http://www.sticknews.com/ Stick News - categorized list with advanced search of fresh news headlines by various themes, regions, dates and sources. en-us Copyright 2007-2012 StickNews.com http://www.sticknews.com/ http://www.sticknews.com/images/logo.jpg 125 100 http://www.sticknews.com/content/the-circuit-google-privacy-suit-patent-squabbles-e-rate-fraud-68041.htm Google privacy suit A federal court said Thursday that it would accelerate a lawsuit that aims to punish Google for alleged privacy violations The Washington Post reportedThe US District Court of the District of Columbia agreed to a requestFri, 10 Feb 2012 12:35:43 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/commentary-facebooks-bango-ad-deal-isnt-right-for-its-users-68042.htm When Facebook filed for its IPO last week CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the company generated 37 billion in revenue in 2011 85 percent of it stemming from advertising Currently Facebook solely hosts ads on the standard version of itsFri, 10 Feb 2012 10:48:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/windows-8-for-tablets-explained-ahead-of-preview-68043.htm On Thursday Microsofts Steven Sinofsky -- president of the Windows division -- gave a few more details on the new Windows 8 specifically about how it will work on the new ARM-based architecture set to be used in Windows tabletsRead fullFri, 10 Feb 2012 09:17:54 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/anonymous-claims-credit-for-crashing-cia-site-68037.htm Hackers claiming an affiliation with Anonymous took credit for crashing the Central Intelligence Agencys Web site Friday in what appears to be another distributed denial-of-service attackThe CIAs Web site was inaccessible around 330 onFri, 10 Feb 2012 04:35:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/next-up-for-amazons-kindle-a-9-inch-model-68038.htm Ensuring that Apple doesnt get all the spotlight analyst Chad Bartley of Pacific Crest has thrown a report about a new Kindle Fire into the rumor millCNet reported Friday that Amazon is preparing to launch a larger version of its KindleFri, 10 Feb 2012 04:05:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/apple-worth-more-than-google-microsoft-combined-68039.htm Apples been having a great week in the stock market and is now hovering at 495 per share as of noon Friday The rally on the market also gave the Cupertino Calif-based company some additional bragging rights As of Thursday morning ApplesFri, 10 Feb 2012 02:44:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/will-apples-next-tablet-be-the-ipad-3-68040.htm The air is thick with rumors about the next iPad with All Things Digitals report that a launch event is coming in the first week of March Over at the New York Times the report is that its not clear if the device Apples said to beFri, 10 Feb 2012 01:51:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/the-circuit-steve-jobss-fbi-file-verizons-cable-deal-google-and-motorola-67824.htm Steve Jobs file posted on FBI site Steve Jobs being considered in 1991 for an appointment under President George HW Bush underwent a thorough background investigation by the FBI according to newly released files from the agency TheThu, 09 Feb 2012 12:37:12 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/fbis-steve-jobs-file-he-will-distort-reality-to-achieve-his-goals-67821.htm Steve Jobs being considered in 1991 for an appointment under President George HW Bush underwent a thorough background investigation by the FBI according to newly released files from the agencyThe FBI amassed a lengthy and often unflatteringThu, 09 Feb 2012 11:25:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/report-google-plans-cloud-storage-service-67825.htm Google is reportedly prepping a cloud-drive competitor to services such as Dropbox According to a report from the Wall Street Journal the company is planning to roll out a storage locker in weeks or months Read full article gtgt Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:01:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/what-is-googles-entertainment-device-67822.htm Paperwork may not always be exciting but a December Google filing with the Federal Communications Commission made a splash recently when it revealed that the Internet search giant had applied to test an entertainment deviceRead fullThu, 09 Feb 2012 04:11:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/dozens-protest-apple-stores-worldwide-67823.htm Dozens of protesters around the world gathered Thursday at Apple stores to call attention to reports of poor conditions in its supply chain factories in China Demonstrators delivered two online petitions with a combined 250000 signatures to AppleThu, 09 Feb 2012 02:58:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/will-google-do-no-evil-67961.htm Frida Ghitis says online hoarding of our private information is not something we can afford to quotdismissquotThu, 09 Feb 2012 01:58:44 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/path-app-under-fire-for-copying-address-books-67606.htm Path the company behind an eponymous journal app is under fire after a blogger discovered that the app was sending all of a users contact information to the companyDeveloper Arun Thampi first pointed out the behind-the-scenes uploading in aWed, 08 Feb 2012 11:28:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/rumor-roundup-ipad-3-release-date-specs-67607.htm As February ticks away the rumors surrounding the next iPad are flowing fast and furious Apple has the habit of pushing out its tablets in the spring releasing the iPad 2 in March 2011 and the original model in April 2010 Heres a generalWed, 08 Feb 2012 09:25:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/megaupload-rivals-bowing-to-anti-piracy-pressure-67521.htm When the Department of Justice shut