Friday, February 11, 2011

Wireless advances could mean no more cell towers (AP)

Wireless advances could mean no more cell towers (AP)

Wireless advances could mean no more cell towers (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 08:52 PM PST

FILE - In this file photo made Oct. 6, 2009, a mountain-top wireless Internet transmitter tower that serves the Coeur d'Alene Indian reservation and surrounding communities, is shown near Plummer, Idaho. The spread of cell phones has also meant the spread of big cell towers, an unpopular sight in many places. Now, the wireless industry is looking at boosting wireless coverage in a different way: by putting small antennas on lamp-posts, utility poles and buildings. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)AP - As cell phones have spread, so have large cell towers — those unsightly stalks of steel topped by transmitters and other electronics that sprouted across the country over the last decade.

Adam Lambert learns the dangers of drunk tweeting (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 08:15 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2009 file photo, singer Adam Lambert discusses his controversial 'American Music Awards' appearance during an interview on CBS News' 'The Early Show' in New York, (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)AP - Adam Lambert has learned the dangers of TUI: Tweeting under the influence.

Pandora tunes up for IPO, looks to raise $100M (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:27 PM PST

AP - Popular Internet radio service Pandora is tuning up for an IPO later this year.

Honeycomb-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 on deck? (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 11:08 AM PST

Ben Patterson - While Samsung has yet to officially announce a follow-up to its seven-inch, Android 2.2-powered tablet from late last year, there's little doubt that the mobile giant will soon have a souped-up, Android 3.0 "Honeycomb"-powered sequel to show off. Now comes …

Nokia and Microsoft to team up against Apple, Google (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 07:19 AM PST

Ben Patterson - Well, that's that. Symbian and MeeGo are on the way out, new partners Nokia and Microsoft confirmed early Friday, and Windows Phone is in. The widely anticipated news came just a few days after word leaked of an internal Nokia …

Is OkCupid's Dating Data Safe With Match.com? (PC World)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 05:15 PM PST

PC World - There are millions of fish in the sea and, it seems, nearly as many online dating sites. But few have captured users' hearts quite the way OkCupid has. Launched in 2004 by a quartet of Harvard mathematicians, OkCupid has attracted more than 7 million users thanks to its low-cost, social-media-savvy, statistically driven approach to dating.

Coroner: Man texting before deadly SC crash (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:25 PM PST

AP - A coroner says a South Carolina man who was killed after wrecking his SUV was drunk and texting at the time of the crash and was still holding his cell phone when his body was found.

HP TouchPad: Has HP Done Enough to Compete With Apple and Android? (PC World)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 05:00 PM PST

PC World - I'll say this up front: Hewlett-Packard is no Apple. The company has neither the fanbase nor the reputation for creating lust-inducing products that appeal to the masses with the same polish and veneer of Apple's repertoire. And yet, with its newly unveiled WebOS strategy, HP is clearly on the path toward doing just that.

Vt. mulls ban on aliases online for sex offenders (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:41 PM PST

A Facebook page is seen on a computer on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 in Montpelier, Vt. Vermont lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it a crime for convicted sex offenders to use fake names on social networking sites like Facebook. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - Vermont lawmakers are considering making it a crime for convicted sex offenders to use false names on social media sites like Facebook, after one such incident was reported in the state.

Man gets life in wife's murder recorded on cell (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:01 PM PST

AP - A Tampa Bay-area man convicted of killing his wife in a crime that was recorded because he'd accidentally called her cell phone has been sentenced to life in prison.

Telus profit surges on data and wireless revenue (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:03 PM PST

A pedestrian is reflected in the window of a Telus store while using a mobile phone in Ottawa February 11, 2011. Telus said its quarterly profit rose 46 percent, driven largely by strong data and wireless revenue and growth in its landline Internet television service, Optik. REUTERS/Chris WattieReuters - Telus Corp posted a 46 percent jump in quarterly profit on Friday, driven largely by strong data and wireless revenue, the Canadian telecoms company said, as it pushes ahead with its Internet television service.

X-Men: First Class Trailer Hits YouTube [VIDEO] (Mashable)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 01:11 PM PST

Mashable - If you like Cold War-flavored, comic book-inspired action flicks (and who doesn't?), here's something to kick off your weekend.

Nokia considered Android before going with Microsoft (Appolicious)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 11:50 AM PST

Appolicious - Nokia (NOK) understands that, as a company, it hasn't been doing smartphones as well as it should be. That was the sentiment of its CEO, Stephen Elop, when he sent out an interesting internal memo talking about the company's need to change strategies in the future in order to stay competitive.

China will convert phone booths into Wi-Fi hotspots (Digital Trends)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 05:47 PM PST

Digital Trends - As the Chinese smartphone market nears almost complete saturation and land lines are fading away, the government will begin turning its obsolete public phone booths into Wi-Fi hotspots. According to popular Asian tech blog Mobinode, a local Chinese paper reported that some of the booths are getting less than one user a day and the cost of upkeep and operation for them is a waste.

PayPal Aims to be the Leader in Micropayments (PC World)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:05 PM PST

PC World - PayPal wants to be the go-to company for digital goods in a world where micropayments are becoming increasingly popular for mobile apps, tablet versions of newspapers, and music. The company announced its micropayment system called PayPal Digital Goods is no longer in preview mode and now available to any seller of digital content.

Remains of the Day: Talk the talk (Macworld)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:38 PM PST

Macworld - Surprise! Steve Jobs is still working at Apple. Plus, the company may be looking to beef up a key iOS feature with a little outside (soon to be inside?) help and you too can get more cell phone minutes than you will ever need. The remainders for Friday, February 11, 2011 are all talk.

Why You Need to Have a Linux LiveCD (PC World)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:31 PM PST

PC World - As a longtime fan of Linux, I'm a big believer that most business users would benefit greatly by dumping Windows and switching over to the open source operating system instead. It's stable, it's reliable and it's highly secure, among many other advantages.

Could Google Risk Taking on the CRM Market? (NewsFactor)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:18 PM PST

NewsFactor - There's speculation that Google may be toying with the idea of entering the CRM market. With Google Apps gaining traction in the enterprise, some observers think a CRM app might make sense for the search giant.
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