Sunday, July 31, 2011

Phone companies present rural broadband plan (AP)

Phone companies present rural broadband plan (AP)

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.

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.

F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes On Runway [VIDEO] (Mashable)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Mashable - [More from Mashable: Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Birthday Edition]

Float Reader aims to make reading social, courtesy of Scribd (Appolicious)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:30 AM PDT

Appolicious - I don't really feel like my Internet reading needs to be more social, but the team at Scribd, the web publishing company, feels a bit differently, as evidenced by its new social reading app Float Reader, for iPhones 3GS and 4 and third- and fourth-gen iPod Touch. I've hit my personal limit for social networks, so it's a good thing that Float is more than a timeline aggregator. My immediate impression of Float was that, although it still needs work, the app offers a solid concept with striking design.

Why Android Isn't Popular (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 01:31 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - There are more smartphones powered by Android, Google's operating system for smartphones and tablets, than there are iPhones or BlackBerries right now. Because of that, a lot of people (like Alex Wagner of Phonedog) have started calling it the "most popular" mobile operating system.

Hashable Android app helps remember people you've met (Appolicious)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - How many times have you met someone, added him or her on a social network, then forgot about it? Hashable is a great app for people on the move that helps in networking and in remembering the connections you've made.

Amazon flies high, may rise 25 percent more: Barron's (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 08:44 AM PDT

Reuters - Amazon.com Inc shares, just below their all-time high, could rise 10 percent to 25 percent if its capital spending translates to fast growth in its retailing, Kindle e-readers and cloud-computing businesses, Barron's said in its August 1 edition.

Roboto leads iPad Games of the Week (Appolicious)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - Take the hoverboard from Back to the Future, place a cartoony robot on top, add in 2D platformer action with 3D backgrounds, and you've got Roboto. It's one of the most content-rich, fun iOS games to come along this year, and it's this weeks must-install. Add in a gross-out-good puzzler, take to the skies with a spot-on remote control plane sim, and bring your best tile-removal skills to a new Mahjong title, and you've got yourself our iPad Games of the Week.

Apple expected to launch line of HDTVs in 2012 (Digital Trends)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 07:39 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Analysts are the soothsayers of the business world, so take this news with the appropriate helping of salt grains. Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research informed investors today that he believes Apple will launch a line of HDTVs starting next year, Apple Insider reports. The belief is based on “details culled from a number of developer events he attended,” the site writes.
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