Tuesday, April 17, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 4/17/2012

Digital Trends



David versus Goliath: Children’s book publisher pulls its titles from Amazon and what it means for you
The Educational Development Corporation, the latest publisher to go head to head with web giant Amazon, has pulled its books from the retailer's virtual shelves. But what does this relatively small move really mean for the future of book-selling and online retail?





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Google slides off the hook for Wi-Fi sniffing with $25,000 FCC fine
While Google's questionable act of collecting payload data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks was found to be legal, the FCC has fined the company $25,000 for impeding the investigation.





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Valve experiments with augmented reality ‘wearable computers’
Could the future of gaming someday reside in a pair of augmented reality glasses? Valve is making a bet that it will by beginning research into the possibilities of AR gaming.





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Coding for the rest of us: Why you should learn, and how to get started
Learning to code doesn’t require expensive classes, instructors, or even textbooks. These free online courses and systems can get you up to speed in a hurry, and have you building useful projects in weeks.





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This is your brain on Oregon Trail: Lessons learned from a childhood of gaming
Gaming isn’t the violence-inducing waste of time it’s sometimesmade out to be. Here are some important life lessons I learned from my childhood screen time.





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Best Buy names the 50 stores to close — includes 19 in 3 states
Electronics retail giant Best Buy has named the 50 stores it plans to close as it struggles in the face of tough competition from e-commerce giants such as Amazon.





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