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and Verizon, along with Texas Instruments, have achieved a remarkable
level of feature integration with their built-in Wi-Fi hot spot. But
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Wikileaks editor skips NYC hacker event
Julian
Assange, public face of a Web site that posted a video embarrassing to
the U.S. military, doesn't seem to want to get too friendly with
inquisitive Homeland Security agents. More
RIM to Apple: BullNewsChris Matyszczyk
In
a strongly worded statement, RIM, maker of the BlackBerry, refutes
Steve Jobs' press conference claim that all smartphones, including the
BlackBerry, have antenna problems. More
Electric vehicles approach the starting line
The
electric RAV4 made by Tesla and Toyota will join an increasingly
crowded field of electric vehicles. We take a look at the major models
planned by large automakers and start-ups. More
At Woods Hole, conquering the deep ocean
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Trip 2010: In a quest to uncover secrets of the deep, scientists at the
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute have developed cutting-edge software
and a series of high-tech underwater vehicles. More
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Here
are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including
the Samsung Vibrant, a Samsung plasma TV, and an Asus Eee PC Netbook. More
Feds look for Wikileaks founder at NYC hacker event
Homeland
Security agents appear at a hacker conference in Manhattan on Friday
looking for Julian Assange, who is scheduled to speak Saturday,
according to organizers. More
Pin-studded nano beads match drugs to diseases
Researchers
may soon be able to test an infinite number of possibilities for drug
treatments in a single step thanks to Lab-on-Bead technology,
researchers say. More
Costly data plans; Android vs. BBerry CNET's
Maggie Reardon answers question about how to avoid getting a data
contract on a family plan and comparing the new Droids to BlackBerry
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Take a look at some of the upcoming electric cars planned for release
in the next two years.
Social Network' trailer inspires parody, hype
Film
bloggers are practically drooling over the first look at footage from
the upcoming film about Facebook. Meanwhile, there's now a hilarious
parody about MySpace. More
Apple
addressing iPhone 4 issues Friday?
Apple is holding a press event regarding the iPhone 4 at 10
a.m., according to a report from CNET blogger Jim Dalrymple.
Recall, free rubber bumpers, or something else?
1 hour, 52 minutes ago (Posted in Circuit Breaker by
Erica Ogg)
HP
shelving its Android tablet?
Sources tell AllThingsD that the Android slate won't ship by
year's end as planned. Perhaps HP is reconsidering its multi-OS
tablet strategy in light of the Palm acquisition.
(Posted in Business
Tech by John Paczkowski, AllThingsD)
Google finds
perks in its Wikipedia translations
It's nice for Wikipedia fans that Google helps fund and foster
translation work. It's also nice for Google's own translation
technology.
(Posted in Deep Tech
by Stephen Shankland)
Turbine maker
buys into community wind
Southwest Windpower, a manufacturer of small wind turbines,
acquires Deerpath Energy, which develops projects with many such
turbines.
(Posted in Green Tech
by Martin LaMonica)
IBM announces
$100 million health care initiative
IBM plans to enlist some of its own leading scientists and
technologists, as well as new hires, to develop new technologies
and business processes for health care and insurance providers.
(Posted in Health
Tech by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore)
iOS 4.1
update released to developers
It includes the signal bar display change, but it's not yet
clear whether this software update has the fix for the reported
antenna-related problems some iPhone 4 users are having.
(Posted in Circuit
Breaker by Erica Ogg)
Even if it isn't aiming to make a
profit this year, Redmond is looking for Bing to make more than
baby steps in its second year. • Reflecting
on Bing's first year
Today's green news
Exxon cultivates its algae biofuels
program; solar structures offer self-sufficiency in disaster;
Hawaii wind farm to synchronize with needs.
Korean
machine-gun robots start DMZ duty
Samsung's SGR-1 robot has already starred in an action film. Now
the machine gun-toting badass is taking on intruders along Korea's
DMZ.
(Posted in Crave by Tim
Hornyak)
Exxon Mobil
growing its algae biofuels program
Researchers from Exxon and partner Synthetic Genomics plan to
use the facility to test whether large-scale quantities of
affordable fuel can be produced from algae.
