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Watch this: Google CEO Larry Page discusses ‘big bets’ on future technologies

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Google CEO Larry Page has been on a bit of a tear lately, showing up in the US and England to discuss both the company’s future and the challenges it’s currently facing. In a 40-minute interview with Charlie Rose that aired on May 21st, Page covers a lot of ground, touching on the rise of Google Chrome, driverless cars, and his company’s recent decision to provide office space to Cornell University in order to incubate its nascent high-tech campus. Later, Page discusses his company’s disagreement with Facebook over contact portability, saying that users “don’t understand” that they can’t bring their Facebook contacts to Gmail. He goes on to challenge Facebook’s justification for the practice, saying “they claim it’s a privacy…

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Modern Warfare 3′s ‘Content Collection 2′ now on Xbox Live

Another pair of maps drops into Modern Warfare 3‘s new Face Off mode today, namely “Lookout” and “Getaway.” Content Collection #2 also adds three new general purpose multiplayer maps and two new Spec Ops missions, all for 1200 MS Points ($ 15).

This content is available to all Xbox Live Gold subscribers. A Call of Duty Elite subscription is not necessary to use this content in Modern Warfare 3.

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BitTorrent suing someone else over IP infringement

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In an amusing turn of events, BitTorrent Inc. — the company behind the BitTorrent file sharing protocol — is heading to court to protect its intellectual property. The San Francisco-based company is suing the Berlin-based Bittorrent Marketing GmbH in the Northern District of California for infringing on its trademarked name. According to the suit, Bittorrent Marketing (formerly Day Networks Adlassnig and Partner KEG) inquired about working with BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen back in 2003, and after being rebuffed, registered the Bittorrent trademark in Germany along with “hundreds of domain names” like bittorrent.net, bittorrent.de, and bitorrent.com. The original BitTorrent is alleging that Bittorrent Marketing is using these sites…

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Warn your family: Kung-Fu Superstar is motion-controlled martial arts

Kung-Fu Superstar is a new Kinect game from Kinesthetic Games, a developer formed from former staff at “Codemasters, EA, Climax, Lionhead Studios and others.” It’s also a really good excuse to clean up your living room and perhaps send your kids to their friends’ houses, lest they all be kicked.

Kung-Fu Superstar purports to teach you real martial arts techniques, which you use to play out the story of kung fu enthusiast Danny Cheng, who hopes to “discover the secrets of Kung Fu and become the most popular martial arts stuntman Hollywood has ever known.”

The game is clearly made for Kinect, but studio head Kostas Zarifis tells Joystiq, “We’re developing the game for multiple platforms (Kinect definitely being one of them). The game will have a very important controller component too!” Wii and PS3 are both listed among the tags for the YouTube clip embedded above.

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Verizon says global capabilities coming to select Android handsets this summer

Verizon Wireless on Monday confirmed that the DROID RAZR, RAZR MAXX, HTC Rezound, and DROID 4 will receive global roaming capabilities later this summer, enabling the handsets to access voice and data services in more than 200 countries, Droid-Life reported. “Customers will see a notification on their device when the software update is available for their device,” a Verizon spokesperson said. “After the software update, customers will be able to take their smartphone overseas and use voice service in more than 220 countries and receive data in more than 205 countries.” While the carrier didn’t give a specific timeline, there is a possibility the update may be included with the smartphone’s upcoming Ice Cream Sandwich updates, which are also slated for a summer release.

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Watch this: Frontline and ProPublica’s ‘Cell Tower Deaths’ investigation

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If Jesse Hicks’ report into why working on cell towers can be one of the most dangerous jobs in America has you curious for more, the full Frontline and ProPublica investigation can now be watched online over at the PBS site. Nearly 100 people have been killed working on cell tower sites since 2003, a rate around ten times higher than construction workers, and Cell Tower Deaths reveals how a complex subcontracting system is shifting the blame away from carriers.

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Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, Far Cry 2, American Nightmare hit GOG

“Old” may no longer be a requirement for admission to the Good Old Games vault, but we’re glad to see that “good” still makes the cut. The Longest Journey‘s sequel, Dreamfall, open world shooter Far Cry 2, and Remedy’s Alan Wake’s American Nightmare have arrived on the service, and are now available at $ 15 or less.

Other recent updates include a few other, properly old games like Torin’s Passage, the Quest for Glory series, and Silver.

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Dell sees 33 percent drop in Q1 profits, says touchscreen Windows 8 products will cost more

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Dell announced disappointing Q1 results this week, posting profits that were down 33 percent from Q1 2011, along with revenues that dipped four percent over the same period. CFO Brian Gladden attributed some of the decline to today’s uncertain economic climate, which has forced many companies and public sector organizations to curtail spending. Such corporate equivocation has apparently taken its toll on Dell, which earlier this year announced that it would be shifting its focus away from the consumer market, and toward enterprise.

The company’s PC revenue fell by six percent overall last quarter, with consumer sales dropping by 12 percent. According to Dell, some of this decline could be explained by supply chain disruptions caused by…

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Rumor: PlayStation All-Stars coming to PS Vita, SCEA resume says

We’ll be seeing more characters added to the PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale roster soon enough, and perhaps even see it heading to one additional platform. The LinkedIn profile of Robert Krekel – a sound designer at Sony Computer Entertainment America – suggests PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale may be coming to PlayStation Vita as well.

Krekel lists PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale as his current project, on both PlayStation 3 and Vita. We’ve inquired with Sony and will update if we hear more — but as you might expect, this falls firmly in the “rumors and speculation” category.

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Rumor: PlayStation All-Stars coming to PS Vita, SCEA resume says

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