Happy National Condom Day! If you're not thrilled with the abundance of pink paper hearts surrounding your desk, this campaign for safe sex offers a different reason to celebrate February 14.
Fittingly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released two reports Thursday on contraception use in the United States. The reports summarize data from the National Survey of Family Growth.
One, "Use of Emergency Contraception Among Women Aged 15-44," is the first ever published on emergency contraception by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
Here are some of the most interesting highlights from that report:
? Approximately 11% of women ages 15 to 44 used emergency contraception between 2006 and 2010, up 7% from 2002
? Women between the ages of 20 and 24 were most likely to use emergency contraception; about 1 in 4 have done so
? The two most common reasons for using emergency contraception are fear of birth control failure (45% of users) and having unprotected sex (49%)
? Use of emergency contraception increased with education. In other words, women with a bachelor's degree were more likely to use it than women who had not completed high school.
The second report analyzed data from 1982 to 2010 to find trends in overall contraceptive use in the United States. The authors found:
? 99% of sexually active women have used at least one contraceptive method sometime during their lifetime
? Approximately 27% of 15- to 17-year-old women are having sex
? Use of the birth control pill has remained steady since the mid-1990s at around 82%
? More women (about 33%) are using other hormonal methods like an arm implant, injection or patch
? Condom use is up to 93% from 52% in 1982
? IUD use declined between 1982 and 2002, but increased to 7.7% between 2002 and 2010
? Foreign-born Hispanic women are three times more likely to use IUDs than other groups
? 60% of women use "withdrawal," more commonly called the pull-out method, as a form of birth control
? Many women change birth control methods over the years; the median number of methods used is 3.1
As it does on the second Tuesday of every month, Microsoft celebrated "Patch Tuesday" this week. Perhaps in an attempt to keep us all extra safe on Valentine's Day, the software giant went all out, issuing fixes for 57 flaws, making this one of its biggest security updates in recent memory.
Jonathan Ness, who leads the Microsoft Security Response Center engineering team, notes that this update includes twelve "security bulletins" which address 52 common vulnerabilities and exposures. Five of the bulletins have a severity rating of "critical" and seven are deemed "important." This means that they address exploitable issues, ones that could cause quite a headache if left unpatched. You better get your mouse pointer to that good ol' "Update" button, stat! Affected Microsoft products run the gamut: Windows, Internet Explorer, Office and more.
The Verge's Adrianne Jeffries notes that while this month's security update is particulary huge, it's not breaking any records for Microsoft. The company's all-time biggest update fixed 64 bugs.
So, who is busy helping Microsoft close up its security holes? None other than its arch nemesis, Google. In fact, Microsoft acknowledges that 32 of the 57 items addressed in Tuesday's update were reported by Google engineers Gynvael Coldwind and Mateusz "j00ru" Jurczyk.
Want more tech news or interesting links? You'll get plenty of both if you keep up with Rosa Golijan, the writer of this post, by following her on Twitter, subscribing to her Facebook posts, or circling her on Google+.
Google on Wednesday announced multi-currency e-commerce support for Google Analytics, saying the feature ?will be rolling out to all users over the next few weeks.? The move is being made in response to user feedback, according to the company.
Multi-currency support means Analytics users can track transaction metrics (total revenue, tax, and shipping & handling) in multiple local currencies within a single Web property. Furthermore, Google Analytics can convert these figures into the one currency you have set in your profile, making it easier to conduct analysis and reporting across an international customer base.
Here?s how it looks:
As you can see, Google is supporting 31 different currencies including USD. Here?s the full list:
USD (US Dollars).
ARS (Argentine Pesos).
AUD (Australian Dollars).
BGN (Bulgarian Lev).
BRL (Brazilian Real).
CAD (Canadian Dollars).
CHF (Swiss Francs).
CNY (Chinese Yuan).
CZK (Czech Koruna).
DKK (Denmark Kroner).
EUR (Euros).
FRF (French Francs).
