[Technology] Huawei Ascend P2 hands-on

Huawei Ascend P2 hands-on
http://www.slashgear.com/huawei-ascend-p2-hands-on-24270946/
As night follows day, so Huawei's Ascend P2 follows the original P1, a slimline smartphone launched at Mobile World Congress today.

Galaxy Note 8.0 Announced: The Just-Right Size for Samsung's Pen-Equipped ...
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/galaxy-note-80-announced-size-samsungs-pen-equipped/story?id=18577928
The 10.1-inch Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet too big? The 5.5-inch Galaxy Note 2 too small to be your tablet but too big to be your phone?

Best Buy Offering $100 Off Windows 8 Touchscreen PCs
http://www.coated.com/best-buy-sale-drops-windows-8-touchscreen-pcs-by-100/
Best Buy is kicking off a two-week promotion this Sunday that will serve up $100 discounts on Windows 8 touchscreen PCs, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

Mobile World Congress 2013: 9 Hot Gadgets
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media-network/media-network-blog/2013/feb/22/mwc-2013-mobile-world-congress-trends
Mobile World Congress 2013: Sneak Peek. Mobile World Congress 2013: 9 Hot Gadgets. 2Comments | Eric Zeman | February 23, 2013 09:06 AM.

Apple-Samsung Judge Says Companies Must Narrow Lawsuit
http://www.tapscape.com/iphones-are-300-more-reliable-than-samsung-handsets/
Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) must narrow their patent-infringement lawsuit case scheduled for trial in 2014, a judge ruled.

AT&T-Mozilla "WebPhone" gives a glimpse of the dumb pipe future
http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/24/mozilla-att-and-ericsson-team-up-to-demo-seamless-web-to-mobile-webrtc-integration/
By combining Firefox's new WebRTC support, Ericsson's Web Communication Gateway, and AT&T's API Platform, Mozilla has demonstrated calls, text messages, and video calls all being made from within the browser in a proof-of-concept application AT&T ...

Microsoft Discloses It Too Was Hit by Hackers
http://www.skynews.com.au/tech/article.aspx?id=848837
Microsoft Corp. said Friday its computers were hit by cyberattacks similar to those recently reported by Facebook Inc. and Apple Inc. In a blog post, a Microsoft security official said the company found a "small number of computers," including some in its Mac ...

We're liveblogging Nokia's MWC event tomorrow at 2AM ET!
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mwc-2013-nokia-to-unveil-lowcost-lumia-smartphone-to-fight-rivals-with-cheaper-models/374792-11.html
The last two events put on by Nokia at Mobile World Congress have been pretty solid affairs -- the PureView 808 last year, preceded by the earth-shattering partnership with Microsoft the year before that -- but we must admit, we're not quite certain as to what ...

2014 Jeep Cherokee revealed ahead of Geneva
http://speedlux.com/2014-jeep-cherokee-revealed-ahead-of-geneva/
Jeep has released formal pictures of the 2014 Cherokee well ahead of its debut at the New York Auto Show. While the Cherokee's design is likely to create some ripples, we can see that the crossover will have a curved grille, slender headlights and a shaped ...

AAA Gas Prices; Crude Oil Price Per Barrel Close; Gas Price per Gallon Review ...
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2013/2/23/gas_prices_to_reach_.html
Gas prices continue to rise and have done so for over four weeks consecutively. Oil prices edged higher once again last session. Oil and gas prices rose higher across the board as the final trading session of last week concluded.

Microsoft set to launch surface in Japan: report
http://tabtimes.com/analysis/ittech-os-windows/2013/02/24/surprising-things-surface-pro-tells-us-about-microsoft
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) will begin selling its Surface tablet computer in Japan as early as next month, the Nikkei reports in its Sunday morning edition.

Google Planning 42-Acre "Bay View" Expansion to Googleplex
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/02/new-googleplex-first-look-a-1-1-million-square-foot-monster-optimised-by-nerds/
According to a new article in Vanity Fair, Google is planning to launch a second campus neighboring its current Googleplex in Mountain View, California.

HTC, FTC Reach Deal Over Phone, Tablet Security Flaws
http://newyork.newsday.com/business/technology/htc-ordered-to-create-malware-patch-for-smartphones-tablets-1.4694487
The Federal Trade Commission today took HTC to task for inadequate smartphone and tablet security, and ordered the phone maker to fix bugs and establish a comprehensive security program.

Facebook builds 'cold storage' archive for old photos
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9888661/Facebook-builds-cold-storage-archive-for-old-photos.html
A 16,000-square-foot data centre under construction in Prineville, Oregon, is designed to cut the costs of storing and serving the world's memories by providing a more efficient home for older and less popular material.

Google looks to beat music rivals
http://thedroidguy.com/2013/02/is-google-developing-a-streaming-music-service/
Google is in talks with big music labels to launch a streaming service to compete with companies such as Spotify and Deezer, as it looks to expand into one of the fastest growing areas of the music market.

Petition to Lift Ban on Cell Phone Unlocking Heads to White House
http://www.mobilemag.com/2013/02/24/white-house-cellphone-petition/
In order to gauge the issues that matter the most to Americans, the White House launched a petition website some time back. If your petition reached 30,000 signatures, the White House would have to offer some sort of official response.

Charging Ahead: Bartow Firm ACT Environmental and Infrastructure Testing ...
http://tennessee.watchdog.org/2013/02/22/electric-cars-get-fully-charged-courtesy-of-taxpayers/
A-C-T Environmental & Insfrastucture of Bartow President Rob Kincart shows off the company's new 2013 Nissan Leaf on Wednesday.