Provides the latest RSS feeds for Breaking Technology News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Sierra Leone Times.com http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/cat/d805653303cbbba8/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 11:57:54 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:57:54 -0400 30 Nvidia's Tegra 4i chip is the firm's most important product of 2013. It's aimed at middle of the road smartphones and integrates software defined radio that eliminates the need for a hardware baseband chip. The firm has now demonstrated, through a software update, that ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214690895/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:35:39 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214690895/scat/d805653303cbbba8 . Initially, we couldn't quite decide what we were more surprised about - the fact that it isn't called the Xbox 720 as we have believed for years now and instead shares its name ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214690896/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:35:38 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214690896/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Networks Sales) Mahesh Gupta told reporters on a video conference. The study interviewed security leaders and CIOs ( Chief Information Officers) from various industry verticals in the country and sought to understand the challenges of current security threats. The study found that organisations as well as employees are embracing mobility because of improved employee productivity and enhanced user ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214690897/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:19:30 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214690897/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Murthy, who was sacked yesterday for not disclosing a relationship with a subordinate, however, is entitled to a post termination benefit of $6,000 per ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214690898/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:19:29 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214690898/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Publisher Pearson said on Wednesday it would pay $75 million in consumer damages plus cost and fees as part of a deal with the United States to settle anti-trust claims relating ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214690652/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:17:13 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214690652/scat/d805653303cbbba8 In today's business world, disruption is a constant force that never lets up. At the annual WIRED Business Conference: Disruptive by Design, we celebrate the creative power of bold new ideas and the people that make them happen. See the event ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689520/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:10:34 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689520/scat/d805653303cbbba8 , the inventor of the GIF file format, caused controversy by declaring the file format should properly be pronounced 'jif' - but this has been refuted by the chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary. Wilhite, who was awarded with a webby for his contributions to the net, said in an email interview to ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214690900/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:10:23 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214690900/scat/d805653303cbbba8 , Labour MP for Harrow West, has asked questions about lost or stolen computers, mobiles, Blackberrys and other IT equipment to the Treasury and other government departments. Thomas asked the Secretary of State for International Development just how many pieces of kit went missing or stolen from 2010 to now. In total 42 laptops went missing, 18 phones, nine Blackberrys, a 15 inch monitor and ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214690901/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:10:22 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214690901/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 Apple patents, according to a court filing by Apple. Apple wants to add the new Galaxy S4 to an ongoing case involving Apple and Samsung being heard in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division, according ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214690902/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:06:30 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214690902/scat/d805653303cbbba8 statement released on Wednesday, Clearwire's board announced that it has approved the new deal with Sprint. The board has also asked shareholders to vote in favor of the acquisition when they meet to place their ballots on May 31. Sprint made a surprising announcement on Tuesday, saying that it would up its initial offer to buy the remaining 50 percent of Clearwire that it doesn't own ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689566/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:04:32 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689566/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The same Live Gold membership can be used on both the Xbox 360 and the upcoming Xbox One. And multiple accounts will be able to tap into that single ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689565/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:04:31 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689565/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Ron Miller) The sunsets would be impossibly beautiful. The evening sky would glitter with a thousand silver arcs. If Earth had rings like Saturn, you'd only have to look up to get a spectacular show. Veteran astronomy ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689569/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:04:31 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689569/scat/d805653303cbbba8 A day after the next-gen console's unveiling, U.K. tech retailer Zavvi is asking for a whopping 400 pounds, or about $608, for the next-generation Xbox ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689568/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:04:30 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689568/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) HTC executives are departing a company that's facing strong challenges in the mobile market. Chief product ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689567/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:04:29 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689567/scat/d805653303cbbba8 MOSCOW/CAIRO (Reuters) - Russia-focused telecoms firm Vimpelcom's talks to sell a controlling stake in its Algerian mobile business Djezzy to Algeria are at a delicate stage but have not failed, a source with knowledge of the discussions said on Wednesday.Algeria wants to nationalize Djezzy and has pushed Vimpelcom into discussing a sale of a 51 percent stake.A report by Dow Jones earlier ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689846/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:38 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689846/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Seagate has announced what it claims is the "industry's first" 4TB video hard disk drive, that is, a 3.5in HDD that is engineered specifically for use in video applications such as digital video recorders (DVRs), set-top boxes (STBs) and surveillance systems. "Purpose-built for video solutions, the Video 3.5 HDD can store up to 480 hours of HD content making it the ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689304/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:17:35 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689304/scat/d805653303cbbba8 SYDNEY: Australian children are accessing social media websites at an increasingly younger age, a new survey suggests, with one in five "tweens" admitting they have chatted to someone online they do not know. The report "Tweens, Teens and Technology" by online security company McAfee found that children in the tweens age category of eight to 12 were adopting technology faster ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689305/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:01:53 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689305/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Watch out Apple and Samsung? Caterpillar launched a drop-proof, water-proof, dust-proof smartphone Monday that you actually wouldn't be embarrassed to carry around with ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688001/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:58:50 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688001/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Coming to a City Hall near you. Maybe. FORTUNE -- City governments aren't exactly known for innovation. "Get in line," "fill out this form" and "you need a permit" are the bureaucracy's invariable responses to virtually any question. Municipal technology is also often mired in the past: paper files, outdated computer systems and an aversion to sharing data ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689306/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:58:49 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689306/scat/d805653303cbbba8 of researchers at Northwestern Engineering has come up with a new way of producing graphene, which could eventually lead to printable graphene ink. One of the methods used to produce graphene involves exfoliating graphite through oxidation or the use of various solvents. However, the techniques tend to interfere with the conductive properties of graphene, greatly diminishing its potential. The ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689307/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:52:36 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689307/scat/d805653303cbbba8 By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe moved closer to ending banking secrecy on Wednesday after Austria dropped objections to sharing data on foreign depositors and the EU focused on negotiating a similar agreement with Switzerland. "It's ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688067/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:52:14 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688067/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Well, that didn't take long. A mere five days after Brian Krzanich took the reins as the new CEO of Intel, he's shaking things up at an organizational level. Krzanich has reorganized key business groups and created a new "New Devices" division to focus on emerging trends, including "ultra-mobile" ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689308/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:48:36 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689308/scat/d805653303cbbba8 If you