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http://news.yahoo.com/internet/ Get the latest internet news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking internet news, including analysis and opinion on top internet stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedTue, 30 Jul 2013 19:35:53 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/internet/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifBy Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - When Peter Jackson opted to shoot and release "The Hobbit" at 48 frames per second, he predicted the higher frame rate would become the new standard for all of Hollywood's biggest films. Instead, it sparked a major dispute. Less than a year after the film's release, the jury is still out, but that didn't deter Freddie Wong, the most effects-savvy filmmaker on YouTube, from shooting the action scenes of the second season of his hit show "Video Game School" at 48 frames per second. ...http://news.yahoo.com/hey-peter-jackson-freddie-wong-bringing-high-frame-233553507.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 19:35:53 -0400Reutershey-peter-jackson-freddie-wong-bringing-high-frame-233553507By Josh Dickey LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Sundance Institute will release 15 independent films in the coming months through its Artist Services self-distribution program, including the premiere of "Sing Me the Song That Says I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle with Martha and Rufus Wainwright." The 15 titles are all making their digital debuts through a variety of platforms and storefronts from August 13 to September 17. Platforms include iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Entertainment Network, SundanceNOW, VUDU and YouTube. ...http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-sundance-institute-digitally-premiering-15-movies-fall-232759907.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 19:27:59 -0400Reutersexclusive-sundance-institute-digitally-premiering-15-movies-fall-232759907<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-stock-almost-hits-ipo-price-14-months-213001599.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gmjghU_qBWxdX.aBcneo4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T213001Z_1_CBRE96T1NQC00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-FACEBOOK-IPOPRICE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mark Zuckerberg during a Facebook press event to introduce &#039;Home&#039; a Facebook app suite that integrates with Android in Menlo Park" align="left" title="Mark Zuckerberg during a Facebook press event to introduce &#039;Home&#039; a Facebook app suite that integrates with Android in Menlo Park" border="0" /></a>By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc&#039;s stock on Tuesday came within a hair of reclaiming its $38 debut price for the first time since going public in 2012, a milestone in the social networking company&#039;s effort to wipe away Wall Street&#039;s skepticism of its business. The stock has surged more than 40 percent in the past week after the company reported blowout quarterly results that showed Facebook&#039;s progress building a mobile advertising business. Shares of Facebook climbed as much as 7 percent to $37. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-stock-almost-hits-ipo-price-14-months-213001599.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 19:22:28 -0400Reutersfacebook-stock-almost-hits-ipo-price-14-months-213001599<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-stock-almost-hits-ipo-price-14-months-213001599.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gmjghU_qBWxdX.aBcneo4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T213001Z_1_CBRE96T1NQC00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-FACEBOOK-IPOPRICE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mark Zuckerberg during a Facebook press event to introduce &#039;Home&#039; a Facebook app suite that integrates with Android in Menlo Park" align="left" title="Mark Zuckerberg during a Facebook press event to introduce &#039;Home&#039; a Facebook app suite that integrates with Android in Menlo Park" border="0" /></a>By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc&#039;s stock on Tuesday came within a hair of reclaiming its $38 debut price for the first time since going public in 2012, a milestone in the social networking company&#039;s effort to wipe away Wall Street&#039;s skepticism of its business. The stock has surged more than 40 percent in the past week after the company reported blowout quarterly results that showed Facebook&#039;s progress building a mobile advertising business. Shares of Facebook climbed as much as 7 percent to $37. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-losing-money-surface-tablets-230428706.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zbFM7HgvT12H47TjEZNcgA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T230428Z_1_CBRE96T1S3L00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-MICROSOFT-SURFACE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A variety of logos hover above the Microsoft booth on the opening day of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas" align="left" title="A variety of logos hover above the Microsoft booth on the opening day of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp&#039;s Surface tablets have yet to make any profit as sputtering sales have been eclipsed by advertising costs and an accounting charge, according to the software company&#039;s annual report. The two tablet models, introduced in October and February to challenge Apple Inc&#039;s popular iPad, have so far brought in revenue of $853 million, Microsoft revealed for the first time in its annual report filed with regulators on Tuesday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-losing-money-surface-tablets-230428706.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 19:04:28 -0400Reutersmicrosoft-losing-money-surface-tablets-230428706<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-losing-money-surface-tablets-230428706.