Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Review: Chrome OS gives a peek at computing future (AP)

Review: Chrome OS gives a peek at computing future (AP)

Review: Chrome OS gives a peek at computing future (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 02:17 PM PST

In this product image provided by Google Inc., the Cr-48 Chrome notebook is displayed. (AP Photo/Google Inc.) NO SALESAP - What if nearly everything you usually keep on your computer — photos, documents, music and software — was stored online? Your machine would be speedier and perhaps less vital because you could simply use another machine to recoup your digital life should you lose your laptop.

Skype goes down for the count (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 11:10 AM PST

Ben Patterson - Can't log into Skype? You're not the only one. Millions of Skype users around the globe found themselves unable to log onto the chat service Wednesday, with Skype acknowledging in a tweet that "some of you may be having problems …

Last-minute holiday smartphone bargains: Samsung Focus, Motorola Droid X (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 10:54 AM PST

Ben Patterson - Santa's just a few days away, but there's still time to snag some enticing deals on some of the hottest smartphones of the year. One of the most enticing Android handsets of 2010 has also remained stubbornly expensive â€" until …

Study: 26 pct in US used cell phones for activism (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 09:05 PM PST

AP - If you this voted fall, there's a good chance you were texting about it.

Remains of the Day: Great Scott! (Macworld)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 04:30 PM PST

Macworld - We haven’t even hollied all our jollies out yet, but a brand spankin’ new year is nearly upon us. As 2011 approaches, we share stories about how iOS devices can seem to help manipulate the very fabric of time. These are your remainders for Wednesday, December 22.

Apps Could Mean Phone 7 Coming To Verizon Soon (NewsFactor)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 02:39 PM PST

NewsFactor - Smartphones powered by Microsoft's newest mobile operating system may find their way into Verizon Wireless stores in the very near future, judging from some apps that have been discovered on the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace.

Should Twitter Have a Seat in Court? (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 11:40 AM PST

Time.com - It's high time that the U.S. courts let technology play a greater role in opening up the justice system to the public.

Sony Launches iTunes Competitor with Six Million Songs (NewsFactor)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 02:11 PM PST

NewsFactor - Sony on Wednesday launched its iTunes competitor. Dubbed Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity -- not the catchiest name in the streaming-music world -- the cloud-based music service offers consumers access to about six million songs from major labels.

What's Going to Be Big in Venture Capital in 2011? [STATS] (Mashable)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 10:18 AM PST

Mashable - Venture capitalists and CEOs are showing renewed confidence in the state of venture capital, especially in the IT, digital media, mobile and cloud computing sectors, according to a recently released survey.

FCC passes new net neutrality rules; mobile Internet receives less regulation (Appolicious)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 11:30 AM PST

Appolicious - The Federal Communications Commission was kicking around new rules for Internet service providers earlier this month, and Tuesday passed those new rules that are basically in line with what we heard then: more restrictions for what ISPs can do with computer-based high speed Internet, but the mobile broadband Internet is far less regulated.

Pakistani IT firm 'on top of the world' in Blackberry apps (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 02:37 PM PST

A person uses a BlackBerry phone. Photo editing software developed by Pakistani technology firm Five Rivers became the best selling paid-for application for the Blackberry, the firm said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)AFP - Photo editing software developed by Pakistani technology firm Five Rivers became the best selling paid-for application for the Blackberry, the firm said Wednesday.

Teradata (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 03:52 PM PST

Investor's Business Daily - Teradata will pay $525 mil for privately held cloud-based market ing software firm Aprimo. The enterprise data storage company expects Aprimo's 2010 revenue to hit $80 mil, with long-term sales growth in the high teens. Teradata fell 2.2%.

Intel's acquisition of McAfee approved by FTC (Digital Trends)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 09:00 AM PST

Digital Trends - Chipmaker Intel's acquisition of security and antivirus software developer McAfee has been approved by the U.S. Federal Trade Commision, according to a notice posted on Intel's Web site. The approval clears the way for Intel to begin integrating McAfee products and services into its product lines, although the company is still working with the European Commission for approval on the deal.

OpenBSD lead believes backdoors didn't make it into the OS (Digital Trends)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 10:15 AM PST

Digital Trends - OpenBSD development lead Theo de Raadt says that he believes a government contracting firm was hired to write back doors into communications and encryption technology, but that those back doors, if written, did not make it into the OpenBSD code base. However, he is still encouraging contributors and users of the open source project to audit the code to look for any problems—and a few other issues have been uncovered.

David Schwimmer's violent film loses ratings appeal (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 08:05 PM PST

Reuters - Former "Friends" star David Schwimmer has lost a bid to soften the rating for his latest directing effort, a movie about the dangers of online predators.
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