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Chicago Tribune
Microsoft, Facebook, Ericsson, Motorola: Intellectual Property
BusinessWeek
By Victoria Slind-Flor (This is a daily report on global news about patents, trademarks, copyright and other intellectual property topics.) Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp., the largest software maker, said it would be “fair and reasonable” in ...
US to Clear Google's DealWall Street Journal
Google says it won't support fair licensing in open standards as Apple ...Apple Insider
Apple to EU: Set FRAND Licensing StandardsThe Mac Observer
MyBroadband -CNET
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USA TODAY
U's Google contract shields school from new privacy measures
Minnesota Daily
By JEFF HARGARTEN As Google makes sweeping changes to its privacy policy, the University of Minnesota's accounts are shielded from the new rules. Google recently announced it will track user activity across all of its websites starting March 1, ...
Privacy group wanting FTC to punish Google files lawsuitWashington Post
Watchdog sues FTC over new Google privacy policyLos Angeles Times
Group sues FTC over Google's planned privacy updateCNET
USA TODAY -BusinessWeek -PCWorld
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Kansas City Star
Apple Supplier Working Conditions to Be Targeted in Protest
BusinessWeek
By Adam Satariano Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc., maker of the iPad and iPhone, will face protesters tomorrow who want the company to change its manufacturing practices to address criticism of worker conditions at manufacturing partners operating in ...
Apple Stores getting petitions on ethical conduct for breakfastRegister
Apple store protests planned for ThursdayWashington Post
Groups to Deliver 'Ethical iPhone' Petitions to Apple StoresPC Magazine
Apple Insider -GigaOm -CNN
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TechSpot
Chrome 17 released with "instant" browsing, improved security
TechSpot
By Matthew DeCarlo Keeping with its snappy development cycle, Google has released the latest stable build of Chrome. The update comes nearly two months after the launch of Chrome 16, a month after Chrome 17 entered beta and only a day after Chrome for ...
Chrome 17 released, will preload autocompleted URLs as you typeArs Technica
Chrome for Android comes with Easter eggsCNET
Google accelerates Android browser updates with mobile ChromeComputerworld
PC Magazine -Wired News -PCWorld
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A zebra's unmistakeable stripes may have evolved to make the animals unattractive to blood-sucking flies, say scientists.

The Mac Observer
iPhone App Path Uploads User Contact Lists to Servers [Update]
The Mac Observer
[Update: Path cofounder and CEO Dave Morin has issued an apology to customers for the way his company handled personal information and said that its entire collection of such data has been deleted. We made a mistake. Over the last couple of days users ...
Path CEO: We screwed up by uploading your personal data, and we've erased itVentureBeat
CEO apologizes after Path uploads contact listsFox News
Path's Dave Morin: No, really, I don't lie about this stuffCNET
Los Angeles Times -BusinessWeek -PC Magazine
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Saving the mysterious Amazon tribes untouched by modern world

