How Moms And Selfies Can Change The Course Of Social Media’s ‘Beauty Story’Huffington PostWhen Dove launched its “Campaign for Real Beauty” 10 years ago, the campaign was a reaction to the unattainable beauty standards set…
USA TODAYSAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com may launch a new pay-TV service over the Internet in what would be a major expansion of the e-commerce company’s online video business, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday….
CNN(CNN) — When a building is on fire, every second counts for the first responders rushing to the scene. A computer-savvy firefighter in North Carolina is hoping a bit of futuristic wearable technology and clever…
San Francisco Chronicle(Updates with closing stock price in fifth paragraph.) Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) — Verizon Communications Inc., owner of the biggest U.S. wireless network, said it’s studying how to respond to intensifying price competition, potentially…
CNETThe telecom giant will work quickly to release the service that delivers live TV and video on demand over the Internet. Shara Tibken. by Shara Tibken. January 21, 2014 3:16 AM PST. Follow @sharatibken. Intel…
USA TODAYVerizon Communications reported fourth-quarter results Tuesday that narrowly beat analysts’ forecasts for both revenue and profit, as the New York-based phone company saw revenue from its FiOS bundle of Web, TV and phone service…
BloombergVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ), owner of the biggest U.S. wireless network, said it’s studying how to respond to intensifying price competition, potentially leading to moves that may reduce its profit margins. After reporting a fourth-quarter…
The News ReportsThe European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed that it has received a message from a ship in space today. Sadly for fans of science fiction and those hoping for contact with aliens, it’s…
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc reported on Tuesday its quarterly revenue grew 3.4 percent, slightly faster than analysts estimated, as it added more subscribers than expected at its Verizon Wireless venture with Vodafone…
natmonitor.comScientists at the University of Rochester have begun to apply a faster, single-experiment measurement process to multidimensional quantum states known as direct measurement. Previously, measuring a 27-dimension quantum state required a costly, time …Peeking into…
Are you a Social Media Leech or Philanthropist?Rochester Democrat and ChronicleIf you agreed with ANY of the above, you’re probably a Social Media Leech, someone who doesn’t understand the concept of social (interaction) marketing, only…
CNETIntel had been close to signing the content deals it needed to launch its Internet-based TV service. Now it’s up to Verizon to finally get the product to market. Shara Tibken. by Shara Tibken. January…
USA TODAYTOKYO — As if the Japanese don’t have enough problems, now they’re being dissed by their favorite new ambassador – via Twitter, no less. In office just two months, U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy took…
Leveraging The Social Media EgoMarketing LandIt’s not surprising to find a large gap between a profile based on age and buying habits and a profile based on social messaging behavior. You might not even know…
Did the Milky Way form ‘inside-out’Space DailyA breakthrough using data from the Gaia-ESO project has provided evidence backing up theoretically predicted divisions in the chemical composition of the stars that make up the Milky Way’s…
San Francisco ChronicleIt took Google $3.2 billion in cash last week to snatch up digital thermostat company Nest. And it took a small startup about 24 hours to hack together a working equivalent of Nest’s…
Adobe Creative Cloud could save students moneySHSU Houstonian OnlineAdobe Creative Cloud could change the way Sam Houston State University students use the company’s popular software products such as Photoshop. Students will be able to use…
Japanese dolphin hunt spurs social media outrageWBIR-TVThe hunt has caused outrage to spread on social media, with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society — which has been live-streaming footage from the cove each day — asking…
Android CommunityShortly after launching in the US, the LG G Flex will become available in a few European regions. This is part of LG’s efforts to spread the word about its rather odd curved smartphone….
