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• RadioShack files for bankruptcy protection, to sell stores

  05-02-2015 23:45
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Struggling electronics retailer RadioShack has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and says it will sell up to 2,400 stores.
  
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• RadioShack files for bankruptcy

  05-02-2015 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US electronics retailer RadioShack files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, after losing 90% of its market value as customers turn to online shopping.
  
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• Hackers see rewarding targets in health care companies

  05-02-2015 23:38
  
  Health care offers attractive growth opportunities for cyber criminals looking to steal reams of personal information, as the hacking of a database maintained by the second-largest U.S. health insurer proves.
  
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• ​Bigcommerce bolsters IPO prospects with advisory board addition

  05-02-2015 23:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Australian e-commerce tech startup Bigcommerce has bolstered its advisory board with the addition of Nasuni COO and CFO Scott Dussault, who helped lead cloud commerce provider Demandware to a successful IPO in 2012.
  
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• LinkedIn's 4Q tops analyst views, stock surges to new high

  05-02-2015 22:59
  
  LinkedIn maintained its perfect record of pleasant surprises as the online professional networking service expanded its reach during the fourth quarter and added more tools to help connect salespeople ...
  
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• Twitter shares spike as 4Q results fly above expectations

  05-02-2015 22:57
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter shares spiked nearly 10 percent aftermarket, as the messaging service shrank losses and nearly doubled quarterly revenue by drawing more users and expanding its advertising offerings.
  
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• Twitter earnings beat expectations

  05-02-2015 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twitter reports a net loss of $125m in the fourth-quarter, beating investor expectations, but says it added just four million users during the past three months.
  
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• Here's another way the Galaxy S6 might resemble the iPhone

  05-02-2015 22:55
  
  It's par for the course that phone makers are looking to Apple for design cues, and today we've learned of another way the Samsung Galaxy S6 might resemble the iPhone 6.The Galaxy S6 may feature almost the exact same thickness as the latest iPhone - 6.91mm compared to exactly 6.9mm - according to diagrams obtained by Korean site UnderKG. Their other dimensions are similar as well.Need a Chromebook? These are the bestThat means a thinner Galaxy S6 than previous Samsung flagships, although the cam
  
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• Congress slow to agree on Internet regulation

  05-02-2015 22:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Few members of Congress appear willing to move toward a bipartisan update to the 80-year-old, Depression-era law that top U.S. regulators say gives them the authority to regulate the Internet.
  
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• The Immediate Future of the Dark Web

  05-02-2015 22:49
  
  The Wednesday conviction of Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht on seven felony charges demonstrated at least one thing pretty clearly: U.S. law enforcement can not only find but successfully prosecute online operators of the drug market who cloak their criminal dealings behind hidden web addresses—especially when those operators slip up by, say, talking about their drug deals in messages linked to a personal Gmail account. Yet beyond sending a 30-year-old to prison, what does Ulbricht's conv
  
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• The Dark Web Remains

  05-02-2015 22:49
  
  The Wednesday conviction of Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht on seven felony charges demonstrated at least one thing pretty clearly: U.S. law enforcement can not only find, but successfully prosecute online operators of the drug market who cloak their criminal dealings behind hidden web addresses—especially when those operators slip up by, say, talking about their drug deals in messages linked to a personal Gmail account. Yet beyond sending a 30-year-old to prison, what does Ulbricht's con
  
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• Pascal to step down as Sony studio head after hacking upheaval

  05-02-2015 22:43
  
  By Mary Milliken and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amy Pascal will step down as co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment after hackers angry about a movie she championed mocking North Korea's dictator exposed a raft of embarrassing emails between Pascal and other Hollywood figures. One of the most powerful women executives in Hollywood, Pascal had kept a low profile since her emails were leaked by hackers and widely reported by media, particularly one in which she made racially in
  
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• Windows 10: What we know and what we think we know (LIVE EVENT)

  05-02-2015 22:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Join ZDNet sister site Tech Pro Research for an exclusive Windows 10 analyst call and Q&A session with veteran Microsoft watcher, Mary Jo Foley.
  
