Reuters - Research in Motion's Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The BlackBerry maker's chief executive said he will present the board with his plan for company's future in just a matter of weeks.
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Twitter's new censorship rules face opposition (Reuters)
Reuters - It was only two weeks ago that Twitter was protesting online censorship in the form of anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA. Now the social networking site faces a surge of opposition to its own censorship practices.
Google Privacy Policy Raises Red Flags Again (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - Google has decided to unify all 60 of its services under one umbrella privacy policy. Records of searches done on Android phones, the Internet and YouTube will be combined to create ultra-personalized advertising. Users won't be able to opt out of the policy, although web browsing history settings can be changed to avert the use of web browsing statistics for advertising purposes.
15 Killer Quotes From 'Sh*t People Say' Videos (Mashable)
Mashable - This meme is certainly making a strong case to be one of the biggest of 2012. Sure, the first episode of "Sh*t Girls Say" was uploaded at the end of last year, but who's counting really? The results that Google yields when you start typing "Sh*t People Say" are as far-ranging in quality as they are in topic.
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Hacker group Anonymous targets Mexican websites (Reuters)
Reuters - The activist hacker group Anonymous attacked three Mexican government websites on Friday in protest at a proposed bill that seeks to toughen local laws about online file-sharing.
Apple CEO responds to allegations of Chinese worker abuse (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - Is Apple finally getting tough on their abusive Chinese suppliers? Maybe. Intent on stemming the increasing complaints from the public and investors alike, Apple CEO Tim Cook fired off an email yesterday to combat claims from "people questioning Apple's values," detailing what …
America Movil to get control of Brazil's Net (Reuters)
Reuters - Cell phone company America Movil, owned by Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, said on Friday it had approval from Brazil's telecom watchdog Anatel to take control of cable television company Net Servicos de Comunicacao.
Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor (AP)
AP - Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws.
Ubuntu moves beyond the desktop with new TV interface, menu-killing navigation system (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends - Late last year, Ubuntu announced it would bring the open source operating system to mobile devices. Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth said Ubuntu will soon be found on “tablets, phones, TVs and smart screens from the car to the office kitchen, and it will connect those devices cleanly and seamlessly to the desktop, the server and the cloud.”
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