[Technology] Facebook is about to redesign News Feed: Here's what to expect

Facebook is about to redesign News Feed: Here's what to expect
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/how-facebooks-baitandswitch-dupes-users-20130304-2ffaq.html
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook is rolling out a radical new redesign of News Feed, the biggest since it launched the feature in 2006. The giant social network plans to unveil the redesign at a press conference Thursday at its Menlo Park, Calif.

T-Mobile reportedly plans layoffs ahead of MetroPCS merger
http://www.mymoinfo.com/MetroPCS-faces-pressure-to-update-SEC-filings-for-/9050097?newsId=197057
The No. 4 wireless carrier in the U.S. is expected to begin cutting more than 100 jobs in marketing and other departments at its headquarters tomorrow, The Seattle Times reports.

Facebook study shows users are engaging more with friends
http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-study-shows-users-are-engaging-more-with-friends-06272896/
Carnegie Mellon University performed a seven-year study on Facebook and its users. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon studied data from 5,076 Facebook users from 2005 to 2011 to analyze the correlation between changes in Facebook's privacy features ...

Desktop PCs less popular than ever
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/03/06/apple-google-microsoft-hewlett-packard-dell-ipad-iphone-android-ios-samsung-galaxy/1946325/
Desktop PCs less popular than ever. Scott Martin and Jon Swartz, USA TODAY7:53p.m. EST March 6, 2013. Computer makers realign in new mobile world order.

News Corp. Has a Tablet for Schools
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/06/business/media/news-corp-has-a-tablet-for-schools.html?pagewanted=all
For nearly two years, Joel I. Klein helped Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation weather a phone-hacking scandal at the company's British tabloids with the promise that he would eventually be able to return to the role the company hired him for: to ...

ComScore: Android is losing ground against Apple in US
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/iphone-extends-gains-in-us-market-survey/articleshow/18841334.cms
According to a press release issued Wednesday by ComScore, Apple's iPhone moved ahead of Samsung and gained ground on Google's (GOOG) Android in the U.S.

A Minute With: "Tomb Raider" actress Luddington on game's reboot
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/9908168/Tomb-Raider-writer-My-Lara-Croft-is-a-real-young-woman.html
(Reuters) - British actress Camilla Luddington has played a doctor, a fairy and Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, but in her latest role she portrays virtual gaming icon Lara Croft in one her most physically demanding roles.

Facebook Names Susan Desmond-Hellmann To Board Of Directors
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2013/03/06/facebook-names-susan-desmond-hellmann-to-board-of-directors/
Facebook has named Susan Desmond-Hellmann, the chancellor of University of California, San Francisco, to the social network's board of directors.

Microsoft Tweaks Kinect to Add More Gesture Recognition
http://techland.time.com/2013/03/06/microsoft-girds-for-battle-over-motion-control/
The Kinect motion technology has opened up possibilities for gaming developers with the Xbox 360, but Microsoft this week is showing off other possible uses by making it more handy -- literally.

Google now redirects Picasa Web Albums to Google+ Photos
http://androidcommunity.com/google-picasa-albums-now-redirecting-to-google-20130305/
It's another nail in the coffin for Picasa Web Albums as its URL now brings users to their photo albums on Google+. Lance Whitney.

Google's Chromebook Pixel: A Horrible Deal Today, Potentially Awesome in ...
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/03/google_s_chromebook_pixel_is_a_horrible_deal_today_in_five_years_we_all.html
So I'm late to this party. It's been two weeks since Google unveiled the Chromebook Pixelâ€"a stylish yet mystifying addition to its line of machines that run the Chrome operating systemâ€"and pretty much every tech reviewer in the world has already offered his ...

Will Another Face Lift Help Jeep's Compass?
http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2013/03/06/will-another-face-lift-help-jeeps-compass/
Like many people, aging vehicle designs get occasional cosmetic tweaks to keep them on a competitive footing as newer models enter the market.

Recon Instruments Teases Google Glass Competitor for Athletes
http://www.albanytribune.com/06032013-google-glass-the-next-segway-to-rock-the-world-oped/
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Next Issue's 'Hulu for Magazines' Is Now on Windows 8
http://www.dexigner.com/news/26360
Last year, a bunch of major magazine publishers launched a tablet app called Next Issue, which aimed to do for magazines what Hulu and Netflix did for TV shows and movies: offer consumers access to a whole lot of stuff for one monthly price.

Colorado Springs gas prices dribble down
http://www.ksee24.com/news/local/Relief-at-the-Pump-is-Coming-Say-Analysts-195304011.html
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- For the first time in more than a month, gas prices in Colorado Springs have gone down. That, according to AAA Colorado's weekly gas prices survey.

Free broadband for all: FreedomPop's Hub Burst home router now available
http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/06/free-broadband-for-all-freedompops-hub-burst-home-router-now-available/
The free wireless internet startup FreedomPop is targeting the likes of Comcast and Cablevision with its Hub Burst home router, which is now available for purchase.