GBP (British Pounds).
HKD (Hong Kong Dollars).
HUF (Hungarian Forint).
IDR (Indonesian Rupiah).
INR (Indian Rupee).
JPY (Japanese Yen).
KRW (South Korean Won).
LTL (Lithuanian Litas).
MXN (Mexican Preso).
NOK (Chinese Yuan).
NZD (New Zealand Dollars).
PHP (Philippine Peso).
PLN (Polish New Zloty).
RUB (Russian Ruble).
SEK (Sweden Kronor).
THB (Thai Baht).
TRL (Turkish Lira).
TWD (New Taiwan Dollar).
VND (Vietnamese Dong).
ZAR (South African Rand).
The currency code is available at Google Developers and you can also grab code snippets at Google Analytics.
The conversion rate is decided based on data pulled from currency server, the same one that serves Google Billing. The value is the daily exchange rate of the day before the hit date.
You cannot retroactively process your history transaction data. This will be possible, however, going forward from the day you start using multi-currency support.
See also ? comScore: Retail e-commerce hit $186.2b in 2012 thanks to 15% growth, the strongest since before the recession
Using its arm mounted drill, NASA's Curiosity rover has hammered a rock on an outcrop on Mars, in preparation for the first drilling activity on the Red Planet. ?
By Mike Wall,?SPACE.com / February 6, 2013
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has pounded into a Martian rock with its hammering drill for the first time, as this picture snapped by the robot on Feb. 2, 2013 shows.
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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has pounded into a Red Planet rock with its drill for the first time, bringing the 1-ton robot a big step closer to initiating its first full-bore drilling operations.
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The?Curiosity rover?hammered the rock using the arm-mounted drill's percussive action over the weekend, completing another test along the path toward spinning the bit and biting into rock for the first time.
"We tapped this rock on Mars with our drill. Keep it classy everyone," Curiosity flight director Bobak Ferdowsi ? who gained fame as "Mohawk Guy" during the rover's nail-biting landing on the night of Aug. 5, 2012 ? wrote in a Twitter post Sunday (Feb. 3), sharing a photo of the pounded rock.
Curiosity's drill can bore 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) into Martian rock, deeper than any rover has been able to go before. Using the drill and its associated systems is a complex operation, so the mission team has been building up slowly to the?first drilling activity?on the Red Planet.
Last week, Curiosity performed some "pre-load" tests, pressing down on a rock with its drill in several different places to see if the amount of force applied matches predictions.
The six-wheeled robot has also been carefully evaluating its target rock, which is part of an outcrop the mission team has named "John Klein," after a former Curiosity deputy project manager who died in 2011.
Curiosity's main goal is to determine if its?Gale Crater landing site?could ever have supported microbial life. Along with the rover's 10 science instruments and 17 cameras, the drill is viewed as key in this quest, as it allows Curiosity to dig deep into Martian rocks for potential signs of past habitability.?
The mission team wants to test the drill out on a target with scientific value, and John Klein seems to qualify. The outcrop shows many signs of past exposure to liquid water, including light-colored mineral veins that were apparently deposited by flowing water long ago.
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Bikram is to yoga what Tae-Bo is to kickboxing. Like Billy Blanks, Bikram Choudhury took a long-existing practice and modified it to create a uniquely-packaged fitness franchise. According to the 66-year-old Indian-born yoga guru, the precise sequence of 26 postures and two breathing exercises must be performed within 90 minutes in a heated (100-degrees-plus) room to allow the body to stretch, detoxify, relieve stress, tone, and heal chronic pain such as arthritis, joint aches, knee injuries, back problems, and more.
If you decide to try a class, don't expect your instructor to demonstrate the moves. In Bikram, they're trained to talk you through the flow as part of a moving meditation (listening to these directions forces practitioners to stop thinking and be in the moment). No matter where you practice in the world, the dialogue between the teacher and the student stays pretty much the same (seriously, they're following a script).
