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Google spending $7mn to fight child pornography

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:23:53 -0400

LONDON - Internet giant Google said it is spending $5 million to wipe images of child abuse off the Internet and another $2 million to create tools to find the images and eradicate them. "We're in the business of making information widely available, but there's certain 'information' that should never be created or found," wrote Jacqueline Fuller, director of Google Giving, in a blog post. "We ...

Yahoo follows Facebook and Microsoft in publishing US govt sought snoop data

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:03 -0400

Internet corporation Yahoo has followed the league of technological companies in publishing reports about 'snoop data' requests made by the US government. According to the Guardian, Yahoo has revealed that it had received 12,000-13,000 requests, inclusive of criminal, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and other requests by the government between 1 December 2012 and 31 May 2013. ...

General Motors recalls 231000 SUVs over fire risk

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:10:01 -0400

US General Motors Co. is set to recall about 231,000 older SUVs over fire risks and has urged owners to park them outside garages until they are repaired, a media report said. The Detroit-based automaker agreed to recall 193,000 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, SAAB 9-7x, Isuzu Ascender and 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL in the US, reported Xinhua. The ...

Top Stocks Of John Paulsons Recovery Fund Up 27

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:04 -0400

John Paulson made billions on the implosion of the housing market in 2007, and is now setting up to profit from its recovery. In fact, his Paulson Recovery Fund has already returned 27% year to date, buoyed by a nascent housing recovery. Some of the larger positions in Paulson's $1.9 billion Recovery Fund include housing and mortgage-related companies MGIC Investment Corporation ...

Hot Clothing Retailer Ralph Lauren Not Hot Enough

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:03 -0400

, Chaps and Club Monaco. The company operates 388 stores itself, including 116 Ralph Lauren stores, 59 Club Monaco stores and 213 Polo factory stores and has international licensing partners to operate stores overseas. Ralph Lauren Beat in the Fiscal Fourth Quarter of 2013 On May 23, Ralph Lauren reported fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2013 results. and beat the Zacks Consensus once again. ...

Getting the most out of your HDTV

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:03 -0400

Whether you bought a new TV last week, last month, or last year, chances are it can look better than it does. All it takes is a few simple tweaks, a menu setting adjustment or two, and unleash its full potential. OK, "unleash its full potential" is a little over the top, but seriously, it's easy and worth it to get the most out of your ...

To Connect With Customers One Company Thinks It Has All The Answers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:03 -0400

Intercom is gearing up to take its marketing and customer connection tools to mobile after raising $6 million in an A-round of financing. The Social+Capital Partnership led the round, which will largely go to building out the company's mobile strength. Intercom's latest round of capital comes from The Social+Capital Partnership, with participation from Freestyle Capital and David ...

Supreme Courts Final Decisions Also A Verdict On SG Verrilli

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:02 -0400

Solicitor General Donald Verrilli The U.S. Supreme Court will release its most significant and divisive decisions -- on affirmative action, gay rights and the Voting Rights Act -- possibly tomorrow and almost certainly by the end of this month. Two of the three will likely be defeats for U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, who has endured a rough year before the high court including rare ...

Octopus Pants - A Win for Ralph Lauren

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:02 -0400

ARDMORE, PA - JUNE 16: Billy Horschel of the United States hits his tee shot on the fifth hole during the final round of the 113th U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club on June 16, 2013 in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) If you're not a golfer, you may not understand the title. But it is important. Sunday was the final, of four days, ...

Elon Musk Apologizes To Customers For Teslas First Recall

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:02 -0400

Elon Musk announced the recall himself on the company blog -- and apologized for the inconvenience to customers. (Now think for a second: when was the last time an auto company CEO apologized for a recall on the day it happened? Or without being under duress?) The company disclosed that a bracket keeping the left hand back seat in place might come loose, according to details ...

Google Perches Above $900 Netflix Back To Almost 80 Of 2001 Peak

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:02 -0400

Image via CrunchBase On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was able to break higher out of a wedge pattern and break a downtrend that has been in place since May 22. The index broke above the 1642-1648 level and now the question is whether we will extend above it. The next resistance level to watch is 1658-1662 and then 1674, with the intraday high at 1687. Fed days are often tricky as you sometimes see ...

Are expensive headphones worth it

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:01 -0400

$30 . Since nearly everyone has a mobile device now, headphones have become big business. From a few dollars to thousands of dollars, there's a style, brand, form, celeb endorsement, and/or color to match your interest. But are expensive headphones worth ...

Microsoft touts Windows 8 apps momentum heading into Build

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:17:28 -0400

Welcome to Microsoft Pri0: That's Microspeak for top priority, and that's the news and observations you'll find here from Seattle Times technology reporter Janet I. ...

Apple TV adds HBO Go and WatchESPN

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:09:06 -0400

HBO Go includes on-demand access to all of the premium channel's shows, movies, comedy specials and other content. The WatchESPN app features live sports events as well as on-demand video ...

Google Fiber spawns startup renaissance in Kansas City

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:57:38 -0400

Google's super-fast Internet service launched a year ago in Kansas City. CNET's Marguerite Reardon takes a look at the impact it has on the local startup ...

Steve Jobs expected to be forgotten by history

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:57:38 -0400

(Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) In 1994, while at Next, Steve Jobs gave a 20-minute interview to the Silicon Valley Historical Association (SVHA) in which he spoke about his legacy. Interestingly, at that point, he expected that he and his accomplishments would be more or less forgotten within a few decades. A clip from that interview has just been posted to YouTube for the first ...

ESPN HBO come to Apple TV

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:57:37 -0400

Apple TV is getting live sports and "Game of Thrones" beamed straight to its box, as Apple announces Time Warner's HBO Go and Disney's WatchESPN are available directly now. But confounding would-be cord cutters, most of the content appears limited to people ...

Vevo tunes up app for Windows 8

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:57:36 -0400

(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Windows 8 and RT users can now check out their favorite artists and music videos via the new Vevo app. Debuting in the Windows Store on ...

At the open TSX dips ahead of Federal Reserve policy statement

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:17:49 -0400

Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke is seen on a monitor via teleconference in Chicago, May 10, 2012. Market players will be watching intently this week for clues that the Fed is about to begin scaling back its huge monetary stimulus, a key support of stock and bond prices. (JIM ...

Financial Stocks Financial stocks retreat ahead of Fed decision

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:11:41 -0400

"It's just some last-minute nervousness about exactly what the Fed statement will say and what Bernanke might say at his press conference this afternoon," said David Hilder, analyst at Drexel ...

Tech Stocks Adobe rises but Apple Microsoft slip

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:11:39 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Adobe Systems Inc. jumped Wednesday, but the tech sector was weighed down by sliding shares of Apple Inc. and Microsoft ...

Geek-Favorite Electronics Retailer Newegg Hatches New Billionaire On Rising Sales

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:07:52 -0400

The United States' second-largest online-only retailer is relatively inconspicuous on the Web. With a basic website and little brand recognition outside of a loyal community of online gamers and computer hardware aficionados, Newegg operates quietly out of California's City of Industry, selling electronic goods under tag lines like "Shell Shocker" and "Eggxtra! ...

Online retailer Newegg preps its warehouse for holiday sales