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Nokia teases new camera phone with snowy video
CNET by Luke Westaway February 22, 2012 9:10 AM PST Follow @lukewestaway With less than a week till Mobile World Congress 2012, Nokia drops a teaser video for a new camera phone. Question is, will it be a Symbian or Windows Phone device? Nokia to Unveil 'Pure View' at Mobile World Congress Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares Windows Phone holds little joy for Nokia as Symbian market share plummets |
February 22, 2012
Nokia teases new camera phone with snowy video – CNET
PlayStation Vita launch floats boatload of new games and more – CNET
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PlayStation Vita launch floats boatload of new games and more
CNET by Don Reisinger February 22, 2012 5:12 AM PST With the arrival of the PS Vita, Sony brings a host of new games to its PlayStation Store, as well as support for Netflix and Flickr. The game company delivered three augmented-reality titles to the … Joe tries out Vita, PlayStation's latest gadget Q&A: Sony's Game Design Chief Talks PlayStation Vita Netflix Brings TV Shows and Movies to PlayStation® Vita |
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WordPress Now Available For the BlackBerry PlayBook
Mashable Pocketnow is a Mashable publishing partner that offers a resource for smartphone reviews, news and video. The following article is reprinted with the publisher's permission. February 21 was a busy day for RIM and PlayBook owners alike. Sorry, RIM: The Playbook Still Sucks An E-Mail App Arrives for the BlackBerry Tablet BlackBerry PlayBook 2: 10 Reasons Why This Tablet Will Fail |
 Globe and Mail |
How the cookie crumbles. Safari user sues Google over privacy violations
VentureBeat The repercussions keep rolling in from the Wall Street Journal's expose that detailed how Google was bypassing the default privacy settings on Apple's Safari browser in order to place tracking cookies that followed users around the web. Safari user sues Google over browser privacy Google spies on iPhone users: Should the feds clamp down? Google, Microsoft tangle over tracking, online privacy |
February 21, 2012
Microsoft pooh-poohs latest Office for iPad report – CNET
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Microsoft pooh-poohs latest Office for iPad report
CNET by Josh Lowensohn February 21, 2012 12:19 PM PST Follow @Josh Microsoft says a report that it's nearly finished with a version of Office for iPad is "inaccurate." Microsoft's gone on the offensive about a report saying it's on the verge of publishing … Microsoft Mac Manager Denies Knowledge of Office for iPad Office for the iPad: Microsoft, Seize This Opportunity! Apple iPad getting Microsoft Office Suite? Sources say coming soon |
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Q&A: Sony's Game Design Chief Talks PlayStation Vita
Wired News By Chris Kohler LAS VEGAS — Shuhei Yoshida is confident in the PlayStation Vita, even in the face of stiffer-than-ever competition in the handheld games space. Vita's high-powered tech and console-quality software make it a great value for $ 250, … Sony Videogame Chief: High Hopes for Vita's US Launch What's PlayStation Vita got that my smartphone doesn't? Sony makes mobile gaming push with handheld Vita |
 Globe and Mail |
Nook Tablet Is Not Really a Kindle Fire Threat
PCWorld By Tony Bradley, PCWorld Barnes and Noble is preparing to launch a new Nook Tablet designed to go head-to-head with the Amazon Kindle Fire at $ 199. The Nook Tablet seems like a solid, capable device, but it is more likely to offer competition for … Barnes & Noble net income falls Barnes & Noble Intros Cheaper $ 199 Nook Tablet Amazon said to be launching 10-inch Kindle Fire in coming months |
New $199 Nook Tablet to compete with Fire – CNET
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New $ 199 Nook Tablet to compete with Fire
CNET by Roger Cheng February 21, 2012 6:07 AM PST Follow @RogerWCheng Company announces price cuts on the same day it posts a decline in quarterly profits. The new Nook Tablet, with half the memory, shaves $ 50 off the price of the original, … Barnes & Noble Targets Kindle Fire With 8GB Nook Tablet Barnes & Noble fiscal 3Q net income falls Barnes & Noble Launches $ 199 Nook Tablet |
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BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 software available for download
USA TODAY By Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY A lot has happened to Research In Motion since last April when the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet was introduced, most of it not good. RIM continued to see BlackBerry smartphones lose share against the iPhone and rivals from … RIM Finally Gives The PlayBook Email RIM Releases E-Mail for PlayBook 10 Months After Device Debut BlackBerry maker offers PlayBook software upgrade |
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Microsoft Office app coming to iPad?
