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Official complaint filed over Facebook emotion study BBC News An official complaint has been filed to the US Federal Trade Commission about a Facebook experiment that manipulated the emotional state of users. The study was carried out for one week in 2012 and targeted almost 700,000 users by varying the ... Facebook experiment on users: An ethical breach or business as usual? (+video)Christian Science Monitor Facebook 'Emotional Contagion' Study Prompts FTC ComplaintViral Global News Facebook in hot water over privacy issue, FTC complaint filedDayton Business Journal The Guardian -Tech Times -The Independent all 160 news articles »

Maryland-based cab companies want to take Uber to court Washington Post (blog) This post has been updated. Five area cab and sedan companies on Thursday filed suit against Uber charging that the company is creating an anti-competitive environment that is hampering their ability to do business in Maryland and the region. and more »

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Right to be forgotten: Google may hate it, but we're dangerously close to making ... ZDNet google-office-thumb Thousands of people have already asked Google to remove them from search results. Image: Google. Last month, the right to be forgotten was enshrined in European law, thanks to a ruling by the European Court of Justice. Except it ... 'Right to be forgotten' leads Google to conceal certain stories from UK media sitesPCWorld Google reinstates 'forgotten' links after pressureBBC News Embarrassed EC: Right to be forgotten not a right to "Photoshop your life"ITProPortal Telegraph.co.uk -The Guardian -Independent Online all 463 news articles »

Toronto Star

Pew Research Center survey details threats to Internet's future Toronto Star How will the drive to commercialize online operations affect users accustomed to free and unfettered access? Can an open Internet survive increased surveillance from government and corporations? Experts attempted to answer these and other thorny ... Neither hacking nor cyber crimes, Pew study points to another bigger threat on ...Tech2 Four biggest threats to the Internet: Pew study looks ahead to 2025MarketWatch (blog) How the freedom of the internet is being threatenedBRW Tech Times -Times of India -SiliconBeat all 65 news articles »

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Don't Recognize That Wireless Fee? A Refund May Be Coming Businessweek John Legere, CEO of T- Mobile US Inc., at an event in Seattle, on June 18, 2014. Photographer: Matthew Williams/Bloomberg. The crackdown on unauthorized mobile-phone charges that led to a federal complaint against T-Mobile US Inc. (TMUS:US) this ... How to Avoid Being Scammed On Your Phone BillABC News (blog) T-Mobile faces accusationsFort Wayne Journal Gazette FTC suing T-Mobile for bogus billingMaine News Motley Fool all 163 news articles »

The News Ledge

Under the Microscope? Facebook Emotional Contagion Study Investigated The News Ledge Someone should take a look at the mood of Facebook's top-level executives. The backlash against the early-2012 study on manipulating the moods of hundreds of thousands of users has drawn the ire of not only regulators, but the journal it was published in. Regrets over Facebook mood studyIrish Independent Publisher of controversial Facebook study regrets how experiment was handledCTV News Journal defends Facebook 'emotion contagion' studyBusiness Standard IBNLive all 101 news articles »

Safety agency says Chrysler recall too slow Fox News FILE - This undated file photo provided by Chrysler shows the 2005 Jeep Liberty Renegade. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is accusing Chrysler of moving too slowly to fix some Jeep SUVs in a recall announced more than a year ago that ... and more »

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Mercedes-Benz June sales increase by 8% due to popular demand Empire State Tribune On Friday, it was revealed that sales of the Mercedes-Benz brand increased by 8 percent in June due to strong demand for their compact line of vehicles. The European car manufacturer moved 142,136 vehicles in the month of June, up from previous years. Daimler: Mercedes-Benz H1 Sales Climb 12.8% To 783520 UnitsRTT News all 56 news articles »

Subaru recalls 660K vehicles for brake line rust Long Beach Press-Telegram DETROIT (AP) — Subaru is recalling more than 660,000 cars and SUVs because the brake lines can rust and leak fluid, and that can mean it will take longer to stop the vehicles. For about half the vehicles, it's the second recall for the same problem. Affected ... and more »

Facebook cuts, woman restores game trophy photos KHOU DALLAS (AP) — Facebook has deleted some big game trophy photos posted by a Texas Tech cheerleader, saying they violated its standards. However, 19-year-old Kendall Jones later shared a Fox News Channel montage of the deleted photos of rhinos, ... and more »

