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Microsoft Claims Silverlight Beats HTML5

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:54:00 -0700

Silverlight will offer a richer Web experience than HTML5, Microsoft says -- besides, the HTML5 spec isn't stable yet.

Microsoft - HTML5 - Multimedia - Silverlight - HTML

Mark Hurd May Take Job at Oracle, Report Says

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:50:00 -0700

Former HP boss Mark Hurd is in talks to take a job at Oracle, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing unnamed sources.

Mark Hurd - Wall Street Journal - Hewlett-Packard - Oracle - Larry Ellison

Hands on with Samsung's Galaxy Tab Tablet

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:00:00 -0700

Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet is an interesting piece of hardware crippled by the fact it mostly runs blown-out smartphone applications.

Samsung Group - Smartphone - tablet - Android - Samsung i7500

Apple Ramps Up iPad Production

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:37:00 -0700

Manufacturing plants have doubled iPad production since its launch, and Apple wants to push volume to 3 million a month during the holiday shopping season.

Apple - IPad - Morgan Stanley - Macintosh - Apple II

Google Privacy Practices Blasted

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:05:00 -0700

Consumer Watchdog lampoons Google's CEO in a mega-ad questioning the search giant's privacy policies.

Google - Consumer Watchdog - Privacy - Search - Search Engines

"iCulture" Gives Apple a Tactical Advantage

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:22:00 -0700

The new iPod Touch is the latest example of how Apple hooks users into the iOS culture and the advantage Apple gains when users are familiar with the interface and invested in the apps.

Apple - iPod - IPod Touch - Apple iPod - Peripherals

Apple TV: Honey, I Shrunk the iPod Touch

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:18:00 -0700

Powering the new Apple TV with an A4 saves costs and space, and makes for a more profitable product.

iPod - IPod Touch - Apple TV - Apple - Apple iPod

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Code Ready for Fall Release

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:44:00 -0700

Development tools ship this month, and the first handsets should soon follow.

Microsoft Windows - Operating system - Microsoft - Windows 2000 - FAQs Help and Tutorials

Apple vs. Google: Who's Fudging Android Activation Data?

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:00:00 -0700

"We think some of our friends are counting upgrades in their numbers," Steve Jobs jabbed at Google and Android on Wednesday. Google disagrees. Who's right here?

Google - Steve Jobs - Apple - Searching - Search Engines

Craigslist Adult Services Section Shut Down

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:59:00 -0700

The popular classified ad site swaps a "censored" sign into spot previously occupied by the controversial section.

Craigslist - Classified advertising - Business - United States - Business Services

GoGear Connect Plays Music and Movies, Runs Android

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:20:09 -0700

Philips introduced the GoGear Connect, a portable media player that runs Android 2.1

Philips GoGear - MediaPlayer - Android - GoGear Connect - IpodTouch

iOS More Popular Than Android Online

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:20:00 -0700

Apple's iOS mobile operating system has a market share nearly six times larger than Android's.

Apple - Mobile operating system - Android - Market share - IOS

Aiptek I2 Shoots 3D Video on a Budget

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:10:10 -0700

Aiptek introduced a pocket-sized 3D camcorder at IFA.

Camcorder - Video - Aiptek - Handhelds - Windows CE

Fake Antivirus Software Uses Ransom Threats

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0700

Beware refreshed Total Security malware, which freezes your system unless you pay up.

Anti-Virus - MS Antivirus - Security - Malicious Software - Viruses

GameStop Blocks Medal of Honor from U.S. Bases

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:10:00 -0700

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service decided to pass because of a multiplayer mode that lets players assume the role of the Taliban.

Medal of Honor - GameStop - Taliban - Electronic Arts - Air force

Tablet Wars at IFA in Berlin, 3D Cameras, and More

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:00:00 -0700

Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Tab, while Toshiba introduces the Folio 100 tablet.

Toshiba - Samsung Group - Android - tablet - Galaxy Tab

Chrome Version 6 Marks Browser's 2nd Birthday

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:16:00 -0700

Newest version of the fast browser features more speed, security fixes, and cosmetics.

Google Chrome - Browsers - Clients - WWW - Google

Huawei Readies Android 2.2 Smartphone

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:48:00 -0700

The Google-branded device launches first in mid-October in Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Google - Android - Huawei - Searching - Search Engines

Did E-mail and the Internet Kill the 9-5 Workday?

