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Saturday, January 21, 2012
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Pre-caffeine: SOPA smackdown, 'Community' X-Men
By Helen A.S. Popkin
via BuzzFeed
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Here's everything that you need to know before taking that first sip of coffee today.
Opponents of controversial federal anti-piracy legislation known as SOPA seem to be picking up steam.? Supporters of the legislation in both houses of Congress appear have backed off, the Obama administration has expressed concerns with the legislation, and an Internet blackout slated for Wednesday is picking up supporters.
Monday, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales announced that his website will go dark for 24 hours starting at midnight ET Tuesday.? Reddit.com will go black from 8 a.m.- 8 p.m. on Wednesday. The hacker group Anonymous also encouraged others to join in the 12-hour blackout, and garnered a lot of attention with its Twitter post using the hashtag #BlackoutSOPA.
Wednesday also means a big announcement from Facebook -- "Facebook Actions" -- which means you'll be able to share even more of your off-Facebook activies on Facebook. Because that's not creepy.
On Thursday, Apple will make a big announcement about a platform that will "digitally destroy" textbook publishing.
Speaking of Apple, remember?that incredibly realistic (and incredibly unofficial) Steve Jobs action figure?that was supposed to become available in February? The one that Apple tried to ban by making legal threats??It is now?officially canceled .
Oh! And?Woz kinda sorta said Android is better than iPhone.
Meanwhile, Android is expected to outsell PCs in 2012, and iOS the year after that.
And? next month, Twitter will hit 500 million accounts.
Bought any shoe online lately??Zappos.com is telling 24 million customers that their personal information has been hacked, and forcing all of them to reset their passwords.?
In closing, here's the cast of "Community" as X-Men. (You knew Abed would be Prof. X, right?)
?????compiled by Helen A.S. Popkin, who invites you to join her on Twitter and/or Facebook.?Also, Google+.???
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Monday, January 16, 2012
JPMorgan earnings miss, Europe drag stocks lower (AP)
NEW YORK ? Stocks fell in morning trading after a rare earnings miss for JPMorgan Chase, the country's largest bank, and as reports swirled that France and other European governments may get their ratings cut soon.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 123 points to 12,347 as of 1:30 Eastern time. That's a drop of 1 percent. All 30 stocks fell.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. led the Dow lower, losing 3.8 percent. Bank stocks fell broadly. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. dropped 8 percent.
It was the first earnings miss for JPMorgan since the final quarter of 2007, a period in which a credit crunch began taking a toll on financial markets. The thinking is that if JPMorgan, widely considered one of the best managed big banks, had trouble in the fourth quarter of 2011, the rest of the industry may have trouble, too.
"JPMorgan is the gold standard," said Phil Orlando, chief equity strategist at Federated Investors. "So what happens to the banks that aren't quite as strong and aren't quite as well managed."
It's called the "cockroach theory" on trading desks, Orlando said. "You never see just one cockroach. If you see one, you know there's bound to be a lot more."
The euro slipped to its lowest level in 17 months after reports came out that Standard & Poor's may follow through on warnings to cut credit ratings for European governments. The euro dropped 1.3 percent against the dollar to $1.26. Borrowing costs for Italy and Spain, two countries at the center of the region's debt crisis, increased.
The dollar and U.S. Treasury prices rose as investors moved money into lower-risk assets. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note fell to 1.84 percent from 1.93 percent late Thursday.
Standard & Poor's warned Dec. 5 that 15 countries that use the euro were at risk of getting downgraded, citing higher borrowing costs for top-rated governments and ongoing disagreements among European leaders.
The weakness at JPMorgan opened the season for bank earnings on a sour note. Though a pickup in the stream of U.S. earnings may help steer markets over the coming days, Europe's debt crisis is likely to remain the focus.
In other trading, the Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 14, or 1.1 percent to 1,281. The Nasdaq composite fell 26, or 1 percent, to 2,698.
Even with Friday's fall, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq remain on track to post gains for the second straight week. The Dow is down 0.1 percent for the week.
Among stocks making larger moves than the overall market Friday:
? Diamond Foods Inc., which makes Emerald Nuts, plunged 13 percent after The Wall Street Journal reported that federal prosecutors opened a criminal inquiry into its financial practices. The Journal also reported that two large shareholders have dumped most of their stakes in the company.
