Saturday, January 29, 2011

Stimulus funds help wire rural homes for Internet (AP)

Stimulus funds help wire rural homes for Internet (AP)

Stimulus funds help wire rural homes for Internet (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 11:55 AM PST

AP - Up in rural northern Vermont, it took until the 1960s to run power lines to some towns — decades after the rest of America got turned on.

Expo Notes: Naturespace adds another dimension to ambient sounds (Macworld)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 02:28 PM PST

Macworld - 3D video was the talk at this month’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but at Macworld 2011, app maker Holographic Audio Theater was looking to promote the idea of 3D audio. The company thinks that “three-dimensional audio” provides the most immersive experience, and it was in San Francisco this week to promote an appâ€"Naturespaceâ€"that it thinks will drive that point home.

Macworld shines without superstar Apple (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:10 AM PST

Macworld 2011 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. From star-gazing iPad applications to crystal-encrusted iPhone cases, a universe of products spun off of Apple gadgets flourished at Macworld Expo despite the absence of the sun around which they revolve.(AFP/Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)AFP - From star-gazing iPad applications to crystal-encrusted iPhone cases, a universe of products spun off of Apple gadgets flourished at Macworld Expo despite the absence of the sun around which they revolve.

"Angry Birds Rio" Game to be Released in March [VIDEO] (Mashable)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:55 AM PST

Mashable - Angry Birds fans, it's confirmed, a new edition of the blockbuster smartphone and console game is coming in March, and it'll be called Angry Birds Rio.

Egyptians Find New Routes to the Web (PC World)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 01:30 PM PST

PC World - "When countries block, we evolve," an activist with the group We Rebuild wrote in a Twitter message Friday. That's just what many Egyptians have been doing this week, as groups like We Rebuild scramble to keep the country connected to the outside world, turning to landline telephones, fax machines and even ham radio to keep information flowing in and out of the country. Although one Internet service provider -- Noor Group -- remains in operation, Egypt's government abruptly ordered the rest of the country's ISPs to shut down their services just after midnight local time Thursday. Mobile networks have also been turned off in some areas. The blackout appears designed to disrupt organization of the country's growing protest movement, which is calling for the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. "[B]asically, there are three ways of getting information out right now -- get access to the Noor ISP (which has about 8 percent of the market), use a land line to call someone, or use dial-up," Jillian York, a researcher with the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, said via e-mail. Egyptians with dial-up modems get no Internet connection when they call into their local ISP, but calling an international number to reach a modem in another country gives them a connection to the outside world.

Sudan Facebook group calls for protests (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 05:58 AM PST

Southern Sudanese rally on the streets of the southern capital Juba on December 9, 2010, a marking the one month countdown until the independence referendum. Thousands of Sudanese have joined a Facebook group calling for anti-government protests across the country on January 30, the day preliminary results are due out on the vote.(AFP/File/Peter Martell)AFP - Thousands of people have joined a Facebook group calling for anti-government protests across Sudan on Sunday, the day preliminary results are due out on the vote on southern independence.

Comcast takes control of NBC Universal (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 07:52 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2009 file photo, the Comcast logo is displayed on a TV set in North Andover, Mass. Comcast, the nation's largest cable TV company, says it will complete its takeover of NBC Universal at just before midnight Eastern time, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. The deal will give Comcast Corp. 51 percent of the fourth-ranked broadcaster NBC, a bevy of cable channels and the Universal Pictures movie studio. It caps a yearlong regulatory review that resulted in conditions meant to keep it from stifling the growth of online video services such as Netflix and Hulu. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)AP - The nation's largest cable TV company, Comcast Corp., took control of NBC Universal after the government shackled its behavior in the coming years to protect online video services such as Netflix and Hulu.

Expo Notes: Aquafadas digital comics authoring tool coming soon (Macworld)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:30 PM PST

Macworld - Aquafadas, the developers of BannerZest and PulpMotion, has announced that it will soon release Comic Composer, the application used by its AveComics Productions to create digital comics. This authoring tool will be available for authors and publishers of digital strips.

Expo Notes: How developers on the floor feel about the Mac App Store (Macworld)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:48 PM PST

Macworld - The Mac App Store may already feel like an old friend, but in fact, it’s only been around a scant three weeks. That’s still enough time for various Mac software developers around the Macworld 2011 conference floor to form some firm opinions about the store and its impact on their business.
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