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Facebook Platform experiencing JS SDK issues

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 8:05pm
Facebook Platform's JavaScript (JS) Software Development Kit (SDK) is not working correctly. This affects many websites that rely on Facebook Connect. Are you experiencing issues too?

Sex Tech Weekly: Megaupload, Match Singles Data, Obscenity Copyright, China Porn Spam Kings

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:33pm
Match.com's data on US singles, Megaupload reviled by Perfect 10, China's sex toy spam industry and more.

Facebook testing photo viewers ripped from Google+

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 2:48pm
Facebook is testing at least three different new designs for its photo viewer. All of them look like what Google+ currently offers: image on the left and everything else on the right.

Windows Phone developer lead leaves for Amazon's Kindle team

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 1:43pm
Brandon Watson, head of developer experiences for Windows Phone, is the latest exec to leave the Microsoft's phone unit.

Apple's lawyers clean up the sloppy iBooks Author EULA

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:53pm
Today, Apple released version 1.0.1 of its iBooks Author program. There's no new code, only a new license agreement. The sloppy language in the original license agreement is cleaned up, but the...

Facebook valuation after IPO filing: $94 billion

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:47pm
If Facebook were to go public now, it would be valued at $94 billion. Of course, that's not going to happen, since the company only filed for its initial public offering (IPO) this week.

iBooks Author 1.0.1 EULA: you own the content, we want 30% of .ibooks files

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:27pm
Apple has clarified its iBooks Author EULA. You retain all rights to content created with it, however, you can't sell an .ibooks file through anyone other than Apple. Satisfied?

Microsoft adds Facebook video calling to Skype for Windows

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:16pm
Skype not only powers Facebook's video calling feature, but it now offers Facebook-to-Facebook calling directly from its Windows clients. The Mac update is coming soon.

The all-powerful U.S. carriers: Biggest obstacle to Windows Phone

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:06pm
Windows Phone is failing to make a dent in the smartphone market in the U. S., and it's the carriers at fault.

Micron CEO Appleton dies in plane crash

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:20am
Micron Technology CEO and chairman Steve Appleton died on Friday after a small plane accident in Boise. He was 51.

Facebook, Twitter more addictive than alcohol, tobacco

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:17am
What's more addicting than alcohol, tobacco, and coffee? Apparently, your desire to check social networks and to stay employed trumps all else, including urges to sleep and have sex.

Realizing future storefronts: Staring at you, creepily (video)

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:11am
Shinjuku's Takashimaya is displaying a unique new android for it's Valentines Day spread, a new 'model' designed to replace storefront mannequins.

Scam: Facebook Now Has A Dislike button!

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:36am
A new Facebook scam exploits your desire to have a Dislike button on the social network in addition to the Like button. You should know that Facebook will never add such functionality to its service.

Rhapsody unloads tablet app, pushes original editorial content

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:25am
Rhapsody extends new support to its Android tablet-toting customers as well as a more original editorial content as it tries to stand out from a heavily crowded field of competitors.

Facebook scam: U.S. Attacks Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:12am
A new Facebook scam exploits your desire to watch a video about the U.S. attacking Iran and Saudi Arabia, and the beginning of World War III. You won't see a video, but you may get a virus.

SeaMicro brings a very high density Xeon server to the datacenter

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:11am
How many CPUs can you stick in a single rack and still have room for storage and networking? Quite a few, apparently.

The Student's guide to Creative Commons & Fair use

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:04am
The world of citation and licensing can be a minefield for students. What do you need to be aware of?

Anonymous intercepts, records FBI, Scotland Yard cybercrime call

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:40am
A conference call between Scotland Yard and the FBI was intercepted and recorded by the hacking collective Anonymous, and uploaded to the web. The FBI confirmed the leak.

Facebook users get more love than they give

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:35am
The average Facebook user gets more from the social network than he or she gives. This is because some people on Facebook are power users who contribute significantly more than the average.

Would you pay more for ethical consumer electronics?

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:21am
Cheap products or ethical products - you choose!