Saturday, April 30, 2011

Sci/Tech News

Sci/Tech News


Apple Denies Tracking IPhone Location Data - Wall Street Journal

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 10:48 AM PDT


The Hindu

Apple Denies Tracking IPhone Location Data
Wall Street Journal
Apple Inc. (AAPL) responded to mounting concern over the privacy of its mobile devices, saying it does not track iPhone users although its software does contain flaws affecting the collection of data ...
Google sued over Android data location collectionCNET
Who owns your location?Computerworld
How the IPhone Knows Where You ArePCWorld
PC Magazine -eWeek -Los Angeles Times
all 2,191 news articles »

Apple kills App Store number growth, focuses on fairness and app quality - Apple Insider

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 02:08 PM PDT


Mobiletor.com

Apple kills App Store number growth, focuses on fairness and app quality
Apple Insider
Apple has expanded its efforts to curtail the unchecked expansion of shovelware and scamware in the iOS App Store, focusing on keeping the store's library attractive rather than simply aiming to maintain the biggest store in terms ...
HBO Go, why do you spurn me so?CNET
HBO GO (for iPhone)PC Magazine
HBO coming to Android, Apple mobile devicesLos Angeles Times
PCWorld -GigaOm -Afterdawn.com
all 81 news articles »

Canon Powershot S95 - Top Buzz News

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:36 PM PDT


USA Today

Canon Powershot S95
Top Buzz News
How serious are you about photography? Do you want a powerful, premium point-and-shoot digital camera? Then the Canon Powershot s95 is the one for you! Out of all the recent point and shoot cameras tested recently, the Canon Powershot S95 stands out ...
Review: Canon Powershot S95 a terrific point-and-shootUSA Today
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS (Black)CNET
£89.00 Canon PowerShot A3100 12.1MP Digital CameraITProPortal
Gadget Review -PhotographyBLOG (blog)
all 16 news articles »

Samsung 'Alex' could be first Chrome OS netbook - Digitaltrends.com

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 02:25 PM PDT


Tech2

Samsung 'Alex' could be first Chrome OS netbook
Digitaltrends.com
Is the internally named 'Alex' the consumer version of the Cr-48? Here's a first look at what could be the long-awaited commercial Chrome OS netbook. It was recently reported that Google's Chrome OS netbook, the Cr-48, is out of beta testing and that ...
Acer, Samsung Chrome OS laptop details emergeTechSpot
Code repository reveals Chrome OS netbook specsTG Daily
Chrome Notebook Details Start Slipping OutPCWorld
Geek WIth Laptop -Tech2 -Tom's Hardware Guide
all 37 news articles »

'Angry Birds' Boss Aims For 100M Chinese Downloads - PC Magazine

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:51 AM PDT


Gaming Union

'Angry Birds' Boss Aims For 100M Chinese Downloads
PC Magazine
Crediting Apple and Pixar, Angry Birds "Mighty Eagle" Peter Vesterbacka set a goal of 100 million downloads in China this year. By William Fenton With an app that blasted past 10 million downloads in ten days and a tie-in movie that perches atop of the ...
Angry Birds boss says Apple's iPhone 'changed everything'Apple Insider
Rovio to Design Versions of Angry Birds for ChinaPCWorld
Sleep Can Wait. The Birds Are Angry.New York Times
WebProNews -TG Daily -Digitaltrends.com
all 74 news articles »

Friday, April 29, 2011

Sci/Tech News

Sci/Tech News


Amazon's lengthy cloud outage shows the danger of complexity - Ars Technica

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:23 PM PDT


BBC News

Amazon's lengthy cloud outage shows the danger of complexity
Ars Technica
Reddit, Foursquare, and Quora were among the many sites that went down recently due to a prolonged outage of Amazon's cloud services. On Thursday April 21, Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) went ...
Amazon's 5694-Word Summary of Cloud Outage VisualizedMashable
Amazon cloud outage was triggered by configuration errorComputerworld
Amazon Apologizes For Cloud Outage, Offers CreditWall Street Journal
InformationWeek -CNET -Register
all 361 news articles »

NASA: Clock Is Ticking for Delayed Endeavour Launch - PC Magazine

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:28 PM PDT


Telegraph.co.uk

NASA: Clock Is Ticking for Delayed Endeavour Launch
PC Magazine
NASA today held a press conference at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center this afternoon to explain what happened to halt the scheduled final launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour. A faulty heater near the cargo bay was the guilty party ...
NASA Delays Space Shuttle Launch Until Next WeekNational Geographic
Obama meets with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at Kennedy Space CenterLos Angeles Times
How Did NASA Pick Endeavour's New Launch Time?Space.com
USA Today -Houston Chronicle -ABC News
all 3,244 news articles »

Google Brings Video Chat to Android, But You Probably Can't Get It Yet - Wired News

