Thursday, March 31, 2011

Sci/Tech News

Sci/Tech News


Google Plays Down Microsoft's Antitrust Complaint in Europe - New York Times

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 05:55 AM PDT


BBC News (blog)

Google Plays Down Microsoft's Antitrust Complaint in Europe
New York Times
BRUSSELS — Google played down the significance of an antitrust complaint filed by one of its main rivals, Microsoft, on Thursday and said its discussions were continuing with European Union regulators. "We're not surprised that ...
Microsoft accuses Google of antitrust violationsCNNMoney
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Microsoft's Antitrust TurnaboutWall Street Journal
Reuters -The Associated Press -InformationWeek
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Windows Phone apps now total 11500 'without padding,' Microsoft says - Computerworld

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 12:57 PM PDT


NEWS.com.au

Windows Phone apps now total 11500 'without padding,' Microsoft says
Computerworld
Computerworld - Microsoft bragged Thursday about growth in its Windows Phone 7 (WP7) developer community one year after its birth, but immediately got blasted for not disclosing developer revenues. Windows Phone now has 36000 members ...
Windows Phone 7 Tools Downloaded 1.5 Million TimesInternetNews.com
Microsoft: Quality, Not Quantity Is App StrategyInternational Business Times
Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 a hit with developersNetwork World
PC Magazine -InformationWeek -eWeek
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Where Are All the Honeycomb Apps? - InformationWeek

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 12:43 PM PDT


BusinessWeek

Where Are All the Honeycomb Apps?
InformationWeek
The Motorola Xoom hit the market more than a month ago, yet there are still only a few dozen applications optimized for Android 3.0 Honeycomb. What gives? By Eric Zeman InformationWeek The Motorola Xoom went on sale February 24, about five weeks ago. ...
Google tries to reel in Android carriers, can't catch a breakFortune
Google 'clamps down' on world of Android partnersRegister
Google clamps down on handset makers to stem Android fragmentationApple Insider
TIME -ZDNet (blog) -PCWorld
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Will Amazon's Cloud Music Service Fly? - BusinessWeek

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 02:34 PM PDT


Globe and Mail

Will Amazon's Cloud Music Service Fly?
BusinessWeek
Here's how effortless it is to move your digital music collection from Apple's (AAPL) iTunes software to Amazon's new "Cloud Drive" music service, unveiled on Mar. 29: 1. Visit Amazon.com (AMZN), enter your user name and password, ...
How to use Amazon Cloud PlayMacworld
Music producer rains praise on Amazon Cloud Drive and Cloud PlayerBetaNews
Amazon Said to Talk With Music Labels on Cloud-Storage for New ServiceBloomberg
PC Magazine -Portfolio.com -Wilton Villager
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GFI apologizes for false alarm on Samsung keyloggers - Computerworld

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:23 AM PDT


The Age

GFI apologizes for false alarm on Samsung keyloggers
Computerworld
Computerworld - When Alex Eckelberry first read news reports on Wednesday that some of Samsung's R Series laptops contained keylogging software, he was as astounded as everybody else. "I was really interested in the story. ...
Samsung laptop spyware likely a false alarmmsnbc.com
Samsung cleared of false key logger allegationsCNET
GFI sorry for false Samsung spyware scanFinancial Times
Fox News -ZDNet (blog) -PC Magazine
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Twitter kills the QuickBar - Los Angeles Times

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 01:55 PM PDT


Appscout

Twitter kills the QuickBar
Los Angeles Times
Twitter has removed the QuickBar from its iPhone app, to the delight of a loud and passionate group of grumblers on the Web who bestowed it with another name that we can't publish here. At the beginning of the month, Twitter updated its iPhone app so ...
Twitter is in with Jack Dorsey and out with QuickBarAppolicious
Twitter Nixes the QuickBar From iPhone AppTIME
Twitter Removes 'Quick Bar' From iOS AppPC Magazine
NBC Bay Area -The Mac Observer -San Francisco Chronicle
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion sets, finds, corrects insecure folder permissions - Apple Insider

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 01:44 PM PDT


The Business Insider

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion sets, finds, corrects insecure folder permissions
Apple Insider
By AppleInsider Staff Mac OS X 10.7 Lion makes system wide changes to standard folder ownership and permissions to enhance security, finding and recommending changes where necessary. Apple reportedly informed developers that a number of folders in the ...
Apple patent eyes Mac OS X tabletRegister
New Lion developer preview includes iCal, About this Mac tweaksArs Technica
Apple Releases Next Mac OS X Lion PreviewPC Magazine
TechCrunch -GigaOm -Cult of Mac
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Jupiter and Saturn's rings show echoes of comet collisions - Ars Technica

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 02:05 PM PDT


msnbc.com

Jupiter and Saturn's rings show echoes of comet collisions
Ars Technica
In August of 2009, the Cassini orbiter was in place as Saturn reached a point where its rings were illuminated by the Sun edge-on. The images it captured showed a regular, repeating pattern of bright ...
A New Wrinkle: Comet Strikes in the 1980s and 1990s Left Ripples in Jupiter's ...Scientific American
Scarred by Comets: Rings of Saturn and Jupiter Show Signs of ImpactsSpace.com
New Studies: Planetary Rings Harbor Records of Past Smash-UpsUniverse Today
PR Newswire (press release) -Huffington Post (blog) -Securities Industry News
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Verizon's New 4G Is Fast, Just Hold the Phone: Rich Jaroslovsky - Bloomberg

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 01:15 PM PDT


New York Times (blog)

Verizon's New 4G Is Fast, Just Hold the Phone: Rich Jaroslovsky
Bloomberg
New Verizon Wireless 4G LTE devices made by Samsung Electronics Co., HTC Corp., and Hewlett-Packard Co. sit on display following their unveiling at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show ...
Thunderbolt phone is fast but flawedBoston Globe
HTC ThunderBolt Outselling iPhone 4 at Verizon Stores: AnalystFox Business
HTC ThunderBolt News: More ThunderBolts ThunderBolting to Verizon Customers ...Wireless and Mobile News
Phandroid.com -AndroidGuys -ZDNet (blog)
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