[Technology] Twitter's new video-sharing app Vine has a porn problem

Twitter's new video-sharing app Vine has a porn problem
http://www.firstpost.com/tech/twitters-new-video-sharing-app-vine-has-a-porn-problem-604192.html
Twitter's newly launched six-second video app, Vine, seems have to become a porn hub within days of its launch. NYT's Nick Bilton tweeted out.

Iran Reports Lofting Monkey Into Space, Calling It Prelude to Human Flight
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Iran-sends-monkey-into-space-calls-it-giant-step-in-space-technology/articleshow/18225544.cms
Iranian state television said Monday that the nation had put a monkey into space “as a prelude to sending humans.” The successful flight involved a relatively small rocket that went straight up and down, according to the state-sponsored news report, and the ...

Facebook endures hours-long outage in the US
http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2013/01/28/facebook-is-down-in-new-york-texas-and-elsewhere-in-u-s-cause-unknown/
Users throughout the country are apparently unable to access the social network in an outage that seems to have started around three hours ago.

Automaker Trio Hopes to Bring Hydrogen Back From the Brink
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/01/hydrogen-trio/
Three titans of the automotive industry - Renault-Nissan, Ford and Daimler (which is parent to 22 car brands, including Mercedes-Benz) - are collaborating on the development of hydrogen fuel-cell technology.

Data requests rise, and companies comply
http://www.sfgate.com/technology/article/Data-requests-rise-and-companies-comply-4230645.php
Government agencies around the world are requesting more information about users of popular services like Twitter and Google, and in the majority of those cases, the companies hand over the data.

Nikon adds more than longer lenses to its latest Coolpix megazooms
http://asia.cnet.com/nikon-updates-its-coolpix-lineup-for-2013-62220287.htm
For the past couple years, Nikon's been battling out with the other camera makers to have the longest lenses in its point-and-shoot lineup.

BB10 'no salvation' for RIM
http://www.zdnet.com/bb10-no-salvation-for-rim-7000010458/
Summary: Its BlackBerry 10 launch looms but shouldn't be counted on to save beleaguered Research In Motion, which has failed to address its "chronic inability" to appeal to consumers in mature markets, says Ovum analyst.

Canon adds ultracompact 10x zoom to 2013 PowerShot lineup
http://www.techhive.com/article/2026566/canon-boosts-the-zoom-in-its-latest-powershot-wi-fi-camera.html
Canon's PowerShot Elph lineup is still in transition from 2012 to 2013 models, with the new Elph 330 HS being only the second new model to appear.

HP will jump on the Chromebook bandwagon: Report
http://gigaom.com/2013/01/28/acer-chromebook-sales-eating-away-at-windows-8-revenues/
Katherine Noyes has been an ardent geek ever since she first conquered Pyramid of Doom on an ancient TRS-80. Today she covers business and tech in all its forms, with an emphasis on Linux and open source software.

Nokia Unveils Music+; iPad 5 Rumors Emerge; JJ Abrams Directing 'Star Wars'
http://www.complex.com/tech/2013/01/new-premium-streaming-service-being-offered-by-nokia-music-
Didn't have time to check out the tech headlines over the weekend? Here's what you missed. Nokia's music-streaming service on its Lumia handsets is getting a bit of a boost, putting it directly in the sights of competing services like Pandora One and Spotify.

Pinterest testing new, faster design
http://www.businessinsider.com/pinterest-is-testing-a-new-look-2013-1
Pinterest announced Monday that it is testing a new design with a small number of users. The pinboard-based social network, which exploded onto the scene last year, said its new design makes navigating more intuitive "so it's faster to get to where you want ...