Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Alibaba CEO: Yahoo knew of plan to divest pay unit (AP)

Alibaba CEO: Yahoo knew of plan to divest pay unit (AP)

Alibaba CEO: Yahoo knew of plan to divest pay unit (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 07:42 PM PDT

AP - The head of the Chinese Internet company that has become tangled in a boardroom battle with major stakeholder Yahoo Inc. said his decision to split off a key online payment service into a separate entity controlled only by Chinese citizens should not have come as a surprise.

Google hoping other sites like recommendation tool (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 06:16 PM PDT

AP - Google Inc. is hoping other websites will like its recently introduced system for recommending online content and ads.

Photos from stolen laptop lead to man's arrest (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 06:04 PM PDT

In this image provided by Joshua Kaufman, a man later identified as Muthanna Aldebashi is seen via a webcam on a laptop owned by Kaufman. Kaufman, of Oakland, Calif., says he retrieved the laptop Wednesday, June 1, 2011, a day after police arrested the 27-year-old man in the photographs. Muthanna Aldebashi is being held on a charge of suspicion of possessing stolen property. Kaufman says a burglar broke into his apartment March 21 and stole the laptop. He says he activated theft-tracking software that tracked its location and took screenshots and photographs of its user. (AP Photo/Joshua Kaufman)AP - The images began arriving in Joshua Kaufman's inbox. The grainy photos are low-lit and intimate: a man curled up on a couch, sound asleep; the same man propped up against pillows on a bed, shirtless.

Just Show Me: How to update your iPhone apps (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:17 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 find out what version of Android your …

Google Offers goes live, tests the waters with local deals (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 04:55 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - The pool of competitors in the local deals market might be growing crowded, but that won't stop Google Offers from diving right in. Google Offers, which debuts in Portland today, is a Groupon-like service that serves up discounts on meals and …

King Camera Is a Dark Room For Your iPhone Photos (Mashable)

Posted: 31 May 2011 07:05 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: King Camera

Google reveals Gmail hacking, likely from China (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 08:33 PM PDT

Reuters - Hackers likely based in China tried to break into hundreds of Google mail accounts, including those of senior U.S. government officials, Chinese activists and journalists, the Internet company said on Wednesday.

HP sets sights on rivals with webOS software (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 08:17 PM PDT

AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. will soon include its webOS system for smartphones on all its PCs, upcoming tablet computers and higher-end printers, putting it in competition with operating software from Apple, Google and Microsoft.

WHO says cell phone use "possibly carcinogenic" (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:10 PM PDT

Reuters - Using a mobile phone might increase the risk of developing certain types of brain tumors and consumers should consider ways of reducing their exposure, World Health Organization (WHO) cancer experts said on Tuesday.

Find a great spot (in select cities) with Android app Parker by Streetline, Inc. (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:15 PM PDT

Appolicious - The quest to find a parking spot can put a damper on any night out. So if you live in a bustling city, Parker is an ideal app to have on hand.

Pew study reveals that 13 percent of online adult Americans use Twitter (Digital Trends)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 07:23 PM PDT

Digital Trends - A report published on Wednesday by Pew Internet has confirmed the growing popularity of Twitter among the American population. The report showed that 13 percent of online adult Americans now use Twitter (up from 5 percent in November 2010), and that of those, half access the service using a phone.

Cellphone study raises profile on safety lawsuits (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 02:22 PM PDT

Reuters - The Supreme Court is considering the fate of litigation against cellphone makers over safety risks, just as the industry comes under more scrutiny in the wake of a health report from the World Health Organization.

Considering iCloud -- does audio quality still matter? (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - Maybe I'm already a dinosaur in my mid-20s. Maybe my priorities don't come close to syncing with the kids coming up from behind. Maybe it doesn't matter to anyone else but for all the excitement over the iCloud, I just want to know how the thing is going to sound.

Nokia dismisses Microsoft takeover report (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 07:03 PM PDT

Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop dismissed as AFP - Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop on Wednesday dismissed as "baseless" a report that Microsoft had agreed to purchase the Finnish company's mobile business.

Home of Country Music clamps down on entertainment piracy (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 04:55 PM PDT

Reuters - Tennessee, home to the capital of Country Music, passed a law to crack down on the use of someone else's name and password to get online entertainment, drawing praise from the recording industry.

Rolling Stone creator takes a stand against magazines’ rush to the iPad (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - As publishers such as Condé Nast jump on the iPad bandwagon, Jann Wenner, the creator of Rolling Stone and whose company Wenner Media publishes Rolling Stone, Us Weekly and Men's Journal, has provided a perspective on the other side of the rainbow. He called his competitors 'insane' to rush to iPad publication in an interview with Advertising Age.

Microsoft gives sneak preview of 'Windows 8' (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 08:54 PM PDT

The Windows Logo. Microsoft gave a sneak preview of Windows 8, a next-generation operating system designed to work on both personal computers and touchscreen tablets.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AFP - Microsoft gave a sneak preview of Windows 8, a next-generation operating system designed to work on both personal computers and touchscreen tablets.

Apple Updates Mac OS X To Battle Malware Threats (NewsFactor)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 10:24 AM PDT

NewsFactor - Responding to a widespread fake antivirus program targeted at Macs, Apple released Tuesday an update that will warn users and remove the threat. The update is available for Macs running Snow Leopard Mac OS X 10.6, as well as Mac OS X Server 10.6.
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