San Jose Sharks beat Colorado Avalanche 4-0 as Patrick Marleau scores two ...

San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE -- Brad Stuart was brought back to San Jose because the Sharks needed a hard-hitting defenseman, and Saturday afternoon he did just that.



Starting Today, It's Illegal to Unlock Your Cellphone

ABC News



Keith Rabois quit Square - lawsuit threat

San Francisco Chronicle
The abrupt resignation of one of Square's top executives took a surprising twist Friday when he and the San Francisco mobile payment company revealed he quit because he'd had an affair with an employee who threatened to file a sexual harassment lawsuit



Super Bowl Alcohol Ban May Hit San Francisco


Vibe Magazine
San Francisco football fans who plans to knock more than a few back during this year's Super Bowl may see some restrictions on hard alcohol. Mayor Ed Lee's pushing to limit liquor sales before the ...

Super Bowl Alcohol Ban Heading To SF? Mayor Ed Lee ...
The Inquisitr
There could be a Super Bowl alcohol ban coming to San Francisco. Mayor Ed Lee has suggested that restaurants and bars ban hard liquor drink during the big game on February 3. Lee believes that an ...



Apple Growth Slowdown Fuels Concern of Shift to Value Stock -- ed. from 100%+ down to 20%+ ;-)

Stock sell-off shows an emotional investment in Apple
Los Angeles Times
A friend of mine, a weatherman for a local TV station, always greets me the same way: "Time to sell my Apple stock?" And I always offer the same response: Do you still like the company?

In Depth:Apple Growth Slowdown Fuels Concern of Shift to Value Stock Bloomberg



As California Bounces Back, Governor Brown Calls For Lofty Goals

New York Times
SACRAMENTO - Emboldened by a brighter fiscal horizon, Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday recommitted himself to two ambitious projects, a high-speed rail line and a huge water tunnel system, in an optimistic State of the State speech that sought to secure ...



Ravens’ coach John Harbaugh pranks his parents

In what’s come to be known as the "Harbaugh Bowl," coach John Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens are going up against coaching brother Jim Harbaugh’s San Francisco ...

John Harbaugh pranks parents during press call, asks if they ...
John Harbaugh had a little fun with his parents during a national conference call today, phoning in pretending to be a reporter and accusing them of liking Jim better.



Microsoft Reports Drop in Profits

New York Times
SEATTLE - Microsoft's biggest product in decades, Windows 8, helped lift sales of the company's flagship operating system business, but not enough to rejuvenate overall growth at the company.



DNA may soon be used for data storage

Computerworld
Computerworld - Researchers have created a way to store data in the form of DNA, which can last for tens of thousands of years. The encoding method makes it possible to store at least 100 million hours of high-definition video in about a cup of DNA, the ...

In Depth:The newest data-storage device? DNAUSA TODAY



Sen. Dianne Feinstein unveils assault weapons ban

Politico
Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Thursday rolled out a controversial piece of the gun control legislation, a ban on assault weapons similar to the one that expired in 2004.
In Depth:Senator Unveils Bill to Limit Semiautomatic Arms



Toyota, BMW to research lithium-air battery -

Yahoo! News
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp and BMW AG (Xetra: 519000 - news) will jointly research a lithium-air battery expected to be more powerful than the lithium-ion ...

UPDATE 2-Toyota, BMW to research lithium-air battery | Reuters
Toyota Motor Corp and BMW AG will jointly research a lithium-air battery expected to be more powerful than the lithium-ion ...



Apple sells 48 million iPhones, but profit squeezed, flat

CNN
Apple reported a record quarter on Wednesday, boosted by strong iPhone and iPad sales, but the popularity of cheaper versions of its mobile devices pinched the company's profits. The company sold 47.8 million iPhones during the past quarter, shattering ...

iPhone5 Accounts For Half Of Verizon's iPhone Sales
ValueWalk
The iPhone5 is a huge seller, but it may not be selling as well as some had predicted. Just this past fourth quarter, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) sold a huge number of iPhones in the fourth quarter of 2012, but only half of those were the ...

Apple Inc. sales of $54 billion and profit of $13 billion both break records

Apple's Growth Slowing, But the Sky Isn't Falling
Wired
Apple announced its first quarter earnings Wednesday, which included iPad mini sales. Photo: John Bradley/Wired. The law of large numbers kicked in Wednesday for Apple, which saw overall revenue just missing analyst estimates, despite the company ...



Smithsonian zoo introduces iPads to orangutans with 'App for Apes' project

Apple Insider
The Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., is utilizing Apple's iPad as a new interactive enrichment tool aimed at cognitive development ...



RIM Releases BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10

PC Magazine
Just one week before the big launch of BlackBerry 10, Research in Motion today announced that BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 is now available for download.

In Depth:RIM Launches BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10



Microsoft to fund a Dell buyout?

Microsoft to pump cash into Dell buyout deal?
Register
The word on the street is that Michael Dell and his rich friends are having an easy time finding the many billions of dollars needed to do a leveraged buyout of the PC and server maker and take it private, especially now that Microsoft has entered the picture ...

