Thursday, December 1, 2011

Australian court extends ban on Galaxy tab sales (AP)

Australian court extends ban on Galaxy tab sales (AP)


Australian court extends ban on Galaxy tab sales (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 07:03 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2011 file photo, people walk by a Samsung store in Sydney. Samsung Electronics Co. is closer to selling its new Galaxy tablet computer in Australia after a court on Wednesday, Nov. 30, overturned a ruling that favored Apple's allegations Samsung had copied its iPad and iPhone. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)AP - Apple Inc. won a small victory on Friday in its global patent battle with rival Samsung, after Australia's highest court temporarily extended a ban on sales of Samsung's Galaxy tablet computers in the country.


Thomson Reuters CEO to end decade-long reign (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 06:40 PM PST

AP - Thomson Reuters CEO Tom Glocer is stepping down and will be replaced by an executive with closer ties to the family that owns a controlling interest in one of the world's largest news and information companies.

YouTube renovates website with a new look, format (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 02:32 PM PST

This screen grab provided by Google Inc. on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 shows the newly reprogrammed YouTube website. The facelift, unveiled Thursday, is the latest step in YouTube's attempt to make the Internet's most popular video site as easy to navigate and as compelling to watch as cable TV. In the process, YouTube owner Google Inc. hopes to make money selling ads. (AP Photo/Google Inc.)AP - YouTube has reprogrammed its website to make it easier for viewers to find and watch their favorite channels.


DIY Braille label printer makes accessibility more accessible (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 07:04 PM PST

Yahoo! News - Technology benefiting the visually impaired has been making great strides in recent years, with devices like the GPS and smartphone-equipped BlindSpot cane and clever Braille iPad case concept design. The Braille-It Labeler, presented by inventor Ted Moallem at the A …

Toads could be used to forecast earthquakes days before they happen (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 06:36 PM PST

Yahoo! News - Aside from ionosphere disturbances, nature has a number of ways that signify an earthquake's arrival far earlier than an iPhone can. Animals, for instance, are known to leave their homes and head to safety anywhere from a few seconds to …

Your Laptop's Wi-Fi Might Cause Male Fertility Problems (Mashable)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 03:29 PM PST

Mashable - [brightcove video="1303335080001" /]

Google in talks to take on Amazon in retail: report (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 05:10 PM PST

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt listens to a question during a roundtable with local business owners in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Schmidt said at an earlier appearance Wednesday that it would be a mistake for Congress to approve Hollywood-backed legislation meant to combat online piracy because it would be ineffective and could fundamentally alter the way the Internet works. (AP Photo/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, John Doman)  MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE OUT; MAGS OUTReuters - Google Inc is pondering an Internet service to help consumers shop online and take advantage of same-day delivery, hoping to stanch the loss of Web traffic to Amazon.com Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.


Google Chrome Passes Firefox In Global Browser Market (NewsFactor)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 04:05 PM PST

NewsFactor - Chrome has moved past Firefox to become the world's second-most popular Web browser after Internet Explorer, according to StatCounter. Chrome grabbed a 25.69 percent share of the global browser market in November -- a major increase from the 4.66 market share it held two years earlier, the Dublin, Ireland-based Web metrics firm said Thursday.

Chrome moves into second place in global browser usage (Digital Trends)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 08:50 PM PST

Digital Trends - Based off a report from Ireland-based research firm StatCounter, the Google Chrome browser has moved into second place globally for the first time. While Microsoft’s Internet Explorer still remains at the top, Mozilla’s Firefox browser continued on a downward trend that started at the end of 2010. The research firm reported that Chrome took a 25.7 percent market share in November 2011 while Firefox fell to 25.23 percent. Just two years ago, the Google Chrome browser was barely over 4.5% and was tied with browsers like Apple’s Safari and Opera. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer surprisingly maintained browser share and hovered around 40 percent of all browsers across the globe. 

Senator demands privacy info from software firm (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 03:40 PM PST

Reuters - Senator Al Franken asked software maker Carrier IQ to respond to claims by an independent security researcher that its products collect and transmit potentially sensitive data about millions of mobile phone users.

Zynga plans up to $1 billion in IPO: report (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 06:39 PM PST

Reuters - Facebook games developer Zynga Inc will sell about 15 percent of its common stock in an initial public offering, Bloomberg said, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.

Sony's Bravia TV goes social with firmware update (Digital Trends)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 07:13 PM PST

Digital Trends - Released within a firmware update earlier today for Europe and Asia, Sony added widgets that enable Bravia TV owners to check updates on Twitter and Facebook as well as improve the quality of YouTube videos. With the new Facebook widget, Bravia owners can log into an active Facebook account and pull up a feed similar to the design of Facebook Mobile on a smartphone or other mobile device. Besides scrolling through various status updates from friends, users can view photos and videos in high definition in addition to opening URL links, posting status updates and sending messages to friends.

Google Catalogs tops Android Apps of the Week (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 02:30 PM PST

Appolicious - Everyone's looking to optimize their apps for Android's growing tablet user base. Google Catalogs brings a convenient spread to your mobile device, creating a retail hub for stores like CB2 and Williams-Sonoma. Zillow and Songza have also received updates, taking advantage of extra screen real estate on Android tablets. Other notable launches this week came from Sonos, Delta, Buy.com and AirDroid.

Berlin's fears over T-Mobile's U.S. disposal grow: FT (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 03:52 PM PST

Reuters - The German government, Deutsche Telekom AG's (DTEGn.DE) biggest shareholder, is growing increasingly worried the company's disposal of its T-Mobile USA subsidiary may run aground over antitrust concerns, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

Napster's Seven Lives Are Finished (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 03:46 PM PST

The Atlantic Wire - Instead of mourning Napster's last day on this Internet planet, we thought we'd point out Napster's many deaths. Most things get one life, die, get one overly kind eulogy and then stop living, forever. Death is kind of final like that. Not Napster, though. The Internet relic has been dying and living and dying pretty regularly over the last decade. We're just going to make the bad joke: It's no coincidence that it's logo was a cat.

Sharp develops world's thinnest 12.1 MP CMOS camera module (Digital Trends)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 03:58 PM PST

Digital Trends - The race to pack as many megapixels into the most pocket-friendly products has been heating up for awhile. While camera manufacturers have their work cut out for them, the smartphone industry has also taken notice. Picture quality has become important to smartphone users, which makes sense given that the iPhone 4 is one of the most popular cameras on Flickr.

Apple's Siri irks abortion rights advocates (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 03:11 PM PST

Reuters - Apple Inc is facing its first major controversy over well-received voice software Siri, as the cutting-edge iPhone search service ran afoul of abortion rights advocates.

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