Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Activision Blizzard 2Q earnings rise 53 percent (AP)

Activision Blizzard 2Q earnings rise 53 percent (AP)

Activision Blizzard 2Q earnings rise 53 percent (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:05 PM PDT

AP - Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. said Wednesday that its second-quarter net income grew 53 percent, boosted by strong demand for digital offerings such as downloadable content for its popular "Call of Duty" games.

Review: Acer media-center PC has built-in touchpad (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 11:49 AM PDT

In this product image provided by Acer Inc., the Acer Revo RL100 is shown with keyboard. Putting a PC in the living room and controlling it from the couch has been daunting, particularly because PC makers haven't shown much interest in making PCs for this purpose. Acer gives it a shot with the Revo, a slim, quiet model with a pop-out wireless keyboard. (AP Photo/Acer Inc.)AP - Flat-panel TVs and PCs go great together — the PC gets a giant screen, and the TV gets access to tons of online video.

Report: Global cyberattack under way for 5 years (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 01:25 PM PDT

This screen shot shows the McAfee website. A computer security firm says cybercriminals have spent at least the past five years targeting more than 70 government entities, nonprofit groups and corporations to steal troves of data. McAfee Inc. said in a report Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, that the attacks have targeted a broad range of organizations, including the United Nations, the International Olympic Committee and companies in mostly in the United States. (AP Photo)AP - A computer security firm says cybercriminals have spent at least the past five years targeting more than 70 government entities, nonprofit groups and corporations around the world to steal troves of data.

Undetweetable keeps those embarrassing updates alive even after you’ve deleted them (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:21 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Remember that harsher-than-it-need-to-be critique of your boss that you meant to send to a co-worker as a direct message on Twitter, but accidentally posted to your entire stream? Sure you do, and after you noticed your unfortunate error you immediately clicked …

Are most of Newt Gingrich’s Twitter followers fake? (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:14 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has amassed over 1.3 million Twitter followers, however a recent report claims that upwards of 92% of them are fake. A fake account is an account that is empty, made by a bot, or is made for …

Outloud.fm Lets Users Share Tracks From SoundCloud (Mashable)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:23 PM PDT

Mashable - [More from Mashable: My Morning Jacket Premieres Video on Google+ to Lackluster Response]

Google lawyer slams Apple, Microsoft over patents (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:00 PM PDT

The Android logo is displayed during a press event at Google headquarters. Google is currently being sued by software giant Oracle over technology used in its Android smartphone operating system.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Google's top lawyer accused Apple, Oracle, Microsoft and other companies of using "bogus patents" to wage a campaign against the Internet giant's Android mobile platform.

Software set to track 'net neutrality' (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:41 PM PDT

Computer security star Dan Kaminsky (pictured in 2008) has revealed plans to release software that will track whether Internet service providers are favoring some websites or content over others. Kaminsky crafted his free AFP - Computer security star Dan Kaminsky has revealed plans to release software that will track whether Internet service providers are favoring some websites or content over others.

Dad: 'Shock' over son who died after arrest (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:58 PM PDT

A standing room only council chambers gives Ron Thomas, father of Kelly Thomas, a standing ovation after her spoke before the Fullerton city council on Tuesday night Aug. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Leonard Ortiz - Orange County Register)AP - In the nearly two decades since his son descended into madness, Ron Thomas has worried every day that the schizophrenic 37-year-old would die of exposure or illness on the streets. He never imagined the end would come in a violent confrontation with police.

Put on a happy face with the Zlango Messaging Android app (Appolicious)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:30 PM PDT

Appolicious - Sometimes an emoticon made from brackets and numbers doesn't send the message you intended. Zlango, an SMS messaging service for Android, gives smiley face-happy people a massive library of more detailed images to work with.

Facebook's Randi Zuckerberg quits to start media company (Digital Trends)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:59 PM PDT

Digital Trends - A Zuckerberg is leaving Facebook. No, it’s not that one. It’s his sister, Randi.

Malware Is Rising on 'Wide Open' Android Devices (NewsFactor)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 02:36 PM PDT

NewsFactor - Mobile malware is on the rise, and Android users are feeling the pain. According to a new report from Lookout Mobile Security, Android users are 2.5 times as likely to encounter malware today than just six months ago.

Cosmo introduces iPad-only edition for guys (Appolicious)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - Fear not girlfriends who often find their copy of Cosmopolitan mysteriously missing each month thanks to a curious partner, the magazine has launched CFG: Cosmo For Guys on the iPad.

Google cries foul on Apple, Microsoft mobile gang-up (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:50 PM PDT

Google Inc's logo is seen at an office in Seoul in this May 3, 2011 file photograph. REUTERS/Truth Leem/FilesReuters - Google Inc, fresh from losing a bid to buy thousands of patents from bankrupt Nortel, lashed out at its biggest rivals on Wednesday and accused them of banding together to block the Internet giant in the red-hot smartphone arena.

Korean Wave starts lapping on Europe's shores (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:45 PM PDT

This photo released to AFP by SM Entertainment shows South Korea's biggest talent agency SM Entertainment's flagship group TVXQ. South Korea's pop music industry is eyeing Europe after taking East Asia by storm, with promoters using the power of the Internet to lure far-distant fans.(AFP/HO/File/Park Beom-Jin)AFP - South Korea's pop music industry is eyeing Europe after taking East Asia by storm, with promoters using the power of the Internet to lure distant fans.

Instagram hits 150 million photos, still behind Flickr, Facebook (Digital Trends)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 02:37 PM PDT

Digital Trends - In the shadow of more impressive announcements from Google about Plus’s skyrocketing user base, Instagram has released some numbers that should give pause as well. Having only launched in October of 2010, the iPhone-only app now boasts over 150 million pictures across its 7 million worldwide users. Each day these users upload 1.3 million photos; that’s about 900 photos each minute, 15 each second.

German official scolds Facebook on privacy (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:30 PM PDT

A leading German privacy official on Wednesday accused Facebook of using face recognition software in a manner that violates German and European law.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A leading German privacy official on Wednesday accused Facebook of using face recognition software in a manner that violates German and European law.

Analysis: Enterprise flash storage market ripe for tie-ups (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:07 PM PDT

Reuters - Competition is brewing in the small but booming market for flash memory used in corporate data centers, and analysts foresee a wave of consolidation as larger players move in.
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