Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Cisco revenue outlook stokes competition fears (AP)

Cisco revenue outlook stokes competition fears (AP)

Cisco revenue outlook stokes competition fears (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 09:04 PM PST

This photo taken Sept. 22, 2010, shows a Cisco UCS B440 M1 High-Performance Blade Server at a conference in San Francisco. Cisco Systems Inc. said Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, that its earnings for the latest quarter climbed 8 percent from last year, providing fresh evidence that business spending on technology continues to recover from the recession. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Cisco Systems Inc. has given a disappointing sales forecast for the second quarter in a row, raising doubts about the network equipment maker's competitive chops despite an uptick in its most recent quarterly earnings.

Amazon sells book offering advice to pedophiles (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 02:45 PM PST

AP - Amazon.com Inc. is selling a self-published guide that offers advice to pedophiles, and that has generated outrage on the Internet and threats to boycott the retailer.

Review: Nifty scanner eases farewell to paper (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:07 AM PST

This product image provided by Fujitsu, shows the Fujitsu ScanSnap s1500. The ScanSnap is designed from the ground up to turn stacks of pulp to bytes. It doesn’t have the large glass bed of the conventional scanner or copy machine. Instead, it looks like a small inkjet printer, taking up only a bit more desk space than a lunch box.(AP Photo/Fujitsu) NO SALESAP - Here's where the iPad has gotten me: I'm sitting with an old book in one hand and a utility knife in the other. My plan is to make the two meet, by cutting up the book and feeding the pages through a scanner.

Hands-on with Samsung’s 7-inch Galaxy Tab (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 02:04 PM PST

Ben Patterson - I've been testing the Samsung Galaxy Tab â€" the first of the big-league Android tablets, in terms of both screen size and pedigree â€" for a few days now, and while it proves that a 7-inch tablet isn't an automatic …

‘Peel’ mobile Wi-Fi case for iPod Touch gets official, coming to Sprint (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 09:56 AM PST

Ben Patterson - Outed a few months ago by the FCC and slated to arrive on Sprint early next week, the Wi-Fi-enabled Peel slide-on case will essentially turn your iPod Touch into an iPhoneâ€"as long as you're content to make voice calls with …

Kill Symbian Now, Please (PC World)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:58 PM PST

PC World - In a surprise move, Nokia announced Monday it's taking back control of the open source Symbian project. Symbian is one of the oldest mobile phone operating systems around and has been a Nokia favourite almost since the company's inception.

Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.5 (Macworld)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:42 PM PST

Macworld - Apple on Wednesday released Mac OS X 10.6.5, the latest version of its Snow Leopard operating system. As per usual, the updateâ€"which is recommended for all users of 10.6â€"is chock full of bug fixes, feature enhancements, and security patches.

Future of IT Is Multiplatform and Mobile, Dell Says (PC World)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:29 PM PST

PC World - Once upon a time it was nice and simple. If you were in charge of corporate IT, you bought Microsoft. Serious quantities of computing power required a different solution, but for everything from mid-level enterprise down to desktops, Microsoft did the job. When it came to smartphones, Microsoft's products have never been great but always integrated neatly and were favoured by some although not all organizations.

Twitter: Please Tweet While You Watch TV (PC World)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 03:07 PM PST

PC World - November 10, 2010--NewTeeVee Conference, San Francisco--A Twitter executive speaking here today says more and more people are using Twitter to add a social and community element to boring old TV-watching.

Michael Eisner partners with AOL on web series (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 06:06 PM PST

Reuters - Vuguru, the online studio of former Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner, will produce at least six scripted original Web video series for AOL.

New Startup Seeks to Empower Shoppers [INVITES] (Mashable)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 03:36 PM PST

Mashable - This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.

Salute military veterans with your iPhone (Appolicious)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:14 PM PST

Appolicious - In honor of Veterans Day, we've been thinking about a few ways us civvies can show our appreciation for members of the nation's armed forces.

Motorola fires back at Microsoft with patent suit (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 09:03 PM PST

AP - Motorola is returning fire in a legal battle with Microsoft, suing the software maker for infringing on 16 of its patents.

Sneak peek of Olive Media's new O6HD music server (Digital Trends)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:38 PM PST

Digital Trends - Olive Media  has been slowly unveiling their new O6HD media server and recently released the last of their three "sneak peeks" into the high-end, audiophile music server.

New cyber attack linked to Nobel Peace Prize (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 09:18 AM PST

A skull and crossbones is seen above a computer keyboard. A fake email invitation to this year's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony is currently circulating and carrying with it a virus capable of infecting the computer of anyone who opens it, computer security experts warned.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - A fake email invitation to this year's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony is currently circulating and carrying with it a virus capable of infecting the computer of anyone who opens it, computer security experts warned.

Google Cleans Up Messy Data with Refine (Mashable)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 02:52 PM PST

Mashable - If you live for data, slave over spreadsheets and constantly find yourself sifting through endless rows and columns of facts and figures, Google's got a lovely new product just for you -- and it's free and open-source, too.

Google pours another $3.2M into genetics startup (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:51 PM PST

AP - Google Inc.'s venture capital arm, Google Ventures, invested $3.2 million in a genetics startup run by Google CEO Sergey Brin's wife in November, bringing the Web search leader's total investments in 23andMe Inc. to $10.2 million.
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