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10 Things About Google's New Android Design That Will Have iPhone Owners ... Business Insider If you're an avid Android user, your phone's software is about to look a whole lot different in the next few months. Google is billing the redesigned user interface as the key feature in its next major mobile software update, Android L. With Android L ... A Closer Look at Android RunTime (ART) in Android LAnandTech An in-depth look at the journey behind Google's gorgeous Android L redesignBGR Google software update paves way for wearables on AndroidCNET Wall Street Journal (blog) -Christian Science Monitor all 466 news articles »

TechCrunch

LG G Watch Review: This Early Android Wear Watch Could Use A Bit More Time ... TechCrunch LG is one of the first to market with an Android Wear smartwatch. Their hardware runs on Google's smartwatch platform, which is pretty locked down in terms of what kind of customizations Google allows OEM to make. But there's still plenty of room to ... Android Wear review: Taking smartwatches in the right directionEngadget The Boy Genius Report: Android Wear is the start, but Apple can win the raceBGR REVIEW: Google's New Smartwatches Can Do Everything, And That's Their ...Business Insider CNET -Gizmag -androidandme.com all 181 news articles »

Load The Game

Nexus 5 gets increased battery life thanks to Android L Load The Game Android L will help increase Google's Nexus 5 battery life by at least 36 percent according to a new report. As some of you might be aware, each version of Android focuses on a specific aspect of the operating system that needs to be improved. The ... HTC One M8 Prime release date between October-December with Android 5.0 L ...ChristianToday How To Get The New Features Coming To Android On Your Phone TodayBusiness Insider Google releases Android L preview source for Nexus devicesZDNet International Business Times UK -International Business Times -BGR all 339 news articles »

TechCrunch

Samsung's Gear Live Android Wear Smartwatch First Impressions TechCrunch Samsung is one of the first to market with an Android Wear smartwatch, and the company arguably has a head start since it's been making its own smartwatches since last year. The Gear Live owes much to its predecessors, which have run both a modified ...

[Developer Changelog] Here's A Partial List Of Changes From Android 4.4.2 ... Android Police If you're up to the challenge of looking through all of these developer comments, head over to Funky Android and check out this monster of a changelog. The full changelog, with Chrome commits included, weighs in at a hefty 10 MB. Some people have even ...

NDTV

Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.4 KitKat Update Rolls Out for Canadian ... Christian Post The Android 4.4 KitKat update is now rolling out for the Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S3 on various Canadian carriers. Companies such as Rogers, Bell, TELUS and Koodo are all seeding the update to those two devices. The version for the Galaxy Note 2 ... Samsung's Android 4.4.2 KitKat Update Schedule Tipped for 5 SmartphonesNDTV Android 4.4.2: Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, Grand 2, Mega 5.8 and 6.3, Note 3 Neo ...Gizbot Samsung Galaxy Android 4.4 KitKat update schedule leaksPhones Review all 263 news articles »

Android Community

Android L's global settings search make an appearance on CyanogenMod ZDNet The handy feature destined for Android L is a new search box in Settings that offers a quicker text-based route to a particular setting. Rather than scrolling and digging through each setting for a specific control, a dropdown box presents all setting ... CyanogenMod team talks Android L and the wait for final codeAndroid Community Future CyanogenMod ROMs Won't Have Android L Features Anytime SoonInternational Business Times UK Android L Not a Priority for CyanogenMod, YetAndroid Headlines - Android News AndroidPIT.com -Views Times all 12 news articles »

The Tech Report, LLC

ARM to ship mini-computer for writing 64-bit Android L apps PCWorld A new ARM mini-computer that could speed up the development of applications for 64-bit Android L smartphones and tablets will ship late next month. The hardware, which is an uncased computer, is aimed at professional developers and large companies to ... ARM ushers in 64-bit Android architectures with Juno boardInquirer ARM arms devs for 64-bit Android push with 'Juno' boardRegister Juno dev platform lays foundation for 64-bit Android on ARMThe Tech Report, LLC all 25 news articles »

Android Headlines - Android News

Top 10 Best Android Apps: June 2014 Edition Android Headlines - Android News While the stock dialers used in Android and many other OEM UIs are fine, Ready boosts things to the next level. Images are big and beautiful, you get shortcuts for contacts after you're finished with a phone call, and the call history is even displayed ... Google Slides Android App Released, a True PowerPoint RivalGigjets all 3 news articles »

Apple Insider

Inside App Extensions: Apple, Inc's new Widgets & Keyboards similar to ... Apple Insider Given that Apple created the concept of Desk Accessories as mini apps for the Mac desktop back in 1981, and that OS X Tiger promoted more recent Dashboard Widgets back in 2005 (before Google even acquired Android), it might make you wonder why ...