Highly Cited:Dell Said to Hire Evercore to Seek Higher Bids After Buyout Bloomberg
In Depth:Tuesday's movers; Microsoft to fund a Dell deal?



Verizon May Have Just Told The World Apple Is Going To Have Jaw-Dropping Quarter

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San Francisco Chronicle
We have ~30 hours until Apple tells us how many iPhones it sold during the holiday quarter. Until then, we're left to guess. Right now, the Street's consensus is around 48 million units.

In Depth:Securing The Future of Apple's iPhones and iPads

Verizon Customers Snap Up 6.2 Million iPhones
PC Magazine
Verizon customers rushed to pick up Apple's latest smartphone last year, with the wireless carrier activating more than 6 million new iPhones during the fourth quarter.



Dish Closing 300 More Blockbuster Stores

- Yahoo! TV
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Dish Network is closing another 300 Blockbuster video stores in the next few weeks, bringing its total number of locations to about 500, the ...

Blockbuster Is Closing 300 Stores And Laying Off 3,000 ...
Blockbuster has announced that it's closing around 300 stores in the U.S. over the next few weeks. That's around 35 percent of its total brick-and-mortar presence ...



Apple's rumoured iPhone 6 fingerprint sensor could spell trouble for rivals

Apple's rumoured iPhone 6 fingerprint sensor could spell ...
Apple could be planning to introduce a built-in fingerprint sensor to its next-generation iPhone later this year, which could spell trouble for rival smartphone ...

Today News Gazette: iPhone 6 fingerprint
iPhone 6 fingerprint, Apple's iPhone 5S, sometimes also referred to as the iPhone 6, could launch in June or July with a built-in fingerprint sensor, improved camera ...



Big PayPal changes coming to frozen funds policy

Big PayPal changes coming soon | WTKR.com – Hampton Roads ...
(CNN) – PayPal’s overzealous fraud filters have frustrated customers for years, with an inscrutable verification process that leaves some battling for months to ...

| MyFOX8.com ...
Big PayPal changes are coming to the company’s frozen funds policy. Many customers are demanding changes to PayPal’s overzealous fraud filters. The policy has an ...





Har Bowl Takes Over the Super Bowl

Harbaugh brothers take 49ers, Ravens to Super Bowl
San Jose Mercury News
This Super Bowl will be filled with firsts—and one significant last. The Harbaughs, San Francisco's Jim and Baltimore's John, will be the first pair of brothers to coach against each other in the NFL title game.



World's best big wave surfers compete at Mavericks

San Jose Mercury News
HALF MOON BAY, Calif.—Mother Nature saved the best for last, with some of the largest swells of the day arriving during the final heat of Sunday's Mavericks Invitational big wave surfing contest as thousands of spectators invaded a quaint coastal town ...



Atari US files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy

CBS News
Video game maker Atari's U.S. operations have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in an effort to separate from their French parent company.



Sergey Brin wears Google Glass on New York subway

Telegraph.co.uk
Mr Brin, who is responsible for many of the technology giant's more eccentric projects, was photographed last week by Noah Zerkin, a Brooklyn-based augmented reality enthusiastic who said he happened to be riding the same carriage.



49ers beat Falcons for a shot at the Super Bowl

CBS News
ATLANTA Frank Gore ran for a pair of second-half touchdowns and the 49ers rebounded from a 17-0 deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons 28-24 in the NFC championship game Sunday, sending San Francisco to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1995.

Opinion:Round Two: Who will be the Super Bowl teams?



Source 'highly doubts' Michael Crabtree will be charged with sexual assault

CBSSports.com
The source told the website that a second female witness spoke to San Francisco police and supported Michael Crabtree's version of events.



Samsung details plans for San Jose expansion

San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE -- Samsung Semiconductor Inc.'s plans to expand the company's north San Jose research and development site, which Gov.



Mega: Kim Dotcom, Megaupload Founder, Launches New File-Sharing Site

Huffington Post
The colorful entrepreneur unveiled the "Mega" site ahead of a lavish gala and press conference at his New Zealand mansion on Sunday night, the anniversary of his arrest on racketeering charges related to his now-shuttered Megaupload file-sharing site.

Is Kim Dotcom's MEGA Just For Pirates, Or Do We All Need A Privacy Company? Forbes
Kim Dotcom's new MEGA encrypted file storage and sharing service launched today at mega.co.nz. The initial traffic is strong. Dotcom reported in a tweet two hours after launch, “250,000 user registrations. Server capacity on maximum load. Should get ...



Samsung to launch 5.8-inch phone dubbed 'Fonblet'?

- latimes.com
Samsung is reported to be working on a phone with a 5.8-inch touch screen called the "Fonblet" that is similar to the Samsung Galaxy Player, shown above.

Samsung Galaxy “Fonblet” said to be a Galaxy Player 5.8 ...
It seems we can’t go more than a week without hearing rumors about some new Samsung device with some obscure screen size. From 5.5 inches to 6.3 inches, all the way ...



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