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:03:00 -0700

A recent survey indicates that the 9-5 workday and the 5-day workweek are both dead as workers no longer know when to disconnect and walk away.

Workweek - United States - Labor - Social Sciences - Arts

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Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:03:00 -0700

Android Snags More of Apple's Market Share

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:00:00 -0700

While Apple's iOS is still the dominant player within the U.S. mobile market, it's been on a pretty steady roller coaster ride downward in terms of share.

Roller coaster - Apple - Recreation - Theme Parks - Attractions

Duke Nukem Forever Promised in 2011

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:20:00 -0700

Duke Nukem Forever gets a new lease in life, and even makes an appearance on the PAX show floor.

Duke Nukem - Duke Nukem Forever - 3D Realms - United States - Gearbox

Is Apple's Ping a Haven for Spammers?

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:00:00 -0700

Analysis: Apple's Ping is a new iTunes-based social network. Unfortunately, it's already beset with a very old problem: rampant comment spam.

Apple - iTunes - Social network - Spam - E-mail

Bless These Gadgets

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:15:00 -0700

Anglican church invites all to a blessing of the tools of their 21st century trades, agnostic of their operating system.

Anglicanism - Christianity - Religion and Spirituality - Denominations - Anglican

Investigators Find Famous DJ's Credit Card Details for Sale

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:48:00 -0700

UPDATE: Armin Van Buuren is one of the world's best-known trance music DJs. He also apparently has had his credit card details stolen.

Armin van Buuren - Disc jockey - Trance music - Music - dj

Texas Conducting Antitrust Review of Google

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:30:00 -0700

UPDATE: Texas joins the European Union and others with gripes against Google's practices; a coming of age or web bully?

Google - Searching - Search Engines - Companies - Web search engine

Disk Storage Still Bouncing Back, IDC Says

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:46:00 -0700

UPDATE: The enterprise disk storage market is continuing to bounce back from the depths of the recession, IDC says.

International Data Corporation - Hardware - Storage - Information technology - Hewlett-Packard

Google Settles Privacy Lawsuit Over Buzz

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:02:00 -0700

Google agrees to pay $8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over privacy problems with Google Buzz.

Google - Google Buzz - Class action - Searching - Search Engines

Early Ping Reviews Strike Sour Note

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:00:00 -0700

Spam is already clogging Ping's boards, and many bloggers aren't thrilled with Ping's implementation.

Apple - Spam - iTunes - E-mail - Social network

IBM Code Unfetters Virtual Workloads

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:40:12 -0700

New IBM research shows a way to move live cloud deployments across different storage networks.

IBM - Hardware - Mainframe - Operating Systems - Historical

Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:22:00 -0700

Apple scores a first: More people browsed the Net last month with its mobile operating system than used Linux to do so.

Linux - Android - Mobile operating system - Operating system - Apple

Apple's Latest IPods: What You Need to Know

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:20:12 -0700

The latest batch of iPods unveiled by Apple earlier this week are about to begin shipping, and this latest generation brings some pretty big changes across...

Apple - IPod - IpodTouch - Steve Jobs - IpodNano

Rounding up the New iPod Touch and iPod Nano Cases

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:00:00 -0700

An iPod event is always followed by some cases, and here are some of the highlights of the first batch.

IPod - IpodTouch - IpodNano - Shopping - Digital Portable Players

Shorten URLs With an Automator Service

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:50:09 -0700

Twitter and other online services have made shortening URLs a regular chore; such URLs are handy not only on social networks, but anytime you need to share links...

Twitter - Social network - Uniform Resource Locator - Online Communities - Trending and Popularity

To Watch 'Avatar' on 3D Blu-ray, You’ll Need a Panasonic TV

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:32:00 -0700

TV makers lock down these deals to convey the idea that 3D content actually exists, and Hollywood studios like the deals because they provide a guaranteed return on the 3D investment.

Television - Avatar - Blu-ray Disc - Panasonic Corporation - Movies

Consumer Watchdog Thinks Google's Schmidt Is a Data Perv

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:21:00 -0700

A consumer rights group has created a cartoon showing Google CEO Schmidt as an child-baiting ice cream truck driver and put it on a billboard in Times Square. Who's being evil here?