CNET by Marguerite Reardon February 21, 2012 7:01 AM PST Follow @maggie_reardon The Daily reports that Microsoft may soon make its Office Suite app available for the Apple iPad, giving tablet users access to Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Microsoft Office for iPad pictured, will soon be submitted to Apple's App Store Office for iPad Rumor Surfaces Again Office for iPad for real? |
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 arrives, built-in e-mail and all – CNET
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BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 arrives, built-in e-mail and all
CNET by Don Reisinger February 21, 2012 4:47 AM PST If at first you don't succeed, they say. Still, although PlayBook owners will now have much of what they were hoping for in the first version, they're not getting everything. RIM Releases Latest PlayBook Operating System Blackberry Playbook 2.0 OS is now live RIM's PlayBook starts its second life today |
 New York Daily News |
Bill O'Reilly: President Obama, you and gas prices
Fox News By Bill O'Reilly Driving in from the LA airport yesterday I saw gas signs that said $ 4.50 a gallon… $ 4.50. All across the country we are now paying the highest gas prices at this time of year ever. But President Obama has said little about it. Gas prices: Could surge at pump derail recovery? Will Rising Gasoline Prices Derail The Economic Recovery? The debate on gas prices we should be having |
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Low-end Android Phones Gain Dual Cores and High-resolution Displays
PCWorld By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have announced new mid- and low-end Android-based smartphones. Samsung hopes to attract users with a dual-core processor, while LG is putting Android 4.0 on some of its new phones from … Samsung announces Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy mini 2, adds NFC and larger displays Samsung announces its Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy Mini 2 Samsung outs Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy Mini 2 |
Microsoft says Google bypassed IE privacy settings – CNET
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Microsoft says Google bypassed IE privacy settings
CNET By Steven Musil on Feb 21, 2012 In the wake of reports that Google had sidestepped privacy settings in Safari, Microsoft announced today it had discovered the Web giant had done the same with Internet Explorer. "When the IE team heard that Google had … Microsoft leaves privacy hole in browser, Google uses it Microsoft Says Google Circumvents IE Privacy Policies Too Not just Google: Facebook also bypasses privacy settings in IE |
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Lower Chinese court rules iPads should be pulled from retailers
CNET by Steven Musil February 20, 2012 5:37 PM PST Follow @stevenmusil Local decision not expected to have wide-reaching effect. Meanwhile, Apple reportedly threatens defamation lawsuit against Proview. A lower court in China has ruled that consumers can't … Apple threat to Proview over iPad dispute Chinese court calls for halt of iPad sales Price of the iPad Name: $ 55000 to $ 2 Billion |
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Microsoft confirms SkyDrive app for Windows 8
CNET by Steven Musil February 20, 2012 3:05 PM PST Follow @stevenmusil Integration to include Metro-style app and the ability to fetch files from across the Web, Microsoft reveals. SkyDrive, Microsoft's cloud storage product, will be get a Metro-style app … Microsoft to challenge iCloud with SkyDrive OS X client More upcoming SkyDrive features revealed: ODF documents, BitLocker key … Bigger files, remote access, OpenDocument, and more coming to SkyDrive |
February 20, 2012
Microsoft: Google bypassed IE privacy settings too – CNET
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Microsoft: Google bypassed IE privacy settings too