(Posted in Green Tech
by Reuters)
Twitter's
@earlybird: Not the most magical debut
Giving away free tickets to a movie that's raking in one
terrible review after another might not be the best PR for
Twitter's new daily-deals service.
(Posted in The
Social by Caroline McCarthy)
PR pros sound
off on iPhone uproar
Apple's handling of the iPhone 4 antenna problem has, to put it
charitably, not gone over well. We went to some PR experts to ask
them what they would do.
(Posted in Circuit
Breaker by Erica Ogg)
Chicken came
before egg, evidence suggests
British scientists claim they've solved one of life's great
mysteries, saying the proof is in a protein found in chickens'
ovaries, used to form an eggshell.
(Posted in Cutting
Edge by Tucker Reals)
Report: Apple
buys mapping company Poly9
Apple has reportedly acquired Canada-based Poly9 and moved the
majority of its employees to California. It would be the second
mapping company that Apple has purchased in less than a year.
(Posted in Apple by Jim
Dalrymple)
Alleged
Russian spy worked for Microsoft
An alleged Russian spy, the 12th one the U.S. government has
identified as a sleeper agent, worked as a software tester for
Microsoft, The Washington Post reports.
(Posted in The Digital
Home by Don Reisinger)
CareCenter MD
takes cables out of hospital rooms
Cardiac Science Corporation this week unveils a PC-based
wireless diagnostic workstation that supports both resting ECG and
stress testing.
(Posted in Health
Tech by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore)
Windows Phone
7 training kit hits beta
Following this week's beta of Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools,
Microsoft releases the beta of a training kit that teaches how to
write apps for the platform.
(Posted in Microsoft by Lance
Whitney)
Court:
Indecency rules don't make tech sense
The Internet, YouTube, and Twitter
have changed the way Americans consume media--and mean that the
FCC's restrictions on seven dirty words should no longer be
constitutional, a federal appeals court says.
A copyright
ruling no one can like
For once, the RIAA and the people
they're taking to court agree on something: that a judge's decision
in the closely watched Tenenbaum lawsuit only muddies the legal
waters of file sharing.
eBay served
with $3.8 billion patent suit
The plaintiff in the suit, XPRT Ventures, claims that eBay
filched trade secrets from XPRT patent applications that it then
worked into PayPal technology.
(Posted in Digital
Media by Caroline McCarthy)
NPD: Early
Office 2010 sales 'disappointing'
Early numbers show lackluster sales for Microsoft's Office
2010--at least when compared to its predecessor. Why? Bad timing,
not enough features.
(Posted in Web
Crawler by Josh Lowensohn)
Microsoft
reflects on Bing's first year
At the company's search event in San Francisco, Redmond says
that while it's made some gains, "we are still a 'low-share
player.'"
(Posted in Beyond
Binary by Ina Fried)
Microsoft
makes pitches to partners
roundup The software giant makes a
series of announcements to kick off its partner confab in D.C.,
including updates on Windows 7 and Azure.
Driving
laser-wielding QB telepresence robot
CNET blogger Tim Hornyak "robotted
in" to Anybots to test-drive the start-up's QB 'bot. Crashing it
into walls was fun, but is it worth the $15,000 price tag?
HP's Snapfish
acquires video host Motionbox
HP-owned photo and video site Snapfish has acquired video host
Motionbox. The pickup brings considerable video chops to HP's
photo-focused site. (Posted in Web
Crawler by Josh Lowensohn)
Boeing taps
hydrogen for Phantom Eye UAV
The prototype unmanned aircraft, intended to join the ranks of
surveillance drones, is expected to make its debut flight in early
2011. (Posted in Cutting
Edge by Jonathan E. Skillings)
MIT produces
fibers that can speak, hear
Imagine clothing made of fibers whose electrical properties
include the ability to register and produce sound. MIT researchers
are experimenting with such fibers. (Posted in Deep Tech
by Stephen Shankland)
iPhone with
Wi-Fi heading to China?
Apple's phone with Wi-Fi capability could be allowed in China
soon, recently clearing a major hurdle when it received a Chinese
network access license. (Posted in Circuit
Breaker by Erica Ogg)
HP mum on
Windows, flexible on displays
Palm's WebOS will help HP get in the mobile market with slates
and smartphones, but long-term it's also looking at making waves
with displays. (Posted in Relevant Results by
Tom Krazit)
RIAA: Lime
Wire hid cash to avoid paying damages
Founder of the file-sharing software maker transferred company
funds into a trust controlled by his family. Big music labels say
the money belongs to them. (Posted in Media
Maverick by Greg Sandoval)
New Apple TV
to offer 99-cent rentals?
