONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load are setting it apart from PC rivals as industry shipments take their steepest fall in decades.Lenovo, a sliver away from unseating Hewlett-Packard Co as the world's top PC maker by shipments, is expected on ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214700621/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:25:40 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214700621/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed May 22, 2013 5:43pm EDT By Jim Finkle May 22 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc unveiled technology to boost security for its users, following a spate of attacks on accounts of prominent media outlets including the Associated Press, the Financial Times and The Onion. The micro blogging site, which transmits some 400 million messages a day, said on Wednesday that it had begun rolling out an optional ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214700455/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:22 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214700455/scat/d805653303cbbba8 NEW YORK - "Jenny from the Block" wants the block to buy Verizon phones from her.Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez says she's opening a chain of cellphone stores and a website under the Viva Mobil brand. The aim is to sell Verizon phones and services to Latinos.The first store will open in New York on June 15. Lopez says the stores will have bilingual staff and provide a ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214699896/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:42:26 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214699896/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Koss Fit Series , has two models -- the FitClips and the FitBuds, both priced at $30. The FitClips are an in-ear headphone with a retention clip that goes behind the ear. They are made of a soft rubbery material that fit around my smallish (lady-size?) ears comfortably. The FitBuds go directly into your ear canals and, like the FitClips, come with three sizes of ear cushions. The headphones ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214700187/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:40:43 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214700187/scat/d805653303cbbba8 View Photo Reuters/Reuters - An illustration picture shows the logo of the Website Twitter on an Ipad, in Bordeaux, Southwestern France, January 30, 2013. REUTERS/Regis ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214699990/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:31:44 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214699990/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Hewlett-Packard is still struggling to turn itself around. But here's the good news for HP and CEO Meg Whitman: When Wall Street estimates are set at rock bottom, they're easy to ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214698984/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:30:57 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214698984/scat/d805653303cbbba8 were expecting a mixed bag . They got one. The tech giant reported earnings of $1.1 billion, or 55 cents per share. Non-GAAP earnings were 87 cents per share on a revenue of $27.6 billion. Wall Street was expecting earnings of 81 cents a share on revenue of $28 billion for the second quarter. Out of the six core segments highlighted in the second quarter report, only the software ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214698986/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:57 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214698986/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Kenny Gibbs) In general, bicycles haven't adopted the same high-tech features as many cars. Turn signals are done by hand, and GPS equates to using good old-fashioned brain power or the information you have on your ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214698987/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:56 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214698987/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wii U are still big boxes of mystery -- even though one's already been out in stores for months. So, how will this new gaming landscape shake out? Sony and Nintendo, the also-rans to the current success story of Microsoft and the Xbox 360, will have options. But they're not always ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214698988/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:55 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214698988/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Enough is enough for the global network of fast-moving 140-character missives. Twitter now hopes to protect member accounts with a more sophisticated login ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214698989/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:54 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214698989/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Pew study shows that teenage users have been moving some of their online sharing to other social media services like Twitter and Instagram to escape the "drama and pressure" of Facebook. The study does still list Facebook as the most often used service (81 percent of teens answered this way) and number one for active accounts (94 percent of teens said they currently have a Facebook ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214699245/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:52 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214699245/scat/d805653303cbbba8 the Associated Press' account was taken over by hackers who told the media outlet's millions of followers that bombs had exploded at the White House. Starting today, though, Twitter users will have an added security feature intended to help prevent those types of hacks. The social network has rolled out a log in, or two-step, verification process, which requires users to confirm ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214699244/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:52 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214699244/scat/d805653303cbbba8 SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) – Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users’ accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins. Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll in a login verification program. For those who sign up, Twitter will send a six-digit code using a text message each time they sign in to Twitter.com. Besides their username and ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214699359/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:15:41 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214699359/scat/d805653303cbbba8 SAN FRANCISCO -- Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as the world's largest personal computer maker scrambles to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices.A quarterly earnings report released Wednesday provided the evidence of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s deteriorating condition.The results included the seventh consecutive decline in HP's ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697488/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:33:24 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697488/scat/d805653303cbbba8 View Photo Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland in this October 6, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Michael ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214698077/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:18:25 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214698077/scat/d805653303cbbba8 By Jim Finkle REUTERS - Cybersecurity researcher HD Moore discovered he could use the Internet to access the controls of some 30 pipeline sensors around