[Technology] Rockefeller introduces Do Not Track bill, is backed by Consumer Watchdog

Rockefeller introduces Do Not Track bill, is backed by Consumer Watchdog
http://www.slashgear.com/rockefeller-introduces-do-not-track-bill-is-backed-by-consumer-watchdog-28271969/
Senator Jay Rockefeller has introduced a Do Not Track bill, which would require the FTC to make standards regarding consumers' ability to opt-out of having their information collected.

Apple re-elects board, mum about stock split
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/apple-ceo-promises-investors-great-stuff-18609887
Apple's CEO addresses shareholders at the company's headquarters at a time when things are lot less upbeat than a year ago.

China Alleges Cyberattacks Originated in US
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9899580/China-hits-back-in-US-hacking-row.html
China's Ministry of Defense said two military websites were the victims of an average of 144,000 cyber attacks a month in 2012, with almost two-thirds originating in the United States.

Facebook buys bits of written-off MSFT adware
http://www.szsu.com/2013/02/28/facebook-buys-online-advertising-unit-from-microsoft/
The answer is the $US6.2 billion the company splashed on ad technology company aQuantive back in 2007, which by last July was judged a sufficiently dud investment that Redmond wrote it off, resulting in a loss for the quarter.

Apple iTunes U Downloads Surpass 1 Billion
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/careers/education/iTunes-U-downloads-surpass-one-billion/articleshow/18734091.cms
Apple's iTunes U, home to free educational content, today topped an impressive one billion downloads, according to Apple. The service features what Cupertino calls the world's largest online catalog of free educational tools from schools and libraries, ...

Samsung tweets teaser announcement for 'next Galaxy'
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/samsung-galaxy-s-iv-to-come-with-snapdragon-600-in-us-exynos-5-octa-elsewhere-report-336660
Samsung sent out a teaser announcement from its Twitter account indicating that the Galaxy SIV, the next in its line of successful smartphones, will get its media debut next month.

Without Big Subsidies, iPhone Is a Tough Sell
http://www.coated.com/leap-wireless-sees-half-the-expected-iphone-demand/
Denver wireless retailer Van Yip received exciting news last year: He would get to sell the iPhone. It turned out that his customers weren't all that thrilled.

Google Clings to Cash for Acquisitions, Says CFO
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Google-CFO-Will-Cling-to-Cash-for-Acquisitions-193986241.html
Google plans to cling to its bulging stash of cash to pay for potential acquisitions and other technology investments that might boost future profits, a top executive said Thursday.