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• Endeavour launch delayed until at least May 16 - CNET
• Are ISP Data Caps Bad for Consumers? Groups Want FCC to Investigate - PC Magazine
• Huge Lines And Scalpers Greet iPad 2 Launch In China (AAPL) - San Francisco Chronicle
• Infuse 4G Can Run at Blistering Speed but Where's the Network? - TechNewsWorld
• Apple could adopt ARM for laptops, but why would it? - Ars Technica
• Apple Exec Tribble to Testify at iPhone Location Tracking Hearing - PC Magazine
• US lawmakers plan 'Do Not Track' bills - AFP
• OfferMobi on the App Store's Dirty Little Secret: Empty Installations - Wireless Week
• David Braben Creates $25 USB Stick PC - GamePro.com

Endeavour launch delayed until at least May 16 - CNET Posted: 06 May 2011 03:08 PM PDT USA Today Endeavour launch delayed until at least May 16 CNET NASA said today that it has decided to push back the final launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour until at least May 16. This is the third delay since the shuttle's April 29 launch was scrubbed due to problems with its hydraulic ... New Endeavour liftoff date: no earlier than May 16Christian Science Monitor Shuttle launch slips again, no earlier than May 16Reuters Shuttle worker's launch-pad death a suicidemsnbc.com Space.com -PC Magazine -International Business Times all 854 news articles »

Are ISP Data Caps Bad for Consumers? Groups Want FCC to Investigate - PC Magazine Posted: 06 May 2011 02:31 PM PDT Wired News (blog) Are ISP Data Caps Bad for Consumers? Groups Want FCC to Investigate PC Magazine Is there a rhyme or reason to the broadband caps imposed by Internet service providers? That's what two consumers groups want to know. Public Knowledge and the New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative (OTI) on Friday ... Consumer Advocates Call For FCC Probe Of Bandwidth CapsMediapost.com Groups Ask FCC to Investigate AT&T Broadband CapsPCWorld Public Knowledge Urges FCC to Investigate AT&T Caps 'ISPs use Network ...Dslreports Wired News (blog) -TechNewsWorld -Ars Technica all 22 news articles »

Huge Lines And Scalpers Greet iPad 2 Launch In China (AAPL) - San Francisco Chronicle Posted: 06 May 2011 01:34 PM PDT TG Daily Huge Lines And Scalpers Greet iPad 2 Launch In China (AAPL) San Francisco Chronicle More than 1000 people waited in line outside the Apple Store for the iPad 2 launch this morning, according to a report by the Chinese news agency Xinhua. Some of the people in line were scalpers, who turned around and sold the devices for a profit of ... iPad More Than A Toy For CEOsInformationWeek How Much Would the iPad 2 Cost If It Were Made in the U.S.? About $1140The Atlantic Apple's iPad 2 launch in China draws crowds, scalpersApple Insider Tablets Planet -TheStreet.com -PC Magazine all 149 news articles »

Infuse 4G Can Run at Blistering Speed but Where's the Network? - TechNewsWorld Posted: 06 May 2011 11:39 AM PDT Digitimes Infuse 4G Can Run at Blistering Speed but Where's the Network? TechNewsWorld AT&T is marching further into high-end Android smartphone territory with the Samsung Infuse, a 4G phone running Froyo. The handset is no screen space miser -- at 4.5 inches, it's the biggest screen on a Samsung phone to date. ... AT&T's Samsung Infuse 4G: Big 4.5-inch Screen, Slim ProfileTIME Get a refurbished Samsung Galaxy Tab 3G for $285CNET AT&T, Samsung Launch Infuse 4G SmartphonePC Magazine PCWorld -Wireless Week -Ars Technica all 210 news articles »

Apple could adopt ARM for laptops, but why would it? - Ars Technica Posted: 06 May 2011 02:53 PM PDT TG Daily Apple could adopt ARM for laptops, but why would it? Ars Technica By Chris Foresman | Published May 6, 2011 4:07 PM The Apple/ARM rumor du jour is that Apple will transition its entire portable Mac line to ARM-based CPUs, dropping Intel altogether. Sources speaking to Semi Accurate claim this is a "done deal," and ... Biz Break: Is Apple ditching Intel in favor of ARM processors?San Jose Mercury News Rumor of the Day: Apple Planning ARM-Based MacBooksPC Magazine Apple to Dump Intel for ARM in Laptops: ReporteWeek Computerworld -MacNewsWorld -Top Tech Reviews all 90 news articles »

Apple Exec Tribble to Testify at iPhone Location Tracking Hearing - PC Magazine Posted: 06 May 2011 01:44 PM PDT CNET Apple Exec Tribble to Testify at iPhone Location Tracking Hearing PC Magazine It's not Steve Jobs, but Apple will have a presence at next week's congressional hearing on cell phone location tracking. The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law announced Friday that Guy L. "Bud" ... Apple VP Tribble to appear at Senate location privacy hearingCNET Apple's VP of software technology to be witness at US congressional hearingApple Insider Apple, Google execs to address US Congress on mobile privacyFinancial Post GigaOm -The UpTake -tuaw.com all 12 news articles »

US lawmakers plan 'Do Not Track' bills - AFP Posted: 06 May 2011 02:30 PM PDT AFP US lawmakers plan 'Do Not Track' bills AFP WASHINGTON — US lawmakers announced plans on Friday to introduce "Do Not Track" legislation that would let Internet users block companies from gathering information about their online activities. Senator Jay Rockefeller, a Democrat from West Virginia, ... Media Decoder: 'Do Not Track' Privacy Bill Appears In CongressNew York Times (blog) Web privacy Do-Not-Track laws gain US momentumRegister Internet privacy: Lawmakers offer new proposals allowing consumers to stop ...Los Angeles Times AdAge.com -Wall Street Journal -MediaPost Publications all 60 news articles »

OfferMobi on the App Store's Dirty Little Secret: Empty Installations - Wireless Week Posted: 06 May 2011 10:33 AM PDT The Guardian (blog) OfferMobi on the App Store's Dirty Little Secret: Empty Installations Wireless Week Pretend for one moment that you're an Apple developer. Your apps have to compete against the hundreds of thousands of other apps in the App Store, so it's in your best interest to get your app ranked high in Apple's ... Report: OS X Lion to be offered via Mac App StoreCNET Sketchy MP3 Downloader Soars to No. 1 in iPhone App StoreWired News TUAW's Daily Mac App: Rear View Mirrortuaw.com PC Magazine -Computerworld -Macworld all 273 news articles »

David Braben Creates $25 USB Stick PC - GamePro.com Posted: 06 May 2011 02:10 PM PDT Telegraph.co.uk David Braben Creates $25 USB Stick PC GamePro.com Elite developer David Braben is well-known for his outspoken opinions on the industry. But it seems he's been working on an impressive bit of micro-tech in his spare time. Elite and Kinectimals developer David Braben is one of the more ... Tiny USB-Sized PC Offers 1080p HDMI OutputTom's Hardware Guide $25 Computer Runs Linux on USB stick - Asterisk on a Stick?Techzone360 Raspberry Pi: Computer on a stick for only $25CNET Mashable -Inquirer -Telegraph.co.uk all 50 news articles »

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