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Ep. 1055: Where go indie for a day

Justin Yu — 2012-05-16T13:03:29-0700

Internet pop culture with snarky commentary.

The LG Optimus M+ is a welcomed update

Lynn La — 2012-05-16T13:00:00-0700

The LG Optimus M+ is an update to last year's original Optimus M. Compared to its predecessor, it sports a larger screen, a better camera, and a sleeker design.

Google adds factoids to search results

Bridget Carey — 2012-05-16T12:57:06-0700

Verizon kills off unlimited data plan stragglers, expect the iPhone 5 to have a larger screen, and Google search adds fact boxes for smarter search results.

Who is behind murky DDoS attack against The Pirate Bay?

Greg Sandoval — 2012-05-16T12:56:01-0700

The Pirate Bay is getting pounded with a denial of service attack and most of the likely suspects deny involvement.

Netflix: Disgruntled customers rejoining

Larry Dignan — 2012-05-16T12:51:44-0700

A third of Netflix's new customers are people who quit the service and rejoined in less than a year.

New app plans to one-up Facebook on iPad using Flash

Josh Lowensohn — 2012-05-16T12:21:31-0700

An upcoming iPad app for Facebook hopes to leapfrog the social giant's own efforts by giving users a way to play Flash-based social games.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 sample pictures

Joshua Goldman — 2012-05-16T12:16:34-0700

Check out some sample photos taken with Sony's ultracompact 10x zoom, the Cyber-shot DSC-WX150.

King Zuck's reign weakens, albeit slightly

Paul Sloan — 2012-05-16T11:57:08-0700

Insiders are selling more of their shares in Facebook's IPO, meaning Mark Zuckerberg will see his control slip.

When in Roamz, do as the locals do (exclusive)

Jaymar Cabebe — 2012-05-16T11:49:31-0700

After pushing real-time local data only to iPhone users for the last eight months, Roamz finally brings its local discovery powers to Android users.

Google exec to Facebook: Uh, your users aren't really shoppers

David Hamilton — 2012-05-16T11:48:16-0700

Following GM's decision to drop its Facebook ads, a Google advertising guy tweaks-by-tweet, noting that Facebook users aren't, y'know, really there to go shopping. He's got a point -- but maybe not for long.

How to unsubscribe from the weekly Twitter digest e-mail

Jason Cipriani — 2012-05-16T11:36:26-0700

Twitter started sending you a weekly e-mail telling you what's happening on Twitter. You're not amused. Here's how to disable Twitter's weekly digest.

HTC One X delay benefits Lumia 900 at AT&T

Roger Cheng — 2012-05-16T11:31:34-0700

The One X is being held up at customs because of a dispute between Apple and HTC, extending the Lumia 900's window as AT&T's flagship smartphone.

Forget Twitter's (useless) weekly digest, check out News.me

Sharon Vaknin — 2012-05-16T11:16:54-0700

For most, Twitter's weekly digest will be nothing more than a redundant summary of week-old events. Unsubscribe from the service and check out better options like News.me instead.

Oracle, Google lawyers outline potential trial roadmap

Rachel King — 2012-05-16T11:05:34-0700

At the judge's request, attorneys hammered out a brief that outlines where the ongoing Oracle v. Google trial could go from here on matters concerning copyright infringement.

It's a Facebook backlash. Wow, that was quick!

Jim Kerstetter — 2012-05-16T11:05:11-0700

commentary GM cancels an ad campaign, a national opinion poll is vaguely negative, and a co-founder swears off America to avoid taxes right before the long-awaited IPO. Welcome to Facebook's crazy week.

Verizon to kill unlimited data plans for existing subscribers

Marguerite Reardon — 2012-05-16T11:00:44-0700

At an investor conference, an exec says the carrier is killing the plan for "grandfathered" customers and will force existing and new customers to sign up for a tiered "data share" plan on its 4G LTE network.

Apple wants to squelch five Google patents issued to HTC

Lance Whitney — 2012-05-16T10:33:41-0700

In its latest legal salvo, the iPhone maker has asked the ITC to dismiss five patents that Google issued to HTC last year.

Bing gets social, but it's too quiet in here

Rafe Needleman — 2012-05-16T10:26:18-0700

Bing gets Facebook social smarts and a great design to find people related to users' searches, but the new engine yields surprisingly sparse social results.

Are you suffering from smartphone saggy face?

Chris Matyszczyk — 2012-05-16T10:22:23-0700

There has, apparently, be an upsurge in people paying lots of money for skin-tightening treatments. One of the main causes is claimed to be the vast amount of time we spend bending over smartphones.

Why Lumia, Siri? The perils of sorting a 27-way smartphone tie

Chris Matyszczyk — 2012-05-16T10:20:30-0700

After the kerfuffle over whether Siri believes that the Nokia Lumia 900 is better than her own iPhone 4S, objectivity comes to the rescue, courtesy of the brains at Wolfram Alpha.

2012 Dodge Charger R/T

Brian Cooley — 2012-05-16T10:17:52-0700

Yeah, it's got a Hemi, but the Charger R/T's tech is its biggest success.

Facebook's latest filing: Insiders are cashing in

Don Reisinger — 2012-05-16T10:04:24-0700

The company's latest S-1 Registration Statement reveals that the increase in available shares will come from investors and early shareholders, and not Facebook.

Retina MacBook screens: Already here -- and pricey

Josh Lowensohn — 2012-05-16T10:00:00-0700

So-called "Retina Displays" in Apple's notebooks are already in the supply channel, and bring an increase in cost, experts say. What's unclear is if consumers will pay more for the improvement.

Google bringing new smarts to search with Knowledge Graph

Rafe Needleman — 2012-05-16T10:00:00-0700

Search giant builds a 500-million-item database of people, places, and things. Its content will be appearing in your search results starting today.

Google's walk-through of Knowledge Graph

Rafe Needleman — 2012-05-16T10:00:00-0700

Google has created a 500-million-item database of people, places, and things. The results of the effort will start appearing today in search, offering encyclopedic capsules of information on topics.