DailyFinance.comhttp://www.dailyfinance.comDailyFinance.comhttp://o.aolcdn.com/os/df/2013/img/2-dailyfinance_logo_m.pngDailyFinance.comhttp://www.dailyfinance.comen-usCopyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Facebook Launching 'Graph Search' Personalized Social Search Enginehttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/15/facebook-graph-search-engine-launch/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/15/facebook-graph-search-engine-launch/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/15/facebook-graph-search-engine-launch/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Facebook launching 'graph search' personalized social search engineFacebook this morning announced "Graph Search," a way to search all of Facebook's content for queries tailored to your profile. CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained the search by saying, "Graph Search is meant to answer very specific questions like 'Who are my friends in San Francisco?'" In a video released by Facebook just after the announcement, project lead Lars Rasmussen (formerly of Google Maps / Waves fame) related a story about needing a dentist in a town he'd just moved to, and being able to search through which dentists his friends used for a tailored result. Worry not, privacy protectors: we're told Graph Search is "privacy aware;" Facebook's even dedicated 10 percent of its computing power just to the goal of ensuring privacy. And no, none of your privacy settings will automatically change as a result of signing up or using Graph Search.

It's being touted as a return to Facebook's roots, when the company's main goal was forging connections between people (rather than, say, a gaming portal, or a means for companies to advertise). Graph Search is essentially a relaunch of Facebook's internal search engine, allowing its already existing users to forge new relationships with folks they may not otherwise meet, and to find content that's hyper-specific. The beta -- albeit in a limited, English-only capacity -- kicks off today. During that period only a "subset of content" is available through search, with four primary areas of focus: people, photos, places, and interests. Facebooks says Graph Search will expand, "over the coming months," with additions like searchable wall posts and song listens (only if your privacy settings allow those things to be searchable, that is).

You can head right here to get whitelisted for the beta, which is apparently rolling out "very slowly." Or you could head past the break right now for the full PR from Facebook and a walkthrough video, as well as a slew of updates from our liveblog.

Update: Facebook "one more thing'd" us during its event, saying that Graph Search will also pull in Bing search results. In your face(book), Google!

Update 2: In a Q&A followup with Zuckerberg, he said the beta rollout today will be, "Hundreds, maybe thousands." As for how quickly it'll ramp up after that, he's less sure. "We don't know how quickly it'll be rolled out after that, as it depends upon how the beta testing goes. The better it goes, the faster it'll go," he told attendees. Rasmussen said that search queries will show up in your Activity Log, but (thankfully) won't affect adverts.

Update 3: Zuckerberg also explained Graph Search's employment of Microsoft's Bing engine over Google search. "We would love to work with Google. We just wanted to incorporate search, and as long as the companies are willing to honor the privacy of folks sharing content on Facebook, we'll work with them. We just haven't gotten it worked out with Google yet." Sounds like Google search is in the cards as well, then. He further detailed the issues in a followup. "The main thing is that when people share something on Facebook, we want to give them the ability to broadcast things, but also retract them later, and have them be removed immediately. Microsoft was more willing to do things specific to Facebook," he said.

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]]>EngadgetTue, 15 Jan 2013 14:30:00 ESTFrom CES: 2013, the Year That Valve Attackshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/11/from-ces-2013-the-year-that-valve-attacks/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/11/from-ces-2013-the-year-that-valve-attacks/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/11/from-ces-2013-the-year-that-valve-attacks/#commentsFiled under:



I lost a bet with myself at CES 2013. In the gaming preview we published ahead of this week's big show, I wrote, "As per usual, the games industry and CES are acquaintances at best -- at least from what we've heard thus far. Perhaps this will be the year that bucks the years-long trend, but we're not betting on it." Wrong. Wrong. But hey, this is one of those, "glad to be wrong" situations. NVIDIA shocked everyone with its first Tegra 4 device, Project Shield, which is essentially NVIDIA's first in-house dedicated gaming handheld. Not only does it play Android games, but more importantly, it streams full retail games from your NVIDIA GPU-based PC, all on its high-res 5-inch screen. Heck, it even has Steam's Big Picture Mode built right in, allowing you to explore Steam and purchase games, as well as push them directly to your television (employing Shield as your controller).

