Sunday, May 29, 2011

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Today's Technology News:
Lockheed Martin hit by cyber attack
Sat, 28 May 2011 08:58 pm PDT
AP - Hackers launched a "significant and tenacious" cyber attack on Lockheed Martin, a major defense contractor holding highly sensitive information, but its secrets remained safe, the company said Saturday. Full Story
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Google, PayPal tussle over mobile payment secrets
Fri, 27 May 2011 01:01 pm PDT
AP - Google Inc.'s ambitious plan to supplant credit cards with smartphones has thrust the Internet search leader into a legal tussle with online payment pioneer PayPal, which contends Google stole its ideas by hiring away two key executives. Full Story
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Skype says some users had problems signing in
Fri, 27 May 2011 02:07 pm PDT
AP - Internet phone service Skype says a small percentage of its 170 million users have been unable to sign in to its service, a problem that it expects to fix with a software update. Full Story
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Tecca TV: TechLife on iPad apps for cats, tweeting Toyotas, an invisible phone and more
Fri, 27 May 2011 06:40 pm PDT
Yahoo! News - Welcome everybody to TechLife on Tecca TV, where we give you the top 5 technology-meets-lifestyle news stories in only 5 minutes. We want to bring a little Friday Fun to you every week! If you missed last week's edition, be … Full Story
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Just Show Me: An overview of Google Music Beta
Fri, 27 May 2011 06:39 pm PDT
Yahoo! News - Welcome one and all to Just Show Me, where we give you short tips and tricks for getting the most out of your gadgets. In our last episode we showed you how to download apps to your iPad, and today … Full Story
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Can Crowdsourcing Make Any Dream Come True?
Thu, 26 May 2011 06:22 pm PDT
Mashable - When's the last time you got something just because you asked for it? That's the premise behind Wish Upon a Hero, an online platform that allows anyone to post — or grant — a wish. It's an interesting experiment in crowdsourced social good. After registering, anybody can post a wish for anything, whether it's for a positive goal like sending a terminally ill child to camp or simply asking for help with rent. It is then up to the community at large to decide if and who it should help. Full Story
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Egypt's Mubarak fined for communications cut
Sat, 28 May 2011 10:24 am PDT
Reuters - An Egyptian administrative court fined ousted President Hosni Mubarak and two former officials 540 million Egyptian pounds ($91 million) on Saturday for cutting mobile and Internet services during protests in January. Full Story
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Napa Valley blends wine and Internet for charity
Fri, 27 May 2011 04:05 pm PDT
AFP - Internet technology will blend with coveted vintages next week to open a premier Napa Valley wine country charity auction to the world. Full Story
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Amazon Kindle Tablet Rumor Roundup
Sat, 28 May 2011 11:50 am PDT
ContributorNetwork - We should've known this was coming. The Kindle may have made it to the gate first, but pretty soon Barnes and Noble had the Nook, with its mini-color touch screen. Then came the iPad and Nook Color, and now more people are reading on color touch screens, and expecting games and apps and things like that. Full Story
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Verizon woos Android lovers with Xperia Play, launches three other new phones
Sat, 28 May 2011 06:00 am PDT
Appolicious - Verizon’s ramping up its smartphone roster with a new lineup of devices, all featuring entertainment perks, speed boosts and new features. The four new devices include the Xperia Play, LG Revolution, HTC Trophy and Motorola Droid X2. Full Story
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Best Celebrity Twitter Pictures
Sat, 28 May 2011 04:30 pm PDT
The Daily Beast - Ryan Seacrest celebrates with Idol winner Scotty McCreery, Kristen Bell kisses The Hangover Part II monkey, and more stars’ Twitter photos! Full Story
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Sony confirms development of Playstation 4, hardware may be lighter
Sat, 28 May 2011 01:33 am PDT
Digital Trends - Sony seems to be showing signs of life again. The PlayStation Network will be switched back on in Asia this weekend and now we’re getting hints about a PlayStation 4 in the works. This comes as no surprise with the constant stream of Nintendo’s Wii 2 rumors and the probability of a new Xbox — Sony has to compete. Full Story
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Happy 500K, App Store, but what about these apps?
Sat, 28 May 2011 10:00 am PDT
Appolicious - Congratulations, Apple! 500,000 apps, according to estimates. That's a lot of apps in your store, it truly is. I've been reviewing apps for nearly two full years and although I don't have an official count, I don't think I’ve downloaded even 1,000 of them. Full Story
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When it Comes to Virtual Goods, Men Outspend Women 9 to 1
Sat, 28 May 2011 09:16 am PDT
PC Magazine - As far as the purchase of virtual goods in mobile games goes, men outspend women nine to one, social gaming company MocoSpace has found. Full Story
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Dish slashes Blockbuster prices
Fri, 27 May 2011 03:18 pm PDT
Investor's Business Daily - The satellite TV company said its recently acquired Blockbuster movie rental business will expand its 99-cents-a-day rate to thousands more films and cut prices on new releases. Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH - News) bought the video chain for $320.6 mil after Blockbuster entered bankruptcy proceedings. The discounting will increased competitive pressure on Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX - News) and Coinstar's (NASDAQ:CSTR - News) Redbox kiosks. Dish climbed 1.6% to 30.13, Netflix edged up 0.3% to 264.51 and Coinstar fell 0.8% to 52.82. Full Story
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How Cellfish developed a slam dunk iPhone app for the NBA
Sat, 28 May 2011 07:31 am PDT
Appolicious - As you prepare to watch the Miami Heat take on the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA Finals, you might want to tap into the NBA FanCam app before tip-off. Full Story
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Facebook is Building a Desktop Software Team, Despite Lack of iPad App
Sat, 28 May 2011 06:43 am PDT
PC Magazine - Need a job? Give Facebook a call. The company is seeking engineers for a new desktop software team. Full Story
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Cuba announces tax break for private businesses
Fri, 27 May 2011 08:43 am PDT
AP - Cuba announced new measures Friday to spur the island's push into private enterprise, instituting a moratorium on payroll taxes for small business owners and loosening limits on the size of private restaurants. Full Story
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