the country that were not password protected. A hacking expert who helps companies uncover network vulnerabilities, Moore said he found the sensors last month while analyzing information in huge, publicly available databases of ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214698641/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:18:20 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214698641/scat/d805653303cbbba8 In today's business world, disruption is a constant force that never lets up. At the annual WIRED Business Conference: Disruptive by Design, we celebrate the creative power of bold new ideas and the people that make them happen. See the event ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214698810/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:12 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214698810/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Xbox Live Arcade games with them to the Xbox One are out of luck. Microsoft has confirmed that these games will not carry over to the next-generation ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697566/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:09:22 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697566/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Using facial recognition software, a team has created a program that crawls Google Maps, seeking out faces hidden in the Earth's folds. Do you see what it ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697565/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:09:21 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697565/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Speaking of Glass, Google's chief Internet evangelist predicted, "It may be we will have to experience some damage before we discover what the social conventions ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697568/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:09:20 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697568/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The Dacor Discovery DYWS4 WineStation stores, preserves and dispenses up to four bottles of wine at a time. After opening, wine stays good for up to 60 ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697570/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:09:19 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697570/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Google) Google has made searching in Chrome for Android a bit easier with an update Wednesday to the browser. The latest stable version ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697569/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:09:19 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697569/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Verizon Wireless announces a partnership with a new mobile brand started by actress and singer Jennifer Lopez that will be geared toward Latino ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697571/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:09:17 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697571/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Reuters) - Former Yahoo Inc executive Shashi Seth has joined Tribune Co to lead its digital ventures as the newspaper and broadcast company seeks new revenue sources.The company said on Wednesday that Seth was named president of Tribune Digital Ventures, a newly created stand-alone company that will operate out of Silicon Valley rather than Tribune's Chicago headquarters.Seth said in an ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697162/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:29:08 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697162/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Smartphone forensics experts can retrieve just about anything from any phone. Police will often seize and analyze phones for evidence of things such as indecent photos and videos, what calls were placed when and to whom, browser history, calendar events and explanations of a suicide or ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214696073/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:08:12 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214696073/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Google conference this morning where champagne socialist Ed Miliband dilated at length about how evil Google is.Schmidt did, however, appear at a conference later on, where he said and yeah, I kid you not, he said: "Google is a country."He corrected that to "company" a few seconds later, in Just a Minute style. Now we have met Schmidt when he suddenly appeared as the boss ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697343/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:02:44 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697343/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed May 22, 2013 3:01pm EDT * Austria to end bank secrecy for foreigners this year * Merkel says EU information exchange 'enormous step' * Luxembourg's Juncker says wants to see Swiss deal first (Adds Juncker, Faymann, Merkel comment, graphic link, detail) By John O'Donnell and Martin Santa BRUSSELS, May 22 (Reuters) - Europe edged closer to lifting banking secrecy on Wednesday ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697816/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:01:57 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697816/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Existing forecasting models are good at predicting roughly when an area might experience the right mix of conditions to create a flash flood, but they can't say precisely when or where a flood will strike. Christian Claudel at ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697344/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:01:02 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697344/scat/d805653303cbbba8 It's a soft 'g', Mr. President . Correction: On today's episode, we mentioned that Webby winners had to purchase their awards separately. In fact, they're included with the purchase of a ticket to the ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214696077/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:57:24 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214696077/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: CBS Interactive) A pair of yet-to-be-announced HTC smartphones surfaced this week, tipping the hardware maker's future ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214696078/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:57:23 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214696078/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Image credit: Courtesy The Webby Awards ';It’s pronounced ‘JIF,’ not ‘GIF.’'; Those are the words of GIF creator Steve Wilhite, who finally settled the pronunciation debate Tuesday night as he accepted his Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Webby Award show in New York City, hosted by comedian Patton Oswalt. That’s right, it’s ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697346/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:53:55 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214697346/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Nvidia has announced that its Grid virtual GPU technology will be supported by Citrix's Xenserver. Nvidia's GPGPU development has been largely aimed at the high performance computing and academic markets, however the firm is promoting it for the enterprise with its Grid GPU virtualisation technology. The firm announced that Citrix's Xenserver will support virtual machines running ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214695860/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:14:46 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214695860/scat/d805653303cbbba8 AAPL ) taxes Tuesday, the Tea Party candidate from Wisconsin was anything