have any expectations about the privacy of your Skype communications, you may want to reassess them. Microsoft appears to be peeking into Skype messages for security ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689309/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:48:35 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689309/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Quantenna announces the first 4x4 (quad-stream) 802.11ac chipset. The new chipset, which offers a cap speed of 1.7Gbps, is slated be used in products later this ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688080/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:46:35 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688080/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Intel's CEO Brian Krzanich is taking direct responsibility for the firm's Architecture Group replacing Dadi Perlmutter, as former mobile division chief Mike Bell moves to a newly created ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687841/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:40 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687841/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Electronic Arts (EA) is throwing its weight behind the Microsoft Xbox One and PS4 and will give them Ignite, its new game engine for sports ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687843/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:39 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687843/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Apple's iPhone 5S or iPhone 6, depending on which name the firm goes for, is arguably the most hotly anticipated smartphone of the year, and will signal the firm looking to steal back marketshare from the likes ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687844/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:38 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687844/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Apple reportedly is planning to introduce Flickr and Vimeo integration in iOS 7, which will launch next month at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Apple apparently is planning to make iOS more social, with Apple fanbois' website 9to5Mac reporting ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687842/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:37 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687842/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Britain , France and the United States exposing how little tax major international companies have been paying by carefully structuring their European operations has forced the issue to the top of the agenda.France and Britain in particular have grown concerned by the sheer scale of the legal tax schemes, with a U.S. investigation revealing on Monday ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686685/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:58:22 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686685/scat/d805653303cbbba8 A new report from the Pew Research Centre in America has shown that teenagers "have waning enthusiasm" for Facebook, and that social-networks are increasingly seen as a ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687877/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:58:11 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687877/scat/d805653303cbbba8 A. Wireless carriers typically subsidize the cost of a new mobile phone by requiring you to sign a two-year contract for service on their networks - in effect, "locking" the phone to the network. This subsidy can lower the price of a new smartphone to about $200 from around $600, but it basically means you cannot legally use the phone with any other company's network without ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687845/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:58:08 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687845/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Computerworld - Apple will build Macs in Texas using some parts made in the U.S., CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday, putting a little flesh on a pledge from last December. In a prepared statement Cook read before a Senate subcommittee yesterday, the chief executive named Texas as the location of a new factory where Apple will assemble Macs. Cook was in Washington, D.C. ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687468/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:55:08 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687468/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Xbox One announcement , there's a term for the shiny, face-forward product image they'll be showing from now until unboxing day: the hero shot. But as Redmond executives went on about octa-core processors and infrared depth censors (which, don't get me wrong, are hugely important), I was anxiously waiting for a look at the box's backside, where I hoped to find the real hero: a ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687846/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:47:55 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687846/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The software giant's new show, produced by Steven Spielberg, brings the company back to creating original content, a business where it's had some ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686647/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:43:38 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686647/scat/d805653303cbbba8 CNET sits down with Microsoft's Jeff Henshaw to talk about the new Xbox One, including how long it will last, and whether the name's going to be ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686646/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:43:37 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686646/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The "OK, Google" command isn't just for Glass anymore. People using the newest version of Chrome now can use the line before using speech to ask Google a question and can hear the answer spoken ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686712/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:35:44 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686712/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Stephen Shankland) One of perennial questions about Yahoo has been, "What is Yahoo." As the pioneering web brand slid downward, rebuffed Microsoft's generous acquisition offer and was overshadowed by the like of Google, Facebook, Twitter and Amazon, the question morphed into "Is the beleaguered Yahoo going to fade away?" Marissa Mayer, the fifth Yahoo CEO ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686711/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:35:43 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686711/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Google Glass . He said that he has been a regular Glass wearer for the last two weeks. "Glass doesn't interfere with my normal vision, and I found it conveniently available," he said. "It's an extension of the mobile phone and less overt -- you don't have to pull out your ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686710/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:35:41 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686710/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed May 22, 2013 7:33am EDT By Carmel Crimmins and Conor Humphries DUBLIN May 22 (Reuters) - Ireland called on Wednesday for an international clampdown on multinationals shifting profits around the world to avoid tax, after criticism that Irish loopholes helped technology giant Apple to shrink its tax bill. A U.S. Senate investigation into the tax affairs of the maker of iPhones, iPads and Mac ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688189/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:33:43 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688189/scat/d805653303cbbba8 HTC reportedly is in crisis due to "disastrous" sales of its HTC First handset that features Facebook Home, with multiple staff having fled the ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686470/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:57:29 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686470/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Steve Wilhite ruined lives on Tuesday with the revelation that "GIF" is actually pronounced "Jif". Wilhite made the shocking revelation during an interview ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686471/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:57:28 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686471/scat/d805653303cbbba8 SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard will provide an update on its efforts to rise above the sinking PC market when it releases quarterly earnings Wednesday after the closing bell.The quarter will likely reveal how far HP still must go.Revenue is expected to fall, which would make it the seventh consecutive quarter of comparable declines. Management has already predicted shrinking profits, although ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686288/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:50:39 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686288/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Pennsylvania in the early evening sun. The sky casts a golden pall over a patch of foliage as the pair make their way into town. Fireflies dance in the sunlight, distracting Ellie as Joel scowls and pushes forward with nary a glance. You control Joel throughout The Last of Us, but this section is all about Ellie. 