Another constant: the sweaty smell! Every studio has a soft carpet, which is more forgiving to joints than hardwood floors. "These days many studios have an anti-bacterial carpet that gets cleaned regularly,? assures Maria McBride, owner and founder of Bikram Yoga Natick in Massachusetts and Lululemon Athletica ambassador. ?So if it stinks when you walk in that's good! It's not dirt, but just sweat, which is what we want,? she says.
Here's what else you need to know before you bring it Bikram-style.
RELATED: Learn Kate Beckinsale?s favorite yoga combo.
1. Handle the Heat
Stepping into a sauna-hot room mid-winter shouldn't be a problem. The hard part is staying there for 90 minutes. ?When you start to feel uncomfortable, your gut instinct may be to drink water, wipe sweat, gulp in air, panic, look around, and then run from the room,? says two-time U.K. yoga asana champion Kristin Bergman, who has a doctorate in psychological medicine and teaches at Bikram Yoga Richmond in London. ?If you feel dizzy, sit down and focus on trying to override the discomfort by using your breath,? she advises. ?Trust that you can recover in less than one minute by simply closing your mouth and breathing through your nose.?
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"iPad to face greater challenges for market share, says analyst: The iPad will see increasing competition not just from 7-inch tablets but potentially from new touch-screen ultrabooks, forecasts a Citi analyst."?CNET News?8:37 AM
"Apple's iWatch and Apple TV initiatives could drive an additional $80 billion in yearly revenue"?AppleInsider?8:28 AM
"How to Put 120 Million Apple Store Visitors in Perspective"?The Mac Observer?7:20 PM
"'This year, Apple will start making Macs in America again' ? Obama"?TechCrunch?8:57 PM
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"Tim Cook Just Gave Apple Retail Employees The Best Compliment Ever"?Business Insider?12:12 PM
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"Amazon.com lands in prime spot atop reputation rankings in 14th Annual Harris Poll RQ? Study: Apple and Google join Amazon in top five as companies that have transcended tech. The Walt Disney Company, Johnson & Johnson, and The Coca-Cola Company complete list of companies with great reputations according to the 2013 Harris Poll Reputation Quotient?."?PRNewswire?9:37 AM
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"HBO to Finally Let Subscribers Stream HBO Go to TV Over AirPlay"?AllThingsD?3:48 PM
"HBO Now Allows Subscribers to Stream HBO Go to Apple TV using AirPlay"?MacRumors?3:48 PM
"Apple CEO Cook Obama's Guest at State of the Union" [Video Report]?Bloomberg?8:32 AM
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"Apple Maps blamed for 'dangerous' inaccuracies in bushfire app"?Melbourne Age?8:37 AM
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"I Love You, iPhone. Happy Valentine's Day!"?Forbes?8:14 AM
"Alicia Keys' iPhone tweet and the time we helped Steve Jobs show her how to use iTunes"?Macworld UK?7:59 AM
"Alicia Keys blames hacker for iPhone tweet, iOS 6.1.1 fixes 4S issues, Home Depot ditches BlackBerry for iPhone"?iPhone Buzz?8:25 AM
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"Sonos Releases The Playbar, A Sound Bar With Built-In Streaming Magic"?TechCrunch?10:57 AM
"Sonos Unveils Playbar, a $700 Home Theater Soundbar"?PC Magazine?10:36 AM
