[Technology] Google Drive, Gmail hit by service disruptions

Google Drive, Gmail hit by service disruptions
http://www.thestar.com/life/technology/2013/04/17/google_mail_and_other_services_disrupted.html
Google's online e-mail and file storage service are having some access problems, according to Google's status page -- and lots of frustrated users.

Foxconn Will Now Pay Microsoft for Every Android Device It Makes - Mashable
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/microsoft-hon-hai-sign-patent-deal-for-android-chrome-devices/385961-11.html
Microsoft and Foxconn, the world's largest manufacturer of consumer electronics, just made a deal that will give Microsoft a cut of every Android device Foxconn makes.

Chinese iOS pirate Kuaiyong launches web app store
http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/196OSYwx1uVFQpSIW6lbZM/Apple-told-to-remove-obscene-content-hosted-on-China-App-Sto.html
A Chinese group which has made it its mission to take a bite out of Apple's iTunes revenue share is at it again, launching a full web version of its iOS app store jam-packed with pirated content.

WhatsApp Bigger and More Popular Than Twitter?
http://www.hngn.com/articles/1973/20130417/whatsapp-bigger-more-popular-twitter.htm
WhatsApp, a cross-platform messaging service, which is counted among the largest growing apps in the current market, promises users that it will never encourage advertising through its service, AllThingsD reported.

Facebook Talking to Apple About New 'Home' Software for IPhone
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2262016/facebook-updates-ios-app-as-facebook-home-rolls-out-in-the-uk
Facebook Inc. (FB) is talking to Apple Inc. (AAPL) about crafting a version of its new mobile software for the iPhone, in a push to boost revenue from the growing number of users who access the social network on smaller screens.

Taiwan's tech companies banding together with Apple to take on Samsung
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/04/17/taiwans-tech-companies-banding-together-with-apple-to-take-on-samsung
The dominance of South Korea's Samsung in the technology industry's supply chain has sparked fears among Taiwan-based companies, who are making moves to counter Samsung and align with major device makers like Apple.

Google releases tech specs for Glass
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/google-outlines-web-glasses-hardware-ahead-of-mainstream-sales/2013/04/17/f7d89eb2-a716-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_story.html
April 17 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. released technical specifications for its Glass wearable computing device, encouraging software developers to create applications for the Web-enabled spectacles as they get closer to mainstream sales.

GM launches electric motor production
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/17/the-new-chevy-spark-will-offer-a-c-or-d-c-charging/
White Marsh, Md. - General Motors Co. said Tuesday it has launched production of its electric motors for its new all-electric Chevrolet Spark EV that will go on sale in June.

What's a fully clothed Zuckerberg doing in a swimming pool?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2310257/Mark-Zuckerberg-stars-cringe-worthy-Facebook-Home-ads--lambasted-awful-critics.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
New Delhi: What does a company do when its CEO/most recognisable face cannot act to save his life? It includes him in an advertisement, sure, but it also throws in a goat, a landmower and a pool party in the mix.

LG to hold 'Share the Genius' presser on ...
http://phandroid.com/2013/04/15/lg-optimus-g-pro-black/
Held in New York City, LG sends out invitations for a New York City press conference slated for Wednesday, May 1. Lynn La. by Lynn La.

PC gross margins expected to decline as sales shrink, Dell goes private
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/04/15/pc-gross-margins-expected-to-decline-as-sales-shrink-dell-goes-private
The struggling PC market is forecast to go from bad to worse, as one analyst believes a number of market factors will push gross margins even lower in the already-cutthroat business.

Red Hat releases community OpenStack distribution
http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Red-Hat-Launches-Distro-of-OpenStack/story.xhtml?story_id=10000B60T6CG
Red Hat has launched a community version of its still-in-development OpenStack distribution, and it also released a preview of the enterprise edition of this distribution for those who sign up for an early adopter program.

Battlefield 4 Rejects Motion Control Support
http://www.gamenguide.com/articles/6165/20130417/battlefield-4-need-motion-control-dice.htm
It used to be thought of as the wave of the future, but now motion controls are on the outs, relatively speaking. In the past, many third party games would bend over backwards to include just a little bit of motion control in their games to please the gods of the ...