Wednesday, July 3, 2013

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 7/4/2013





Michael Dell reportedly advised to raise offer in privatization bid
Suggestion comes with the revelations that activist investor Carl Icahn has secured financing for his takeover proposal, a source tells Reuters. [Read more]
    




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SoftBank said to win FCC approval for Sprint deal
Two of three commissioners have signed off on SoftBank's $21.6 billion deal for the wireless provider, sources tell Bloomberg. [Read more]
    




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Ubisoft hacked; users' e-mails and passwords exposed
The video game developer, known for creating Assassin's Creed, announces that its account database was breached and that all users should to reset their passwords. [Read more]
    




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YouTube renews Vevo deal, invests in music video site
The deal, which ensures the music-video site's videos stay on YouTube, includes an unspecified investment by Google. [Read more]
    




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Apple hires Yves Saint Laurent CEO Paul Deneve
With a nod to the luxury fashion world, the tech giant brings former YSL CEO on board to work on "special projects." [Read more]
    




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AT&T iPad hacker appeals conviction
Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer argues that accessing a non-password protected portion of AT&T's Web site did not violate the law because the information was freely available on the Internet. [Read more]
    




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As Facebook gets serious about stickers, creator says so long
Sophie Xie, who started Facebook's sticker initiative as a hackathon project, has left the social network just three months after the fancy emoticons made their debut. [Read more]
    




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New York becomes first U.S. city to get unique Web domain
Casting .com, .net, and .org aside, New Yorkers will soon be able to get .nyc for their top-level domain names. [Read more]
    




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State AGs blast Google over YouTube ads for illicit products
Attorneys general for Nebraska and Oklahoma want to know how much revenue is generated by ads related to illegal sales of prescription drugs and counterfeit merchandise. [Read more]
    




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Text input management may affect authentication
If passwords are not being accepted at some prompts in OS X, a text manager program or similar service may be interfering. [Read more]
    




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U.S. airport-security agency fills Instagram feed with photos of guns and grenades
With its new Instagram account, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration shows images of weaponry that people either forgot they had or tried to sneak past airport agents. [Read more]
    




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Guy dressed as Darth Vader runs Death Valley in 129-degree heat
A "Star Wars" fan attempts to set a new heat-running record in Death Valley while dressed as Darth Vader. [Read more]
    




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Yahoo buys storytelling app Qwiki
The media giant acquires the creative minds behind an iPhone app that lets users turn their photos, videos, and music into sharable movies. [Read more]
    




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Apple TV nears Time Warner Cable deal, Bloomberg says
The Apple set-top box would get a wealth of new channels, and its first mega cache of live ones, if it reaches a deal with the cable provider. [Read more]
    




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Facebook affixes stickers to messages on Web
Silly in nature, stickers could help Facebook's messaging products appeal to younger users gravitating toward other apps. [Read more]
    




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World's first approved bionic eye to launch in U.S.
The Argus II, which treats patients with the rare genetic condition known as retinitis pigmentosa, was approved by the FDA in February after more than 20 years in the making. [Read more]
    




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MP3 player buying guide
What you should know when shopping for an MP3 player. [Read more]
    




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Telescopic contact lenses could give superhero vision
Researchers develop a contact lens that acts like a telescope when used with a special pair of glasses, offering a potential new solution for people with age-related macular degeneration. [Read more]
    




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Google's new Motorola ad one-ups Apple: It's all-American
Perhaps spurred by Apple embracing "Designed in California," Google's tease of its new Moto X claims it's "designed, engineered and assembled in the USA." Just in time for July 4. [Read more]
    




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Candy-colored iPhone photos surface online
More reports are out about Apple's cheaper iPhone, Best Buy will sell the popular Pebble smartwatch, and Sony is set to launch its pricey 4K media player. [Read more]
    




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Conan's hit men mock Google's algorithmic certainty
Team Coco decides it's time to expose Google's claims that it can predict a movie's success. [Read more]
    




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Is Don Mattrick Zynga's would-be savior?
The Xbox executive faces a Herculean task of tossing the social-gaming company a lifeline, and risks getting dragged down himself. [Read more]
    




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Free Tesla, say 100,000 signers of White House petition
Petition submitted to the White House backs direct sales of Tesla's electric cars, which aren't sold at dealerships. It's now garnered enough signatures to require an official response. [Read more]
    




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Android 4.2.2 hits international HTC One
HTC One owners living in Taiwan are among the first to see the newest release of Jelly Bean. [Read more]
    




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The 404 1,296: Where we take our filters to the grave (podcast)
Today we'll learn how Xbox gamers in Japan came to be called "gropers," why Kanye West will never be Steve Jobs, and how one Tumblr is exposing Instagram frauds that misuse the hashtag #nofilter. [Read more]
    




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