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zbFM7HgvT12H47TjEZNcgA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T230428Z_1_CBRE96T1S3L00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-MICROSOFT-SURFACE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A variety of logos hover above the Microsoft booth on the opening day of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas" align="left" title="A variety of logos hover above the Microsoft booth on the opening day of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp&#039;s Surface tablets have yet to make any profit as sputtering sales have been eclipsed by advertising costs and an accounting charge, according to the software company&#039;s annual report. The two tablet models, introduced in October and February to challenge Apple Inc&#039;s popular iPad, have so far brought in revenue of $853 million, Microsoft revealed for the first time in its annual report filed with regulators on Tuesday. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mit-review-cites-missed-chances-death-net-activist-221410242.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ircSJC38Ktvr9U7.Sgwoqg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T224844Z_1_CBRE96T1PS100_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-SWARTZ-INTERNET.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Aaron Swartz poses in a Borderland Books in San Francisco" align="left" title="Aaron Swartz poses in a Borderland Books in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Reviewers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said on Tuesday the school could have taken steps that would have reduced pressure on Internet activist Aaron Swartz such as taking a public stand against his controversial prosecution. Swartz, 26, killed himself in January, two years after he was arrested and later charged by the U.S. Justice Department for hacking into MIT&#039;s network to download millions of academic articles, potentially to make them freely available to the public. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mit-review-cites-missed-chances-death-net-activist-221410242.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 18:48:44 -0400Reutersmit-review-cites-missed-chances-death-net-activist-221410242<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mit-review-cites-missed-chances-death-net-activist-221410242.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ircSJC38Ktvr9U7.Sgwoqg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T224844Z_1_CBRE96T1PS100_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-SWARTZ-INTERNET.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Aaron Swartz poses in a Borderland Books in San Francisco" align="left" title="Aaron Swartz poses in a Borderland Books in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Reviewers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said on Tuesday the school could have taken steps that would have reduced pressure on Internet activist Aaron Swartz such as taking a public stand against his controversial prosecution. Swartz, 26, killed himself in January, two years after he was arrested and later charged by the U.S. Justice Department for hacking into MIT&#039;s network to download millions of academic articles, potentially to make them freely available to the public. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japans-robots-eye-car-industry-smartphone-slack-210015945.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0TdQOzqGlkiP7ZaG5upKRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T210015Z_1_CBRE96T1MCP00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-JAPAN-ROBOTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Components mounted on a circuit board by robotic chip mounter are seen at Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. in Showa town, Yamanashi prefecture" align="left" title="Components mounted on a circuit board by robotic chip mounter are seen at Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. in Showa town, Yamanashi prefecture" border="0" /></a>By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - As the breakneck growth in the global smartphone market eases, the mostly Japanese companies that make the robots that build the phones are looking to automakers to take up the slack. Robotics remains a strength in a Japanese electronics industry that has been hammered by competition from rivals in South Korea and Taiwan. Panasonic Corp, Hitachi High-Technologies, Yamaha Motor Co, Fuji Machine Manufacturing and JUKI Corp together make eight of every 10 component mounting robots. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/japans-robots-eye-car-industry-smartphone-slack-210015945.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 17:00:15 -0400Reutersjapans-robots-eye-car-industry-smartphone-slack-210015945<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japans-robots-eye-car-industry-smartphone-slack-210015945.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0TdQOzqGlkiP7ZaG5upKRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T210015Z_1_CBRE96T1MCP00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-JAPAN-ROBOTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Components mounted on a circuit board by robotic chip mounter are seen at Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. in Showa town, Yamanashi prefecture" align="left" title="Components mounted on a circuit board by robotic chip mounter are seen at Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. in Showa town, Yamanashi prefecture" border="0" /></a>By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - As the breakneck growth in the global smartphone market eases, the mostly Japanese companies that make the robots that build the phones are looking to automakers to take up the slack. Robotics remains a strength in a Japanese electronics industry that has been hammered by competition from rivals in South Korea and Taiwan. Panasonic Corp, Hitachi High-Technologies, Yamaha Motor Co, Fuji Machine Manufacturing and JUKI Corp together make eight of every 10 component mounting robots. ...</p><br clear="all"/>(Reuters) - Fortinet Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue, helped mainly by increased demand for its network security software from large U.S. enterprises. The company, a maker of firewalls, antivirus software and tools to speed up data across networks, said second-quarter net income fell to $9 million, or 5 cents per share, from $14 million, or 8 cents per share, a year earlier. Excluding items, it earned 10 cents per share, meeting analysts' estimates, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Revenue rose 14 percent to $147.4 million, above analysts' expectation of $142.7 ...http://news.yahoo.com/fortinet-revenue-rises-higher-demand-security-software-203355642.