FTC Clears Google Purchase of AdMob
The Federal Trade Commission has cleared the way for Google to buy AdMob. Federal regulators are clearing the way for Google to buy a mobile ad service called AdMob. Regulators concluded that the $750 million deal is unlikely to harm competition in the emerging market for advertising on wireless devices. Comments
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Brits Vote iPhone Eighth Greatest Invention
We love our readers from across the pond but we seriously have to wonder what they were thinking when they declared the iPhone a greater invention than the combustion engine, toilet paper and the toothbrush. Here's a survey that says a lot about the priorities of the 4,000 British adults, ages 18 to 85, who were asked by Tesco Mobile to rank the world's 100 most important inventions. Putting the wheel at No. 1 makes sense. Ditto the light bulb at No. 3 and penicillin at No. 7. Comments
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Google Logo is Playable Pac-Man
Google has replaced their logo today with a playable version of Pac-Man. If I disappear for long periods of time today, you know where to find me. Thanks to forum member Putz for the heads up! Comments
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ASUS Unveils an Array of Brand New Display Products
ASUS today is proud to unveil an array of display products catered towards the needs of different market segments. The Designo ML Series LED monitors, the VG236 and PG276 3D monitors, the PA246Q professional monitor and LED projector will all be showcased at Computex 2010 at the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC). These monitors' award-winning lines are matched by the true-to-life Full HD visuals showcased on their mercury-free LED-backlit panels. These monitors deliver the industry's contrast ratio benchmark of 10,000,000:1 thanks to ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio (ASCR) Technology. Together with a 2ms (gray-to-gray) response time and ASUS Splendid™ Video Intelligence Technology, which optimizes color fidelity with five pre-set modes (gaming, theater, night view, scenery and standard), the Designo Series displays provide sharp and crisp visuals for almost every situation. Comments
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RapidShare Not Guilty of Copyright Infringement
The United States District Court of California has ruled that RapidShare is not guilty of copyright infringement. This week the District Court of California rejected Perfect 10's request for a temporary injunction. The Court stated in its ruling that as a file-hosting company, RapidShare cannot be accused of any copyright infringements. The ruling is a significant victory for RapidShare and the case sets an important precedent in the United States. Comments
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IBM Gifts Infected USB Keys at Conference
IBM has apologized for handing out free USB drives that contained malware. According to the e-mail, the malware is "detected by the majority of current antivirus products"Â…well, except the one used by IBM. Thanks to pxc for the link. "Unfortunately, we have discovered that some of these USB keys contained malware and we suspect that all USB keys may be affected," IBM Australia chief technologist Glenn Wightwick said in the email. "The malware is detected by the majority of current antivirus products [as at 20 May, 2010] and been known since 2008. Comments
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Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio is Now Free
Microsoft is now giving its Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R3 away for free. The download is just over 444MB so grab it if you want it. Microsoft® Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R3 enables hobbyists and professional or non-professional developers to create robotics applications targeting a wide range of scenarios. The R3 release is a minor update that has the functionality of the previous Standard Edition, but is available at no cost to all users. As of the R3 release there are no separate Editions and only a single download. Comments
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Facebook Sent User Data to Advertisers
We never share user data with advertisers! Did I say never? I meant we usually don't share data with advertisers! What's that you say? You caught us red handed sending user data to advertisers? Oops! The practice, which most of the companies defended, sends user names or ID numbers tied to personal profiles being viewed when users click on ads. After questions were raised by The Wall Street Journal, Facebook and MySpace moved to make changes. By Thursday morning Facebook had rewritten some of the offending computer code. Comments
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Alleged Hacker Sought in US to Stay in UK For Now
The UFO hacker dude is back in the news. You got to give this guy credit, he was originally offered a 6 month jail sentenceÂ…how many years ago? Britain's Home Office says a man wanted in the U.S. for allegedly hacking into American military computers can stay in the U.K. for now because the new home secretary has agreed to grant more time to consider the case. The High Court adjourned the case of Gary McKinnon's extradition Thursday after Home Office chief Theresa May approved a pause in court proceedings. Comments
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Massive and comScore Prove In-Game Advertising ROI for Bing
Massive Inc., creator of the world's leading video game network, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corp. and the leading network for video game advertising, and comScore Inc. today released a case study that showcases campaign results for Bing, Microsoft's decision engine. The study highlights comScore's AdEffx Action Lift for Gaming, a digital advertising measurement methodology designed specifically for console in-game advertising, developed in collaboration with Massive. Comments
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Industry Leaders Announce Open Platform to Bring Web to TV
Today at the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco, leading industry players announced the development of Google TV—an open platform that adds the power of the web to the television viewing experience, ushering in a new category of devices for the living room. Intel, Sony, and Logitech, together with Best Buy, DISH Network and Adobe, joined Google on stage to announce their support for Google TV. Comments
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E-mail Exchange Of The Day
The producer of the movie Hurt Locker replied to an e-mail criticizing lawsuits against people that illegally download movies (his in particular). Now it seems some people are upset because, in his e-mail response, the producer called the person that e-mailed him a "moron and stupid." I know you guys are going to have an opinion on this one, so don't be shy...let's hear what you have to say. If you think it's normal they take my work for free, I'm sure you will give away all your furniture and possessions and your family will do the same. I can also send you my bank account information since apparently you work for free and your family too so since you have so much money you should give it away... I actually like to pay my employees, my family, my bank for their work and like to get paid for my work. I'm glad you're a moron who believes stealing is right. I hope your family and your kids end up in jail one day for stealing so maybe they can be taught the difference. Until then, keep being stupid, you're doing that very well. Comments
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Buildings I Would Make As President
There is a French website hosting pictures of buildings that are tagged "if I were president" that really are worth the click on over to check out. I snagged a picture of the DS building but there is also a PS3 and NES building too: Comments
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