Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Facebook offers new way to sort friends, copy info (AP)

Facebook offers new way to sort friends, copy info (AP)

Facebook offers new way to sort friends, copy info (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 03:23 PM PDT

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks during a product announcement at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Facebook is trying to make it easier for people to share their updates selectively and draw distinctions between friends, family members and co-workers on the Web's biggest social hub.

Review: A better Apple TV doesn't beat competition (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 01:56 PM PDT

The logo for the new Apple TV converter is shown, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010 in New York. The device grabs movies and TV show rentals from the Internet and displays them on a TV. It does much the same thing as the older Apple TV, but is smaller and costs much less, at $99. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Apple is a pioneer in many fields, but in the race to connect our TV sets to the Internet, it's been lagging badly.

Report: Apple to make iPhones for CDMA networks (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 03:51 PM PDT

Boonchu Juramongkol, 34, shows his new iPhone 4 at a shop in Bangkok September 24, 2010. A Thai court has ordered the halt of a third-generation mobile license auction, a move which set the country back another few years in its attempt to adopt high-speed mobile phone services, sending local telco shares sharply lower. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND - Tags: BUSINESS)AP - A new report says Apple Inc. is getting ready to manufacture an iPhone model that works on the cellular network operated by Verizon Wireless, though it doesn't necessarily mean it's coming to that carrier any time soon.

Once more, with feeling: 'Verizon-ready' iPhone on tap? (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 03:01 PM PDT

Women use iPhone mobile phones in September 2010. Apple plans to begin producing a new iPhone that will be sold by Verizon Wireless next year, ending the run of AT&T as the exclusive US carrier, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)Ben Patterson - Rumors about Verizon — or any other carrier besides AT&T — have been floating around ever since the original iPhone first came out back in 2007, and now we have fresh grist for the rumor mill, courtesy of the Wall Street Journal.

Logitech’s Google TV-enabled Revue to cost $299, or $179 for Dish subscribers (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 02:50 PM PDT

Ben Patterson - We’ve already heard quite a bit about Logitech’s upcoming Revue set-top box, slated to be among the first new devices embedded with the new Google TV platform, but two important blanks about the Revue were just filled it: when it’ll arrive, and how much it will cost.

IPhone 4 Users to Get More Video Chat Friends With Slide (PC World)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 05:40 PM PDT

PC World - IPhone 4 users who can only video chat with each other will soon get more options once T-Mobile's Slide comes out.

Verizon says fast 4G wireless coming to 38 cities (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 04:23 PM PDT

A man looks at his phone as he walks past a Verizon wireless store in New York, July 30, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidAP - Verizon Wireless said Wednesday that its new wireless broadband network, which offers higher data speeds initially for laptop users, will be live before the end of the year in the cities on the Boston-to-Washington stretch as well as in California, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Seattle and other areas.

Remains of the Day: The kids are all right (Macworld)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 04:30 PM PDT

Macworld - The Verizon iPhone story is gaining steam, Apple goes into the house-acquiring business, and Steve Jobs is still the entrepreneur that teens are most likely to have a poster of on their wall. But strangely enough, kids today still have no appreciation for the remainders for Wednesday, October 6, 2010.

Apple to make Verizon iPhone? (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 03:18 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - The tech giant will start making CDMA-capable iPhones this year that Verizon Wireless could sell in early '11, ending AT&T's status as the exclusive U.S. carrier of the smart phone, according to published reports. Qualcomm (NMS:QCOM) would provide the processors. A long-rumored Verizon iPhone is seen drawing customers wary of AT&T's coverage. A CDMA iPhone also could work with other carriers worldwide, including China Mobile . Apple (NMS:AAPL) reportedly is working on a 5th-generation iPhone. Apple edged up.

Facebook unveils "groups," tightens user control (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 08:51 PM PDT

Facebook founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a media event at the company's headquarters in Palo Alto, October 6, 2010. REUTERS/Norbert von der GroebenReuters - Facebook has unveiled tools to give users more control over personal information and let them set up cliques of friends, as the world's No.1 social network tries to protect its lead from a growing challenge by Google Inc.

Beatles, Lady Gaga memorabilia in online auction (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 02:54 PM PDT

Reuters - Unreleased Lady Gaga songs, handwritten Paul McCartney lyrics and clothing from Princess Diana and Elvis Presley are among unique celebrity items that will be sold in an online auction this month.

HOW TO: Customize Your Background for the New Twitter (Mashable)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 07:27 AM PDT

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Another rumor: Apple to have Verizon iPhone by next year (Appolicious)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:16 PM PDT

Appolicious - We'll be seeing some version of the iPhone available to Verizon subscribers by as early as next year.

Unrooting the G2: Is HTC’s Smartphone Unrootable? (PC World)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 06:00 PM PDT

PC World - HTC’s G2, a new smartphone from the Taiwanese manufacturer, is apparently roofproof, and resists attempts to jailbreak the system’s operating system. When the G2 detects that you’ve tried to unlock the software so that you can add custom apps, a special chip reinstalls the stock Android software that shipped with your phone, effectively undoing your modifications.

Eyes on With Cisco's Umi Telepresence (PC World)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 01:36 PM PDT

PC World - Cisco's Umi Telepresence (that's "you-me") hopes to bring enterprise-level, 1080p video conferencing to your living room. Free video chatting services abound, but Cisco hopes to one-up the competition by providing a superior, high definition experience, right on your living room TV.

Facebook Says Prosecution of Billion-dollar Spammer Not Over (PC World)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 06:30 PM PDT

PC World - Facebook isn't finished with a Canadian who was ordered to pay the company CDN$1 billion last week for spamming.

Facebook lets users form groups and download data (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 06:36 PM PDT

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg gives a speech launching a new aspect to the social networking webiste in Palo Alto, California on October 6, 2010. The online facility will let users form cozy cliques as part of a move to give people more control of their information at the world's most popular online social network.(AFP/Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Facebook is letting users form cozy cliques as part of a move to give people more control of their information at the world's most popular online social network.
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