Thursday, December 30, 2010

Time Warner Cable says Big 4 shows to stay on-air (AP)

Time Warner Cable says Big 4 shows to stay on-air (AP)

Time Warner Cable says Big 4 shows to stay on-air (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 08:06 PM PST

AP - Time Warner Cable Inc. said Thursday that its customers will still be able to view major programming from ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox even if it can't reach a deal with broadcaster Sinclair before their contract expires Friday at midnight.

Hearst, DirecTV reach deal on programming fees (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 07:40 PM PST

AP - DirecTV satellite subscribers around the country will continue to receive network TV stations owned by Hearst Corp. after the two companies reached a new deal over the fees that DirecTV pays the broadcasting company to carry stations on its lineup.

Pew study hints at what Web users will pay for (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 09:33 AM PST

AP - The Web may seem like the land of something for nothing. Free video. Free news. Even free tools such as word processing and spreadsheets.

CES 2011 rumor roundup (Digital Trends)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 08:11 PM PST

Digital Trends - CES 2011 is right around the corner, and the predictions are piling up. We already know a lot about the general trends we’re sure to see at the trade show, but let’s not forget all of the rumors about specific products surrounding the week in Vegas that have been building up all winter. Here’s a little insight on some of the most hyped speculations that we'll know more about come January 5.

Remains of the Day: Danse macabre (Macworld)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 04:30 PM PST

Macworld - Once again, the iPhone stops crime in its tracks; Apple kicks another sneaky camera app to the curb; and it’s time for a game of musical mortality chairs. Get ready to close out 2010 in style with the remainders for Thursday, December 30.

Apple, Android top Amazon sales (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:56 PM PST

Investor's Business Daily - The online retailing giant said the best-selling computer on its site in 2010 was Apple's (NMS:AAPL) MacBook Pro 13.3-inch laptop, while the top wireless device was Samsung's Captivate phone running on Google's (NMS:GOOG) Android OS with an AT&T contract. The best-selling software was Microsoft's (NMS:MSFT) Office 2010 Home & Student. The top electronic product was Amazon's (NMS:AMZN) Kindle, which the company said Mon. was its best-selling item of all time. Amazon dipped 0.3% to 182.75.

Facebook tops Google as most visited site in U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:34 PM PST

Reuters - Facebook surpassed Google for the first time as the most visited website in the United States for most of 2010.

Rihanna still atop Social 50 chart (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 04:09 PM PST

Rihanna accepts the Favorite R&B Female Artist Award at the 2010 American Music Awards in Los Angeles November 21, 2010. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - Rihanna holds at No. 1 for a third non-consecutive week on the Social 50 chart, which ranks the most active artists on the world's leading social networking sites -- MySpace, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and iLike.

RIP Kodachrome Film (Mashable)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 09:56 AM PST

Mashable - It's the end of the line for Kodachrome, the first commercially successful color film, created by Kodak in 1935. The iconic film will no longer be processed, as Thursday marked the last time Dwayne's Photo â€" a lab in Parsons, Kansas â€" was willing to accept Kodachrome rolls that needed developing.

Skype makes video calling free on iPhone; service gets banned in China (Appolicious)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 11:27 AM PST

Appolicious - Skype has finally become a real contender in the mobile video calling market, adding the ability to make video calls to any other Skype user on the iPhone and iPad -- without a lot of fanfare, actually.

Six Downloads to Improve Microsoft Office (PC World)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 06:00 PM PST

PC World - Anyone who uses Microsoft Office will agree on two things: It's a powerful collection of applications, and it needs improvements.

Trojan Grabs Private Information from Android Devices (NewsFactor)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 10:08 AM PST

NewsFactor - A new Trojan is targeting Android devices. Known in security circles as Geinimi, the Trojan is powerful enough to compromise the personal data on a user's smartphone and send it to remote servers.

Virus attacks Android phones in China: researchers (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:54 PM PST

Reuters - A powerful virus targeting smart phones in China running Google Inc's Android operating system may represent the most sophisticated bug to target mobile devices to date, security researchers said on Thursday.

Trillian, Firefox lead Fresh Android Apps of the Week (Appolicious)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 08:15 AM PST

Appolicious - This week, big-name companies like Trillian and Mozilla unwrapped their offerings in the marketplace. Despite the annual holiday slowdown, we also saw a great app for New Year's Eve, a way to control YouTube from your Android device, and a handy system management tool.

FBI Raids ISP in Anonymous DDoS Investigation (PC World)

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 05:40 PM PST

PC World - Authorities in the U.S. and Germany have raided Internet Service Providers in hopes of tracking down the hackers who launched distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against Web sites such as Visa.com, PayPal.com, and Mastercard.com earlier this month.
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