down Megauploadcom last month it wasnt just Megaupload users files that went offlineWed, 08 Feb 2012 06:54:40 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/apple-faces-labor-protesters-67604.htm Protesters will be heading to Apple stores Thursday at 10 am Eastern time to protest the labor conditions in the companys supply chain after reports from the New York Times and NPRs This American Life prompted online petitions on theWed, 08 Feb 2012 04:53:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/ftc-sued-over-planned-google-privacy-changes-67608.htm A privacy advocacy group on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission that targets Google for allegedly breaching privacy rulesThe Electronic Privacy and Information Center said in its complaint that GooglesWed, 08 Feb 2012 02:21:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/the-circuit-amazon-and-viacom-strike-a-deal-cybersecurity-hearing-sprint-earnings-67605.htm Amazon and Viacom Amazon and Viacom announced Wednesday that they had entered into a rights agreement that will bring content from MTC Nickolodeon Comedy Central TV Land and VH1 into Amazons streaming video catalogRead full article Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:18:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/reworking-windows-with-windows-8-67375.htm When youre rebuilding something you have to start at the beginning Or in Microsofts case turn your attention to the start buttonAccording to a report from The Verge Microsoft has killed Start button Based on leaked images the reportTue, 07 Feb 2012 11:06:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/employers-workers-navigate-social-media-pitfalls-67302.htm If youve ever wondered what a social-media presence is worth in an increasingly digitized business world just ask Noah Kravitzs former employersTue, 07 Feb 2012 09:36:53 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/workplaces-navigate-social-media-minefields-67522.htm If youaposve ever wondered what a social-media presence is worth in an increasingly digitized business world just ask Noah Kravitzaposs former employersTue, 07 Feb 2012 09:36:53 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/report-apple-itv-prototypes-at-tv-makers-labs-67376.htm Tornotos Globe and Mail reports that two major Canadian television makers -- Rogers and Bell Canda Enterprises -- have Apple interactive television prototypes in their laboratories and are talking with Apple about becoming launchTue, 07 Feb 2012 08:24:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/google-tackles-the-worlds-big-problems-67377.htm There are some problems you cant answer with just a quick Web search How do we make sure the world has enough water How can we best reuse our worlds resources Whats the best way to treat chronic illnessRead full article gtgt Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:36:07 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/chrome-browser-comes-to-android-phones-tablets-67303.htm Android is finally getting Chromed outTue, 07 Feb 2012 03:36:59 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/chrome-browser-comes-to-phones-tablets-67523.htm Android is finally getting Chromed outTue, 07 Feb 2012 03:36:59 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/yahoo-shakes-up-its-board-67374.htm Yahoo has shaken up its board with four of its top board members headed for the doorIn a release Tuesday the Internet firm announced that Chairman Roy Bostock Hewlett-Packard executive Vyomesh Joshi Gary Wilson and Arthur Kern will leaveTue, 07 Feb 2012 03:35:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/google-releases-chrome-for-android-67373.htm Google announced Tuesday that its releasing a version of Chrome for its Android smartphone operating system after three yearsToday were introducing Chrome for Android Beta which brings many of the things youve come to love aboutTue, 07 Feb 2012 02:03:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/the-circuit-nfl-and-nbc-apologize-for-super-bowl-gesture-rules-for-mobile-background-check-apps-67378.htm Note Were trying something new this week and will be publishing The Circuit in the afternoon If you have thoughts on The Circuit and its timing please let me know at tsukayamahwashpostcomNFL NBC not off the hook yet The NationalTue, 07 Feb 2012 01:38:28 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/google-unveils-solve-for-x-67158.htm Google has launched a Web site for something called Solve for X which is supposed to facilitate and presentmoon-shot thinkingFrom the Web site Solve for X is a place where the curious can go to hear and discuss radical technologyMon, 06 Feb 2012 12:20:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/qanda-apples-china-supplier-in-the-spotlight-67088.htm Earlier this month Apple released its annual supplier responsibility report which detailed alleged workplace health and safety protocol violations by its suppliersMon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:06 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/the-circuit-facebooks-mobile-problem-tech-companies-remove-content-in-india-bit-torrent-site-closesvoluntarily-67159.htm LEADING THE DAY Facebook is reportedly looking at putting ads on mobile devices the Financial Times reported Last week Facebook filed its paperwork to go public and identified mobile platforms as problematic because the social networkMon, 06 Feb 2012 08:53:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/how-apple-cuts-costs-in-building-its-gadgets-67304.htm On the backs of iPods iPhones and iPads and on the bottom of Mac laptops an inscription reads quotDesigned by Apple in California Assembled in ChinaquotMon, 06 Feb 2012 07:20:50 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/apple-plant-workers-complain-of-conditions-67087.htm Miss