CNET by Steven Musil February 20, 2012 12:15 PM PST Follow @stevenmusil Discovery comes just days after Web giant was found to be sidestepping the user privacy preferences in Apple's Safari. In the wake of reports that Google had sidestepped privacy … Google tricks Internet Explorer into accepting tracking cookies, Microsoft claims Google bypasses IE privacy says Microsoft More Sneaky Business From Google: It Bypasses Internet Explorer Privacy … |
Photos show upgraded chip, bigger camera on iPad 3 – CNET
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Photos show upgraded chip, bigger camera on iPad 3
CNET By Jacqueline Seng on Feb 20, 2012 The logic board also houses a pair of 16GB Hynix flash memory chips, and another Apple-branded chip, possibly for power management. MacRumors reports (via a forum post on Chinese site WeiPhone) that the iPad 3 … Samsung reportedly tapping Chinese supplier to produce 'iPad 3' displays Wolverton to Apple: Please surprise me with the iPad 3 Evidence Points to Retina Display on the iPad 3 |
LG’s Optimus Vu has 5-inch 4:3 display – CNET
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LG's Optimus Vu has 5-inch 4:3 display
CNET By Aloysius Low on Feb 20, 2012 LG's latest smartphone/tablet, the Optimus Vu, certainly looks familiar. While it has a 5-inch IPS display with a 4:3 aspect ratio, it's outward appearance shares much in common with recently announced Prada phone by LG … Hands on: Samsung's Galaxy Note engages, perplexes LG Shows Off 5.5-inch Optimus Vu Battle of the Big Android Phones: LG Announces 5-inch Optimus Vu |
Social Media Week in Review: What you may have missed – CNET
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Social Media Week in Review: What you may have missed
CNET by Sree Sreenivasan February 19, 2012 2:16 PM PST Follow @sree Since it's so hard to keep up with everything that's shared on social media, here's a weekly guide to things that may have passed you by. OK, here's the dirty little secret of social media. Social media becoming everybody's business Facebook and Twitter become emergency management tools Social media analytics get easier to use |
 The Age |
Inspections Open at Apple Manufacturers in China
Voice of America 19 February 2012 Inspections Open at Apple Manufacturers in China TO DOWNLOAD the MP3 of this story, click on the MP3 link in the upper right corner of the page. Double-click any word to find the definition in the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary … Foxconn Plans to Lift Pay Sharply at Factories in China Apple iPad plant conditions better than the norm: agency Foxconn Auditor Finds 'Tons of Issues' |
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Transistor Made Using a Single Atom May Help Beat Moore's Law
BusinessWeek By Reg Gale Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) — Scientists have taken a first early step toward escaping the limits of a technological principle called Moore's Law by creating a working transistor using a single phosphorus atom. The atom was etched into a silicon … Transistor Made Using a Single Atom in Australia May Help Beat Moore's Law Nano-transistor breakthrough to offer billion times faster computer Physicists Create a Working Transistor From a Single Atom |
February 19, 2012
Android features that may elicit envy from iPhone owners (photos) – CNET
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Android features that may elicit envy from iPhone owners (photos)
CNET Google published a patent last week that allows users to interact with a smartphone or PC to unlock the device and perform one command. Guess what? HTC already offers something very similar in Android phones using its latest version of Sense. Android Community Weekly: February 18, 2012 HTC Sensation gets Android 4.0 port from HTC Endeavor Rumor Roundup: What To Expect From HTC At Mobile World Congress |
Single-atom transistor built with precise control – CNET
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Single-atom transistor built with precise control
CNET by Martin LaMonica February 19, 2012 10:00 AM PST Follow @mlamonica Seeking to keep Moore's Law on pace, researchers have developed a repeatable technique for assembling a single-atom version of the transistor–the building block of semiconductors and … Physicists Create a Working Transistor From a Single Atom ONE AND DONE: SINGLE-ATOM TRANSISTOR IS END OF MOORE'S LAW; MAY BE BEGINNING … Nano-transistor breakthrough to offer billion times faster computer |