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:37 PM PDT


The Hindu

Google Brings Video Chat to Android, But You Probably Can't Get It Yet
Wired News
On Thursday afternoon, Google announced the debut of video and voice chat for the Android operating system. In other words, you can now make calls through Google Talk over Wi-Fi, 3G and 4G data networks (if your carrier supports it), ...
Verizon, Sprint set to sell new $200 Android smartphonesComputerworld
Nexus S 4G Coming to Sprint May 8PC Magazine
Video chat coming to Android phonesUSA Today
msnbc.com -DailyTech -TG Daily
all 241 news articles »

Apple's unorthodox crisis management approach - The Business Insider

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:09 AM PDT


Macworld (blog)

Apple's unorthodox crisis management approach
The Business Insider
I knew Apple had a public-relations problem on its hands with iOS location tracking when I got the e-mail from my mom. "What about this thing with iPhone & iPad that Apple included that tracking system?" My mother is not a follower of technology news. ...
Reporters' Roundtable: The location tracking dilemmaCNET (blog)
Who Else Is Tracking Your Location?PCWorld
The 5 dumbest things on Wall StreetMSN Money
TheStreet.com -MacNewsWorld
all 17 news articles »

Royal wedding breaks Internet records - msnbc.com

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:22 PM PDT


Globe and Mail

Royal wedding breaks Internet records
msnbc.com
Facebook, iPads, Android, and everything between — the tech news you need, the stories you want, and the tips you'll actually use. Our Digital Life. Read. Live. Share. In the US, Facebook was all about the wedding, according to the number of mentions ...
Royal Wedding Shatters Online Audience RecordsPC Magazine
William, Kate No Match For Sports On InternetWISN Milwaukee
Live streamed royal wedding reigns on the WebWFIE-TV
mediabistro.com -CNET -USA Today
all 172 news articles »

Android Pressures Apple On iPhone Pricing - Forbes (blog)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:32 PM PDT


Kansas City Star

Android Pressures Apple On iPhone Pricing
Forbes (blog)
Apple's iPhone has seen tremendous success since its launch in 2007. But competition from Google's Android-based smartphones, Microsoft's Windows phones and Research in Motion's BlackBerry are gaining ground. The average price of an iPhone has declined ...
Which smartphone operating system should you choose?The Mobile Indian
The truth about Android vs. iPhone market shareThe Loop
You're spoilt for choice on phonesnebusiness.co.uk
Wireless Federation -Mobiles Please Blog (blog) -Online Social Media
all 123 news articles »

Tourists busted for walking on Old Faithful geyser cone - Billings Gazette

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:59 AM PDT


Fox News

Tourists busted for walking on Old Faithful geyser cone
Billings Gazette
HOPD A group of tourists takes photos dangerously close to the iconic Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in this still made from National Park Service video. Someone in Wisconsin watching the live ...
Webcam catches tourists walking on Old FaithfulThe Associated Press
Video shows tourists getting way to close to Old FaithfulMother Nature Network (blog)
Tour Group Fined for Walking Right Up to Old FaithfulYellowstone Insider
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle -Lewiston Morning Tribune (subscription) (blog) -National Parks Traveler
all 224 news articles »

Hulu Plus hits Xbox Live April 29, free for a week - CNET

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:57 PM PDT


Hulu Plus hits Xbox Live April 29, free for a week
CNET
Xbox Live users can rejoice tomorrow--not just because it's still working--but because Hulu Plus will be hitting the console. Even better, the normally $7.99-a-month service will be absolutely free for an entire week thanks to a spicy ...
Hulu Plus Coming to Xbox Live Friday with Free, One-Week TrialPC Magazine
Targeted phish frags XBox gamersRegister
Microsoft warns of phishing attempts tied to 'Modern Warfare 2'USA Today
ITProPortal -Computerandvideogames.com -TIME
all 196 news articles »

Websites Complain About Fake Takedown Notices Being Used On Facebook - paidContent.org

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:01 PM PDT


Digitaltrends.com

Websites Complain About Fake Takedown Notices Being Used On Facebook
paidContent.org
Questions are being raised about how Facebook handles copyright and trademark complaints, after bogus complaints were used to remove the Facebook pages of a tech news website and a prominent social media researcher this week. ...
Facebook shoots first, ignores questions later; account lock-out attack worksArs Technica
Tech blogs' disabled Facebook pages caused by DMCA abuseDigitaltrends.com
Fake Email: The Achilles Heel of Facebook PagesTIME
TorrentFreak -FierceCIO -TidBITS
all 23 news articles »

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Sci/Tech News

Sci/Tech News


Microsoft's 3Q earnings grow 31 pct; stock falls - The Associated Press

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:40 PM PDT


USA Today

Microsoft's 3Q earnings grow 31 pct; stock falls
The Associated Press
Microsoft Corp.'s latest quarterly earnings rose 31 percent even as sales of its Windows operating system sagged. The fiscal third-quarter results released Thursday exceeded analyst estimates. Still, it marks the second straight quarter that revenue in ...
Video Game Products Lift Microsoft in QuarterNew York Times
Microsoft's 31 percent profit gain meets expectationsThe Seattle Times
Microsoft Windows revenues in rare slipFinancial Times
AFP -San Francisco Chronicle -BBC News
all 340 news articles »

