Thursday, June 30, 2011

Sci/Tech News

Sci/Tech News


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
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