Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Nintendo cuts profit, 3DS not ready for Christmas (AP)

Nintendo cuts profit, 3DS not ready for Christmas (AP)

Nintendo cuts profit, 3DS not ready for Christmas (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 08:41 PM PDT

A visitor operates a Nintendo 3DS featuring 3-D imagery during a press conference by Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata where he launches the new game machine in Chiba near Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. Nintendo's 3DS game machine packed with glasses-free 3-D technology goes on sale in February in Japan, and March in Europe and the U.S., not in time for year-end shopping, the company said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)AP - Nintendo shares tumbled Thursday after the company said its 3DS game machine, packed with glasses-free 3-D technology, won't be ready to go on sale for Christmas, crushing its earnings forecast by more than half.

House Democrats shelve net neutrality proposal (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 06:58 PM PDT

AP - House Democrats have shelved a last-ditch effort to broker a compromise between phone, cable and Internet companies on rules that would prohibit broadband providers from blocking or degrading online traffic flowing over their networks.

Review: New search partners aren't identical twins (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:22 PM PDT

AP - Just because Yahoo Inc.'s U.S. website and Microsoft Corp.'s Bing are using the same technological ingredients for searching the Internet doesn't mean they're slicing and dicing the results the same way, too.

Star Wars saga to get 3-D makeover, starting with 'Phantom Menace' in 2012 (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:13 PM PDT

Ben Patterson - George Lucas just can’t stop tinkering with the Star Wars movies, and now he’s poised to unleash his latest retooling of that saga from a long time ago in a galaxy — a 3-D galaxy, this time — far, far away. Unfortunately, the original and perhaps best of the Star Wars epics won’t be the first to make the 3-D leap.

Cutting the cord may sound 'cool,' but 'very few' are likely to snip, survey says (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:42 AM PDT

Ben Patterson - Sure, it’s fun to sit around and fantasize cutting the cable TV cord in favor of getting all your favorite shows over the Internet or on DVD. But when push comes to shove, only a tiny handful of us will actually do it — or so says a recent survey.

Remains of the Day: Vox populi, vox Google? (Macworld.com)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:30 PM PDT

Macworld.com - Pigs fly! Hell freezes! The official Google Voice app may actually appear in the App Store! Also, space gets explored with the help of an iPhone, and RIM says “no, way” to the fart app phenomenon. It’s Wednesday, September 29, 2010 and here are your remainders.

Google gives Gmail users more control over inboxes (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:42 AM PDT

AP - Google Inc. is addressing one of the biggest complaints about its free e-mail service by giving people more control over how their inboxes are organized.

Nintendo sinks as 3D launch misses holiday season (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 06:13 PM PDT

A model poses with Nintendo Co Ltd's new 3DS handheld game console in Chiba, east of Tokyo September 29, 2010. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - Shares in Nintendo Co Ltd fell sharply on Thursday after it said the previous day its new 3D-capable handheld game machine would go on sale next year, missing the crucial year-end shopping season.

iPhone App Maker Exploits Craigslist Adult Services Shutdown (PC World)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:06 PM PDT

PC World - It hasn't taken long for some sites to exploit the gap opened up by the demise of the adult services section on Craigslist here in the United States. PinPointsX, which offers a GPS-enabled mobile app that allows adult services seekers to find nearby "sensual resources," has now begun marketing its services as a Craigslist adult services alternative.

More Facebook Profiles We'd Like to See (PC World)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 06:30 PM PDT

PC World - The Facebook pages of some of our most important and most famous tech and media people have gotten interesting lately.

Hulu Plus may pressure Netflix (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:21 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - Hulu Plus, a $10-per-month online TV subscription service, will soon be available for users of Roku set-top boxes and TiVo (NMS:TIVO) subscribers who buy its newest digital video recorders. Hulu's premium on-demand streaming video service, which debuted in June, is seen as an emerging challenger to Netflix (NMS:NFLX). Hulu's free ad-supported service generated more than $100 mil in sales last year. Hulu, owned by News Corp. (NMS:NWS), GE's NBC Universal and Walt Disney , offers one of the largest online catalogs of current TV shows available for streaming.

What "Like" Buttons Mean for Web Traffic [STATS] (Mashable)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:47 PM PDT

Mashable - The new-this-year-yet-somehow-already-ubiquitous Facebook Like button has been around just long enough to generate some interesting numbers relating to Facebook users and web traffic.

Apple TV should spin-off interesting app crossovers (Appolicious)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:07 AM PDT

Appolicious - When the new version of Apple TV launches later this week, and more specifically when Apple (AAPL) adds AirPlay functionality with the iOS4 update coming in November, expect an influx of cool new apps that link your iPhone and iPad to your TV.

Dell pitches open system in data center offering (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:53 PM PDT

Reuters - Dell is unveiling new software to tie together disparate pieces of data center hardware, making a pitch for an open system that runs counter to what some of its rivals are doing.

Oracle Has Appetite For Chips (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:51 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - Life is rarely dull at Oracle (NMS:ORCL), the enterprise software maker that seems to have a special talent for grabbing headlines.

Microsoft Security Essentials: Soon Free for Small Businesses (PC World)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 01:08 PM PDT

PC World - Starting early next month, Microsoft Security Essentials, Redmond’s anti-malware service for Windows PCs, will be free for small businesses to install on up to 10 PCs.

Linux News Roundup: Fedora 14 Gets MeeGo, Madriva Is Reborn (PC World)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 01:25 PM PDT

PC World - There's never a dull moment in the land of Linux, and recent weeks have been no exception. Since no outlet can hope to give full coverage to every development that occurs, here's a roundup of some of the key events.

Lawmakers decry US failure to stop 'jihadi websites' (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 06:47 PM PDT

US lawmakers lamented their inability to shutter Internet websites set up by violent Islamist groups such as Al-Qaeda that aim to inspire, recruit and train would-be extremists. AFP - US lawmakers lamented their inability to shutter Internet websites set up by violent Islamist groups such as Al-Qaeda that aim to inspire, recruit and train would-be extremists.
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