Friday, January 21, 2011

Sci/Tech News

Sci/Tech News


Twitter hit with Goo.gl faked antivirus worm - BetaNews

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:51 PM PST


TG Daily

Twitter hit with Goo.gl faked antivirus worm
BetaNews
A new virus is spreading around Twitter using the Google 'goo.gl' URL shortening service, posing as anti-virus software. Affected users may see tweets with links in their timelines ending with ...
Scareware Scam Has Tweeters AtwitterTechNewsWorld
Twitter Goo.gl Worm Pushes Fake Antivirus ProtectionPC Magazine
Goo.gl Twitter virus strikes againTG Daily
Digitaltrends.com -eWeek -International Business Times
all 40 news articles »

Google Copied Java Code in Froyo, Gingerbread, Expert Says - PC Magazine

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:31 PM PST


DailyTech

Google Copied Java Code in Froyo, Gingerbread, Expert Says
PC Magazine
Here's something new Google CEO Larry Page might want to add to his reading list. An intellectual property activist wrote in a Friday blog post that Google has copied Java code without permission 43 times in the most recent versions of Android, ...
Report: Android code identical to JavaCNET
Report: Google Appears to Have Illegally Put Java Source Code in AndroidDailyTech
Google copied Java in Froyo, Gingerbread, IP expert saysComputerworld
The Guardian (blog) -San Francisco Chronicle -ZDNet (blog)
all 44 news articles »

Universal GSM-CDMA iPhone 4 bumper spotted at Apple store - Apple Insider

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:12 PM PST


Christian Science Monitor

Universal GSM-CDMA iPhone 4 bumper spotted at Apple store
Apple Insider
By Slash Lane A new universal bumper case designed to accommodate the slightly repositioned mute button on the new CDMA, Verizon-compatible iPhone 4 was recently bought at an Apple retail store. The new bumper cases for the iPhone 4 feature a slightly ...
Verizon airs first iPhone 4 ad as Feb. 10 sales date nearsComputerworld
First Verizon iPhone Ad Hits YouTube, Shows Zero iPhonesTMCnet
Ask Maggie: On iPhones vs.Droids, againCNET
Adweek -NewsFactor Network -Beatweek Magazine
all 613 news articles »

Dying Star Betelgeuse Won't Explode in 2012, Experts Say - Fox News

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:32 AM PST


CBS News

Dying Star Betelgeuse Won't Explode in 2012, Experts Say
Fox News
The supergiant star Betelgeuse has a vast plume of gas almost as large as our Solar System and a gigantic bubble boiling on its surface, shown in this artist's impression. The super-giant red star Betelgeuse in Orion's nebula is predicted to ...
Debunking the Betelgeuse BrouhahaCBS News
DON'T PANIC! Betelgeuse Won't Explode in 2012Discovery News
Will the Earth Have Two Suns by 2012?TIME
The Zeitgeisty Report -io9 -KARK
all 19 news articles »

Google developing Groupon competitor called Offers - The Associated Press

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:30 PM PST


CBC.ca

Google developing Groupon competitor called Offers
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Google Inc., which has expanded beyond its core search operations into mobile phones and other products, is developing a local coupon service similar to Groupon. Like Groupon Inc., the service, Google Offers, will offer time-limited ...
Deals duel: 'Google Offers' takes on Grouponmsnbc.com
Google to Launch Groupon Competitor [EXCLUSIVE]Mashable
Google exploring Groupon-type serviceUPI.com
MarketWatch -Top Tech Reviews -NewsFactor Network
all 409 news articles »

Ferrari unveils first 4-wheel-drive car, a 4-seat, V-12 hatch - USA Today

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:57 PM PST


Stuff.co.nz

Ferrari unveils first 4-wheel-drive car, a 4-seat, V-12 hatch
USA Today
Ferrari today unveiled its first-ever four-wheel drive car -- a coming four-seat, V-12 hatchback styled by Pininfarina called the FF (for Ferrari Four). The car's official debut will be at the Geneva show in March. ...
Ferrari Aims a Shooting Brake at High-End SedansWired News
New Ferrari FF Snapshots Released Before its Debut at 2011 Geneva ShowNitrobahn
Ferrari's first 4WD: the new FFStuff.co.nz
Fox News -Telegraph.co.uk -CNET (blog)
all 103 news articles »

Apple Switching Screws On The IPhone - Wall Street Journal

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:21 PM PST


Fox News

Apple Switching Screws On The IPhone
Wall Street Journal
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Apple Inc. (AAPL) is changing the design of its screws for the iPhone 4 in an effort to keep consumers of the popular smartphone from attempting to fix the device on their own. ...
Apple Installs Tamper-Proof Screws During iPhone 4 RepairsDailyFinance
Apple tightens the screws on iPhone 4Reuters
How Apple Is Screwing Your iPhoneHard OCP
Christian Science Monitor -Mashable -CNET
all 233 news articles »

Android Phones Fuel HTC Growth; More Planned for 2011 - Wired News

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:56 AM PST


TFTS (blog)

Android Phones Fuel HTC Growth; More Planned for 2011
Wired News
Looks like 2011 is shaping up to be the year of Android for electronics manufacturer HTC. In a conference call Friday morning, the company reported a massive 93 percent increase in 2010 revenue over 2009, as first reported by PC World. ...
HTC to launch Flyer tablet PC in MarchDigitimes
Report: HTC Aims to Beat Motorola, RIM with Tablet ReleasePC Magazine
HTC will launch a tablet called Flyer and two othersInquirer
TG Daily -WMPoweruser.com -Techtree.com
all 209 news articles »

Apple Maintains Its Sanctimonious Streak by Denying Playboy - PC World

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:45 PM PST


Times LIVE

Apple Maintains Its Sanctimonious Streak by Denying Playboy
PC World
iPad-wielding prudes, take heart: Apple is holding tight to its "no nudes is good nudes" policy and has no intention of letting girly-magazine purveyor Hugh Hefner soil the pristine Apple App Store with a filthy native app for ...
Playboy on iPad renews debate over privacy, workplace rulesComputerworld
'Playboy' for iPad could signal arrival of adult content on Apple's iOSApple Insider
Complete Playboy Library Coming to iPadPC Magazine
USA Today -Digitaltrends.com -AFP
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