Thursday, May 19, 2011

Sci/Tech News

Sci/Tech News


US Stocks Advance As Good IPO Feeling Outweighs Weak Data - Wall Street Journal

Posted: 19 May 2011 02:08 PM PDT


USA Today

US Stocks Advance As Good IPO Feeling Outweighs Weak Data
Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Major stock indexes staged their second straight gain Thursday as a doubling in LinkedIn's share price spurred hopes that initial public offerings can lure more investors into risk assets. ...
LinkedIn's stock soars in IPOMarketWatch
Stocks follow LinkedIn higher; Dow gains 45USA Today
LinkedIn's 109% pop on first day of trading isn't close to 'dotcom era' IPO jumpsLos Angeles Times
The Associated Press -TheStreet.com
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Report: Apple Planning Retail Overhaul Dubbed 'Apple Store 2.0' - PC Magazine

Posted: 19 May 2011 02:10 PM PDT


USA Today

Report: Apple Planning Retail Overhaul Dubbed 'Apple Store 2.0'
PC Magazine
The first Apple Store opened 10 years ago today, and to kick off the next decade, it seems Apple is planning an overhaul of its retail locations internally dubbed "Apple Store 2.0". According to 9to5Mac, the next-generation stores will ...
As Apple stores celebrate 10 years, some employees look to unionizeApple Insider
Apple retail employee group working to unionizeCNET (blog)
A tale of two Apple Stores (the first two)Computerworld
Washington Post -USA Today -eWeek
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Verizon CFO Reveals iPhone 5 Details - PC Magazine

Posted: 19 May 2011 02:10 PM PDT


Reuters

Verizon CFO Reveals iPhone 5 Details
PC Magazine
In an interview with Reuters, Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo said his company's version of the next Apple iPhone, the so-called "iPhone 5," will be a global phone, working in the same countries as the AT&T model. ...
Verizon's CTO on Wi-Fi Plans and the End of 3GGigaOm
Verizon to cut off unlimited data plans this summerDailyTech
Verizon eyes family data plansReuters
Techzone360 -ZDNet (blog) -Complex.com
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Report: Sony PlayStation Store Due Back on May 24 - PC Magazine

Posted: 19 May 2011 01:11 PM PDT


Ology

Report: Sony PlayStation Store Due Back on May 24
PC Magazine
Sony plans to bring its PlayStation Store online on Tuesday, May 24, according to a report published on Thursday. Gamasutra said it had obtained a memo that Jack Osomo, PSN content manager for Sony, wrote to its developer partners. ...
Report: Sony Will Relaunch PlayStation Store May 24Wired News (blog)
Sony takes down part of PlayStation Network after URL errorComputerworld
Reports: PlayStation Store relaunching next weekUSA Today
CNET -MTV.com (blog) -ZDNet (blog)
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Report: Android dominates, iPhone sales double - msnbc.com

Posted: 19 May 2011 10:27 AM PDT


CNET

Report: Android dominates, iPhone sales double
msnbc.com
Facebook, iPhone, Twitter and Wii. Technology evolves at the speed of light. Msnbc.com's tech reporters and editors look at the gadgets, games and innovations changing our world. By Athima Chansanchai Riding a big wave of Android popularity and ...
Gartner: Android leads, Windows Phone lags in Q1CNET
Android, iOS Dominate, Windows Phone TrailsPC Magazine
Gartner: Android and Apple win big globally in Q1Computerworld
Wall Street Journal -The Independent -Reuters
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Verizon Finally Announces First Windows Phone 7 Device, HTC Trophy - PC Magazine

Posted: 19 May 2011 02:18 PM PDT


Computerworld

Verizon Finally Announces First Windows Phone 7 Device, HTC Trophy
PC Magazine
Verizon's first Windows Phone 7 device, the HTC Trophy, goes on sale at Verizon's online store on May 26 and in brick-and-mortar stores on June 2. The 3G device costs $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and two-year contract. ...
New WP7 devices launching on AT&T and Verizon and I do careZDNet (blog)
Microsoft Makes Verizon Play With WinPho 7 TrophyTechNewsWorld
Verizon's first Windows Phone: the HTC TrophyComputerworld
The Seattle Times -pocketnow.com -msnbc.com
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Do We Need Laws on Location-Based Data? - PC Magazine

Posted: 19 May 2011 03:05 PM PDT


Reuters

Do We Need Laws on Location-Based Data?
PC Magazine
Apple and Google faced off against members of Congress again today about location-based data, with Facebook also along for the ride. All three companies reiterated that they do not track their users' location without permission, ...
FTC Looks Further Into Protecting Children's Privacy OnlineWall Street Journal
Call for Stronger Mobile Privacy LawBankInfoSecurity.com
Senators press Apple, Google on location privacyCNET
Financial Times -Bloomberg -Mobile Burn
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