14 years old and born after the fungus brought the world to its knees, Ellie is ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686472/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:49:26 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686472/scat/d805653303cbbba8 that the word is pronounced "jif" not "giff"."The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations. They are wrong. It is a soft 'G,' pronounced 'jif.' End of story," he said.The internet has reacted strongly to Wilhite's claim, pointing to a range of evidence from the White House announcing their allegiance via a note on their Tumblr: ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686507/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:49:17 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686507/scat/d805653303cbbba8 BEIJING: China has appealed for communication with the US on cyber security, Xinhua reported. While stressing that cybersecurity was a global issue, confronting not only America but also China, a foreign ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said: "China proposes stronger cooperation with the United States on cyber security." The statement came during a daily press briefing in response to a ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686473/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:42:18 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686473/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to TCS headquarters in Mumbai and his promise to open up his country's services industry may further boost the Indian IT major's forays in the communist ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686474/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:42:17 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686474/scat/d805653303cbbba8 scandal in 2002, his wife, Jaya, stood solidly behind him and went as far as to say that the episode only strengthened their marriage. "A crisis like this teaches you who your real friends are and which relationships are lasting," Jaya said in an interview to the Economic Times in 2003. "We've bonded more strongly as a family because of this episode. I've got my husband ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686475/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:42:14 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686475/scat/d805653303cbbba8 justice move slowly sometimes, but not, apparently, as slowly as Webster's New World Dictionary. Slang has always been a challenge for the courts in cases that involve vulgar or insulting language. Conventional dictionaries lag the spoken word by design. That has lawyers and judges turning to a more fluid source of definitions: Urban Dictionary, a crowd-sourced collection of slang words on ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686476/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:42:14 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686476/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Li Keqiang here. Li will arrive here today on a two-day visit after his official visit to India. The state-owned Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) issued a formal notification to all cellular companies to shut the services until 1 PM local time. Pakistani officials say that militants routinely use mobile phone for planning and implementing attacks. The authorities have taken security ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686477/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:42:13 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686477/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Apple is one of America's most profitable companies. And it pays a substantial income tax bill to the U.S. government -- by its own account, $6 billion in 2012 and an estimated $7 billion this ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685613/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:39:02 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685613/scat/d805653303cbbba8 US government’s belief in the efficiency of its private sector to run its power infrastructure is proving completely bogus. According to a Congressional report, it would be more secure for US infrastructure for congress to put a cat in charge of the network than leave things as they are. The report said that inefficiencies in how security standards are set and "haphazard" ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686478/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:33:38 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686478/scat/d805653303cbbba8 By Tim KellyTOKYO (Reuters) - Few foreign activist investors have made much headway in forcing change in Japan, where a conservative corporate culture favours long-standing ties with banks, business partners and workers rather than shareholders seeking value.Struggling electronics giant Sony Corp, though, with more foreign and fewer bank shareholders, may prove something of an exception. ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686028/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:24:26 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686028/scat/d805653303cbbba8 TOKYO -; Sony's CEO Kazuo Hirai says the company's board will discuss a proposal by U.S. hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214684776/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:48:29 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214684776/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Google Inc's tax affairs will come under renewed scrutiny in Britain on Wednesday when the leader of the opposition Labour party accuses the Internet company of wrongly going to "extraordinary lengths" to avoid paying tax. In comments designed to politically outflank Prime Minister David Cameron ahead of next month's G8 summit on what has become a high-profile issue, Ed ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685421/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:34:33 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685421/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Growing concern in European capitals about aggressive tax avoidance by high-profile corporations such as Amazon, Google and Apple looks set to steal the agenda of a European Union summit in ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685422/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:34:32 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685422/scat/d805653303cbbba8 that the US government will be using drones to spy on its citizens might not have any basis, as its security forces move towards satellite spying instead. In September, the US government will fire into orbit a two-stage rocket from a Virginia launchpad. According to official reports, the mission is scientific one, designed to improve America's ability to send small satellites into space ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685423/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:26:00 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685423/scat/d805653303cbbba8 of immigration reform in the US has been halted by partisan bickering for years, and it might be about to start taking its toll on the economy, coupled with less than stellar high school education. New York state faces a shortfall of thousands of skilled techies to sustain the growth of its tech sector ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685424/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:25:59 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685424/scat/d805653303cbbba8 , while AMD has been trying to boost its mobile processing range it seems that Qualcomm and Samsung have used the interest in smartphones and tablets to their advantage. Unfettered by the slump in the PC market and with products in place to take advantage of the interest in tablets and smartphones, Qualcomm and Samsung have managed to push AMD off the second and third rankings to a dismissal ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685425/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:25:58 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685425/scat/d805653303cbbba8 , Brian Krzanich, has surprised analysts by ordering a sweeping company reorganization. It had been thought that Krzanich would keep the status quo ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685426/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:25:57 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685426/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Chrome browser for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Armed with the catchy title of "version 27" the browser is apparently five percent faster at loading pages than earlier versions. Anyone who can spot a five percent speed increase without monitoring tools is probably imagining it, but it does show the level of programming skill that Google is throwing behind its new ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685427/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:25:56 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685427/scat/d805653303cbbba8 HTC is trying to reinvent itself and transform its somewhat geeky brand image. It's off to a good start, as its flagship HTC One handset is getting very positive reviews and ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685428/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:25:55 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685428/scat/d805653303cbbba8 PHOENIX -- It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet.An Arizona restaurateur, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance on a reality television show, posted a social media rant laced with salty language and angry, uppercase letters that quickly went viral last week, to the delight of people who love a good Internet meltdown."I AM NOT ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214683752/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:58 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214683752/scat/d805653303cbbba8 H-1B visas - to 115,000, from 110,000 in the bill, while keeping the maximum at 180,000 a year. More important, aides to Hatch said, his provision includes a mechanism based on conditions in the labor market, intended to ensure that companies based in the United States can bring qualified foreign workers when jobs are not filled by Americans, but decreases visas when Americans are available. His ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214684492/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:27:34 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214684492/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations. Teens told researchers there were too many adults on Facebook and too much sharing of ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214684493/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:27:33 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214684493/scat/d805653303cbbba8 iPad maker saving billions of dollars in US taxes through Irish subsidiaries and told lawmakers that his company backs corporate tax reform, even though it may end up paying more. The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has found that Apple in 2012 alone avoided paying $9 billion in US taxes, using a strategy involving three offshore units with no discernible tax home, or ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214684494/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:27:32 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214684494/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Microsoft revealed the Xbox One, its next-generation entertainment console, during a presentation Tuesday at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington. Don Mattrick, Microsoft's president of interactive entertainment business, called it an "all-in-one home entertainment system." He said the company has spent the past four years working on the next-generation Xbox. The console was ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214684495/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:27:31 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214684495/scat/d805653303cbbba8 By Tim KellyTOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp cut its sales targets for digital cameras, smartphones and tablets by 13-17 percent for