Thursday, April 28, 2011

Wireless carriers get consent to use location data (AP)

Wireless carriers get consent to use location data (AP)

Wireless carriers get consent to use location data (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:50 PM PDT

AP - The nation's four largest wireless carriers say they obtain customer permission before using a subscriber's physical location to provide driving directions, family-finder applications and other location-based services, and before sharing a subscriber's location with any outside mobile apps that provide such services.

Microsoft 3Q growth overshadowed by tablet threat (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:06 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2011 file photo, Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer gives his Keynote speech for the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. Microsoft reports quarterly earnings Thursday, April 28, 2011, after the market close.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, file)AP - Even as Microsoft Corp.'s earnings grow at a robust rate, investors can't seem to shake the feeling that the boom days are winding down for the world's largest software maker.

BlackBerry maker slashes short-term sales forecast (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:53 PM PDT

AP - Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, on Thursday cut its earnings and sales forecasts for the current quarter, saying it's selling fewer and cheaper phones than it had expected.

What is a checkpoint-friendly bag? (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 07:02 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Post by Michael Gray: Flying was once a fun and convenient adventure. After breezing through the security checkpoint, you could then spend some time chilling out among the shops, bars, and coffee joints while you waited for your plane. In …

U.S. Army creates its own app store (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 06:17 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Post by Jacob Bolm -- Last year, the U.S. Army announced that it was interested in issuing smartphones to soldiers -- the idea being that these devices would help improve communication on the battlefield. With the introduction of an official Army …

Startup Creates Modern Emergency Alert System for Mobile (Mashable)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:23 PM PDT

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.

Former Miss USA says she felt "violated" by TSA agent (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:25 PM PDT

A former Miss USA who says she felt AFP - A former Miss USA who says she felt "helpless and violated" during a pat down by a female airport security guard in Dallas, Texas has started a Twitter campaign on her blog to stop "invasive" body searches.

ICANN hires hacker to keep Internet safe (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:36 PM PDT

Rod Beckstrom, chief executive officer and president of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), pictured in January 2011. The agency in charge of the world's Internet addresses on Thursday appointed veteran hacker Jeff Moss to be its chief of security.(AFP/File/Ryan Anson)AFP - The agency in charge of the world's Internet addresses on Thursday appointed veteran hacker Jeff Moss to be its chief of security.

Sony sued over PlayStation Network hack (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 06:27 PM PDT

Sony is being sued in US court by gamers irked by news that a hacker cracked PlayStation Network defenses and pilfered data that could potentially be used for fraud or identity theft.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Sony is being sued in US court by gamers irked by news that a hacker cracked PlayStation Network defenses and pilfered data that could potentially be used for fraud or identity theft.

Smartphone boom lifts phone market in first quarter (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 08:59 PM PDT

Reuters - Strong demand for smartphones gave a further boost to overall cellphone market volumes in January-March, and making iPhone supplier Apple a rare winner on the market, research firms said on Friday.

Renren revised IPO filing shows slower user growth (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:27 PM PDT

Reuters - In the run-up to one of the hottest social media IPOs of the year, China's Renren Inc lowered the number of users it said it gained in the first quarter of 2011, raising questions about the rest of the information it provided to investors in official filings.

Summary Box: BlackBerry maker RIM's profit warning (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:57 PM PDT

AP - BLACKBERRY DOWN: Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, cuts its sales and earnings forecasts for the current quarter, which ends in May.

Controversial Dog Wars app remains in Android Market (Appolicious)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:10 PM PDT

Appolicious - Dog fighting is definitely never OK, both ethically and legally. But what about digital dog fighting?

Samsung launches patent counterattack against Apple (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 06:04 PM PDT

Reuters - Samsung Electronics filed its own U.S. lawsuit against Apple, accusing the iPad maker of infringing 10 patents in an escalation of the dispute over tablet and mobile technology.

Sony Blames Long PSN Outage on a 'Criminal Attack' (NewsFactor)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 01:57 PM PDT

NewsFactor - Stop us if you've heard this one before: Sony's PlayStation Network and Qriocity music service are still down. The outage, which could soon become fodder for late-night comedians, is in its 11th day, with no specific timetable for being back online. The company did say that it expects to have "some services up and running within a week."

Sony's S1 and S2 'PlayStation Tablets' vs. the iPad (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:56 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - For decades, Sony's brand has stood for entertainment. So now that Sony's releasing its own tablets to compete with the iPad, which it's calling the S1 and S2 for now, you'd naturally assume two things: That there's some reason to buy one instead of an iPad, and that that reason is entertainment, whether it be music, movies or video games.

Microsoft net profit up but surpassed by Apple (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:34 PM PDT

US software giant Microsoft posted a more than 30 percent rise in quarterly net profit on Thursday but pocketed less than gadget-maker Apple for the first time in two decades.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - US software giant Microsoft posted a more than 30 percent rise in quarterly net profit on Thursday but pocketed less than gadget-maker Apple for the first time in two decades.
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