but dumb. In fact, he asked smarter questions that elicited more information about Apple's operations than all the other senators combined. (See C-Span clip below.) It helped, perhaps, that his background is in business (accountant, night-school MBA program, CEO of a plastics manufacturer) not law or politics. But if ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214695688/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:56:16 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214695688/scat/d805653303cbbba8 FORTUNE -- It takes ten years to become a New Yorker. There's no official document that says this, and you can argue the point if you like, but among my friends, that's the going wisdom. So, it's official: I offer my congratulations to Google ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214695669/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:56:15 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214695669/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) Google's top dog for last month was, once again, the pitbull. Having taken the title for most-searched breed away from the bulldog in January, the pit has stayed in the top spot for the past four months, but the German Shepherd is looking to make a move after overtaking the Siberian Husky to advance to the No. 4 ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694331/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:52:32 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694331/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Foursquare) Foursquare released new versions of its iPhone and Android applications to help people narrow their searches and find just the right bar, restaurant, or coffee spot. Application users can now fine-tune their place queries and use the filter button to tick off a number of attributes to find venues that are open now or places where friends have been to in the past. People ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694379/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:44:56 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694379/scat/d805653303cbbba8 a free 100-photo flip-book from Groovebook when you apply coupon code CNETGROOVE at checkout. That's a colossal savings of...wait for it...$2.99! No, seriously. Without that code, a 100-photo flip-book would cost you exactly $2.99. Shipped. What kind of crazy craziness is this? I'll explain. After installing the Groovebook app ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694378/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:44:56 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694378/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: CNET/Marguerite Reardon) LAS VEGAS -- Walmart believes smartphones can deliver the same kind of personalized service that founder Sam Walton embraced with his first store. Where e-commerce brought the store to the Web, smartphones are bringing the Web to physical stores, with each consumer able to access data from their phones, according to Gibu Thomas, head of mobile for Walmart. ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694380/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:44:54 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694380/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Kevin Montgomery . "We are providing worldwide geospatial infrastructure to empower people." Collaborate.org grew out of Intelesense, a company headed by Montgomery that provides monitoring products for wireless sensor networks and a spatial data exchange. Collaborate.org is built ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694381/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:44:53 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694381/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Twitter) Twitter aims to turn the tweet stream into a more efficient marketing channel with the addition of a new Twitter Card that lets people quickly sign up for advertiser offers or promotions inside tweets. Twitter Cards, also known as expanded tweets, are a 1-year-old feature meant to keep information network users glued to their streams. Cards bring rich media from partners to ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694382/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:44:49 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694382/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) In response to falling prices, nearly 25 percent of all laptops should have touch screens by 2016, IHS said Wednesday. Windows 8 is the first version of Microsoft's popular operating system that works well with touch. The technology has been promising, and many companies have vowed to make more products with touch screens. But so far, high pricing and low ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694383/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:44:48 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694383/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Glass debuted in May last year at Google's annual developer conference, Google I/O, but it was only last month that designers and developers finally got their hands on the device. At the latest I/O, held in San Francisco last week, ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214695672/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:37:07 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214695672/scat/d805653303cbbba8 FRANKFURT | Wed May 22, 2013 1:12pm EDT FRANKFURT May 22 (Reuters) - German software company SAP is looking to recruit people with autism as programmers and product testers, drawing on skills that can include a close attention to detail and an ability to solve complex problems. SAP has asked start-up Danish recruitment company Specialisterne to help it find, train and manage employees ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214696199/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:12:59 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214696199/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Cortado has extended its cloud printing product portfolio and launched Thinprint Cloud Printer, a technology that turns any printer into a cloud printer regardless of the make or model. Available for download now on Windows, iOS and Android, Thinprint Cloud Printer works through a free app that turns the user's preferred printer into a cloud printer via a "virtual instance". ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694152/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:01:51 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694152/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Mobile devices are getting hit by a boom in malware similar to the one that hit PCs starting with the rise of the Web, a security software executive said Tuesday."Mobile platforms, for a lot of attackers, represent a new target-rich environment," said Chris Doggett, senior vice president, North America, at Kaspersky Lab. He was addressing a panel discussion at the CTIA Wireless trade ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214693982/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:41:53 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214693982/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed May 22, 2013 12:40pm EDT * European leaders want to end aggressive tax avoidance * EU losing up to 1 trillion euros a year to tax evasion, avoidance * OECD report urges EU to tackle tax arbitrage by companies * Apple, Amazon, Google among corporations in the spotlight By Luke Baker BRUSSELS, May 22 (Reuters) - Britain, France and Germany called for stricter rules to stop companies such as ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694517/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:40:58 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694517/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Emma Way of Norfolk in the U.K. tweets that she hit a cyclist