Friday, May 27, 2011

Google, PayPal tussle over mobile payment secrets (AP)

Google, PayPal tussle over mobile payment secrets (AP)

Google, PayPal tussle over mobile payment secrets (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:01 PM PDT

AP - Google Inc.'s ambitious plan to supplant credit cards with smartphones has thrust the Internet search leader into a legal tussle with online payment pioneer PayPal, which contends Google stole its ideas by hiring away two key executives.

Skype says some users had problems signing in (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 02:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 10, 2011 file photo, the exterior view of Skype offices in Palo Alto, Calif., are shown. Internet phone service Skype said Friday, May 27, 2011, a 'small percentage' of its users have been unable to sign in to its service but it is taking steps to resolve the problem. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Internet phone service Skype says a small percentage of its 170 million users have been unable to sign in to its service, a problem that it expects to fix with a software update.

Sony starts to restore PlayStation service in Asia (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 11:13 AM PDT

AP - Sony has begun restoring access to its PlayStation Network and Qriocity movie and music service in Japan and elsewhere in Asia. The company shut down the services in April after a massive security breach that affected more than 100 online accounts.

Tecca TV: TechLife on iPad apps for cats, tweeting Toyotas, an invisible phone and more (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 27 May 2011 06:40 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Welcome everybody to TechLife on Tecca TV, where we give you the top 5 technology-meets-lifestyle news stories in only 5 minutes. We want to bring a little Friday Fun to you every week! If you missed last week's edition, be …

Just Show Me: An overview of Google Music Beta (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 27 May 2011 06:39 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Welcome one and all to Just Show Me, where we give you short tips and tricks for getting the most out of your gadgets. In our last episode we showed you how to download apps to your iPad, and today …

Can Crowdsourcing Make Any Dream Come True? (Mashable)

Posted: 26 May 2011 06:22 PM PDT

Mashable - When's the last time you got something just because you asked for it? That's the premise behind Wish Upon a Hero, an online platform that allows anyone to post â€" or grant â€" a wish. It's an interesting experiment in crowdsourced social good. After registering, anybody can post a wish for anything, whether it's for a positive goal like sending a terminally ill child to camp or simply asking for help with rent. It is then up to the community at large to decide if and who it should help.

Napa Valley blends wine and Internet for charity (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:05 PM PDT

Internet technology will blend with coveted vintages next week to with a premier Napa Valley wine country charity auction open to the world.(AFP/File/Jeff Pachoud)AFP - Internet technology will blend with coveted vintages next week to open a premier Napa Valley wine country charity auction to the world.

PayPal Says Google Wallet Steals Trade Secrets (NewsFactor)

Posted: 27 May 2011 02:26 PM PDT

NewsFactor - While Google was outlining Google Wallet for mobile payments, PayPal was readying a lawsuit against the search giant. eBay-owned PayPal filed suit against Google and two executives for allegedly stealing trade secrets that helped Google develop Google Wallet and push for a piece of the multibillion-dollar mobile-payments pie.

Making money from paid apps in Android Market a challenge for app developers (Digital Trends)

Posted: 27 May 2011 07:44 PM PDT

Digital Trends - It’s more difficult for app developers to make money in the Google Android Market than in the Apple App Store using the one-off fee model, according to the latest findings from app analytics company Distimo.

Lodsys switching tactics, now going after Android developers (Digital Trends)

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:09 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Last week, patent holding firm Lodsys decided to take on iOS developers for using their allegedly patented in-app payment technology. Apple immediately shot back, saying its licensing rights to the technology extends to its developers.

Twitter chief picked as Obama telecom advisor (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:25 PM PDT

Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo, pictured at a conference in 2010, is among the technology veterans named as telecommunications security advisors to President Barack Obama.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - US President Barack Obama named Twitter's chief and a high-ranking Microsoft executive among a handful of technology veterans to be appointed as telecommunications security advisors.

Amazon Challenges Apple With New Mac App Store (NewsFactor)

Posted: 27 May 2011 02:25 PM PDT

NewsFactor - Even before a court decides whether Amazon.com can sell apps for Android devices and call it an app store, the biggest U.S. online retailer opened a second front this week by offering downloadable software for Apple's Macintosh computers.

OpenFeint bringing 3 million players to Android per month (Appolicious)

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Appolicious - Analysis data continues to show that app developers make less money on Android than they do on iOS when it comes to games, but social gaming service OpenFeint isn't sitting still for that conclusion.

FCC asks AT&T about spectrum claims (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:06 PM PDT

Reflections are seen in the window of an AT&T store in New York March 21, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Federal telecommunications regulators have asked AT&T Inc for more information on its planned merger with T-Mobile USA, including claims on spectrum shortages, coverage overlaps and plans to close facilities.

Dish slashes Blockbuster prices (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:18 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - The satellite TV company said its recently acquired Blockbuster movie rental business will expand its 99-cents-a-day rate to thousands more films and cut prices on new releases. Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH - News) bought the video chain for $320.6 mil after Blockbuster entered bankruptcy proceedings. The discounting will increased competitive pressure on Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX - News) and Coinstar's (NASDAQ:CSTR - News) Redbox kiosks. Dish climbed 1.6% to 30.13, Netflix edged up 0.3% to 264.51 and Coinstar fell 0.8% to 52.82.

Teen faces court suits from Apple for White iPhone conversion kits (Digital Trends)

Posted: 27 May 2011 02:36 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Remember those White iPhone kits that took desperate Apple fanboys by storm? Well Apple was none too happy about them and has tracked down their creator: 17-year-old Fei Lam. Way back in November of 2010, Lam couldn’t take the wait for the White iPhone any longer, ordered parts from Apple manufacturer Foxconn, and made a cool $130,000 off the kits (although he refutes it’s this much).

Google, Facebook lose social network patent ruling (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2011 11:37 AM PDT

Reuters - Google Inc and Facebook Inc failed to win dismissal of a lawsuit by a New York company related to software designed to let people take part on social networks through their mobile phones.

Cuba announces tax break for private businesses (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 08:43 AM PDT

AP - Cuba announced new measures Friday to spur the island's push into private enterprise, instituting a moratorium on payroll taxes for small business owners and loosening limits on the size of private restaurants.
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