Chen stares curiously at the iPad Even though she works overtime in a factory in southwestern China that manufactures them sheaposs never seen the finished productMon, 06 Feb 2012 05:44:01 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/inside-story-of-foxconn-shrouded-in-secrecy-67086.htm We meet her by chance on the side of a road She looks the very model of a Chinese factory worker young vibrant dressed in the cheap brand-name knockoff fashions so common of poor rural villagesMon, 06 Feb 2012 03:51:11 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/the-20-most-entertaining-super-bowl-tweets-66915.htm In the social media age you donapost need to be at a party to enjoy clever or catty comments about the Super BowlSun, 05 Feb 2012 10:29:05 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/anonymous-releases-fbi-scotland-yard-call-66662.htm Perpetual gadflies Anonymous released a recording between agents at the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Scotland Yard on Friday in which the two agencies discuss anti-hacking operationsThe FBI issued a statement acknowledging that the call isFri, 03 Feb 2012 11:47:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/hands-on-preview-the-darkness-ii-66663.htm The Darkness II is set to hit store shelves on Feb 7 in all its quad-wielding glory The follow-up to 2007s The Darkness this second installment aims to up the drama and the action It will try and accomplish the first by making theFri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:54 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/eu-regulators-ask-google-to-delay-new-privacy-policy-66665.htm Regulators from the European Union have requested that Google to hold off on rolling out its new privacy policy In a letter to Google chief executive Larry Page privacy regulator Jacob Kohnstamm said that European data protection officialsFri, 03 Feb 2012 10:31:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/your-facebook-friends-have-more-friends-than-you-66664.htm The average Facebook user has 245 friends But the average friend on Facebook has 359 friends So says the latest study by the Pew Centers Internet and American Life Project But how could it be true that your friends on average are moreFri, 03 Feb 2012 08:11:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/the-circuit-google-privacy-commerce-dept-virus-data-retention-66666.htm LEADING THE DAYData protection authorities from the European Union have asked Google to delay its new privacy policy while it examines the possible consequences the policy could have on the protection of personal data The European Union hasFri, 03 Feb 2012 07:49:43 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/5-tech-tools-for-the-super-bowl-66585.htm When the Giants and Patriots take the field on Sunday in Indianapolis they wonapost be doing battle in soft leather helmets with no face masks And there definitely wonapost be some kid on the sideline ladling out water from a tin bucket toFri, 03 Feb 2012 03:01:02 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/us-officials-to-get-secure-android-phones-66584.htm Some US officials this year are expected to get smartphones capable of handling classified government documents over cellular networks according to people involved in the projectFri, 03 Feb 2012 02:49:18 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/apple-temporarily-blocks-german-iphone-ban-66661.htm Apples iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS are back on digital shelves on its German Web site the latest turn in the companys patent tussle with Motorola That dispute had led the Cupertino Calif-based company to temporarily remove its older iPhonesFri, 03 Feb 2012 01:56:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/facebook-and-zyngas-co-dependent-relationship-66457.htm When Zynga went public analysts dinged the social gaming company for its heavy reliance on Facebook Now that Facebooks filed to go public it appears that the same is true of the social media giantRead full article gtgtThu, 02 Feb 2012 11:15:10 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/rethinking-the-soul-as-the-net-becomes-more-lifelike-66458.htm Does the Internet have a soulThe question occurred to me as I spent an hour browsing the Web and on inspection it seemed to me not entirely nutty Technology is changing the way we think about all kinds of theological concepts such asThu, 02 Feb 2012 10:26:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/what-will-the-facebook-millionaires-do-66377.htm Whenever a hugely popular and successful company goes public many people wonder what will happen to all the newly created millionaires What will they do now that they are financially quotset for lifequot Will there be quot1000Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:19:03 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/the-circuit-facebooks-privacy-worries-verizon-antitrust-cybersercurity-66460.htm LEADING THE DAY In its filing for an initial public offeringFacebook on Wednesday warned of the potential for additional regulatory investigations that would adversely affect its growth The Washington Post reportedRead full article Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:09:19 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/avid-studio-makes-leap-to-ipad-66454.htm Avid Studio the high-end consumer version of Avids influential video editing software has made the leap to the iPad today Avid Studio for iPad includes many of the features of its desktop counterpart along with interface tweaks like pinchingThu, 02 Feb 2012 07:35:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/really-hes-on-twitter-10-unlikely-tweeters-66376.htm See CNNs list of 10 well-known people whose Twitter accounts will cause you to do a double-takeThu, 02 Feb 2012 05:43:24 EST