Budget cuts mean Furlough Friday at four federal agencies

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(Reuters) - Across-the-board budget cuts have created Furlough Friday in Washington and elsewhere, as the one-day closing of four federal agencies forced an unpaid day off for 115,000 workers. Employees at the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Internal Revenue Service and the Office of Management and Budget stayed home on Friday. The furlough affects about 5 percent of the federal workforce, according to Cory Bythrow, communications … [Read more...]

Android 4.3 pops up in the wild after skipping Google I/O

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After failing to appear at Google I/O, evidence that Android 4.3 is forthcoming soon has been leaking out slowly. Now, the first photos of the next sweet iteration of the mobile OS running on a device have been spotted. It looks to be a new flavor of Jelly Bean rather than the whole slice of Key Lime Pie. Photos that appear to show a Nexus 4 running Android 4.3 at the 2013 Thailand Mobile Expo have surfaced on the xdadevelopers forum, home to many an Android leak, hack, and more. The few … [Read more...]

As Pinterest Meets With Marketers, Evolving Business Model Gets Clearer

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Pinterest held its first “partner event” during Internet Week in New York on Wednesday, assembling a crowd of 300 marketers, digital- or social-agency types and others as it took a step down the road Facebook and Twitter walked before, recruiting big marketers and agencies into an inner circle with access to the platform’s resources, strategy and more. The most interesting development, however, was the clear vision that was woven through speeches from the partner and product team, brand … [Read more...]

Microsoft and Google agree to build YouTube app for Windows Phone 8

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Summary: After a public tussle, Microsoft and Google have agreed to jointly build a native YouTube app for Windows Phone 8, which will be released within a few weeks. Microsoft and Google seem to have found common ground in their recent skirmish over YouTube on Windows Phone 8. The pair announced on May 24 that they are going to build together a version of a native YouTube application for Windows Phone 8 that will meet Google's terms of service. The new app will be available in the … [Read more...]

Ashton Kutcher on why Twitter is messed up and more

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Kutcher weighs in on a wide variety of topics in his keynote "fireside chat" on the last day of the CTIA Wireless show. LAS VEGAS -- Ashton Kutcher is angry at the state of Twitter. "Media kind of f*cked it up," Kutcher said during his fireside chat at the CTIA Wireless show here Thursday. "Companies and people constantly pitching crap." During a lengthy Q&A session, Kutcher touched upon many facets of technology, including Twitter, but also on Facebook, the state of digital … [Read more...]

‘Facebook Phone’ launch canceled in U.K. as Home gets facelift

'Facebook Phone' launch canceled in U.K. as Home gets facelift

Plans to launch the HTC First, aka the "Facebook phone," in the U.K. have been indefinitely delayed and pre-orders refunded, according Facebook and the carrier that was to carry the device exclusively. In the United States, after AT&T dropped the device's price, that seemed like confirmation that sales have been nowhere near what was hoped. The HTC First was announced in April; with bold colors, decent mid-range specs, and a nice HD screen, it seemed a reasonable device on which to launch … [Read more...]

Is Google Glass Dangerous?

Is Google Glass Dangerous?

NEWS about Google Glass is everywhere these days, and so are its critics. Some charge it only with fashion crimes. Others worry about invasion of privacy: when out on a date with a Glass wearer, you won’t know if they are recording you — or Googling “seduction tips,” for that matter. Nonetheless, most agree that a smartphone-linked display and camera placed in the corner of your vision is intriguing and potentially revolutionary — and like us, they want to try it. But Glass may … [Read more...]

How Vintage Apple Computers Used to Sell

How Vintage Apple Computers Used to Sell

Original Apple-1 computers are now sold at professional auctions and can command hundreds of thousands of dollars, as I wrote about in an article published Thursday on the Web and in Friday’s paper. But the old computers have been sold more informally for years, at far more modest prices. The story behind the 1997 sale of an Apple-1, which now resides at the Computer History Museum, shows how the market used to work, when the transactions were simpler but more personal. The buyer was a … [Read more...]

Tony Allen fined $5K for flopping

Tony Allen fined $5K for flopping

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The NBA has fined Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen $5,000 for violating the league's anti-flopping rule during Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs. Officials called a flagrant foul on Manu Ginobili for grabbing Allen's arm as the Grizzlies' guard drove to the basket with 26.1 seconds left in regulation Tuesday night. Allen hit the court and rolled over, holding his hands to his head. Replay showed Allen never hit his head on the … [Read more...]

Jackson: Bill Russell over Jordan

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If Phil Jackson was picking his own dream team, his squad would start with someone other than Michael Jordan. "In my estimation, the guy that has to be there would be Bill Russell. He has won 11 championships as a player," Jackson said in an interview with Time. "That's really the idea of what excellence is, when you win championships." Russell, the centerpiece of the Boston Celtics dynasty in the 1950s and 1960s, won 11 titles and was a five-time Most Valuable Player and 12-time All-Star … [Read more...]

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