? Safeway Inc. rose 1.5 percent. An analyst at Jefferies placed a "buy" rating on the stock on the expectation that the grocery store chain will benefit from an improving job market, especially in California.
? Alpha Natural Resources fell 10 percent, the largest loss in the S&P 500. The coal company bought Massey Energy last year, and the U.S. Department of Justice is considering whether to prosecute those who ran Massey when its Big Branch mine exploded in 2010.
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Innovations From CES 2012 That Could Change Gaming In The ...
Every year, the Consumer Electronics Show brings the latest and greatest technical innovations together under one roof. In some cases, the products shown are far-off concept demonstrations, designed to help us invision what our lives might be like using that type of product in the future, and others are things that will be on store shelves in a matter of weeks. Regardless of the timing, CES always gets us excited for what's to come, whether it be right around the corner or tens of years in the making.
While we're still waiting on flying cars and a food replicator that will make you a hamburger out of nothing, there were still a lot of very impressive gadgets showcased at CES 2012. While most of these were aimed at improving the household or enhancing entertainment offerings, it got us thinking about what would happen if they were applied to the world of gaming. Below, we've compiled a list of CES 2012 innovations which, if utilized correctly, could change the gaming industry in the future.
Echo Nest Teams With Twitter?
What It Is: Echo Nest is the company behind the popular music app Spotify. They've teamed up with Twitter in order to integrate tweets into music apps. For example, if you were listening to The Decemberists, you might get tweets from lead signer Colin Meloy.
What it could mean for gaming: Imagine that while you're downloading the latest Gears of War map pack, you're seeing tweets from famed Epic developer Cliff Bleszinski, or even other game devs who are tweeting about Gears. Sony and Microsoft seem keen on cramming Twitter in wherever they can, and this is just about the most useful application of the service we can think of. It's targeted, relevant, and actually helpful, all things that Twitter is generally not known for. See? We're already making strides towards a utopia!
Sony HDR PJ760?
What it is: A camcorder with a built-in projector.
What it could mean for gaming: Just what does a camcorder have to do with gaming? Well, if you think about it, Kinect is just a very elaborate and sophisticated camcorder. If Microsoft wants to push the "immersive" elements of motion gaming, adding a projector to Kinect would be a perfect way to take it to the next level. With a projector on board, Kinect would have the ability to make your actual surroundings look more like the in-game environment. Even though they would just be made of light, having your living room actually look like a dance club while playing Dance Central 2 would be pretty sweet. Maybe that wasn't the most hardcore example, but you get it.
Sensics SmartGoggles
What it is: SmartGoggles from Sensics is an augmented reality helmet that overlays video or other multimedia on the real world around you.
What it could mean for gaming: Look, I remember the Virtual Boy for Nintendo. I didn't own one, but there was a display model at my local Blockbuster (yeah, people used to have to leave the house to rent movies) and every time my mom and I went there, I would insist on a game of crappy red and black tennis. I think I wear these thick-ass glasses because of it, but that's beside the point. For a very very long time, the gaming industry has been trying to some how bring true stereoscopic 3D to the home consumer, but the tech has never quite gotten there. With innovations like SmartGoggles, we're closer than ever to being able to strap on a fancy hat and instantly be transported into a different world. One that our brain believes is actually unraveling before us. Sensics is a company that normally works on military grade simulations, so you know that they're dealing with some sick s*&t. Now, if only we can get one of the big three to buy in so we can enjoy it too.
BitTorrent on Your TV
What it is: This is an actual app -- yes, it exists -- that allows you to access all of your torrented content on your TV, like it was coming from Netflix or some other "legitimate" service.
What it could mean for gaming: Do you live in the United States? Then LOL JK ROFLCOPTER. There's no way this is ever going to happen.
LG Smart Fridge
What it is: Are you ready for a real Jetsons-esque joint? The LG Smart Fridge will tell you what to cook based on what is inside of it. Yes, that's right. You scan in the food you buy with your phone, and then your phone talks to your fridge, and then when you whine about how you don't know what you want for dinner, your fridge will swoop in and save the day by suggesting all the recipes you'd be able to make with the ingredients you have. WE ARE LIVING IN THE GOSH DARN FUTURE!
