The big headline this week: The cold war between Apple and Google heats up, thanks to Apple's patent infringement suit against Android phone maker HTC. But that's not the only news fit to quiz. Google added yet another Web startup to its growing collection, Hulu dislocated its funny bone, a major botnet is taken down, and a city in Kansas (but not Kansas City) proved it will do practically anything to suck up to a certain well-heeled Internet company, including changing its own name. Can you name the correct answers in our quiz? Give yourself 10 points every time you get it right. Let's get started.
1. Apple is suing rival phone maker HTC over alleged violations of 20 patents. Which of the following is not one of the patents Apple claims HTC borrowed?
a. Automated sensing of user activityb. Object-oriented graphic systemc. Unlocking a device by performing gesturesd. Seamless integration of Google Voice technology
2. Google went shopping at the startup mall and brought home a lovely photo-editing company. Which service goes just perfectly with
Picasa?
a. LunaPic
b. Picnik
c. Phixr
d. FotoFlexer
3. "It shouldn't come as any surprise then that we frequently hear from parties who believe they've been harmed by Google, or that we would encourage anyone who appears to have a legitimate complaint to contact the appropriate authorities." Which company is encouraging the world to call Google a monopolist?
a. Apple
b. Microsoft
c. Yahoo
d. Amazon
4. The top developers of Activision's smash hit Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 have been sacked. What was the reason given?
a. Shooting off guns in the office
b. Failure to salute a superior executive officer
c. Breach of contract and insubordination
d. Wrecking the CEO's car
5. Spanish authorities have arrested the "masterminds" behind one of the world's most nefarious botnets. Which one?
a. Kneber
b. Mariposa
c. Waledac
d. ZeuS
6. The City of Topeka, Ks., is adopting a geeky new name for the month of March. What is it?
a. Bing
b. Yahoo
c. Google
d. Hulu
7. The gods must be angry. That 8.8 temblor in Chile literally moved the earth off its axis, shortening the average day. How much less time will you now have to meet all your deadlines?
a. 1.26 seconds
b. 1.26 thousandths of a second
c. 1.26 millionths of a second
d. 1.26 billionths of a second
8. Proving there is an award for just about everything these days, the “Shorty Awards” -- given to the world's top tweeters -- were handed out this week. Which of the following luminaries did not win the coveted Shorty?
a. Nathan Fillion
b. Suze Orman
c. William Shatner
d. Rachel Maddow
9. Two popular TV shows are parting ways with Hulu. Which programs will no longer be available to the Webified masses on the video portal?
a. "Fringe" and "Psych"
b. "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report"
c. "Cougar Town" and "Desperate Housewives"
d. "Modern Family" and "Family Guy"