Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says mobile apps the top focus, we say it's about time

Facebook has been making a lot of promises during a tour to drum up interest in its ever-nearing IPO, but the one gadget-heads have been wanting to hear the most, a commitment to its mobile apps, has been elusive -- until now. Everyone's favorite hooded CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is telling investors in his home 'burg of the San Francisco Bay that mobile is front and center in his company's plans. We're hoping that means new app features, although Zuck is likely referring to money-making as well: shareholders are jittery knowing that Facebook makes most of its money on web ads that it's not running on smartphones and tablets. Paid titles in App Center will go a long way towards scratching that itch, mind you. As for us, we'll just be happy if Facebook takes less than a year and a half to produce a major tablet app.

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Arduino mechs learn RobotC, plot assimilation with Lego Mindstorms

Arduino boards have smoothed the creation of lots of eccentric thingamajigs, but robotics and controllers are still not for the faint of heart. Luckily, RoboMatter is coming to the rescue of would-be roboticists with a public beta version of its C-based RobotC language for Arduino. Joining Lego Mindstorm and other bots, Arduino will get RobotC's straightforward sensor and motor controls, along with a debugger and sample program library, while still keeping its native Wiring language. So, if you want to be a Kickstarter magnate , or just out-weird everyone else, rolling your own droid is now a bit easier.

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The Engadget interview: OnStar's Nick Pudar talks smart grids at CTIA 2012 (video)

While visiting the Innovation Showcase at CTIA 2012, we ran into Nick Pudar -- OnStar's VP of Business Development -- who was kind enough to give us a few minutes of his time. We sat in the LTE Skype-enabled Chevy Volt on display and discussed such topics as OnStar FMV, RelayRides and smart grids -- wherein power utilities can (with the customer's consent) send a signal to a vehicle to control when it charges. The idea is to allows utilities to maximize grid efficiency and minimize power spikes while giving customers options for when to charge the vehicle -- like when the rates are the lowest or when the power generated is coming from renewable energy, for example. Pretty neat stuff, eh? Watch our video interview for all the (pardon the pun) juicy details.

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Louis CK Secretly Releases Another Online-Only Special

Comedian Louis CK has just released a new comedy special, WORD: Live At Carnegie Hall as another download/streaming offering. The special costs $5 and follows on the heels of his previous special, Live At The Beacon Theatre. CK did no preliminary press for the release and this special contains content that fans might recognize from other live shows as well as his TV program, Louie.

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Facebook Fleshes Out Privacy Policy To Comply With Data Protection Audits, Will Hold Q&A On Monday

Today Facebook will start sending the first of three billion notices to users about proposed changes to its privacy policy, which were made to comply with a Spring deadline for implementing recommendations from an audit by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner. The three biggest changes Facebook's Chief Privacy Officer for Policy Erin Egan told me about when we spoke this morning are several clarifications of existing but sometimes vague policies:

• A clarification regarding Facebook's existing policy that it may use your data to serve you ads outside of Facebook.com while you're on other websites
• A detailed new chart of how Facebook uses cookies to improve Facebook but not track you across the web
• A more detailed explanation of how in some cases Facebook will "retain [your] data as long as necessary to provide you services" whether that's less or more time

Facebook's goal is to make it as easy as possible for users to understand how their data is used, and how that's changing. So?Facebook is also launching the?"Facebook Terms and Policies Hub" to house its 10 policy documents, including a redlined changes version?of today's privacy policy (known as the Data Use Policy), and explanations of those changes. Facebook will hold a live-streamed Q&A about the changes on May 14th. Users will have seven days from now to give feedback on the changes before they're?implemented barring major objections.

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Ronda Rousey shares why you should always call when you say you will

Strikeforce bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has made quite a name for herself. She won the belt from Miesha Tate in March, and since then has appeared on "The Ultimate Fighter," in magazines and at UFC and Strikeforce shows. As she became famous, someone from her past suddenly reappeared. On Instagram, Rousey shared how an old beau contacted her out of the blue and how she responded.

