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FTC Finds Consumer Credit Reports Rife With Errors February 13, 2013 
A Federal Trade Commission investigation of the U.S. credit reporting industry turned up some dismal findings for consumers. The comprehensive study found that 5 percent of consumers identified errors on one of their three major credit reports that were significant enough to affect their eligibility for loans and insurance, as well as the rates they would pay.
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eScholar's Mike Gargano: Nothing Can Stop Open Source February 12, 2013 
eScholar's only business is helping state and local education agencies get the best bang for their buck from collecting and using educational data to drive better school performance results. That sometimes involves helping its customers work with data gleaned from a variety of commercial and open source enterprise databases.
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Toy Tech: In Search of the Light App-tastic February 12, 2013 
The tablet computer craze that has users of all ages launching Angry Birds and making Temple Runs is profoundly influencing toy makers as well. "We are moving into a new realm of toys that the industry finds quite exciting," said Jackie Breyer, editor-in-chief of The Toy Book.
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The 2nd Screen's Super Bowl Coup February 12, 2013 
It has been a week since the Super Bowl, but its lessons for marketers are becoming increasingly clear. At the top of the list: The synergy between the mobile channel and the overall campaign is getting tighter. Another lesson gleaned from this year's big game, courtesy of the New Orleans' Superdome's short-lived blackout, is that old fashioned quick-witted thinking never goes out of style.
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Raytheon May Know Where You've Been - and Where You're Going February 11, 2013 
Raytheon reportedly has developed software capable of quickly mining social networks for information that can reveal where particular individuals have been and where they may be going. The Rapid Information Overly Technology reportedly can track check-in posts and geotagged photos in social media. Further, it can chart social connections and highlight those an individual communicates with most often.
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Dell Goes Private - Should Apple Follow? February 11, 2013 
I'm not asking the question, "Could Apple follow?" because the amount of cash that would need to be raised would be mind-boggling. Most thought that taking Dell private was impossible, and once you get past "impossible," degree doesn't make that much difference. With Apple stock down sharply, the opportunity may increase to eliminate the impossible part.
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The Rise of the Consumer Electronics Prosumer February 11, 2013 
The smartphone processor with its in-built camera chip is driving a resurgence of interest in the art of photography. Just look at the Instagram app user numbers -- about 80 million at last count, according to publisher Burbn's blurb in iTunes.
There's a problem, though. Today, the smartphone can't provide the image quality of a dedicated camera.
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HP Looks to Limit Student Labor in China February 08, 2013 
HP, one of the top three PC manufacturers, announced Friday that it had directed suppliers in China to limit their use of student labor. The move comes amid growing concerns in the tech community about working conditions in overseas factories. The announcement also follows recent efforts by Apple to address problematic labor practices in China.
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Count the iPad, and Apple Rules PCs February 08, 2013 
Apple lands the top spot among PC makers for the holiday quarter -- as long as the iPad is included in the figures, according to the latest report from Canalys.
The market research firm, which includes tablets in its worldwide PC numbers, reported this week that overall PC shipments increased 12 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, with 134 million units shipped during the holiday season.
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Language Barriers Block BlackBerry From Japan Launch February 08, 2013 
Unable to justify the operating costs, BlackBerry will not launch its newest handsets, the Z10 and Q10, in Japan -- at least not anytime soon. The requirement to modify its operating system to accommodate the language reportedly influenced BlackBerry's plan to bow out of Japan. Another possible factor is that BlackBerry's market share in Japan has dropped from 5 percent to 0.3 percent.
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Stan Lee Sketches Web Portal for Kids February 08, 2013 
Comic book legend Stan Lee wants kids to join him on his next superhero adventure. The 90-year-old creator of Spider-Man and cocreator of Iron Man, Thor and the rest of the Avengers, this week launched Stan Lee's Kids Universe as part of a joint venture between his POW! Entertainment and 1821 Comics. The online property was announced at New York Comic Con.
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Cross-Domain Semantics and the End of 'Solution Sales' February 08, 2013 
Do your customers think of you as one of them? Do they think you truly understand their business challenges, their opportunities and what keeps them up at night? These are questions you should very seriously consider, because in the extraordinarily demanding B2B sales climate of our post-recession world, it's the vendor who can answer "yes" who will win the business.
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Bringing SaaS Apps to the Masses February 08, 2013 
One of the age-old challenges that has plagued the software industry, like many others, is how vendors can reach small- and mid-sized businesses with their software products. Although today's Software as a Service model eliminates many of the distribution challenges of the past, it hasn't overcome the obstacles associated with selling cloud-based applications to SMBs.
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No Easy Explanation for Racial Bias Found in Google Ads February 07, 2013 
Google ads appear to have a racial bias, according to a study conducted by a Harvard professor. Google AdSense ads relating to the word "arrest" tend to appear more often in the search results for names commonly identified with black people than for those more often associated with white people, Latanya Sweeney found.
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Anonymous' Hack of Bank System Startling for Its Ease February 07, 2013 
The hactivist collective Anonymous announced via a tweet during last Sunday's Super Bowl that it had published a document dump including publishing private data tied to more than 4,000 U.S. bank executives. It included a spreadsheet containing login information and credentials, along with IP addresses and personal contact information.
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Wall Street Renews Its Zest for Zynga February 07, 2013 
Zynga's shares got a lift from better-than-expected earnings reported earlier this week. The picture wasn't entirely rosy, though. The maker of once-popular social media games such as FarmVille and Mafia Wars reported revenue of $311 million for Q4, flat compared to the year-ago quarter.
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Nearly a Million iOS Apps and Discovery Still Sucks February 07, 2013 
There are well over 800,000 iOS apps in the App Store, 300,000 of which are native to the iPad, and I'm constantly surprised and irritated at Apple's inability to help its customers discover great apps. Of course, maybe it's just me. Maybe I'm the only one who actively goes into Apple's various App Store points of entry -- iTunes, iPad and iPhone -- only to walk away without downloading anything.
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5 Business Lessons to Learn From PR Flacks February 07, 2013 
As a journalist covering technology, you get bombarded with material from PR people trying to get you to write about their clients. Although there are some stellar PR people, the majority of pitches I get are not targeted at what I write about, addressed to the wrong person, or make claims that are demonstrably false or inaccurate.
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Small Cells Could Solve AT&T's Data Problem February 07, 2013 
It looks as though AT&T Mobility has developed a small cell solution to the wireless industry's spectrum shortage -- a data capacity problem that will affect customers of every carrier. AT&T's is not the only solution -- there will be others as well -- but it is an important one. The wireless industry has been dealing with this ever since the explosion of smartphones several years ago.
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Fatigued Users Fall Away From Facebook February 06, 2013 
Tired of Facebook? You're not alone. More than half the members of the social network have taken a break from it from time to time, and more than a quarter told researchers they planned to spend less time there in the future, according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Internet Project.
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