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Today's Technology News:
Sight unseen, fans hear `iPad' and think `iWant'
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:32 pm PDT
AP - People who lined up to buy the first iPhone knew what they were paying hundreds of dollars for: a new cell phone that promised to be better. Apple Inc.'s newest gadget, the iPad tablet computer, falls into a category that's foreign to most people. Full Story
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Google: Online attacks aimed at Vietnam's critics
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:43 pm PDT
AP - Google Inc. accused Vietnam on Wednesday of stifling political dissent with cyberattacks, the latest complaint by the Internet giant against a communist regime following a public dispute with China over online censorship. Full Story
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RIM: higher 4Q profit as subscriber base grows
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:35 pm PDT
AP - BlackBerry phone maker Research In Motion Ltd. on Wednesday reported sharply higher earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter but its stock dropped because its revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations. Full Story
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Get ready to pay more for iPad apps
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:33 pm PDT
Christopher Null - On the surface, the iPad looks like a pretty good deal. After all, just $499 gets you in the door with the entry-level model, which seems plenty capable for most users. Full Story
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At Facebook, 'Fans' are out, 'Like' is in
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:33 pm PDT
Christopher Null - It's a little thing, but as with many changes that look small at first, the fallout could be larger than expected. Full Story
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Google service disruption bodes ill for Chinese
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:52 am PDT
AP - Disruptions suffered by Google Inc.'s Chinese search service show how vulnerable it remains to the country's Internet police — a threat industry executives said is likely to drive users and advertisers in the mainland away. Full Story
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Silicon Valley venture capital powerhouse bets on iPad
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:39 pm PDT
AFP - A major Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has backed Internet stars such as Google and Amazon on Wednesday doubled a fund to support software tailored for Apple gadgets. Full Story
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Reviews praise iPad battery life, ease of use
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:34 pm PDT
Reuters - Apple Inc's iPad scored very well in terms of ease of use and battery life in its first reviews, but it won't obliterate the laptop computer market just yet, according to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Full Story
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Telestone Tech
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:42 pm PDT
Investor's Business Daily - Telestone Tech (NMS:TSTC), a wireless communication technology provider, said its Q4 EPS rose 56% to 50 cents. No views were available. Sales more than doubled to $33 mil. Shares fell 2%. Full Story
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YouTube Makeover Designed To Keep You Watching
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:58 pm PDT
PC World - Two months after entering beta, YouTube's video page redesign is ready for its close up. Google's video-sharing site first unveiled the makeover in late January, and today the streamlined interface goes live to all users. Full Story
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Tech Provider for Microsoft's Project Natal Revealed
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:40 pm PDT
PC World - An Israeli startup stepped out from behind the curtain Wednesday and revealed itself as the technology provider for Microsoft's Project Natal, the upcoming motion-control system for its Xbox 360. Full Story
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Amazon strikes twin electronic book deals: WSJ
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:06 pm PDT
AFP - Amazon.com is letting two more major publishers raise prices of electronic books for Kindle readers in deals struck just days before Apple releases rival iPad computer tablets, the Wall Street Journal reported. Full Story
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New Application Could Make All Software 'open Source'
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:00 pm PDT
PC World - Imagine controlling Apple iTunes from inside Microsoft Word without having to switch applications. That could be possible, according to researchers at the University of Washington who are working on a project that could essentially make any proprietary software open source. Full Story
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Epicor Ships ERP Update 'for the Recovery'
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:30 pm PDT
PC World - Epicor on Wednesday announced a new version of its flagship ERP (enterprise resource planning) application that it says is packed with features meant to help customers as business rebounds from the global recession. Full Story
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Gaming Apps Increase Spam, Phishing by 50 Percent
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:38 am PDT
PC Magazine - Gamers beware – the next person you add to your gaming social network could be a spammer or phisher. Full Story
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New API Standard Could Improve Browser Plug-Ins
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:46 pm PDT
NewsFactor - Google will integrate the Adobe Flash Player into its Chrome browser and work with Adobe Systems, Mozilla and others to define the next generation of the browser plug-in application programming interface (API). The announcement Tuesday by the search giant could have an impact on competition among mobile devices and on the next generation of multimedia on the web. Full Story
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WolframAlpha cuts iPhone app price to just $2
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:01 pm PDT
Macworld.com - The WolframAlpha iPhone app is now considerably more affordable. The company announced on Thursday that it has dropped the iPhone app from its launch price of $50 (and occasional sale price of $20) to a more App Store-friendly $2, effective immediately. WolframAlpha is the “computational knowledge engine” that launched last year to copious quantities of hype. Full Story
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