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• Activision Blizzard revenue forecast misses

  05-02-2015 22:34
  
  (Reuters) - Videogame maker Activision Blizzard Inc, known for its "Call of Duty", "Destiny" and "World of Warcraft" titles, forecast revenue for the first quarter below average analyst expectation, factoring in the impact of a strengthening dollar. Activision earns about half of its revenue from outside the United States. Analysts on average were expecting profit of 18 cents and revenue of $777.7 million, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. The company, also know
  
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• GoPro revenue surges on strong demand for wearable cameras

  05-02-2015 22:27
  
  (Reuters) - Action camera maker GoPro Inc reported a 75.4 percent rise in quarterly revenue due to strong demand for its wearable cameras used by surfers, skydivers and other action junkies. The company reported net income attributable to GoPro shareholders of $122.1 million (80 million pounds), or 83 cents per share, in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with $33.3 million, or 33 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue rose to $633.9 million from $361.5 million a year ago. (Reporting B
  
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• Obama's 'Big Data' privacy plans get lift from lawmakers

  05-02-2015 22:26
  
  By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is working with a Republican congressman on the U.S. House of Representatives' leadership team and Democrats in both the House and Senate on a bill to protect data collected from students through educational apps. The legislation, aimed at ensuring kids' data is used only for educational and legitimate research purposes, is the first of President Barack Obama's "Big Data" privacy plans to gain traction in the Repu
  
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• Review: Updated: PS4

  05-02-2015 22:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IntroductionTen million gamers can't be wrong: The PlayStation 4 is the future of gaming. And why wouldn't it be? After all, the PS4 has a legacy of greatness. The original PlayStation served as the launching pad for a generation of gamers, which was followed by the PlayStation 2, one of the longest-running consoles of all-time. The PS3 won the format wars and made blu-ray the standard HD video storage medium and the PlayStation 4, even though it's just now turning a year old, may very well leav
  
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• Display makers look to next-generation cars to drive growth

  05-02-2015 22:21
  
  Manufacturers like South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd and Samsung Display are eager to boost their exposure to the sector, which promises bigger and more stable margins than their mainstay mobile and TV businesses. All three companies declined to comment.
  
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• Twitter fourth-quarter revenue rises 97 percent

  05-02-2015 22:16
  
  By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Thursday its revenue in the fourth quarter grew 97 percent, surpassing Wall Street expectations, but the growth rate of its monthly users slowed significantly. Twitter said revenue in the three months ended Dec. 31 totalled $479 million (312 million pounds), compared to $243 million in the year-ago period. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S were looking for revenue of $453.1 million. Monthly active users in the fourth quar
  
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• Exclusive - Apple's health tech takes early lead among top hospitals

  05-02-2015 22:11
  
  By Christina Farr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's healthcare technology is spreading quickly among major U.S. hospitals, showing early promise as a way for doctors to monitor patients remotely and lower costs. Fifteen of 23 top hospitals contacted by Reuters said they have rolled out a pilot programme of Apple's HealthKit service - which acts as a repository for patient-generated health information like blood pressure, weight or heart rate - or are in talks to do so. Apple rivals
  
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• Big data legislation aims to protect student privacy

  05-02-2015 22:08
  
  A bipartisan bill will be introduced in the next few weeks in the US House of Representatives to protect student privacy from digital data collection. The student-focused bill will be introduced by Indiana Congressman Luke Messer, chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, and Colorado Democrat Jared Polis.Though the bill will focus on students, it may give President Obama the momentum he needs to address big data concerns in other areas as well. According to Reuters, the bill is still b
  
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• Your info has been hacked. Here's what you should do

  05-02-2015 21:05
  
  Hackers have stolen personal information from tens of millions of people with Anthem health insurance. The nation's second-largest health insurer, formerly known as WellPoint, said hackers stole Social ...
  
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• Sony releases The Interview across UK cinemas after film pulled over hacking

  05-02-2015 21:03 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Controversial James Franco and Seth Rogen comedy about North Korea has recouped its $44m production costs from US online and cinema release Continue reading...
  
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• Sprint to add 500 stores, eyeing Radioshack 'real estate' - CEO

  05-02-2015 20:35
  
  By Malathi Nayak SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sprint Corp aims to expand its retail footprint with 500 stores this year and is considering troubled electronics retail chain Radioshack’s prime real estate, Chief Executive Marcelo Claure told Reuters on Friday. Radioshack is preparing to shut down and sell half of its stores to Sprint in a bankruptcy deal, Bloomberg reported earlier this week, citing people with knowledge of the discussions. As part of its retail push, Sprint has set a goal to add
  
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• iPhoto is dead, long live Photos for OS X

  05-02-2015 20:32
  
  iPhoto is a bloated, slithering mess of an application, and Apple is finally putting it out of its misery.The company promised last June that both iPhoto and Aperture would be replaced with a new application called Photos for OS X come Yosemite, and now that change is almost upon us.A developer version of the new Photos app is going out today, according to The Verge, which got its hands on it and published some impressions.The Photos app apparently has a cleaner, more intuitive interface - like
  
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• Sony boss quits after email hack

  05-02-2015 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sony Pictures' Amy Pascal steps down as co-chair of Sony's movie studio following a debilitating cyber attack last year revealed her private emails.
  