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"Dish Releases Hopper with Sling in U.S., Ergen Talks Shop"?PC Magazine?10:35 AM
"Dish to Sell Wireless Spectrum If Network Plans Fail"?Bloomberg?10:02 AM
"Broadcom Eyes Smartphones, Tablets With New 4G LTE Chip"?PC Magazine?10:36 AM
"Samsung Girds for Life After Apple in Disruption Devotion"?Bloomberg?10:01 AM
"Mobile phone maker Nokia expands budget Asha line-up"?Reuters?9:50 AM
"Adobe cuts prices in Australia following price gouging probe"?CNET News?9:47 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Macworld 2013 ? Slope Is A Simple, Effective Stand for Your iPad"?MacVoicesTV?8:32 PM
"Macworld 2013 -BowBlade Gives A Real-World Feel to Archery-Oriented Games"?MacVoicesTV?7:18 PM
"Macworld 2013 ? Oliver Breidenbach of Boinx Software on iStopMotion, Software Development and More"?MacVoicesTV?4:25 PM
"Macworld 2013 ? CrashPlan Keeps Growing and Improving"?MacVoicesTV?8:48 AM
"OLED displays? They're 'awful,' says Apple's CEO: Tim Cook says you can't trust the color accuracy of OLED displays, and he touts the Retina Display as a superior experience."?CNET News?10:58 AM
"Apple dukes it out with Intel to win over engineers for new Israel R&D facility"?ZDNet?10:54 AM
"Apple targeting Windows PC market for future iPad growth"?V3?11:10 AM
"Apple releases iOS update to fix iPhone 4S performance problems: Apple has released an update to iOS, fixing performance problems that led Vodafone to warn iPhone 4S owners against upgrading."?Telegraph?8:13 AM
"iOS 6.1.1: Now it's OK to update your iPhone 4S, says Vodafone"?ZDNet?8:14 AM
"Apple Releases iOS 6.1.1 Software Update For iPhone 4S. Fixes Possible Issues With 3G Performance When Running iOS 6.1."?RazorianFly?8:26 AM
"Mac Updates: iOS 6.1.1, Office for Mac 14.3.1 and More"?FairerPlatform?8:02 AM
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"Rapid growth in transaction logs, CPU use, and memory consumption in Exchange Server 2010 when a user syncs a mailbox by using an iOS 6.1-based device"?Microsoft?5:12 PM
"Microsoft Offers Advice For Dealing With iOS 6.1 Exchange Issues"?Apple Bitch?4:01 PM
"Apple's 'Cards' App is targeted in new Patent Lawsuit"?Patently Apple?10:43 AM
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"Apple Granted 27 Patents Covering Adaptive Sensors, Cellular MacBook Antennas, Tactile Feedback for iDevices & Much More - Patently Apple"?Patently Apple?8:25 AM
"Apple secretly developing entire platform for wearable, attachable computing"?AppleInsider?9:19 AM
"Apple wants patent for sensors to track everything, including you"?CNET News?4:00 PM
"Apple's 'microslot antennas' are invisible to the naked eye, could see use in future iPhones"?AppleInsider?8:04 AM
"Apple's Invisible 'Microslot Antennas' Patent Means Your Next iPhone Could Have An All-Aluminum Case"?TechCrunch?8:04 AM
"Apple granted patent for microslot antennas for electronic devices"?AppleDailyReport?8:57 AM
"Apple patents more accurate content download progress bar"?AppleInsider?7:57 AM
"Apple patent is for tactile feedback in an electronic device"?AppleDailyReport?8:56 AM
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"Big Lens For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?9:31 AM
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"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?8:03 AM
"Mac mini Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?8:03 AM
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"PadGadget Daily App Deal ? 10 iPad Apps on Sale"?PadGadget?8:26 AM
