Monday, August 1, 2011

FCC seeks more channel choices in cable lineups (AP)

FCC seeks more channel choices in cable lineups (AP)

FCC seeks more channel choices in cable lineups (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:09 PM PDT

AP - Federal regulators are adopting new rules intended to give cable viewers more channel choices.

Alleged LulzSec teenage hacker released on bail (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 07:16 AM PDT

18 year-old Jake Davis leaves Westminster Magistrates Court, London, after being granted bail, Monday Aug. 1, 2011. The teenager appeared in court charged with hacking into websites, including that of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca). Davis was arrested at his home on the Shetland Islands by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service's e-crime unit as part of an investigation into hacking groups LulzSec and Anonymous. (AP Photo/ Anthony Devlin/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESAP - A teenager accused of acting as a spokesman for computer hacking groups that targeted Sony, Rupert Murdoch-owned newspapers and a British crime agency was freed on bail Monday as he awaits trial.

See-through 1939 Pontiac Ghost Car fetches $308,000 (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:34 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - The automotive world is full of wild concepts and off-the-wall designs, but rarely does a car from before World War II grab our attention for reasons that have nothing to do with its antique nature. This 1939 Pontiac is one …

Computer acts as minister at the nerdiest wedding of all time (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:17 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - While dating sites have allowed computers to bring people together for many years now, Miguel Hanson decided to take the concept of a mechanical matchmaker one step further. When the Houston-based IT consultant and computer guru was notified that a …

5 Ways To Tap Ad Agency Funding (Mashable)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 03:02 PM PDT

Mashable - David Rosenberg is Director of Innovation at LBi in the U.S., the world’s leading independent global marketing and technology agency. For startups, selling advertising agencies on your technology can be fraught with difficulty. As startups emerge from their development cycles, investors begin clamoring to get the prototype to market. What follows is a flurry of meetings with brand marketers and advertising agencies in an attempt to secure funding and a business application for the new product.

Apple TV Update Connects Users To Content in iCloud (NewsFactor)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:34 PM PDT

NewsFactor - Users of the second-generation Apple TV set-top device will now be able to view every TV show they have ever purchased from iTunes without connecting their computers. A software update available on Monday integrates the device with Apple's iCloud so the Apple TV can access content directly. Previously, Home Sharing or an Air Play connection was required.

Google buys online deal aggregator The Dealmap (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 01:12 PM PDT

The Google logo at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. Google, which is offering an online bargain service in three US cities, has acquired The Dealmap, a company that aggregates local deals.(AFP/File/Kimihiro Hoshino)AFP - Google, which is offering an online bargain service in three US cities, has acquired The Dealmap, a company that aggregates local deals.

Slim's America Movil seeks to buy out Telmex (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:47 PM PDT

AP - The cell phone company controlled by Carlos Slim says it plans to buy the 40 percent of Telefonos de Mexico SAB, or Telmex, it doesn't already own as part of a consolidation plan it began last year.

Data centers are using far less energy than the EPA expected (Digital Trends)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 04:58 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Not long ago, as the Internet, mobile phones and the rest of the connected computing universe hit the elbow of its growth curve, experts and the public alike began to worry about the amount of power the sprawling data centers would require. In 2007, the EPA projected that energy needs for data centers would double from 2005 to 2010 and cost an annual $7.4 billion. Yet in a study prepared by Jonathan Koomey of Stanford University at the request of the New York Times, that amount has only risen by about 56 percent.

Twitter confirms 'significant' funding from firm also backing Groupon, Zynga and Facebook (Digital Trends)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Digital Trends - The money continues to fly at the Internet’s darlings. Twitter announced on its blog today that it has received “a significant round of funding led by the venture firm DST Global, with the participation of several of our existing investors.”

'Potter 7' hits hallowed $1 billion mark worldwide (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:55 PM PDT

In this film publicity image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, from left, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe are shown in a scene from 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.' The movie pulled in $21.9 million to become the franchise's top-grossing chapter at $318.5 million domestically. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Jaap Buitendijk)AP - "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" took the top spot in the international box office race this weekend, conjuring up $66.4 million and tying "Avatar" for the fastest sprint to the $1 billion mark at just 17 days.

State of the tablet market: Now until 2016 (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:30 PM PDT

Appolicious - Despite the growing popularity of Android tablets, it seems Apple will maintain its stronghold on the tablet market until at least 2015, at least if predictions by Informa Telecoms & Media prove to be true. The iPad accounts for approximately three-quarters of the existing tablet market, which includes about 20 million devices to date.

Android, Chrome gaining share (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:28 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG - News) Android mobile operating system led Q2 worldwide smartphone shipments with a 48% share, marking the third straight quarter at the top, according to Canalys. Meanwhile, Google's Chrome browser surpassed Firefox in July to become Britain's second most popular web browser behind Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT - News) Internet Explorer, according to StatCounter. Chrome's U.K. share jumped to 22% from 12% a year ago, while Internet Explorer's fell to 46% from 55%. Google rose 0.5% to 606.77. Microsoft slid 0.5% to 27.27.

Fresh iPhone Apps for Aug. 1: Threshold, Pocket Zoo HD, Hungribles, Necrorun (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 04:58 AM PDT

Appolicious - Start the week by saving a little money with the help of Threshold, our leading Fresh App, designed to monitor your data usage and help keep you in the black on your monthly cellular plan. Then you can use the data you save with Threshold's help to watch live video of zoo animals on your iPad with Pocket Zoo HD. If games are your thing, check out physics puzzler Hungribles and endless runner Necrorun, in which you get to take on the role of Death.

IPhone 5 seen arriving in Oct. (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:28 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - Reports stating that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL - News) will roll out its newest iPhone in Sept. were wrong, according to a blog citing sources close to smartphone carrier AT&T . Speculation of a Sept. launch was based on information that AT&T banned employee vacations that month. But according to the blog All Things Digital, which cited unnamed sources, the iPhone 5 will debut in Oct. It didn't offer a specific date or insight into the new phone's features. Piper Jaffray said there's pent-up demand for the iPhone 4's successor that could lead to strong sales. Apple rose 1. ...

Synchronoss Q2 beats Wall Street, ups FY11 outlook (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:29 PM PDT

Reuters - Communication software maker Synchronoss Technologies Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly results, helped by a 13 percent jump in revenue at its largest customer, AT&T Inc, and raised its full-year outlook.

Department of Justice Joins Ongoing Patent Wars (NewsFactor)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:06 PM PDT

NewsFactor - If there was any doubt that the patent wars are heating up, just look at recent news headlines. Recent revelations include Rovi suing Hulu for patent infringement, Google snapping up 1,000 patents from IBM, and the Department of Justice reportedly investigating the sale of Nortel's patent portfolio to a consortium of high-tech companies.
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