And then Valve's internal hardware prototypes popped up, confirming what we've heard murmurs of for months: the company's head down on creating a PC for your living room. Not exactly shocking, but certainly exciting; the plans are still nebulous, but Valve's confirmed we'll see hardware in 2013. We even saw some third-parties stepping up with their own versions of Valve's initiative. Xi3's Piston is the first such creation revealed, though the company's staying tight-lipped about specs -- we do know that Xi3's working directly with Valve on its tiny, modular PC. It's barely 2013, and already Valve's Steambox initiative is dominating gaming news. Let's call it right here -- this is the year that Valve attacks.

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]]>EngadgetFri, 11 Jan 2013 17:15:00 ESTAudi Shows Off 'Piloted Driving' (Video)http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/10/audi-shows-off-piloted-driving-video/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/10/audi-shows-off-piloted-driving-video/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/10/audi-shows-off-piloted-driving-video/#commentsFiled under:

Audi's booth was visually the most arresting we've seen this year because it was both packed to overflowing with people and beautiful shiny things and because the floor, ceiling and walls were really brightly lit. In one wing Audi had set up a car cockpit in front of a few massive displays to simulate toodling down Las Vegas Boulevard in a self-driving car equipped with its Piloted Driving system. In bumper-to-bumper conditions at speeds up to 60 km/h (37.28 MPH), flicking a switch on the steering wheel disconnects you from the steering and pedals and frees up the in-car entertainment and telephone for your amusement. The car will maintain distance to the vehicles ahead and nearby using its own proprietary LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) laser that it will eventually mount in the car's grille -- rather than the traditional roof mount -- and a monocular camera to keep it within the safety of the white lines. Nevada being, well, home to Las Vegas has given thumbs up to this type of research so long as you follow the Nevada DMV guidelines and have the red plate that marks your car as an autonomous vehicle. Check out the following -- very safe and stationary -- walkthrough video after the fold.

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]]>CES 2013EngadgetThu, 10 Jan 2013 16:30:00 ESTFrom the Engadget CES Stage: An Interview with Texas Instruments' Frank Moiziohttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/09/from-the-engadget-ces-stage-an-interview-with-texas-instruments/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/09/from-the-engadget-ces-stage-an-interview-with-texas-instruments/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/09/from-the-engadget-ces-stage-an-interview-with-texas-instruments/#commentsFiled under:

Love tiny projectors? Boy have we got the conversation for you! We spoke with Texas Instruments business manager, DLP Pico Projection, Frank Moizio, who will be showing off new devices featuring the technology and discussing the company's new architecture and the outlook for pico projectors in the future.

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]]>ces 2013EngadgetWed, 09 Jan 2013 13:30:00 ESTFrom the Engadget CES Stage: An Interview with Nokia's Chris Weberhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/08/live-from-the-engadget-ces-stage-an-interview-with-nokias-chri/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/08/live-from-the-engadget-ces-stage-an-interview-with-nokias-chri/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/08/live-from-the-engadget-ces-stage-an-interview-with-nokias-chri/#commentsFiled under: , ,

It's been a heck of a year for Nokia and Windows Phone, so we've got lots of catching up to do with the smartphone maker's EVP / Microsoft ex-pat Chris Weber. We'll talk to the exec about the company's transformation in 2012 and find out what the next year holds for Nokia.

