Sunday, August 28, 2011

What Does Steve Jobs' Retirement Mean for the Future of Apple? [VIDEO] (Mashable)

What Does Steve Jobs' Retirement Mean for the Future of Apple? [VIDEO] (Mashable)

What Does Steve Jobs' Retirement Mean for the Future of Apple? [VIDEO] (Mashable)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 06:46 AM PDT

Mashable - Technology expert Scott Steinberg is the CEO of high-tech consulting firm TechSavvy Global, and a frequent keynote speaker and media analyst for ABC, CBS and CNN who’s covered the field for 400+ outlets from NPR to Rolling Stone. A celebrated author and entrepreneur, he also hosts video series Gear Up and Game Theory, hailed as “the smartest take on the video game industry.”

Under NYC's streets, power lines stayed safe (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 05:19 PM PDT

Eddie Lima, left, and Nancy Zakhary wade through a flooded area near the Manhattan Bridge in New York to take some pictures, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. Irene weakened to winds of 60 mph, well below the 74 mph dividing line between a hurricane and tropical storm. The system was still massive and powerful, forming a figure six that covered the Northeast. It was moving twice as fast as the day before. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Below the streets of New York City, a network of pipes, cables and tunnels up to 200 feet deep transports power, gas, water, Internet traffic, trains, sewage and more. When Tropical Storm Irene hit the city Sunday, this underground network was largely protected from major damage.

Samsung launches mobile instant messaging tool (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 07:40 PM PDT

Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co said on Monday it would launch a mobile instant messaging tool in its latest push to attract more consumers to its handsets and challenge rivals such as Apple and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion.

Irene takes out some East Coast cellphone service (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 04:45 PM PDT

AP - Wireless networks fell quiet Sunday in some coastal areas of North Carolina and southern Virginia, but calls were going through in most areas affected by Tropical Storm Irene, the Federal Communications Commission said.

Hurricane Irene Now Has a Twitter Account (Mashable)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 05:50 AM PDT

Mashable - Want to know what's going on with Hurricane Irene? Follow her on Twitter.

Will Amazon's Tablet Kill the iPad? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 03:18 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - It's bound to happen, they say. Sooner or later, the iPad will be knocked off its lofty perch by an Android tablet ... like, say, the one now being designed by Amazon. After all, the iPad's like the Mac and Android tablets are like Windows, and we all know how that one turned out.

Peggle HD tops iPad Games of the Week (Appolicious)

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 02:30 PM PDT

Appolicious - Since 2007, Peggle has been a mainstay for arcade pinball fans on the PC, Xbox 360, and the iPhone. Now it's time for PopCap Games to dig another $3 out of your wallet for the iPad version in full, luscious HD. It's just as good (if not better) than its predecessors. Add in a pair of 99-cent goodies in the form of a wickedly tough but satisfying number cube puzzler, and a fresh, neon-vector take on space pinball, and finally a freebie tower defense app that's action-packed solid from stem to stern, and you've got our iPad Games of the Week.

Irene could leave many without power for weeks (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 04:36 PM PDT

A utility worker makes repairs on lines following the effects of Hurricane Irene in Nags Head, N.C., Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. Power is returning for hundreds of thousands of people after Hurricane Irene passed through coastal states in the South. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP - It could take weeks to restore power to millions of people left in the dark by Tropical Storm Irene.

Get tips and tricks for Smarter Shopping at the supermarket (Appolicious)

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 10:30 AM PDT

Appolicious - Before testing Smarter Shopping, I hadn't heard of Phil Lempert, but the Supermarket Guru, as he's also known, has been tracking trends and passing on his knowledge to consumers for more than 25 years. Yeah, Lempert knows his stuff, and his smarts are now available for iPhone and iPod Touch in the free app Smarter Shopping.

Spin out panoramic photos with ease using 360 for Android (Appolicious)

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 11:30 AM PDT

Appolicious - Panoramic photos are popping up everywhere — real estate ads, vacation rentals, even car websites. Up until now, making your own personal panoramic photos has been rather tricky, requiring you to snap several photos and then stitch them together with software. 360 makes it simple by simply turning in place, but the low resolution might not suit everyone's needs.
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