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"Apple reportedly has 100-person team working on 'iWatch'"?CNET News?9:01 PM
"Apple reportedly has 100-person team working on unannounced smartwatch"?AppleInsider?8:07 PM
"Power users vs. empowered users"?iMore?7:21 PM
"Apple CEO Explains Why Apple's Products Are So Expensive (Sort Of)"?The Huffington Post?9:16 PM
"Tim Cook On Cheaper iPhone: 'People Asked Us For Years For Sub-$500 Mac, So We Created The iPad.'"?Cult of Mac?7:19 PM
"Cassandra -Wednesday Review: The Week in Full Swing"?eXtensions?6:11 PM
"Apple's Tim Cook Unleashes Zingers" [Slideshow]?WSJ Blogs?6:08 PM
"Apple: The Most Absurd Question About the Company Yet"?TheStreet?4:02 PM
"Apple Doesn't Care, That's Why It's Winning"?TechCrunch?4:02 PM
"What if Apple Were to Return to Conferences Like Macworld?"?The Mac Observer?3:45 PM
"There's No Secret Plan or Platform at Apple based on Old Patents Acquired in a Lawsuit"?Patently Apple?3:44 PM
"Tim Cook and Apple are Delusional About Innovation"?SvenOnTech?3:49 PM
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"Did Apple's CEO Deliver?" [Video Report]?CNBC?11:47 AM
"Apple's Cannibalization of Products" [Video Report]?CNBC?11:46 AM
"A cheap Android phone is now a good phone. Your move, Apple..."?ZDNet?10:58 AM
"Cook Mum On Company's Plans For Cheaper iPhone, Says Apple Won't Release Smartphone That Isn't 'Great'"?BGR?10:49 AM
"Cook Brushes Off Worries About iPad Cannibalization, Says PC Market Is In Much Bigger Trouble"?BGR?10:48 AM
"No cheap iPhone? Apple's religion is 'we must do something great"?VentureBeat?10:42 AM
"Apple Makes More From iTunes and Accessories Than Most Companies Do From Phones"?MacRumors?8:50 AM
"Apple's Cook vs Einhorn: Just Call Him 'Sideshow Dave"?Tapscape?2:29 PM
"Inkling Takes Dead Aim At Apple And Amazon With New Google Search-Friendly Digital Publishing Tools"?TechCrunch?8:39 AM
"Why Mailbox Won't Fix Your E-Mail"?Wired?8:36 AM
"Samsung exec says Apple battle is damaging innovation"?Macworld UK?8:14 AM
"Here's all of the public information on Apple's watchmaking activity"?9 to 5 Mac?3:52 PM
"How Apple's iWatch And iTV Could Dominate Personal Accessories And Media For Decades"?Mac 360?11:47 AM
"Don't Get Wound Up Over Apple Smart Watch"?Mashable?10:48 AM
"Apple iWatch: 7 Reasons It Won't Fly/Squeezing a processor into an iPod Nano form factor mostly means a less-capable computing device, and adding a wristband doesn't change that."?InformationWeek?10:43 AM
"Opinion: You wear it well/The next big thing? Apple (and Google) products that you wear. Mark Hattersley has mixed feelings"?Macworld UK?8:51 AM
"What Apple iWatch?"?Fortune?8:32 AM
"I hope that the Apple watch is more than a dumb terminal"?ZDNet?8:14 AM
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"Cyberwarfare is Putting Ordinary Citizens at Risk"?Intego?3:49 PM
"LibreOffice 4.0: First Take"?ZDNet?11:12 AM
"Serious data breaches take months to spot, analysis finds: One in five incidents take years to detect, Trustwave says"?Techworld?11:00 AM
"Amazon Beats Out Apple For The Best Reputation Among U.S. Consumers, Says Harris; Google Comes Fourth"?TechCrunch?10:57 AM
"Sex sites out, IT sites in for cybercrooks planting malware"?Network World?10:40 AM
"How Facebook Connect took down the Web"?InfoWorld?10:26 AM
"Kindle Fire: The Android tablet that isn't"?InfoWorld?10:26 AM