the year to end-March 2015, but said there were "encouraging" signs of a revival in its electronics business.CEO Kazuo Hirai told a press briefing on Wednesday that Sony would assess a proposal from its biggest shareholder, billionaire Daniel Loeb's Third ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214683015/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:36:36 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214683015/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Apple tax tactic that came in for denunciation at Senate subcommittee hearing was not particularly difficult to carry out, and it seems to have been something known to some tax experts - but not to many of those whose job it is to write tax laws. "What impresses me is the effortlessness of Apple's international planning," said Edward Kleinbard, a tax law professor at the University ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214683495/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:09 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214683495/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: TechRepublic) LAS VEGAS -- There are apps and settings to locate a lost or stolen smartphone, and to remotely wipe the contents, but those will only get you so far if you're phone's actually been nabbed. On Tuesday, LoJack makers Absolue Software announced the imminent release ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214682719/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:07:17 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214682719/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The European maker of enterprise software would serve as a kind of middleman, analyzing data gathered by various wireless operators, selling results to marketers, and sharing the profits with the wireless ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214682720/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:07:17 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214682720/scat/d805653303cbbba8 scandal , it's hard to see a second comeback for Phaneesh Murthy. Popularly known as the 'other Murthy' at Infosys, 48-year-old Phaneesh had a meteoric career at India's second largest IT services firm, donning many roles and credited with taking the Infosys brand global as the company's global sales head along with company founders N R Narayana Murthy and Nandan ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214682545/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:13:41 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214682545/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Nasdaq-listed iGate has sacked Phaneesh Murthy, its president and CEO, after investigating charges of sexual harassment levelled against him by a subordinate ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214682544/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:13:41 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214682544/scat/d805653303cbbba8 iPad maker saving billions of dollars in US taxes through Irish subsidiaries and told lawmakers that his company backs corporate tax reform, even though it may end up paying more. The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has found that Apple in 2012 alone avoided paying $9 billion in US taxes, using a strategy involving three offshore units with no discernible tax home, or ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214682546/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:13:40 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214682546/scat/d805653303cbbba8 PANAJI: The next 'in' feature for your smart phone might very well be gesture-recognition and it is a young Goan who is behind the innovation. The creation is set to make touchscreen technology passe and would allow users to interact with their devices through thin air. Native of South Goa's ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214682547/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:13:39 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214682547/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Xbox One, a next-generation entertainment console that promises to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies and other entertainment.It will go on sale later this year.Don Mattrick, president of its interactive entertainment business, said the company has spent the past four years working on the "all-in-one home entertainment system".The console was ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214681607/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:12:39 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214681607/scat/d805653303cbbba8 REDMOND, Wash. — Will gamers want One? After four years of development, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One entertainment console and touted it as an all-in-one solution for playing games, watching TV and doing everything in between. Microsoft wants the Xbox One to be central to your living room and packed the new Xbox with such features as the ability to change TV channels through voice ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214681305/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:04:22 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214681305/scat/d805653303cbbba8 CTIA gave me the opportunity to see a new screen protector from Tech21. If you haven't heard of the UK-based company, it makes some pretty durable cases for popular smartphones like ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214680771/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:50:25 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214680771/scat/d805653303cbbba8 WASHINGTON -; Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214680333/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:09:57 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214680333/scat/d805653303cbbba8 CityLens app , LiveSight pulls up nearby locations and displays relevant information like the type of business or attraction, the hours, the address and phone number, and customer ratings. You access LiveSight mode through a dedicated control in the Here interface. Once activated, you'll see the points of interest either overlaid on the standard map or in a mode that resembles Google's ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214679734/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:41:16 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214679734/scat/d805653303cbbba8 U.S. Congressmen Ed Markey and Henry Waxman pen a report outlining the increased hacks on power grid computer systems, saying that one utility receives about 10,000 attempted cyberattacks per ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214679733/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:41:15 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214679733/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Among the thousands of file formats that exist in modern computing, the GIF, or Graphics Interchange Format, has attained celebrity status in a sea of lesser-known BMPs, RIPs, FIGs and MIFFs. It was honored as ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214679549/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:53:24 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214679549/scat/d805653303cbbba8 unveiled a new version of Flickr, a photo-sharing Web site. It sure is pretty, with lots of high-resolution,rectangular photos and a clean, grid design. The company is also offering everyone on the site a free terabyte of space to store their photos. That’s potentially enough to stores hundreds of thousands of photos. But the new Flickr still feels like it’s missing one thing: ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214679548/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:53:23 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214679548/scat/d805653303cbbba8 IDG News Service - A survey of U.S. utilities shows many are facing frequent cyberattacks that could threaten a highly interdependent power grid supplying more than 300 million people, according to a congressional report. More than a dozen utilities said cyberattacks were daily or constant, according to the survey, commissioned by U.S. Democratic Representatives Edward J. Markey and Henry A. ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214678643/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:50:09 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214678643/scat/d805653303cbbba8 U.S. crude futures prices fell below $96 a barrel on Wednesday after an unexpected increase in U.S. gasoline stockpiles ahead of the summer driving season in the world's largest oil ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214678736/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:50:00 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214678736/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Google) After unveiling an extensive revamp for the Google+ news stream on desktop, Google is now updating what users see when accessing the social network with their cell phones. The Web ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214678684/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:31:06 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214678684/scat/d805653303cbbba8 In a new Pew Report on teens and their social-networking habits, Twitter appears to be offering a resurgence, while Facebook may be losing impact. Because Facebook is just, well, too ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214678683/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:31:06 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214678683/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Forget the Space Needle, the e-commerce giant is planning to bring 3.3 million square feet of office space to Seattle in the form of mirrored towers and giant spherical domes filled with plant ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214677755/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:29:51 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214677755/scat/d805653303cbbba8 CTIA kicked off today in Las Vegas. The last event of the wireless show season, CTIA tends to be a bit quieter than Mobile World Congress and CES. Yet, there are plenty ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214677721/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:22:01 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214677721/scat/d805653303cbbba8 the Ethernet protocol made its debut as a way to connect machines in close proximity, today it is the networking layer two protocol of choice for local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs) and everything in between. For many people Ethernet is merely the RJ45 jack on the back of a laptop, but its relative ubiquity and simplicity belie what Ethernet has done for the networking industry ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214677530/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:42:49 