Google Android Siri opponent codename Majel, aka Star Trek Computer

If you track this story all the way back to the source, you might find the actual factual bits to be less than brick solid, but just like the codename on which this Android-based Siri opponent is based, the reality of the situation might be much less important than what COULD be should the future

Click KeyPad Watch is the timewasting retro-timepiece you’ve been waiting for

We do like a good indecipherable timepiece ’round these parts and Click’s KeyPad certainly fits the bill. Resembling an old-school mechanical numerical keypad, each button packs an LED — press any number and it’ll blink out the time in single digits, so if it was 9:15am, the zero, nine, one and five

College Tips By Google: You’ll Fail Without These 16 Google Products

Without Google, no one ever graduated college. At least that’s the message of "College Tips By Google". It’s a new site where Google shamelessly suggests its products as the answer to all the problems facing today’s students. Follow these tips, and you’ll become a healthy, productive cog in Google’s

Facebook, Google, Apple And Rackspace Rated Best Places To Work in 2012

Glassdoor, a jobs and career community where employees can anonymously rate companies and CEOs, has just released its fourth annual Employees’ Choice Awards, listing the top 50 “Best Places to Work,” based on surveys collected from U.S. employees in 2011. The top five Best Places to Work, according to

TaskRabbit Gets $17.8M For “Aggressive” Expansion, Wants To Grow Internationally And Beyond

Ebay for real world labor TaskRabbit, has seen lightning fast growth in the past couple of months, and has taken advantage of that growth by raising another $17.8 million in Series B funding. Participating in the round are existing investors Shervin Pishevar, Baseline Ventures, First Round Capital, FLOODGATE

6 Mobile Malware Trends For 2012

There have been over 1,000 instances of Android malware found this year and the rate of growth has nearly doubled since July. Smartphone are increasingly becoming targets for malicious hackers because they are filled with rich data, tied to payments processing services and typically have less security

Una industria oculta pretende engañar a los usuarios de redes sociales

Pagar a gente para que influya en los debates que se dan en redes sociales es un gran negocio en China y en Estados Unidos.

Lookout’s 2012 Mobile Security Threat Predictions: SMS Fraud, Botnets And Malvertising

Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphone platforms, is releasing its 2012 Mobile Malware Predictions, based on data collected from its Mobile Threat Network, a cloud-based network which constantly analyzes global threat data to identify and quickly block new threats

Google gives the gift of gab, extends free domestic calling in Gmail

Just in time to thank Grandma for that polyester blend sweater, comes more free domestic calling in Gmail for the US and Canada. In the spirit of holiday giving, Mountain View has decided to extend its gratis VoIP program for another year of free chatter. Of course, we’re not sure if the holiday cheer

How Pixiv Built Japan’s 12th Largest Site With Manga-Girl Drawings (Redesign Sneak Peek And Invites)

Unless you live in Japan, chances are you’ve never heard of Pixiv. Even if you do live in Japan, unless you are young and really into drawing manga characters, chances are you’ve still never heard of Pixiv. But its 3.6 million visitors a month generate an astounding 2.9 billion pageviews.

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