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• Amy Pascal steps down from Sony Pictures in wake of damaging email hack

  05-02-2015 20:08 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  One of Hollywood’s most powerful executives is leaving company after hacking scandal that resulted in leak of her emails, but is starting studio-backed venture Continue reading...
  
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• I'm a technology disaster, pope confesses

  05-02-2015 20:07
  
  Pope Francis, who has called the internet a "gift from God," confessed via Webcam to an inquisitive girl on Thursday that he is a disaster with technology and does not know how to use a computer. Alicia, from Spain, who took part in a worldwide Google Hangout for children with special needs, asked the pope if he liked to take pictures and download them on his computer. Francis used the Spanish word "tronco", or tree trunk, which is colloquially used for someone who is very cl
  
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• Sony's Pascal to quit co-chair post after cyber attack upheaval

  05-02-2015 20:02
  
  By Mary Milliken and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amy Pascal will step down as co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment after hackers angry about a movie she championed mocking North Korea's dictator exposed a raft of embarrassing emails between Pascal and other Hollywood figures. Pascal, one of the most powerful women executives in Hollywood, had kept a low profile since her emails were leaked by hackers and widely reported by media, particularly one in which she made racially i
  
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• Amy Pascal steps down as co-chairman of Sony Pictures

  05-02-2015 19:13
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amy Pascal will step down as co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and head of the film studio, nearly three months after a massive hack hit the company and revealed embarrassing emails.
  
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• Bosnian Serbs pass law limiting freedom of speech

  05-02-2015 18:57
  
  BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Lawmakers in the Serb part of Bosnia passed a controversial law Thursday that allows authorities to fine people who post offensive content on social networks — a move rights activists have labeled as limiting freedom of expression.
  
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• Sony's Pascal stepping down as co-chair of movie studio

  05-02-2015 18:37
  
  Amy Pascal will step down as co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and start a production company at the studio that was hit by a major cyberattack last year, the company said on Thursday. The news of the departure of one of the most high-profile female studio executives in Hollywood comes two months after Pascal's emails were leaked by hackers, revealing embarrassing private conversations. As part of a four-year agreement, Sony Pictures will finance Pascal's venture and retain di
  
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• Gamer raided by Swat team in front of 60,000 viewers

  05-02-2015 18:26 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Air Force veteran targeted by anonymous attackers in the middle of a Twitch stream of the browser game RunescapeThe noise-cancelling headphones Joshua Peters, 27, wears while playing the popular browser games Clash of Clans and Runescape in front of almost 60,000 viewers on the live streaming site Twitch mean that he did not hear 10 armed police enter his house.Viewers of the stream realised what was happening the same time as Peters, when his mother’s voice was picked up by the microphone as
  
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• Broadband prices drop, but line rental price shoots up

  05-02-2015 18:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Sure, your broadband may cost less, but you still might not be saving much money thanks to higher line rental.
  
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• US health insurer Anthem hit by massive cyberattack: 80 million customers private data exposed

  05-02-2015 18:09
  
  Hackers have stolen personal information relating to current and former customers and staff of number two US health insurer Anthem, after breaching an IT system containing data on up to 80 million people, the company said late on Wednesday (4 February). Anthem, which has nearly 40 million customers in the United States, said it had reported the attack to the FBI, and cyber-security firm FireEye said it had been hired to help Anthem investigate the attack. Anthem said in a statement that names, b
  
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• US health insurer Anthem hit by massive cyberattack

  05-02-2015 18:09
  
  Hackers have stolen personal information relating to current and former customers and staff of number two US health insurer Anthem, after breaching an IT system containing data on up to 80 million people, the company said late on Wednesday (4 February). Anthem, which has nearly 40 million customers in the United States, said it had reported the attack to the FBI, and cyber-security firm FireEye said it had been hired to help Anthem investigate the attack. Anthem said in a statement that names, b
  
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• US health insurer Anthem hit by massive cyber attack

  05-02-2015 18:09
  
  Hackers have stolen personal information relating to current and former customers and staff of no. 2 US health insurer Anthem, after breaching an IT system containing data on up to 80 million people, the company said late on Wednesday (February 4). Anthem, which has nearly 40 million customers in the United States, said it had reported the attack to the FBI and cybersecurity firm FireEye said it had been hired to help Anthem investigate the attack. Anthem said in a statement that names, birthday
  
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• Penney zeros in on hair salons as a key to recovery

  05-02-2015 17:44
  
  J.C. Penney is giving its hair salons a makeover in a bid to lure younger customers who it hopes will then stay in the stores to shop. The retailer, which is the nation's largest operator of salons sharing ...
  