Report from NewTeeVee claims an as-yet announced Apple TV will
boast 99-cent show rentals to help the platform match other
TV-streaming services. (Posted in The Digital
Home by Don Reisinger)
How to use
YouTube's video editor
YouTube now has a tool that lets you edit and splice together
your videos. Want to know how to use it? We'll show you how in five
easy steps. (Posted in Web
Crawler by Josh Lowensohn)
Facebook to
promote new U.K. safety app
Britain's online child-safety agency had wanted Facebook to
install a mandatory "panic button" throughout the site. The social
network disagreed, but is promoting the agency's app and fan
page. (Posted in The
Social by Caroline McCarthy)
Google App
Inventor woos early Android coders
Trying to get a new generation of developers to imprint on its
mobile phone operating system, Google releases a programming tool
for novice coders. (Posted in Deep Tech
by Stephen Shankland)
Sunday, July 11
House votes to
block porn on government PCs
House of Representatives votes
239-182 to prohibit "viewing pornography" on government-funded
computers, a requirement that could mandate filters at defense and
civilian contractors.
In Vietnam,
iPhone 4 is pricey status symbol
Forget bragging about getting a
bargain. For Vietnam's status seekers, Apple's latest phone is fast
becoming a luxury item to show off.
Top-rated reviews
of the week (photos)
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past
week, including the LG Sentio, the Creative Labs ZiiSound D5
speaker bar, and the NEC MultiSync PA271W display.
Blizzard
backs off real-name forum mandate
Days after announcing a plan that would have required users to
use their real first and last names on its online forums, WoW
developer listens to user gripes and reverses its stance.
(Posted in Crave by
Leslie Katz)
Want more
followers? Twitter may help you buy some
The company is discussing another revenue generator, sources
tell All Things Digital. Think of it as a "Promoted Tweeter"
product, which highlights specific user accounts.
(Posted in Digital
Media by Peter Kafka, AllThingsD)
YouTube now
supports 4k-resolution videos
The popular video-sharing site is now supporting 4k, an
industry-standard format that makes 1080p-resolution clips look
tiny, by comparison.
(Posted in Web
Crawler by Josh Lowensohn)
Brain
'pacemaker': Smarter Parkinson's care?
Scientists are working on a biomimetic chip called ReNaChip that
could advance current treatments by making deep brain stimulation
more precise.
(Posted in Crave by
Leslie Katz)
Google
fine-tunes its China weather vane
news analysis Securing the
renewal of its Internet license in China shows Google is getting
better at reading the Chinese government's wishes.
(Posted in Relevant Results by
Tom Krazit)
Facebook's
privacy policies hit a language barrier
As the social network expands overseas, it will come to blows
with countries that have very different ideas of what a corporation
can do with users' private information.
(Posted in The
Social by Caroline McCarthy)
Apple sues
resellers over power adapters
Three companies that sell power adapters that Apple believes
infringe upon its patents have been hit with a lawsuit.
(Posted in Apple by Tom
Krazit)
Google Street
View gets back on the road
After being sidelined over unauthorized collection of people's
Wi-Fi data, Street View cars hit the road again in some countries,
but will no longer collect any such data.
(Posted in Digital
Media by Tom Espiner)
Friday, July 09
Facebook and
privacy: Lost in translation
As the social network expands
overseas, it will come to blows with countries that have very
different ideas of what a corporation can do with users' private
information.
Blizzard
backs off real-name forum mandate
Days after announcing a plan that would have required users to
use their real first and last names on its online forums, WoW
developer listens to user gripes and reverses its stance.
(Posted in Crave by
Leslie Katz)
Want more
followers? Twitter may help you buy some
The company is discussing another revenue generator, sources
tell All Things Digital. Think of it as a "Promoted Tweeter"
product, which highlights specific user accounts.
