Daily News Alert | Friday, September 3, 2010 12:01 AM PDT |
Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:00 pm PDT
 AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype. Full Story | Top |
Able to unplug from work while you’re on vacation?
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:19 pm PDT
Ben Patterson - Fighting the urge to check your work e-mail while you’re on holiday doesn’t exactly qualify as the worst problem in the world; after all, it’s pretty nice to have a job at all in this tough economy, right? Then again, the pressure to hang onto a job seems to be driving more and more connected workers to stay plugged in even while they’re trying to tune out. Full Story | Top |
Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:58 am PDT
Ben Patterson - Feel the need to "check in" on Foursquare or Facebook every time you saunter into a restaurant, browse the goods at your neighborhood grocery store, or cram into a rock concert? Well, if you, you’re still in the minority — and you’re also probably a guy below 40 — according to the latest research. Full Story | Top |
IPad faces new tablet challengers
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 03:52 pm PDT
Investor's Business Daily - Electronic giants Samsung and Toshiba each unveiled new tablet PCs running Google's (NMS:GOOG) Android OS that aim to tap consumer demand ignited by the Apple (NMS:AAPL) iPad. Samsung's Galaxy Tab features a 7-inch touch screen and WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. Samsung said pricing will be $200-$300, depending on required 3G phone plans. Toshiba's Folio 100 features a larger 10-inch screen, but initially will only have WiFi connectivity. It'll be priced at $510. Apple rose 0.7% to 252.17. Full Story | Top |
Privacy in iTunes Ping
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 02:24 pm PDT
PC World - Ping is Apple's music-centric social network that is integrated into iTunes 10. From a privacy standpoint, it's pretty straightforward--as opposed to Facebook's multitude of privacy settings--but then again, Ping is also very limited as to what services it offers. In either case, here's a quick run-down of the privacy features present in Ping. Full Story | Top |
Google
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 03:51 pm PDT
Investor's Business Daily - Google (NMS:GOOG) will continue to provide the search results on AOL's (NYSE:AOL - News) Web site under a new, five-year deal. The deal will put AOL video content on Google's YouTube site for the first time. AOL edged up 0.7% to 23.05. Full Story | Top |
Facebook Testing a "Stalker Button"
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:11 pm PDT
Mashable - Facebook is apparently testing a new subscription feature that would allow users to receive alerts any time a specific friend takes certain actions on the social network. Full Story | Top |
Ping's scheme is to sell more tunes
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:28 am PDT
Appolicious - Do we really need another social network? That depends on how you view the purpose of social networks. The biggest, Facebook, is great for monitoring, from a safe distance, what your old high school buddies are doing. But don't put Apple's new Ping service into the same category. Full Story | Top |
Disk Storage Still Bouncing Back, IDC Says
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:20 pm PDT
PC World - The market for enterprise disk storage systems grew strongly in the second quarter, continuing to recover from a slump brought on by the economic slowdown of 2008 and 2009, research company IDC said on Friday. Full Story | Top |
A Guide to Today's Top 10 Linux Distributions
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:15 pm PDT
PC World - One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. Ubuntu is the one most people have heard of, but there are hundreds of others as well, each offering some variant on the basic Linux theme. Full Story | Top |
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