Friday, April 29, 2011

Apple juggernaut sends ripples through tech world (AP)

Apple juggernaut sends ripples through tech world (AP)

Apple juggernaut sends ripples through tech world (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:55 PM PDT

A customer, right, tries on the Apple Inc.'s iPad 2 tablet computer at a shop in Hong Kong Friday, April 29, 2011. The iPad 2 went on sale in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and eight more countries on Friday. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)AP - Consumer technology companies reporting financial results this week are looking like rowboats bobbing in the wake of Apple Inc.'s supertanker.

Amazon apologizes for server outage, offers credit (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:14 AM PDT

AP - Amazon.com Inc. apologized Friday for a data-center outage that brought down major websites including Foursquare and Reddit and offered Web services customers a 10-day credit.

Fewer stock awards reduces Yahoo CEO's pay 75 pct. (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 07:47 PM PDT

AP - Yahoo Inc. cut CEO Carol Bartz's compensation by 75 percent to $11.9 million last year as the Internet company struggled to revive its revenue growth, regulatory documents filed Friday show.

5 mind-blowing Portal 2 craft projects (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 06:27 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Portal 2 is on store shelves and gamers around the world are wracking their brains on the game's complicated puzzles. But sometimes a game just isn't enough to satisfy our love for a virtual world like the one that the …

Apple Weekly: White iPhone 4 finally available (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 05:24 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - White iPhone now available The white version of the iPhone 4 officially went on sale Wednesday. The iPhone 4 was originally set to launch in June 2010 in both white and black; however, the white version was delayed for over …

Are You Making What You Should? Startup Guarantees a Raise (Mashable)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:48 PM PDT

Mashable - The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: GetRaised

FTC prepping Google probe: report (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 06:41 PM PDT

A man works on Google logo at an exhibition stand at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover February 28, 2011. REUTERS/Tobias SchwarzReuters - The Federal Trade Commission is alerting high-tech companies to gather data ahead of a probe of the dominance of Google Inc in the Internet search industry, Bloomberg reported on Friday.

Newest Internet Meme: Royal Wedding Flower Girl Upstages Kate and Wills (PC World)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:34 PM PDT

PC World - Internet records were smashed Friday by the first royal wedding of the social media era, as streaming video enabled billions to avoid the event's brutal 2 a.m. wake-up call and watch the goings-on later instead of working.

Google brings video chat to Android via update (Digital Trends)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 06:32 PM PDT

Digital Trends - On its Google Mobile blog, the Mountain View company has announced the imminent arrival of its video chat software for Android phones, Google Talk with video. While some apps for Android phones already allow you to video chat (eg. Fring and Tango), Google Talk will become part of the forthcoming Android OS update (2.3.4).

Google Pulls Apps from Android Market Without Warning, Explanation (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:01 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - The Android Market, Google's version of Apple's App Store, "is an open service" that lets developers publish their apps for users to download. In contrast to the App Store's restrictive terms and review processes, the Android Market lets app developers publish apps instantly, without waiting for anyone's permission.

Facebook reuniting tornado victims with memories (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:49 PM PDT

An American flag hangs off a destroyed house in the Alberta City area of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In a digital era update to the lost and found booth, a Facebook page started by an Alabama woman is reuniting victims of the killer US tornadoes with their precious family photos and documents.(AFP/Getty Images/Jessica Mcgowan)AFP - In a digital era update to the lost and found booth, a Facebook page started by an Alabama woman is reuniting victims of the killer US tornadoes with their precious family photos and documents.

Did Hackers Really Get Credit Card Numbers From Sony? (PC World)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 06:30 PM PDT

PC World - Reports surfaced Friday that the hackers behind last week's breach of Sony's PlayStation Network obtained millions of credit card numbers, but the evidence so far appears weak.

Nook Color updates further bridge gap between e-readers and tablets (Appolicious)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - Proving once again that it is better at bridge-building than Sarah Palin, Barnes & Noble has released a significant update for the Nook Color, pushing the e-reader further down the road to becoming a tablet.

This chair made from computers puts your recycling efforts to shame (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:16 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - When today's technology eventually falls out of date, it's sometimes hard to know what to do with it. Many of us have drawers filled with old wires, outdated modems, obsolete cell phones, and other devices that have met the end …

Amazon cuts cost of hit songs to 69 cents (Digital Trends)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:40 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Song downloads are cheap these days by any standards. And now they’ve just got a little bit cheaper.

Slightly Thicker iPhone 4 Offers UV Protection (NewsFactor)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 02:34 PM PDT

NewsFactor - Proving once again that anything Apple does is immediately put under a microscope, headlines are making their way across the Internet regarding the thickness of the just-debuted white iPhone 4.

Microsoft stock tumbles after Windows sales dip (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:33 PM PDT

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a speech in Las Vegas on January 2011. Microsoft said Friday it was raising pay for employees to retain Reuters - Microsoft Corp shares fell as much as 5 percent on Friday, a day after the software company reported a dip in its Windows operating system sales.

Amazon launches 69-cent song store (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:57 PM PDT

AP - Amazon.com Inc. this week launched a store that sells digital songs for 69 cents, an attempt to bring more people to its e-commerce website and bolster its plan to eventually charge people to store tunes on distant servers known as the cloud.
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