(Posted in Digital
Media by Peter Kafka, AllThingsD)
YouTube now
supports 4k-resolution videos
The popular video-sharing site is now supporting 4k, an
industry-standard format that makes 1080p-resolution clips look
tiny, by comparison.
(Posted in Web
Crawler by Josh Lowensohn)
Brain
'pacemaker': Smarter Parkinson's care?
Scientists are working on a biomimetic chip called ReNaChip that
could advance current treatments by making deep brain stimulation
more precise.
(Posted in Crave by
Leslie Katz)
Apple sues
resellers over power adapters
Three companies that sell power adapters that Apple believes
infringe upon its patents have been hit with a lawsuit.
(Posted in Apple by Tom
Krazit)
Google Street
View gets back on the road
After being sidelined over unauthorized collection of people's
Wi-Fi data, Street View cars hit the road again in some countries,
but will no longer collect any such data.
(Posted in Digital
Media by Tom Espiner)
NSA
offers explanation of Perfect Citizen
Claiming that a Wall Street Journal story about Perfect Citizen
was inaccurate, the federal agency offers its own take on the
project but serves up few details.
(Posted in Security by
Lance Whitney)
Pew: Gen Y to
remain active social networkers
Pew Internet Research completes a survey of "tech experts" over
how users of social-networking tools plan to use their favorite
services 10 years from now.
(Posted in The Digital
Home by Don Reisinger)
With Facebook
Gifts demise, Credits are maturing
Now Facebook can focus its e-commerce efforts on third parties
using the platform, not on a restrictive internal product that was
great as a test but ultimately a resource drain.
(Posted in The
Social by Caroline McCarthy)
NTP sues
Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others
The tiny company, which battled RIM in court for five years, now
is suing six of the world's largest cell phone makers for allegedly
infringing on its patents.
(Posted in Signal
Strength by Marguerite Reardon)
House votes to
block porn on government PCs
House of Representatives votes
239-182 to prohibit "viewing pornography" on government-funded
computers, a requirement that could mandate filters at defense and
civilian contractors.
Adobe: Flash
to take 3D graphics plunge
Game developers will hear in October
about a new dimension coming to Flash Player, challenging native 3D
interfaces and WebGL.
Microsoft
hooks Bing to LeBron's 'Decision'
Microsoft is one of the official sponsors of LeBron James'
ridiculous television special, "The Decision," which will give Bing
great exposure but could backfire.
(Posted in Relevant Results by
Tom Krazit)
Microsoft to
patch Windows, Office flaws
The software maker says that it will patch several critical
vulnerabilities, including a Windows Help Center flaw that had been
publicly disclosed by a researcher at Google.
(Posted in Beyond
Binary by Ina Fried)
Facebook flick
filming in U.K., premiering in N.Y.
Anticipation continues to build over the star-studded "Social
Network" with the announcement that it'll be the kickoff event at
the New York Film Festival.
(Posted in The
Social by Caroline McCarthy)
Facebook buys
NextStop, will shut it down
The travel recommendation service will disappear as of September
1, and its creators plan to release its database under a Creative
Commons license.
(Posted in The
Social by Caroline McCarthy)
Gowalla: We're
still in the location race
Are the location wars still raging? Gowalla, which some critics
say has totally lost the battle with Foursquare, just inked two new
promotional deals.
(Posted in The
Social by Caroline McCarthy)
Businesses
snooped on by ex-employees, IT staff
Survey finds many IT pros believe their companies are being
snooped on more frequently, with some of the snooping being done by
IT itself.
(Posted in Security by
Lance Whitney)
Sunny finale
to Solar Impulse's night flight
Soaring in the sky for more than 26 hours, a slender,
lightweight plane completes a historic overnight flight powered
purely by solar energy.
(Posted in Cutting
Edge by Lance Whitney)
Toronto law
firm preps Facebook privacy suit
The firm behind the complaint, which alleges that Facebook
knowingly deceives users into releasing far more information than
they would otherwise, is a prolific class action litigator.
(Posted in The
Social by Caroline McCarthy)
Automaker ZAP
buying out Chinese partner
Electric-vehicle manufacturer has purchased exclusive
distribution rights to Jonway brand cars in addition to a majority
stake in the company.
(Posted in Green Tech
by Candace Lombardi)
Will blog
posts get stamps of quality?
