http://www.newspond.comNewspond finds and ranks the most popular news on the internetMon, 20 May 2013 14:15:33 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.newspond.com/story=192044Sony Teases PlayStation 4 Day Before Xbox Reveal is a post by Shawn Ingram from Gotta Be Mobile.A day before the reveal of the new Xbox, Sony released a teaser for the new PlayStation 4 console, showing an out-of-focus black box with vents. The short 39-second video shows an out-of-focus PlayStation 4 that look more like a square than the rectangular PlayStation 3. As the blurry black box gets closer to the camera the video shows images of various vents in the new console and some angular lines that may hold the disc tray. It ends by quickly flashing all ...http://www.newspond.com/story=192044Mon, 20 May 2013 11:36:54 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=192143Following Googles rollout of a new Hangouts service for mobile and Google+, the company is giving Gmail users the opportunity to replace Google Chat with Hangouts integration. But heavy users of Google Voice may want to hold off on the switch, because the new Hangouts feature kills your capability to send SMS messages and make voice calls to landline and mobile numbers from Gmail. The good news is this may be just a temporary, yet annoying step, although we confirmed it. We've also sought comment from Google, and will update this when we learn more. Hanging out in Gmail Google ...http://www.newspond.com/story=192143Mon, 20 May 2013 12:03:19 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=191788Indian ExpressSamsung to flog Galaxy S4 horse further as another handset pops upTechRadar UKWe've already seen reports suggesting we'll be treated to the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini and Galaxy S4 Active this year, but there could be more where that came from as the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mega gets a name check. The popular Galaxy brand is one ...Samsung Galaxy S4 review: A richly dressed stale salad - IBNLiveIBNLiveSamsung Galaxy Grand Quattro with quad-core processor launched for Rs. 17290NDTVSamsung launches $800000 app contest for Galaxy S4PCWorldUbergizmo-Wall Street Journal-TrustedReviewsall 225 news articles>> http://www.newspond.com/story=191788Mon, 20 May 2013 10:44:06 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=191681The combined mega delivery service will serve more than 500 cities and enable delivery from over 20,000 restaurantsOnline food ordering companies Seamless and Grubhub have announced a merger, creating an as-yet unnamed mega delivery service.The combined company will serve more than 500 cities and enable food orders at more than 20,000 restaurants. It will also pose a threat to smaller delivery companies including Delivery.com.In a release, the longtime competitors said the merger presents an opportunity to expand the reach of their services, encourage quicker and more diversified product development and improve growth opportunities. "GrubHub and Seamless share a common goal ...http://www.newspond.com/story=191681Mon, 20 May 2013 10:04:46 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=191606Japanese blog Macotakara points to a pair of reports in today's edition of Taiwanese newspaper Economic Times addressing rumors surrounding Apple's smart watch effort. According to the first report [Google translation], Apple has begun sampling 1.5-inch OLED displays from RITEK subsidiary RiTdisplay. The report also claims that RITEK's joint venture RitFast will be supplying the touch sensor technology for the watch. Today's report echoes a December claim about Apple's plans for RiTdisplay's 1.5-inch displays and word that Intel is involved in Apple's effort, but includes a detail indicating that Apple had originally hoped to use a 1.8-inch display in the ...http://www.newspond.com/story=191606Mon, 20 May 2013 09:38:43 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=192236Apple's retail stores have been ranked as the U.S. retail chain with the highest sales per square foot for a number of years and according to a new report from Asymcos Horace Dediu, the company also outranks competitors when it comes to revenue per visitor, hitting a record high of $57.60 per visitor in the first quarter of 2013. Apple experienced a seven percent growth in visitors during the quarter, leading to an average of $13 million in revenue per Apple Store, which is the highest it has been during a non-holiday quarter. During its Q2 financial results call, Apple ...http://www.newspond.com/story=192236Mon, 20 May 2013 12:29:42 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=191705New York Daily NewsTeen's prize-winning invention may charge your phone in 20 secondsCNN International(CNN) -- A tiny device that can recharge cell phone batteries in as little as 30 seconds won 18-year-old Eesha Khare a major science award that will help fund her college education at Harvard University. Khare traveled from her California home to Phoenix ...Teen creates gadget that could charge your cellphone in 20 secondsNew York Daily News18-Year Old Invents 20 Second CellPhone ChargerHeadlines & Global NewsTeenager invents revolutionary device which has the potential to charge a cell ...Daily MailDaily News & Analysis-Hot Hardware-Business Standardall 24 news articles>> http://www.newspond.com/story=191705Mon, 20 May 2013 11:10:24 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=192142Google today made available a new version of Google+ to devices running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The focus of today's update is to improve the app's photo features. According to Google, the app is now better at automatically uploading photos from Android smartphones to Google+ for safekeeping. Once uploaded, new tools automatically sort the images to "select the top shots" in each series, as well as auto-enhance the photos to make "subtle improvements" to the people and places the user captures. Last, the app adds the ability to create animations and panoramas from the photos in the user's collection. Google+ ...http://www.newspond.com/story=192142Mon, 20 May 2013 12:03:19 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=191575Anatolia News Agency reports that Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoan visited Apple yesterday as part of a tour of Silicon Valley companies ahead of the country's move to purchase 10.6 million tablets for its schoolchildren. Erdoan also visited Microsoft's Bay Area outpost and Google during his trip. Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoan (left) visits Apple The meeting at Apple was just the latest of numerous interactions between Apple executives and Turkish government officials as Apple seeks to win the massive tablet contract. A number of Apple executives including vice president for education John Couch traveled to Turkey back ...http://www.newspond.com/story=191575Mon, 20 May 2013 12:03:19 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=192259As high schoolers prepare for final exams, teens nationwide may be tempted to use a "study drug" -- a prescription stimulant or amphetamine -- to gain an academic edge. But a new University of Michigan poll shows only one in 100 parents of teens 13-17 years old believes that their teen has used a study drug. http://www.newspond.com/story=192259Mon, 20 May 2013 12:29:42 GMT