Google - Times Square - Consumer Watchdog - Ice cream - Eric E. Schmidt

Where Will Apple's A4 Chip Go Next?

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:20:14 -0700

After the Apple TV device, Apple could put its internally developed A4 chip in low-power devices or networked media center devices.

Apple - appletv - Apple A4 - Companies - Macintosh

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:20:14 -0700

Hands On: ITunes 10's Ping Feature

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:20:12 -0700

When Steve Jobs introduced iTunes 10 last week, the aspect he seemed most excited about was Ping, which he described as a, "social network for music" that...

Steve Jobs - Social network - Apple - ITunes Store - Facebook

Pigs Fly! Duke Nukem Forever To Ship in 2011

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:57:00 -0700

It took a completely different developer to get the game on track, but it looks like Borderlands developer Gearbox is going to make Duke Nukem Forever a reality at last.

Duke Nukem Forever - Gearbox - Duke Nukem - 3D Realms - Borderlands

Hands-On With iOS 4.1 GM

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:56:00 -0700

Now that I’ve been using the GM release for the past 24 hours, I can safely say- iOS 4.1 on iPhone (including the 3G) is the most solid, responsive iOS release to date. With some cool new features to boot.

iPhone - iPhone 3G - IPhone OS - Handhelds - Smartphones

Is Consumer Watchdog Losing Credibility With its Google Feud?

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:34:00 -0700

The consumer advocacy group's anti-Google commercial seems to alarmist rather than raising privacy awareness.

Google - Consumer Watchdog - Searching - Search Engines - Eric E. Schmidt

Mobee Announces Inductive Charger for Magic Mouse

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:30:14 -0700

Considering the Magic Mouse's ( Macworld rated 3.5 out of 5 mice ) futuristic, gesture-controlled appeal, replacing its dead AA batteries with new ones might...

AppleMagicMouse - AA battery - Mouse - Rodent - MagicMouse

Facebook Glitch Let Spammer Post to Walls

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:30:12 -0700

A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload service that allowed him to spam thousands of users.

Facebook - Spam - E-mail - Social network - Apple

Social Brings Native Facebook Experience to IPad

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:30:09 -0700

Since Facebook has yet to release a native iPad app--or give any real indication that one is in the works--third parties have capitalized on the opportunity to...

Facebook - IPad - Online Communities - Social Networking - Since Facebook

HP Buys 3Par, Apple Rolls out New Gear

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:20:34 -0700

Hewlett-Packard swooped in with the better bid to overtake Dell and win 3Par, so now we can all sit back and wait for the next acquisition battle to roll around...

Hewlett-Packard - Dell - Apple - HP - Hardware

School Uses Anti-bullying App After Suicide

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:20:23 -0700

A Massachusetts high school is using specialized software for reporting bullying incidents after a student's suicide.

Bullying - High school - Suicide - Massachusetts - Violence and Abuse

Twitter Users Still Flock to the Website, Which Stinks

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:49:00 -0700

Twitter now has more than 145 million registered users and many of them still use Twitter's underwhelming Website as a primary access point.

Twitter - Social network - Online Communities - IPhone - Trending and Popularity

Toshiba Recall Signals Larger Trend for Hot Laptops

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:40:00 -0700

Toshiba is the latest to recall laptops that pose a fire hazard or risk of injury--highlighting the growing concern of excessive heat generated from cramming more processing power into smaller portable computers.

Toshiba - Laptop - Hardware - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Notebooks and Laptops

Nigerian Advance-fee Scammer Gets 12 Years

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:30:17 -0700

A Nigerian advance-fee scammer, Okpako Diamreyan, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a federal judge.

Advance-fee fraud - Fraud - Humor - Nigeria - Business

Linux Distributions Update for Web Flaw

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:30:13 -0700

A widely used program for Web spidering can be hijacked for malicious purposes.

Operating system - Linux distribution - Linux - Distributions - Directories

A Look at the New Apple TV, iPod Touch and Nano

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:30:00 -0700

Apple has just announced their annual changes to the company's media devices: this year, the iPod Touch, Nano and Apple TV have all been revamped. Nate Ralph takes a look.

Apple - iPod Touch - iPod - AppleTV - ipodnano

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:30:00 -0700