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Today's Technology News: Web site by Stanford experts monitors app security Sharp shows 3-D displays for mobile devices EBay makes a big play for fashion The top 10 free iPad apps I'm dying to try Twitter accurate at predicting box office success? Web site of China-based journalist club attacked FBI warns letters to governors could stir violence iPad seekers queue for first shot at new Apple gadget No-Glasses 3-D Coming To Mobile Touchscreens Google gets Episodic in fifth acquisition of year Is Apple Developing Game Controls for the iPad and iPhone? Apple iPad: It Makes Salsa, Too! Manage Your Windows Network from the iPad Now tweet this: Twitterrific, Twittelator, TweetDeck come to the iPad China journalist club shuts website after attack Former Sun open source officer joins OSI board iPad still awaits the rush Web site by Stanford experts monitors app security Fri, 2 Apr 2010 04:19 pm PDT AP - With Apple Inc.'s iPad rolling out this weekend, developers are scrambling to create new applications — or apps. Full Story Top Sharp shows 3-D displays for mobile devices Fri, 2 Apr 2010 04:17 am PDT AP - Sharp's latest 3-D displays deliver bright, clear imagery without the cumbersome glasses usually required for such technology. Now the bad news: They only work on a 3-inch (7.5-centimeter) screen held one foot (30 centimeters) from the viewer's face. Full Story Top EBay makes a big play for fashion Fri, 2 Apr 2010 10:07 am PDT AP - EBay Inc. may be the biggest online clothing seller, but it's still known for selling other people's castoffs. Now it wants shoppers to think of it when looking for trendy duds like hipster jeans and red ballerina flats. Full Story Top The top 10 free iPad apps I'm dying to try Fri, 2 Apr 2010 12:13 pm PDT Ben Patterson - As my fellow tech blogger Chris Null noted earlier this week, many upcoming iPad apps are shaping up to be significantly more expensive than their iPhone counterparts. But a quick glance at the just-unveiled iPad app store proves that there are still plenty of enticing freebies to be had. Get a load of the 10 free iPad apps I'm most eager to install (once my iPad arrives tomorrow, that is). Full Story Top Twitter accurate at predicting box office success? Fri, 2 Apr 2010 11:29 am PDT Christopher Null - Want to know how well "Clash of the Titans" is going to do at the box office this weekend? Full Story Top Web site of China-based journalist club attacked Thu, 1 Apr 2010 09:50 pm PDT AP - An organization for foreign journalists based in China has become the latest victim of cyberattacks targeting the Web sites or e-mail accounts of human rights groups and reporters focused on China. Full Story Top FBI warns letters to governors could stir violence Fri, 2 Apr 2010 08:34 pm PDT AP - The FBI is warning police across the country that an anti-government group's call to remove governors from office could provoke violence. The group called the Guardians of the free Republics wants to "restore America" by peacefully dismantling parts of the government, according to its Web site. It sent letters to governors demanding they leave office or be removed. Full Story Top iPad seekers queue for first shot at new Apple gadget Fri, 2 Apr 2010 09:33 pm PDT AFP - Gadget-seekers determined to be among the first to get their hands on an iPad began queuing outside Apple's flagship shop in Manhattan a day ahead of the tablet computer's Saturday debut. Full Story Top No-Glasses 3-D Coming To Mobile Touchscreens Fri, 2 Apr 2010 11:17 am PDT NewsFactor - If wearing glasses to watch 3-D is less than enticing, Sharp may have an alternative. The electronics company announced Friday that it has developed a high-quality, no-glasses 3-D touchscreen LCD. Full Story Top Google gets Episodic in fifth acquisition of year Fri, 2 Apr 2010 02:12 pm PDT AP - Google is bringing in some extra help for its YouTube video service with the acquisition of another startup. Full Story Top Is Apple Developing Game Controls for the iPad and iPhone? Fri, 2 Apr 2010 09:19 pm PDT PC World - Watch out Nintendo and Sony, an Apple patent for a game-related accessory could make the iPhone or iPad considerably more appealing to enthusiasts. Full Story Top Apple iPad: It Makes Salsa, Too! Fri, 2 Apr 2010 07:34 pm PDT PC World - Apple's iPad, it seems, really can do almost anything. Full Story Top Manage Your Windows Network from the iPad Fri, 2 Apr 2010 02:28 pm PDT PC World - The debate is intensifying about the role the Apple iPad will play and whether or not the tablet device has what it takes to make it as a business tool. While the consumer vs. business device debate is passionate, the battle between Apple and Microsoft loyalists makes it pale in comparison. So, it borders on sacrilege to suggest that the Apple iPad could be an effective tool for remotely administering a Microsoft Windows network. Full Story Top Now tweet this: Twitterrific, Twittelator, TweetDeck come to the iPad Fri, 2 Apr 2010 01:41 pm PDT Macworld.com - Twitter and the iPhone have always seemed made for each other—quick messages you can tap out on your phone’s keyboard while you’re on the go. But will the iPad show a similar affinity for the social networking service? If the App Store is any indication, app developers think so: the store is already awash with Twitter clients for the new device. Here are three popular apps for the site that have made the jump from iPhone to iPad. Full Story Top China journalist club shuts website after attack Fri, 2 Apr 2010 11:09 am 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 Former Sun open source officer joins OSI board Thu, 1 Apr 2010 03:52 pm PDT InfoWorld - Simon Phipps, who was chief open source officer at Sun Microsystems for the past five years, has become a member of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) board of directors. Full Story Top iPad still awaits the rush Fri, 2 Apr 2010 07:06 pm PDT Reuters - Apple's iPad, the subject of frenzied industry speculation since its unveiling in January, has so far not drawn the hordes that ushered in the iPhone three years ago. Full Story Top

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