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US top court declines to hear online retailers tax caseReuters UKWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to tackle the long-standing question of whether Internet retailers like Amazon.com Inc should be required to collect sales taxes in states where they have no physical presence. In a case … and more …read more … Read more
USA TODAYShares of online retailer Amazon are up more than 1% in pre-market trading with the crucial holiday shopping season kicking off. Today marks Cyber Monday, the digital equivalent of Black Friday, where shoppers scour the Web for deals from businesses like …Kindle Fire HD Cyber Monday DEALS: Up to $100 off Tablet Deals Published … Read more
Automotive NewsSaab’s new owner, National Electric Vehicle Sweden, today started series production of the 9-3 mid-sized sedan at its plant in Trollhattan, Sweden. Sales of the vehicle will be ”initially focused” in China, the company said in a statement. NEVS says …Saab automobile production restarts after two yearsThe Detroit NewsSaab is back: First cars produced … Read more
USA TODAYBEIJING — China successfully launched a lunar probe into space Monday morning, on a two-week journey to deliver a robotic rover to the surface of the moon. The mission marks China’s first attempt at soft-landing a spacecraft on an extra-terrestrial body, …China launches ‘Jade Rabbit’ rover to moon, precursor to manned missionWashington PostChina launches … Read more
Times of IndiaHYDERABAD: India’s Mars Orbiter Mission, also known as ‘Mangalyaan’, crossed the distance of Moon’s orbit on Monday morning. “MOM is now the farthest object sent into space by India,” Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) announced on Monday.India’s Martian MOM leaves the nestRegisterIndia’s space odyssey: Orbiter cruises towards Mars (Intro Roundup)Authint MailIndia’s spacecraft successfully … Read more
CIO TodayWhen you head to the mall to shop for the gamers on your holiday list, take note of some of the best games of 2013. Any lucky gamer will be thrilled to see one of them under the tree. Two important things to keep in mind: Know what kind of game console the …Gift … Read more
Sci-Tech TodayIcy Comet ISON’s close approach — and its possible demise, from the sun’s heat and gravitational forces — will give scientists an unprecedented look at the ingredients that came together to form the planets. The comet is racing around the sun, pulled close by …Comet ISON’s leftovers fade away, right before a satellite’s eyesNBCNews.comComet … Read more
BBC NewsAmazon, the world’s largest online retailer, is testing unmanned drones to deliver goods to customers, according to Chief Executive Jeff Bezos. The drones, called Octocopters, could deliver packages weighing up to 2.3kg to customers within 30 minutes of …Amazon Unveils Flying Robot Delivery DronesThe EscapistAmazon trialling the use of drones for parcel deliveryThe GuardianAmazon … Read more
Fort Wayne Journal GazetteMotorola will start selling a cheap smartphone in the U.S. more than a month ahead of schedule. The company last week said it was able to produce the Moto G phones faster than expected. The U.S. launch was initially planned for January. The phone starts …Motorola’s Moto G lands on AmazonCNETMoto X: … Read more
Sci-Tech TodayThe sun-grazing Comet ISON, now thought to be less than a mile wide, will either fry and shatter as it zooms toward the sun, victim of its power, or endure and quite possibly put on one fabulous celestial show visible in the Northern Hemisphere. Still fresh, this …Comet, Thought Dead but Found Alive, Is … Read more
Wall Street JournalMr. Bezos showed Charlie Rose an early version of the drone in development on an episode of the CBS news program “60 Minutes” aired Sunday evening. He said it was possible Amazon could introduce the drones within four to five years, depending in part …Amazon Testing Drones for Same-Day Package Delivery, Bezos SaysBloombergAmazon … Read more
BBC NewsChina has launched its first lunar rover mission, the next key step in the Asian superpower’s ambitious space programme. The Chang’e-3 mission blasted off from Xichang in the south at 01:30 Monday local time (17:30 GMT Sunday). The Long March rocket’s …China Launches Moon Rover MissionNew York TimesChina Lauches Moon Rover MissionVoice of AmericaChina … Read more
USA TODAYVideo game systems are in more homes than ever – and two new consoles, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, dot many wish lists. So USA TODAY game gurus Brett Molina and Mike Snider have suggested a dozen titles that will send true video game lovers …Reggie Fils-Aime Emphasizes the Wii U’s Unique Content … Read more
TechCrunchThe first handset from Finnish smartphone startup Jolla is simply called Jolla. This phone has been some two years in the making – a timeframe that testifies to the complexity of building handset hardware and a new mobile platform, not to mention rallying …Nokia-Infused Jolla Phone Hits The Market With Impeccably Bad TimingForbesSailfish-Based Jolla Phone … Read more
New York TimesHONG KONG — Preparations to launch China’s first robotic expedition to the moon’s surface entered their final hours on Sunday as engineers filled fuel tanks of a rocket that will carry the Chang’e 3 spacecraft and “Jade Rabbit” rover. World Twitter Logo.Anticipation builds for China’s first moon rover missionHindustan TimesWhy China is fixated … Read more
FirstpostBeijing: China will send its first-ever unmanned space probe to the Moon tonight to explore the lunar surface, a major milestone that would also be the Communist giant’s maiden soft-landing on an extra-terrestrial celestial body. The lunar probe will be …China to launch Chang’e-3 lunar probe early MondayXinhuaAnticipation builds for China’s first moon rover missionLivemintWhy … Read more