and that she had right of way. The police are informed. Her employer is none too pleased ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692985/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:38:06 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692985/scat/d805653303cbbba8 that one of its editors has been conducting a campaign to purge the encyclopaedia of all references to the occult and modern pagans. The problem was first flagged by the pagan community in November last year when it appeared that someone had been flagging articles for deletion relating to Pagan authors, events, and notable figures. The Wikipedia editor who went by "Qworty" seemed to ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694153/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:36:03 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214694153/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Britain's leader of the opposition Labour party Ed Miliband speaks at the Google big tent event at the Grove Hotel, on the outskirts of London May 22, ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214693977/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:01 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214693977/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Ben Kokes/Enfinicorp) Engineer Ben Kokes is a lot of things. He's an outdoor enthusiast. He's a Bronco mechanic. He's a tinkerer who builds electronic gadgets for fun. He's also in love. I'll let him tell his story in his own words: "Once upon a time, a boy met a girl. Then a short amount of time later, the boy decided to design and build a ring for ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692846/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:05 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692846/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Zite) Zite, the personal news aggregator, released a new version Wednesday that aims to help people discover more stories relevant to them, while better highlighting publishers. With version 2.3, which is now available on iOS devices, the ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692847/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:04 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692847/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Jonathan Skillings/CNET) Penguin has agreed to pay $75 million to settle e-book pricing lawsuits filed by many states and private class plaintiffs, bringing an end to the long-running complaints in the U.S. The settlement would resolve claims filed by 33 state attorneys general against Penguin, as well as class-action lawsuits filed by consumers who alleged the company's ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692848/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:03 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692848/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Roger Cheng/CNET) LAS VEGAS -- General Motors is eager to get its slice of the app pie. Mary Chan, head of the global connected consumer unit for GM, told CNET that apps would come to ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692849/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:02 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692849/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Cricket's Half Is More campaign sets crosshairs on AT&T and Verizon. LAS VEGAS -- In an aggressive move for Cricket Wireless, the prepaid carrier has launched an advertising campaign urging Verizon and AT&T customers to switch over from their costly on-contact plans to Cricket's more affordable rates. Named "Half Is More," the initiative will fan out online, in ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692850/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:02 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692850/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Pantech) Samsung has inked a deal with fellow Korean phone maker Pantech for an equity stake in the company. In a statement on Wednesday, Samsung confirmed an ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692851/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:00 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692851/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Reuters) - Video game maker Atari Inc is seeking court approval for the sale of all its assets as it works its way out of bankruptcy protection.The company said on Tuesday it tried looking for a buyer with the help of its investment banker Perella Weinberg Partners, but was unable to find a "stalking horse," or initial bidder, acceptable to it.Atari has set a minimum bid of $15 million ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692394/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:17 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692394/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Vodafone will not launch its 4G services until "late summer", but will not comment on whether that's down to an Apple iPhone release. Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao said that the firm won't rush to follow EE's lead, but instead will pursue a wait and see approach. This has prompted speculation that the firm is waiting until Apple releases an iPhone 6 or an iOS update that ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692607/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:28 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692607/scat/d805653303cbbba8 HGST has launched what it claims is the highest capacity hard disk drive (HDD) for notebooks, touted as the industry's first 9.5mm 2.5in HDD with 1.5TB capacity. Sounding like a budget airline flight you'd take on your holidays to Benidorm, HGST has named its new drive the "Travelstar 5K1500". The firm, which is part of Western Digital, said the HDD is notable for its ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692608/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:27 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692608/scat/d805653303cbbba8 IBM has put its Watson technology to use by offering it as a service for call centres to provide additional insight to customer service representatives. IBM's Watson artificial learning technology hit the headlines after ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692606/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:26 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692606/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Acetrax is closing its doors and advising users to back up any content that they might have paid for through it. The service is a Sky product and compares to Tesco's Blinkbox and Sky's own but newer Now ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692605/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:26 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692605/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Clearwire wants to accept a richer buyout offer made by Sprint this week and is recommending that shareholders vote in favor of it.Sprint upped its bid by 14 percent to $2.5 billion Tuesday for the wireless data network operator.Some shareholders have opposed the deal, including Crest Financial, which spurned the latest bid as well.Sprint Nextel Corp. is offering $3.40 per share for the half of ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692185/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:47:45 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692185/scat/d805653303cbbba8 James Vincent - 22 May 2013 A NEW report from the Pew Research Centre in America has shown that teenagers "have waning enthusiasm" ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692609/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:55 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692609/scat/d805653303cbbba8 I have spent the past few weeks lowering my expectations for Google Glass. When I put on Google's smart