[Technology] T-Mobile's new contractless data plan de-bunked (FAQ)

T-Mobile's new contractless data plan de-bunked (FAQ)
http://www.kgw.com/news/business/199868851.html
Are you confused about T-Mobile's new contractless smartphone plans? CNET offers this FAQ to help decipher the details. Marguerite Reardon · Kent German.

Facebook fixes comment threads for Pages and public figures
http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/25/facebook-comments-threads/
With conversation threads, the social network addresses a problem its most important customers experience daily: a deluge of crappy comments.

Digg wants to fill the Google Reader-shaped hole in your heart
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/google-reader-ending-service-privacy-concerns-article-1.1298621
Digg revealed details about a forthcoming RSS reader in a blog post today. The service will perform much like Google Reader in that it will aggregate content from various feeds, but Digg said it also hopes to “add value to the sources of information” by ...

Ubisoft foresees a rise in Wii U sales
http://www.slashgear.com/ubisoft-foresees-a-rise-in-wii-u-sales-25275244/
Xavier Poix, the managing director of Ubisoft France's studios, stated that he isn't disappointed in the Wii U's current struggling sales.

Google slashes Nik photo software prices
http://blogs.computerworld.com/desktop-apps/21955/google-slashes-nik-photo-software-prices
Good news for Nik Software fans: Google has slashed the price of Nik's popular plug-ins. The full line of desktop products has been bundled into a new Nik Collection by Google for just $149 vs.

This is why West Virginia Republicans are totally right to ban Google Glass while ...
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/03/google-glass-ban-west-virginia/
The piece of legislation proposed by Gary Howell, a Republican from Mineral County in the West Virginia House of Delegates, would ban drivers from wearing Google Glass while on the road.

Evernote (for Android)
http://androidcommunity.com/evernote-for-android-update-brings-smart-notebook-support-20130325/
Excellent core features, plus exciting new ones. Thoughtful design. Great free service, with Premium adding bonuses galore. More efficient camera and photo-uploading features.

LinkedIn's New Search Aims For More Engagement With Autocomplete, Unified ...
http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/25/linkedin-unified-search/
Professional social network LinkedIn today is announcing an upgrade to its search features - one of the first big overhauls that the search function has had in years, with new features including improved autocomplete and suggested phrasing by way of a new ...

Chinese press dig into Apple over response to warranty practices criticism
http://gigaom.com/2013/03/25/apple-loves-china-but-its-government-is-not-returning-those-feelings/
China's government-controlled press continued its barrage against Apple on Monday, with a report calling the company's recent response to criticism over allegedly biased warranty policies "empty and self-praising.

Judge: Using Lengthy News Excerpts Without Paying Is Not Fair Use
http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/24/why-scraping-online-news-stories-could-land-you-in-hot-water/
The Associated Press last week was handed a victory in its battle against Meltwater, a Norway-based news aggregator that the AP said used its content without permission.

Chinese University Linked to Military Hacking Group
http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=857328
Researchers at Chinese universities have been collaborating on security-related papers with members of the military linked to hacking, according to Reuters.

Google to ship LTE Chromebook Pixel by April 8; here's the LTE service pricing
http://gigaom.com/2013/03/25/google-to-ship-lte-chromebook-pixel-by-april-8-heres-the-lte-service-pricing/
The wait is over for Google's Chromebook Pixel with LTE: According to the Google Play store, April 8 is the date of shipment for the LTE model.

Briefly: First chapter of 'official' Jobs biographic manga goes on sale in Japan
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/03/25/briefly-first-chapter-of-jobs-biographic-manga-goes-on-sale-in-japan
A 14-page preview of the eponymous Steve Jobs manga was posted to the Web on Monday, with the first panels giving a look at how author Mari Yamazaki plans to to tell the tale of the late Apple co-founder.

Saudi Arabia Might Ban WhatsApp, Skype
http://www.rttnews.com/2083123/saudi-arabia-might-ban-whatsapp-skype.aspx?type=ht
Saudi Arabian authorities are considering imposing a ban on smartphone messenger service WhatsApp, Internet calling service Skype, and several other messaging services.

Nvidia Pushes Memory Improvements, Unified Architecture for GPUs, Mobile ...
http://www.eetindia.co.in/ART_8800683153_1800012_NT_4661896b.HTM
At Nividia's GPU Technology Conference last week, I was surprised to see both how far graphics and GPU technology is movingâ€"on the desktop and in mobile devicesâ€"and how the way people write software will have to change to take advantage of it.

CyanogenMod founder leaves Samsung, praises S4, disses TouchWiz on his ...
http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/25/cyanogenmod-founder-leaves-samsung/
He announced his departure with zero fanfare in a Google+ post, where he declined to discuss the details of his time there, his reasons for leaving or his plans for the future.

Luring Young Web Warriors Is Priority. It's Also a Game.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/technology/united-states-wants-to-attract-hackers-to-public-sector.html?pagewanted=all
WASHINGTON - In the eighth grade, Arlan Jaska figured out how to write a simple script that could switch his keyboard's Caps Lock key on and off 6,000 times a minute.

Dust: An Elysian Tail To Unleash the Furry On Steam
http://www.gamingunion.net/news/pax-east-2013-dust-an-elysian-tail-coming-to-steam--8991.html
Like many, I assumed that one of the caveats of Dust: An Elysian Tail winning Microsoft's 2009 Dream.Build.Play Challenge was that the game would end up a permanent resident of the XBLA exclusive club.

Thread of the Day: 2014 Lexus IS 350, Cadillac ATS 3.6, or BMW 335i?
http://www.netcarshow.com/lexus/2014-is_us-version/
After two extensive drives of the 2014 Lexus IS we're left impressed that Toyota has continued its streak of building driver-centric fun-to-drive cars.