Apple supplier Foxconn says it will raise salaries – CNET
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Apple supplier Foxconn says it will raise salaries
CNET by Edward Moyer February 19, 2012 12:18 PM PST Follow @edatnews The now infamous maker of parts for the iPad and the iPhone says it will increase worker salaries at factories in China, according to a report. Infamous Apple supplier Foxconn said this … Foxconn Plans to Lift Pay Sharply at Factories in China Apple iPad plant conditions better than the norm: agency Foxconn Auditor Finds 'Tons of Issues' |
 Tech Gadgets Web |
Apple Settles Class Action Lawsuit: iPhone 4 Owners Receive $ 15 or Free Case
PC Magazine By David Murphy It's time for iPhone owners to get themselves a tasty treat, fifteen awesome prizes from the dollar store, or a brand-new case for their now-antiquated iPhone 4 smartphones. The class-action lawsuit has been settled! Settlement reached in iPhone 4 antennagate suit Apple Settles IPhone 4 'Antennagate' Class-action Lawsuit 'Antennagate' class action lawsuit resolved, iPhone 4 owners entitled to $ 15 … |
 Technorati |
Apple iPad 3 Pictured for the First Time
Technorati People have been waiting for a long time to see what the next generation Apple iPad would look like, especially after all the rumors online. Some of those rumors involved the size of display at 2048 x 1536, the largest iPad display, and tablet display … iPad 3 leak tips sleeker edges and 8MP camera Help! When's the best time to sell my old iPad? Alleged 'iPad 3' photos showcase larger camera, tapered case |
DARPA plans ‘Avatar’ surrogate robots – CNET
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DARPA plans 'Avatar' surrogate robots
CNET by Tim Hornyak February 19, 2012 9:05 AM PST Follow @robotopia The agency apparently wants to create remotely operated bipedal machines that could perform some soldiering duties. Flying dragons not included. Could soldiers of the future fight battles … DARPA Wants to Give Soldiers Robot Surrogates, Avatar Style Project Avatar: US military researches ways for soldiers to control robot … DARPA takes page from James Cameron, plans to invest in avatars |
LG Optimus Vu–another 5-inch, pen-friendly Android phone – CNET
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LG Optimus Vu–another 5-inch, pen-friendly Android phone
CNET by Eric Mack February 19, 2012 9:29 AM PST Follow @ericcmack LG has been touting the Vu's 4:3 aspect ratio and the 5-inch phone's size on an HTML5 micro-site. Today it's official–another big boy phone will debut in Korea soon. Hands on: Samsung's Galaxy Note engages, perplexes Samsung Galaxy Note review [Video] Is A Galaxy Note 10.1 Tablet On The Horizon? |
 The Mac Observer |
MacOS KenDensed: Hello Mountain Lion & Apple's Straight-shooting CEO
The Mac Observer Apple had a few surprises for us this week. First was the announcement of OS X Mountain Lion, the second was CEO Tim Cook's presentation at a Goldman Sachs conference. There were more, but Mac OS Ken's Ken Ray had so much to say on these two topics … Did Apple unveil OS X 10.8 last week to preempt Windows 8? Mac OS X Mountain Lion's Gatekeeper Not Enough to Fight Malware Apple's new OS X tightens screws on some malware |
With Mountain Lion, Apple brings iOS and OS X a big step closer – CNET
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With Mountain Lion, Apple brings iOS and OS X a big step closer
CNET by Kent German February 16, 2012 5:31 AM PST Follow @KentGerman In addition to bringing many iOS features to the Mac, the latest version of OS X–Mountain Lion–further unifies the user experience while adding new security protection. Mountain Lion focuses on Cocoa, drops X11 and deprecates Carbon Core Apple, Microsoft to duel in '12 with OS upgrades Apple gives the Gray Lady the cold shoulder |
February 18, 2012
Help! When’s the best time to sell my old iPad? – CNET
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Help! When's the best time to sell my old iPad?