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]]>CES 2013EngadgetTue, 08 Jan 2013 14:30:00 ESTFrom the Engadget CES Stage: An Interview with Qualcomm's Raj Tallurihttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/08/from-the-engadget-ces-stage-an-interview-with-qualcomms-raj-ta/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/08/from-the-engadget-ces-stage-an-interview-with-qualcomms-raj-ta/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/08/from-the-engadget-ces-stage-an-interview-with-qualcomms-raj-ta/#commentsFiled under:

Own a smartphone? There's a pretty good chance you're carrying around a Qualcomm chip, as well. SVP of product management, Raj Talluri, will be joining us on stage to demo some of the the Snapdragon-maker's latest and most exciting technologies.

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]]>CES 2013EngadgetTue, 08 Jan 2013 13:30:00 ESTSamsung's 2013 CES Press Event Now Live for Online Viewinghttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/08/samsungs-2013-ces-press-event-now-live-for-online-viewing/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/08/samsungs-2013-ces-press-event-now-live-for-online-viewing/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/08/samsungs-2013-ces-press-event-now-live-for-online-viewing/#commentsFiled under: ,

Engadget was there just hours ago when Samsung brought the party to Las Vegas, introducing plenty of wicked new televisions -- some smart, others massive, and one that's just downright impressive -- along with cameras, a pair of laptops and even a fridge that sports Evernote. Now, you too can join in the festivities from the comfort of your native geography, as Samsung has posted the event highlights for your viewing pleasure. Just hop past the break for the company's vision of what comes next.

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]]>CES 2013SamsungEngadgetTue, 08 Jan 2013 08:00:00 ESTEngadget's CES Liveblogs: Catch 'Em Allhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/07/engadgets-ces-liveblogs-catch-em-all/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/07/engadgets-ces-liveblogs-catch-em-all/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/07/engadgets-ces-liveblogs-catch-em-all/#commentsFiled under:

It's liveblog season, dear readers. The excitement starts right now. Our fingers will soon be flying and our shutters clacking to bring you all the news and images right to your browser courtesy of our custom, live-updating liveblog tool. It's the best in the business, and we invite you to come see why. You'll certainly have plenty of opportunities, and they're all linked below for your bookmarking enjoyment.

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]]>CES 2013EngadgetMon, 07 Jan 2013 14:05:00 ESTSee All of Engadget's CES Coveragehttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/04/engadgets-ces-main-article-hub/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/04/engadgets-ces-main-article-hub/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/04/engadgets-ces-main-article-hub/#commentsFiled under:

It's CES 2013, and Engadget is doing it up bigger and better than ever before, with more than 50 staffers on-site, flown in from all corners of the globe. And for the fifth year in a row, Engadget is the Official Online News Source of the International CES.

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]]>CES 2013CES2013EngadgetFri, 04 Jan 2013 17:00:00 ESTEngadget: The Official Online News Source of CES 2013http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/03/engadget-official-online-news-source-ces-2013/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/03/engadget-official-online-news-source-ces-2013/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/03/engadget-official-online-news-source-ces-2013/#commentsFiled under: ,

It's officially here: the most wonderful time of the year for gadget lovers. It's CES, and Engadget has all the breaking news, served straight to your browser as it happens. The International CES 2013 takes place between January 8th and the 11th, but the news will start flowing a few days before, and our series of preview articles starts today. We'll be working harder than ever to bring you the best news coverage live from Las Vegas -- unfiltered and unadulterated, just like always.

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]]>Air Products & Chemicalsces 2013CES 2013 previewCes2013engadgetEngadgetThu, 03 Jan 2013 17:25:00 ESTEngadget's CES 2013 Previewhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/02/engadgets-ces-2013-preview/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/02/engadgets-ces-2013-preview/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/02/engadgets-ces-2013-preview/#comments
The sudden rush of device announcements and hands-on posts that come with the advent of each CES can feel a bit overwhelming if you don't know what to expect. And while we can't predict what's to come with unfailing precision, we're more than happy to give you an idea of what's on our radar this time around. During the month of December, we'll bring you a series of CES preview posts, forecasting what you can expect when the news deluge begins. The road to CES 2013 starts here, so go on and click the available category links after the break and stay tuned for more.

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