Friday, October 29, 2010

Tweet it from Everest: "OMG! we're halfway up!" (AP)

Tweet it from Everest: "OMG! we're halfway up!" (AP)

Tweet it from Everest: "OMG! we're halfway up!" (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 03:21 PM PDT

FILE - This Oct. 21, 2005 file photo shows Mount Everest from an aerial view taken over Nepal. Climbers attempting to scale the world's highest peak now have access to high-speed Internet near its 17,000-foot (5,200-meter) base camp, the last gathering point on the journey to the top. Ncell, a subsidiary of Swedish telecom company TeliaSonera, announced Friday Oct. 29, 2010 that they have set up seven 3G base stations in the Everest region, allowing climbers and trekkers to access wireless Internet and make video calls, for example over Skype. (AP Photo/Jody Kurash, File)AP - You can't get away from a cell phone call, even at the top of the world.

LCD TV companies see falling prices as demand down (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:25 PM PDT

AP - Companies that make huge flat-screen televisions and their LCD panel components are alerting investors that demand is dropping in the U.S. and other developed markets.

Take-Two CEO steps down to travel with family (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 08:58 AM PDT

AP - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., the company responsible for popular video games such as the "Grand Theft Auto" series, said Friday that the CEO hired to turn the company around will step down to travel in Asia with his family.

Hands-on with Sony’s Google TV/Blu-ray combo deck (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:51 PM PDT

Ben Patterson - Last week, I got the chance to spend some quality time with the stand-alone Logitech Revue, one of the first Google TV-enabled devices, and now I've got Sony's Google TV-ready Blu-ray player whirring away in my living room. So, how …

iPhone 4 for Verizon is ‘fait accompli,’ Fortune claims (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:18 PM PDT

Ben Patterson - Yet another major publication is coming forward claiming confirmation that the long-rumored Verizon iPhone is real. But don't get your hopes up for an iPhone 4 that's compatible with the carrier's soon-to-be-launched 4G network. In its lengthy profile of Verizon …

Mistype Twitter or Facebook, Win an IPad (or Not) (PC World)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 06:00 PM PDT

PC World - A slip on the keyboard could land Web surfers on questionable survey pages instead of the websites they really want to visit: Twitter, Facebook or YouTube.

Best Blu-ray movies (Digital Trends)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 04:06 PM PDT

Digital Trends - One of the most daunting prospects facing people who are considering buying a Blu-ray player is the realization that they will need to buy a whole new library of movies.

Ceragon Networks (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 03:54 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - Ceragon Networks (NMS:CRNT), a maker of networking systems for wireless carriers, was upgraded by Oppenheimer after reporting a fourth straight quarter of earnings and a 39% jump in revenue. It's also poised to supply mobile carriers building up their 4G networks as well as support older technologies, said Oppenheimer, which maintained a $14 price target. Shares surged nearly 8% to 11.06.

Facebook Buys Most of Content-sharing Site Drop.io (PC World)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 05:10 PM PDT

PC World - Facebook said it purchased most of drop.io, an online content-sharing service, but the social-networking giant sounds more interested in acquiring the company's developers than its technology.

YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley steps down as CEO (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 08:39 PM PDT

YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley, pictured here on April 2010, is stepping down as head of the online video-sharing superstar bought by Google for 1.65 billion dollars in 2006.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Frederick M. Brown)Reuters - Chad Hurley is relinquishing his post as CEO of YouTube, the company he co-founded five years ago that revolutionized video on the Internet.

On MySpace's New Strategy (Mashable)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 03:56 PM PDT

Mashable - The Social Analyst is a column by Mashable Co-Editor Ben Parr, where he digs into social media trends and how they are affecting companies in the space.

The coolest apps not available on the iPhone (Appolicious)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 06:33 AM PDT

Appolicious - While the iPhone and its more than 300,000 applications are forever changing how we interact with handheld devices, Apple's (AAPL) iconic smartphone is no longer the only game in town.

Take-Two Interactive's CEO stepping down, shares rise (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 02:21 PM PDT

Ben Feder, CEO of Take-Two Interactive Software speaks during a presentation at the E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles July 16, 2008. REUTERS/Phil McCartenReuters - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, the video game publisher best known for "Grand Theft Auto," said Chief Executive Ben Feder will step down and be replaced by Strauss Zelnick, the company's executive chairman.

IBM in talks to buy Fortinet: report (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 05:41 PM PDT

Reuters - International Business Machines Corp is in advanced talks to buy network security provider Fortinet Inc , Bloomberg reported on Friday.

The Top 10 Stories in IT This Week (PC World)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 02:10 PM PDT

PC World - Attempts by Dutch authorities to take down the massive Bredolab botnet captured headlines this week, with infected PCs downloading fake antivirus software at week's end, and news surfacing that the suspected ringleader of the botnet was bringing in up to €100,000 (US$139,000) a month from his alleged illegal enterprise.

YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley steps down as CEO (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 06:03 PM PDT

AP - YouTube CEO Chad Hurley is surrendering the reins of the popular video website that he started with two buddies as a quirky curiosity and went on to groom into a media magnet that shows more than 2 billion clips a day.
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