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• Hands on with the HP TouchPad - Computerworld
• Nielsen: Android Growth Slows, iPhone Picks Up - Mediapost.com
• GPS industry rages: LightSquared 4G network would "defy" laws of physics - Ars Technica
• Facebook teases 'awesome' launch next week - Computerworld
• Is Apple Buying Up All the Parts for Amazon's Tablet? - PC Magazine
• Report: App Store Hits 100000 iPad Apps - PC Magazine
• IBM Cites 'Breakthrough' in Phase-Change Memory Development - eWeek

Hands on with the HP TouchPad - Computerworld Posted: 30 Jun 2011 02:34 PM PDT Computerworld Hands on with the HP TouchPad Computerworld Macworld - I spent half an hour in a meeting, using HP's new TouchPad tablet, before someone realized I wasn't using an iPad. That says a lot about this product--due to be released Friday--and not just in superficial ways. ... A tablet that is ready to takeFinancial Times Hands On: HP TouchPad AccessoriesPC Magazine Of Course HP Will Make Windows 8 Tablets (HPQ, MSFT)San Francisco Chronicle msnbc.com -New York Times -CNET all 389 news articles »

Nielsen: Android Growth Slows, iPhone Picks Up - Mediapost.com Posted: 30 Jun 2011 02:42 PM PDT DailyTech Nielsen: Android Growth Slows, iPhone Picks Up Mediapost.com Android remains the dominant smartphone platform, but its growth has leveled off in recent months, according to the latest data from Nielsen. As of May, 38% of US smartphone owners had an Android device compared to 27% that ... Nielsen: Apple's iPhone growing, Android flat as smartphone sales surgeApple Insider Most New Cell Phone Purchases are Smartphones in US, Says NielsenDailyTech Android is unstoppableBetaNews InformationWeek -Top Tech News -Macworld all 152 news articles »

GPS industry rages: LightSquared 4G network would "defy" laws of physics - Ars Technica Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:43 PM PDT USA Today GPS industry rages: LightSquared 4G network would "defy" laws of physics Ars Technica The GPS wars are heating up again. LightSquared, a newish company that wants to build a $14 billion open access satellite/4G LTE broadband network over the next eight years, has a problem: its ... Wireless-by-satellite start-up hits FCC roadblock over GPS interference findingsWashington Post LightSquared, GPS Industries File Final Recommendations Over Independent LTE ...PC Magazine GPS Makers Trade Barbs With LightSquaredPCWorld Mobile Burn -CNET -ABC News all 379 news articles »

Facebook teases 'awesome' launch next week - Computerworld Posted: 30 Jun 2011 02:34 PM PDT Daily Mail Facebook teases 'awesome' launch next week Computerworld Computerworld - Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is trying to build some excitement for an announcement the company is planning next week. Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO and co-founder, told a group of reporters at the social network's Seattle ... Facebook to 'launch something awesome' next weekCNET Is Mark Zuckerberg on Google+? [PIC]Mashable Zuckerberg: Facebook Plans 'Something Awesome' for Next WeekPC Magazine Reuters -Washington Post (blog) -Los Angeles Times all 112 news articles »

Is Apple Buying Up All the Parts for Amazon's Tablet? - PC Magazine Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:11 PM PDT Mobot.net (blog) Is Apple Buying Up All the Parts for Amazon's Tablet? PC Magazine Rumors of an imminent tablet device from Amazon have solidified to the point where it would be shocking if one didn't appear by fall, but Taiwanese components suppliers are now saying demand from Apple for iPad parts could make it ... Amazon tablet on track to launch this year, may face production challenges ...Unwired View Amazon tablet could face production constraints driven by Apple's iPad 2Apple Insider Analyst: Apple to ship 30 million iPads in 2011The Tech Herald VentureBeat -Digitimes -The Mac Observer all 33 news articles »

Report: App Store Hits 100000 iPad Apps - PC Magazine Posted: 30 Jun 2011 02:39 PM PDT Afterdawn.com Report: App Store Hits 100000 iPad Apps PC Magazine Apple has what is clearly the top tablet on the market with the iPad, and now it has an another achievement to celebrate. As of Tuesday, there are more than 100000 iPad-specific apps on sale in the App Store. The milestone comes a little ... Path App No Longer iOS Exclusive, Comes to AndroidWired News (blog) Apple's iPad surpasses 100000 app markCNET Now showing: More than 100000 iPad appsmsnbc.com New York Times -PCWorld -RollingStone.com (blog) all 336 news articles »

IBM Cites 'Breakthrough' in Phase-Change Memory Development - eWeek Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:50 PM PDT Computerworld IBM Cites 'Breakthrough' in Phase-Change Memory Development eWeek IBM has produced 90-nanometer-size processors that can store multiple bits of data per cell over time without the data becoming corrupted. This is a problem that has been nagging PCM development for 10 years. Every so often, the IT world gets news of a ... IBM announces phase change memory breakthroughTechSpot IBM announces computer memory breakthroughComputerworld IBM reports advances in new memoryMarketWatch NewsFactor Network -GCN.com -PC Magazine all 84 news articles »

