When UK.gov asks 'Who's your daddy', companies HAD BETTER reply
# 2013-06-17 20:00:07, The Register
HMRC will be able to access details of firms' beneficial ownersTax authorities and law enforcement agencies are to be able to access information about the owners of UK-registered companies under new rules proposed by the government.…Global tax data exchange plan floated to recoup cash
# 2013-06-17 20:00:07, The Register
OECD outlines plan for automatic exchange of data if IT can agree on formats, cryptoThe world's getting serious about multinational tax avoidance, with with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) today delivering a report (PDF) titled “A step change in tax transparency: ...Fifty, fired and fretful: Three chaps stare down CAREER MORTALITY
# 2013-06-17 20:00:07, The Register
Reg chats to fifty-ish fellows, learns of hopes, dreams, fears etcDonald* guessed what about to happen as soon as the meeting started, so he got in first with a question.…Banks brace for cyberwarfare drill Quantum Dawn 2
# 2013-06-17 20:00:02, Engadget
Come June 28th, Wall Street outfits including the likes of Citigroup and Bank of America will be under siege -- from fake hackers, that is. Representatives from a total of 40 companies along with the Federal Reserve, Securities and Exchange Commission, US departments of Treasury and Homeland Sec...AT&T's Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 arrives June 21st for $399, $199 with phone
# 2013-06-17 20:00:01, Engadget
Less than a month after the LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 sauntered past the FCC, AT&T has announced that it'll start selling the device on June 21st. Originally released in the US as a WiFi-only affair, the 8-inch slate will set you back $399 with a two-year contract. However, should you ...Nikon Imaging Japan – Urban design, practical camera backpack – Quick access to your shooting equipm...
# 2013-06-17 20:00:27, Akihabara News
Nikon Imaging Japan is releasing a new backpack for shooting equipment in September. The backpack is called “Smart Camera Ryukku” (Ryukku means backpack in Japanese). It is not only excellent in design but also in usability. It can open wide so that equipment can be organised and placed neatly. ...Adobe releases major update to Creative Cloud desktop apps
# 2013-06-17 20:00:24, AppleInsider
Adobe on Monday updated its subscription-based professional image editing suite, bringing "hundreds" of new features to premiere offerings like Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, among others.The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: TORMENTO BABASONICOS
# 2013-06-17 20:00:11, Gizmodo
Wow. That got out of hand really fast. I mean that spiralled from Chilean butt band weird to modern-day Heavy Metal in a blink. Read more...Accel Closes $100M For Big Data Fund 2 To Invest In The ‘Second Wave' Of Big Data Startups
# 2013-06-17 20:00:09, TechCrunch
The tech industry has been buzzing about "big data" for years now. And according to venture capital firm Accel Partners, the excitement around the big data space is not set to die down any time soon -- it's just about to enter into a new phase. Accel is announcing tonight that it has closed on $100...Yahoo! Discloses Number Of Data Requests From U.S. Law Agencies, Says It Will Issue “Transparency Re...
# 2013-06-17 20:00:09, TechCrunch
Yahoo! is now the latest tech company to disclose the number of government requests for data it has received over the past 18 months, prompted by the fallout from the NSA spying scandal. In a statement co-signed by CEO Marissa Mayer and Yahoo! general counsel Ron Bell, the company said that Yahoo!...AMD lifts the veil on Opteron, ARM chip plans for 2014
# 2013-06-17 20:00:07, The Register
Not much action going on in 2013, thoughAMD has unfolded its server-chip roadmap for next year, and the road ahead appears to be a sensible motorway with no hair-rasing hairpin turns or unexpected switchbacks – although there is one bright shiny new vehicle on the road.…PowerCloud launches new kit, partner program
# 2013-06-17 20:00:07, The Register
WiFi upstart pitching cloudy managementWiFi upstart PowerCloud Systems (PCS) wants to give hotspots a dose of multiple personality, to make WiFi fit better in the world of multi-tenant networks.…'Smart ring' revealed by upstart Chinese mobe-maker
# 2013-06-17 20:00:07, The Register
Kiss the ring to your mobe and you'll unlock something to shareGlasses and smartwatches dominate talk about wearable technology, but there's a new piece of binary bling to consider: a smart ring from new Chinese mobe-maker Geak.…Nuance’s Dragon Mobile Assistant adds voice-enabled email, intelligent Driver Mode
# 2013-06-17 20:00:05, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
Nuance has been steadily adding new capabilities to its Dragon Mobile Assistant application to help it compete with services such as Siri and Google Now, and its latest release of the software looks to be its most extensive update yet. Nuance on Tuesday launched Dragon Mobile Assistant 4.0, which fe...Dragon Mobile Assistant 4 for Android adds driving mode, voice notifications
# 2013-06-17 20:00:03, Engadget
For Nuance, it's not enough that Dragon Mobile Assistant spares Android users from pecking at the keyboard -- with the app's new 4.0 upgrade, those users can sometimes avoid contact altogether. Dragon Mobile Assistant can now detect when you're in a moving car and automatically invoke a Driver M...Shazam for iOS updated with Pulse discovery feature, redesigned tab bar on iPhone
# 2013-06-17 20:00:03, Engadget
It's been a mere few weeks since Shazam introduced those new location-based and tagging features for the tablet version of its iOS app, but the music-driven service isn't stopping there. Reaching version 6.1 on Apple's platform, today Shazam's universal application is bringing a few more tidbits...Nikon Imaging Japan – Shooting Master Shoulder Bag L – Robust and water-shedding high-end camera bag...
