Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Google manager complicates role in Egypt protests (AP)

Google manager complicates role in Egypt protests (AP)

Google manager complicates role in Egypt protests (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST

Egyptian Wael Ghonim, a Google Inc. marketing manager, talks at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. A young leader of Egypt's anti-government protesters, newly released from detention, joined a massive crowd in Cairo's Tahrir Square for the first time Tuesday and was greeted with cheers, whistling and thunderous applause when he declared: 'We will not abandon our demand and that is the departure of the regime.' (AP Photo/Ahmed Ali)AP - The demonstrations in Egypt have left Google in a bind, trying to maintain a careful diplomatic distance from one of its own young employees who has become a hero to protesting crowds in Cairo — in an uprising that the company's own technology had a small role in advancing.

Court tells man to stay away from Facebook founder (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:11 PM PST

FILE - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, is seen in this Monday, Sept. 27, 2010 file photo at the NBC News' 'Education Nation' Summit, in New York. Zuckerberg has obtained a temporary restraining order against a California man accused of stalking him, his girlfriend and his sister. A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge on Feb. 1, 2011 ordered 31-year-old Pradeep Manukonda of Milpitas, Calif., to stay away from Zuckerberg and stop contacting him. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has obtained a temporary restraining order against a California man accused of stalking him, his girlfriend and his sister.

Can Huffington transform AOL like she has herself? (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:39 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 can only hope that Arianna Huffington proves to be as adept at engineering corporate transformations as she has been at personal ones.

Verizon slated to launch voice-over-LTE service [updated] (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:11 PM PST

Ben Patterson - Execs for Verizon Wireless tell CNN that they're set to launch a new feature on its recently launched 4G LTE network that will, among other things, let users make voice calls and access data at the same time. Slated to …

HTC sinks $40 million into OnLive, makes us wonder (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 08:44 AM PST

Ben Patterson - One day, I'd love to be able to play Bioshock, Assassin's Creed, or even World of Warcraftâ€"the PC versions, mind you, not a watered-down, mobile-optimized portâ€"on a smartphone or tablet. It's a tantalizing idea, and while a recent investment by …

FCC eyes reducing barriers to broadband buildout (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 06:54 PM PST

Reuters - The Federal Communications Commission will launch an initiative on Wednesday to spur broadband deployment by reducing regulatory barriers.

Smart phones outsell PCs for the first time (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 05:53 PM PST

AP - For the first time ever, smart phones such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone are outselling personal computers, according to a report by research group IDC that was released Monday.

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

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 05:15 PM PST

PC World - This is the second installment of our custom-ROM tutorial for Android phones. If you're just tuning in, check out Part I, which covers installing a custom ROM, using ROM Manager, and backing up your data.

Twitter data privacy in dispute in WikiLeaks case (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 08:51 PM PST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, right, speaks as he is flanked by his lawyer Mark Stephens outside Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Assange's lawyer and a Swedish legal expert on Tuesday accused Swedish prosecutors irregularities and illegality in the way they built a sex crimes case against the WikiLeaks founder. Assange was in a London courtroom for a second day Tuesday, fighting extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over claims of rape and sexual molestation made by two Swedish women. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - Three people associated with the website WikiLeaks are asking a federal judge not to force the social networking site Twitter to turn over data about whom they communicate with online.

Leaked Nokia memo acknowledges 'burning platform,' big changes ahead (Digital Trends)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 05:52 PM PST

Digital Trends - Engadget got its hands on an the entirety of an internal Nokia memo from CEO Stephen Elop earlier today, and now claims that “multiple trusted course” confirm its legitimacy. The disparaging note details former Microsoft exec Elop’s disappointment with the company’s progress compared to Apple’s market dominance, as well as his frustration losing global smartphone shipments to Android.  “The first iPhone shipped in 2007, and we still don’t have a product that is close to their experience. Android came on the scene just over two years ago, and this week they took our leadership position in smartphone volumes. Unbelievable,” the memo reads.

Facebook to open sales office in Hong Kong: media (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 06:42 PM PST

Reuters - Facebook, the world's largest social-networking site, will open a sales office in Hong Kong, in a move to tap the region's booming Internet scene, local media reported on Wednesday.

Cloud Networking Startup Meraki Raises $15M From Sequoia (Mashable)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:10 PM PST

Mashable - Meraki, a relatively new company in the cloud networking arena, has just announced a $15 million round of funding. This is the company's Series C. The round was led by Sequoia Capital.

Android app ad revenue expected to break $1 billion in 2012 (Appolicious)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:50 AM PST

Appolicious - In-app advertising is coming along on the Android operating system and could bring in more than a billion dollars in ad sales for app developers by 2012, according to an analyst and investment bank Piper Jaffray (PJC).

Verizon's iPhone Boom Launches Telecom Waves (NewsFactor)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:59 PM PST

NewsFactor - With Verizon Wireless having already sold an estimated half-million CDMA iPhone 4s during pre-sales, the impact is beginning to ripple through the smartphone industry. The waves include new phone deals sprouting up, higher stock prices for suppliers, and questions about upgrading.

Share mobile videos with Thwapr app (Macworld)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:39 PM PST

Macworld - The iPhone makes it easy to shoot video on the fly, but sharing these videos can be a bit tricky. Thwapr’s new app and video sharing service, Thwapr, helps overcome the iPhone’s video sharing limitations, letting you easily capture and share videos and photos with many types of mobile devices.

Remains of the Day: Et tu, iPad 2? (Macworld)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:45 PM PST

Macworld - Frankly, I’m getting kind of sick of the iPad 2, and it isn’t even out yet. The Wall Street Journal throws fuel on that fire, Apple stays out of the kitchen, and it’s time to lay another round of FUD to rest. The remainders for Tuesday, February 8, 2011, are standing tall.

Cyber crooks targeting smartphones: McAfee (AFP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST

Smartphones have become prime targets for hackers and spammers, computer security firm McAfee said in a report released Tuesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ethan Miller)AFP - Smartphones have become prime targets for hackers and spammers, computer security firm McAfee said in a report released Tuesday.

Blast rocks Enterprise natgas plant in Texas (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 03:16 PM PST

Reuters - One worker was unaccounted for after explosions rocked a natural gas liquids storage complex on Tuesday in Mont Belvieu, Texas, according to the plant's owner, which also said the main facilities were not damaged.
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