Thursday, March 3, 2011

Company: Dozens of South Korean websites attacked (AP)

Company: Dozens of South Korean websites attacked (AP)

Company: Dozens of South Korean websites attacked (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:22 PM PST

AP - A top South Korean cybersecurity company says about 40 government and private websites are under cyberattack.

Twitter co-founder says it prizes independence (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 01:56 AM PST

AP - Twitter Inc. co-founder Biz Stone said his company wants to remain independent despite what he called "rumors" it could be acquired.

Report: DirecTV may offer $30 “premium” VOD movies this summer (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 12:54 PM PST

Ben Patterson - If you're a DirecTV subscriber, word is you may soon be among the first guinea pigs in the latest Hollywood scheme to boost revenue in the face of dwindling DVD sales: "premium" video-on-demand movies that arrive just two months after …

AT&T to support “personal hotspot” for iPhone 4, this time without the wait (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:00 AM PST

Ben Patterson - iPhone users on AT&T had to wait until last summer before they could tether their handsets to their laptops for on-the-go data accessâ€"nearly a year after Apple first announced the feature. So when it came to the just-announced "personal hotspot" …

Do You Need a Credit Report for Your Online Life? (Mashable)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 03:25 PM PST

Mashable - This post is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark as a new part of the Spark of Genius series that focuses on a new and innovative startup each day.

In Kadhafi, web finds a tragi-comic anti-hero (AFP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:24 PM PST

An image grab taken from footage broadcast on Libyan state television on February 22, shows Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi delivering a nationwide address in Tripoli. Videos on Internet parody Kadhafi's barely intelligible speeches, while cartoons and jokes proliferate, caricaturing Libya's ruler of 41 years as AFP - An old Arab adage has it that the worst misfortune is the one that makes you laugh, and nowhere is that truer than in Libya today, where Moamer Kadhafi's outlandish antics are causing howls on the Internet.

Nintendo has high hopes for 3DS (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:42 PM PST

Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd said it has set ambitious goals for its newest handheld gaming system despite growing competition from smartphones like Apple's iPhone.

Android Devices Pull Ahead in U.S. Smartphone Race (NewsFactor)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 12:26 PM PST

NewsFactor - A new Nielsen survey of postpaid mobile subscribers released Thursday suggests that Google's Android platform may be pulling ahead of Apple's iOS and Research In Motion's BlackBerry OS in the U.S. smartphone race. Google held a 29 percent share of the mobile platform market in the three months through January, followed by Apple and RIM, which were tied at 27 percent. Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform trailed at 10 percent.

Courtney Love to pay $430,000 in Twitter case (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 05:49 PM PST

Reuters - Rocker Courtney Love has settled the lawsuit brought against her by a fashion designer who claims she was defamed in a series of Twitter messages.

Nintendo's 3DS contains Toshiba, Fujitsu chips: iFixit (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:01 PM PST

Reuters - Nintendo's 3D-capable handheld game player contains chips manufactured by Toshiba Corp, Fujitsu Ltd and Invensense Inc, technology firm iFixit said after dismantling the hot new gadget.

Microsoft adds local bargains to Bing results (AFP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:52 PM PST

Microsoft on Thursday added local bargains to results served up with mobile and desktop versions of its Bing Internet search engine in the United States.(AFP/Loic Venance)AFP - Microsoft on Thursday added local bargains to results served up with mobile and desktop versions of its Bing Internet search engine in the United States.

Xperia Play will be a serious gaming contender (Appolicious)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 12:05 PM PST

Appolicious - Sony Ericsson's Android-running PlayStation phone, the Xperia Play, finally became an official thing when it was announced by an ad during the Super Bowl. Sony hopes the device will find an audience between die-hard PlayStation fans and the more casual mobile gaming market that has exploded in the last two years.

Disney buys Web game platform maker Rocket Pack (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:24 PM PST

AP - The Walt Disney Co. has acquired a Finnish company as part of its renewed focus on social and mobile games.

Misa Kitara digital stringless guitar has touchscreen, onboard synthesizer (Digital Trends)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 06:00 PM PST

Digital Trends - If you’ve already mastered the likes of Guitar Hero, it’s time to move on to the next invention in digital guitars. Those old-school guitar strings are always getting in the way, right? If you’d rather play a strange, artificial instrument, Misa Digital Instruments is now taking pre-orders for their new Kitara stringless digital guitar. The Kitara ($849) uses a digital interface and 8-inch touch screen to integrate sounds of traditional guitar with digital audio production techniques. The company is aiming to bring the live musicality of digital keyboards to the guitar and allow musicians to create electronic melodies right on the touch screen. The guitar features a full fretboard, 8-inch multi-touch screen, and an onboard polyphonic synthesizer. The guitar uses MIDI controls and is made of high-density injection-molded ABS polymer. An aluminum-body special edition Kitara is available for pre-order for $2,899. We’re not sure if this will ever get you the respect of actually shredding a real guitar, but it’s probably a pretty fun toy to play with for any music fan or guitar fanatic.

Hundreds of thousands of downloads for The Daily (AFP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 06:34 PM PST

Rupert Murdoch, News Corporation Chairman & CEO, speaks at the launch of the electronic newspaper designed for the Apple iPad, The Daily in New York. The digital newspaper has tallied hundreds of thousands of downloads since its launch a month ago, its publisher has said.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - The Daily, the digital newspaper created for Apple's iPad by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, has tallied hundreds of thousands of downloads since its launch a month ago, its publisher has said.

Apple releases iOS 4.3 golden master to developers (Macworld)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 12:40 PM PST

Macworld - In preparation for iOS 4.3’s release next week, Apple on Thursday released the golden master of the software to members of its iOS Developer Program. The golden master version of software is usually the version that actually ships to users.

Skype to hook into GoToMeeting (Digital Trends)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:38 AM PST

Digital Trends - VoIP leader Skype and Citrix Systems have announced a partnership that will see Skype adding Web and audio conferencing capabilities to its service lineup, based on technologies from Citrix’s well-regarded GoToMeeting software. Skype is looking at the capabilities as a way to expand Skype’s appeal to business and enterprise users, but enabling them to use online collaboration features to show presentations, demo software, train employees, and more.
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