CE Newswire - 01.29.14

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Samsung Says Best Buy Is a Key Reason for Its Success   Although earnings came in short of expectations last week, the South Korean tech giant posted record revenue largely on the strength of its mobile devices. Like its competitor, Samsung's smartphones and tablets generated more than half of the company's revenue and profit last quarter. (The Motley Fool) Why This Is Important: The in-store shops have clearly had a positive impact, and Samsung seems to be embracing the experiment. #2 The Bitcoin ATM Has A Dirty Secret: It Needs A Chaperone   When Mitchell Demeter and Jackson Warren opened the world's first bitcoin ATM at a coffee shop in Vancouver, it was an instant success. People actually lined up to use the machine, which processed about $1 million in digital currency transactions over its first month. (Wired) Why This Is Important: Bitcoins are still so new that even those pushing them don't know all the loopholes. #3 Should A Robot Decide When To Kill?   By the time the sun rose on Friday, December 19th, the Homestead Miami race track had been taken over by robots. Some hung from racks, their humanoid feet dangling above the ground as roboticists wheeled them out of garages. One robot resembled a gorilla, while another looked like a spider; yet another could have been mistaken for a designer coffee table. Teams of engineers from MIT, Google, Lockheed Martin, and other institutions and companies replaced parts, ran last-minute tests, and ate junk food. Spare heads and arms were everywhere. (TheVerge) Why This Is Important: Forget drones. These robots bring the ethics of combat into a completely different light. 4. Four Tips On How Not To Get Hacked, From Someone Who Lost A Twitter Username Worth $50K (VentureBeat) 5. Apple's Next iPhone: Big's In, Plastic's Out (TechNewsWorld) 6. The Trouble With Fitness Gadgets (Ars Technica) 7. Stylish Japanese Toolbox Is A Luxury Home For Your Gear (Wired) 8. A Guide To All The Food That's Fit To 3D Print (So Far) (Businessweek) 9. Hackers Transform Angry Birds Website Into 'Spying Birds' Following NSA Claims (PCWorld) 10. How To Make Your Gloves Touchscreen Capable (TechHive) "A human has veto power, but it's a veto power that you have about a half-second to exercise," said Peter Singer, a fellow at the Brookings Institute and author of "Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century." "You're mid-curse word." Blog Post of The Day Was iPhone 5C The Cause Of Apple's Woes? Mum's The Word By Daisuke Wakabayashi Judging by the comments – or lack thereof – from Apple executives, the company's mantra for its less-expensive iPhone 5C seems to be: "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all." More » Upcoming Events Nationwide PrimeTime! March 9-12 The Venetian Palazzo and Sands Expo Center Las Vegas www.nationwidegroup.org BrandSource 2014 Summit & Expo March 16-19 Marriott World Center Orlando, Fla. http://www.brandsourceconvention.com/ Mega Group USA Convention March 20-23 Gaylord Texan Hotel Dallas www.megagroupusa.com  Was this copy of CE Newswire forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here. TWICE Editorial Team Stephen Smith, Editor In Chief Phone: (917) 281-4754  | Email Greg Tarr, Executive Editor Phone: (917) 281-4760  | Email John Laposky, Managing Editor Phone: (917) 281-4736  | Email Doug Olenick, Web Editor Phone: (917) 281-6719  | Email Joseph Palenchar, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4746  | Email Alan Wolf, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4769  | Email Lisa Johnston, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4733  | Email

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