Monday, March 21, 2011

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Sci/Tech News


AT&T Cash, Breakup Fee Were Said to Clinch T-Mobile USA Over Sprint Nextel - Bloomberg

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:13 PM PDT


New York Times

AT&T Cash, Breakup Fee Were Said to Clinch T-Mobile USA Over Sprint Nextel
Bloomberg
Deutsche Telekom Chief Financial Officer Timotheus Hoettges said, "The breakup fee was very important to us in the negotiations." Photographer: Hannelore Foerster/Bloomberg March 21 ...
Despite Red Flags, T-Mobile Sale Should Receive Green LightFox Business
ADR Report: Shares Up As Deutsche Telekom Deal Lifts SectorWall Street Journal
Moody's to Review AT&T Ratings on T-Mobile NewsABC News
New York Times -Ars Technica -PCWorld
all 3,722 news articles »

Get Firefox 4 final a day ahead of its official release - BetaNews

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:08 PM PDT


Legit Reviews

Get Firefox 4 final a day ahead of its official release
BetaNews
While the final version Firefox 4 is not slated to release until Tuesday, Betanews' sister site FileForum has obtained the official releases from Mozilla's FTP servers a day early. ...
Firefox 4.0 Makes Early AppearancePCWorld
Firefox 4 quietly released, official launch planned March 22ZDNet (blog)
Firefox 4 gets yet another final test build releaseRegister
Everything PR -WebProNews -ConceivablyTech
all 58 news articles »

Google Says China Is Hindering Gmail - InformationWeek

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 12:24 PM PDT


CTV.ca

Google Says China Is Hindering Gmail
InformationWeek
The company's decision last year to refuse to censor its search results in China continues to have repercussions. By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek In a move that could further dampen its business prospects in China, Google is accusing Chinese ...
Google accuses China of interfering with Gmail email systemThe Guardian
China Raises Net PressureWall Street Journal
China Blocks Gmail to Stop ProtestsPC Magazine
DailyTech -New York Times -Reuters
all 600 news articles »

Twitter: What It Means to Us - PC Magazine

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:19 PM PDT


CBC.ca

Twitter: What It Means to Us
PC Magazine
As Twitter blows out the five candles on its digital birthday cake, I consider its past, present and future. By Lance Ulanoff Happy 5th Birthday, Twitter. A few days ago I learned that I too had just passed a sort of Twitter-versary. ...
Twitter Finishes Massive Infrastructure MigrationPCWorld
Twitter Moves Into Data Center. Goodbye, Fail Whale?GigaOm
Twitter Turns FiveNew York Times (blog)
Voice of America -USA Today -CNN
all 243 news articles »

Microsoft Takes Aim at B&N - Wall Street Journal

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:37 PM PDT


Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Microsoft Takes Aim at B&N
Wall Street Journal
Microsoft Corp. sued Barnes & Noble Inc. and the manufacturers of Barnes & Noble's Nook electronic book device, escalating a series of patent battles over gadgets based on Google Inc.'s Android operating system. ...
Microsoft aims at Android with e-reader lawsuitUSA Today
Microsoft sues Barnes & Noble over AndroidComputerworld
Barnes & Noble sued by MicrosoftBBC News
GigaOm -San Francisco Chronicle -AFP
all 211 news articles »

Google Voice Now Free on Sprint Phones, Shipping on Nexus S 4G - eWeek

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 12:18 PM PDT


Dalje.com

Google Voice Now Free on Sprint Phones, Shipping on Nexus S 4G
eWeek
Sprint has teamed with Google to offer free Google Voice on its CDMA phones. This service allows users to have a single number for all devices and manage it all online. Sprint has teamed up with Google, and is now the first carrier to offer Google's ...
Sprint integrates Google Voice, lets you use your original numberDVICE
Sprint Will Carry Nexus S 4G PhoneTwice
Sprint Nexus S 4G Found in the Wild by Android CommunitySlashGear
UPI.com -Albuquerque Express -Register
all 202 news articles »

Sony Rumor Mill: Flash of Chrome, Rumble of Thunder - TechNewsWorld

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:59 AM PDT


Afterdawn.com

Sony Rumor Mill: Flash of Chrome, Rumble of Thunder
TechNewsWorld
An upcoming Sony Vaio laptop will be a hybrid of an ultra-portable and desktop replacement notebook, according to a recent report. The super-thin laptop will be able to hook up to a docking station that will augment its hardware, ...
Sony Prepping VAIO Hybrid PC, Chrome OS ModelsTechtree.com
Sony Hybrid PC And Chrome OS Notebook Rumored For ArrivalHot Hardware
Sony Guns For MacBook Air With Hybrid Laptop, Says ReportPCWorld
ITProPortal -TMC Net -CNET
all 36 news articles »

HTC ThunderBolt 4G smartphone: Hefty, nifty and very fast - Computerworld

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 12:13 PM PDT


GizmoCrave

HTC ThunderBolt 4G smartphone: Hefty, nifty and very fast
Computerworld
Computerworld - Even by the new standards of cell phone advertising, the run-up to the HTC ThunderBolt -- Verizon's first 4G LTE smartphone -- was elaborate and expensive. Gatefold ads in mass-market magazines and high-profile TV spots ...
First impressions of the blazing HTC ThunderBolt LTE smartphoneZDNet (blog)
HTC Thunderbolt vs. Droid BionicCNET
HTC Thunderbolt (Verizon Wireless)PC Magazine
Android Police -PCWorld
all 131 news articles »

Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.7 - Apple Insider

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:42 PM PDT


Macgasm

Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.7
Apple Insider
The seventh free update to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is now available through Software Update, offering a variety of bug fixes and security enhancements. Apple notes that the new 10.6.7 release includes "general operating system ...
Mac OS X 10.6.7TidBITS
Mac OS X 10.6.7 ReleasedGigaOm
Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.7PCWorld (blog)
Macgasm -tuaw.com -MacApper
all 15 news articles »

AT&T Sees Handheld 3-D Drawing Gamers With LG Thrill Device - Bloomberg

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:06 PM PDT


TG Daily

AT&T Sees Handheld 3-D Drawing Gamers With LG Thrill Device
Bloomberg
The LG Thrill, as the device is known, allows users to view content in three-dimensional format without the glasses familiar to old time movie-goers, said David Christopher, Dallas-based AT&T's chief ...
LG Thrill 4G Brings 3D Fun to AT&TinfoSync World
LG's Thrill 4G Will Add 3D To AT&T's Smartphone LineupNewsFactor Network
HTC Windows Phone News: Big Screen HTC HD7S with 4.3" ScreenWireless and Mobile News
CNET -Mobiledia -PC Magazine
all 177 news articles »

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