Friday, October 28, 2011

YouTube launches broad entertainment venture (AP)

YouTube launches broad entertainment venture (AP)

YouTube launches broad entertainment venture (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 06:36 PM PDT

AP - YouTube is making a bold step into original programming in an entertainment venture with some 100 content creators, from Madonna to The Wall Street Journal.

Behind the numbers: Samsung passes Apple in phones (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 02:58 PM PDT

Visitors pass by a billboard of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy smartphone in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. Samsung's net profit has slid 23 percent in the third quarter despite strong smartphone sales. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - For the first time, Samsung Electronics Co. shipped more smartphones in the latest quarter than tech industry darling Apple Inc. On the surface, this may look like a big upset in a world that affords the iPhone maker adulation and outsized expectations. The real reason, however, has more to do with timing and Samsung's variety of offerings and prices.

'Gossip Girl,' other CW shows coming to Hulu (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:40 PM PDT

In this undated image released by The CW, Blake Lively portrays Serena Van Der Woodsen in a scene from The CW series 'Gossip Girl.' Current season shows on The CW including 'The Vampire Diaries' and 'Gossip Girl' are coming to Hulu. The network announced a five-year deal with the online streaming service Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/The CW, Giovanni Rufino)AP - Current-season shows on The CW including "The Vampire Diaries" and "Gossip Girl" are coming to Hulu.

Large Scale Hacks: U.S. satellites infiltrated for 12 minutes (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 08:12 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - It's one thing for hackers to target a video game network or newspaper website, but setting sights on United States government satellites is an entirely different situation. A new report released by Congress shows that's exactly what has been happening, …

Tecca TV: TechLife on UFO tree hotels, giant Lego men washing ashore, China owning the moon, and more! (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 08:08 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Thanks for joining us here at TechLife on Tecca TV, where we give you the 5 best technology-meets-lifestyle news stories in only 5 minutes! We enjoy bringing you a bit of Friday Fun to you each week. Be sure to …

Find a Job in Social Media, Communications or Design (Mashable)

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:29 PM PDT

Mashable - If you're seeking a job in social media, we'd like to help out.

Google takes another shot at the TV market (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 06:06 PM PDT

A man works on Google logo at an exhibition stand at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover February 28, 2011. REUTERS/Tobias SchwarzReuters - Google Inc is making another push to bring its Web savvy to television sets, hoping to tap into a vast new market despite consumers' lukewarm reaction to one of its initial offerings.

Cain's smoking ad divides Republicans: Reuters/Ipsos poll (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:12 PM PDT

Reuters - Presidential hopeful Herman Cain's quirky "smoking ad" may have mystified many Americans, but according to a new Reuters/Ipsos online poll, it has drawn a sharp line between Republicans who identify with the Tea Party and those who don't.

Go Vacation Review (Digital Trends)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 03:19 PM PDT

Digital Trends - The Wii has no shortage of mini-games. You could even go so far as to say it has more than its fair share. Four of the five best-selling Wii titles are filled with mini-games, and the only exception is Mario Kart, which isn’t a mini-game, but it is filled with short bursts of gameplay rather than anything with a story-driven campaign. So there is obviously a market for it, and Namco Bandai is well aware of that.

Android App Tablet Review: AccuWeather for Honeycomb (Appolicious)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 06:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - Accuweather for Honeycomb, a weather app that offers an insane amount of daily weather news, is a great addition to your tablet device.

The Week's Top 20 in Social Media (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 02:26 PM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Related: Trimming the Times: What's Worth Your 20 Clicks Today?

Google Issues Update to Google TV (NewsFactor)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 02:06 PM PDT

NewsFactor - Google is taking another shot at reinventing television. On Friday, the software giant said it is rolling out an updated Android Honeycomb 3.1 version of its TV service to users.

It’s official: Samsung has beaten Apple to become No. 1 in smartphone revenue (Appolicious)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 11:48 AM PDT

Appolicious - A few days ago, reports circulated that a surge in sales of Samsung's smartphones, coupled with a decline in sales of Apple's iPhones, had led Samsung to become the top smartphone seller in the most recently-completed quarter.

Hotel wifi not what it used to be? Your iPad may be to blame (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 10:49 AM PDT

Yahoo! News - Hotel wifi has never been the best internet connection for many people, but it might actually have gotten worse recently. The New York Times reports an increasing number of complaints about hotel wifi so slow you can compare it to …

Windows Phone 7.5 Mango rollout complete, says Microsoft (Digital Trends)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 09:14 AM PDT

Digital Trends - Every phone that is eligible for a Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) update now has one available for it. At least we think that’s what Microsoft is saying. The Windows Phone team uses somewhat confusing language in its blog posts, as we noted when the Mango updates began a month ago. In the team’s newest post, they say that “we’re now delivering Mango to 100 percent of eligible phones around the world, regardless of carrier.” So if you’ve been waiting patiently for a month, you should plug your phone into your computer and use the Zune software to check for updates. It should be available.

Attorney says Apple in talks with man whose home was searched for missing iPhone (Appolicious)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 11:19 AM PDT

Appolicious - It seems Apple really did lose two prototype iPhones in the span of just about 18 months, now the man whose home Apple employees reportedly searched in order to find the latest missing phone is "in talks" with Apple regarding the search.

India shuts server linked to Duqu computer virus (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 03:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Indian authorities seized computer equipment from a data center in Mumbai as part of an investigation into the Duqu malicious software that some security experts warned could be the next big cyber threat.

Report: RIM operating surveillance facility in India (Digital Trends)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 08:33 AM PDT

Digital Trends - Back in 2010, the Indian government set multiple deadlines for RIM to provide the government with access to encrypted BlackBerry communication or face a shutdown of BlackBerry services in the country. Those deadlines came and went, with RIM insisting that it has no back door that would let government authorities (or anybody else) decrypt and access communications on its BlackBerry Enterprise services. However, by the beginning of 2011 RIM had been working with the Indian government to provide access to consumer-level BlackBerry Messenger and BlackBerry Internet Services (BIS) emailâ€"and now the Wall Street Journal reports RIM is operating a small surveillance facility in Mumbai to process government requests for access to BlackBerry user communications.
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