Friday, April 1, 2011

Google founder hopes to prove he's ready to be CEO (AP)

Google founder hopes to prove he's ready to be CEO (AP)

Google founder hopes to prove he's ready to be CEO (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:48 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 8, 2010 file photo, Google co-founder Larry Page arrives to a morning session at the annual Allen & Co. media summit in Sun Valley, Idaho. Page becomes CEO Monday April 4, 2011, the Google co-founder must prove that his aloofness, rebellious streak and affinity for pursuing wacky ideas won’t alienate investors and lead the company astray. He’s taking over amid emerging threats from rapidly growing rivals and more vigilant regulators alike.(AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)AP - Google co-founder Larry Page is known for his vision, passion and intelligence.

Japan disaster sparks social media innovation (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 05:45 AM PDT

A British teacher who goes by the pseudonym 'Our Man in Abiko' speaks during a press conference in Tokyo Friday, April 1, 2011. The 40-year-old, living in Abiko city, just east of Tokyo, is leading a volunteer team of bloggers, writers and editors producing 'Quakebook,' a collection of reflections, essays and images of the March 11 earthquake that will be sold in the coming days as a digital publication. He said proceeds from the project will go to the Japanese Red Cross. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - As Japan grapples with an unprecedented triple disaster — earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis — the Web has spawned creativity and innovation online amid a collective desire to ease suffering.

April Fools' Day noted online with spoof redesigns (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:48 PM PDT

In this screen image released by FunnyOrDie.com, the homepage for the popular comedy video website 'Funny or Die,' is shown with an April Fools’ Day redesign featuring teenage viral video star Rebecca Black. (AP Photo/FunnyOrDie.com)AP - The online world got an April Fools' Day makeover as YouTube rolled out 1911 viral videos and the Huffington Post put up a mock pay wall.

New York Public Library Invites 500 to Overnight Scavenger Hunt (Mashable)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:10 AM PDT

Mashable - The New York Public Library, which became the first public library to launch a Foursquare badge this week, is going one step further in mobile innovation by inviting 500 people to compete in a smartphone-based challenge for a library game night.

April Fool's jokes range from hilarious to disastrous (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:19 PM PDT

Reuters - Internet business networking service LinkedIn allowed users to connect with Ernest Hemingway. Coupon hawker Living Social offered salami-based spa treatment. Photography giant Eastman Kodak offered pain-free permanent photo tattoos.

LizaMoon Pay-Up Scareware Spreads To 500,000 Sites (NewsFactor)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:50 PM PDT

NewsFactor - Websense Security Labs has updated its Tuesday alert concerning a malicious mass-injection scareware campaign it has dubbed LizaMoon -- an SQL injection attack that adds a line of JavaScript code to web pages that redirects users to a bogus web page that rotates on a periodic basis. Based on Google search results Thursday, more than 500,000 URLs had a script link to lizamoon.com, which has since been changed, Websense said.

Review: Mozilla Firefox 4 Android Mobile Browser (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:30 PM PDT

LiveScience.com - The stock Internet browsers that come with smartphones are usually barebones apps with limited functionality. That's why many fans of the Mozilla Firefox browser have eagerly anticipated the release of Firefox 4 for Android phones. We took a look at Mozilla's latest version of the Firefox mobile browser to see how it stands up to the stock Android browser.

Africans Use Mobile Phones for Roles Beyond Communicating (PC World)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 02:40 PM PDT

PC World - African mobile-phone users are increasingly turning to their devices for functions beyond making calls, said speakers at a Massachusetts Institute of Technology panel discussion on Friday.

Tweeting Bronx Zoo cobra's wanderings are hissstory (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 06:23 PM PDT

Reuters - Found: One tweeting Egyptian cobra that slinked out of its cage at the Bronx Zoo a week ago and fascinated more than 210,000 people following its Twitter feed as it traveled around New York.

Check Your Settings: Cell Phone Pictures Are Risky Business (NewsFactor)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:10 PM PDT

NewsFactor - If you're like many smartphone users, you're posting images to Facebook, Picassa and other social-media networks. But did you know that the photos you upload (or even e-mail) could be putting you -- and your kids -- at risk? That's because your smartphone is equipped with technology that can allow hackers to find out where you live.

RockMelt Reboots Its Social Web Browser With New Beta Version (Mashable)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 06:36 AM PDT

Mashable - Social web browser RockMelt started rolling out RockMelt Beta 2 on Friday. The new version is the "most significant update" yet to the Chromium-based web browser and it touts better chat, more robust Twitter integration and a new "view later" feature.

Amazon considering joining NFC rush (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:09 PM PDT

Appolicious - Amazon (AMZN) isn't just primed to take the Android world by storm: it's marching across Google-controlled territories, planting flags and setting up permanent settlements. After launching its Android-based Amazon Appstore and going live with its cloud-based music storage service, the retail giant might be turning its gaze on Google's next big project: Near Field Communication payments.

LogMeIn wins legal challenge (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:11 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - The software maker that enables mobile devices to interact with home or work computers won a summary judgment that rejected claims of patent infringement. A U.S. court in Va. rejected a suit brought by 01 Communique Laboratory, which alleged that several LogMeIn (NASDAQ:LOGM - News) products infringed a 01 patent that covers technology that facilitates remote access to personal computers. LogMeIn leapt 9.3% to 46.08.

Rebecca Black a Modern-Day Girl with True Grit (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:41 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Rebecca Black became an overnight household name for her rendition of a bubblegum and wholesome song called "Friday" which was released via YouTube and has garnered some 72 million hits in the past few weeks.

Remains of the Day: I saw the news today, oh boy (Macworld)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:30 PM PDT

Macworld - Usually we here at the remainders consider it our sacred duty to poke fun at the day’s news, but for some reason, the news today just seems too outrageous to mock. Instead, we will consider them with the utmost solemnity. Here are the remainders for Friday, April 1, 2011.

Malicious attack hits a million Web pages (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:23 PM PDT

Reuters - More than one million website pages have been hit by a sophisticated hacking attack that injects code into sites that redirect users to a fraudulent software sales operation.

HP EliteBook ultraportables getting Sandy Bridge (Digital Trends)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 09:42 AM PDT

Digital Trends - Materials available from HP’s U.S. (PDF) and Japanese Web sites indicate computer maker Hewlett-Packard is preparing new versions of its EliteBook ultraportable notebooks, including power-sipping versions of Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors and USB 3.0 for fast connectivity to peripherals. Although the EliteBooks have historically been oriented at business and enterprise users, they’ve also been embraced by road warriors and travelers, who value their performance-per-ounce ratio.
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