BBC NewsEarly on Sunday the spacecraft fired its main engine for more than 20 minutes, giving it the correct velocity to leave Earth’s orbit. It will now cruise for 680m km (422m miles), setting up an encounter with its target on 24 September 2014. The Mars Orbiter …Indian spacecraft leaves Earth’s orbit, bound for MarsFox … Read more
ForbesNintendo got a big jump on the competition when it released its newest video game console, the Wii U, a year ahead of comparable hardware from Microsoft and Sony. But now that the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are finally on shelves, how can the Wii U …Super Mario 3D World Could Make the Wii … Read more
HootSuite Media Inc, the Vancouver-based tech startup known for its killer Twitter management app that this blogger uses, has just gained $165 million in funding for its third round of fund-raising. It got the money from a list of partners most notably Accel Partners and Insight Venture Partners. What’s interesting about HootSuite is that it … Read more
DraftKings.com fantasy sports startup might have a cheezy website design, but that’s not stopping it from attracting venture revenue. According to Crunchbase, the organization that pays you money for successfully playing fantasy sports raised $24 million. The Series B fund-raising for the Boston-based startup was led by Redpoint Ventures with participation from GGV Capital and … Read more
The Android app called “Off-Mode” is a much needed device for your Nexus, Samsung, or Google or any Android based smartphone. Off-Mode, which is free to download, will send a text message to anyone who calls you when you’re in a meeting, or driving, or just busy. Texting and driving are not legal in 41 … Read more
Are the curtains closing on social media games? With over 10 million active players daily, Sim Social was one of EA’s (Electronic Arts) most successful social games in 2011. Recently, EA announced that it was shutting down Pet Society and Sim City Social. Their announcement came as a shock, especially after Zynga decided to lay-off about one-fifth … Read more
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The Miley Cyrus “We Cant Stop” SF Social Media Tour caused the singing and acting and social media icon to do with the Social Media Industry, what celebs have done with the TV industry in decades past. Then, a celeb would fly to New York City or LA to do the “talk show circuit, and … Read more
Tioki.com is not a virtual tiki bar. The Linkedin model is an undoutedly successful one, so would be just a matter of time before someone developed a site that has the same intent, but is focused on one industry, like education. That startup company, backed by Mitch Kapor (Lotus fame) and 500 Startups, has been … Read more
Jason Calacanis has an issue, which is unfortunate. In an unnecessary response to my blog post (Jason Calacanis: Ah, Gawker, Mr. C Knows There’s Racism In Tech) pointing to several encounters with me which proved that, contrary to his assertions in Gawker, he does see that there’s a race problem, just chooses to do nothing … Read more
Steve Jobs is no longer of this Earth, and while your response may be ‘He never was, even when he was here,’ the bottom line is Mr. Jobs is no longer around to scream about and wage war against Adobe Flash on the Apple iOS operating system. Given that, and his well documented reasons for … Read more
Ah, gone are the days when IGDA parties were simple affairs where you had cocktails, met interesting people, and OK, interesting females-in-tech, and here are the days, or at least this week, where we have news of a party that bent what I thought were the unwritten rules of GDC / IGDA events: don’t piss … Read more
On January 23rd 2013 this blogger was contacted by Vinay Patankar, the Founder and CEO of a new microvlog app called Vitoto regarding trying out the app, and providing feed back on his product. I sent an email reply, and then took one look at the app, figuring I would blog about it at some … Read more
AutoReturn, the towing company that has been featured in this space before, is announcing a new cloud-based municipal operations technology called ARIED Online. Here’s the full press release: AutoReturn, the nation’s leading municipal towing management and logistics company, today announced the successful implementation of the company’s cloud-based technology, ARIES Online, as a stand-alone technology offering … Read more
Want proof that Twitter’s become the World’s information source? Read on. So this blogger, me, took his common several time a day look at Google Trends for Monday, March 11th and found that sitting right at number one position was “Mother’s Day.” A click on the link for that Google “hot search” revealed content, blogs, … Read more
Foursquare, the popular location-based social networ, is broken. This blogger makes such an assertion because someone named JaxonP has managed to fraudulently insert themselves in mayor of Lakeshore Cafe, the popular eatery in the Tresle Glen area of Oakland. Trouble is, he has just 14 checkins in 60 days, whereas I have 36 checkins over … Read more
This infographic released last fall from the 100 Million Club, the watchlist of the top mobile platforms and handset manufacturers, has some information that puts the size and growth of the industry in perspective. From the publisher: – Smartphone sales penetration continues to accelerate, growing from nearly 30% in Q3 2011 to nearly 40% in … Read more
Stickam Livestream will go out of business on February 28th. That’s the sad but not surprising news from an email just received 10 minutes ago. This blogger joined Stickam in 2005, and placed its livestream blog widget on the older, Blogger version of Zennie62, but never used it; USTREAM provided a better livestream platform for … Read more
Newsvine is a news aggregator of sorts. What a news aggregator is and does is collect content that the poster considers news. That means when you, the poster, has news content and places it on Newsvine, that ads to its collection – and ads a link back to the original site of the content. Newsvine’s … Read more