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• China to have most robots in world by 2017

  05-02-2015 17:32
  
  By Georgina Prodhan FRANKFURT (Reuters) - China will have more robots operating in its production plants by 2017 than any other country as it cranks up automation of its car and electronics factories, the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) said on Thursday. China has just 30 robots per 10,000 workers employed in manufacturing industries, compared with 437 in South Korea, 323 in Japan, 282 in Germany and 152 in the United States. "Companies are forced to invest ever more in robots to
  
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• Emoticons can rack up huge bills

  05-02-2015 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Emoticons in text messages are being charged as picture messages on some handsets, leaving users with unexpected bills.
  
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• Pope's confession: I don't know how to work a computer

  05-02-2015 17:03
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has made a confession of sorts, telling a 16-year-old girl that he doesn't have a clue about how to work a computer.
  
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• YouTube for kids edges closer as Google buys apps firm Launchpad Toys

  05-02-2015 17:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Children’s app developer’s TeleStory helps kids make their own TV shows to share online, and could fuel rumoured standalone video serviceGoogle has bought children’s apps developer Launchpad Toys for an undisclosed amount, in a deal that may well be related to its plans to launch a new version of YouTube aimed at kids.The San Francisco-based developer, which made the Toontastic series of apps, announced the acquisition on its website. Related: The best iPad apps for kids of 2014 Related:
  
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• Review: OCZ ARC 100

  05-02-2015 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IntroductionOCZ is a company whose history of flash storage products began a few years ago with the Vertex range of SSDs that were renowned for being affordable but not the best performers or most reliable. After a tumultuous last few years, the business is now in the capable hands of Toshiba, and is trying to carve itself a new place in the SSD with the ARC 100, one of the most affordable 2.5-inch solid-state drives you can find.Arriving in 120GB, 240GB and 480GB flavours, the ARC 100 is aiming
  
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• Coca-Cola pulls Twitter campaign after it was tricked into quoting Mein Kampf

  05-02-2015 16:58 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  #MakeItHappy campaign, which used an automatic algorithm to turn negative tweets into pictures of happy things, was hijacked by Gawker Continue reading...
  
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• YouTube vloggers are popular, but new study questions their influence

  05-02-2015 16:49 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Online stars like Zoella and Alfie Deyes have large and growing audiences, but are fans looking to them for recommendations on what to buy? Continue reading...
  
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• Tesla to install free charging station for Chinese customers

  05-02-2015 16:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Tesla's China president Zhu Xiaotong talks to the media for the first time about future expansion since coming into position last year end.
  
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• Tesla to install free charging stations for Chinese customers

  05-02-2015 16:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Tesla's China president Zhu Xiaotong has spoken to the media about future expansion for the first time since coming into the position at the end of last year.
  
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• Company loses $17m in email scam

  05-02-2015 16:17 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  An Omaha commodities trader was swindled by emails that appeared to have been sent by its chief executiveThe typical victims of cyber fraud are lonely singles searching for love online or anyone who puts too much trust in an email. But proof that even corporate financial professionals are not exempt from being swindled has come with the revelation that a company based in Omaha, Nebraska lost $17.2m in an email scam. Related: Scams, scareware and threats: how online hackers tap into your worst fe
  
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• Review: 'Dying Light' brings on the nightmare

  05-02-2015 15:40
  
  The undead in "Dying Light" (Warner Bros., for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, $59.99) are a relatively laid-back bunch. During the daytime, they're mostly content to idly stumble about the ...
  
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• #timetotalk: Is social media helping people talk about mental health?

  05-02-2015 15:06 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  On Time to Talk day, when everyone is encouraged to take five minutes to talk about mental health, we ask whether the likes of YouTube and Tumblr are helping or hindering conversations about mental illnessMore people than ever before are talking about mental health online.Whether through blogs, videos or tweets, candid conversations about mental illness can be found across the spectrum of social networks we interact with on day-to-day basis. According to a survey by Time to Change, released for
  
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