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Samfer writes:
According to most analysts, Google is expected to report later today when they release their earnings that their profit growth for Q2 2011 will be slightly lower due to the $200 million plus they are and will be spending to take on Facebook Inc. in social networking with the launch of Google+ (Plus). Most mainstream sources estimate that Google will report profits during the period of only around $7.85 instead of higher estimates before the full scope of the Google Plus project was revealed earlier this month according to analysts at BGC Partners.
It is estimated that Google has already spent over $100 million on Google Plus in Q2 2011 alone. It is clear that Google is pouring it on with the new Google Plus and really finally mounting their first serious foray into social networking, with Facebook Inc. sitting squarely in their cross hairs. It’s a big challenge and perhaps a gamble, but Google is clearly investing the money and willing to sacrifice shorter term profits by investing heavily in social networking, e-commerce, and mobile software in the hopes of finally being able to diversify out of their traditional search engine quarantine.
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nonprofiteer writes:
Earlier this week, a South African security researcher released shoulderPad, an app that’s designed to auto-snoop on iPad users’ passwords by watching their touchscreen keyboards. When a user types on an iPad’s touchscreen, each key glows blue for a fraction of a second after it’s struck, a helpful bit of feedback for any virtual keyboard. ShoulderPad’s image recognition algorithms, based on Open CV’s open source image recognition software, look for that flash of blue. “At any distance, if the blue is distinguishable, shoulderPad can detect that keystroke,” says Meer.
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destinyland writes:
Some time in the next 10 weeks, Amazon will release a new Android tablet device, which will compete directly with Apple's iPad, according to the Wall Street Journal. Amazon hopes to leverage the digital content they've already made available online — digital video, music, and ebooks, as well as their new app store for Android devices. The device will ship without a built-in camera, prompting one tablet watcher to report that "it feels like Amazon is trying to strip it down and bring it in at the lowest cost possible." Amazon will also release two new versions of the Kindle — one with a touch screen, and one at a lower price.
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HansonMB writes:
Launched in 2009, the micro-blogging service is owned by Chinese interweb behemoth Sina Corp, which happens to be the same company that partnered with Google before their deals famously floundered (cf those anxieties) and Google hightailed out of China (before coming back of course).
Weibo is often described as a Facebook-Twitter hybrid, but anyone who takes a closer look can easily see that it’s a different beast entirely. Actually, I would argue Weibo is better than both. Here’s a breakdown of its standout features—some of which Google Plus has already included, and others that I’d love to see incorporated soon.
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Trailrunner7 writes:
A targeted attack on a defense contractor in March of this year resulted in the theft of 24,000 files by an unknown attacker, according to Defense Department officials. The attack, which officials say was the work of a foreign government, would represent one of the more serious known attacks on the department and its contractors.
In a speech Thursday in which he unveiled the Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace, William J. Lynn, deputy defense secretary, said that the attack was just one of thousands such intrusions that the government and its contractors suffer every year.
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GoHawks writes:
I have a vacation home located in the mountains. Recently is was broken in to. I would like to setup some motion detecting night vision cameras and pump the video to a website. The home is approx. 900 feet from the nearest internet connection. What is the best way to move that video (and audio?) 900 feet to a PC with internet access? I don't think wireless will work due to the trees. What kind of cable can handle that range?
thanks,
Steve