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 16:33:55 -0400Reutersfortinet-revenue-rises-higher-demand-security-software-203355642WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers disabled several websites of New Zealand's ruling party on Tuesday, protesting a planned law to widen the surveillance powers of the country's spy agency but the action was criticized by Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom as counter-productive. The government has proposed a controversial bill that would allow the General Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) to engage in domestic operations. Currently, it spies on foreign targets via electronic listening posts but is barred from spying on New Zealand citizens or residents. ...http://news.yahoo.com/hackers-attack-zealand-government-party-websites-protest-spy-020459430.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 22:04:59 -0400Reutershackers-attack-zealand-government-party-websites-protest-spy-020459430By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Are we worrying too much about social media? TV executives think maybe we are. It's fashionable to use Twitter, Facebook and GetGlue interactions to measure buzz about shows. But those interactions don't always pay off in terms of viewers. CBS Corp. chief research officer David F. Poltrack laid out the case Monday that we may be worrying too much about what people are tweeting, using two extreme examples: SyFy's "Sharknado" and CBS's "Under the Dome. ...http://news.yahoo.com/tca-sharknado-vs-under-dome-limits-twitter-233411892.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 19:34:11 -0400Reuterstca-sharknado-vs-under-dome-limits-twitter-233411892By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is losing the battle against cyber crime and needs a new crack crime unit to fight the growing problem in cooperation with its global partners, particularly the European Union, a panel of lawmakers said in a report on Tuesday. The Home Affairs Committee, which scrutinizes the government's domestic policy, said the "state-of-the-art espionage response team" would encourage companies, banks and institutions to report hacking attempts to uncover the full extent of online crime and halt its rise. ...http://news.yahoo.com/britain-losing-battle-against-internet-crime-lawmakers-230305517.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 19:03:05 -0400Reutersbritain-losing-battle-against-internet-crime-lawmakers-230305517<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russians-smell-something-fishy-putins-latest-stunt-104704949.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RQI61gJfMIJbF2OTEXNxPQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T143008Z_67032293_GM1E97Q1ODM01_RTRMADP_3_RUSSIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russia&#039;s President Putin poses for a picture as he fishes in the Krasnoyarsk territory in the Siberian Federal District" align="left" title="Russia&#039;s President Putin poses for a picture as he fishes in the Krasnoyarsk territory in the Siberian Federal District" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - There was a time when Vladimir Putin&#039;s macho antics inspired pride among Russians, but many are finding it hard to believe the president&#039;s latest stunt - catching a huge pike in Siberia. Video footage released by the Kremlin last week showed Putin dressed in camouflage fatigues and sunglasses, fishing, driving a motorboat and petting reindeer in a remote region of Siberia with his prime minister and defense minister. But the images of the 60-year-old president hauling in a pike which the Kremlin said weighed 21 kg (46 pounds) proved too much for some Russians to swallow. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russians-smell-something-fishy-putins-latest-stunt-104704949.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 06:47:04 -0400Reutersrussians-smell-something-fishy-putins-latest-stunt-104704949<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russians-smell-something-fishy-putins-latest-stunt-104704949.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RQI61gJfMIJbF2OTEXNxPQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T143008Z_67032293_GM1E97Q1ODM01_RTRMADP_3_RUSSIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russia&#039;s President Putin poses for a picture as he fishes in the Krasnoyarsk territory in the Siberian Federal District" align="left" title="Russia&#039;s President Putin poses for a picture as he fishes in the Krasnoyarsk territory in the Siberian Federal District" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - There was a time when Vladimir Putin&#039;s macho antics inspired pride among Russians, but many are finding it hard to believe the president&#039;s latest stunt - catching a huge pike in Siberia. Video footage released by the Kremlin last week showed Putin dressed in camouflage fatigues and sunglasses, fishing, driving a motorboat and petting reindeer in a remote region of Siberia with his prime minister and defense minister. But the images of the 60-year-old president hauling in a pike which the Kremlin said weighed 21 kg (46 pounds) proved too much for some Russians to swallow. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-unveils-hiring-spree-ahead-obama-visit-040314538.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jINVbXWmncvQ89U3DwW4Yw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-29T040314Z_1_CBRE96S0BA700_RTROPTP_2_US-AMAZON-OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden, Colorado July 23, 2008.REUTERS/Rick Wilking" align="left" title="A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden, Colorado July 23, 2008.REUTERS/Rick Wilking" border="0" /></a>By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc unveiled a new hiring spree on Monday ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama to one of the Internet retailer&#039;s giant distribution warehouses this week. Amazon said it is looking to fill more than 5,000 new full-time jobs at 17 of its fulfillment centers across the United States. That&#039;s roughly a 25 percent increase in full-time fulfillment center staff, which currently number more than 20,000 in the country. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-unveils-hiring-spree-ahead-obama-visit-040314538.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 00:03:14 -0400Reutersamazon-unveils-hiring-spree-ahead-obama-visit-040314538<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-unveils-hiring-spree-ahead-obama-visit-040314538.