Friday, July 29, 2011

AT&T to throttle data speeds for 'unlimited' hogs (AP)

AT&T to throttle data speeds for 'unlimited' hogs (AP)

AT&T to throttle data speeds for 'unlimited' hogs (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:40 PM PDT

AP - AT&T Inc. said Friday that it's going to start limiting speeds for the 5 percent of its customers with "unlimited" data smartphone plans who clog the airwaves the most.

Extremists flocking to Facebook for recruits (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:13 AM PDT

Norwegian flags and flowers are seen in Sundvollen, close to Utoya island, background, where gunman Anders Behring Breivik killed at least 68 people, near Oslo, Norway, Thursday July 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - When the English Defense League sprang to life two years ago, it had fewer than 50 members — a rough-and-tumble bunch of mostly white guys shouting from a street corner about what they viewed as uncontrolled Muslim immigration.

Fire-breathing Lego dragon might not be parent approved, but it sure is cool (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 06:32 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - If there's one skill I've truly never been able to grasp, it's making original art from Legos. For me, setting out to make an awesome Lego creation usually yields some sort of misshapen car or boat... thing. Aaron Amatnieks clearly doesn't have …

Obama spams Republican Twitter handles to urge debt compromise (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 01:41 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - With the debt ceiling debate looming and political tensions at an all time high, the President has encouraged Americans to contact their representatives in order to express themselves and make their voices heard. This morning, the official @BarackObama account took it to the …

Jackass Movies Come to Facebook (Mashable)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:08 PM PDT

Mashable - The complete Jackass series of films is now available to rent directly on Facebook. Paramount Pictures has made Jackass The Movie, Jackass 2, Jackass 3, along with the digital-only features Jackass 2.5 and Jackass 3.5 available on Facebook. The films can be rented with Facebook Credits.

Senator supports online sales tax reform (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 07:40 PM PDT

Reuters - Cash-strapped states seeking to collect billions in taxes from online transactions gained an ally in Washington on Friday when a senator introduced a bill for a federal solution to the problem.

Phone companies present rural broadband plan (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:33 PM PDT

AP - AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and four other telecom companies are offering a proposal to overhaul the $8 billion federal phone subsidy program to pay for high-speed Internet connections in rural and other underserved areas.

GameStop to start selling digital downloads in stores (Digital Trends)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 07:22 PM PDT

Digital Trends - With the upcoming launch of Deus Ex: Human Revolution for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC platforms, GameStop is starting up a program to sell digital versions of PC games within the physical locations of the company. While visitors to the GameStop can accomplish the exact same task on the website, customers interested in the game can apply store credit from trade-ins to the purchase of the digital title. This service is being powered by technology from a recent acquisition, Impulse Inc. The Impulse digital distribution platform is a response to the popularity of Steam as well as the move by Electronic Arts to sell games within a proprietary distribution system called Origin.

Gamers don’t need an iPad 2 with these five Android tablets (Appolicious)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:30 AM PDT

Appolicious - We all know what kind of powerhouse device the iPad 2 is for gaming. But what about other possibilities? Can any of the dozens of tablets powered by Google's Android operating system go up against the iPad 2 in a free-for-all deathmatch? Here are five worthy options you should consider tapping into.

Pregnancy announcements added as a new option on Facebook (Digital Trends)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:09 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Earlier this week, Facebook added an option to user profiles that allows expectant mothers to add their upcoming child to the family circle. Mothers or fathers can add the chosen name for the unborn baby as well as the due date under the “Friends and Family” tab. While a new profile isn’t created or needed to add the upcoming child, the standard non-picture Facebook avatar appears on the user page along with information about the child.  After adding the information, it appears in the Facebook news feed for all friends to view.

Cops used cell records to link dad to missing girl (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 04:33 PM PDT

AP - Investigators have linked a Bakersfield father to the disappearance of his 8-year-old daughter after tracing his cell phone to the same area where the girl was found, Kern County officials said Friday.

Groupon, Foursquare join forces to bring deals to check-ins (Appolicious)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - A partnership between the uber-popular local coupon service Groupon and location-based services app Foursquare could make saving money insanely easy.

Nokia 3rd in smartphone sales (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:31 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL - News) and Samsung in Q2 ended Nokia's 15-year reign at or near top of smartphone sales rankings. Apple sold 20.3 mil iPhones in the quarter. Analysts estimate Samsung sold 19 mil Google (NASDAQ:GOOG - News) Android-based smartphones vs. Nokia's 16.7 mil. IDC said smartphone sales slowed but still rose 11.3% to 365.4 mil units. Overall cell phone sales dropped for the 1st time in 7 quarters. Nokia shares rose 1.6%. Apple fell 0.3%.

Hulu accused of infringing program guide patent (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 09:28 AM PDT

Reuters - Rovi Corp sued Hulu, accusing the online video site of infringing patents that cover electronic program guides.

Apple Fan Snaps Photo of Possible iPhone 5 Prototype (NewsFactor)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 01:50 PM PDT

NewsFactor - The iPhone 5 rumor mill got a boost Friday with what could be a sighting of an actual prototype by an eagle-eyed fanboy. A commuter in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Apple fan said he saw what may be an Apple employee on a train using a device that doesn't match previous iPhones or an iPod touch, thin and with rounded edges.

Gates sells 5 million shares of Microsoft (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:22 PM PDT

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, pictured here in June 2011, has sold five million shares in the US software giant, less than one percent of his holdings, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has sold five million shares in the US software giant, less than one percent of his holdings, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Google buys about 1,000 IBM patents (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:55 PM PDT

AP - Google Inc. has bought about 1,000 pending and issued patents from IBM Corp. in its quest to shore up its defenses against suits by other technology companies, according to documents filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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