Let this be a lesson to men everywhere. Always give the courtesy call, because you never know when a woman will become a famous mixed martial artist who is capable of embarrassing you and breaking your arm.

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Dish Network adds 'Auto Hop' commercial skipping feature to its Hopper DVRs

One of the main features when Dish Network unveiled its Hopper and Joey multiroom DVRs at CES was PrimeTime Anytime, a setting that archives three hours of network programming, every night on the four main stations for a week and now it's upping the ante by adding commercial skipping to the mix. While automated commercial skipping as an out of the box feature went out from most DVRs with ReplayTV, the new Auto Hop feature edits out the breaks from those PrimeTime AnyTime recordings starting at 1 AM that night. While it's still been possible on other platforms like Windows Media Center, Sage TV and MythTV with third-party add-ons (we can show you how on Media Center) this requires pushing just one button. So, assuming our glowing review and the knowledge that you'd never miss another primetime show wasn't enough to make the switch, is saving a few minutes watching those shows on DVR later pushing you towards the (potentially Mad Men-less) edge?

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Could An Ingredient In Spicy Foods Make Your Beer Belly Disappear? [Medicine]

There's evidence that adding more spiciness in your diet can help curb your appetite. Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston are taking that idea to a whole different level—one that requires anesthesia. They've found that surgically manipulating the vagus nerve by applying capsaicin, the active component inside a chili pepper responsible for its burning sensation, can help with weight loss. More »

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Disrupting Media: Where Do We Go Now That We?ve Won? With Henry Blodget, Jonah Peretti And Gabe Rivera

In a world where Instagram is worth more than the New York Times, old media is no longer dying, it's dead. Instead, in its wake, we've got the Wild West: A chaotic morass of never-ending slideshows, puny WordPress blogs breaking big time news (and selling for tens of millions) and the merger of lolcats and politics on a site which focuses just as much on content sharing as content. Although we all agree that new media is just media now, there are many perspectives battling it out for the future of the medium and whatever form it will take -- Aggregation vs. Original content, etc, etc and so on and so forth -- "The medium is the message" is at its most poignant in online media.

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99Bill smartphone card reader pushes mobile payments for China, pretends it's never heard of Square

Jostling for attention among a crowd of China-focused smartphone card readers, 99Bill's card reader has now been officially revealed. It plugs into your headphone jack and communicates with apps on both iOS and Android. The familiar-looking reader supports both passcode and signature security -- China matches several European countries where passcode cards are the more common option. The company has already hooked up with three insurance companies, but it's keeping quiet on the rates it'll charge per transaction and any further expansion plans. 99Bills lays down why it should be your go-to choice for smartphone payments in mainland China right after the break.

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'It is absolute fiction'

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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says any notion that he?s angry about the decision to bring in Todd Haley as offensive coordinator, replacing Bruce Arians, is misguided. But Roethlisberger doesn?t completely understand what will change in Pittsburgh, either.

Roethlisberger said on the Rich Eisen Podcast that he hears others saying that Haley will turn the Steelers into a smash-mouth offense, or that Haley will rein Roethlisberger in. But Roethlisberger says that when he talks to Haley he doesn?t hear those things.

?I get a little confused at times because I know so much has been made about us quote-unquote throwing the ball too much, or we?re going back to Steeler football and running the ball more,? Roethlisberger said. ?But in these meetings I?ve had with coach Haley he?s all about the no-huddle, and using our wide receiver weapons, and throwing the ball, and stuff like that, so I?m still confused. I?m not sure what?s going to happen yet.?

Haley has a reputation around the NFL for being anything but a players? coach, but Roethlisberger said he?s going into his relationship with Haley with an open mind, and without any preconceived notions about what Haley will be like.

?You have to form your own opinion, and we?re starting to do that, starting to develop a relationship and we?ll see where it goes,? Roethlisberger said.

