Daily News Alert | Friday, April 2, 2010 12:01 AM PDT |
Hollywood snubs proposed betting on ticket sales
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 10:04 am PDT
 AP - Think you're better than Hollywood at gauging whether an upcoming flick will be a box office bomb or a sleeper hit? You'd get a chance to put your money behind that under two proposals that movie studios are denouncing as legalized gambling. Full Story | Top |
Sight unseen, fans hear `iPad' and think `iWant'
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 11:26 am 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 | Top |
Notorious 'man on the street' is first in NYC line for iPad
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 03:26 pm PDT
Ben Patterson - Greg Packer sure has a way of getting his name in the news. He's been quoted in dozens of newspaper stories over the years, and he made headlines in 2007 for being first in line for the original iPhone. Guess what he's first in line for now? Yup: the iPad. Full Story | Top |
Apple's 'iPad-ready' websites: Tons of fun, but no Flash
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 01:40 pm PDT
Ben Patterson - Can't stomach the thought of running into one of those annoying blue "Flash-should-be-here" icons while surfing on your new iPad? Stick to these HTML5-compliant websites, says Apple, and you'll see nothing but streaming video goodness. Full Story | Top |
Toshiba 55SV670U HDTV
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 05:30 pm PDT
PC World - The Toshiba 55SV670U LCD TV made our list of HDTVs with new and intriguing technology for its addition of LED backlighting (which makes it an even worthier competitor to plasma sets). Backlighting amps the contrast ratio to 2,000,000-to-1. This 55-inch, LED-backlit LCD set normally costs between $1800 and $2500, but you can snap one up at Beach Camera for $1575 with free shipping. The 55SV670U has DivX video support, too. Full Story | Top |
Verizon cuts Palm Pre, Pixi Plus prices
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 03:10 pm PDT
AP - Verizon Wireless is cutting the prices for Palm's Pre Plus and Pixi Plus smart phones and offering free access to a Wi-Fi service that lets the phones deliver Internet access to other kinds of devices — such as Apple's iPad. Full Story | Top |
YouTube Revamp Focuses on Videos and Interaction
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 01:59 pm PDT
NewsFactor - YouTube rolled out a revamped design Wednesday aimed at streamlining interactions with Google's video-hosting service. The redesign focuses attention on videos -- the reason users come to YouTube -- as well as on improving the ways that visitors can engage with content and creators, wrote Google Software Engineer Igor Kofman and Product Manager Shiva Rajaraman in a blog. Full Story | Top |
Disney announces iPad applications
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 03:14 pm PDT
Reuters - Walt Disney Co on Thursday said it will offer applications from all of its businesses on Apple Inc's new iPad electronic tablet, offering popular TV shows, video games and interactive books. Full Story | Top |
Must-Have iPad Apps for Business Professionals
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:39 pm PDT
PC World - With less than 48 hours until the official launch of the Apple iPad, the App Store is beginning to populate with apps for the new tablet device. The first iPad apps include the requisite entertainment--like the Netflix movie-streaming app, or Need for Speed: Shift--but there are also a fair number of apps targeted specifically at business professionals. Full Story | Top |
US media raves over Apple iPad
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 07:25 pm PDT
 AFP - US media outlets are gushing like star-struck lovers over the Apple iPad in early reviews as software makers hustle to ready programs for its much-anticipated sales launch on Saturday. Full Story | Top |
China journalist club shuts website after attack
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 09:48 pm PDT
Reuters - The Foreign Correspondents Club of China said on Friday it had shut its website after a burst of hacker attacks, days after attacks on the Yahoo email accounts of some foreign journalists covering China were discovered. Full Story | Top |
5 Stupidest iPad Apps
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 04:55 pm PDT
PC World - Despite the fact that the iPad doesn't hit the shelves until Saturday, a number of iPad apps are now available in the Apple App Store. Some of the apps appear to have been specifically created for the iPad (such as the Pages word processor -- iTunes Link -- and the official Netflix App), while others are simply scaled-up versions of existing iPhone apps. Full Story | Top |
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