Sunday, June 12, 2011

Sci/Tech News

Sci/Tech News


Two iPhone 4s To Be Shot Into Space - PC Magazine

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 02:35 PM PDT


Space.com

Two iPhone 4s To Be Shot Into Space
PC Magazine
Ever try a FaceTime from space? Astronauts on board the space shuttle mission STS-135, tentatively scheduled for a July 8 launch, will be bringing along two Apple stowaways for the nearly 220-mile trip up to the International Space ...
Two iPhones to hitch a ride on last shuttle missionCNET
First iPhone in space to launch with last shuttle missionVentureBeat
iPhones head for final frontiermsnbc.com
DVICE -Digitaltrends.com -TIME
all 40 news articles »

Why did Apple choose Twitter over Facebook? - BetaNews

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 01:37 PM PDT


MSN Tech & Gadget UK

Why did Apple choose Twitter over Facebook?
BetaNews
Apple will deeply integrate Twitter into iOS 5 when it releases this Fall, but not Facebook. Now why is that? Facebook is the largest social networking platform on the planet, with more than 500 million ...
Twitter who? iOS 5 connects with multiple social platforms, including FacebookDigitaltrends.com
Twitter is the new FacebookCNN International
Twitter Outlines iOS 5 Integration AmbitionsinfoSync World
Washington Post -Apple Insider -The Mobile Indian
all 24 news articles »

OS X Lion's download-only distribution will hurt retailers - Computerworld

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 03:30 AM PDT


Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

OS X Lion's download-only distribution will hurt retailers
Computerworld
Computerworld - Apple's decision to sell the Mac OS X Lion upgrade through its own Mac App Store won't hurt the company's bottom line but will certainly impact traditional retailers, a market analyst said Friday. ...
Mac OS X Lion vs. Windows 8: Who Will Win the Post-PC World?PC Magazine
Apple's Mac OS X 'Lion,' 'Windows 8' Face Post-PC WorldeWeek
Mac OS X Lion: What you need to knowMacworld
BetaNews -TidBITS -DVICE
all 104 news articles »

Apple Sued by iCloud - PCWorld

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 01:12 PM PDT


The Age

Apple Sued by iCloud
PCWorld
Looks like Apple finds itself in the middle of another trademark dispute over a recently revealed product. iCloud Communications, an Arizona-based computer communications company, filed suit against Apple ...
Apple sued over use of iCloud nameCNET
Apple Sued Over 'iCloud' NamePC Magazine
Apple's iCloud Sued for Trademark Infringement - Lessons from its PredecessorsIBTimes Hong Kong
International Business Times -Fortune -Mobile Burn
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Apple Allows OS X Lion Users to Reboot Into Safari - PC Magazine

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 03:33 PM PDT


Geek.com

Apple Allows OS X Lion Users to Reboot Into Safari
PC Magazine
By David Murphy Borrowing a tiny page from Google's Chrome OS, Apple has snuck a feature into its upcoming OS X Lion release that allows users to reboot their systems into Safari. Why would you bother doing that? In a word, security. ...
"Restart to Safari" mode turns Mac into overpriced web terminalBetaNews
Apple's OS X Lion Features Could Make Google Chromebooks Tough SellPCWorld
Mac OS X Lion adds "Safari-only" login modeBenzinga
Geekosystem -Liliputing -Geek.com
all 8 news articles »

Apple iOS 5, Lion: Magical Innovation or Blatant Copying? - PC Magazine

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:17 PM PDT


CTV.ca

Apple iOS 5, Lion: Magical Innovation or Blatant Copying?
PC Magazine
As Apple rolled out a preview of iOS 5 and iCloud and gave a more detailed rundown of Lion OS X yesterday, there were a couple of raised eyebrows in the blogosphere from those who thought Apple was borrowing heavily from existing ...
Steve Jobs comes out of medical leave to announce Mac OS X LionWashington Post
Apple plays customer loyalty, anti-Google cards with iCloud, say analystsComputerworld
Apple shows off its networking savvy at WWDCApple Insider
PCWorld -San Jose Mercury News -San Francisco Chronicle
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Aliens: Colonial Marines offers respect, no praying mantis Xenos - Ars Technica

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 07:21 AM PDT


MTV.com (blog)

Aliens: Colonial Marines offers respect, no praying mantis Xenos
Ars Technica
By Ben Kuchera | Published June 10, 2011 9:10 AM "This is for your eyes only," Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford told the crowd in the Colonial Marines booth. We were about to see live gameplay footage of what he calls the true sequel to James Cameron's ...
Three Amazing Things You'll Do With Aliens: Colonial Marines on the Wii UKotaku
E3 Impressions | Aliens: Colonial MarinesVideo Game Writers
First Aliens Wii U DetailsCubed3
GameSpot -Escapist Magazine -Digitaltrends.com
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