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Today's Technology News: Skype adding Wi-Fi, 3G video calling to iPhone app Pew study hints at what Web users will pay for Bad gifts may be history with Amazon's idea Happy holidays from the Gadget Hound Skype CEO offers apology, credit for Wednesday’s outage LG pledges action against patent suit by Sony Skype Video Calling for iOS Has Arrived China steps up crackdown on Internet phone services 44% of Online Sharing Occurs Through Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC] Canada is most web-addicted nation: study New iPhone App (Almost) Replaces Waiters [INVITES] Best social networking apps of 2010 Skype says software to blame for 24-hour outage Android Mobile Malware Has Botnet-like Traits Remains of the Day: Angry angry amoebae How You Know When It’s Time to Switch to Linux China shuts down 60,000 pornographic websites Skype adding Wi-Fi, 3G video calling to iPhone app Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:08 pm PST AP - A new version of the free iPhone app for Skype SA will let users make and receive video calls. Full Story Top Pew study hints at what Web users will pay for Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:13 pm PST AP - The Web may seem like the land of something for nothing. Free video. Free news. Even free tools such as word processing and spreadsheets. Full Story Top Bad gifts may be history with Amazon's idea Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:11 pm PST AP - For some, it's the red reindeer Christmas sweater. For others, it's the diamond-encrusted dreidel. Whatever your worst gift nightmare might be, Amazon may soon give you a reason to cheer. Full Story Top Happy holidays from the Gadget Hound Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:42 pm PST Ben Patterson - What could be more fun than blogging about the latest and greatest gadgets? Beats me, but even an avowed gadget hound like me needs a break once in a while. Anyway, I'll be going offline during the holidays — and … Full Story Top Skype CEO offers apology, credit for Wednesday’s outage Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:59 am PST Ben Patterson - After a daylong outage that left untold millions of Skype users high and dry, the CEO of the peer-to-peer chat service apologized, promised that service is slowly but surely being restored, and announced that credits may be in the offing … Full Story Top LG pledges action against patent suit by Sony Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:31 pm PST AFP - LG Electronics said Thursday it would "actively respond" to a lawsuit filed by Japan's Sony that seeks to block mobile phone shipments to the United States by the South Korean firm. Full Story Top Skype Video Calling for iOS Has Arrived Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:58 pm PST Mashable - It's official: Skype has quietly rolled out an updated version of its iOS app that brings two-way video calling to the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Full Story Top China steps up crackdown on Internet phone services Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:16 pm PST AFP - China has pledged to restrict Internet phone services -- a move that could affect thousands of businesses and individuals making cheap calls via web-based communications companies such as Skype. Full Story Top 44% of Online Sharing Occurs Through Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC] Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:15 pm PST Mashable - Sharing widget AddThis, which is installed on more than 7 million domains and reaches more than one billion users per month, released an infographic Wednesday with some interesting statistics about about our sharing habits. Full Story Top Canada is most web-addicted nation: study Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:37 pm PST Reuters - Maybe it's all those Justin Bieber fans: Canadians log more time on the web and social media, including Facebook and YouTube, than any other nation. Full Story Top New iPhone App (Almost) Replaces Waiters [INVITES] Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:09 pm PST Mashable - The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Full Story Top Best social networking apps of 2010 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:30 pm PST Appolicious - This has been a big year for all things social networking. From movies (The Social Network), to people (Time's Person of the Year, Mark Zuckerberg), to shopping (Groupon's collective buying power), 2010 has been a year of doing things together, even when apart. Although I didn't see many stand-out social-networking apps for iPhone and iPod Touch that were new to the App Store this year, several mainstays rolled out quality updates, giving each new life in 2010. Full Story Top Skype says software to blame for 24-hour outage Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:31 pm PST AP - A software glitch caused Skype's major outage last week, the Internet calling and messaging service said Wednesday. Full Story Top Android Mobile Malware Has Botnet-like Traits Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:20 pm PST PC World - Hackers are aiming for users of Google's Android mobile operating system with a malicious application that harvests personal information and sends it to a remote server. Full Story Top Remains of the Day: Angry angry amoebae Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:30 pm PST Macworld - Apple accurately predicted the Apple TV’s future, hackers continue to hack, T-Mobile is mocking AT&T again, and iPads are the best tablets around. Believe it or not, these are your remainders for Tuesday, December 28. Full Story Top How You Know When It’s Time to Switch to Linux Wed, 29 Dec 2010 02:30 pm PST PC World - It's easy to be content with your computer installation as long as it keeps doing what you want it to without too much trouble. When frequent problems arise, however, it's hard to remain faithful for long. Full Story Top China shuts down 60,000 pornographic websites Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:35 pm PST AFP - China said Thursday that authorities had shut down more than 60,000 pornographic websites as part of a year-long crackdown on lewd online content, as Beijing moves to tighten control over the Internet. Full Story Top

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