What it could mean for gaming: You're probably assuming that I'm going to make a Mountain Dew joke here, but I am a master of surprises. This has nothing to do with the green nectar of the gaming gods. In fact, this idea has everything to do with inventory control. Wouldn't it be neat if you could scan your entire videogame collection with your phone, and share it with your friends? Then, when someone you had on your friends list was playing a game that you had in your collection it would alert you by text message and/or phone call? Yeah, that'd be pretty baller. Then you could ask your Smart Fridge what to make for dinner and it would answer, "Mountain Dew Soup." Delicious.
What innovations from CES would you like to see incorporated into gaming?
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
TODAY marks 60th with anchor homecoming
By Steve Veres, Editor for TODAY.com
With a ceremony fitting a diamond anniversary, TODAY toasted six decades on the air with an anchor homecoming that brought current and former hosts together.
After 60 years, at least two things haven't changed at TODAY: We're still live from Rockefeller Center and aiming to uphold the vision of our first anchor Dave Garroway, who wanted to "put you more closely in touch with the world we live in."
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Check out how America salutes their favorite morning news program
"Essentially, the program has remained the same. And that is you get up to find out if the world is still there. Is everything OK?" Barbara Walters said. "We're the people you trust."
TODAY nodded to our history by staging a scene straight out of 1952 on New York City's 49th street. The screen went black and white as a stand-in Dave Garroway broadcast from the "Window of the World." Staffers dressed in period costume looked on, and from the crowd came Matt Lauer to introduce the big reunion.
The Look:?Rainbow bright: Ann wears a TODAY anniversary dress
Hugh Downs, Barbara Walters, Jim Hartz, Tom Brokaw, Jane Pauley, Bryant Gumbel, Willard Scott, Deborah Norville, Katie Couric, Meredith Vieira, Matt Lauer, Ann Curry, Al Roker, Natalie Morales, Kathie Lee Gifford, Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie, all gathered in Studio 1A to share their stories.
Several former TODAY Girls also joined the broadcast, including Florence Henderson, Estelle Parsons, Lee Meriwether, Robbin Bain Gaudieri and Beryl Pfizer. And in another memorable moment, the TODAY news readers reunited at the news desk.?
"We have more anchors than the Sixth Fleet!" Ann Curry joked. "Boy, after the week we've had celebrating, I feel like 60," said 54-year-old Matt Lauer.?
Matt, Ann and the whole crew also wished other living co-anchors Gene Shalit and?Joe Garagiola well, saying they were both?sorely missed at the festivities.?
During an interview with all of the past anchors, they recalled witnessing more than half a century's most important and influential news events.?
Katie remembered her reports from the Columbine shooting, while Meredith talked about covering the attack at Virginia Tech.
allDAY:?6 iconic TODAY moments for our 60th anniversary
"We had been to a candle-light vigil during the evening, and one of the students came up to me and he said to me, 'Can I just get a hug?'" Meredith said. "This show was sort of a surrogate mom to him. We were his family."
The moment turned more reflective as the past anchors recounted their time on the broadcast.
"The genius of Pat Weaver when he first started this is still true today," Brokaw said. "It is the electronic breakfast table. It is the great national morning newspaper."
Matt asked each to name the broadcast icon they watched before joining the show. And several named Garroway as their?inspiration.
allDAY: 60th anniversary draws Linny, some special fans to plaza
"I admired that his approach was so easy going and so ad-libbed, literally. It was so new then," Hugh Downs said. "Garroway was a model."
Watch the full?round table in video below:
Tom Hanks, who has been a guest on the show 22 times, wheeled out a giant cake for the champagne toast.?
"The only reason I pushed out the cake was that the trainer didn't have enough time with J. Fred Muggs," Tom joked about our former chimpanzee anchor.?
The first family, national landmarks and celebrities also toasted the show's celebration.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama saluted the broadcast in a special message.
"Over decades and across generations, the TODAY show has become a part of American culture," said the president. "We know you'll have many more years of success," Michelle added.?
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg proclaimed January 13 "TODAY Show Day." "This show I think sets the standards for a lot of other television," he said. "And you should be very proud and all of the people that have worked here over the years."?