Concern over "content mills" that
can flood the Web with cheap blog posts and videos has led one
trade group to suggest that there should be guidelines to keep
these companies in check.
Tesla shares
sink below original offering price
Green automaker last week enjoyed one of best IPOs in the past
year. But shares have since sunk below original asking price. Is
this a market correction? (Posted in Green Tech
by Don Reisinger)
Alcatel-Lucent
blamed for slow iPhone 4 uploads
AT&T says a glitch in software on equipment provided by
Alcatel-Lucent is responsible for the slow upload speeds that many
AT&T iPhone 4 customers have experienced. (Posted in Signal
Strength by Marguerite Reardon)
Freddie,
Fannie reject energy retrofit loans
Federal Housing Finance Agency, which regulates U.S. mortgage
giants, opposes White House-supported loans for green retrofits,
threatening the program. (Posted in Green Tech
by Candace Lombardi)
Borders opens
e-book store
The bookseller is offering about a million and a half titles,
which can be read on devices ranging from PCs to iPads to Android
phones. (Posted in Digital
Media by Lance Whitney)
Solar plane
attempting first 24-hour flight
Plane takes off from Switzerland with the goal of staying aloft
for 24 hours, flying at night with solar energy captured during the
day. (Posted in Cutting
Edge by Lance Whitney)
Google
green-lights crowdsourced film project
YouTube users are urged to capture moments of their lives on
July 24 and upload them; an Oscar-winning director will work some
of the footage into a Google-approved documentary. (Posted in The
Social by Caroline McCarthy)
Researchers
whittle 'world's thinnest' metal lines
Scientists in Singapore, Britain, and South Korea say they've
succeeded in creating metallic lines so thin and smooth they can
only be seen using electron microscopes. (Posted in Cutting
Edge by Kevin Kwang)
Samsung sees
jump in portable PC shipments
Buoyed by heavy Netbook demand, company ships 1.9 million
portable PCs globally in the first quarter, outperforming overall
market, says iSuppli. (Posted in Business
Tech by Lance Whitney)
Netflix to
stream some first-run movies
Movie-rental company gains rights to stream films online from
Relativity, the maker of "Get Him to the Greek" and "Grown Ups,"
during the traditional "pay TV window." (Posted in Digital
Media by Jennifer Guevin)
MySpace eyes
follow-on for Google ad deal
Parent News Corp. is talking to Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo
about a new search ad deal to replace its current one with Google,
says The Wall Street Journal.
(Posted in Digital
Media by Lance Whitney)
Chrome starts
learning which way is up
Work has begun to let Chrome tell Web-based apps about a
device's orientation so games, for example, can tell how the device
is being tilted.
(Posted in Deep Tech
by Stephen Shankland)
Nissan aims
for higher-mileage hybrid
The one-motor, two-clutch system in the Infiniti M, Nissan says,
will get far better fuel economy, at a lower technical cost, than
hybrid leader Toyota's system.
(Posted in Green Tech
by Reuters)
Lenovo: Apple
losing out in China
Chairman of the Hong Kong-based PC maker blames Steve Jobs,
saying he has a "bad temper," according to a Financial Times
report.
(Posted in Apple by
Steven Musil)
New Iran
threat: Slow-moving humanoid robots
Are Iran's Asimo-like humanoid robots more dangerous than Asimo
himself? Only if they can climb stairs without falling over and
crashing.
(Posted in Crave by Tim
Hornyak)
Dev aims to
get Flash running on iPad
A new application called Frash is now in development that may
allow iPad owners to run Flash, through the mobile Safari browser,
from their tablet device.
(Posted in The Digital
Home by Don Reisinger)
LG announces
plans for Android-based tablet
The South Korea-based company announces a tablet using Google's
open-source operating system but offers no further details.
(Posted in Crave by
Steven Musil)
Reports:
iTunes accounts, App Store hacked
Various blogs are reporting that it appears some iTunes customer
accounts have been hacked and that funds from those accounts may
have been used to purchase apps in the iTunes App Store.(Posted in Apple by
Edward Moyer)
Blind person
to drive at Daytona
Virginia Tech and the National Federation of the Blind are
preparing to unveil a prototype vehicle equipped with technology to
let blind people drive on their own.
