Google makes biggest gain in smartphone market share

Seeded on Tue Feb 9, 2010 12:50 PM EST (Ars Technica)

The majority of mobile users are still using standard handsets, but when it comes to smartphones, RIM remained the leader with 41.6 percent of the smartphone segment in December of 2009.

technology, apple, google, microsoft, rim

Comic Books Will Look Incredible on the iPad

Seeded on Fri Feb 5, 2010 2:54 PM EST (Gizmodo)

I'd buy an iPad just to read comic books. Think I'm nuts? I probably am, but see how you feel after this first look at what Panelfly, maker of a popular comic book iPhone app, is building for the iPad.

technology, apple, ipad

Sling: We didn't 'work' with AT&T for 3G streaming to iPhone

Seeded on Fri Feb 5, 2010 2:51 PM EST (Ars Technica)

AT&T made headlines Thursday by announcing that it had decided to allow SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone to stream video from a Slingbox over its 3G network.

technology, apple, att, slingbox

Google Nexus One Gets Multitouch, Google Goggles and 3G Fix via OTA Update

Seeded on Fri Feb 5, 2010 2:50 PM EST (Gizmodo)

Nexus One owners can stop being jealous that the iPhone got an update today because an over-the-air update for the Google device is being pushed out starting now. It finally brings multitouch along with some 3G fixes and Google Goggles.

Security flaw puts iPhone users at risk of phishing attacks

Seeded on Fri Feb 5, 2010 2:47 PM EST (Ars Technica)

When Apple introduced iPhone OS 3.0, it attempted to beef up the security of over-the-air enterprise management of iPhones by adding support for Cisco Systems' Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP).

technology, apple

Apple tells devs that location-based advertising is a no-no

Seeded on Fri Feb 5, 2010 2:43 PM EST (Ars Technica)

In a recent post to its iPhone Developers news site, Apple warned developers not to use location data to serve location-specific ads in their apps. The move comes shortly after Apple acquired its own mobile advertising firm, Quattro Wireless.

technology, apple

Microsoft's Creative Destruction

Seeded on Thu Feb 4, 2010 10:56 AM EST (The New York Times)

As they marvel at Apple's new iPad tablet computer, the technorati seem to be focusing on where this leaves Amazon's popular e-book business.

technology, microsoft

Police want backdoor to Web users' private data

Seeded on Thu Feb 4, 2010 9:44 AM EST (CNET.com)

the most controversial element is probably the private Web interface, which raises novel security and privacy concerns, especially in the wake of a recent inspector general's report (PDF) from the Justice Department.

technology, big, brother

The Two Wrong Ways To Make a Tablet

Seeded on Wed Feb 3, 2010 7:02 PM EST (Gizmodo)

Tablets today are thought to be made in one of two ways: Upsizing a smartphone or downsizing a laptop. Many of these new tablets are decent, but both methods render something less than the perfect tablet.

technology

Giz Explains: Why HTML5 Isn't Going to Save the Internet

Seeded on Wed Feb 3, 2010 6:59 PM EST (Gizmodo)

For the foreseeable future, video on the internet is going to remain almost exactly as-is.

technology, flash, adobe

Nine out of 10 premium-priced PCs sold at US retail is a Mac

Seeded on Tue Feb 2, 2010 9:33 AM EST (betanews.com)

Year over year, Apple doubled US retail unit share -- from 5 percent to 10 percent -- for PCs selling between $500 and $1,000. More startling, Apple increased its unit share from 79 percent to 90 percent in the market for "premium" PCs, meaning those selling for more than $1,000.

technology, apple

Seven "Corporations of Interest" in Selling Surveillance Tools to China

Seeded on Tue Feb 2, 2010 9:26 AM EST ()

We are urging U.S. media companies to take a proactive role in challenging foreign governments' demands for censorship and surveillance. The private sector has a shared responsibility to help safeguard free expression.

technology

Google's Dont Be Evil Mantra is Bull@!$%#, Adobe Is Lazy: Apple's Steve Jobs

Seeded on Mon Feb 1, 2010 6:55 PM EST (Wired News)

On Google: We did not enter the search business, Jobs said. They entered the phone business. Make no mistake they want to kill the iPhone. We won't let them, he says. Someone else asks something on a different topic, but there's no getting Jobs off this rant.

technology, apple, google, adobe

Report: Bad guys go social; Facebook tops security risk list

Seeded on Mon Feb 1, 2010 6:52 PM EST ()

A report published today by IT security firm Sophos said that spam and malware on social networks sites are on the rise, with 57 percent of users reporting that they have been spammed on social networking sites, an increase of nearly 71 percent from a year ago.

