Monday, March 18, 2013

[Technology] Google Maps brings you to Everest, Kilimanjaro with all your toes intact

Google Maps brings you to Everest, Kilimanjaro with all your toes intact
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2013/03/now-visit-mt-everest-or-mt-kilimanjaro-from-your-desk-with-google-maps/
Living vicariously just got a bit more exciting. Google Maps had added some of the most famous (and highest) mountains in the world to Street View.

Judge Throws the Book at AT&T Hacker 'Weev'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/mar/18/us-hacker-andrew-auernheimer-at-t
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is under the microscope again following a stiff sentence for Andrew Auernheimer, who will spend just over three years in prison for taking personal data from a publicly accessible website and giving it to a popular blog.

Out with Google Reader, In with Google KeepThen Out with Google Keep
http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/18/google-keep-evernote/
Google (News - Alert) announced last week it is discontinuing Google Reader, a Web feed aggregator, on July 1. However, the search engine giant seems to have plans up its sleeve -- on Sunday, the Web saw a temporary teaser of Google Keep, ...

Unplugged: Microsoft's secondary status in smartphones
http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/18/windows-phone-8-7-8-end-of-support/
SAN FRANCISCO -- I don't know many people who own a Windows phone or have bought a Windows tablet lately. That's a problem.

2013 Dodge Challenger V-6s Recalled, Owners Advised to Park Their Cars
http://wot.motortrend.com/2013-dodge-challenger-v-6s-recalled-owners-advised-to-park-their-cars-343333.html
Chrysler is recalling 4459 model year 2013 Dodge Challengers with the 3.6-liter V-6 engine for an issue related to a potential short circuit in the wiring harness.

GM Twin-Turbo V-6: Future Cadillac Escalade Engine?
http://www.trucktrend.com/features/news/2013/163_news130318_gm_twin_turbo_v_6_future_cadillac_escalade_engine/
Ford may have been the first to bring a mass-market twin-turbocharged V-6 to market as a V-8 replacement, but it's not the last.

Update: Google reports Google Drive outage resolved
http://business.financialpost.com/2013/03/18/google-drive-cloud-storage-service-suffering-outage/
Computerworld - It's been a tough Monday morning for some Google Drive users who have been dealing with a service outage. Google Drive, a free service that allows users to store documents, videos and Google Docs and access them anywhere, has been ...

Monitoring your kids on Facebook? That's so 2009.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/monitoring-kids-facebook-2009-18752525
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens). In this March 4, 2013 photo, Rebecca Levey, mother of 10-year old twin daughters, poses for a photograph in the girls' bedroom in New York.

Google's New Nexus 10 Tablet Commercial Focuses On Its Multiple Account ...
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/nexus-5-contender-lg-megalodon-surfaces-online-343782
Google has been on a bit of a roll with its commercials lately, especially for its gadgets. Today, the company unleashed its latest commercial for the Nexus 10, its iPad killer competitor.

Steve Wozniak's Former Home Hits The Market (PHOTOS)
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Live-Like-the-Woz----Former-Los-Gatos-Estate-On-Market-198848841.html
Steve Wozniak's made no secret that he longs for Apple's former "cool." The commercials. The biographies. And perhaps, the Los Gatos mansion, on the market now.

Fisker Sales Talks Fall Apart
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323415304578368341051986934.html
Chinese auto makers have pulled back from talks to buy Fisker Automotive Inc. over a disagreement on whether to revive a loan agreement with the U.S.

BlackBerry CEO calls iPhone interface outdated
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2013/0318/BlackBerry-CEO-calls-iPhone-interface-outdated
As the iPhone slips further behind Android in terms of market share, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins notes that the iPhone might want to make some innovative strives if it aims to capture the hearts of smart-phone users as it once did.

FCC Goes After Cell Phone Robocallers
http://www.dailytech.com/FCC+Takes+On+Robocallers+with+Two+Citations/article30142.htm
The Federal Communications Commission is cracking down on two firms accused of making more than one million unauthorized robocalls to wireless phones.

Is Google Reading Your Mind? New Gmail App-Hot and Perfect
http://www.designntrend.com/articles/3570/20130318/google-reading-mind-new-gmail-app-hot-perfect.htm
Google has released a new Gmail app for Android today. It includes features that reply, archive and search much quicker. With the new Gmail app for Android, users can reply and archive directly from notifications with one quick tap, provided that they are ...

Kevin Colleran: There's No Substitute for a Founder's Vision
http://blogs.wsj.com/accelerators/2013/03/18/theres-no-substitute-for-a-founders-vision/
KEVIN COLLERAN: There are numerous examples of businesses who benefited from bringing in an outside seasoned CEO. Companies like Twitter (Dick Costolo) and Google (Eric Schmidt) successfully recognized signs that it was time to bring in 'adult ...

Great Snakes! New 2014 SRT Viper TA Joins the Party
http://rumors.automobilemag.com/new-hardcore-2014-srt-viper-ta-unveiled-211461.html
Are you a manly man? A glutton for punishment? Do you believe that the 2013 SRT Viper and Viper GTS have gone soft? Ralph Gilles and the rest of the SRT crew have the car for you - the track-focused 2014 SRT Viper TA.

Vehicle fuel efficiency is up: EPA
http://www.torquenews.com/397/surprising-efficiency-gains-autos-us-during-2012
Now for a bit of feel-good news: The Environmental Protection Agency recently released its annual report tracking fuel economy in vehicles sold in the U.S.

Reddit Debuts Original Web Mini-Series (Exclusive)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/reddit-debuts-original-web-mini-429363
The site is debuting three episodes of a series based on the subreddit "Explain Like I'm Five." Online community Reddit is experimenting with original web programming and is debuting three episodes of a new web series on Monday.

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