glasses a year ago - Sergey Brin, Google's co-founder, let the press try on his pair at the company's developer conference - I found it exhilarating. But many of my tech-journalist colleagues have panned the device recently, calling it disorienting, buggy, and hobbled by terrible ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692650/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:49 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692650/scat/d805653303cbbba8 While clear film phone screen protectors can be a good idea, applying them requires a lot of patience and some skill. Otherwise you end up with a bubble-filled membrane that is hard to type on and see ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692610/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:41 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692610/scat/d805653303cbbba8 demanding jobs , according to new survey data. Ninety-five percent are proud they chose IT as a career, and 81% would do it all over again given the chance, reports TEKsystems, which offers IT staffing and talent management ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692647/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:36:41 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692647/scat/d805653303cbbba8 AiO comes with a detachable display that can also be used as a standalone tablet around the home, the company said. "With the introduction of new product, we are creating a new segment or in other words all-in-one product. Our efforts are to grow this new segment by coming out with innovative products and which gel with the consumers' demand," ASUS (India) Country Head (Component ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692611/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:32:28 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692611/scat/d805653303cbbba8 AAPL ) taxes turned up two kinds of stories. Headlines reporting on the fact of the hearing tended to use metaphors of violence ("rip," "lambaste," "clash," "spar," "fend off") or of high-temperature torture ("grilled," "hot seat"). But the journalists who reported on the atmospherics -- and, dare I say, the substance -- of ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691439/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:29:35 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691439/scat/d805653303cbbba8 domestic market on Wednesday to fight increasing competition in the recession-hit country. Telefonica, which stopped subsidizing handsets for new clients last year to save cash, lost over 700,000 mobile customers in the first quarter of the year as cheaper rivals, such as Yoigo, ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691895/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:27:51 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691895/scat/d805653303cbbba8 LONDON (Reuters) - Pearson's Penguin said on Wednesday it would pay $75 million in damages plus costs and fees as part of an agreement with the United States over alleged price-fixing in the e-book ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692380/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:18:57 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214692380/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Pandora listeners can now more easily share their favorite tunes with their Facebook friends. ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691166/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:58 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691166/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Kate Previte) Paying for recorded music is a voluntary act -- you can get almost any tune you want on demand from streaming music services or YouTube. Of course, musicians wind up making little or no money from this arrangement, but thanks to crowd-funding, bands can get paid in advance of making a record. At least initially there are no freeloaders, so the band really has an ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691167/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:57 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691167/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) People who write fan fiction could find a paying market for their work courtesy of Amazon. Unveiled ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691170/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:56 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691170/scat/d805653303cbbba8 ZTE Grand S , one of the more impressive smartphones shown off at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, won't arrive here until next year, Lixin Cheng, head of the company's North American division, told CNET on Tuesday. ZTE had grand plans for its Grand phone, and the company said in January that it was confident that the flagship device would make its way to U.S. shores soon. ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691168/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:56 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691168/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Roger Cheng/CNET) LAS VEGAS -- Windows that only let in sunlight and provide a view to the outside world? That's so yesterday's news. Ericsson believes it can do more with windows, and it had on display here a few windows enhanced with different modifications. One had a transparent cellular antenna embedded in the glass, potentially improving smartphone reception. ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691169/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:55 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691169/scat/d805653303cbbba8 statement released Wednesday, Clearwire's board announced that it has approved the new deal with Sprint. The board has also asked shareholders to vote in favor of the acquisition when they meet to place their ballots on May 31. Sprint made a surprising announcement Tuesday, saying that it would up its initial offer to buy the remaining 50 percent of Clearwire that it doesn't own from ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691171/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:53 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691171/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Top executives are leaving the mobile phone maker amidst falling revenue, weak demand for the HTC First, and other woes. The latest: HTC Asia CEO Lennard ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691172/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:53 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214691172/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Nvidia's Tegra 4i chip is the firm's most important product of 2013. It's aimed at middle of the road smartphones and integrates software defined radio that eliminates the need for a hardware baseband chip. The firm has now demonstrated, through a software update, that ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214690895/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:35:39 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214690895/scat/d805653303cbbba8 . Initially, we couldn't quite decide what we were more surprised about - the fact that it isn't called the Xbox 720 as we have believed for years now and instead shares its name ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214690896/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:35:38 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214690896/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Networks Sales) Mahesh Gupta told reporters on a video conference. The study interviewed security leaders and CIOs ( Chief Information Officers) from various industry verticals in the country and sought to understand the challenges of current security threats. The study found that organisations as well as employees are embracing mobility because of improved employee productivity and