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NFL Kicker! iPhone game gets you ready for the Super Bowl (Appolicious)

Lorenzo — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:00:00 +0000

Appolicious – NFL Kicker! is the sort of game you download innocently enough looking to kill a few spare minutes; then, by the time you finally look up, you’ve spent half an hour devoted to kicking digital field goals. That’s far from a bad thing; rather it feels exciting to have a sports game on a mobile platform feel so immediate and gratifying.

Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call (AP)

Lorenzo — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:04:08 +0000

AP – Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks across the Internet.

Micron CEO dies in plane crash, industry stunned (Reuters)

Lorenzo — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:58:14 +0000

Reuters – Micron Technology Inc Chief Executive and Chairman Steve Appleton died in a small plane crash on Friday, a major loss for a U.S. memory chipmaker already struggling with sluggish computer sales and declining prices.

Apple, Motorola in patent struggle in Germany (AP)

Lorenzo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:28:56 +0000

AP – Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola Mobility’s attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany, the latest twist in an extended legal duel over patents between the companies.

Cuban blogger says government bars trip to Brazil (Reuters)

Lorenzo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:27:32 +0000

Reuters – The Cuban government has denied a request by dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez to travel to Brazil, her 19th failed effort to obtain a permit to leave the country, she said on Friday.

Law enforcement websites under attack by hackers (AP)

Lorenzo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:04:33 +0000

AP – Saboteurs have hacked into the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective called Anonymous, including in Boston and in Salt Lake City, where police say personal information of confidential informants and tipsters was accessed.

Anonymous publishes FBI call on hacking (Reuters)

Lorenzo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:28:16 +0000

Reuters – Internet activist group Anonymous published a recording on Friday of a confidential call between FBI agents and London detectives in which the law-enforcement agents discuss action they are taking against hacking.

What If Tech Companies Were Countries? (ContributorNetwork)

Lorenzo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:58:30 +0000

ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | Tech companies across the United States have been releasing their Q1 2012 financial reports, or their summaries of how well they did in the last few months. Apple, with its mountains of cash and nearly-vertical iPad sales growth (as illustrated in this graph by Horace Dediu), continues to dominate most of the hardware markets that it participates in … and to have outsized profits per smartphone sold, as illustrated in this graph by Benedict Evans.

Apple to resume full online sales in Germany (Reuters)

Lorenzo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:50:50 +0000

Reuters – Apple Inc said it was cleared to resume selling older models of its iPhone and 3G-based iPads via its German online store on Friday, after the suspension of an injunction won by Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc in December.

Megaupload founder refused bail in New Zealand (Reuters)

Lorenzo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:30:58 +0000

Reuters – A New Zealand court refused an appeal by the founder of online file-sharing site Megaupload.com to be freed on bail, Friday, agreeing with prosecutors there was a risk he would attempt to flee before an extradition hearing.