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Here's a handful of interesting tech stories from around theweb for Friday, May 25. Curt Schilling s 38 Studios lays off all staff [Boston Globe] Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling s video game company, 38Studios, has laid off all of its employees in the wake of financialdifficulties, according to a key company consultant. Exclusive: HP's core webOS Enyo team is going to Google [The Verge] The HP team responsible for Enyo webOS's HTML5-basedapplication framework that debuted on the TouchPad will beleaving the company and starting at Google shortly… Security Expert Fools, Records Fake Antivirus Scammers [Dark Reading] Fake antivirus scammers recently got more than they bargained forwhen they unknowingly dialed the home number of a Sourcefiresecurity researcher who then lured them to an impromptu honeypotand recorded their activity on his machine. Google names names on copyright takedowns; Microsoft is #1 [Ars Technica] The data shows that, since July 2011, 2.5 million takedown requestshave been filed on behalf of Microsoft. NBC Universal, the nexthighest, made only 985,000. Apple CEO gives up $75 million in dividend income [Reuters] Cook had asked to be excluded from a recently instituted companyprogram through which employees can accumulate dividends on theirrestricted stock units that are still vesting. What Yahoo Founder Jerry Yang Should've Learned From FirefoxIn 2005 [Fast Company] Former Mozilla CEO John Lilly watched Yang blow his top whenpresented with a browser that put Yahoo competitors front andcenter. Seven years later, Yahoo finally got around to launching abrowser of its own. How Google Can Beat Facebook Without Google Plus [The Atlantic] Look, Google, we've got a plan to help you win on social.There's only one catch: You have to give up on the notionthat animates Google Plus. PayPal strikes deals with 15 retailers [Reuters] For retailers, the service may attract more shoppers, provide moreinformation about consumers, and help reduce costs associated withcredit card payments. Is that smile real or fake? [MIT News] Can you tell which of these smiles is showing happiness? Or whichone is the result of frustration? A computer system developed atMIT can. Google Introduces in-App Subscriptions for Android [Wired] Google launched in-app subscriptions for Android apps on Thursday,copying, and in some ways improving on, a model carved out byApple. Recently on Techland: Facebook Releases New Instagram-Style Photo App for iPhone 8 Ways Microsoft Will Tweak Windows 8 The New York Bill that Would Ban Anonymous Online Speech. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Wireless Security Surveillance Camera , GSM Home Security Alarm System, and more. For more , please visit Personal GPS Trackers today!
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