Friday, February 4, 2011

Report: Hackers penetrated Nasdaq computer network (AP)

Report: Hackers penetrated Nasdaq computer network (AP)

Report: Hackers penetrated Nasdaq computer network (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 09:10 PM PST

AP - A newspaper is reporting that the computer network that runs the Nasdaq (NAZ'-dak) Stock Market in New York has been penetrated by hackers multiple times during the past year.

How Google removed the muzzle on Twitter in Egypt (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 02:32 PM PST

From left, Twitter Vice-President International Katie Stanton and Google employees Ujjwal Singh and Steve Crossan pose for a portrait at Google headquarters in Mountain View , Calif., Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP - Even before his first day on the job at Google, Ujjwal Singh was trying to figure out how to use his passion for the spoken word and the company's technological prowess to help Egyptians bypass government efforts to muzzle the massive protests there.

Zuckerberg dad: Mark got computer exposure young (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 01:07 PM PST

FILE - In this May, 26, 2010 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the social network site's new privacy settings in Palo Alto, Calif. Dr. Ed Zuckerberg, father of Mark Zuckerberg, said in a radio interview Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, that Mark's early exposure to computers helped inspire his interest and expertise in technology. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)AP - Mark Zuckerberg's father said in a radio interview Friday that an early exposure to computers inspired his son's interest in technology, and he encouraged parents to support their children's strengths and passions with a balance of "work and play."

Lady Gaga collaborator talks "Born This Way" album (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 05:02 PM PST

Reuters - When Lady Gaga leaked the lyrics to "Born This Way" online last week, the pop star also revealed the production team behind her highly anticipated next single.

RIM Pushing WebWorks for Phone, PlayBook Development (PC World)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 05:50 PM PST

PC World - Research In Motion's BlackBerry WebWorks Application Platform lets developers use standard Web tools to create applications that work like native programs on RIM's smartphones and PlayBook tablets, company officials said Thursday.

Android Web Market still a bit wonky, but coming along (Appolicious)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:24 PM PST

Appolicious - Google announced its web-based Android Market site this week, and made the site immediately available to let Android device owners enjoy a lot of the functionality that users of Apple's iTunes service have had access to for a couple of years now. And while the browser version of the Market is a step in the right direction, Google (GOOG) still needs to put some work into it.

Facebook to unveil Menlo Park campus next week (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 05:23 PM PST

This screenshot made on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 shows Dr. Edward Zuckerberg's Facebook page. Dr. Edward Zuckerberg, father of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, said in a radio interview Friday that Mark's early exposure to computers helped inspire his interest and expertise in technology. Dr. Zuckerberg also said he uses Facebook to promote his dental practice and spends about an hour a day on the site. He also still does Mark's 'routine dental care.' (AP Photo/Facebook) NO SALES; EDITORIAL USE ONLYReuters - Facebook, which turned seven on Friday, already needs new offices.

Galaxy Tab Gets Hacked, Finally Runs Gingerbread (PC World)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 02:55 PM PST

PC World - Owners of the Samsung Galaxy Tab have so far waited pretty patiently for Google to upgrade the tablet from Froyo (a not-so-tablet-friendly version of Android) to Gingerbread. But it would seem one developer got a little too impatient waiting for the update, so got to work adding Android 2.3 themselves.

Verizon sees 'record' first-day sales with iPhone (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST

Verizon Wireless store salesman Antione Haynes looks out the front door of a Verizon store with an Apple iPhone advertisement in foreground in Mountain View, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. Verizon Wireless said Friday, Feb. 4, its first day of taking online orders for the iPhone produced record sales.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Verizon Wireless on Friday said its first day of taking online orders for the iPhone produced record sales, and it's stopped taking orders until Wednesday.

This Is Why You Always Pay Your Web Designer (Mashable)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 01:32 PM PST

Mashable - The cattier corners of the web have been tittering over a certain chiropractor's website gone awry, courtesy of a disgruntled and allegedly unpaid web designer.

Verizon claims record iPhone pre-order sales, AT&T offers more free stuff (Appolicious)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:59 AM PST

Appolicious - Verizon (VZ) opened up pre-orders of its upcoming iPhone at 3 a.m. EST on Feb. 3, and by evening of the same day, the company was reporting the stock allotted for pre-orders had been sold.

Canada court overturns government ruling on Globalive (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 02:34 PM PST

WIND Mobile cell phones are displayed at a retail store before the official launch of WIND Mobile, a new cellular service for the Canadian market, in Toronto, December 16, 2009. REUTERS/Mark BlinchReuters - A Canadian court struck down on Friday a federal government move to allow Globalive, a company with substantial foreign control, to operate a wireless service in Canada.

85 percent of US adults own cellphone: survey (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:11 AM PST

A woman using her cellphone in New York. A survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project found that 85 percent of Americans 18 and older own a cellphone and 90 percent of all adults live in a household with at least one cellphone.(AFP/File/Kimihiro Hoshino)AFP - Mobile phones are the most popular gadget among adult Americans followed by computers, digital music players, game consoles and electronic book readers, according to a new survey.

Remains of the Day: Ad nauseam (Macworld)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:30 PM PST

Macworld - It’s Super Bowl weekend, and you know what that means: commercials, commercials, commercials. Verizon and AT&T are lobbing shells at each other via ads, while Motorola is prepping a familiar-looking spot for its Xoom tablet. Also, what do doctors and leopards have in common? Strangely enough, the iPad. The remainders for Friday, February 4, 2011 will return after these messages.

Wall Street Beat: Business Software, E-commerce Shine (PC World)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 02:10 PM PST

PC World - With most tech bellwethers having reported financial results, the earnings season is coming to a close, but BMC, NetSuite, AOL and IAC results this week offered insights into aspects of business IT and the Internet sector.

ARM CEO: No Rush to Design a 64-bit Server Chip (PC World)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 03:20 PM PST

PC World - ARM is considering 64-bit extensions for its CPU designs, but their absence today doesn't harm its chances in the server market, ARM CEO Warren East said this week.
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