As for Arians, Roethlisberger said he cares for his former coach personally, and that?s the reason he felt bad seeing him go.

?Change doesn?t happen a lot in Pittsburgh,? Roethlisberger said. ?They just don?t have a lot of changeover. So any time you lose a coach, a player ? it would be uncomfortable, even, to lose an equipment guy or a training guy because everybody in Pittsburgh is family. So of course it?s going to hurt you and of course change is difficult. But people made such a big deal about us being upset, hissy fits, and nothing like that happened. It?s just you hate to see anybody that?s your family leave. So that was the tough part.?

It remains to be seen whether working with Haley will also be tough for Roethlisberger.

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It is not every time possible that you are in good condition and you can gain money using any collateral and that?s why the loan market has brought a new loan deal where you are not required keeping anything against the loan sum and thus, everything becomes easy for you. They are known as the superb alternatives of finance that allow people to pay off any bill or meet any necessity with comfort. They are even given to you even when you are not able to show a good credit score and thus, these loans let you feel happy.

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Supporting a good credit rating is good for you! But if you have lost this status, you don?t need to cry as these loans would be approved for you without conducting any credit check. These loans accept you with your arrears, defaults, CCJs, insolvency, late payment, skipped payment and so many issues. They don?t ask to prove a good rating but they want an assurance of getting money back on time. It means that you have to convenience them with strong repayment capability.

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Do You Have Enough Home Insurance Coverage? | Bankrate.com

At least once a year, it's a good idea to review the insurance coverage on your biggest asset: your home.

Your homeowners insurance coverage should start with a replacement cost policy that covers the entire expense of replacing your home if there is a loss. You also can opt for what's sometimes called a "guaranteed" replacement policy that typically includes around 25 percent of additional coverage over the estimated value to replace your home.

No matter what type of home insurance you have, there are many ways to adjust your coverage, whether you need to add to your policy to cover Grandma's diamond brooch or buy separate protection to guard against flood damage.

These tips will help you determine whether you have a sufficient amount of home insurance coverage.

Ask the experts

Supplement figures generated by your insurer for the replacement cost of your home by getting a second opinion from a local contractor. Ask for an estimate of the real-world cost of rebuilding your home, including the expense of demolishing the structure, says public adjuster Robert Freitag, president of AmeriClaims Inc. in Indian Trail, N.C.

"The agents plug in square footage and construction materials, and (the computer) spits out a figure," Freitag says. "Sometimes it's on, and a lot of times it's off."

Natural disasters can also drive up replacements costs, says Ed Charlebois, vice president of personal insurance for Travelers.

"With building costs, you can't anticipate everything that could happen," Charlebois says. "If you think about the tornadoes in Missouri and Alabama, I'm sure there were surges in pricing that were higher than you would have thought possible."

Check your contents coverage

Replacement cost policies usually don't include the same level of coverage for contents -- instead, the reimbursement amount for furniture, clothing and other possessions is typically based on a percentage of the replacement value for the entire house.

For those who determine their contents are underinsured, it's "pennies on the dollar" to buy additional coverage, Freitag says.

If you live in a condominium, be sure to read the fine print of the association bylaws to determine which portion of the building is covered by the association policy and which part you must insure yourself.

"Typically, the association will cover everything in a unit, except improvements and betterments made," Freitag says. "The association will never cover contents."

New kitchen, more coverage?

Additions and interior renovations, such as a new kitchen, remodeled bathroom or finished basement, could push your home past its current insured value.

Some improvements may also come with unexpected insurance costs, according to Kevin M. Lynch, an assistant professor of insurance at the American College in Bryn Mawr, Pa., and a former insurance agency owner.

"If you put in a pool, you may need to upgrade your homeowners (insurance), but you also may need umbrella liability insurance," Lynch says.

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19 Drawings That You'll Never Believe Started as Photos [Shooting Challenge]

Would you know that each of these 19 drawings actually started as a photograph for this week's Shooting Challenge? Because they certainly would have fooled me. More »

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