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For Google TV, a Sharp Turn Away From Apple TV
Google TV may offer the polar opposite television experience when compared to Apple TV.
Google - AppleTv - Search - Apple - Search Engines
Google - AppleTv - Search - Apple - Search Engines
Why Android Is Stealing Share from iOS
It's no accident that Android is emerging as the leading mobile operating system--or that Apple's contender is fading.
Apple - Android - Mobile operating system - Handhelds - Google
Apple - Android - Mobile operating system - Handhelds - Google
Report: HP Sues Mark Hurd
Mark Hurd is being sued by HP.
Mark Hurd - Larry Ellison - Hewlett-Packard - Oracle - Oracle Corporation
Mark Hurd - Larry Ellison - Hewlett-Packard - Oracle - Oracle Corporation
Kindle 3 Teardown: What’s Inside Your E-book Reader?
Ever wonder what’s inside your Kindle 3? The folks at EEVblog have completed dissected Amazon’s famous e-reader to reveal the guts of this portable device.
E-book - Amazon Kindle - Amazon - Readers - Amazon.com
E-book - Amazon Kindle - Amazon - Readers - Amazon.com
Hurd's Job: Sell Oracle's Exadata Vision
The ascendancy of former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd to a co-president slot at Oracle could give the vendor's strategy of selling integrated systems a boost...
Mark Hurd - Hewlett-Packard - Oracle Corporation - Oracle - Larry Ellison
Mark Hurd - Hewlett-Packard - Oracle Corporation - Oracle - Larry Ellison
Symantec Updates Enterprise Vault, Ties to Microsoft Cloud Apps
Symantec Tuesday unveiled updated storage and backup gear, giving Enterprise Vault 9.0 new tools for lawyers.
Microsoft - Enterprise Vault - Backup - Site Management - Storage
Microsoft - Enterprise Vault - Backup - Site Management - Storage
IPhone 4 Wi-Fi Proves a Challenge for University
The iPhone 4 is the first to use 802.11n for Wi-Fi connectivity. But it runs only in the crowded 2.4GHz band.
IPhone - IEEE 802.11n-2009 - ISM band - Handhelds - Smartphones
IPhone - IEEE 802.11n-2009 - ISM band - Handhelds - Smartphones
Samsung Fascinate Completes Galaxy S Grand Slam
Launching the Fascinate with Verizon this week completes Samsung's strategy of offering the same Galaxy S Android smartphone platform through all four major wireless carriers.
Android - Smartphone - Samsung Group - Verizon - Samsung
Android - Smartphone - Samsung Group - Verizon - Samsung
LG Announces Smartphones With Dual-core Processor
LG on Tuesday announced new smartphones with dual-core processors.
Smartphone - processor - Hardware - Components - Multi-core processor
Smartphone - processor - Hardware - Components - Multi-core processor
Send HTML E-mail From Your IPhone With MarkdownMail
If you’ve ever wanted to spice up your iOS device’s e-mail messages with a little styled text, you’ve run up against one of the limitations of Apple's mobile...
Apple - IPhone - Smartphones - Handhelds - App Store
Apple - IPhone - Smartphones - Handhelds - App Store
HTML5 May Help Web Pages Talk, Listen
The World Wide Consortium is investigating integrating speech capabilities into Web standard
HTML5 - World Wide Web - HTML - Data Formats - Google
HTML5 - World Wide Web - HTML - Data Formats - Google
ACLU, Other Groups Sue U.S. Government Over Border Laptop Searches
The ACLU and other groups file a lawsuit challenging a U.S. policy allowing border agents to search electronic devices without suspecting wrongdoing.
American Civil Liberties Union - Federal government of the United States - Lawsuit - United States - Anwar al-Awlaki
American Civil Liberties Union - Federal government of the United States - Lawsuit - United States - Anwar al-Awlaki
Companies Combine for Self-service Private Cloud
MomentumSI is leading a coalition of companies to offer private cloud services.
Cloud computing - Business - United States - Minnesota - Saint Cloud
Cloud computing - Business - United States - Minnesota - Saint Cloud
Ping Attracts 1 Million Users in 48 Hours
Apple announced last week that more than one million users signed up for Ping in the service's first 48 hours of availability. Ping, as apparently a million of...
Apple - iTunes - Social network - 48 Hours - Facebook
Apple - iTunes - Social network - 48 Hours - Facebook
Know Your Touch Screens
Ever since the iPhone, gadget makers of all kinds got busy replacing real buttons with virtual ones on touch screens, but touch alone isn't what the new generation is all about.
iPhone - Touchscreen - Smartphone - Handhelds - Apple
iPhone - Touchscreen - Smartphone - Handhelds - Apple
Nike Releases New Nike+ GPS App for Runners
Nike has released Nike+ GPS, a new app for runners, in the App Store. As the name promises, this new app's main advantage is live GPS tracking while you run. It...
App Store - Global Positioning System - Nike - IPhone - Nike+
App Store - Global Positioning System - Nike - IPhone - Nike+
Nike Releases New Nike+ GPS App for Runners
The app can track your route and upload it -- along with the rest of your run data -- to Nikeplus.com, Nike's Web service and community for gadget-enabled runners.
Global Positioning System - Nike+ - IPhone - Nikeplus.com - Web service
Global Positioning System - Nike+ - IPhone - Nikeplus.com - Web service
Samsung Fascinate Crashes Verizon's Droid Party
The phone, which Verizon will start selling this week, is sort of a midway point between HTC's Droid Incredible and Motorola's Droid X.
Motorola - Droid - Verizon - Android - Smartphone
Motorola - Droid - Verizon - Android - Smartphone
The Pros and Cons of Craigslist’s Shutdown of the Adult Services Section
Opponents say the decision to close the section is a good idea, but others say the end of the Adult Services section is a blow to free speech, and is unlikely to stop illegal activity on Craigslist or anywhere else online.
Craigslist - Freedom of speech - Crime - Adult Services - Craig Newmark
Craigslist - Freedom of speech - Crime - Adult Services - Craig Newmark
