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<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 07:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[This Day in Tech: Third-party Twitter apps, LinkedIn's IPO, and more]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 07:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Too busy to keep up with the tech news Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Thursday, May 19.Twitter beefs up your control over third-party appsSocial network will provide more details on what specific account information a third-party app is requesting, while apps that want to access your direct messages will again need permission. MoreLinkedIn soars in first day of tradingShares of the business social network have doubled this morning from the IPO price of $45. MoreSenators press Apple, Google on location privacyApple and Google return to Capitol Hill to defend themselves against accusations from politicians who say the companies aren't doing enough to protect customers' location privacy. MoreNFC system to let you pay for dinner via cell phoneA new NFC system being ramped up by Verifone and Micros for the restaurant industry would let diners pay their checks through their NFC-equipped mobile phones. MoreBing head says 'traditional search' is dyingMicrosoft's Bing search engine director, Stefan Weitz, tells the Huffington Post that the traditional methods of search are &quot;failing&quot; as new ideas take hold. MoreThe iPad 2's best case scenario, revisited: Looking at Smart Cover-friendly casesDoes a back cover plus Apple's Smart Cover equal the perfectiPad 2 case We look at some Smart Cover-compatible solutions and put them to the test. MoreIconic Apple stores around the world (photos)Apple now has more than 320 retail stores around the world, and today marks the 10th anniversary of the company's first two. CNET takes a look at some of Apple's most iconic retail spots. MoreHow To: Switch from an iPhone to AndroidWatch Brian Cooley take the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe for a spinReview: 2011 Honda Accord Crosstour EX-L<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mini-bots cooperate to map out building interiors]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 07:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Henrik Christensen, director of Georgia Tech&amp;39's Robotics and Intelligent Machines Center, is getting mapping robots to work together.(Credit:Gary Meek/Georgia Tech)Remember that little robot that scoots along the corridors of the Death Star These Georgia Tech machines remind me of that little guy. But they're designed to help people on Earth by mapping out building interiors. The rolling droids are being developed by Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania, and the California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Equipped with two cameras and laser scanners, they can autonomously explore hallways in an unfamiliar building, detecting doors and windows, and create a map for users such as soldiers or firefighters. The project is part of the Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST) program and is being sponsored by the Army Research Laboratory. The program is aimed at developing palm-size machines that can hover in place, enter buildings, and perform other insect-like stunts while gathering data and relaying it to human controllers. The Georgia Tech robots in the vid below roll on treads and measure about a foot square, but researchers plan to shrink them. &quot;Fully autonomous and collaborative, these tiny robots could swarm by the scores into hazardous situations,&quot; Georgia Tech said in a release.  Creepy Definitely. The only thing worse than swarming robots are baby robots. But I digress.The robots explore independently, using a technique known as simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), to chart their environment and determine their position. SLAM can come in handy when GPS localization is unavailable.&quot;There is no lead robot, yet each unit is capable of recruiting other units to make sure the entire area is explored,&quot; Georgia Tech's Henrik Christensen said. &quot;When the first robot comes to an intersection, it says to a second robot, 'I'm going to go to the left if you go to the right.'&quot;The researchers plan to pair the robots with an aerial platform that could locate a certain building, determine points of entry, and then summon the mapping machines to get in and explore it. That capability would help soldiers facing unfamiliar buildings where enemies could hide. I just wonder what the map-bots would do if they rolled up to a Wookiee. Mini-bots cooperate to map out building interiors<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[It's time for Google Docs to work offline]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>goodos</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Google is betting on a future with ubiquitous, affordable, wireless, high-speed Internet access. That may be smart in the long run, but last week that philosophy drove me straight back into the arms of Microsoft.My technology choices generally come down to pragmatic rather than religious choices, and it was pragmatism that led me to embrace Google Docs last year. I like the fact that I can work simultaneously on multiple computers--indeed, even on mobile phones these days--and that multiple people can easily collaborate. My requirements for advanced formatting and formulas are low enough that I generally can put up with the shortcomings.Here's what I don't like, though: for Google Docs, you need a network connection.I just spent five days at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, Spain. Contrary to what one might hope for a show devoted to the latest in mobile communications, the wireless networking at the show generally ranged somewhere from crippled to crushed.Android phones, iPhones, and iPads can be used to edit Google Docs word processing documents.