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jINVbXWmncvQ89U3DwW4Yw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-29T040314Z_1_CBRE96S0BA700_RTROPTP_2_US-AMAZON-OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden, Colorado July 23, 2008.REUTERS/Rick Wilking" align="left" title="A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden, Colorado July 23, 2008.REUTERS/Rick Wilking" border="0" /></a>By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc unveiled a new hiring spree on Monday ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama to one of the Internet retailer&#039;s giant distribution warehouses this week. Amazon said it is looking to fill more than 5,000 new full-time jobs at 17 of its fulfillment centers across the United States. That&#039;s roughly a 25 percent increase in full-time fulfillment center staff, which currently number more than 20,000 in the country. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-faces-calls-britain-tough-online-abuse-143252089.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Wr8C1wADnkcj_XeiXwmaTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-28T143252Z_1_CBRE96R14GB00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-BRITAIN-TWITTER-ABUSE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An illustration picture shows the logo of the Website Twitter on an Ipad, in Bordeaux" align="left" title="An illustration picture shows the logo of the Website Twitter on an Ipad, in Bordeaux" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Twitter, the social media site, is under pressure in Britain to make it easier for Internet users to report abuse after more than 30,000 people petitioned it over the case of a feminist campaigner who says she was repeatedly threatened with rape. Caroline Criado-Perez helped lobby the Bank of England to make a woman, 19th century novelist Jane Austen, the new face on the country&#039;s 10 pound note, to defuse criticism that women were under-represented on the currency. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-faces-calls-britain-tough-online-abuse-143252089.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 10:32:52 -0400Reuterstwitter-faces-calls-britain-tough-online-abuse-143252089<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-faces-calls-britain-tough-online-abuse-143252089.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Wr8C1wADnkcj_XeiXwmaTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-28T143252Z_1_CBRE96R14GB00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-BRITAIN-TWITTER-ABUSE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An illustration picture shows the logo of the Website Twitter on an Ipad, in Bordeaux" align="left" title="An illustration picture shows the logo of the Website Twitter on an Ipad, in Bordeaux" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Twitter, the social media site, is under pressure in Britain to make it easier for Internet users to report abuse after more than 30,000 people petitioned it over the case of a feminist campaigner who says she was repeatedly threatened with rape. Caroline Criado-Perez helped lobby the Bank of England to make a woman, 19th century novelist Jane Austen, the new face on the country&#039;s 10 pound note, to defuse criticism that women were under-represented on the currency. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/software-experts-attack-cars-release-code-hackers-meet-130811715.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5rN.SCcsD1lUp1zTD4QtsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-28T142601Z_1_CBRE96R143F00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-HACKERS-CARS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Security researcher Charlie Miller holds two automobile electronic control module circuit boards while posing in his home-office in Wildwood, Missouri" align="left" title="Security researcher Charlie Miller holds two automobile electronic control module circuit boards while posing in his home-office in Wildwood, Missouri" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - Car hacking is not a new field, but its secrets have long been closely guarded. That is about to change, thanks to two well-known computer software hackers who got bored finding bugs in software from Microsoft and Apple. Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek say they will publish detailed blueprints of techniques for attacking critical systems in the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape in a 100-page white paper, following several months of research they conducted with a grant from the U.S. government. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/software-experts-attack-cars-release-code-hackers-meet-130811715.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 09:08:11 -0400Reuterssoftware-experts-attack-cars-release-code-hackers-meet-130811715<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/software-experts-attack-cars-release-code-hackers-meet-130811715.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5rN.SCcsD1lUp1zTD4QtsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-28T142601Z_1_CBRE96R143F00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-HACKERS-CARS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Security researcher Charlie Miller holds two automobile electronic control module circuit boards while posing in his home-office in Wildwood, Missouri" align="left" title="Security researcher Charlie Miller holds two automobile electronic control module circuit boards while posing in his home-office in Wildwood, Missouri" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - Car hacking is not a new field, but its secrets have long been closely guarded. That is about to change, thanks to two well-known computer software hackers who got bored finding bugs in software from Microsoft and Apple. Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek say they will publish detailed blueprints of techniques for attacking critical systems in the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape in a 100-page white paper, following several months of research they conducted with a grant from the U.S. government. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Hacking experts and product manufacturers have sometimes been at odds over whether the disclosure of security vulnerabilities is helpful, or harmful, to the public interest. Lawsuits, or even the threat of legal action, have resulted in the cancellation of some hacking presentations in recent years. ...http://news.yahoo.com/factbox-hacking-talks-got-axed-130811884.