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 Wired News | Hands On: Chrome Beta for Android ? the Platform's Best New Browser Wired News By Mike Isaac The Chrome app is far more robust than Android's stock browser. Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired.com To say I've been waiting for Chrome to come to Android for some time is an understatement. I've wanted a proper Google browser on my phone ... Chrome Beta for Android 4.0 ICS Review Google Chrome Web browser officially released on Android Chrome comes to Android, but only for Ice Cream Sandwich |
 The Age | Wolfram Alpha will be adding 'Pro' option Feb. 8 Washington Post On Wednesday, February 8th, Wolfram Alpha will be adding a new, ?Pro? option to its already existing services. Priced at a very reasonable $4.99 a month ($2.99 for students), the new services includes the ability to use images, files, and even your own ... Fighting obscurity, Wolfram Alpha set to launch pro product with consumer appeal Wolfram Alpha to Get Brainier Siri accounts for 25% of Wolfram Alpha queries |
 BBC News | Anon Lets Fly With Symantec Code After Ransom Talks Collapse TechNewsWorld By Richard Adhikari A hacker has thrown pcAnywhere source code to the four winds following a failed ransom negotiation with a law enforcement agent posing as a Symantec employee. "Whether it's Sony, RSA, Stratfor or Symantec, no one is spared in the ... Hackers sought $50000 from Symantec Anti-virus giant Symantec subjected to $US50k extortion attempt As Hackers Leak Symantec's Source Code, Firm Says Cops Set Up Extortion Sting |
 CBC.ca | Online Dating Sites Use Unreliable Methods, Study Says PC Magazine By Leslie Horn Dating sites like eHarmony do a good job at depicting the perfect relationship; "real" people smiling at the cameras as Dr. Neil Clark Warren swears they found love through online dating. However, a new study says the methods used by ... Dating site matches not so scientific In modern valentine quest, dating is digital Online dating has its pros and cons, meta-analysis says |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Scientists: World's oldest organism faces threat from global warming The State Column A team of scientists say that sprawling seagrass in the shallows of the Mediterranean may be the oldest living organisms on Earth, far older than humanity itself. Working off of DNA samples, a team of scientists say clumps of seagrass between Spain and ... 'Oldest living thing on earth' discovered World's oldest living thing studied Patch of seagrass is world's oldest living organism |
 Fox News | Russian scientists seeking Lake Vostok lost in frozen 'Land of the Lost'? Fox News A group of Russian scientists plumbing the frozen Antarctic in search of a lake buried in ice for tens of millions of years have failed to respond to increasingly anxious US colleagues -- and as the days creep by, the fate of the team remains unknown. Russian Scientists Drill to Sub-Glacial Antarctic Lake Antarctic lake success 'uncertain' Russian Drill Nears 14-Million-Year-Old Antarctic Lake |
 Globe and Mail | Apple TV teased in Best Buy survey CNN By Doug Gross, CNN The Apple TV system's sales so far have been disappointing, but a fully developed Apple television may be in the works. (CNN) -- Best Buy wants to know if you'd pay $1499 for a 42-inch, high-definition Apple TV which uses your iPad ... Why Telcos Would Be Testing an Apple iTV Prototype Apple in talks on iTV with Canada telecoms -report Apple May Introduce Television Called ITV, Jefferies Says |
 Popular Photography Magazine | Pentax Ricoh Imaging Releases Rugged Optio WG-2 PC Magazine By Jim Fisher The new Pentax Optio WG-2 camera?available in versions with and without a built-in GPS?is a rugged shooter that can grab 16-megapixel photos in 40 feet of water, survive a 5-foot drop, operate in temperatures as low as 14°F, ... Pentax updates rugged camera lineup with Optio WG-2 series Pentax Adds CMOS Sensors to LED-Equipped Rugged Cameras New Gear: Pentax Optio WG-2 and WG-2 GPS Rugged Waterproof Compacts |
 USA TODAY | App Stores Create 500000 U.S. Jobs InformationWeek Almost half a million Americans can thank the rise of the "app economy" for their jobs, according to TechNet study. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek Approximately 466000 jobs have been created in the US by the current demand for smartphone and tablet ... Apps industry has created 466000 jobs since 2007, study says The ?app economy? created 466K jobs, counting your developer's favorite barista Apple-sparked 'App Economy' created 466K US jobs in 4 years |
 Fox News | Top 6 Facebook annoyances and how to fix them Fox News Facebook changes features like Kim Kardashian changes husbands. Just when users get comfortable with the latest iteration of ?New Facebook,? Zuckerberg and company go and change something else, drawing the ire of its millions of users. Facebook Users "DISLIKE" New Timeline 5 ways to secure your Facebook profile in a post-Timeline world Facebook Just Keeps Getting Worse |