(Credit:Google)For reasons that baffle me, network giant Cisco Systems sponsored the show's Wi-Fi, with signage in the halls touting it and attendees receiving a flier explaining how to use it. I'd have thought that Cisco, a company with a brand to promote and protect, would have learned by now to steer clear of tech trade shows in which auditoriums filled with Net-enabled gadgets bring wireless networks to their knees.I was eventually hobbled with a Vodafone 3G dongle plugged into my computer's USB port, but that only works some of the time (it was too bulky to use the dongle and the other USB port at the same time, for example). And of course the data plan is expensive, I had to unplug it much of the time, and connecting to the network is slow.Under these circumstances, was I going to rely on a word processor that needed a network connection Not a chance.Thus, it was back to Microsoft Word for me during the show.I recognize that these trade show circumstances might be a little extreme when it comes to network failings, but there have been plenty of times driving around my previous home in California and my present one in England in which the network doesn't work for me. Taking the train into London, a classic commuter scenario if there ever was one, is one example.Google had tried to enable offline Google Docs in years past using its now-discontinued Gears plug-in. That didn't work for me for a number of reasons: First, I use a Mac when traveling, and Gears broke with the release of Mac OS X 10.6, akaSnow Leopard. Second--and maybe this was some kind of user error--I just found it awkward.I wasn't alone. The relatively low usage of the feature probably minimized the pain when Google announced last year it was temporarily ditching the offline feature in a Google Docs overhaul that I otherwise like for new abilities.&quot;We need to temporarily remove offline support for Docs starting May 3rd, 2010. We know that this is an important feature for some of you, and we are working hard to bring a new and improved HTML5-based offline option back to Google Docs,&quot; said product manager Anil Sabharwal in a blog post at the time.How long will we have to wait In December, Google promised that offline Google Docs will return &quot;early in 2011.&quot; An eighth of the way into the new year, I'm looking at my clock, and Google isn't commenting on any particulars at this stage.What's the holdup First, I suspect, is browser support for a new standard called IndexedDB, aka Indexed Database. A general consensus backing IndexedDB only emerged a year ago, and browser support is only arriving now..Aside from the browser issues, Google has some re-engineering to do as well. The earlier offline technique used a different offline storage technique in Gears very similar to a browser technology called Web SQL Database. But facing Mozilla and Microsoft opposition, Web SQL lost out to IndexedDB.In a perfect world, offline Google Docs would be an invisible, unnoticeable step away from online Docs. That means first and foremost that I'd be able to edit a document without an Internet connection, of course, with changes being synced with the online incarnation once a Net connection was re-established. But it would mean more than that. I also should be able to create new documents, search my archive, and perform file-management tasks such as adding a document to a collection.Those features are among the most basic actions one takes for granted in theMicrosoft Office world. Although Google Docs shows promise, without those features, it's profoundly broken until that perfect network arrives.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[News Corp. exec: a4ANow is the right timea4 to sell Myspace]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Just in case anyone wasna4a4t sure about News Corp.a4a4s desire to unload Myspace, chief operating officer Chase Carney said this afternoon that a4Anow is the right timea4 to consider selling the social networking service or finding some other way to restructure its relationship with the parent company.a4AWith a new structure in place, now is the right time to consider strategic options for this business,a4 Carney said during a conference call with analysts. a4AThe new Myspace has been very well-received by the market and we have some very encouraging metrics. But the plan to allow Myspace to reach ita4a4s full potential may be best achieved under a new owner.a4The company has been hinting at this for a while now. In December, News Corp.a4a4s digital media chief Jon Miller said that he was a4Awrestlinga4 with what to do. While he was impressed with the sitea4a4s redesign, a public company like News Corp. cana4a4t support a money-losing product indefinitely, he said. Then, following the layoff of 47 percent of the Myspace&amp;'s staff, a News Corp. spokesperson told Reuters that the company was looking at a spinoff or a sale.Carney made today&amp;'s statement after News Corp. released an earnings report that was largely positive but included a $275 million writedown for its digital media business, stemming largely from Myspace. Carney