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214677530/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Justice Antonin Scalia The Federal Communications Commission's high-profile attempt to defend its net neutrality rules against a court challenge got major support on Monday from the Supreme Court, which ruled in a separate case that regulatory agencies should usually be granted deference in interpreting their own jurisdictions. In a 6-to-3 decision, Justice Antonin Scalia wrote that in ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214677531/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:34:11 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214677531/scat/d805653303cbbba8 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved legislation that would bring about the biggest changes in U.S. immigration policy in a generation, setting up a spirited debate in the full Senate next ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214676548/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:14:18 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214676548/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Steve Wilhite, the man who created the GIF, is miffed that anyone -- be it the Oxford English Dictionary or the White House -- should imagine it's not pronounced like ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214676623/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:13:30 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214676623/scat/d805653303cbbba8 mysteriously silent toward the end of April, to the distress and consternation of comics fans. No word -- official or otherwise -- was heard from either parent company AOL or any of the Comics Alliance staff members. However, the lack of updates on the site since April 29, where it usually updated several times a day, seemed to confirm that Comics Alliance was being shelved and archived. This ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214676622/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:13:29 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214676622/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Google) Already known for its speed, Google just boosted Chrome's Web site rendering speed by another 5 percent. The latest stable release of the browser, Chrome 27 (download ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214676625/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:13:28 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214676625/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Spotify) This week the most streamed song on Spotify in the U.S. is "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and the most shared song on social networks is "Lift Me Up" by Five Finger Death Punch. How did this information become available? Spotify launched a new feature Tuesday that provides weekly updates of the 50 most streamed and viral songs ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214677532/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:13:27 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214677532/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Vodafone has 3G airwaves in 11 circles and offers nationwide high-end data services through roaming pacts with Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular. (Pic by ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214677556/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:09:46 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214677556/scat/d805653303cbbba8 By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Apple's ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has hinged on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs. A U.S. ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214676322/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:53:17 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214676322/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Reuters © Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) speak during a news conference calling for no reduction in the Medicare and Medicaid budgets, as part of the year end budget talks on Capitol Hill in Washington December 11, 2012. REUTERS/Joshua ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214674167/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:23:17 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214674167/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Intel) Former Apple and Palm executive Mike Bell has been picked by Intel to steer the company's newly-formed new devices ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214673994/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:01:06 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214673994/scat/d805653303cbbba8 today’s announcement of Microsoft’s new Xbox One came a special highlight for TV fans: the news that Steven Spielberg would be producing a live-action series based on ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214674214/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:59:13 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214674214/scat/d805653303cbbba8 is a crowd-sourced digital magazine made in just 48 hours, chronicling how our conversations with our things are thoroughly changing our world. Learn more ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214675233/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:58:37 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214675233/scat/d805653303cbbba8 TOKYO (Reuters) - Few foreign activist investors have made much headway in forcing change in Japan, where a conservative corporate culture favors long-standing ties with banks, business partners and workers rather than shareholders seeking ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214673962/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:57:37 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214673962/scat/d805653303cbbba8 CNET's Bridget Carey breaks down the new features of the Xbox One, including live TV and Kinect controls, and what questions Microsoft still needs to ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214675234/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:52:45 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214675234/scat/d805653303cbbba8 If you are using more than one Mac, or have replaced your Mac with a new one, there are several ways you can migrate your account to the new system. Conventionally, when you get a new system you are presented with the OS X Setup Assistant, which will guide you through migrating your data from an existing system or a backup. In addition to Setup Assistant, you can use Apple's Migration ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214674017/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:52:44 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214674017/scat/d805653303cbbba8 iPad for the hotel last October in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. "The Gold & Co. London 24-carat gold iPad is the ultimate in luxury accessories, hence we wanted it to be paired with Burj Al Arab, the world's most luxurious hotel," Amjad Ali, CEO of Gold & Co. London, said in a release. "The symmetry is obvious, as both the gold iPad and the hotel are ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214674016/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:52:44 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214674016/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Xbox One users must install games on the console's hard drive, which means a disc can't be easily sold or shared. But Microsoft says it will support secondhand ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214674018/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:52:43 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214674018/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue May 21, 2013 5:10pm EDT * Ex-Rutgers quarterback Hart may challenge use of image * Activision, Take-Two, media companies supported EA By Jonathan Stempel May 21 (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit against Electronic Arts Inc by a former Rutgers University star football quarterback, who accused it of using his image in a video game without permission. By a 2-1 ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214674104/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:10:18 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214674104/scat/d805653303cbbba8 21 May 2013 Microsoft has launched a new Xbox video games console that it claims will become the single device that users need to control TV, video games, music and entertainment in the living ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214672357/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:02:13 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214672357/scat/d805653303cbbba8 CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets. Traders remain focused firmly on tomorrow's testimony from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. And expectations for this week's oil ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214672358/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:57:51 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214672358/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Credit: James Martin/CNET) Microsoft's Xbox One home-entertainment console has three operating systems at its core, company officials said during the Tuesday unveiling of the device. Why three? Marc Whitten, Microsoft's chief production officer of its Interactive Entertainment Business, explained during the hour-long reveal event in Redmond, that there'd be ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671019/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:47:54 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671019/scat/d805653303cbbba8 NEW YORK (AP) -- Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. Tuesday's unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview in February of the upcoming PlayStation 4 from ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671020/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:57 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671020/scat/d805653303cbbba8 1 of 7. Apple CEO Tim Cook (C), CFO Peter Oppenheimer (L) and Apple Head of tax operations Philip Bullock appear before a Senate homeland security and governmental affairs investigations subcommittee hearing on offshore profit shifting and the U.S. tax code, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 21, ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671388/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:45:43 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671388/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Reuters) - Sony Corp is considering evaluating a proposal from top shareholder Third Point LLC to spin off part of its movie and music business, Japanese daily Nikkei ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671022/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:45:11 