(Credit: Microsoft) (GameSpot) In an ongoing legal dispute between Motorola Mobility and Microsoft, the U.S. could see some versions of the Xbox 360 banned. International Trade Commission (ITC) judge David Shaw has recommended that the trade group ban the import of 4GB and 250GB Xbox 360 S consoles, reports Courthouse News. The popular consoles are manufactured in China. Sales of consoles already in the U.S. should be banned by a cease-and-desist order, Shaw says. On top of this, the judge recommends Microsoft pay Motorola 7 percent of the value of any unsold consoles in the U.S. Microsoft argues that Shaw's order to ban the import of Xbox 360 consoles would hurt consumers, as it would leave interested buyers with only two options: the PlayStation 3 ... Continue reading →
The 16th Annual Webby Awards The 16th Annual Webby Awards were held at the Hammerstein Ballroom, Monday, May 21, 2012 in New York. Some of the notable honorees include New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, who received the Webby Award for Lifetime Achievement for his work with the Bloomberg media corporation. Actress Juliette Lewis and comedian Graydon Sheppard received a special achievement award for the viral web video "Sh*t Girls Say." Comedian Louis C.K. was also honored with a Webby Person of the Year award. Author: Edecio Martinez Credit: CBS/Edecio Martinez Continue reading →
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(CBS News) Move over Microsoft Kinect and touch-screen displays. Controlling your computer may soon be done without touching a keyboard, mouse or touch screen - thanks to a little device called the Leap. Leap Motion, a San Francisco-based motion-control software and hardware company, unveiled a new way to control computers. Using a USB connection, the device creates four cubic feet of space to interact with a computer. The controls are similar to using a touch screen computer in the air. But what's more impressive is the accuracy that the Leap can measure. Currently, Microsoft Kinect is the biggest player in the 3D motion-control technology. However, Kinect is not accurate enough to track handwriting. Leap Motion says the Leap is 200 times more sensitive than existing ... Continue reading →
EthicaliPhone.org (Credit: CBS/SumofUs) (CBS News) The activist group SumOfUs.org is taking Apple to task with a new website that is meant to act as a watchdog over the iPad and iPhone maker. The hope is that Apple's next smartphone will be the first ethical iPhone. Full coverage of Apple at Tech TalkApple, Foxconn to split bill on improving factories Described as highly-stylized and designed to look like and work seamlessly with Apple products, EthicaliPhone.org counts the days since Apple promised to make improvement to Foxconn factories. Some of the conditions SumOfUs would like to see addressed include: paying workers a living wage, ending illegal overtime and eliminating hazardous working conditions. iPad manufacturer Foxconn under fire again, Apple responds Apple cares about every worker in its ... Continue reading →
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg marries long-time girlfriend Priscilla Chan. (Credit: Facebook/Mark Zuckerberg) (AP) PALO ALTO, Calif. - Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has updated his status to "married." Zuckerberg and 27-year-old Priscilla Chan tied the knot at a small ceremony at his Palo Alto, Calif., home Saturday, capping a busy week for the couple. Zuckerberg took his company public in one of the most anticipated moves in Wall Street history Friday. And Chan graduated from medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, on Monday, the same day Zuckerberg turned 28. The couple met at Harvard and have been together for more than nine years. A company spokeswoman said Zuckerberg designed the ring featuring "a very simple ruby" that he designed himself. The ... Continue reading →
(MoneyWatch) After all that hype, Facebook (FB) shares were up only modestly in the first few hours of trading. The biggest ever initial public offering by an Internet company was delayed for half an hour due to a glitch at the Nasdaq exchange, while eager crowds of gawkers outside the exchange's Times Square storefront waited for the open.With Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg ceremoniously -- and virtually -- "ringing" the bell on the Nasdaq Stock Market from the company's Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters, Facebook's stock opened around $43 and quickly slipped to under $39, after pricing on Thursday at $38 a share. The offering, which raised $16 billion for Facebook, caps a meteoric ascent for the company, which Zuckerberg famously launched from his Harvard ... Continue reading →
A plaque on Monmouth Shire Hall (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) (AP) A small Welsh town where English King Henry V was born is about to make history again by becoming the world's first "Wikipedia town." Visitors from Saturday will be able to use smartphones to scan barcodes at points of interest in Monmouth in Wales' southeast, instantly bringing up a Wikipedia page about the landmark on their phones, in whatever language they are set to. Wikimedia UK - which works to support, develop and promote Wikimedia Foundation projects such as Wikipedia - says hundreds of articles about the life and history of the town will be available online in more than 26 languages, from Hindi to Hungarian. Around 1,000 different bar codes plaques and stickers now ... Continue reading →