later elaborated on his statement for paidContent:Therea4a4s been a lot of interest, because therea4a4s been some indication wea4a4re pursuing this path. Wea4a4ll consider all options &amp;8212' not just a sale, it could be a sale, it could be an investor coming into it, it could be us staying in with a restructured ownership structure with management.We think a fresh perspective would give them flexibility and an opportunity to get a new life consistent with the right-sizing of the product and the costs.The interest to date has ranged from A to Z &amp;8212' from industry players, financial players, foreign to domestic. And thata4a4s without really being out there &amp;8212' ita4a4s incoming, wea4a4re not soliciting anything at this point. But wea4a4ll look at all of those. Ia4a4m not going to speculate on value.So a4 any takers Google[image via Flickr/Gabe Habermann&amp;lt' /em&amp;gt']Previous Story: Venturegeeks will incubate startups in IsraelPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Companies: MySpace, News CorpPeople: Chase Carney          Companies: MySpace, News CorpPeople: Chase CarneyAnthony is a senior editor at VentureBeat, as well as its reporter on media, advertising, and social networks. Before joining the site in 2008, Anthony worked at the Hollister Free Lance, where he won awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for breaking news coverage and writing. He attended Stanford University and now lives in San Francisco. Reach him at anthony@venturebeat.com. (All story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com) You can also follow Anthony on Twitter. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ask the accountant: Will my international startup owe U.S. taxes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This series is brought to you by TurboTax Home &amp;amp' Business Edition &amp;8211' Guides You to Your Biggest Tax Refund.  As always, VentureBeat is adamant about maintaining editorial objectivity. TurboTax had no involvement in the content of this post.This week&amp;'s tax question:If I live abroad, and my businesses are all online, do I still have to pay U.S. taxesWe passed the question on to Michael Bowen of the law firm Akerman Senterfitt, where he&amp;'s chair of the state and local taxation practice. He also is a guest lecturer at Harvard University on corporate taxation. Here&amp;'s his answer:This question &amp;8211' although simple &amp;8211' elicits a somewhat complicated answer. First, it&amp;'s important to distinguish between federal as opposed to state and local taxes.  In general, if the businesses are incorporated, domiciled, etc., in a foreign country and the owner is not a U.S. citizen, then no federal taxes would be due.  If either of these assumptions is  incorrect, the answer can quickly change depending on the specific facts.  The other complicating factor on the federal side is the presence or absence of a tax treaty existing between the U.S. and the home country of the business.  A tax treaty may provide additional protections to a foreign business not otherwise available in the general federal income tax law. (Look on the IRS website for detailed information about such treaties.)State and local taxes should be considered separately.  This is true whether or not federal taxes apply.  In the U.S., states are sovereign and have their own tax laws.  The state and local rules of taxation vary widely across jurisdictions.  To add a further layer of complexity, unlike federal tax, there are many varying types of state and local taxes.  For example, there are corporate excise taxes, gross receipts taxes, sales tax, use taxes, franchise taxes and net worth taxesa4&quot;to name a few. The fact that the business is online (or virtual) does not necessarily mean that it will escape federal or state and local taxes.  Much will depend on the specific facts of the case and what states and localities it does business. Disclaimer: This a4AAsk the accountanta4 article discusses general legal, tax and financial issues, but it does not constitute legal, tax or financial advice in any respect. No reader should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information presented herein without seeking the advice of appropriate professionals in the relevant jurisdiction. VentureBeat, the author and the authora4a4s firm expressly disclaim all liability in respect of any actions taken or not taken based on any contents of this post.From now through April 15, VentureBeat will be taking your tax and accounting questions and getting you expert answers. You can send us a question by email, leave one in the comments below, or reach us by Twitter or on Facebook or Quora.Our sponsor encourages you to read these related links. VentureBeat had no input in the selection of these stories. Filing a business tax extension, Business use of vehicles, What tax forms to file as a first-time business owner, What does healthcare reform law mean for businessesNext Story: Uncharted 3 team shows its stereoscopic 3D muscle Previous Story: Intergi launches Playwire to help anyone make money from video adsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: ask the accountant, foreign taxes, international taxes, taxesCompanies: Akerman SenterfittPeople: Michael Bowen          Tags: ask the accountant, foreign taxes, international taxes, taxesCompanies: Akerman SenterfittPeople: Michael BowenOwen Thomas is the executive editor of VentureBeat. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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