technology, facebook

How A Great Product Can Be Bad News: Apple, iPad, and the Closed Mac

Seeded on Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:11 AM EST (createdigitalmusic.com)

To put it briefly, I think the new, mobile Apple is doing immense harm to the computing legacy the company has forged. We could have had a Mac tablet today. Instead, we have a giant iPhone – and that's a decision that has some serious repercussions.

technology, apple, ipad

8 Things That Suck About the iPad

Seeded on Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:05 PM EST (Gizmodo)

My god, am I underwhelmed by the iPad. This is as inessential a product as I've ever seen, but beyond that, it has some absolutely backbreaking failures that will make me judge anyone who buys one

technology, apple, ipad

U.S. enables Chinese hacking of Google

Seeded on Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:02 AM EST (CNN)

In order to comply with government search warrants on user data, Google created a backdoor access system into Gmail accounts. This feature is what the Chinese hackers exploited to gain access.

technology, big, brother

Hollywood's Computers: Telling A Story In A Flash

Seeded on Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:55 PM EST (NPR)

Graphic interface designer Mark Coleran has created computer screens for blockbuster hits like The Bourne Identity and Mission Impossible III. He says his screens are designed to tell a story in two seconds or less.

technology

Yahoo Knew of Google Attacks, Kept Quiet

Seeded on Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:30 PM EST (pcmag.com)

Yahoo Inc knew it had been a target to sophisticated Chinese cyber attacks on U.S. corporations before Google alerted the company to them, a source familiar with the matter said, but chose to remain silent after its bigger rival went public.

technology, china, google, yahoo

TSA can copy files off your computer and give them to third-party agencies

Seeded on Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:29 PM EST (GamePolitics.com )

Domestic travelers have become familiar with intrusions and searches at Transportation Security Administration security checkpoints.

technology, tsa

Google Is Now Apple's Greatest Enemy: Here's Why

Seeded on Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:12 PM EST (Mashable!)

It's time to call it: Google is now Apple's greatest enemy. Soon Google will be entering its OS turf with Chrome OS. Apple increasingly sees Google as a major competitor over the next few years.

technology, apple, google, microsoft

Apple Tablet to Be Sold Through Verizon

Seeded on Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:12 PM EST (Mashable!)

Northeast Securities analyst Ashok Kumar — the man behind the rumors that Qualcomm will power the Verizon iPhone — has an even bigger assertion this time around: Apple's tablet will feature a wireless chip made by Qualcomm — meaning its telecommunications partner will be …

technology, apple, verizon

US IT brands may be gone in 20 years

Seeded on Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:37 PM EST (Google)

US computer brands may be gone in 20 years' time due to an inability to produce the low-priced PCs the market demands, the Taiwanese founder of computer maker Acer was quoted as saying Tuesday.

technology, acer

Analyst: AT&T Needs to Spend $5 Billion to Catch up

Seeded on Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:10 PM EST (PC World)

The public's perception of AT&T's network is poor and declining, apparently because of real shortcomings when compared with Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel, said Gerard Hallaren, director of research at TownHall Investment Research.

technology, att

Out of 5,146 Professional Sporting Events Every Year, AT&T Promises to Get One Right

Seeded on Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:28 PM EST (Gizmodo)

But how big of a deal are sports, really? If you combine regular season games of the NBA, NHL, NFL, and MLB, you'll realize there are 5,146 instances yearly in which, apparently, AT&T sees some reason to doubt their own coverage.

technology, att

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Google makes biggest gain in smartphone market share
Source: Ars Technica
The majority of mobile users are still using standard handsets, but when it comes to smartphones, RIM remained the leader with 41.6 percent of the smartphone segment in December of 2009.
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Source: TheStreet.com
Apple fans pay so much money buying the latest products from Apple but is it worth it. There are so many products that are just as good or even better than Apple's so why not buy them.
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Comic Books Will Look Incredible on the iPad
Source: Gizmodo
I'd buy an iPad just to read comic books. Think I'm nuts? I probably am, but see how you feel after this first look at what Panelfly, maker of a popular comic book iPhone app, is building for the iPad.
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Sling: We didn't 'work' with AT&T for 3G streaming to iPhone
Source: Ars Technica
AT&T made headlines Thursday by announcing that it had decided to allow SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone to stream video from a Slingbox over its 3G network.
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Google Nexus One Gets Multitouch, Google Goggles and 3G Fix via OTA Update
Source: Gizmodo
Nexus One owners can stop being jealous that the iPhone got an update today because an over-the-air update for the Google device is being pushed out starting now. It finally brings multitouch along with some 3G fixes and Google Goggles.
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