Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Microsoft finally fueling Yahoo's search engine (AP)

Microsoft finally fueling Yahoo's search engine (AP)

Microsoft finally fueling Yahoo's search engine (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 01:02 PM PDT

AP - Microsoft Corp.'s technology is now processing all the search requests on Yahoo Inc.'s website in the U.S. and Canada, completing a long-awaited leap that creates a more formidable challenger to Google Inc. in the most lucrative part of the online advertising market.

State AGs: Craigslist should drop adult services (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:46 PM PDT

AP - Craigslist should remove its adult services section because the website cannot adequately block potentially illegal ads promoting prostitution and child trafficking, attorneys general in 17 states demanded Tuesday in a joint letter.

Driverless vehicles go manual in Moscow (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 06:41 AM PDT

FILE - This Thursday, July 15, 2010 a technician controls an unmanned electric-powered vehicle by a remote device, in Parma, Italy. A pair of fender-benders, two technology-loving hitchhikers and 22 hours blocked at the Russian border. That's the balance sheet one month into the three-month journey for a team of driverless vehicles on a 13,000-kilometer (8000-mile) road trip from Europe to China. 'We were trapped in customs for one long day. We had a small accident, well two small accidents, caused by human error. As far as the technology is concerned, everything has been smooth. We are very happy,'' project leader Alberto Broggi said Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, file)AP - A pair of fender-benders, two technology-loving hitchhikers and 22 hours blocked at the Russian border. That's the balance sheet so far for a team of driverless vehicles on a 13,000-kilometer (8,000-mile) roadtrip from Europe to China.

iPhone: Great Device, Lousy Telephone? (PC World)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 06:30 PM PDT

PC World - If you have an iPhone, this experience may be familiar:

Dell launches $100 smart phone in US on AT&T (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 02:26 PM PDT

This product image released by Dell Inc. on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, shows the Dell Aero smart phone with accessories. Dell Inc. said Tuesday, Aug. 24 its Aero phone is now on sale in the U.S. for $99 with a two-year AT&T contract. Dell has been selling similar phones in China and Brazil since late last year and has been promising a U.S. version since January. (AP Photo/Dell Inc.) NO SALES.AP - Dell Inc. said Tuesday its Aero smart phone is now on sale in the U.S. for $99 with a two-year AT&T contract.

Apple Fixes Big Security Bugs in Mac OS X (PC World)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 03:50 PM PDT

PC World - Apple has released a security update to its Mac OS X operating system, fixing a number of critical security issues in the software.

Model Metrics Builds Mobile Cloud Apps (PC World)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:30 PM PDT

PC World - Model Metrics, a company that helps enterprises implement cloud services, is now offering to build mobile applications that draw on cloud-based software.

On Twitter, Celebrity Chefs and Foodies Must Spice It Up (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 04:45 PM PDT

Time.com - One food writer's vow, amid torrents of trivia, to be at least as profound in his tweets as Kim Kardashian is

Cee-Lo's vitriolic video on YouTube goes viral (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 03:23 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2008 file photo, Cee-Lo Green arrives at the 8th annual BMI Urban Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - A catchy but expletive-laden new song from Cee-Lo has quickly gone viral.

iPhone App is a Remote Control for Web Entertainment (Mashable)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:16 PM PDT

Mashable - Watch streaming television shows and movies via Hulu or Netflix on the web? Y Combinator startup Teevok has released a doozy of an iPhone app designed for you -- it's a one-touch web watching experience powered by your iPhone.

Google Earth goes underwater (Appolicious)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 08:20 AM PDT

Appolicious - An Android update for the popular and cool educational app offers hundreds of underwater adventures. Also, Foursquare's founder calls Facebook's Places boring.

Apple releases Security Update 2010-005 (Macworld.com)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 02:15 PM PDT

Macworld.com - It’s time for users of Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard to get their Software Update engines ready. Apple on Tuesday released Security Update 2010-005, which is recommended for all users.

County Will Rip and Replace Ailing SAP System (PC World)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 02:10 PM PDT

PC World - Officials in Marin County, California, decided on Tuesday to replace the county's ailing SAP ERP (enterprise resource planning) system, an option that would cost less than trying to fix widespread problems with the software, according to officials.

Rustock Botnet Responsible for 40 Percent of Spam (PC World)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 07:10 AM PDT

PC World - More than 40 percent of the world's spam is coming from a single network of computers that computer security experts continue to battle, according to new statistics from Symantec's MessageLabs' division.

Developers backing new phone OS (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 03:40 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - Mobile phone giant Nokia and chipmaker Intel (NMS:INTC) said developers are embracing their plans to create a new cell phone operating system called MeeGo. Nokia hopes MeeGo will help it in its battle vs. Apple's (NMS:AAPL) iPhone and Google's (NMS:GOOG) Android. Nokia's MeeGo is a merger of Nokia's Linux Maemo software platform with Intel's Moblin, which is also based on Linux open-source software. Nokia fell 1.7% to 8.76. Intel slid 1.6% to 18.41.

Apple talks with media giants to rent shows: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 06:30 PM PDT

A man tries out a Blackberry mobile phone in Singapore. Smartphones, like Research in Motion's BlackBerry and Apple's phenomenally popular iPhone, will make up over half of Asian mobile phone sales by 2015, with 477 million units likely to be sold, an industry report said.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)Reuters - Apple Inc is in talks with News Corp, Walt Disney and other media conglomerates to rent TV shows to viewers for 99 cents through iTunes, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.
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