In A Landmark Legal Decision, Google Wins The Right To Scan Pretty Much Every Book Ever — www.businessinsider.com — Readability

In A Landmark Legal Decision, Google Wins The Right To Scan Pretty Much Every Book Ever — www.businessinsider.com — Readability: "Google has been embroiled in a court case with the Authors Guild for the past eight years as it argued the legality of its huge book-scanning project, Google Books.
The decision was formally made that Google Books can continue its efforts to digitally capture around 20 million books without legal repercussions, reports GigaOM."

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Home Wireless Network Keeps the Snoops Away — www-nc.nytimes.com — Readability

Home Wireless Network Keeps the Snoops Away — www-nc.nytimes.com — Readability: "LIKE most people, Kim Thomas has a broadband connection at home that she uses to check email, surf the Internet and stream music and video.

But unlike most people, Ms. Thomas, 56, a program director for a charitable foundation in Portland, Ore., has no monthly bill. All she did was buy a router and rooftop antenna , which not only granted her free access but also made her part owner of the infrastructure that delivers the signal. Total cost: about $150."

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Google Nexus 5 Review and Giveaway — www.makeuseof.com — Readability

Google Nexus 5 Review and Giveaway — www.makeuseof.com — Readability: "Approximately a year after Google released the Nexus 4, the company behind Android has come out with its successor — the Nexus 5. The new iteration of the popular and (relatively) cheap Android smartphone brings about plenty of improvements to its older sibling, enough so that the device sold out within hours after its release. Is the new device really worth the upgrade from the Nexus 4, or could it be your next high-end smartphone?"

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Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4 — reviews.cnet.com — Readability

Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4 — reviews.cnet.com — Readability: "Now, in a bout eight years in the making, two titans will fight for the heavyweight game console championship of the world!

In this corner, in the green and white shorts, weighing in at a massive 15.2 pounds and hailing from Redmond, Wash., in the USA, the Microsoft Xbox One!"

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The private information Facebook now makes public — howto.cnet.com — Readability

The private information Facebook now makes public — howto.cnet.com — Readability: "You may have been one of the many Facebook users contacted by the company last week about the demise of the "Who can look up your Timeline by name" search setting. The Facebook e-mail announcing the discontinuation of the feature goes on to explain how to limit what information you share on the service. Unfortunately, there's no longer a way to limit globally the personal information Facebook shares with everyone; you can do so only for each separate post using the audience selector"

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Facebook makes changes to its data use policies — www.washingtonpost.com — Readability

Facebook makes changes to its data use policies — www.washingtonpost.com — Readability: "Facebook moved ahead Friday with changes to its privacy policies that make it clear that the company can include users’ profile pictures, location and other personal information in advertisements."

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What Does the RAM Slot Color Coding on Motherboards Mean? — www.howtogeek.com — Readability

What Does the RAM Slot Color Coding on Motherboards Mean? — www.howtogeek.com — Readability: "Yellow and orange, blue and black, green and red: you’ll find the RAM slots on motherboards in all sorts of  color pairs. But what exactly do those pairs mean and how does it affect you when system building or upgrading your current rig?"

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