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671022/scat/d805653303cbbba8 You might have missed a Samsung ad for its Evolution TV Kit. However, almost 9 million have analyzed its depiction of men as Neanderthal slobs on ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671080/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:00 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671080/scat/d805653303cbbba8 It's not the bizarre monsters that really bring out the aggression in gamers, concludes a study that monitored Quake 3 Revolution players. It's the human-like characters that get people ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671082/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:58 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671082/scat/d805653303cbbba8 inability to access their systems' internal optical drives . Once installed, inserting a disc results in a couple of noises before the disc is ejected. While this can sometimes happen for burned discs that are no longer readable, it appears to happen for all discs, be they home-burned or commercial. If this is happening on your system, first try testing the problem with multiple operating ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671081/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:58 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671081/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad for $39.99 shipped . It lists for $99.99 and sells elsewhere (like at Amazon) for around $75-80. True to its name, the Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad is an iPad cover with a built-in keyboard -- and it's ultrathin. It connects via Bluetooth, runs for months on a battery charge, and holds your tablet in either portrait or landscape orientation. ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671083/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:57 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671083/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Xbox One , and it will be a machine that will wear many hats. But what did we learn about the games? First off, Microsoft tells CNET that the Xbox One will not be backward compatible with any previous Xbox game. Xbox One games will also need to be fully installed, and if the install disc is used on another console, there will be a small fee for doing so. We don't have a lot of the details ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671084/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:56 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671084/scat/d805653303cbbba8 IDG News Service (Washington, D.C., Bureau) - Apple pays a fair share of the taxes it owes the U.S. and other nations, its CEO said Tuesday, despite criticism from U.S. senators that the company is ducking taxes by shifting profits to subsidiaries that the company does not consider tax residents of any nation. Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the company Tuesday before a Senate subcommittee, saying ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671090/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:53 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671090/scat/d805653303cbbba8 By Stefano Rebaudo and Alberto Sisto MILAN | Tue May 21, 2013 4:30pm EDT MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia is mulling spinning off its mobile unit along with its fixed-line network to bring new investors on board, three people, including a senior political source, told Reuters on Tuesday. "The three-way split would allow the company to reduce debt and staff costs and favor the entry ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671631/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:30:58 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671631/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue May 21, 2013 3:53pm EDT By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO May 21 (Reuters) - PayPal, the online payment operation owned by eBay Inc, will increase marketing spending to support its push into physical stores, President David Marcus said on Tuesday. "You'll start seeing us amping marketing up later this year," Marcus said in an interview with Reuters. PayPal is trying to become a ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671193/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:53:38 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214671193/scat/d805653303cbbba8 VMware has launched its long-anticipated public infrastructure as a service (IaaS), touting its virtual networking capabilities as a differentiator from other established hybrid cloud ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214670629/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:11 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214670629/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Xbox game console Tuesday, touting a device it claims will revolutionize the experience of using your television. Eight years after the launch of the Xbox 360, which is currently the best-selling games machine in the U.S., Microsoft finds itself the last of the three big game-makers to show off new hardware. The device is due out later this year. No price was announced. Here's a closer ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669258/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:38:55 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669258/scat/d805653303cbbba8 an apology . John McCain (Rep., Ariz.), after a bout of tax dodging rhetoric, wanted to know why his iPhone was constantly updating its apps. Even Levin was having a hard time getting up a head of righteous steam. Working from staff-prepared notes (and whispered instructions) on material he didn't seem to have mastered fully, he was left, at the end, with no choice but to filibuster. Levin ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214670290/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:38:54 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214670290/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Microsoft and 343 Industries have recruited film director Steven Spielberg in the creation of a new Halo live-action TV series. The companies announced the new series during ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669570/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:35:04 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669570/scat/d805653303cbbba8 With Windows PC sales falling like Steven Tyler at an Aerosmith concert, all the major PC manufacturers are unleashing a brace of innovative, competitive products based on Google's Android platform. In some cases, the Android alternatives go head-to-head with the same manufacturer's Windows 8 boxes, with the Android machines always cheaper and sometimes better endowed. It's almost ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214670583/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:29:25 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214670583/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Xbox One , I was struck by just how many voice commands Microsoft programmed into the device. Kinect brought a rudimentary set of commands to the gaming console, but now everything from opening movies to launching apps can be done via voice. "Xbox, Live TV" may be my new favorite phrase in the living room. Microsoft's not the only one who's betting big on voice commands. The ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669338/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:27:40 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669338/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Live Blog: Next-Generation Xbox Unveiled With the pre-E3 announcement of Microsoft's next living room video game console, the parlor game of speculation about all the missing details can begin. As with ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669340/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:27:34 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669340/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Systems and Materials Research) "Star Trek" food replicators will always be the holy grail of space-snack technology, but we could be edging a step closer to the dream thanks to the work of mechanical ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669342/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:27:33 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669342/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Screenshot by David Carnoy/CNET) Over the years, sports games have become more and more realistic, and EA is promising to take that realism to a whole new level in next-generation versions of many of its popular sports franchises. At Microsoft's unveiling of ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669341/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:27:32 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669341/scat/d805653303cbbba8 With specs revealed for the Xbox One, we finally have a chance to directly compare it with that other yet-to-be-released gaming console, the PlayStation ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214670584/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:27:31 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214670584/scat/d805653303cbbba8 By Alistair BarrSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - PayPal, the online payment operation owned by eBay Inc, announced a new partnership on Tuesday with RadioShack Corp that will introduce PayPal into all of the electronics retailer's stores starting this month.PayPal has been testing a way for customers of smoothly store Jamba Juice to order ahead using PayPal's smartphone application and pick up ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214668898/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:46:17 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214668898/scat/d805653303cbbba8 PARIS | Tue May 21, 2013 2:43pm EDT PARIS (Reuters) - France Telecom plans to invest between 30 and 50 million euros ($64 million) in its video-sharing website Dailymotion and begin a fresh search for a partner in the autumn, its chief executive said on Tuesday. Stephane Richard also said in an interview with RTL radio that "the door is not closed" to Yahoo Inc, which had been in ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669315/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:25 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669315/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue May 21, 2013 3:21pm EDT By Bill Rigby and Malathi Nayak REDMOND, Wash. May 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp gave the world a first look at its new Xbox One on Tuesday, announcing that its first gaming console in eight years will come with exclusive video and software content, including a "Halo" series produced by Steven Spielberg. The Xbox One, which will be available later this year at ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669265/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:23:48 