Saturday, July 2, 2011

Radiohead ventures into Chinese social media (AP)

Radiohead ventures into Chinese social media (AP)

Radiohead ventures into Chinese social media (AP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 08:50 PM PDT

AP - Radiohead has taken a tentative step into censored Chinese cyberspace even though the British rock band has been critical of China's human rights record.

Havana's small community of Twitterati meets IRL (AP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:07 AM PDT

Bloggers participate in the first meeting about twitter social networking in Havana, Cuba, Friday July 1, 2011. A few dozen members of Cuba's small but growing Twitter community met for the first time Friday, connecting strange faces to familiar usernames and commiserating about woeful Internet access on an island with the second-worst connectivity rates in the world. The decades-old U.S. economic embargo has left Cuba without a hardwired connection to the rest of the world, and the island relies on slow, costly satellite service. Tweeters expressed hope Friday that an undersea fiber-optic cable to Venezuela that arrived here earlier this year and could go online this month will speed things up. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - A few dozen members of Cuba's small but growing Twitter community have met in real space for the first time. They got to put unfamiliar faces with familiar user names, and they commiserated about the woeful Internet access on an island that has the second-worst Web connectivity rate in the world.

NBA faces $1 million fine for using Facebook or Twitter during lockout (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:11 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Salary negotiations, salary caps, revenue sharing and just about every other negotiation has come to a standstill today between the NBA and its players. Since the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement last night between the owners and players, …

Zynga's Journey From Founding to IPO [INFOGRAPHIC] (Mashable)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 01:50 PM PDT

Mashable - In Zynga's IPO filing, which was announced Friday, we found out a lot about the company. During the day, the company released some of its own stats about its userbase and user behaviors.

Vote to replace former Congressman Weiner on September 13 (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 01:52 PM PDT

U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) announces that he will resign from the United States House of Representatives during a news conference in Brooklyn, New York, June 16, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - A special election to replace disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner, who resigned after lying about sending lewd photos of himself to women over the Internet, has been set for September 13.

Vatican goes online in struggle against child abuse (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI attends an audience to the diocese of Altamura, Gravina, and Aquaviva delle Fonti, at the Paolo VI hall in the Vatican. The Vatican is turning to the Internet in its struggle against child abuse with a new website allowing clergy around the world to share information on eradicating the problem.(AFP/Tiziana Fabi)AFP - The Vatican is turning to the Internet in its struggle against child abuse with a new website allowing clergy around the world to share information on eradicating the problem.

Gilbert in yellow thanks to maiden Tour stage win (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 02:27 PM PDT

Belgium's Philippe Gilbert celebrates his Yellow jersey of overall leader at the end of the 191.5 km and first stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run between Fromentine La Barre-de-Monts and Monts des Alouettes in Les Herbiers, France.(AFP/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - Uphill sprint specialist Philippe Gilbert dominated an incident-packed first stage of the Tour de France here on Saturday to win his first stage on the race and pull on the yellow jersey.

Android app Retrollect offers a unique way to share and organize your photos (Appolicious)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Appolicious - A single photo isn't enough to summarize one of the greatest days of your life. Creating a high-quality montage of life's happiest and most memorable moments, Retrollect is a must-have app for anyone who spends a lot of time taking photos or updating social networking sites — the people most interested in documenting and sharing their lives with others.

Facebook engineers copy Google+ with 'Circle Hack' app (Digital Trends)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 03:55 PM PDT

Digital Trends - There’s been quite a bit of talk about how Google ripped off some of Facebook’s features with its new social network, Google+. But it seems the biting goes both ways. Now, a group of four Facebook engineers have launched an unofficial Facebook app called “Circle Hack,” which allows users to organize their friends into lists in a near-identical fashion to the “Circles” tool in Plus â€" one of our favorite features.

Supreme Court rules games are art, is Apple listening? (Appolicious)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 12:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - Now that the Supreme Court has officially struck down the proposed California law banning the sale of "violent" video games to children I just want to know – is Apple listening?

Vodafone buys out Essar from India unit for $5 bn (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 06:53 AM PDT

A Vodafone executive speaks during a demonstration of their 3G services in New Delhi last October. British mobile phone giant Vodafone is taking full control of its Indian joint venture by buying out its local partner Essar Group, a statement said Saturday, ending a troubled relationship.(AFP/File/Prakash Singh)AFP - British mobile phone giant Vodafone is taking full control of its Indian joint venture by buying out its local partner Essar Group, a statement said Saturday, ending a troubled relationship.

Apple iPad Nabs 1 Percent of Global Web Browsing (PC Magazine)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 08:20 AM PDT

PC Magazine - According to a report from NetMarketShare, Apple's iPad makes up one percent of global Web browsing.
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