"Top 10 Surefire Ways To Lose Your Data In 2013"?PC Magazine?10:35 AM
"How You Will Be Hacked"?Forbes?10:18 AM
"State of the Union...for the Tech Biz"?Forbes?10:17 AM
"Google's Trillion-Dollar Driverless Car -- Part 4: How Google Wins"?Forbes?10:18 AM
"Google: How They Just Fixed Their Mobile CPC Problem"?Forbes?10:17 AM
"The Digital Skeptic: Microsoft and Dell: It's the Quality, Stupid"?TheStreet?9:41 AM
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"Why I'm unfriending you on Facebook"?Julia Angwin?8:47 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"BiteMyApple.co: A web store for all of those Apple-related Kickstarter projects"?TUAW?7:18 PM
"How To Turn Your iPhone Into The Coolest Computer Mouse You've Ever Seen"?Business Insider?4:54 PM
"The Best Cookbooks for Your iPad"?Mashable?4:02 PM
"Kickstarter: The SIMPLcase Is An iPhone 5 Case For The Globetrotting SIM Switcher"?TechCrunch?4:02 PM
"HBO Adds AirPlay To Stream HBO GO From iPhones And iPads To The Biggest Screen In The Home"?TechCrunch?4:02 PM
"Pok?mon TV App Brings Popular Episodes to iOS"?Mac|Life?3:54 PM
"Versu Hopes to Redefine Interactive Storytelling"?148Apps?3:54 PM
"This Portrait Of Russian General Steve Jobs Is Now Ready To Grace Your Living Room"?Cult of Mac?3:54 PM
"Yes, You Can Now Buy A Cutting Board With A Built-In iPad Stand"?Cult of Mac?3:53 PM
"Inkling Launches Publishing Tool To Compete With Apple and Amazon"?PadGadget?3:53 PM
"A&E, HISTORY, and Lifetime bring full episodes and movies to iPhone/iPod touch"?9 to 5 Mac?3:53 PM
"iWALK Unveils Eclectic Lineup of iPhone 5 Cases"?Run Around Tech?3:48 PM
"Divoom Unveils ONBEAT-X1 Ultimate Bluetooth Gaming Speaker"?Thomas PR?3:44 PM
"Kickstarter: The SIMPLcase Is An iPhone 5 Case For The Globetrotting SIM Switcher"?TechCrunch?2:31 PM
"San Francisco's Exploratorium Teaches iPad Users About Sound With New App"?TechCrunch?11:49 AM
"Westminster app a mobile user's best friend"?USA Today?11:06 AM
"Adobe VideoBite ? Free Video Editor for iPhone"?Best App Site?11:05 AM
"Exec Launches A Cleaning-Only App, Expands to Seattle As Housework Makes Up 50% Of Sales"?TechCrunch?11:02 AM
"50 Apps That Can Make You More Productive: Get the most out of yourself and your time with these apps that will help you work more efficiently and boost your productivity." [Slideshow]?PC Magazine?10:45 AM
"Livestream releases software version of Studio video switcher, gives producers an even more portable option"?Engadget?9:18 AM
"Adobe Valentine's Day Deal: Photoshop, Premiere Elements for 50% Off [EU]?FairerPlatform?10:42 AM
"Buy One, Get One iPhone Accessory; Colored Lightning Cable, $8.99"?FairerPlatform?8:56 AM
"Caplin Enhances Trading and Data Support for Android and iOS devices"?Business Wire?8:52 AM
"Your Health Has Met Its AppSM: Cigna Launches Health Plan App for Apple and Android Devices"?Business Wire?8:52 AM
"Citrix Extends Line of Mobile Apps to Help Users Work More Effectively Anytime, Anywhere, on Any Device"?Business Wire?8:52 AM
"Pages+ Customizes Your iPhone Home Screen Wallpaper on Each Page"?Lifehacker?8:42 AM
"Public Radio Player 3.0 Brings Remarkably Refreshed Interface And More"?App Advice?8:20 AM
"Sonos app gets universal favorites, Android widget and iPhone 5 tweaks"?Engadget?8:15 AM
"Meet Winston, an iOS app that aggregates, curates and then reads you the news"?The Next Web?8:14 AM
"Winston, Siri's Little Brother, Launches In App Store To Give You The Morning Scoop"?TechCrunch?8:06 AM