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669265/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Xbox One. The company is positioning the new Xbox as an all-in-one entertainment system for the home. Along with gaming, which Microsoft has only briefly addressed, the system also will allow users to watch live TV, make group video calls on the TV via Skype, and search the Web. "This is the beginning of truly intelligent TV," Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of marketing, ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667587/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:20:31 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667587/scat/d805653303cbbba8 By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp's new chief executive, Brian Krzanich, has launched a sweeping reorganization of the world's top chipmaker and created a unit aiming to retake the top chipmaker's lead in mobile and ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667662/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:17:58 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667662/scat/d805653303cbbba8 1 of 7. Apple CEO Tim Cook (C), CFO Peter Oppenheimer (L) and Apple Head of tax operations Philip Bullock appear before a Senate homeland security and governmental affairs investigations subcommittee hearing on offshore profit shifting and the U.S. tax code, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 21, ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667593/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:17:26 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667593/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Join CNET for coverage from Verizon's press conference at the CTIA Wireless show. Our live blog will kick off about 30 minutes beforehand and bring you news updates, photos, and running ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667687/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:58 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667687/scat/d805653303cbbba8 The Xbox One has just been announced and Microsoft has unveiled a new Xbox Live which will include more capabilities such as Skype and a dedicated game DVR for capturing in-game ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669067/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:57 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669067/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Lab on a Chip describes the fabric's microfluidic platform. Multiple woven threads suck droplets of water off the human skin and into the fabric. Those droplets then drain along the threads and are expelled from the fabric's exterior -- in effect, making the fabric water-repellent. What's more, this expelling action continues to work even after the fibers are totally saturated ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667688/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:56 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667688/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) LAS VEGAS--Sprint Nextel is planning at least one more BlackBerry to join its line up this year. "We're not done with BlackBerry," said Lois Eichelberger Fagan, director of product portfolio for Sprint Nextel, in an interview with CNET on Tuesday. "There's more to ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667690/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:56 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667690/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: PayPal) SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- PayPal spotlighted its retail partners Tuesday, showing off new campaigns for its in-store purchase feature as it tries to get into 2 million locations by the end of this year. PayPal president David Marcus said PayPal is expanding its Jamba Juice "order ahead and skip the line" feature to more of the juice chain's locations and taking ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669068/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:55 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669068/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: CNET/Marguerite Reardon) LAS VEGAS --Acting Federal Communications Commission chairwoman Mignon Clyburn said that the agency is not slowing down when it comes to getting new spectrum on the market, even though the commission is down two members. Clyburn, who made her first appearance as the interim head of the FCC at ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667691/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:55 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667691/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Roger Cheng/CNET) LAS VEGAS -- Sprint Nextel's prepaid arm, Boost Mobile, is taking its own stab at the digital wallet. The company on ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667694/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:52 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667694/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Galaxy S3 to its prepaid Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile brands next month. The device will operate on 3G and LTE networks for both operators. The design and features of the reborn GS3 will be unchanged from the original version. Expect the same slim profile and 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, while inside you'll ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667693/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:52 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667693/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Xbox One, the newest version of its popular game console. Don Mattrick, president of Microsoft's interactive entertainment business, said the company wanted to design and build the "ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system." The Xbox One will be available around the world later this ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669069/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:50 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669069/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Twitter/USPTO) Twitter has won a new patent that it hopes to use as an example to stem the tide of patent lawsuits. Granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today, the patent named ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667696/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:49 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667696/scat/d805653303cbbba8 IDG News Service (New York Bureau) - Yoking cognitive computing with customer service, IBM has launched a system that can reference large amounts of unstructured data to help companies better field customer phone calls. The IBM Watson Engagement Advisor uses IBM's Watson, the artificial intelligence software the company developed to compete on the Jeopardy game ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667715/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:48 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667715/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Android , which was available as beta software in the Google Play marketplace, is now complete and officially launched. Getting it out of beta means that Opera is confident that most of the bugs are gone and the software is ready for wide ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667697/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:48 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667697/scat/d805653303cbbba8 devastating tornado strike in Moore, Okla. , ripped through many homes, displacing irreplaceable possessions, in some cases, more than 100 miles away. In an attempt to reconnect victims with lost valuables, Facebook users across Moore and neighboring areas have created online groups to share information of found items and pets. Tulsa, Okla., resident Leslie Hagelberg lives roughly 100 miles from ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669070/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:09:22 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214669070/scat/d805653303cbbba8 HAVANA (AP) — A U.S. diplomat has become a sort of tweeter-in-chief for the U.S. mission in Cuba, reaching out to some of Washington's most vocal critics on the island.The U.S. Interests Section has long cultivated ties to dissident bloggers and tweeters. But the mission's deputy chief Conrad Tribble has been reaching out to the communist Twitteratti as well.That has prompted ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665746/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:08 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665746/scat/d805653303cbbba8 By Euan RochaTORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry no longer owns the fast-paced, innovative smartphone world but the company, whose email-on-your-hip devices once revolutionized the industry, now aims to run it.The change in focus was hard to miss at the company's well-attended annual conference in Florida last week, even as news of a new smartphone model and its plans to offer the popular ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667100/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:28:45 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667100/scat/d805653303cbbba8 BERLIN -- German software giant SAP AG says it plans to recruit hundreds of staff with autism to make full use of their talents to process information.Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties in communicating, emotional detachment and rigid or repetitive behavior.But some people with autism can perform complex mathematical tasks much better than the average population. ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665761/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:21:46 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665761/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Sprint plans to expand its Long-Term Evolution network. Sprint Nextel raised its offer for the wireless network operator Clearwire on Tuesday, just hours before shareholders were scheduled to vote on its earlier ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667393/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:17:27 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667393/scat/d805653303cbbba8 A new poll finds that teens are sharing more about themselves on social media. They're also moving increasingly to Twitter to avoid their parents and the "oversharing" that they see on ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214666872/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:10:16 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214666872/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Be like a dolphin Dolphins sleep with one eye open, to stay semi-alert to lurking predators and unexpected danger. If you need to use your phone in the wilds of the subway or sidewalk , do so discreetly, reserving at least a portion of your cognitive capacity for minding what is happening around you. Avoid leaving your phone on the table at restaurants, bars and coffee shops where it can easily ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667394/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:09:03 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667394/scat/d805653303cbbba8 FORTUNE -- With data analytics now one of the fastest growing fields in IT, it stands to reason that data scientists are in demand. That's great for people with the requisite skills. The problem, according to Peter Sondergaard, a senior vice president at IT research firm Gartner, is that there aren't enough of them. Of the almost 2 million openings he expects over the next three years ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667104/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:49 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667104/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Apple executives defended the company's tax strategy on Capitol Hill Tuesday, claiming that it pays one of the highest effective tax rates of any major ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667396/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:47 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667396/scat/d805653303cbbba8 AAPL ) achievements with outrage over its "convoluted and pernicious" (McCain's words) tax avoidance strategies. Sen. Rand Paul showed no such balance. He lit into his own committee's leadership for "dragging" one of America's great success stories into what he called a "show trial." "I'm offended by the tone of these hearings," he ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667395/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:45 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667395/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Bad news for Manhattanites who use Airbnb to rent out their apartments temporarily: New York City officials have ruled that the service violates an "illegal hotel" ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665155/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:34 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665155/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tumblr allows users to share their thoughts for free with a community of bloggers. A friend of Karp's describes Tumblr as "a place for the lonely to be less lonely." Search for just about anything and you can find a community built around that topic. That friend said that if Karp had not been a bit of a loner himself, when he was a teen, he may not have even been able to envision a ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665150/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:33 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665150/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Find out how ActiveSync works with BlackBerry 10 to enable basic security and device management features. See what's involved in setup. And learn about BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, for full Enterprise Mobility ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667397/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:45 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667397/scat/d805653303cbbba8 1 of 7. Apple CEO Tim Cook (C), CFO Peter Oppenheimer (L) and Apple Head of tax operations Philip Bullock appear before a Senate homeland security and governmental affairs investigations subcommittee hearing on offshore profit shifting and the U.S. tax code, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 21, ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214664990/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:37 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214664990/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Amanda Ghassaei) Step aside, home photo printer! The age of the 3D printer is just beginning. But then what are you supposed to do with all those digital photos sitting on your hard drive? Well, thanks ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667398/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:47 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214667398/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Maggie Reardon/CNET) LAS VEGAS -- Sprint's sweetened bid for Clearwire represents its "best and final" offer, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse told CNET on the sidelines of the CTIA Wireless show here Tuesday. "You can take that to the bank," he ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665167/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:45 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665167/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Source: Pew Internet Parent/Teen Privacy Survey, July 26-September 30, 2012 (Credit: Pew Research Center) A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project and Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society has mostly good news about how teens approach privacy issues on social-networking services. While "teens are sharing more ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665168/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:44 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665168/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Will gamers bite at a Wii U console that costs $239 instead of $299? Target is now selling Nintendo's diminutive console at a 20 percent discount off the full retail amount. ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665169/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:43 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665169/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Getty Images) Last updated at 9:38 a.m. PT After stewing in silence for a couple of hours as a parade of senators and professional experts took turns portraying his company as a tax freeloader, CEO Tim Cook offered an impassioned defense of Apple as a solid corporate citizen. Apple has become the largest corporate income tax payer in America," Cook told the Senate Permanent ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665170/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:42 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665170/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) For many of us, the video below of Matthew Gough falling 1,000 feet after his parachute malfunctioned during a BASE jump is like watching a common nightmare brought to life. Remarkably, the video bears even more similarities to that horrible falling dream than first meets the eye, in that in the end, everything -- including 25-year-old Gough himself ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665165/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:41 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665165/scat/d805653303cbbba8 (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Many Flickr users seem none too happy about the new layout, at least according to a heavy dose of comments posted on the site's help forum. On Monday, Flickr's parent ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665171/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:40 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665171/scat/d805653303cbbba8 As CEO Tim Cook prepares to testify before a congressional subcommittee, senators portray Apple as having exploited tax loopholes to escape paying its fair ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665172/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:39 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665172/scat/d805653303cbbba8 announced that it has revised its $2.97-per-share offer for Clearwire to $3.40 per share. The increased offer represents a 14 percent increase from Sprint's previous offer, valuing Clearwire at $10.7 billion. More importantly, it's 10 cents higher than the $3.30-per-share offer made by Dish. Sprint already owns about 50 percent of Clearwire. The company had previously said that its ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665173/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:38 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665173/scat/d805653303cbbba8 SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved - and disable it ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214666431/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:35 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214666431/scat/d805653303cbbba8 fossil skulls - but these are the first copies of real human hearts. Constructed from plastic, they are exact anatomical replicas of the hearts of patients with unusual complications. This one is being held ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665577/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:46:13 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214665577/scat/d805653303cbbba8 According to the Associated Press the US military has shut down WiFi services at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and blocked personnel from accessing social networking accounts. US military personnel have been blocked from accessing Facebook and Twitter in response to an Anonymous operation meant to raise awareness about prison conditions at Guantanamo, although nothing bad has happened so ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214664866/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:53 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214664866/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Blackberry Q10 and Z10 smartphones, which must be a blow for the Canadian smartphone maker. When asked whether he had used the Blackberry 10 operating system, Reed said simply, "No." Then he elaborated a bit, saying, "Like many people I was a Blackberry addict from 1997 or 1998 through to the iPhone but I haven't tried [Blackberry 10]. We don't currently support ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214664867/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:52 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214664867/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Samsung relied on rival Apple for 83 percent of its processor revenues in 2012. As a semiconductor vendor Samsung is second only to Intel, however most of its chip revenues come from selling memory and controller parts. According to analyst outfit IC ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214664869/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:51 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214664869/scat/d805653303cbbba8 . The developer apparently has some inside knowledge about the company's plans, tweeting on Monday that the firm will launch a "Senseless" version of the HTC One, just ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214664868/scat/d805653303cbbba8 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:51 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214664868/scat/d805653303cbbba8