[Technology] Lenovo Downplays RIM Acquisition Report

Lenovo Downplays RIM Acquisition Report
http://business.financialpost.com/2013/01/28/with-investors-on-board-rim-now-needs-blackberry-10-users-to-survive/
The rumor spread on Friday following a Bloomberg report that cited Lenovo chief financial officer, Wong Waiming, as saying that the company is "looking at all opportunities - RIM and many others.

Twitter gives officials in US users' data 69 percent of time requested
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/google-says-electronic-snooping-by-governments-should-be-more-difficult/
In its second transparency report, Twitter explained in detail the number of times government agencies around the world asked for information on users, and how often it complied.

Apple may release an iPad with 128-gigabyte storage, report says
http://www.theipadguide.com/content/apple-adding-128gb-model-ipad-4-lineup-rumor/71718797
Apple is reportedly preparing to release another version of its fourth-generation iPad and it could be one with 128 gigabytes of storage space.

Death at plant throws Samsung under investigative lens -- report
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/hardware/1-dead-4-injured-in-Samsung-chip-plant-gas-leak/articleshow/18223996.cms
A worker died at a Samsung semiconductor plant after a 132-gallon tank of hydrofluoric acid started leaking its contents. Don Reisinger.

HP Pavilion Chromebook leaked for February 17th
http://www.slashgear.com/hp-pavilion-chromebook-leaked-for-february-17th-28266970/
This week it appears that HP is getting set up to work with a Pavilion-branded Chromebook, pumped up and ready to take action with the rest of the extremely inexpensive machines that Samsung and Acer have created thus far.

Ford, Nissan and Mercedes in hydrogen fuel-cell collaboration
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/9832334/Ford-Nissan-and-Mercedes-in-hydrogen-fuel-cell-collaboration.html
Ford, Nissan and Mercedes-Benz have announced that they will collaborate to accelerate development of fuel-cell electric vehicles.

Android, Apple iOS Grab Record 92 Percent of Smartphone Market
http://www.brecorder.com/business-a-finance/industries-a-sectors/103655.html
Google's Android and Apple's iOS mobile platforms together accounted for a record 92 percent share of all smartphones shipped worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to new data from Strategy Analytics.

WhatsApp breaches privacy laws
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/01/28/technology-whatsapp-privacy.html
WhatsApp allows users worldwide to use their phones to text message friends over the internet without incurring SMS text messaging charges.

Kindle Fire nabs 33% of Android tablet market, Nexus 7 just 8%
http://tabtimes.com/news/ittech-stats-research/2013/01/28/kindle-fire-dominates-android-tablet-market-study
The Kindle Fire overwhelmingly dominates the Android tablet scene, while Google's own Nexus 7 finishes a distant fourth, according to data from app analytics company Localytics.

Google+ passes Twitter to become No. 2 social network
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2013/01/28/google-plus-twitter.html
Google+ has overtaken Twitter as the world's number two social network, according to British research firm Trendstream's Global Web Index.

Google must lead on privacy education: agency head
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/27/google-legal-action-secret-iphone-tracking
Cohn & Wolfe's UK CEO has called for under-fire Google to lead the charge on the issue of privacy. The search engine giant is facing a legal battle from iPhone users in the UK who allege their browsing habits were tracked by the company despite the ...