(Posted in Technically
Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk)
Monday, July 05
Cloak,
dagger,
and Facebook
Alleged Russian spy Anna Chapman was
not only a heavy user of the social-networking site, she was all
over the place online. Have Facebook and the Web become a
not-so-secret weapon for the espionage set?
Bill
renews
push for Internet sales taxes
House Democrats would force online
retailers like Amazon to collect sales taxes for out-of-state
purchases, saying move could raise $23 billion.
Lenovo:
Apple
losing out in China
Chairman of the Hong Kong-based PC maker blames Steve Jobs,
saying he has a "bad temper," according to a Financial Times
report. (Posted
in Apple by
Steven Musil)
Dev aims to
get Flash running on iPad
A new application called Frash is now in development that may
allow iPad owners to run Flash, through the mobile Safari browser,
from their tablet device. (Posted
in The Digital
Home by Don Reisinger)
Reports:
iTunes accounts, App Store hacked
Various blogs are reporting that it appears some iTunes
customer
accounts have been hacked and that funds from those accounts may
have been used to purchase apps in the iTunes App Store. (Posted
in Apple by
Edward Moyer)
Obama
commits
billions to solar firms
Under pressure to spur job growth, president says two solar
energy companies will get nearly $2 billion in U.S. loan guarantees
to create as many as 5,000 green jobs. (Posted
in Green Tech
by Reuters)
Russian
supply ship successfully docks with station
Two days after an aborted rendezvous, an unmanned Russian
cargo
ship carrying 2.5 tons of supplies and equipment successfully docks
with the International Space Station. (Posted
in The Space
Shot by William Harwood)
Blind person
to drive at Daytona
Virginia Tech and the National Federation of the Blind are
preparing to unveil a prototype vehicle equipped with technology to
let blind people drive on their own. (Posted
in Technically
Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk)
Top-rated
reviews
of the week (photos)
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past
week, including the Barnes & Noble Nook with Wi-Fi, the
high-end Das Keyboard, and Samsung Wave smartphone.
Democrats
push
for new Internet sales taxes
House Democrats try to force online retailers like Amazon to
collect sales taxes for out-of-state purchases, saying $23 billion
in new taxes could be raised. (Posted
in Politics and Law
by
Declan McCullagh)
Test
pilots put tech in motion
photos In the world of aviation, the people who get some of the
most critical hands-on experience with the machinery are a hardy,
daring breed of fliers.
Spacecraft's
aborted docking traced to interference
Interference between automatic and manual docking systems force
unmanned supply craft to abort approach to International Space
Station. A second attempt is on tap.
(Posted in The Space
Shot by William Harwood)
Democrats push
for new Internet sales taxes
House Democrats try to force online retailers like Amazon to
collect sales taxes for out-of-state purchases, saying $23 billion
in new taxes could be raised.
(Posted in Politics and Law by
Declan McCullagh)
Study:
Facebook's tarnished brand bouncing back
Two months ago, a polling firm called YouGov said that
Facebook's image was tanking. Now the same firm says it's started
to bounce back in a big way.
(Posted in The
Social by Caroline McCarthy)
Blockbuster
stock to be delisted from NYSE
After a tumultuous decade of trying to compete with Netflix, the
company says its Class A and Class B stock will be delisted from
the stock exchange next week.
(Posted in The Digital
Home by Don Reisinger)
Ask Maggie:
iPhone vs. Android, and buying refurbs
CNET's Maggie Reardon answers readers' burning questions about
choosing a cell phone, including which carrier to turn to and how
to go about buying a used phone.
(Posted in Signal
Strength by Marguerite Reardon)
Report: AdMob
alive and well in iPhone apps
Apple appeared to stymie Google's mobile-advertising plans by
declaring ad networks owned by competitors off-limits on the
iPhone, but developers are getting AdMob apps approved.
(Posted in Relevant Results by
Tom Krazit)
This week in
Crave: The independent edition
Some of us at Crave are waiting in line for the new "Twilight"
movie, so it falls to those of us who hate sparkling vampires to
bring you our weekly roundup.
(Posted in Crave by Matt
Hickey)
Russian cargo
ship aborts space station docking
Cargo ship's automated rendezvous with the International Space
Station is called off after an unexplained communications glitch.
Russians plan to try again Sunday.
