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NJ programmer freed as NY court orders acquittal

A smiling former Goldman Sachs computer programmer was freed from prison Friday after a surprise ruling from a federal appeals court reversed his conviction on charges he stole computer code.

Clearwire says it may need to raise more money

Clearwire Corp., which runs a wireless data network used mainly by Sprint customers, says it may need to raise more money because it doesn't know how much revenue it will be able to pull in from a fourth-generation mobile broadband network that it's building and from its existing mobile WiMAX Internet network after 2013.

Digital publisher claims right to children's book

A digital publisher being sued by HarperCollins over an electronic edition of Jean Craighead George's award-winning "Julie of the Wolves" has filed a statement in federal court saying it had "secured all necessary e-book rights."

Yelp looking for $12 to $14 per share in IPO

Online review service Yelp rated its own business Thursday, setting an IPO target of $12 to $14 per share that could value the 7-year-old company as high as $840 million.

Twitter unveils self-service advertising system

Buying ads on Twitter is about to get easier for small businesses as the online messaging service adds a key piece to its moneymaking model.

How parts of payroll tax cut package are paid for

Congressional negotiators have agreed on a $144 billion package that extends three major programs through the end of the year: a 2 percentage-point reduction in the Social Security payroll tax, federal unemployment benefits for the long-time unemployed and avoidance of a 27 percent cut in reimbursements for doctors treating Medicare patients.

Apple asks Amazon not to sell iPad in China

Apple has asked online retailer Amazon.com to stop selling the iPad in China, according to a published report.

Review: 3 online services that track your spending

My approach to tracking my spending has traditionally been to wait for credit card bills to come, then (hopefully) pay them off. Three new online services promise to help you do a better job of tracking as you buy.

2 enter guilty pleas in computer exports to Iran

Two businessmen have pleaded guilty in the illegal export of computer equipment to Iran.

Police: Mass. girls' Facebook photos on porn site

The FBI and Massachusetts police are trying to figure out who "hijacked" Facebook photos of teenage girls from more than a dozen high schools in the state and posted them on a website police say features child pornography.

Experts urge stronger online regulation bill

Cybersecurity experts urged senators Thursday to close loopholes in legislation to give the government more power to force critical industries to make their computer networks more secure.

Nevada approves regulations for self-driving cars

Nevada is envisioning a day when taxicabs might shuttle fares without a driver, or people with medical conditions that make them ineligible for a license could get around with a virtual chauffeur.

Curb the car dashboard technology, government asks

Auto dashboards are becoming an arcade of text messages, GPS images, phone calls and web surfing, the government says, and it's asking carmakers to curb those distractions when vehicles are moving.

Apple previews Mac OS update, Mountain Lion

Apple Inc. on Thursday released a developer preview of an update for the Mac operating system, dubbed "Mountain Lion," that will copy more features and apps from the iPhone and iPad to the Mac.

EU court: Web sites need not check for IP breaches

A European Union court ruled Thursday that social networking sites cannot be compelled to install general filters to prevent the illegal trading of music and other copyrighted material.

MSN adds new feature to take Internet's pulse

Microsoft is hooking up MSN.com with a hipper sidekick to broaden its appeal and stay on top of the Internet's hottest topics.

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Swiss to Craft Janitor Satellites to Grab Space Junk

Source: rdmag.com

Swiss scientists said Wednesday they plan to launch a "janitor satellite" specially designed to get rid of orbiting debris known as space junk. The 10-million-franc ($11-million) satellite called CleanSpace One...is being built by the Swiss Space Center at the Swiss Federal Inst …

Inside Facebook's Outsourced Anti-Porn and Gore Brigade, Where 'Camel Toes' are More Offensive Than 'Crushed Heads'

Source: Gawker

Amine Derkaoui, a 21-year-old Moroccan man, is pissed at Facebook. Last year he spent a few weeks training to screen illicit Facebook content through an outsourcing firm, for which he was paid a measly $1 an hour. He's still fuming over it. "It's humiliating.

Video games improve sight in adults born with a rare eye disorder

Source: Guardian Unlimited

Study challenges view that video games are bad for sight and suggests the brain can be trained to overcome some conditions.

How Boeing developed the F-15 Silent Eagle

Source: flightglobal.com

The first major evolution of the F-15 Eagle occurred in the late 1970s, when the US Air Force started looking for a replacement for the General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark. McDonnell Douglas and Hughes teamed up to convert an F-15B two-seater...into the world's most effective strike …

Humanoid robot makes storefront debut in Valentine's experiment (VIDEO)

Source: Reuters

A Japanese humanoid named "Geminoid F" makes her storefront debut in Japan. This is really cool... and creepy!

Apple tells authors: All your books, iBook files belong to us

Source: The Register (UK)

In a legal rewrite pushed out Friday, Apple has made its iBooks publishing agreement sound slightly less evil by clarifying just what you can do with the content you create on its iBook Author software. Yes, all iBooks are locked to the iBook store but you can export those fil …

Mozilla: Firefox can be hacked via booby-trapped images

Source: ZDNet

For the second time in a week, Mozilla patches a “critical” vulnerability that could be remotely exploitable and can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Mozilla contemplates nuking McAfee

Source: CNET.com

The makers of Firefox say that a popular McAfee security add-on is causing enormous performance problems. Now Mozilla is strongly considering forcibly blocking it.

Congrats, US Government: You're Scaring Web Businesses Into Moving Out Of The US | Techdirt

Source: Techdirt

A very good read on just how out of touch or corrupt politcians are when it comes to the internet.

The RIAA's Dream Turns to Nightmare -- Inside The Pirate Bay's Torrent Purge

Source: DailyTech.com

No more torrents will help more content to be shared, render "copyright watchdogs" more toothless The Pirate Bay has long been synonymous with one thing -- torrents.

Google Caught Tracking Apple Users

Source: Truthdig

The Wall Street Journal: The companies used special computer code that tricks Apple’s Safari Web-browsing software into letting them monitor many users.

Nanopore genome sequencer makes its debut : Nature News & Comment

Source: News at Nature

Technology that its parent company says will sequence a human genome in just 15 minutes opened its first data run to scrutiny today.

'Dark plasmons' transmit energy

Source: Science Daily

Microscopic channels of gold nanoparticles have the ability to transmit electromagnetic energy that starts as light and propagates via "dark plasmons," according to researchers at Rice University.    

Pirate Bay: The RIAA Is Delusional and Must Be Stopped

Source: TorrentFreak

The Pirate Bay is not happy with a recent article published by the RIAA, where the torrent site is portrayed as the prime example of why tougher anti-piracy laws are necessary.

Google bypassed iPhone privacy settings

Source: Telegraph

Google tracked the web-browsing habits of millions of iPhone users without their consent, it has been revealed.

Proview to Apple: You Owe Us $2 Billion

Source: All Things D

At a press conference in Beijing on Friday, Li Su, chairman of Hejun Vanguard Group, a consulting company representing Proview’s creditors, said the company is gearing up to sue Apple in the U.S. to collect what it feels it’s owed.

Why is Newsvine absent from Social Media?

Saw this article posted via Pinterest:   wondering why Newsvine was nowhere to be se …

More Free Web TV Goes Away: Some March Madness Games Go Behind Paywall

Source: AllThingsD

If you’ve gotten used to the idea that you can watch March Madness on the Web, for free, without breaking the law, you may be in for a surprise next month. Some of the college basketball tourney’s games will only be available to Web users whose cable providers hav …

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