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Firefox for Android gets it mostly right (video)

This is Mozilla’s most far-reaching mobile move yet, and for the most part, the browser-maker does its Firefox brand proud. Originally posted at Android Atlas

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According To Microsoft’s Own Numbers, Microsoft Costs The World Economy $500 Billion

It’s always amusing when you see studies done by companies about how much money is “gained” or “lost” from certain activities — as if the actual money wouldn’t or doesn’t go to other sources if diverted. So, when Microsoft hired IDC to write a report… Continue reading

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Google denies working on facial-recognition app (update)

Disputing a report on CNN, Google says it’s not developing facial-recognition technology for cell phones that would be able to identify who’s in a photo.

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Truck Drivers Told They Need To Pay A Licensing Fee To Listen To Music While Driving

Over the last few years, we’ve noted that various collection societies around the globe have become both more aggressive and more ridiculous in trying to get people to pay licensing fees for listening to music. Among the crazy stories that have popped… Continue reading

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Facebook feature converts profiles to business pages

Business users who want to transform their personal profiles on Facebook into regular business pages can now do it directly through a new conversion process. Originally posted at News – Digital Media

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Facebook feature converts profiles to business pages

Business users who want to transform their personal profiles on Facebook into regular business pages can now do it directly through a new conversion process. Originally posted at News – Digital Media

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MPAA Praises Government Censorship And Lack Of Due Process

You would think, of all industries, the movie industry would be particularly careful about praising US government censorship of content, since it’s not that far down the slippery slope until the government justifies censoring movie content as well. Bu… Continue reading

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Big Media To Innovative App Maker: Stop Innovating Without Our Permission!

There are a bunch of different newsreader type apps out there, and for years there have been all sorts of apps that let you aggregate content into personal collections. A new one, which recently hit the market for iPads, is called Zite and, apparently… Continue reading

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Is The NYT Paywall Just A Ploy To Sell More Print Subscriptions?

There are so many strange and problematic aspects of the New York Times’ ersatz paywall plan that sometimes the big and obvious one doesn’t get discussed enough: it’s really really expensive. A year of full access on all devices comes out to $455 (or $… Continue reading

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