Anthony Quintano / NBC News
The Empire State Building lights up in TODAY colors.
National landmarks across the U.S. marked the occasion Thursday night and Friday morning. The Empire State Building lit up in red, yellow and orange ? the first time it has ever been illuminated for a television show ??while Niagara Falls glowed with TODAY hues.
A New York Fire Department fireboat spouted orange-colored water in front of the Statue of Liberty, the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas and the Cira Centre in Philadelphia saluted TODAY, and the Goodyear Blimp congratulated the show with a special message while flying over the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles.
allDAY: Behind-the-scenes images from TODAY's anchor photo booth
Throughout the week, celebrities including Justin Timberlake, Bill Cosby and Justin Bieber have been wishing TODAY well.?
TODAY.com also revealed your favorite moment on the show from the past 60 years: Matt's first Where in the World reveal from Egypt.?
Wish the broadcast a happy anniversary in the comments, and tell us your favorite moment from the eventful day!
More TODAY at 60 content:
TODAY at 60 quiz: Test your knowledge of our broadcast
Watch archival video at our TODAY at 60 online experience
Find all of the TODAY at 60 content on the allDAY blog?
Landmarks salute TODAY's 60th anniversary after dark
Don't miss a moment: How, when and where you watch TODAY
Steve Veres is an editor for TODAY.com. He wishes he looks as good as TODAY does for his 60th anniversary!?
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Saturday, January 14, 2012
Xbox workers threaten suicide in China labor tiff
BEIJING (AP) ? Dozens of workers assembling Xbox video game consoles climbed to a factory dormitory roof, and some threatened to jump to their deaths, in a dispute over job transfers that was defused but highlights growing labor unrest as China's economy slows.
The dispute was set off after contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group announced it would close the assembly line for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 models at its plant in the central city of Wuhan and transfer the workers to other jobs, workers and Foxconn said Thursday.
Workers reached by telephone said Foxconn initially offered severance pay for those who wanted to leave rather than be transferred, but then reneged, angering the workers; Foxconn, in a statement, disputed that account, saying only transfers were offered, not severance.
The workers climbed to the top of the six-story dormitory on Jan. 3 and threatened to jump before Wuhan city officials persuaded them to desist and return to work, according to the workers and accounts online. The workers gave varying estimates of the numbers involved in the strike, from 80 to 200, and photos posted online showed dozens of people crowding the roof of the boxy concrete building.
"Actually none of them were going to jump. They were there for the compensation. But the government and the company officials were just as afraid, because if even one of them jumped, the consequences would be hard to imagine," said Wang Jungang, an equipment engineer in the Xbox production line, who left the plant earlier this month.
The fracas is the latest labor trouble to hit Foxconn, a unit of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. that makes iPads and iPhones for Apple Inc. as well as Xboxes and other gadgets, helping consumer electronics brands hold down costs. Its massive China plants are run with military-like discipline, which labor rights activists say contributed to spate of suicides in 2010.
Foxconn said that all workers on the Xbox line were offered transfers at their current pay but that 150 demanded severance and not all of them participated in the rooftop protest. "It is our understanding that certain individuals threatened to jump from the building if their demands were not met," the statement said.
Strikes and other job actions have risen in recent months across China as factories cope with rising costs, scarce credit and declining orders from Europe, the United States and domestic companies. Complicating matters is the approaching Lunar New Year, a time when many of the migrant workers who man factories quit jobs to return home temporarily before looking for better paying employment.
Foxconn's Wuhan plant employs 32,000 people. The site previously had a couple of suicides or attempted ones a couple years back, prompting the government to take over the operations of the dormitories, said Wang, the equipment engineer.
After the rooftop protest, Microsoft said in a statement that it investigated, finding that the dispute centered on Foxconn's staffing and transfer policies, not working conditions. "After the protest, the majority of workers chose to return to work. A smaller portion of those employees elected to resign, the statement said.
Ultimately, Foxconn said, 45 of the employees resigned from the company while the rest chose to stay. It did not say whether the resigning workers were given compensation. Wang, the engineer, said he received $4,700 (30,000 yuan) in compensation but that was because he planned his departure early, telling his supervisor six months ago he would leave.
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Associated Press researcher Zhao Liang contributed to this report.
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