# 2013-06-17 20:00:27, Akihabara News
Nikon Imaging Japan is releasing a robust and water-shedding high-end camera bag – the “Shooting Master Shoulder Bag L” on June 27. Its material is the same as that used in a bulletproof vest. Inside of this camera bag, there is enough room for a digital single-lens reflex camera with a standa...Magnetic Origami Tables Shouldn’t Make Sense But They’re Perfect
# 2013-06-17 20:00:11, Gizmodo
When most of us hear the words “flatpack furniture,” we’re wracked with flashbacks of sitting amongst mountains of dowels and particle board, sobbing. But Ying Zhang and Ida Thonsgaard, two Berlin-based designers, are taking the concept beyond Ikea.Read more...Yahoo! Reportedly Offers $30M to $40M For Social Email Startup Xobni
# 2013-06-17 20:00:09, TechCrunch
Yahoo is offering to purchase social email startup Xobni for $30 million to $40 million, according to AllThingsD's sources. If the deal goes through, Xobni would be the latest acquisition by Yahoo as CEO Marissa Meyer seeks to boost the company's talent roster and product offerings.Samsung plans LTE Advanced version of Galaxy S4
# 2013-06-17 20:00:07, The Register
1Gbps download capability could stiffen drooping S4 sales forecastsSamsung is looking to shake off some poor recent sales forecasts for its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone with the launch of an LTE Advanced version in South Korea this month, promising data transfer speeds up to double those of the cur...Google’s Kurzweil says humanity is on the brink of achieving immortality
# 2013-06-17 20:00:05, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
Never one to make conservative predictions, Google engineering director Ray Kurzweil thinks that humans will soon develop technology advanced enough to keep us alive forever. CNBC reports that Kurzweil told the Global Future 2045 World Congress this week that life expectancies “will go into high g...Inside iOS 7: Calendar app comes with sterilized UI, few feature changes
# 2013-06-17 20:00:24, AppleInsider
While Apple updated every first-party app for iOS 7, one of the most heavily modified is Calendar, which sheds the silver and blue skin seen in iOS 6 for a grayscale theme almost devoid of color.The Periodic Table of Muppets Brings Order to Wocka Wocka
# 2013-06-17 20:00:11, Gizmodo
Not everybody's into chemistry but you have to be a special kind of insane to not have a fondness for the Muppets. This periodic table of Muppetry is a wonderfully organized and colorful take on the history of the form than anyone (with a soul) can appreciate, chem-geek or not. Read more...Yahoo! Becomes Exclusive Partner Of 49ers Online Content
# 2013-06-17 20:00:09, TechCrunch
I get as excited as anyone thinking about the upcoming 49ers season. Quite a bit has happened since we were 5 years from winning the Super Bowl. The stadium was branded with the Levi’s logo, we got Anquan Boldin from the Ravens for pretty much nothing, and Michael Crabtree suffered a hefty injury....Oracle's Ellison outlines plans for Hawaiian Electriclarryland
# 2013-06-17 20:00:07, The Register
Solar-sourced eau d'Oracle the key to island revivalWhen legendary Texan alt.rock ensemble Butthole Surfers recorded their (NSFW) 1996 opus Electriclarryland they almost certainly did not imagine a billionaire named Larry would one day buy a Hawaiian island and decide to revive its economy with sola...Internet fraud still stings suckers
# 2013-06-17 20:00:07, The Register
Australians twice as gullible as AmericansAustralians fell prey to online scams to the tune of around $AUD93.5 million in 2012, and reported nearly 84,000 “scam-related contacts” to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).…T-Mobile ahead of schedule with MetroPCS merger
# 2013-06-17 20:00:05, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
T-Mobile previously announced that it plans to shut down MetroPCS’s CDMA network by 2015 and repurpose the spectrum to expand its 4G LTE coverage. The carrier revealed last week that its plan to migrate subscribers from CDMA to HSPA+ and devices is already ahead of schedule, however, and it’s tr...GEAK unveils Eye and Mars smartphones with 13MP cameras, budget prices
# 2013-06-17 20:00:03, Engadget
GEAK may be focusing its attention on wearable tech like the Ring and Watch, but it still has a pair of new offerings for those who like old-fashioned smartphones: meet the 5-inch Eye and 5.8-inch Mars. Both are tailored to photo junkies with 13MP, backside-illuminated rear cameras as well as st...Yahoo discloses US government data request stats: over 12,000 in six months
# 2013-06-17 20:00:03, Engadget
Yahoo has just revealed just how many government requests for data it's received in the past six months, and it's beaten out Apple, Microsoft and Facebook. Marissa Mayer and General Counsel Ron Bell noted in a Tumblr post that the search giant received between 12,000 and 13,000 requests, "inclus...Man on Wire: How One Man Walked on a Tightrope Between the Twin Towers
# 2013-06-17 20:00:00, Gizmodo
In 1974, Philippe Petit walked across a wire between New York City's Twin Towers. The feat was incredibly dangerous and incredibly illegal. Man on Wireis the amazing story of how he got there, told by the people who lived it. Read more...
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