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• News Corp. Takes A Bath On MySpace Sale - San Francisco Chronicle
• Cisco Plans to Offer Cius Tablet Computer at the End of July - BusinessWeek
• TwitPic Founder Tweets About Being Detained for Public Nudity - PC Magazine
• Stars aligning on combined Lion, MacBook Air launch in mid-July - Ars Technica
• Thunderbolt RAID dramatically faster than FireWire 800 - Macworld

News Corp. Takes A Bath On MySpace Sale - San Francisco Chronicle Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:26 PM PDT USA Today News Corp. Takes A Bath On MySpace Sale San Francisco Chronicle News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) finally unloaded its floundering MySpace web property today and the price is rather shocking - $35 million. The company paid $580 million for MySpace in 2005, and was hoping to fetch around $100 million for the social ... News Corp. Sells MySpace for a Mere $35 MillionABC News MySpace finally sold for some $35 millionChristian Science Monitor Specific Media Buys MySpace for a Rumored $35 MillionPC Magazine San Jose Mercury News -PCWorld -Wall Street Journal all 933 news articles »

Cisco Plans to Offer Cius Tablet Computer at the End of July - BusinessWeek Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:07 PM PDT CNET Cisco Plans to Offer Cius Tablet Computer at the End of July BusinessWeek June 29 (Bloomberg) -- Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of networking equipment, will begin selling its new Cius tablet computer to businesses at the end of July, hoping corporate users will drive adoption. ... Cius is about giving control back to IT, Cisco saysComputerworld How Does Cisco Expect To Sell Big Companies A $750 Android Tablet? (CSCO)San Francisco Chronicle Cisco Plans to Offer Its Cius Tablet Computer at the End of JulyBloomberg Network World -PCWorld -CNET all 62 news articles »

TwitPic Founder Tweets About Being Detained for Public Nudity - PC Magazine Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:04 PM PDT The Stir (blog) TwitPic Founder Tweets About Being Detained for Public Nudity PC Magazine On Tuesday night Twitpic founder Noah Everett tweeted to his 2.8 million followers that he was arrested for public nudity. But was he really? In his first tweet at 2am ET, the Charleston, South Carolina resident wrote, ... Twitpic founder arrested on Daniel Island?Live 5 News TwitPic Founder Tweets Picture of 'Public Nudity Arrest'Fox News Founder of Twitpic tweets pic from naked arrestJalopnik msnbc.com -Mashable -Computerworld New Zealand all 34 news articles »

Stars aligning on combined Lion, MacBook Air launch in mid-July - Ars Technica Posted: 29 Jun 2011 01:40 PM PDT International Business Times Stars aligning on combined Lion, MacBook Air launch in mid-July Ars Technica The stars are aligning for a mid-July launch of both Mac OS X Lion and updated MacBook Airs, if the rumor mill is to be believed. Three sources across two different sites seem to have similar ... Supply of Apple's white MacBook severely constrained ahead of Lion debutApple Insider Next MacBook Air could ship July 19: reportmsnbc.com Apple's white MacBook supply tightening ahead of new OS debutInternational Business Times tuaw.com -PC Magazine -Macgasm all 103 news articles »

Thunderbolt RAID dramatically faster than FireWire 800 - Macworld Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:01 PM PDT CNET Thunderbolt RAID dramatically faster than FireWire 800 Macworld The wait for Thunderbolt-ready peripherals is over. Four months after the debut of Thunderbolt in Apple's revamped MacBook Pro lineup, storage devices that support Intel's new interconnect technology have finally ... Thunderbolt drive support for troubleshootingCNET (blog) Why the ability to boot from Thunderbolt on a Mac is hugeGigaOm Promise and Apple Ship First Thunderbolt DevicesPC Magazine Apple Insider -The Mac Observer -Mac Rumors all 65 news articles »

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• Google to launch Facebook wannabe - msnbc.com
• 7 Hackers Who Got Legit Jobs From Their Misdeeds - PC Magazine
• LeapFrog unveils tablet for kids - msnbc.com
• Microsoft patents spy tech for Skype - Computerworld
• Tau Day: An Even More Fundamental Holiday Than Pi Day - PCWorld
• Google Swiffy converts Flash files to iPhone-compatible HTML5 - Apple Insider
• Half a million Android smartphones activated daily, Google says - Computerworld
• Final Space Shuttle Mission to Launch July 8 - Fox News