(Posted in The Space
Shot by William Harwood)
Bill: China
Net censorship could start trade war
China and other nations with Internet restrictions could be
slapped with trade sanctions, according to a new bill in Congress
that seeks to advance free-speech principles.
(Posted in Politics and Law by
Declan McCullagh)
Study:
Facebook's tarnished brand has bounced back
Two months ago, a polling firm called YouGov said that
Facebook's image was tanking. Now the same firm says it's started
to bounce back in a big way. (Posted in The
Social by Caroline McCarthy)
Democrats push
for new Internet sales taxes
House Democrats try to force online retailers like Amazon to
collect sales taxes for out-of-state purchases, saying $23 billion
in new taxes could be raised. (Posted in Politics and Law by
Declan McCullagh)
Ask Maggie:
iPhone vs. Android, and buying refurbs
CNET's Maggie Reardon answers readers' burning questions about
choosing a cell phone, including which carrier to turn to and how
to go about buying a used phone. (Posted in Signal
Strength by Marguerite Reardon)
Blockbuster
stock to be delisted from NYSE
After a tumultuous decade of trying to compete with Netflix, the
company says its Class A and Class B stock will be delisted from
the stock exchange next week. (Posted in The Digital
Home by Don Reisinger)
Report: AdMob
alive and well in iPhone apps
Apple appeared to stymie Google's mobile-advertising plans by
declaring ad networks owned by competitors off-limits on the
iPhone, but developers are getting AdMob apps
approved. (Posted in Relevant Results by
Tom Krazit)
Russian cargo
ship aborts space station docking
Cargo ship's automated rendezvous with the International Space
Station is called off after an unexplained communications glitch.
Russians plan to try again Sunday. (Posted in The Space
Shot by William Harwood)
Bill: China
Net censorship could start trade war
China and other nations with Internet restrictions could be
slapped with trade sanctions, according to a new bill in Congress
that seeks to advance free-speech principles. (Posted in Politics and Law by
Declan McCullagh)
Gartner trims
2010 IT spending forecast
Worldwide IT spending will to rise only 3.9 percent this year,
forecasts Gartner, which lowered its forecast from 5.3 percent due
mainly to the European debt crisis. (Posted in Business
Tech by Lance Whitney)
Consumers
getting more attention in smart grid
Smart-grid stimulus money was heavy on hardware, but utility
industry groups are now focusing on giving consumers energy
management tools that promote efficiency. (Posted in Green Tech
by Martin LaMonica)
Security
experts rank Android, iPhone
Apple may vet apps for the iPhone
but Android restricts apps to a "sandbox," thus limiting any damage
that could be done from a malicious app, experts say.
Sex.com
seeking a new hook-up
Considered by many to be the world's most valuable domain name,
Sex.com is up for sale by domain broker Sedo. (Posted in Webware by
Lance Whitney)
HP completes
Palm deal, eyes WebOS hardware
Just $1.2 billion later, HP has its own mobile operating system.
It is planning WebOS smartphones, slates, and Netbooks and will no
longer commit to Windows 7 slates. (Posted in Relevant Results by
Tom Krazit)
IBM names
Firefox its default browser
All of Big Blue's employees will be asked to use Mozilla's
open-source browser. IBM likes its standards compliance and
independence. (Posted in Deep Tech
by Stephen Shankland)
Austin, NY
likely to see first Chevy Volts
GM is expected to add the two cities to its list for the
inaugural run of electric plug-in vehicles that will hit the road
in November. (Posted in Green Tech
by Candace Lombardi)
Amazon
updates Kindle DX, drops price
The Kindle DX gets a graphite finish, a higher-contrast screen,
and a price trim to $379 from $489. Will that help it survive in a
post-iPad world? (Posted in Crave by David
Carnoy)
AdMob:
iPhone tops ad requests but Android surging
The iPhone accounted for 40 percent of AdMob's ad requests in
May, a dip from a year ago, while Android's shared climbed to 26
percent, according to the company's latest stats. (Posted in iPhone
Atlas by Lance Whitney)
Google
Suggest searches blocked in China
Internet users inside China are unable to use Google's suggested
searches feature after Chinese Internet regulators imposed a block
on that feature Wednesday. (Posted in Relevant Results by
Tom Krazit)
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