Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Disney to buy social-gaming site Playdom (AP)

Disney to buy social-gaming site Playdom (AP)


Disney to buy social-gaming site Playdom (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 02:58 PM PDT

AP - The Walt Disney Co. is buying online social-gaming company Playdom for $563.2 million, the latest sign the company is becoming a formidable player in the video-game industry.

Yahoo Japan to use Google search tech, not Yahoo's (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 12:16 PM PDT

AP - Yahoo Japan Corp. will use Google technology to run its search engine and search ad delivery system, after a similar deal in the U.S. was derailed by regulators concerned about a monopoly.

7-inch, $150 Android tablet set to go on sale (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 12:55 PM PDT

Ben Patterson - Rather not spend $500 on an iPad or $550 on Dell’s 5-inch Android tablet? Is Archos’s $200 Android slate still a tad too rich for your blood? Then try this on for size: a 7-inch, $150 Android tablet, coming soon to a K-Mart near you.

iPhone jailbreaking (and all cell phone unlocking) made legal (Christopher Null)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 12:22 PM PDT

A customer displays an iPhone 4 purchased at the Apple Store 5th Avenue in New York June 24, 2010. REUTERS/Eric ThayerChristopher Null - This weekend has seen a flurry of activity about digital rights, but the biggest news dropped Monday morning, when the Library of Congress announced that it had made the controversial practice of “jailbreaking” your iPhone — or any other cell phone — legal.


Rivals benefit as iPhone 4 delayed in S.Korea (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 08:19 PM PDT

A South Korean dealer holds up an iPhone at a mobile phone shop in Seoul. The latest generation of Apple's best-selling smartphone will make its debut in Asia at the end of July, but the release of the iPhone 4 in South Korea was being delayed, leaving many customers to defect to other rival smartphones, including Samsung's Galaxy S.(AFP/File/Park Ji-Hwan)AFP - With Apple's new iPhone beset by complaints about dodgy reception, the South Korean distributor is struggling to stop customers defecting to rival smartphones after a delay in its local release.


AT&T: We Don't Intend to Stop Black Hat Demo (PC World)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 05:20 PM PDT

PC World - AT&T says it won't interfere with a highly anticipated talk on intercepting cell phone calls at the Black Hat conference this week, even though rumors are circulating that it will do just that.

Broadcom reports jump in 2Q profit on chip demand (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:19 PM PDT

AP - Chip maker Broadcom Corp. booked a jump in second-quarter earnings Tuesday, helped by improving demand for semiconductors that help power smart phones and other wireless products.

Philippine police use Facebook in murder arrest (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 07:07 PM PDT

Philippine police on Wednesday said they used Facebook to track down a Filipino computer technician blamed for the gruesome murders of nine people, three of them foreigners.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Philippine police on Wednesday said they used Facebook to track down a Filipino computer technician blamed for the gruesome murders of nine people, three of them foreigners.


The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 11:34 AM PDT

AP - iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending July 26, 2010:

LinkedIn: Now Worth More Than $2 Billion (Mashable)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 02:09 PM PDT

Mashable - A new report suggests that LinkedIn's value has surpassed the $2 billion mark, based on recent investments from outside investors.

American Airlines app boards the iPhone (Appolicious)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 11:53 AM PDT

Appolicious - With its new and official iPhone app, American Airlines joins Southwest as the second major U.S.-based airline to land on a smartphone near you. Also in today's App Industry Roundup, 37signals acquires Ember and is now offering a free version of Campfire for the iPhone.

Websense 2Q net income slips 6 percent (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:24 PM PDT

AP - Websense Inc. on Tuesday said its second-quarter net income dipped 6 percent and the Internet filtering and security software maker issued revenue guidance lower than Wall Street was expecting, citing concerns about foreign exchange rates and the overall economy.

Apple releases OS X updates for new iMacs, Magic Trackpad (Macworld.com)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 01:10 PM PDT

Macworld.com - If you already rushed out to purchase a Magic Trackpad or one of the brand new iMacs Apple announced on Tuesday morning, then it̢۪s time to do the Software Update dance. The company has rolled out a pair of updates for Mac OS X 10.6.4 and Mac OS X 10.6.4 Server installations running on the new desktop models, as well as software updates for those who want to use the Magic Trackpad with their existing Mac.

APNewsBreak: FBI says mastermind of botnet nabbed (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 07:02 PM PDT

AP - International authorities have arrested a computer hacker believed responsible for creating the malicious computer code that infected as many as 12 million computers, invading major banks and corporations around the world, FBI officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Is Linux Just Another Unix Flavor? (PC World)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 11:55 AM PDT

PC World - What defines an operating system isn't a geeky label or a collection of ramblings from the mouths of its community members. Nor is it some empty and pointless certification offered up by an obscure group of malcontented purveyors of "standards."

Google in talks to build Facebook competitor: report (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 06:37 PM PDT

Attendees await the beginning of the unveiling of the Nexus One Android smartphone at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California January 5, 2010. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Google Inc has held talks with gaming companies as it looks to develop a new service to compete with social networking website Facebook, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.


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