Google to launch Facebook wannabe - msnbc.com Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:39 PM PDT USA Today Google to launch Facebook wannabe msnbc.com Google Plus (or Google+) debuted last night to a limited, invite-only audience. It's available today for the Android crowd, and should be coming to Apple's App Store soon, Vic Gundotra, a Google senior VP wrote on the Google Blog today. ... Google unveils latest social networking featForbes Google goes after Facebook with Google+Computerworld Tech blogs not sold on Google's 'Facebook clone'CNN DVICE -International Business Times -PCWorld all 512 news articles »

7 Hackers Who Got Legit Jobs From Their Misdeeds - PC Magazine Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:46 PM PDT ABC News 7 Hackers Who Got Legit Jobs From Their Misdeeds PC Magazine Facebook just hired infamous Sony PlayStation hacker George Hotz, the latest in a line of young cybercriminals hired by super-exclusive tech companies. By Sara Yin Thirteen years after "Hack Heaven," Stephen Glass' fabricated feature about a lonely ... Facebook Hires Sony's HackerABC News Hackers Gone Mild: 6 Rebels Turned InsidersPCWorld Facebook Hires Whiz 'GeoHot'Wall Street Journal CNET -NewsMax.com -IEEE Spectrum all 146 news articles »

LeapFrog unveils tablet for kids - msnbc.com Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:41 AM PDT New York Times (blog) LeapFrog unveils tablet for kids msnbc.com Facebook, iPads, Android, and everything between — the tech news you need, the stories you want, and the tips you'll actually use. Our Digital Life. Read. Live. Share. By Suzanne Kantra, Techlicious.com I've long since given into the temptation to hand ... LeapFrog moves into tablets for kids with LeapPadVentureBeat LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer tablet hands-on (video)Engadget LeapFrog enters tablet marketSan Jose Mercury News CrunchGear -Product Reviews -Gizmodo Australia all 18 news articles »

Microsoft patents spy tech for Skype - Computerworld Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:25 PM PDT The Tech Herald Microsoft patents spy tech for Skype Computerworld Computerworld - A newly patented Microsoft technology called Legal Intercept that would allow the company to secretly intercept, monitor and record Skype calls is stoking privacy concerns. Microsoft's patent application for Legal ... Microsoft Wins Patent For Internet Spying TechnologyInformationWeek Did Microsoft Buy Skype To Spy On You?Business Insider Microsoft May Add Eavesdropping To SkypeConceivablyTech Inquirer -Tom's Guide -The Tech Herald all 21 news articles »

Tau Day: An Even More Fundamental Holiday Than Pi Day - PCWorld Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:57 PM PDT MyFox Washington DC Tau Day: An Even More Fundamental Holiday Than Pi Day PCWorld We all know about Pi Day, that tasty holiday on March 14 where celebrations include reciting digits of Pi and eating pie. At MIT, we ate pizza pie, pine nuts, and dined on dozens of types of sugary ... Happy National Tau Day, brainiacsDeseret News Happy Tau Day, everybody!CBS News On National Tau Day, Pi Under AttackFox News Geek.com -BBC News -The Atlantic Wire all 122 news articles »

Google Swiffy converts Flash files to iPhone-compatible HTML5 - Apple Insider Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:04 PM PDT Google Swiffy converts Flash files to iPhone-compatible HTML5 Apple Insider By Slash Lane Google on Tuesday unveiled a new experimental tool for developers called Swiffy, which converts some .SWF Flash files into HTML5 code compatible with devices like the iPhone and iPad. Swiffy is available at Google Labs, where the search ... Google's Swiffy Converts Flash Files to HTML5Mashable Google's Swiffy makes Flash files HTML5 friendlyCNET Google Debuts Flash-To-HTML5 ConverterInformationWeek Mobiputing -TMC Net -iProgrammer all 19 news articles »

Half a million Android smartphones activated daily, Google says - Computerworld Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:16 PM PDT New York Times (blog) Half a million Android smartphones activated daily, Google says Computerworld Computerworld - More than half a million Android phones are activated every day, according to Google's Andy Rubin, head of the Android platform. Rubin tweeted about the activations today. The tweet shows how much of a numbers game ... 500000 Android Devices Activated Daily, Outpaces Apple ActivationsInternational Business Times Google activates 500000 Android devices dailyBetaNews Google Android Gets 500K Daily ActivationseWeek SC Magazine US -Washington Post -The Tech Herald all 215 news articles »

Final Space Shuttle Mission to Launch July 8 - Fox News Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:02 PM PDT Fox News Final Space Shuttle Mission to Launch July 8 Fox News Space shuttle Atlantis stands on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it is set to liftoff on STS-135, the final shuttle mission. It's official: NASA's last space shuttle launch in history is set to blast off ... Shuttle Atlantis Cleared for July 8 LaunchPC Magazine NASA to Launch Final Shuttle Mission July 8Voice of America Atlantis Cleared For Final LaunchWESH Orlando The Associated Press -AFP -DVICE all 454 news articles »

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