CNET by Marguerite Reardon February 17, 2012 12:35 PM PST Follow @maggie_reardon The iPad 3 launch is just around the corner, which means if you're thinking of trading up, now's the time to sell your old iPad. It's that time of year again when Apple … Evidence Points to Retina Display on the iPad 3 Purported Next-Gen iPad Display Caught And Examined; 2048×1536 Resolution … Image of the iPad 3 Retina Display surfaces |
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Google's embarrassing Safari exploit
Los Angeles Times The Wall Street Journal led its paper Friday with a story on what appeared to be an egregious privacy violation by Google: The advertisements from its DoubleClick subsidiary found a way to track users of Apple's Safari browser even if it was set to … Google cracks privacy protections in iPhones, Macs, Stanford says Google slammed for latest privacy breach Federal lawmakers question if Google violated FTC agreement |
 Christian Science Monitor |
Microsoft's new Windows 8 logo: This one looks like a window
CNET by Jay Greene February 17, 2012 10:36 AM PST Follow @iamjaygreene The software giant continues its march toward releasing its upcoming operating system, debuting a new logo that does away with the flaglike design of Windows past. Microsoft Unveils Bland, Blue Windows 8 Logo Microsoft explains bland new Windows logo Windows 8 Logo Is Actually a Window |
February 17, 2012
Is this the iPad 3′s Retina Display? – CNET
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Is this the iPad 3's Retina Display?
CNET by Josh Lowensohn February 17, 2012 3:22 PM PST Follow @Josh A purported photo of the iPad 3's display has cropped up, with a microscopic inspection showing it to have more pixels than the current model. The purported screen of an iPad 3 unit, … New microscope photos point to Retina Display iPad Examination of iPad 3 Screen Reveals Retina Goodness iPad 3 Retina Display allegedly confirmed |
Feds to automakers: Block drivers’ tweets, texts, surfing – CNET
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Feds to automakers: Block drivers' tweets, texts, surfing
CNET by Don Reisinger February 17, 2012 10:04 AM PST The US Department of Transportation has proposed guidelines that would limit driving activities to, well, driving. Several states around the US have enacted laws limiting what people can do while driving, … NHTSA: No more Facebook while driving U.S. Calls for Ban on In-Car Social Networking While Driving LaHood: Automakers should block texts, tweets and browsing |
 PC Pro |
Microsoft unveils new, more window-like logo for Windows 8
Los Angeles Times By Nathan Olivarez-Giles With Windows 8, Microsoft will dump the familiar multicolored flag logos that have adorned Windows for the last two decades in favor of something much … blockier. The new Windows 8 logo isn't a flag, it's a block made up of … Microsoft Unveils Bland, Blue Windows 8 Logo Windows 8 Logo Is Actually a Window Microsoft's new Windows 8 logo: This one looks like a window |
 Wired News |
Google Busted With Hand in Safari-Browser Cookie Jar
Wired News By Ryan Singel Google intentionally circumvented the default privacy settings of Apple's Safari browser, using a backdoor to set cookies on browsers set to reject them, in the latest privacy debacle for the search and advertising giant. Google Violated IPhone Users' Privacy, Stanford Study Finds Was Google's hand caught in cookie jar over Safari privacy settings? The lowdown on Google's Safari tracking cookies |
Why Apple is winning – CNET
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Why Apple is winning
CNET by Molly Wood February 17, 2012 10:21 AM PST Follow @mollywood Apple is on a tear: shares up over $ 100 in a month, big product launches looming and a massive untapped market of tablet and computer buyers. Here's why it won't slow down anytime soon. Mountain Lion vs. Windows 8: Oh, So Very Different Mountain Lion vs Windows 8: Two Different Paths to Platform Convergence Microsoft Office On The iPad? Don't Hold Your Breath |
Google wins slide-to-unlock patent as Apple battle heats up – CNET
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Google wins slide-to-unlock patent as Apple battle heats up
CNET by Don Reisinger February 17, 2012 7:38 AM PST The search giant's patent provides for a unlocking method that also lets users perform at least one command, like placing a call or opening an application. Who would have thought a simple slide-to-unlock … German Court Rules In Apple's Favor In Two Touchscreen Verdicts Patents: Apple wins over Motorola in 'slide-to-unlock' ruling Android now paying the price for iOS similarities |