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 09:08:11 -0400Reutersfactbox-hacking-talks-got-axed-130811884<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/famed-hacker-barnaby-jack-dies-week-hacking-convention-003721970.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6U.lIlIvC1G58s94WmZrlQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T042652Z_3_CBRE96Q01QF00_RTROPTP_2_HACKER-DEATH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Barnaby Jack, 35, is pictured in this handout photo" align="left" title="Barnaby Jack, 35, is pictured in this handout photo" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Barnaby Jack, a celebrated computer hacker who forced bank ATMs to spit out cash and sparked safety improvements in medical devices, died in San Francisco, a week before he was due to make a high-profile presentation at a hacking conference. The New Zealand-born Jack, 35, was found dead on Thursday evening by &quot;a loved one&quot; at an apartment in San Francisco&#039;s Nob Hill neighborhood, according to a police spokesman. He would not say what caused Jack&#039;s death but said police had ruled out foul play. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/famed-hacker-barnaby-jack-dies-week-hacking-convention-003721970.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 00:26:52 -0400Reutersfamed-hacker-barnaby-jack-dies-week-hacking-convention-003721970<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/famed-hacker-barnaby-jack-dies-week-hacking-convention-003721970.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6U.lIlIvC1G58s94WmZrlQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T042652Z_3_CBRE96Q01QF00_RTROPTP_2_HACKER-DEATH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Barnaby Jack, 35, is pictured in this handout photo" align="left" title="Barnaby Jack, 35, is pictured in this handout photo" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Barnaby Jack, a celebrated computer hacker who forced bank ATMs to spit out cash and sparked safety improvements in medical devices, died in San Francisco, a week before he was due to make a high-profile presentation at a hacking conference. The New Zealand-born Jack, 35, was found dead on Thursday evening by &quot;a loved one&quot; at an apartment in San Francisco&#039;s Nob Hill neighborhood, according to a police spokesman. He would not say what caused Jack&#039;s death but said police had ruled out foul play. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/access-apple-developer-partially-restored-004145920.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/snRUBeOjq6vq.0jUqc_19g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T004145Z_1_CBRE96Q01XU00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An Apple logo seen at the WWDC 2013 in San Francisco" align="left" title="An Apple logo seen at the WWDC 2013 in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Aman Shah (Reuters) - Apple Inc has partially restored its main website for developers, eight days after shuttering it in response to a cyber attack that prompted a harried upgrade to prevent future breaches. Apple&#039;s developer site, which the company uses to communicate with its community of close to 6 million software developers, was back online on Friday, though some sections, including the forums and the member center, were still offline. The company had blocked access to the site after an intrusion last week and it is still not clear what data, if any, was compromised by the attack. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/access-apple-developer-partially-restored-004145920.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 20:41:45 -0400Reutersaccess-apple-developer-partially-restored-004145920<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/access-apple-developer-partially-restored-004145920.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/snRUBeOjq6vq.0jUqc_19g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T004145Z_1_CBRE96Q01XU00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An Apple logo seen at the WWDC 2013 in San Francisco" align="left" title="An Apple logo seen at the WWDC 2013 in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Aman Shah (Reuters) - Apple Inc has partially restored its main website for developers, eight days after shuttering it in response to a cyber attack that prompted a harried upgrade to prevent future breaches. Apple&#039;s developer site, which the company uses to communicate with its community of close to 6 million software developers, was back online on Friday, though some sections, including the forums and the member center, were still offline. The company had blocked access to the site after an intrusion last week and it is still not clear what data, if any, was compromised by the attack. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - After spending 15 years bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's vision to the big screen in New Zealand, "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson celebrated the last shot of the final film in "The Hobbit" trilogy, "There and Back Again," by cuddling with his cat, Mr. Smudge. "1.14am. Back with Mr. Smudge," Jackson wrote on his Facebook page on Friday morning. "A long day. A great day. ...http://news.yahoo.com/peter-jackson-celebrates-end-hobbit-filming-cat-mr-234237981.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 19:42:37 -0400Reuterspeter-jackson-celebrates-end-hobbit-filming-cat-mr-234237981<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zynga-folds-u-gambling-bet-shares-plummet-010601711.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4ZDmxLFml2KN3Imti1AcLg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T201306Z_1_CBRE96O1K6100_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-ZYNGA-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The corporate logo of Zynga Inc, the social network game development company, is shown at its headquarters in San Francisco" align="left" title="The corporate logo of Zynga Inc, the social network game development company, is shown at its headquarters in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Zynga Inc shares fell as much as 18.6 percent on Friday morning, after the maker of &quot;FarmVille&quot; said it would abandon plans for real-money gaming in the United States, prompting at least three brokerages to cut their price targets on the stock. Many investors own the stock only because they believe in the potential of real-money gambling, said Macquarie (USA) Equities Research analysts Ben Schachter, John Merrick and Tom White. Macquarie cut its target for the stock to $2.75 from $3.00. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/zynga-folds-u-gambling-bet-shares-plummet-010601711.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 11:48:02 -0400Reuterszynga-folds-u-gambling-bet-shares-plummet-010601711<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zynga-folds-u-gambling-bet-shares-plummet-010601711.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4ZDmxLFml2KN3Imti1AcLg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T201306Z_1_CBRE96O1K6100_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-ZYNGA-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The corporate logo of Zynga Inc, the social network game development company, is shown at its headquarters in San Francisco" align="left" title="The corporate logo of Zynga Inc, the social network game development company, is shown at its headquarters in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Zynga Inc shares fell as much as 18.6 percent on Friday morning, after the maker of &quot;FarmVille&quot; said it would abandon plans for real-money gaming in the United States, prompting at least three brokerages to cut their price targets on the stock. Many investors own the stock only because they believe in the potential of real-money gambling, said Macquarie (USA) Equities Research analysts Ben Schachter, John Merrick and Tom White. Macquarie cut its target for the stock to $2.75 from $3.00. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zynga-reports-231-million-revenue-201306957.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4ZDmxLFml2KN3Imti1AcLg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T201306Z_1_CBRE96O1K6100_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-ZYNGA-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The corporate logo of Zynga Inc, the social network game development company, is shown at its headquarters in San Francisco" align="left" title="The corporate logo of Zynga Inc, the social network game development company, is shown at its headquarters in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc will largely abandon its long-running efforts to build a real-money gaming business in the United States, a prospect investors once believed to be the struggling company&#039;s sole lifeline. The surprise announcement came as the company behind once-popular games such as &quot;Farmville&quot; and &quot;Words with Friends&quot; reported it lost 40 percent of its monthly active users in the second quarter, as it bleeds mobile gamers to aggressive rivals. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/zynga-reports-231-million-revenue-201306957.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 17:55:36 -0400Reuterszynga-reports-231-million-revenue-201306957<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zynga-reports-231-million-revenue-201306957.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4ZDmxLFml2KN3Imti1AcLg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T201306Z_1_CBRE96O1K6100_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-ZYNGA-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The corporate logo of Zynga Inc, the social network game development company, is shown at its headquarters in San Francisco" align="left" title="The corporate logo of Zynga Inc, the social network game development company, is shown at its headquarters in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc will largely abandon its long-running efforts to build a real-money gaming business in the United States, a prospect investors once believed to be the struggling company&#039;s sole lifeline. The surprise announcement came as the company behind once-popular games such as &quot;Farmville&quot; and &quot;Words with Friends&quot; reported it lost 40 percent of its monthly active users in the second quarter, as it bleeds mobile gamers to aggressive rivals. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-shares-soar-users-mobile-ads-climb-005612612.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aj0dlwH3KxobEioWS4Py6Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T190336Z_3_CBRE96N1K5900_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-FACEBOOK-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park" align="left" title="The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park" border="0" /></a>By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Sruthi Ramakrishnan (Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares opened 28 percent higher on Thursday after the company reported a huge jump in mobile advertising revenue, and analysts pointed to further growth from new advertising on Instagram and 15-second videos. While still short of their IPO price of $38, the shares hit $34 -- a price not seen since their second day of trading in May last year. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-shares-soar-users-mobile-ads-climb-005612612.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 15:03:36 -0400Reutersfacebook-shares-soar-users-mobile-ads-climb-005612612<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-shares-soar-users-mobile-ads-climb-005612612.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aj0dlwH3KxobEioWS4Py6Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T190336Z_3_CBRE96N1K5900_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-FACEBOOK-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park" align="left" title="The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park" border="0" /></a>By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Sruthi Ramakrishnan (Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares opened 28 percent higher on Thursday after the company reported a huge jump in mobile advertising revenue, and analysts pointed to further growth from new advertising on Instagram and 15-second videos. While still short of their IPO price of $38, the shares hit $34 -- a price not seen since their second day of trading in May last year. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Paul Carsten and Lee Chyen Yee BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Revenues from Baidu Inc's mobile services surpassed 10 percent of its quarterly total for the first time in the April-June period, dispelling fears that China's largest Internet search was losing market share to rivals. Baidu has invested in location-based services, apps and online videos to make money off smartphone users as it looks to diversify its revenue stream and fend off increasingly stiff competition in the search market from rivals like Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd. ...http://news.yahoo.com/mobile-boosts-baidus-second-quarter-revenues-buy-outs-104200183.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 07:12:38 -0400Reutersmobile-boosts-baidus-second-quarter-revenues-buy-outs-104200183<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-wows-wall-street-mobile-ads-growth-093502156.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2lBHAjPPzgdct3acw7Rg8g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T093502Z_1_CBRE96O0QMJ00_RTROPTP_2_US-FACEBOOK-RESULTS-RESEARCH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The loading screen of the Facebook application on a mobile phone is seen in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny May 16, 2012." align="left" title="The loading screen of the Facebook application on a mobile phone is seen in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny May 16, 2012." border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Facebook Inc&#039;s stellar results allayed fears that the company may face difficulty in making money from mobile ads and prompted several Wall Street brokerages to raise their target price on the stock. Facebook, whose shares were set to open up 17 percent, posted a jump in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, with mobile ad revenues making up 41 percent of the total ad revenue. &quot;Facebook has discovered the formula to begin significantly extracting value from its 1.16 billion global users,&quot; said JMP Securities analyst Ronald Josey. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-wows-wall-street-mobile-ads-growth-093502156.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 05:35:02 -0400Reutersfacebook-wows-wall-street-mobile-ads-growth-093502156<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-wows-wall-street-mobile-ads-growth-093502156.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2lBHAjPPzgdct3acw7Rg8g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T093502Z_1_CBRE96O0QMJ00_RTROPTP_2_US-FACEBOOK-RESULTS-RESEARCH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The loading screen of the Facebook application on a mobile phone is seen in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny May 16, 2012." align="left" title="The loading screen of the Facebook application on a mobile phone is seen in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny May 16, 2012." border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Facebook Inc&#039;s stellar results allayed fears that the company may face difficulty in making money from mobile ads and prompted several Wall Street brokerages to raise their target price on the stock. Facebook, whose shares were set to open up 17 percent, posted a jump in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, with mobile ad revenues making up 41 percent of the total ad revenue. &quot;Facebook has discovered the formula to begin significantly extracting value from its 1.16 billion global users,&quot; said JMP Securities analyst Ronald Josey. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-offers-fund-wireless-hotspots-san-francisco-233923182.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kyfcia56waLGzEnwyThZpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T233923Z_1_CBRE96N1TPT00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-GOOGLE-SANFRANCISCO-WIRELESS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" align="left" title="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is offering $600,000 to set up free wireless Internet hotspots in 31 public spaces in San Francisco, but city officials said they need to review annual maintenance costs before it could be approved. Google has previously funded public wireless projects in its home city of Mountain View, California, in New York Chelsea&#039;s neighborhood and around Boston&#039;s South Station. The search giant is based 30 miles away from San Francisco but employs hundreds of workers who commute from the city. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/google-offers-fund-wireless-hotspots-san-francisco-233923182.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 19:39:23 -0400Reutersgoogle-offers-fund-wireless-hotspots-san-francisco-233923182<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-offers-fund-wireless-hotspots-san-francisco-233923182.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kyfcia56waLGzEnwyThZpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T233923Z_1_CBRE96N1TPT00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-GOOGLE-SANFRANCISCO-WIRELESS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" align="left" title="Google signage seen at the company&#039;s headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is offering $600,000 to set up free wireless Internet hotspots in 31 public spaces in San Francisco, but city officials said they need to review annual maintenance costs before it could be approved. Google has previously funded public wireless projects in its home city of Mountain View, California, in New York Chelsea&#039;s neighborhood and around Boston&#039;s South Station. The search giant is based 30 miles away from San Francisco but employs hundreds of workers who commute from the city. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-users-talk-tv-five-times-more-twitter-225407614.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gpgdKG_W7Fbb9QipTg3hfQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T225407Z_1_CBRE96N1RMO00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-SOCIALMEDIA-TV-FACEBOOKVSTWITTER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The sun rises behind the entrance sign to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park before the company&#039;s IPO launch," align="left" title="The sun rises behind the entrance sign to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park before the company&#039;s IPO launch," border="0" /></a>By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Facebook users are 5 times more engaged on TV topics than those on Twitter, GetGlue and Viggle combined, Trendrr announced on Tuesday. The user engagement data results come from a Trendrr study using Facebook&#039;s data. The analysis of second-screen Facebook activity was conducted during one week in May. Trendrr chose the time frame for its manageable sample size while there was still regularly scheduled programming on TV, an individual with knowledge of the study told TheWrap. