Wednesday, March 6, 2013

[Technology] Face-Lift at Facebook, to Keep Its Users Engaged

Face-Lift at Facebook, to Keep Its Users Engaged
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/facebook-still-finding-the-algorithm-that-decides-what-people-see-in-their-news-feeds/articleshow/18789117.cms
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook plans to announce on Thursday a substantial redesign of its News Feed - a makeover aimed at both keeping users glued to the social network and luring more advertising dollars.

Microsoft Is Talking About the Future, A Lot
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/06/microsoft-is-talking-about-the-future-a-lot/
REDMOND, Wash. - There are technology companies that won't say anything about the futuristic inventions they're tinkering with in their labs - Apple, for instance.

NYC awards six Reinvent Payphones finalists, asks public to select favorite via ...
http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/06/you-may-actually-want-to-use-nycs-5-futuristic-payphone-prototypes/
The payphone. Despite how connected our world has gotten in the last decade or so, the majority of the 11,000 payphones in NYC stem from a 1999 contract.

'Tomb Raider' Review: Learning To Survive A Reboot
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2013/03/05/tomb-raider-review/
Strictly speaking, Lara doesn't do a lot of tomb raiding in Crystal Dynamics' gritty reboot, but then "Tomb Raider" isn't at all like the games that came before it.

App Deals Of The Day: Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone
http://www.starkinsider.com/2013/03/next-issue-magazine-app-now-available-for-windows-8.html
Mobile Doc Scanner for Android reduced to just 99c, Aussie fuel prices app now available on iOS, Maru daily planner for half price on iPad, Cinemagraph now available free on Nokia Windows Phone devices, plus lots more.

2014 Jeep Cherokee - Photos Released Ahead of 2013 New York Auto Show
http://www.latinospost.com/articles/13756/20130306/2014-jeep-cherokee-photos-released-ahead-2013-new-york-auto.htm
The 2014 Jeep Cherokee is scheduled to make its debut at the New York auto show at the end of the month, but until then, the automaker has released official photos of the vehicle before it hits the exhibition floor.

Googling yourself shows sexual dysfunction drugs? Google can't be held ...
http://au.news.yahoo.com/technology/news/article/-/16313241/google-not-liable-for-vanity-search-results-court/
New York: A Wisconsin woman trying to protect her "wholesome" image failed to persuade a federal appeals court to hold Google liable because searches for her name could lead people to advertisements for drugs to treat sexual dysfunction.

FreedomPop's Home Broadband Router Launches With Promises Of Free
http://hothardware.com/News/FreedomPops-Home-Broadband-Router-Launches-With-Promises-Of-Free/
If there's one industry that could stand to be disrupted, it's probably the pay-TV industry, but if there's another, it's the home broadband industry.

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