NASA's Youngest Shuttle: The Historic Endeavors of Space Shuttle Endeavour - Space.com

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:23 PM PDT


The Guardian

NASA's Youngest Shuttle: The Historic Endeavors of Space Shuttle Endeavour
Space.com
Twenty years after exiting its assembly facility for its maiden mission, space shuttle Endeavour is poised on the launch pad to fly its final flight. NASA's youngest orbiter, born from a tragedy, Endeavour made its debut on April 25, 1991, ...
Recommended: Shuttle outlook gets slightly cloudiermsnbc.com
Space Shuttle Endeavor Ready for its Last MissionVoice of America
Programmer-turned-astronaut to lift off on NASA's EndeavourComputerworld
The Associated Press -Fox News -Patch.com
all 492 news articles »

RIM Cuts Profit Forecast for Quarter - New York Times

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:17 PM PDT


CBC.ca

RIM Cuts Profit Forecast for Quarter
New York Times
By REUTERS Research In Motion, the maker of BlackBerry device, cut its profit forecast by 11 percent for the current quarter Thursday because of slower BlackBerry shipments. In an unusual warning just a month after RIM reported quarterly earnings and ...
RIM cuts expectations amid weak BlackBerry salesCNET
PlayBook tablet sales surpass Best Buy's expectationsComputerworld
RIM Cuts Earnings Guidance; Blames Slow Smartphone SalesWall Street Journal
CNN -Bloomberg -Reuters
all 421 news articles »

Google Chrome 11 Kills Bugs, Adds Speech Input - InformationWeek

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 01:11 PM PDT


Siliconrepublic.com

Google Chrome 11 Kills Bugs, Adds Speech Input
InformationWeek
The company paid out a record $16500 in rewards to security researchers who helped to eliminate more than two dozen bugs. By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek Google on Wednesday updated the general use version of its Chrome Web browser to version 11, ...
Google Chrome 11 adds speech-to-text featuremsnbc.com
Google Patches 27 Chrome Vulnerabilities, Pays Bug BountiesITProPortal
Google Chrome 11 Squashes Bugs, Adds HTML Speech, New LogoPC Magazine
Computerworld -Mashable -CNET
all 108 news articles »

Our Choice for IOS Pushes Digital Book Boundaries - PCWorld

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 11:35 AM PDT


Macworld

Our Choice for IOS Pushes Digital Book Boundaries
PCWorld
The first time former US vice president Al Gore issued his warning about the dire state of our environment, he used the traditional format of bound paper. To follow up on his first book and explore some of the renewable ...
Al Gore's "Our Choice" Hits iPad As Interactive Book [Said To Be Sequel To "An ...TFTS (blog)
Check Out Al Gore's New iPad Book [Video]Cult of Mac
Al Gore's 'Our Choice' highly interactive ebook hits the App Store9 to 5 Mac
Huffington Post -Publishers Lunch Deluxe (subscription) -Wired (blog)
all 16 news articles »

Can Nokia Build a Compelling Tablet? (Spoiler: Yes) - TIME

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:31 PM PDT


CTV.ca

Can Nokia Build a Compelling Tablet? (Spoiler: Yes)
TIME
Nokia is building a tablet, which shouldn't surprise anyone. But don't expect this tablet to be another me-too tablet. It'll be different! "We have a number of options in the tablet computing space given the changing ...
Nokia axes 7000 jobs to cut costsReuters
Nokia announces layoffs and Symbian outsourcingZDNet UK
Nokia to Cut 7000 Jobs in Cost-Cutting MoveNew York Times
InformationWeek -Wall Street Journal -PCWorld
all 1,020 news articles »

NVIDIA announces SLI support for the AMD platform - Ars Technica

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:39 PM PDT


DailyTech

NVIDIA announces SLI support for the AMD platform
Ars Technica
For the past few years, if you've wanted to gang together two NVIDIA cards in an SLI configuration, you've been restricted to using an Intel CPU. But that's soon going to change. ...
SLI Arrives on AMD 9-Series MotherboardsTom's Hardware Guide
Nvidia Licenses SLI for AMD PlatformsPC Magazine
NVIDIA Licenses SLI for Upcoming AMD ChipsetsDailyTech
Geek.com -Gizmodo Australia -X-bit Labs
all 21 news articles »

White iPhone 4 flies off shelves in China - Computerworld

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:47 PM PDT


ABC News

White iPhone 4 flies off shelves in China
Computerworld
Computerworld - Apple's new white iPhone 4 has sold out in some Asian markets, analysts and sites reported today. The long-delayed white iPhone 4, which went on sale in 28 countries earlier Thursday, sold out in Beijing, ...
Apple`s White iPhone 4 Finally Released on Verizon, ATandTeWeek
White iPhone 4 is Here (Finally)PC Magazine
White iPhone finally launching worldwide tomorrowCNET
msnbc.com -PCWorld -Fortune
all 816 news articles »