Preview: OS X Mountain Lion – CNET
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Preview: OS X Mountain Lion
CNET By Kent German on Feb 17, 2012 In addition to bringing many iOS features to the Mac, the latest version of OS X–Mountain Lion–further unifies the user experience while adding new security features. There's a good reason that people use the word … Apple's Mac OS X 'Mountain Lion,' Windows 8 Poised for Fight Apple's OS X Mountain Lion brings more iPad to the Mac Apple's new operating system set for release |
Security experts: Apple did Mac OS X Gatekeeper right – CNET
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Security experts: Apple did Mac OS X Gatekeeper right
CNET by Elinor Mills February 16, 2012 2:16 PM PST Follow @elinormills The technology gives users choice in how secure they want their systems, but most people will stick with the more safe default mode that runs only trusted code. Apple Previews Mac OS X 'Mountain Lion' Apple, Microsoft to duel in '12 with OS upgrades Older Macs voted off the Mountain Lion island |
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Apple wins German injunction against Motorola over 'slide-to-unlock'
Apple Insider By AppleInsider Staff A ruling handed down by the Munich I Regional Court on Thursday found that a number of Motorola products had infringed on Apple's slide-to-unlock patent, resulting in a permanent injunction against any offending devices. Apple scores win against Motorola in German patent battle Patents: Apple wins over Motorola in 'slide-to-unlock' ruling Nothing permanent about Apple's ban on Motorola |
 Los Angeles Times |
Facebook verifying celebrity accounts, allowing pseudonyms
Los Angeles Times By Nathan Olivarez-Giles Facebook, following the lead of Twitter and Google+, is verifying user accounts and allowing for pseudonyms. But the verification and policy change on nicknames — Facebook has previously mandated that users use their legal … Facebook rolls out 'verified accounts,' celeb nicknames Facebook Launches Verified Accounts and Pseudonyms Facebook launches verified accounts, pseudonyms |
February 16, 2012
Apple Mac OS X ‘Mountain Lion’ takes more bites out of iOS – CNET
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Apple Mac OS X 'Mountain Lion' takes more bites out of iOS
CNET by Josh Lowensohn February 16, 2012 5:31 AM PST Follow @Josh Apple's giving developers a preview of the next version of Mac OS X today called Mountain Lion. The software, due out this summer, once again brings over features from Apple's iOS. Apple to Bring IPhone, IPad Features to Mac Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Apple unveils Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion coming this summer |
February 15, 2012
What the PS Vita really needs: versatility – CNET
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What the PS Vita really needs: versatility
CNET by Scott Stein February 15, 2012 2:47 PM PST Follow @jetscott Sony's next-gen gaming handheld has impressive hardware and promising games. While some say a dedicated gaming device can survive, the Vita will need to be flexible to stay alive. Outdoors or Inside, Sony Offers Users a Perpetual Game Review: Sony PlayStation Vita handheld gaming system Unboxing the Sony PlayStation Vita |
 Globe and Mail |
Developers say Apple needs to overhaul iOS user information security
Ars Technica By Chris Foresman | Published February 15, 2012 5:15 PM The controversy that erupted when it was discovered that the social network Path was accessing and uploading iPhone users' contact databases without permission has served to publicize the fact … What I'd like to see in a new Apple TV Apple to ban stealthy iPhone contact data harvesting Apple Tightens Rules on Apps That Access Users' Addresses |
 CTV.ca |
Cisco challenges Microsoft takeover of Skype in EU
The Seattle Times Networking company Cisco said Wednesday that it is challenging Microsoft's $ 8.5 billion takeover of Skype at the European Union's top court to ensure Microsoft won't block other video conferencing services. By GABRIELE STEINHAUSER AP Business Writer No … Cisco warns EU about the bleak future of video chat from Microsoft/Skype Wah! Wah! Mommy, Skype won't play with me Cisco to appeal Microsoft-Skype deal in European court |
LightSquared blew it, and here’s why – CNET
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LightSquared blew it, and here's why