The Guardian
Groupon reports 4Q loss, higher revenue
BusinessWeek
By BARBARA ORTUTAY Groupon investors were expecting a better deal than the surprise loss the company delivered on Wednesday. The online deals site, reporting for the first time as a public company, said its fourth-quarter revenue nearly tripled, ...
Groupon Posts Unexpected Fourth-Quarter Loss on TaxesSan Francisco Chronicle
Summary Box: Groupon posts 4th-quarter loss in first report since IPO, shares fallWashington Post
Groupon loss and weak sales clobber sharesReuters
PC Magazine
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Spaceflight Now
Asteroids cause black hole's X-ray hiccups, scientists say
Spaceflight Now
BY STEPHEN CLARK The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy may be swallowing large asteroids and comets almost daily, generating bursts of X-ray light visible to NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, according to an international ...
Black Hole Eats Asteroids, Burps Out X-RaysWired News
Hungry Black Hole Snacking on Asteroids?Discovery News
NASA'S Chandra Finds Milky Way's Black Hole Grazing on AsteroidsSacramento Bee
RedOrbit
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TheStreet.com
Wireless carriers rally to preserve FCC power
CNET
by Roger Cheng February 8, 2012 4:24 PM PST Follow @RogerWCheng The wireless carriers may not agree on much, but enough of them rallied to support the Federal Communications Commission's power to hold spectrum auctions the way it sees fit.
Wireless CEOs want FCC auction authority preservedReuters
AT&T and Verizon lobby for less FCC spectrum control, Sprint and other ...Engadget
Wireless crunch faces political 'solutions'San Francisco Chronicle
GigaOm -Politic365 -TheStreet.com
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TIME
Google offers $25 in exchange for your privacy
SlashGear
If you're willing to let Google track you like a hawk over an extended period, the online search giant is willing to pay you $25. That is, $5 for signing up and then $5 in monthly installments if you continue to feel like you don't deserve any privacy ...
Google paying users to track 100% of their Web usage via little black boxArs Technica
Google to Pay Users to Track Their Movements OnlinePCWorld
Share Your Web Browsing Activities With Google, Get Paid $25PC Magazine
Herald Sun
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msnbc.com
DARPA takes bigger BigDog out for walkies
CNET
by Tim Hornyak February 8, 2012 2:16 PM PST Follow @robotopia War horse: Boston Dynamics' AlphaDog is designed to haul gear for soldiers. And scare you silly. Remember the original BigDog? That funny robot pack animal? Well, a supersized version has ...
AlphaDog Robot Passes Outdoor Trial, Will Learn to Sit and Stay NextPCWorld
AlphaDog robo pack-mule begins outdoor trials, noisily hikes into your nightmaresEngadget
DARPA begins testing LS3 robot pack muleSlashGear
IEEE Spectrum -Geek -Fox News
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ZDNet
Windows 8 Consumer Preview Date Confirmed
InformationWeek
Microsoft is set to release a trial version of its touch-centric operating system to everyday computer users. By Paul McDougall InformationWeek The general public won't have to wait long to get its hands on Windows 8, as Microsoft has confirmed the ...
Why Metro now rules at MicrosoftCNET
Microsoft fixes Windows 8 Consumer Preview launch event for Feb. 29Computerworld
Microsoft to unveil Windows 8 late FebruaryNEWS.com.au
msnbc.com -Washington Post
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Space.com
VLT Takes Most Detailed Infrared Image of the Carina Nebula
Space.com
ESO's Very Large Telescope has delivered the most detailed infrared image of the Carina Nebula stellar nursery taken so far. Many previously hidden features, scattered across a spectacular celestial landscape of gas, dust and young stars, have emerged.
Carina Nebula revealed in all its gloryThe Guardian
Breathtaking Carina nebula photo provides window into star nurseryChristian Science Monitor
Amazing photo of Carina Nebula taken by giant telescopeBBC News
Wired News -Washington Post (blog) -TG Daily
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Wired News
Asia and Americas on Course for Arctic Collision
Wired News
By Brandon Keim It'll be a geological showdown for the ages, with North America, South America, Europe and Asia colliding head-on over the North Pole to create a supercontinent called Amasia. Unfortunately, nobody we know will be around to watch the ...
Next Supercontinent Could Form At The North PoleScience Friday
Here's How Researchers Think The Earth's Next Continent Will FormBusiness Insider
Look North for the Next Supercontinent AmasiaDiscovery News
Science AAAS -BBC News -Christian Science Monitor
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Globe and Mail
Nokia to Cut 4000 Jobs at 3 Factories
New York Times
BERLIN — Nokia, the biggest maker of mobile phones by volume, said Wednesday that it would eliminate 4000 manufacturing jobs, or 7 percent of its global work force, as it moved to streamline operations and save money from its production of smartphones.
Nokia to cut 4000 smartphone jobsFinancial Times
Nokia Ends Phone Assembly in Europe, Cuts JobsABC News
Nokia to carry out 4000 job cutsBBC News
Reuters -Los Angeles Times -InformationWeek
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Ars Technica
Data shows Vita's missing backward compatibility could cost Sony sales
Ars Technica
By Kyle Orland | Published February 8, 2012 2:25 PM Statistics suggest that these two UMDs would be worth .00024 Vita launch titles, if the system had backward compatibility... Kotaku is reporting that Sony will not be bringing its Japanese UMD ...
SCEE deflects queries of UMD Passport for EUComputerandvideogames.com
Video Game Feature: Hands-On with the Sony PlayStation VitaHollywoodChicago.com
UMD Passport Will Not Come To AmericaRipTen
1UP.com -IDG News Service
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Brisbane Times
Top 3 Myths About DDoS Attacks
PC Magazine
By Sara Yin Nowadays you don't even need to stand up to participate in a protest. You just need to find an e-flyer from a group of Internet activists, like Anonymous, that explainins the target, the cause, and a simple set instructions for downloading ...
10 Strategies To Fight Anonymous DDoS AttacksInformationWeek
Denial-of-service Attacks Are on the Rise, Anti-DDoS Vendors ReportPCWorld
Website attacks motivated by politicsStuff.co.nz
TechNewsWorld -Register -The Australian
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Researchers build efficient lasers just 100 billionths of a metre across that may be used to make faster computer chips in the future.

Daily Mail
Microsoft to host Windows 8 Consumer Preview on Feb. 29
CNET
by Jay Greene February 8, 2012 10:28 AM PST Follow @iamjaygreene Microsoft will take the wraps off the consumer preview of Windows 8 on Feb. 29 in Barcelona, a key milestone on the path toward launching the new operating system.
The Whole World Will Finally Get To Look At Windows 8 On February 29th (MSFT)San Francisco Chronicle
Windows 8 on ARM: The Desktop Plot ThickensPCWorld
Windows 8 Consumer Preview due February 29: why it's not called betaZDNet (blog)
The Verge -InformationWeek -PC Magazine
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