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-users-talk-tv-five-times-more-twitter-225407614.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 18:54:07 -0400Reutersfacebook-users-talk-tv-five-times-more-twitter-225407614<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-users-talk-tv-five-times-more-twitter-225407614.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gpgdKG_W7Fbb9QipTg3hfQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T225407Z_1_CBRE96N1RMO00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-SOCIALMEDIA-TV-FACEBOOKVSTWITTER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The sun rises behind the entrance sign to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park before the company&#039;s IPO launch," align="left" title="The sun rises behind the entrance sign to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park before the company&#039;s IPO launch," border="0" /></a>By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Facebook users are 5 times more engaged on TV topics than those on Twitter, GetGlue and Viggle combined, Trendrr announced on Tuesday. The user engagement data results come from a Trendrr study using Facebook&#039;s data. The analysis of second-screen Facebook activity was conducted during one week in May. Trendrr chose the time frame for its manageable sample size while there was still regularly scheduled programming on TV, an individual with knowledge of the study told TheWrap. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-second-quarter-revenue-grows-201232224.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KQto7K1Y..Z4s_MWqsgXEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T215254Z_1_CBRE96N1K5900_RTROPTP_2_FACEBOOK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park" align="left" title="The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park" border="0" /></a>By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc delivered strong evidence it can thrive on smartphones and tablets on Wednesday, reporting a much better-than-anticipated surge in mobile advertising revenue in the second quarter that ignited a 20 percent share rally. The world&#039;s No. 1 social network, which is battling increasingly aggressive upstarts like WhatsApp for users&#039; time, grew mobile advertising revenue 76 percent to $656 million from the previous quarter. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-second-quarter-revenue-grows-201232224.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 17:52:54 -0400Reutersfacebook-second-quarter-revenue-grows-201232224<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-second-quarter-revenue-grows-201232224.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KQto7K1Y..Z4s_MWqsgXEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T215254Z_1_CBRE96N1K5900_RTROPTP_2_FACEBOOK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park" align="left" title="The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park" border="0" /></a>By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc delivered strong evidence it can thrive on smartphones and tablets on Wednesday, reporting a much better-than-anticipated surge in mobile advertising revenue in the second quarter that ignited a 20 percent share rally. The world&#039;s No. 1 social network, which is battling increasingly aggressive upstarts like WhatsApp for users&#039; time, grew mobile advertising revenue 76 percent to $656 million from the previous quarter. ...</p><br clear="all"/>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Baidu Inc forecast third-quarter revenue well beyond investors' expectations, dispelling fears that growing competition in its home Chinese market was sapping market share and propelling its stock 11 percent higher. The company, China's largest Internet search engine, foresees revenue of $1.422 billion to $1.46 billion this quarter, surpassing the $1.35 billion expected by Wall Street. ...http://news.yahoo.com/baidus-third-quarter-outlook-reassures-amid-rising-competition-205929398.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 16:59:29 -0400Reutersbaidus-third-quarter-outlook-reassures-amid-rising-competition-205929398<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/steven-soderbergh-donates-10k-spike-lees-kickstarter-project-004209330.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q3sEqNX8qrE.sjTa3H1TvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T004209Z_1_CBRE96N01YC00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-STEVENSODERBERGH-SPIKELEEKICKSTARTER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. director Soderbergh poses during a photo call at the 66th Venice Film Festival" align="left" title="U.S. director Soderbergh poses during a photo call at the 66th Venice Film Festival" border="0" /></a>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Spike Lee thanked Steven Soderbergh in a recent interview for doing the right thing by supporting independent filmmaking. The &quot;Old Boy&quot; director, who is trying to raise $1.25 million on Kickstarter for his newest joint, told NextMovie that Soderbergh was one of three backers who have pledged $10,000 to the project, which has racked up just under $105,000 total. The generous donation earns Soderbergh the top prize: A dinner and basketball date with Lee. &quot;I&#039;m taking him to dinner and we&#039;re going to the game together,&quot; Lee said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/steven-soderbergh-donates-10k-spike-lees-kickstarter-project-004209330.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 20:42:09 -0400Reuterssteven-soderbergh-donates-10k-spike-lees-kickstarter-project-004209330<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/steven-soderbergh-donates-10k-spike-lees-kickstarter-project-004209330.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q3sEqNX8qrE.sjTa3H1TvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T004209Z_1_CBRE96N01YC00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-STEVENSODERBERGH-SPIKELEEKICKSTARTER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. director Soderbergh poses during a photo call at the 66th Venice Film Festival" align="left" title="U.S. director Soderbergh pose

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