CNET by Roger Cheng February 15, 2012 3:00 PM PST Follow @RogerWCheng LightSquared may have had a great case for building its wireless network, but the fledgling company lacked the political tact to see it through. LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja delivers a … LightSquared May Seek Airwaves Swap To Revive Plan LightSquared schemes spectrum swap LightSquared Says It's Committed to Solution and Criticizes FCC |
My PS Vita case is a sock – CNET
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My PS Vita case is a sock
CNET by Scott Stein February 15, 2012 12:37 PM PST Follow @jetscott I have a PS Vita, and here's what I'm using to protect it. Yes, it's a clean sock. Turned inside-out, of course, to keep away lint. Low-cut, I might add, to eliminate unneeded tube-sock. Outdoors or Inside, Sony Offers Users a Perpetual Game Unboxing the Sony PlayStation Vita Review: Sony PlayStation Vita handheld gaming system |
 USA TODAY |
Falcone's LightSquared May Seek Airwaves Swap To Revive Plan
Wall Street Journal By Greg Bensinger Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Philip Falcone's LightSquared may seek to exchange its wireless airwave licenses for similar ones operated by the US Department of Defense, in a last-ditch effort to revive its … FCC Plans to Nix Wireless Network That May Jam GPS FCC blocks LightSquared's mobile broadband network The FCC Squares Away the LightSquared Dilemma |
Globe and Mail |
Apple to ban stealthy iPhone contact data harvesting
Computerworld By Gregg Keizer Computerworld – Shortly after two US Congressmen asked Apple to answer questions about iPhone and iPad apps that snatch users' contact lists without permission, the Cupertino, Calif. company promised it will address the issue with a … Apple releases Contact Data Privacy statement Congressmen say Apple has explaining to do; Apple's ready Apple Says Grabbing Address Book Data Is an iOS Policy Violation |
Samsung Galaxy Note throwdown: A big phone or small tablet? – CNET
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Samsung Galaxy Note throwdown: A big phone or small tablet?
CNET Chances are you've a least heard of the Samsung Galaxy Note, the big 5.3 inch mobile gadget that can either be used like a tablet or like a traditional cell phone. So said Samsung in its splashy Super Bowl ad that blatantly took a swipe at Apple … Samsung Galaxy Note (AT&T) Sweden Gets Europe's First LTE Smartphone Samsung looks to push boundaries with Galaxy Note |
Are Chinese factory workers getting just $8 for every iPad sale? – CNET
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Are Chinese factory workers getting just $ 8 for every iPad sale?
CNET by Don Reisinger February 15, 2012 7:06 AM PST Apple's supply chain is once again in the crosshairs, after a South Korean newspaper today reported that Chinese factory workers are paid substantially less than their counterparts elsewhere around the … Reports say iPad may shrink, but what's your ideal tablet size? Chinese Workers Get Only $ 8 From Each Apple iPad 2 Proview Pushes for Expanded iPad Ban, But Will China Allow It? |
CBC.ca |
FCC plans to kill wireless broadband network that threatens to jam some GPS …
Washington Post NEW YORK — Federal officials plan to kill a private company's plans to start a national high-speed wireless broadband network after concluding it would in some cases jam personal-navigation and other GPS devices. The Federal Communications Commission … Lights out for LightSquared Agencies Move to Kill LightSquared LTE Plans Over GPS Issue LightSquared Blow Gives Falcone Few Options to Salvage Value |
 Wired News |
Hands On: Motorola Droid 4 Pushes <em>Most</em> of the Right Buttons
Wired News By Mike Isaac Like the crack epidemic of the 1980s, RIM's BlackBerry handsets created a generation of telephone typists addicted to phone-based correspondence. We quickly came to expect — nay, demand — instant responses to our e-mails, … Motorola Droid 4 vs. Apple iPhone 4S: Verizon Smartphone Showdown Torn between two Motorola Droids: Droid 4 or Droid Razr Maxx Droid 4 Teardown: Four Findings |
Motorola Droid Razr Maxx vs. Samsung Galaxy Nexus (video) – CNET
 Everything Android |
Motorola Droid Razr Maxx vs. Samsung Galaxy Nexus (video)
CNET by Jessica Dolcourt February 14, 2012 4:33 PM PST Follow @jdolcourt Verizon stacked its deck with some of the strongest smartphones around, including two CNET Editors' Choice Award winners, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx. Motorola Droid 4 vs. Apple iPhone 4S: Verizon Smartphone Showdown Droid 4 Teardown: Business in the Front, a Gluey Mess in the Back Droid 4 Teardown: Four Findings |