enhanced user ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214690897/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:19:30 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214690897/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Murthy, who was sacked yesterday for not disclosing a relationship with a subordinate, however, is entitled to a post termination benefit of $6,000 per ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214690898/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:19:29 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214690898/scat/d805653303cbbba8 , the inventor of the GIF file format, caused controversy by declaring the file format should properly be pronounced 'jif' - but this has been refuted by the chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary. Wilhite, who was awarded with a webby for his contributions to the net, said in an email interview to ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214690900/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:10:23 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214690900/scat/d805653303cbbba8 , Labour MP for Harrow West, has asked questions about lost or stolen computers, mobiles, Blackberrys and other IT equipment to the Treasury and other government departments. Thomas asked the Secretary of State for International Development just how many pieces of kit went missing or stolen from 2010 to now. In total 42 laptops went missing, 18 phones, nine Blackberrys, a 15 inch monitor and ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214690901/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:10:22 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214690901/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 Apple patents, according to a court filing by Apple. Apple wants to add the new Galaxy S4 to an ongoing case involving Apple and Samsung being heard in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division, according ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214690902/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:06:30 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214690902/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Ron Miller) The sunsets would be impossibly beautiful. The evening sky would glitter with a thousand silver arcs. If Earth had rings like Saturn, you'd only have to look up to get a spectacular show. Veteran astronomy ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689569/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:04:31 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689569/scat/d805653303cbbba8 A day after the next-gen console's unveiling, U.K. tech retailer Zavvi is asking for a whopping 400 pounds, or about $608, for the next-generation Xbox ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689568/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:04:30 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689568/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) HTC executives are departing a company that's facing strong challenges in the mobile market. Chief product ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689567/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:04:29 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689567/scat/d805653303cbbba8 MOSCOW/CAIRO (Reuters) - Russia-focused telecoms firm Vimpelcom's talks to sell a controlling stake in its Algerian mobile business Djezzy to Algeria are at a delicate stage but have not failed, a source with knowledge of the discussions said on Wednesday.Algeria wants to nationalize Djezzy and has pushed Vimpelcom into discussing a sale of a 51 percent stake.A report by Dow Jones earlier ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689846/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:38 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689846/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Seagate has announced what it claims is the "industry's first" 4TB video hard disk drive, that is, a 3.5in HDD that is engineered specifically for use in video applications such as digital video recorders (DVRs), set-top boxes (STBs) and surveillance systems. "Purpose-built for video solutions, the Video 3.5 HDD can store up to 480 hours of HD content making it the ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689304/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:17:35 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689304/scat/d805653303cbbba8 SYDNEY: Australian children are accessing social media websites at an increasingly younger age, a new survey suggests, with one in five "tweens" admitting they have chatted to someone online they do not know. The report "Tweens, Teens and Technology" by online security company McAfee found that children in the tweens age category of eight to 12 were adopting technology faster ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689305/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:01:53 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689305/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Watch out Apple and Samsung? Caterpillar launched a drop-proof, water-proof, dust-proof smartphone Monday that you actually wouldn't be embarrassed to carry around with ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214688001/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:58:50 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214688001/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Coming to a City Hall near you. Maybe. FORTUNE -- City governments aren't exactly known for innovation. "Get in line," "fill out this form" and "you need a permit" are the bureaucracy's invariable responses to virtually any question. Municipal technology is also often mired in the past: paper files, outdated computer systems and an aversion to sharing data ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689306/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:58:49 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689306/scat/d805653303cbbba8 of researchers at Northwestern Engineering has come up with a new way of producing graphene, which could eventually lead to printable graphene ink. One of the methods used to produce graphene involves exfoliating graphite through oxidation or the use of various solvents. However, the techniques tend to interfere with the conductive properties of graphene, greatly diminishing its potential. The ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689307/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:52:36 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689307/scat/d805653303cbbba8 By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe moved closer to ending banking secrecy on Wednesday after Austria dropped objections to sharing data on foreign depositors and the EU focused on negotiating a similar agreement with Switzerland. "It's ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214688067/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:52:14 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214688067/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Well, that didn't take long. A mere five days after Brian Krzanich took the reins as the new CEO of Intel, he's shaking things up at an organizational level. Krzanich has reorganized key business groups and created a new "New Devices" division to focus on emerging trends, including "ultra-mobile" ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689308/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:48:36 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689308/scat/d805653303cbbba8 If you have any expectations about the privacy of your Skype communications, you may want to reassess them. Microsoft appears to be peeking into Skype messages for security ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689309/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:48:35 