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Today's Technology News:
Apple fans eagerly touch and swipe first iPads
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:48 pm PDT
AP - Now that the iPad is in the hands of early adopters, the hard work for Apple Inc. begins. Full Story
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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
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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
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The 10 most surprising things about the iPad
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 03:58 pm PDT
Ben Patterson - The UPS guy handed me my new iPad just a few hours ago, and yes--the jumbo-sized screen is as glorious as they say, and I was shocked by how good HD videos looked. But I was also surprised by how heavy the iPad feels, and if you were hoping to read e-books all day under the clear, bright blue sky, well...bad news, folks. These and more iPad surprises, coming right up. Full Story
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Evidence of new iPad discovered?
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 03:57 pm PDT
Ben Patterson - Wait a minute—didn't the iPad just go on sale today? Well, yes, but an enterprising hacker poking around the iPad's internal code may have found hints of a brand-new, as-yet-unannounced version of the red-hot tablet. Full Story
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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
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It's iPad day: Long(ish) lines from coast to coast, but smooth sailing so far
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:05 am PDT
Ben Patterson - Well, it looks like at least someone wants the iPad. A crowd of several hundred lined up outside Apple's flagship "cube" store on Fifth Avenue for a chance to snag the new tablet Saturday, with scores of other line-sitters waiting their turn at Apple Stores from Pasadena, California, to Knoxville, Tennessee. No, the lines weren't as long as those we'd seen (and experienced) for the iPhone in previous years, but apparently they were no less enthusiastic, and so far, at least, no train wrecks. Full Story
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Much hyped iPad hits the market
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 06:45 pm PDT
AFP - Apple's hotly-anticipated iPads are finally in consumers' hands in what the maker of iPods and iPhones heralds as a revolution in personal computing. Full Story
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This Week in Geek: iPad-Free Edition!
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:01 am PDT
PC World - Here we take a look at some exciting topics that crossed our screens this week, including the PAX East convention, leaked information on the upcoming six-core chips from AMD, Windows Phone 7 running on a Windows Mobile 6.5-based HTC phone, and a questionable service from Best Buy involving 3D TV glasses. I promise that there will be no last-minute iPad rumors, or reviews of unreleased iPad applications. Full Story
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Google gets Episodic in fifth acquisition of year
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 05:52 am PDT
AP - Google is bringing in some extra help for its YouTube video service with the acquisition of another startup. Full Story
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Flash, and some nods to recession, at NY auto show
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:25 pm PDT
AP - Teenage car enthusiast Frank Vecchio stood in awe before a Rolls-Royce Ghost with a $301,575 sticker price — admiring a detail he had seen only in a video game. Full Story
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Apple iPad Launches on PCWorld Podcast 72
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 06:45 pm PDT
PC World - After what feels like a decade of rumors, waiting, and speculation, the Apple iPad has finally hit the streets. PCWorld's editors have spent the day exploring it from nearly every angle, including smashing one to see how well it takes a beating. Listen in as we take off the gloves, cut through the hype, and talk seriously about Apple's latest creation. (Spoiler alert: There are some things we like, and a few things we hate.) Full Story
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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
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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
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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
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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
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iPad Versus the iPhone: Why I Don’t Need Both--Yet
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 06:25 pm PDT
PC World - One of the biggest misconceptions about the Apple iPad is that it is essentially a larger iPhone or iPod Touch (I’ve also heard the term “iPhone on steroids” thrown around). This is simply not true: Full Story
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