Friday, February 25, 2011

Google tweaks search to punish 'low-quality' sites (AP)

Google tweaks search to punish 'low-quality' sites (AP)

Google tweaks search to punish 'low-quality' sites (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:19 PM PST

AP - Google has tweaked the formulas steering its Internet search engine to take the rubbish out of its results. The overhaul is designed to lower the rankings of what Google deems "low-quality" sites.

Developers showcase hummingbird-shaped drone (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:36 PM PST

Matt Keennon, program director at AeroVironment, demonstrates a tiny, drone aircraft known as the 'nano-hummingbird,' during a briefing at the company's facility in Simi Valley, Calif., Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. With a 6.5-inch wing span, the remote-controlled hummingbird plane weighs less than an AA battery and can fly at speeds of up to 11 mph, propelled only by the flapping of its two wings. It can climb and descend vertically, fly sideways, forward and backward, as well as rotate clockwise and counterclockwise, and hover. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - A project manager has demonstrated a tiny spy plane with flapping wings like a hummingbird.

Sony chops PSP price to $130 ahead of NGP launch (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:19 AM PST

Ben Patterson - Starting Sunday, the nearly two and a half-year-old PSP-3000 will get a $40 price cut to just $130â€"but is it a bargain worth scooping up, given that Sony's next-generation gaming handheld is waiting in the wings? Sony announced the deal …

Netflix: 30% of streaming videos have subtitles, shooting for 80% by end of 2011 (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:34 AM PST

Ben Patterson - Nearly a year after Netflix finally began adding subtitles to its collection of streaming "Watch Instantly" movies, the video rental giant has checked in with a progress report: 30 percent down, and another 50 percentâ€"for the remainder of 2011, at …

Google search formula gets more discerning (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:03 PM PST

Google has changed its secret search formula in the United States to be more discerning when it comes to which websites are worth recommending and which should sink in the rankings.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - Google has changed its secret search formula in the United States to be more discerning when it comes to which websites are worth recommending and which should sink in the rankings.

Nintendo 3-D handheld goes on sale in Japan (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:33 PM PST

Nine-year-old Natsumi Miyasaka shows off Nintendo's newest computer game console, Nintendo 3DS, at retail store Big Camera in central Tokyo, Saturday, Feb. 26 , 2011. The Nintendo 3DS, offering glasses-free 3-D images, has gone on sale in Japan, ahead of a global rollout, and analysts say it promises to be the world's first 3-D mass-market product. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Nintendo's latest game machine, offering glasses-free 3-D images, went on sale in Japan on Saturday ahead of a global rollout, and analysts say it promises to be the world's first 3-D mass-market product.

Xoom 4G Upgrade Could Take More Than Six Days (PC World)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:10 PM PST

PC World - Users will have to send their Motorola Xoom tablets away for a week in order to upgrade them to 4G, Verizon Wireless said this week.

LinkedIn says access restored in China (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:48 PM PST

Networking site LinkedIn said access to its service in China appears to have been restored after it was blocked following calls for Middle East-style rallies in the country.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Networking site LinkedIn said access to its service in China appears to have been restored after it was blocked following calls for Middle East-style rallies in the country.

Game fans snap up Nintendo's 3DS at Japan launch (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:10 PM PST

Reuters - Game fans hit Japanese stores early on Saturday to be among the first to get their hands on Nintendo's new 3D-capable game player, but the gadget's sales may be squeezed in the longer term by competition from smartphones and tablets.

Verizon Wireless iPhone sales mostly online (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:29 PM PST

Reuters - Verizon Wireless sold more iPhones online than in stores, its top executive told Reuters, disputing a concern that the sparse crowds that greeted the store launch of the Apple Inc device signaled low sales.

Is Apple Prepping for a "Places" Product? (Mashable)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:49 PM PST

Mashable - Apple has just applied for a new patent indicating the company's possible interest in the location-based social networking space.

Google adding e-books to Android Market (Appolicious)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:23 PM PST

Appolicious - Android owners were probably a bit disappointed that the rumor of an Android Market music store to drop with Honeycomb didn't pan out, seeing as the Motorola Xoom and Honeycomb are here, but no Google Music service.

T-Mobile USA Loses Subscribers but Gains Smartphones (PC World)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:00 PM PST

PC World - T-Mobile USA suffered a net loss of 23,000 customers in the fourth quarter but gained 1 million smartphone users, which helped to increase the data revenue that the carrier pulled in from an average subscriber.

Remains of the Day: Tearing up for teardowns (Macworld)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:30 PM PST

Macworld - I think we all remember that pivotal day when Ronald Reagan uttered those famous words: “iFixit…tear down this laptop.” Don’t worry, they obliged. Elsewhere, the Verizon iPhone 4 has an unfortunate resemblance to its AT&T sibling, but Verizon says sales are still good! And Apple buys some music streaming insurance. Fortunately, the remainders for Friday, February 25, 2011 are protected against fire, flood, hurricanes, and alien invasion.

Mac OS X Lion Adds Features from the iPhone's iOS (NewsFactor)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:22 PM PST

NewsFactor - Accompanying the release Thursday of new MacBook Pros, Apple unveiled a developer preview of its next Mac OS X, version 10.7 Lion. The upcoming OS adds a variety of features from Apple's iOS used on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

Chrome Browser Acts More Like an OS, But Security Is Unclear (PC World)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:42 PM PST

PC World - Google has announced that forthcoming releases of its Chrome browser will be able to run apps in the background. Essentially, the feature moves Chrome one step closer to becoming a true application platform--and with continuing efforts to develop HTML5, in a few years time it's very likely the Chrome browser will have more in common with an operating system than a humble Web browser.

IT Software Spending Will Focus on CRM in 2011 (NewsFactor)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:22 PM PST

NewsFactor - A new survey indicates that customer relationship management (CRM) software will have the largest spending increase this year among all types of software. The survey, by industry research firm Gartner, said 42 percent of respondents expect to increase their CRM spending from 2010.
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