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214689309/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Quantenna announces the first 4x4 (quad-stream) 802.11ac chipset. The new chipset, which offers a cap speed of 1.7Gbps, is slated be used in products later this ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214688080/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:46:35 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214688080/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Intel's CEO Brian Krzanich is taking direct responsibility for the firm's Architecture Group replacing Dadi Perlmutter, as former mobile division chief Mike Bell moves to a newly created ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214687841/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:40 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214687841/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Electronic Arts (EA) is throwing its weight behind the Microsoft Xbox One and PS4 and will give them Ignite, its new game engine for sports ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214687843/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:39 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214687843/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Apple's iPhone 5S or iPhone 6, depending on which name the firm goes for, is arguably the most hotly anticipated smartphone of the year, and will signal the firm looking to steal back marketshare from the likes ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214687844/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:38 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214687844/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Apple reportedly is planning to introduce Flickr and Vimeo integration in iOS 7, which will launch next month at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Apple apparently is planning to make iOS more social, with Apple fanbois' website 9to5Mac reporting ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214687842/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:37 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214687842/scat/d805653303cbbba8 A new report from the Pew Research Centre in America has shown that teenagers "have waning enthusiasm" for Facebook, and that social-networks are increasingly seen as a ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214687877/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:58:11 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214687877/scat/d805653303cbbba8 A. Wireless carriers typically subsidize the cost of a new mobile phone by requiring you to sign a two-year contract for service on their networks - in effect, "locking" the phone to the network. This subsidy can lower the price of a new smartphone to about $200 from around $600, but it basically means you cannot legally use the phone with any other company's network without ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214687845/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:58:08 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214687845/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Computerworld - Apple will build Macs in Texas using some parts made in the U.S., CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday, putting a little flesh on a pledge from last December. In a prepared statement Cook read before a Senate subcommittee yesterday, the chief executive named Texas as the location of a new factory where Apple will assemble Macs. Cook was in Washington, D.C. ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214687468/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:55:08 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214687468/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Xbox One announcement , there's a term for the shiny, face-forward product image they'll be showing from now until unboxing day: the hero shot. But as Redmond executives went on about octa-core processors and infrared depth censors (which, don't get me wrong, are hugely important), I was anxiously waiting for a look at the box's backside, where I hoped to find the real hero: a ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214687846/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:47:55 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214687846/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The software giant's new show, produced by Steven Spielberg, brings the company back to creating original content, a business where it's had some ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686647/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:43:38 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686647/scat/d805653303cbbba8 CNET sits down with Microsoft's Jeff Henshaw to talk about the new Xbox One, including how long it will last, and whether the name's going to be ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686646/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:43:37 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686646/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The "OK, Google" command isn't just for Glass anymore. People using the newest version of Chrome now can use the line before using speech to ask Google a question and can hear the answer spoken ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686712/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:35:44 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686712/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Stephen Shankland) One of perennial questions about Yahoo has been, "What is Yahoo." As the pioneering web brand slid downward, rebuffed Microsoft's generous acquisition offer and was overshadowed by the like of Google, Facebook, Twitter and Amazon, the question morphed into "Is the beleaguered Yahoo going to fade away?" Marissa Mayer, the fifth Yahoo CEO ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686711/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:35:43 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686711/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Google Glass . He said that he has been a regular Glass wearer for the last two weeks. "Glass doesn't interfere with my normal vision, and I found it conveniently available," he said. "It's an extension of the mobile phone and less overt -- you don't have to pull out your ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686710/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:35:41 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686710/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed May 22, 2013 7:33am EDT By Carmel Crimmins and Conor Humphries DUBLIN May 22 (Reuters) - Ireland called on Wednesday for an international clampdown on multinationals shifting profits around the world to avoid tax, after criticism that Irish loopholes helped technology giant Apple to shrink its tax bill. A U.S. Senate investigation into the tax affairs of the maker of iPhones, iPads and Mac ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214688189/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:33:43 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214688189/scat/d805653303cbbba8 HTC reportedly is in crisis due to "disastrous" sales of its HTC First handset that features Facebook Home, with multiple staff having fled the ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686470/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:57:29 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686470/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Steve Wilhite ruined lives on Tuesday with the revelation that "GIF" is actually pronounced "Jif". Wilhite made the shocking revelation during an interview ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686471/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:57:28 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686471/scat/d805653303cbbba8 SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard will provide an update on its efforts to rise above the sinking PC market when it releases quarterly earnings Wednesday after the closing bell.The quarter will likely reveal how far HP still must go.Revenue is expected to fall, which would make it the seventh consecutive quarter of comparable declines. Management has already predicted shrinking profits, although ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686288/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:50:39 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686288/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Pennsylvania in the early evening sun. The sky casts a golden pall over a patch of foliage as the pair make their way into town. Fireflies dance in the sunlight, distracting Ellie as Joel scowls and pushes forward with nary a glance. You control Joel throughout The Last of Us, but this section is all about Ellie. 