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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

Texas Conducting Antitrust Review of Google

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:20:16 -0700

Google faces an antitrust review in Texas.

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

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

Grandma Got Run Over By a Grand Theft Auto Gamer?

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

A new study suggests adolescents exposed to driving and racing games may be more inclined to drive recklessly when they get their driving license.

Grand Theft Auto - Racing video game - Video game - Games - Driver's license

Firefox Pushes Ahead on Android with Fennec Alpha Browser

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

Built-in Firefox Sync and improved responsiveness get Mozilla's Fennec mobile browser off to a good start.

Fennec - Mozilla Foundation - Firefox - Android - Nokia N900

Developers Debate iOS 4.1 Proximity Sensor Fix

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:52:00 -0700

Apple claims that the upcoming iOS 4.1 update will resolve the issue with the iPhone 4 proximity sensor, but developers who have tested out the latest release of iOS challenge that claim.

IPhone - Apple - IOS - iPhone 4 - Smartphones

Apple vs. Facebook: What's Behind the Ping Controversy?

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:46:00 -0700

Facebook is apparently blocking Ping integration until the companies can work out coding and capacity issues.

Apple - Facebook - iTunes - Steve Jobs - Social network

iPod Touch is Not Quite an 'iPhone Without the Phone'

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:42:00 -0700

Sorry, the contract-free, data-only iPhone is still a fantasy -- although the revamped iPod can do a lot.

IPhone - IpodTouch - iPod - Apple - Apple iPod

Investigators Find Famous DJ's Credit Card Details for Sale

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:40:09 -0700

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

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

Anti-Google Group's Creeptastic Video Campaign

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:26:00 -0700

Consumer Watchdog attacks Google, CEO Schmidt with Times Square ad (on Google's YouTube).

Google - YouTube - Searching - Search Engines - Time Square

Shazam 3.0 Gets More Content, IOS 4 Support

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:20:11 -0700

Music sleuths have some new tools waiting in the App Store. On Friday, Shazam Entertainment released a major 3.0 upgrade to the free and paid versions of its...

Shazam - App Store - Shazam Entertainment - Cisco IOS - IPhone

Apple Trailers Site Now Offering Movie Showtimes

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:40:09 -0700

As a certified—and possibly certifiable—movie trailer aficionado, I’ve been a devoted visitor of Apple’s trailers page for years. But if you want to go a step...

Apple - Film trailer - Trailers - Business - Movies

Samsung Launches Galaxy Tab

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:33:00 -0700

UPDATE: Samsung has finally revealed the Galaxy Tab, which will start shipping in October.

Samsung Group - Android - Galaxy Tab - Verizon - Samsung Galaxy Tab

Accenture, Cisco and Sun Still Face Kickbacks Charges

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:20:20 -0700

Accenture, Cisco and Sun continue to fight against charges that they engaged in a widespread kickback scheme involving government contracts.

Cisco Systems - Cisco - Accenture - Government - Data Communications

Toshiba Satellite Laptops Recalled for Burn Hazard

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:20:18 -0700

Toshiba Satellite laptops were voluntarily recalled for posing a burn hazard to customers.

Laptop - Toshiba - Toshiba Satellite - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Satellite

Bugs & Fixes: Revisiting a Magic Mouse Problem

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:20:11 -0700

Last November, I wrote about how my Magic Mouse would repeatedly lose its connection to my Mac Pro. After some effort, I gave up trying to resolve it—and went...

magicmouse - Magic - Performing Arts - Arts - Apple

Ping.fm Gets Boost Thanks to Apple's Ping, Company Claims

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:12:00 -0700

Ping.fm benefit claims from Apple's Ping splash are questionable after further analysis.

Apple - Facebook - Social network - iTunes - Steve Jobs

Germany to Launch Antibotnet Program for Consumers

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:10:11 -0700

Germany will soon launch a service to help consumers remove malicious software from their computers in an attempt to stem the spread of spam-sending botnets.

Malware - Botnet - E-mail - Spam - 2002

Samsung Galaxy Tab Faces Challenges

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:52:00 -0700

The Samsung Galaxy Tab looks like a formidable challenger capable of taking on the Apple iPad, but Samsung still has some hurdles to cross for the Android tablet to succeed.

Apple - IPad - Samsung i7500 - Android - Galaxy Tab

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:52:00 -0700

Apple: The King of Digital Music

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:39:00 -0700

Analysis: Apple has dominated digital music sales for close to a decade. Can the company that popularized paid digital music maintain its position?

Apple - Digital audio - Macintosh - Steve Job - Articles

ViewSonic Puts Windows 7, Android on 10-inch Tablet

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:30:17 -0700

On Friday, ViewSonic launched its second tablet at IFA. The ViewPad 100 runs Windows 7 Home Premium and Android version 1.6.

Android - Window 7 - tablet - ViewSonic - Operating system

Twitter Mobile Users up Over 60 Percent Since April

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:30:00 -0700

Twitter's mobile use is up more than 60 percent since the release of several official mobile applications.

Twitter - iPhone - Online Communities - Social Networking - Evan Williams

Bug Found With Automator and ITunes 10

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:10:23 -0700

As you’re aware, Apple just released iTunes 10. With that release has come some changes—both expected and not so.

Apple - iTunes - Automator - Macintosh - Articles

HP Wins 3PAR, What's Next for Dell?

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:02:00 -0700

HP outbids Dell and wins the battle for cloud storage provider 3PAR, leaving Dell to pick up the pieces and come up with a new strategy.

Dell - Hewlett-Packard - Cloud computing - Business - HP 3000

Apple's Ping a Scammer's Haven? Security Experts Say Watch Out

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:57:00 -0700

Security experts are warning Apple's new Ping social component to iTunes is being exploited by comment spammers and this presents a security risk to users.

Apple - iTunes - Security - Facebook - Google

Security Program Automatically Tracks Down Missing Patches

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:30:11 -0700

Secunia has updated its Personal Software Inspector (PSI) with the ability to silently download and apply patches from multiple vendors soon after their release

Secunia - Security - Advisories and Patches - Personal Software Inspector - Microsoft

Latest Skype Beta Offers Group Video Calls for 10

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:10:12 -0700

The latest beta version of Skype offers the ability to do group video calls with up to 10 people.

Skype - Software release life cycle - Microsoft Windows - Video - Videoconferencing