BBC NewsA signal confirming its alert status was received by controllers in Darmstadt, Germany, at 18:17 GMT. Rosetta has spent the past 31 months in hibernation to conserve power as it arced beyond the orbit…
NinemsnA file photo shows Japanese fishermen collect the bodies of harpooned dolphins in the bay of Taiji. (Getty). The daughter of US president John F Kennedy has sparked a diplomatic spat after speaking out against…
‘Secret’ social media apps popular among teensUSA TODAY‘Secret’ social media apps popular among teens. Imagine trying to see who your child is talking to on social media, but the messages are gone before you have…
TechNewsWorldBrowser extensions have been caught up in the constant quest for monetizing resources on the Web. Adware pushers apparently have been buying innocent extensions and then injecting them with code that turns them into advertising…
Play.tmMicrosoft allegedly made deals with Machinima video partners to pay them extra if they promoted the Xbox One, but only if those video producers kept the agreement confidential, reports Ars Technica. Under the terms of…
RegisterThe headquarters of the European Space Agency (ESA) doesn’t usually have the atmosphere of a soccer stadium, but a very belated ping-back that showed the Rosetta comet-chasing spacecraft to be back in business moved normally…
CNNNintendo shares briefly lost one-fifth of their value on Monday as investors reacted to a drastic profit warning issued by the company last week. Nintendo (NTDOF) said Friday that it expects an operating loss of…
USA TODAYSAN FRANCISCO – Google pulled two extensions that were available for its popular Chrome web browser after complaints about the software showing unwanted ads. The extensions, Add to Feedly and Tweet this Page, were…
Los Angeles TimesAT&T will begin taking orders for the LG G Flex curved-screen smartphone on Jan. 24, the company announced Monday. The LG G Flex is one of the first two phones released to the…
kfor.comNASA scientists say the mars rover “opportunity” has found a doughnut-shaped rock on the red planet. They say the photo appeared 12 days after a previous photo showed no rock. They have some theories, but…
NEWS.com.auYOKO Ono and Caroline Kennedy are just two of the many high-profile people pleading with the fishermen of Taiji to release the 250 dolphins they are planning to kill. Environmental group Sea Shepherd are claiming…
PC MagazineAT&T customers can start placing their pre-orders for LG’s curved G Flex smartphone this Friday, Jan. 24. The device will be $299.99 with a two-year contract. Those who want the option to upgrade their…
Fox NewsDEEP SPACE – Talk about a long-distance phone call! Europe’s Rosetta probe woke up from years of hibernation Monday and phoned home, a signal that traveled half a billion miles back to scientists waiting…
The AgeThe game maker, whose consoles and colourful Mario and Donkey Kong characters once helped the company climb to the top of the video game world, stunned investors last week by sharply lowering its financial…
ABC Newstonight, and Caroline Kennedy making headlines this evening after a tweet she sent out. She, of course, is the ambassador to Japan now and clearly not in favor of what’s now happening to hundreds…
Digital Spy UKSky and Vodafone are allegedly in talks to form a partnership offering bundles comprising mobile, TV and broadband services. The operators are said to be joining forces to take on BT, which has…
Counsel & HealScientists are devising a new approach in which heat will play a vital role in increasing the efficiency of solar powered devices. (Photo : futureatlas.com/Flickr). Scientists are devising a new approach in which…
Daily News & AnalysisFiltering through YouTube video messages, an Indian-origin scientist has concluded that members belonging to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community find the most comfort in messages that both support them…
BusinessweekScanning electron micrograph (SEM) of carbon nanotubes. Photographer: Dennis Kunkel Microscopy, Inc./Visuals Unlimited/Corbis. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are seeking to increase the efficiency of solar cells by helping them …Novel solar device…
CTV NewsBERLIN — Europe’s Rosetta probe is due to wake up from years of hibernation Monday, but scientists face an agonizing wait of several hours until the first signal reaches Earth and they can celebrate…
Phys.OrgBy analyzing how ants explored these arenas in microgravity, scientists could develop software that allows autonomous robots to coordinate searches when their radio systems are being disrupted. Professor Deborah Gordon recently sent hundreds of ants…
