[Technology] Germany wants Google to pay for news citations, passes re-printing bill

Germany wants Google to pay for news citations, passes re-printing bill
http://rt.com/news/google-bundestag-news-copyright-law-702/
The lower house of the German parliament, known as the Bundestag, has approved a new bill that would require search engines to pay a license fee for re-publishing content longer than "individual words or short excerpts.

What To Expect From Facebook's Shiny New News Feed On March 7
http://readwrite.com/2013/03/01/facebook-will-unveil-a-new-news-feed-on-march-7
What To Expect From Facebook's Shiny New News Feed. Forget Graph Search - it's almost time for Facebook's News Feed to get a little love.

Microsoft's little-screen, big-screen interactive future
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57572163-75/microsofts-little-screen-big-screen-interactive-future/
Microsoft's vision of a wall-spanning Surface that can be tapped to share data with tablets. (Credit: Microsoft). Giant interactive surfaces will complement the more mobile variety of today.

DARPA BigDog Robot Throws Cinder Blocks, Proves It's Boss
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/149732-us-militarys-bigdog-robot-learns-to-throw-cinder-blocks-grenades
Robots are everywhere. In our cars, our factories and our homes. They're also running up the sides of steep hills and completely mastering tough terrain.

Cell Phone Unlocking Ban: FCC To Investigate Law Following Successful ...
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2013/03/fcc-chairman-to-look-into-cellphone-unlocking-ban/
The Federal Communications Commission will investigate if unlocking a cell phone should be illegal, after an online petition against the ban reached 100,000 signatures.

Apple now blocks older versions of Adobe's Flash player in Safari
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/03/01/apple-blocks-older-versions-of-adobe-flash-player-in-web-plug-in-update
A new security update from Apple blocks outdated versions of Adobe's Flash plug-in, forcing users to nab the newest version. Josh Lowensohn.

5-year-old sorry for racking up $2500 iPad ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-21629210
Danny Kitchen asks his parents for their iPad password so he can play a free game. It turns out not to have been quite so free. Chris Matyszczyk.

AT&T Goes After Former Merger Partner T-Mobile With Attack Ads
http://www.crazyjoys.com/att-inc-nyset-announces-former-merger-associate-t-mobile-with-attack-ads,20134765
AT&T Inc. (T) took aim at T-Mobile USA's network performance in newspapers ads yesterday, escalating a rivalry between two companies that were once poised to merge.

Video Find: Mercedes-Benz Unveils Awesome G63 AMG 6x6
http://www.trucktrend.com/features/news/2013/163_news130301_mercedes_benz_g63_amg_6x6_video/
There are no words associated with this video, which Mercedes-Benz released on Facebook. Just the sound of engine noise, tires on dirt, and music.

AMD to sell altered PS4 APUs
http://www.tgdaily.com/games-and-entertainment-features/69864-amd-to-sell-altered-ps4-apus
AMD says it will be selling a modded version of the custom chip it designed for Sony's upcoming Playstation 4 console. According to AMD exec John Taylor, the accelerated processing unit won't be quite as powerful as the PS4 chip, although it will be quite ...

Microsoft to Sell Atlas Online Ad Platform to Facebook
http://www.eweek.com/mobile/microsoft-to-sell-atlas-online-ad-platform-to-facebook/
Facebook gets serious about online advertising by snapping up Microsoft's online ad serving platform. But don't count the software giant out, says Microsoft.

Sprint to Skip BlackBerry's Z10 Phone in Favor of Keyboard Model
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/gadgets/blackberry-rebranded/article4458462.ece
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) will be the only major U.S. carrier not to offer BlackBerry's new flagship Z10 touch-screen model when it debuts this month, opting instead to wait for the keyboard-equipped Q10.

Black Hole Spins at Nearly the Speed of Light
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/03/130301-black-hole-speed-of-light-einstein-science-astronomy-space/
An artist's concept illustrates a supermassive black hole with millions to billions times the mass of our sun. Illustration courtesy Caltech/NASA.

Wolverton: Google's flashy Chromebook is beautiful, but pricey and limited
http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2013/03/01/chromebook-pixel-a-netbook-to-challenge-the-notebooks/
Intended as a flagship for its Chrome operating system, Google's (GOOG) new Chromebook Pixel feels too much like overkill. Chrome OS was conceived of as a simple and inexpensive computing platform.

Apple Taps a Fresh Low. How Bad Could It Be?
http://www.valuewalk.com/2013/03/forget-david-einhorn-apple-needs-china-strategy-trefis/
If Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) investors thought they had already seen shares hit rock bottom at $435 shortly after last quarter's earnings release, they were wrong.

Another Java Zero-Day Found, Dump That Browser Plugin
http://www.cio-today.com/news/Yet-Another-Active-Java-Exploit-Found/story.xhtml?story_id=00100018PDJ5
Researchers have uncovered yet another zero-day vulnerability in Java, and attackers are currently exploiting it in the wild. The security flaw, if triggered, leads to arbitrary memory read-and-write in the Java Virtual Machine, Darien Kindlund and Yichong Lin, ...

Google Glass Takes Flight in JetBlue Mockups
http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/the-best-of-googles-ifihadglass-contest-2013031/
JetBlue is joining the Google Glass bandwagon with new mockups that explores how the search engine giant's futuristic eyewear might help the average passenger more easily navigate airline travel.