Monday, February 7, 2011

AOL steps up news, ad push with Huffington Post (AP)

AOL steps up news, ad push with Huffington Post (AP)

AOL steps up news, ad push with Huffington Post (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:14 PM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken Nov. 29, 2010, Arianna Huffington, author, syndicated columnist and co-founder and editor-in-chief of the 'The Huffington Post,' poses in Toronto. Internet company AOL Inc. is buying news hub Huffington Post, in an acquisition announced Monday, Feb. 7, 2011 for $315 million, a deal that represents a bold bet on the future of online news. After the acquisition closes later this year, Arianna Huffington will run AOL's growing array of content, which includes popular technology sites Engadget and TechCrunch, local news sites Patch.com and online mapping service Mapquest. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese, file)AP - AOL Inc.'s $315 million deal to buy news hub Huffington Post signals that it is serious about building its profile as a media company as its legacy dial-up Internet business dies away.

Mass. company draws fire for immigration game app (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:20 PM PST

AP - A game developed by a Boston-based tech company that allows users to drive a truck full of immigrants through the desert and try not to have them tossed out is drawing fire from some immigrant advocates.

License to Tweet? UK may restrict posts from court (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:17 PM PST

AP - English courts may restrict the public's freedom to post Twitter updates from inside hearings to avoid the risk of prejudicing trials, the head of the judiciary in England and Wales said Monday.

Dual-display Echo smartphone: double the touchscreen, double the fun? (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST

Ben Patterson - Armed with a pair of 3.5-inch touchscreens, the Kyocera Echo will let you surf on one display while checking e-mail on the otherâ€"or you can combine both screens into a single, 4.7-inch panel, so long as you don't mind the …

HP’s unveils new, sliding touchscreen PCs (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 06:52 AM PST

Ben Patterson - HP has been cranking out its touch-enabled, all-in-one TouchSmart PCs for years now, but the latest model comes with a twist: a 23-inch display that slides almost all the way down, turning the system into something akin to a jumbo …

Website on defensive over Tibet ad (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:39 PM PST

Photo illustration of a Tibetian flag. Internet start-up Groupon was on the defensive as it faced outrage for running a Super Bowl advertisement that highlighted Tibet's woes to promote the online bargain site.(AFP/File/Balint Porneczi)AFP - Internet start-up Groupon was on the defensive as it faced outrage for running a Super Bowl advertisement that highlighted Tibet's woes to promote the online bargain site.

Sprint to sell dual-screen Kyocera phone (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 06:23 PM PST

Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp plans to sell a Kyocera Corp (6971.T) phone with two screens and Google Inc's software, in an effort stand out in a crowded U.S. smartphone field where Apple Inc gets much of the consumer attention.

Nokia faces key test with strategy announcement (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:30 PM PST

The headquarters of Nokia in Espoo. Finland's Nokia faces a key test this week when chief executive Stephen Elop finally unveils a long awaited plan to reverse a sharp slide in the fortunes of the world's number one mobile phone maker.(AFP/Lehtikuva/File/Martti Kainulainen)AFP - Finland's Nokia faces a key test this week when chief executive Stephen Elop finally unveils a long awaited plan to reverse a sharp slide in the fortunes of the world's number one mobile phone maker.

Ken and Barbie's fate put to Facebook vote (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:01 PM PST

Dolls of AFP - Facebook users are being asked to vote on whether one of the most iconic US couples ever should be reunited after a seven-year split.

Samsung releases two new sub-$200 point-and-shoots (Macworld)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 06:00 PM PST

Macworld - On Monday, Samsung added two new budget point-and-shoot cameras, the PL20 and the ES80, to its digital camera line-up. The PL20 will retail for $120 and be available in March, while the ES80 will cost $100 and hit shelves in April.

Geek 101: Demystifying Custom Android ROMs (Part I) (PC World)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:20 PM PST

PC World - If you've sniffed around blogs or articles about mobile phones, you've probably seen mention of "custom ROMs" or "mods." What do they do for a phone?

Keith Olbermann to Join Current TV [REPORT] (Mashable)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 01:59 PM PST

Mashable - Keith Olbermann, the controversial liberal pundit and former host of MSNBC's Countdown With Keith Olbermann, will announce tomorrow that he's joining Current TV.

Sony Ericsson finally acknowledges PlayStation Phone (Appolicious)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:36 PM PST

Appolicious - You might have caught the ad during the Super Bowl, which featured a back-alley doctor sewing thumbs on Google's (GOOG) round green Android mascot/logo. It was an ad for Sony Ericsson's (SNE) almost-orphaned Xperia Play, formerly dubbed the PlayStation Phone, which we've been waiting for the company to acknowledge for months.

Kindle 3.1 software preview brings real page numbers, more (Macworld)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:00 PM PST

Macworld - Amazon has posted a preview version of an upcoming software update for their latest generation Kindles (both the Wi-Fi-only and 3G + WiFi models). Version 3.1 adds a number of new features, but Amazon is crowing about three in particular: public notes, real page numbers, and an improved newspaper and magazine layout.

Roseanne's Snickers Bowl spot tops with TiVo users (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:55 PM PST

Reuters - As it turns out, TV viewers love watching whiny comedian Roseanne get knocked silly by a giant log.

Android tops iPhone in US: comScore (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:04 PM PST

A Google Nexus One(L) smartphone displayed beside an Apple iPhone. Google's Android surged past Apple's iPhone last quarter and is closing in on the Blackberry as the most popular smartphone platform in the United States, market tracking firm comScore said Monday.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AFP - Google's Android surged past Apple's iPhone last quarter and is closing in on the Blackberry as the most popular smartphone platform in the United States, market tracking firm comScore said.

Kindle puts readers and friends on same page (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:12 PM PST

An Amazon Kindle. Amazon on Monday released a preview version of a Kindle software update that puts electronic book readers on the same page with friends still clinging to ink and paper works.(AFP/Getty Images/File/John Sommers Ii)AFP - Amazon on Monday released a preview version of a Kindle software update that puts electronic book readers on the same page with friends still clinging to ink and paper works.

NASA twin probes let us view the sun in 3D (Digital Trends)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST

Digital Trends - Yesterday, NASA confirmed a very vital piece of information to all mankind: we now know that the sun is, without a doubt, a sphere. For the first time, the space agency is able to see both the front and back of the sun. Luckily, there were no surprises. NASA now has an uninterrupted feed of both sides of the sun, allowing it to monitor and gather invaluable information about its health and inner workings.
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