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Verizon: Future 4G LTE Outages Won’t Affect the Whole CountryVerizon‘s been having a lousy month. On top of the PR disaster of introducing a new $2 service fee for paying bills online, the wireless carrier with the reputation for having the best service suffered no less than three outages for its ultra-fast 4G LTE data network. Now the company has fi... Google Reveals 2012 New Year’s DoodleFans of Google Doodles — the charming illustrations and re-imaginations of “Google” that appear on the site’s main page — can get an early look at the company’s New Year’s doodle with a little smart thinking and a foreign domain URL. Google has posted i... 2011′s Biggest Winners and Losers in EcommerceIn-demand products, unparalleled site design and usability, competitive search engine marketing, continuous innovative, exciting holiday specials — these are just some of the variables that make up a successful ecommerce business. On the other hand, some of the top pitfalls for Internet re... 8 Amazing Emerging Technologies From 20111. Networking via LED Wi-Fi jammed? It won't be a problem if you're networking through your room lights. You heard right — scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications in Germany worked out a way to transmit data via normal LED light bulbs. Best ... It’s Time to Cut Go Daddy a BreakFirst, the obvious: Go Daddy runs horrible, sexist Super Bowl ads. PETA members and others who think animals should be treated kindly are fully justified in canceling their Go Daddy accounts because of founder Bob Parsons’s elephant shooting this past spring. In addition, those who believ... Shoutz Connects You to the World, One 15-Second Video at a TimeThe Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Shoutz Quick Pitch: Shoutz is a free social video network. Genius Idea: Mobile-to-mobi... Now Public: Sexual Harassment Letter That Brought Down HP’s CEO [VIDEO]When Mark Hurd resigned from Hewlett-Packard in August 2010, it was a shock to the PC industry. HP’s board forced Hurd out when he faced allegations of sexual harassment against employee and reality-TV star Jodie Fisher. The alleged activity was outlined in a letter from her attorn... The Biggest New Year’s Eve Events on Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]Millions of people have been invited to New Year’s Eve events through Facebook this year. Social planning startup Hotlist aggregated more than 127,000 of those events to determine which are, at least by their RSVP numbers, the most popular. Good news for the 6,000 people attending the Resolut... NASA’s GRAIL Mission Will Celebrate New Year’s on the Moon [VIDEO]While the world rings in 2012, a team at NASA will be eschewing the festivities to keep a close eye on the moon. Or rather, a close eye on two spacecraft, GRAIL 1 and 2, which will be finally reaching the moon’s orbit after a 110-day flight. The GRAIL craft will orbit Earth’s... Stratfor Says Hackers Only Nabbed Credit Card InformationAfter hackers broke into its website on Dec. 24, Stratfor has partnered with an identity protection service in an effort to give subscribers some measure of comfort. The company will offer its members 12 months of global identity protection for free. Stratfor, based out of Texas, offers informati... |