"Critic Markup Brings Markdown-Like Change Tracking To Plain Text"?Cult of Mac?8:06 AM
"Scumbag Turned Scholar Creeps into the App Store"?prMac?9:18 AM
"New Adventure: Chronos Salvation 1.0 for iOS"?prMac?9:18 AM
"Animated Book for Developers on iOS Storyboards new from The Editors Cut"?prMac?8:22 AM
"What's new in digital painting on iPad?"?prMac?8:06 AM
"Pideo - From Pictures To Video, Never Be So Easy"?prMac?8:06 AM
"40 v.2.0 Free for iPad: Turn-Based, 2-4 Hand, Rummy, Card Game"?prMac?8:06 AM
"Pic-A-Boo: A Customized and Personal Peek-A-Boo for Babies and Toddlers"?prMac?8:06 AM
"iMagine Machine Presents Faces iMake - ABC Preschool App"?prMac?8:06 AM
"Bling it! for Free. Get Free Gems and Be Entered To Win an iPad Mini"?prMac?8:06 AM
"3 Magic Shots 1.0 Free for iOS - 3 Different App Deals Listed Every Day"?prMac?8:06 AM
"Smoky Cat Software Releases Heart Graph for Kettlebelling app for iOS"?prMac?8:06 AM
"You're the Next Big Thing in Music with Pop Rocks World for iOS!"?prMac?8:06 AM
"Toy Defense: Relaxed Mode Hits the App Store"?prMac?8:06 AM
"The Unlikely Substitute, a kids interactive soccer book, comes to iOS"?prMac?8:06 AM
"Planet Patrol Game released for iOS and Android"?prMac?8:06 AM
"Mediakitchen Releases Explore and Learn Shapes App for Preschoolers"?prMac?8:06 AM
"Indie Developer Launches Action-Packed Online Robot Battle App for iOS"?prMac?8:06 AM
"T. Rowe Price Opposes Dell Buyout: T. Rowe Price Group Inc., one of Dell Inc.'s largest investors, said Tuesday it won't support Michael Dell's proposal to take the computer maker private at the current offer price."?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?12:05 PM
"Southeastern Hires Proxy Solicitor to Help in Dell Fight"?WSJ Blogs?9:42 AM
"Southeastern Signals Its Determination in Dell Fight"?New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required]?9:41 AM
"Dell: Analyst Contends LBO Group Could Up Bid To $15/Shr"?Forbes?9:41 AM
"Dell Closes Above Offer for First Time Since Proposed LBO"?Bloomberg?9:41 AM
"Could Dell boost its takeout bid by 10 percent to $15 a share?"?CNET News?9:46 AM
"Bill Gates reveals views on Windows 8, Surface Pro, and Apple: In a conversation on Reddit, the Microsoft founder and chairman expressed regret that WinFS never shipped -- but said he's bullish about Windows 8"?InfoWorld?10:26 AM
"Billionaire baron Bill Gates still mourns Vista's stillborn WinFS"?The Register?11:04 AM
"Bill Gates: Robots Will Be The Next World-Changing Technology"?Business Insider?9:44 AM
"Microsoft to support Surface Pro tablet until 2017: Hardware gets 4+ years of support, but the Windows 8 Pro OS gets 10"?Computerworld?10:10 AM
"Microsoft to support Surface Pro tablet until 2017"?PCWorld?10:38 AM
"Microsoft's Surface Pro Shortage Sham: The Surface Pro sold out on launch day, but its shortage was obviously contrived to create buzz."?PC Magazine?10:36 AM
"BlueStacks Brings Over 750,000 Android Applications To Windows 8 And Surface Pro"?TechCrunch?10:58 AM
"Run Android apps on your Microsoft Surface Pro with BlueStacks"?ZDNet?11:12 AM
"Video: Android apps arrive on MS Surface Pro with Bluestacks"?Morningstar?11:02 AM
"Nokia-Microsoft, two years on: A phoenix rising or smouldering embers?"?ZDNet?11:14 AM
"Microsoft confirms Kelihos botnet return on its radar"?V3?11:07 AM
"Microsoft Launches L.A. Studio for Original Xbox Video Content"?PC Magazine?10:35 AM
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