Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Writer Isaacson on Steve Jobs: 'I just listened' (AP)

Writer Isaacson on Steve Jobs: 'I just listened' (AP)

Writer Isaacson on Steve Jobs: 'I just listened' (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 02:09 PM PDT

This undated photo made available by his publicist on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 shows author Walter Isaacson. Steve Jobs told Isaacson he wanted him to write his biography because he's good at getting people to talk. Jobs, it turns out, didn't need much prodding, secretive as he was about both his private life and the company he founded. 'I just listened,' said Isaacson, whose book, 'Steve Jobs' went on sale Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. Jobs, who died Oct. 5 at the age of 56 after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer, was a man full of deep contradictions, a product of 1960s counterculture who went on to found what is now the world's most valuable technology company, Apple Inc. (AP Photo/Patrice Gilbert)AP - Steve Jobs told Walter Isaacson he wanted him to write his biography because he's good at getting people to talk. Jobs, it turns out, didn't need much prodding, secretive as he was about both his private life and the company he founded.

FCC set to unveil rules for rural broadband fund (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:38 AM PDT

AP - Federal regulators are set to reveal their plan Thursday for an overhaul of the $8 billion fund that subsidizes phone service in rural areas and for the poor, with the goal of redirecting the money toward broadband expansion.

Report: Facebook plans huge server farm in Sweden (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:07 AM PDT

AP - Facebook plans to build a large server farm in northern Sweden near the Arctic Circle, taking advantage of the chilly climate to keep its equipment cool, a Swedish newspaper reported Wednesday

Buy a civilization starter kit, prepare for the apocalypse now (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:57 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - If you're worried that the zombie apocalypse is nigh, never fear! On Kickstarter, a site well known for getting wild ideas off the ground with crowdsourced funding, you can actually invest in your end of the world plan now â€" before things go …

iPads and Angry Birds are headed to the International Space Station (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:52 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Many of us may dream of what it would be like to visit space, or even spend a night in a hotel room orbiting earth, but passing the time once you're actually there may have never crossed your mind. It …

YouTube Trolls Power Insult-Generating Search Engine (Mashable)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 01:58 PM PDT

Mashable - YouTube is pretty great, but YouTube commenters? Not so much. For every smart, insightful, useful comment below a YouTube video, there are usually 25 trolls either talking about genitalia, belittling the content or belittling those smart, insightful, useful commenters. Chicago-based web developer Adrian Holovaty has put all that negativity to (relatively) good use with the YouTube Insult Generator, a website that lets you cull insults from commenters with a simple search.

US reaches out to Iranians, warns Iran government (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 06:30 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Bahrain's Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa after delivering a statement, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - The Obama administration is setting up an Internet-based embassy to reach out to Iranians hoping to broaden their understanding of the United States, while at the same time studying new sanctions to raise the pressure on Iran's government over its disputed nuclear program and alleged ties to terrorism.

Google paid $151M for Zagat in flurry of 3Q deals (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:35 PM PDT

AP - Google spent more than $500 million to acquire another 27 companies during the third quarter, ensuring this year will be busiest shopping spree in the Internet search leader's history.

Canon introduces a 12-ink PIXMA printer (Digital Trends)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 09:00 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Earlier today, Canon officially announced the PIXMA PRO-1 professional inkjet printer. The PIXMA PRO-1 uses a new 12-ink system as well as a new FINE print head system for greater color accuracy when printing photographs. While five of the inks are monochrome, the entire color spectrum includes cyan, magenta, yellow, red, photo cyan, photo magenta, photo black, matte black, gray, dark gray, light gray and chroma optimizer. The magenta cast that’s typically found when printing portraits has been eliminated with the 12-ink system and skin-tone reproduction has been significantly improved with a more lifelike, natural look.

Sprint and Clearwire in talks to extend 4G agreement beyond 2012 (Digital Trends)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 03:43 PM PDT

Digital Trends - With both AT&T and Verizon moving to LTE for 4G cell phone service it is no surprise that Sprint decided to join them. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said Wednesday morning that the company is in talks with Clearwire to extend its contract past 2012 and use Clearwire to help power Sprint’s LTE network. News of the possible extension has caused Clearwire shares to skyrocket up nearly 20 percent.

Opinion: Unthink, Occupy Wall Street and the coming age of the anti-Facebook (Digital Trends)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:26 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Early today, Tampa-based startup Unthink launched its new social network, which describes itself as the “anti-Facebook.” Complete with deeds and manifestos of its philosophies and guidelines, Unthink promises to never sell your personal data for financial gain, to not “spy” on you or interrupt you with unwanted advertising. “We are not another social network,” the Unthink website proclaims. “We are a social revolution.”

Sprint eyes new financing as iPhone swells costs (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 02:46 PM PDT

A woman talks on her phone as she walks past T-mobile and Sprint wireless stores in New York July 30, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Sprint finally owned up to the massive bet it is making on iPhone, sending its shares down as much as 12 percent on Wednesday.

App downloads dropped in September ahead of iPhone 4S launch (Appolicious)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:29 AM PDT

Appolicious - Fewer apps were downloaded from the iTunes App Store in September 2011 than at any point during the rest of the year. Blame the iPhone 4S.

It's Showtime for Razr Phone Revival as Pre-Orders Open (NewsFactor)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 02:25 PM PDT

NewsFactor - Revivals generally have mixed success on Broadway. Verizon Wireless and Motorola Mobility soon will see how they play out in the smartphone market as they unleash the new Razr, available for pre-orders Thursday.

Nokia Lumia 800 and 710 unveiled with Windows Phone 7.5, turn-by-turn, free music - Everything you need to know (Digital Trends)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:41 AM PDT

Digital Trends - At 9 a.m. U.K. time this morning, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop kicked off Nokia World 2011 by unveiling six new phones including its first two Windows Phone 7.5 handsets: the Lumia 800 and the cheaper Lumia 710. Unfortunately for those of us in the States, they won’t be coming to the U.S. until sometime in 2012. 

Top 10 best iPhone food apps (Digital Trends)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 03:23 PM PDT

Digital Trends - There are so many thousands of apps our there these days that it can be hard to find what you’re looking for, even with the App Store’s categories and highlighted apps. Luckily, the increasing numbers also mean that you’ll never be short on great apps when you need them, in whichever category you’re searching. If you’ve got an iPhone, you probably already have Yelp downloaded and ready to help you find a good restaurant in your location, but we’ve rounded up some of our favorite apps for all of the foodies out there. These will help you decide where to eat, what to cook up, how to do it, and where to find your ingredients. 

Symantec forecasts sales below Street, shares drop (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 03:17 PM PDT

Reuters - Symantec Corp, the top maker of computer security software, failed to match Wall Street's high hopes for future sales growth even as the company benefits from a raised awareness of hackers.

IBM Unveils New 'Big Data' Tools (NewsFactor)

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 01:32 PM PDT

NewsFactor - IBM has unveiled new software to bring the power of "big data" analytics to health care, marketing and other business apps. The company presented the new offerings earlier this week at the 2011 Business Analytics Forum in Las Vegas.
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