AT&T, T-Mobile pledge to bring 5,000 jobs to US
(AP)
AP - AT&T Inc. is pledging to bring 5,000 wireless call center jobs, currently based abroad, back to the U.S. if it is allowed to proceed with its proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA.
AP - The display businesses of three major Japanese electronics makers are joining forces to become more competitive in small and medium-sized panels — a sector that's expected to grow because of the popularity of smartphones and tablets.
AP - Sony says it will start selling a head mounted display that provides a 3-D theater of music videos, movies and games, targeting people who prefer solitary entertainment rather than sitting in front of a TV with family or friends.
Buy your own Batmobile on eBay for $640,000
(Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - Holy cow, Batman! The world's only fan-built turbine-powered Batmobile replica is now for sale on eBay. And it can be yours for a cool $640,000. Not exactly the cheapest wheels on the planet, but reasonable enough for a one-of-a-kind life-sized replica of the …
Ferrofluid races amidst soap bubbles in astounding time-lapse video
(Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - In Compressed 02, Kim Pimmel shows off two common parts of modern photography art. First, she captured her action using time-lapse techniques. Second, she uses ferrofluid and dye to create an enticing, exotic image as the liquid races among the crevices in …
eMusic and The Echo Nest Partner for Streaming Radio
(Mashable)
Mashable - Digital music retailer eMusic has teamed up with music intelligence company The Echo Nest to launch a series of music discovery applications.
The first app in this series is called eMusic Radio. With Radio, eMusic offers streaming "stations" such as "Gimme Indie Rock!" and "All Things Electronic," which are curated by eMusic staff and contributors as well as other knowledgeable personalities from the music industry. The service is now available in beta and is free for eMusic members.
Motorola deal offers Google tax, patent benefits
(Reuters)
Reuters - FAIRFIELD, Conn./CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Reuters) -- Google Inc's blockbuster acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc will bring an unusual stable of tax and accounting benefits to the search-engine giant, already one of Corporate America's most savvy users of such perks.
Vasco says Dutch arm was hacked
(AP)
AP - Vasco Data Security International Inc. says its Dutch subsidiary DigiNotar was hacked last month, with the result that some users' supposedly secure communications with websites including Google may have been monitored.
10 Great iPhone Apps for Foodies
(Time.com)
Time.com - Food writer Josh Ozersky misses his old BlackBerry, but he discovers there are some awesome apps on the iPhone, especially for gastronomes
The iPhone 5 might be thinner than the iPhone 4, and have it's volume buttons moved
(Digital Trends)
Digital Trends - Tis the season for iPhone rumors and leaks, and today’s rumor is coming all the way from Greece. The website Greek-iPhone has what it believes to be the iPhone 5’s camera sensor. The new sensor flirts with a few of our preexisting rumors so even though it seems odd that Apple would lose a camera from a phone the story seems to check out.
