Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Barnes & Noble unveils color Nook e-reader (AP)

Barnes & Noble unveils color Nook e-reader (AP)

Barnes & Noble unveils color Nook e-reader (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:06 PM PDT

AP - Barnes & Noble Inc. is introducing a new Nook e-reader with a color touch screen for $249 as competition in the fast-growing industry heats up ahead of the holidays.

Apple says white iPhone 4 delayed until spring (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:49 PM PDT

AP - Apple says the elusive white iPhone 4 will remain out of reach until spring.

Yahoo tries to entice users with e-mail facelift (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 07:23 PM PDT

This screen shot provided by Yahoo Inc., shows its upgraded e-mail with slide-show feature. Yahoo Inc. is sprucing up its free e-mail service in the latest attempt to persuade people to spend more time on its website. (AP Photo/Yahoo Inc.) NO SALESAP - Yahoo Inc. is sprucing up its free e-mail service in the latest attempt to persuade people to spend more time on its website.

White iPhone 4 available now, if you live in the future (Macworld)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 07:31 PM PDT

Macworld - Wonderful news for folks still waiting on Apple’s long-promised white iPhone 4. You’ve waited, and waited, and waited, and waited. Well, now that you’re so good at waiting, you won’t mind Tuesday’s news that you get to wait until Spring 2011!

Google executive pushes privacy concerns (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:20 PM PDT

Peter Fleischer, Google's Global Privacy Counsel poses for a photograph in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. Google's global privacy counsel says he's surprised by how few people choose to control what ads are steered their way — a tool which the Internet search giant launched, albeit with minimal fanfare, over the past year. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP - Google's global privacy counsel says he's surprised by how few people choose to control what ads are steered their way — a tool which the Internet search giant launched, albeit with minimal fanfare, over the past year.

Wi-Fi Direct Gadgets Could Revolutionize the Wireless World (NewsFactor)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:54 PM PDT

NewsFactor - A new generation of consumer gadgets based on the Wi-Fi Direct specification unveiled in December will dramatically change the wireless networking environment when the first certified products hit the store shelves later this year, the Wi-Fi Alliance said Tuesday. According to the global trade association, the new technology will give consumers the ability to establish instant wireless networks with other devices on the fly without the need for an intervening home network, hot spot, or access point.

Hijack Alert: Firesheep Exposes Facebook and Twitter Dangers (NewsFactor)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 06:01 PM PDT

NewsFactor - Firesheep. That's the name of a new Firefox add-on that lets bad guys scan a Wi-Fi network and hijack access to Facebook, Twitter and other web services. Eric Butler, a freelance developer in Seattle, created the add-on and released it at the ToorCon security conference in San Diego over the weekend.

PayPal unveils micropayments, Facebook integration (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:16 PM PDT

PayPal unveiled a new micropayments service on Tuesday that makes it easier to buy digital goods and announced an integration with social networking giant Facebook.(PayPal)AFP - PayPal unveiled a new micropayments service on Tuesday that makes it easier to buy digital goods and announced an integration with social networking giant Facebook.

LimeWire's file sharing halted by injunction (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Popular online file-sharing service LimeWire was shut down by a US federal court on Tuesday following a lawsuit filed by the music industry.(Limewire)AP - Lime Group, whose LimeWire software has allowed people to share songs and other files over the Internet, received a federal injunction Tuesday to disable key parts of its service.

This Is the PlayStation Phone (Mashable)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Mashable - The fabled PlayStation Phone has finally surfaced, and it is definitely packing Google's Android OS.

Netlog brings social network's status updates to Yahoo! (Appolicious)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:35 AM PDT

Appolicious - Users of the social networking site Netlog can stream updates from their friends using the Yahoo! app of the same name – but that's about all the app does, which really doesn't seem like much.

Oracle CEO claims can prove wrongdoing by new HP CEO (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:40 PM PDT

Reuters - Oracle Corp Chief Executive Larry Ellison said he can prove that Hewlett-Packard Co's incoming CEO oversaw a scheme to steal Oracle's software by rival SAP AG.

IBM authorizes $10B stock buyback (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:18 PM PDT

AP - IBM Corp. on Tuesday said its board approved an additional $10 billion in stock buybacks, representing nearly 6 percent of the computer company's outstanding shares.

Dutch Team up With Armenia for Bredolab Botnet Take Down (PC World)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:11 AM PDT

PC World - Armenian authorities arrested a 27-year-old man on Tuesday on suspicion of running a large botnet that was dismantled after a unique take-down operation by Dutch law enforcement and computer security experts on Monday.

Mozilla Warns of Unpatched Firefox Flaw Used in Attacks (PC World)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:10 PM PDT

PC World - Mozilla developers are scrambling to fix a new Firefox browser bug being used by criminals to install malicious software on victims' computers.

Online travel coalition fights Google's ITA deal (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 06:43 PM PDT

AP - Several leading Internet travel agencies and search engines are trying to convince U.S. government regulators to block Google Inc. from buying a technology supplier that plays an instrumental role in finding the best airline fares.
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