14 years old and born after the fungus brought the world to its knees, Ellie is ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686472/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:49:26 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686472/scat/d805653303cbbba8 that the word is pronounced "jif" not "giff"."The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations. They are wrong. It is a soft 'G,' pronounced 'jif.' End of story," he said.The internet has reacted strongly to Wilhite's claim, pointing to a range of evidence from the White House announcing their allegiance via a note on their Tumblr: ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686507/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:49:17 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686507/scat/d805653303cbbba8 BEIJING: China has appealed for communication with the US on cyber security, Xinhua reported. While stressing that cybersecurity was a global issue, confronting not only America but also China, a foreign ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said: "China proposes stronger cooperation with the United States on cyber security." The statement came during a daily press briefing in response to a ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686473/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:42:18 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686473/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to TCS headquarters in Mumbai and his promise to open up his country's services industry may further boost the Indian IT major's forays in the communist ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686474/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:42:17 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686474/scat/d805653303cbbba8 scandal in 2002, his wife, Jaya, stood solidly behind him and went as far as to say that the episode only strengthened their marriage. "A crisis like this teaches you who your real friends are and which relationships are lasting," Jaya said in an interview to the Economic Times in 2003. "We've bonded more strongly as a family because of this episode. I've got my husband ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686475/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:42:14 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686475/scat/d805653303cbbba8 justice move slowly sometimes, but not, apparently, as slowly as Webster's New World Dictionary. Slang has always been a challenge for the courts in cases that involve vulgar or insulting language. Conventional dictionaries lag the spoken word by design. That has lawyers and judges turning to a more fluid source of definitions: Urban Dictionary, a crowd-sourced collection of slang words on ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686476/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:42:14 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686476/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Li Keqiang here. Li will arrive here today on a two-day visit after his official visit to India. The state-owned Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) issued a formal notification to all cellular companies to shut the services until 1 PM local time. Pakistani officials say that militants routinely use mobile phone for planning and implementing attacks. The authorities have taken security ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686477/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:42:13 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686477/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Apple is one of America's most profitable companies. And it pays a substantial income tax bill to the U.S. government -- by its own account, $6 billion in 2012 and an estimated $7 billion this ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214685613/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:39:02 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214685613/scat/d805653303cbbba8 US government’s belief in the efficiency of its private sector to run its power infrastructure is proving completely bogus. According to a Congressional report, it would be more secure for US infrastructure for congress to put a cat in charge of the network than leave things as they are. The report said that inefficiencies in how security standards are set and "haphazard" ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686478/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:33:38 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686478/scat/d805653303cbbba8 By Tim KellyTOKYO (Reuters) - Few foreign activist investors have made much headway in forcing change in Japan, where a conservative corporate culture favours long-standing ties with banks, business partners and workers rather than shareholders seeking value.Struggling electronics giant Sony Corp, though, with more foreign and fewer bank shareholders, may prove something of an exception. ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686028/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:24:26 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214686028/scat/d805653303cbbba8 TOKYO -; Sony's CEO Kazuo Hirai says the company's board will discuss a proposal by U.S. hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214684776/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:48:29 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214684776/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Growing concern in European capitals about aggressive tax avoidance by high-profile corporations such as Amazon, Google and Apple looks set to steal the agenda of a European Union summit in ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214685422/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:34:32 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214685422/scat/d805653303cbbba8 that the US government will be using drones to spy on its citizens might not have any basis, as its security forces move towards satellite spying instead. In September, the US government will fire into orbit a two-stage rocket from a Virginia launchpad. According to official reports, the mission is scientific one, designed to improve America's ability to send small satellites into space ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214685423/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:26:00 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214685423/scat/d805653303cbbba8 of immigration reform in the US has been halted by partisan bickering for years, and it might be about to start taking its toll on the economy, coupled with less than stellar high school education. New York state faces a shortfall of thousands of skilled techies to sustain the growth of its tech sector ... http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214685424/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:25:59 -0400 http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/sid/214685424/scat/d805653303cbbba8