Tuesday, September 27, 2011

RIM shares rise on Icahn stake speculation (AP)

RIM shares rise on Icahn stake speculation (AP)

RIM shares rise on Icahn stake speculation (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 04:00 PM PDT

AP - Shares of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. surged Tuesday amid speculation that billionaire investor Carl Icahn has taken a stake in the company.

Amazon expected to launch tablet Wednesday (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 01:32 PM PDT

AP - Amazon is expected to unveil a tablet computer Wednesday, picking a fight with Apple Inc. and its iPad. The iPad has many challengers, but analysts say Amazon's could be different — it has a chance to be more than a wannabe.

Groupon newest deal to reward customer loyalty (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 09:07 PM PDT

AP - Groupon has come up with another way for bargain hunters to save money as the online coupon distributor prepares to raise money from wary investors.

Why are women so excited about the new iPhone 5? (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 06:32 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Something strange just happened. While dropping my daughter off at school, I spotted some other moms huddled together talking in hushed tones. Breathless chatter to recap the Glee season premier? Oh no, they were talking about the news that Apple is expected …

Artist creates minimalist motorbike concept that doesn’t want to be seen (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 06:17 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - The motorcycle market is all about flash. Bright colors, loud motors, and flashy chrome accents often outshine the rather simple concept of two-wheeled transportation. Joey Ruiter's latest creation fixes that by making sure all a passerby sees is a rider hovering …

Water Balloon + Face + Slow-Motion Camera = Art [VIDEO] (Mashable)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 03:27 PM PDT

Mashable - Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

Tencent to cooperate with American Express for online (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 08:10 PM PDT

Tencent headquarters is seen at Nanshan Hi-Tech Industrial Park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen June 9, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby YipReuters - China's largest Internet company Tencent Holdings Ltd plans to cooperate with American Express Co to provide cross-border online payments, a source said on Wednesday, as the country's electronics commerce sector grows rapidly.

Google plans start-up centre in London's East End (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 05:06 PM PDT

Reuters - Google has thrown its weight behind Tech City, East London's fast-growing hub for Internet companies, by signing a lease for a seven-floor building that will serve as a launch-pad for new start-ups and developers.

Toshiba unveils the Thrive 7 - hands-on pics of the new 7-inch Android tablet (Digital Trends)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 06:11 PM PDT

Digital Trends - #dt-gallery-main-image img { float:right; max-width:400px; border: 1px solid #999; padding: 2px !important; } #dt-gallery-thumbs { float:left; width: 210px; } #dt-gallery-thumbs li { margin:7px !important; background:none !important; padding: 0 !important; float:left !important; } #dt-gallery-thumbs li img { border:1px solid #999; list-style:none; padding: 1px; } Toshiba has unveiled its second tablet: the Thrive 7. Joining the original 10.1-inch Thrive, the new 7-inch tablet looks identical to its older brother, and internally is pretty much is the same. It has the highest resolution we’ve seen in a 7-inch tablet yet, cramming an 1280×800 pixel screen (that’s the resolution 10.1-inch devices have) into its compact shell. In addition, it runs on the same dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, Android Honeycomb operating system, and 1GB of RAM that power the original Thrive.

Cell service arrives in NYC holdout — the subway (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 03:54 PM PDT

Gabriel Rivera received, then replied to, a text message at a subway station in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority launched cell phone service in six of its stations in Chelsea on Tuesday. The other 271 stations will get a signal during the next five years. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - It was the one place that New Yorkers could go to get away from singing cellphones, beeping BlackBerries and torrents of tweets. And now it's disappearing.

Video: Mad Men's Don Draper sells Facebook's Timeline (Digital Trends)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 04:21 PM PDT

Digital Trends - If you watched Mark Zuckerberg’s presentation at this year’s f8 you might have been left underwhelmed by his sales pitch. Luckily for us Mad Men’s creative genius Don Draper has decided to help, thanks to some fancy editing by Eric Leist. Leist modified a scene from AMC’s Mad Men so that Don Draper is pitching Timeline to some clients.

Google wants to protect Android plans in AT&T case (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 04:26 PM PDT

AP - Google Inc. wants to protect confidential information about its business plans related to Android smartphone operating system in the upcoming antitrust trial against AT&T and T-Mobile.

Major magazine publishers sign on to Amazon tablet launch (Appolicious)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 04:30 PM PDT

Appolicious - More than a year has passed since the iPad's launch, yet magazine publishers' enthusiasm for offering tablet-friendly versions of their publications has not dulled. And there's plenty of excitement about the upcoming launch of Amazon's new tablet computer. Even before the device's scheduled revealing on Wednesday, Hearst, Conde Nast and Meredith have all agreed to sell digital versions of their publications on the new tablet, according to sources cited in a report by All Things D.Time Inc. ...

Microsoft begins its slow, confusing roll-out of Windows Phone 7.5 Mango (Digital Trends)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 02:52 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Microsoft announced today that its latest mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango,” is now available for download for select customers. Nearly all existing Windows Phone users will be able to download the OS update soon, though the company says it plans to roll out the software update “gradually” over the next few weeks, so some customers will have to wait a significant period of time for the upgrade.

Hands-on photos of Samsung's Galaxy Player 4.0 and 5.0 - two iPod Touch competitors (Digital Trends)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 08:06 AM PDT

Digital Trends - #dt-gallery-main-image img { float:right; max-width:400px; border: 1px solid #999; padding: 2px !important; } #dt-gallery-thumbs { float:left; width: 210px; } #dt-gallery-thumbs li { margin:7px !important; background:none !important; padding: 0 !important; float:left !important; } #dt-gallery-thumbs li img { border:1px solid #999; list-style:none; padding: 1px; } Samsung re-revealed its Galaxy Player line of Wi-Fi-only Android devices in New York last night and we were on hand to check them out. The numbers correspond directly to screen sizes, meaning Samsung is releasing 4-inch and 5-inch Android handsets to compete with the iPod Touch. The units on hand were still running an older version of TouchWiz, still with the iPhone-like square buttons and no motion gestures, but they did the job well enough. Both units are nearly identical. They both run Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and come with 8GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot that can hold up to 32GB of additional storage. Both have 3.2MP rear cameras and VGA front cameras, though the 5.0 has an LED flash as well. If you’re looking for a $250-$400 Android player for music, media, and apps at home, these appear to do the trick.

iPad Still Dominates with 81% of Market (NewsFactor)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 03:45 PM PDT

NewsFactor - The Tab has just a tad of the market, the PlayBook isn't much of a player, and it's touch-and-go for the TouchPad.

Oracle Rolls Out New SparcT4 Servers (NewsFactor)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 11:34 AM PDT

NewsFactor - Hoping to stem the tide of reported customer losses, Oracle on Tuesday rolled out its new Sparc T4 server line. Oracle claims the new line offers one of the largest generational performance increases in its history.
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