Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Planned wireless Internet network threatens GPS (AP)

Planned wireless Internet network threatens GPS (AP)

Planned wireless Internet network threatens GPS (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 12:02 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 10, 2010, a cockpit GPS shows the search area as scientists participate in a marine mammal/sea turtle survey flight related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration twin otter DHC-6, over the Gulf of Mexico near the Chandeleur Islands off the Louisiana coast. About 40 percent of commercial and private planes rely on GPS navigation systems. In addition, the Federal Aviation Administration is in the middle of multi-billion-dollar program to upgrade the nation's air-traffic control system, which is based on World War II-era radar technology, to a GPS-based system. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)AP - A new, ultra-fast wireless Internet network is threatening to overpower GPS signals across the U.S. and interfere with everything from airplanes to police cars to consumer navigation devices.

Email marketer at center of breach apologizes (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 06:18 PM PDT

AP - The company at the center of a data heist involving Best Buy, Citigroup, and other major brands said Wednesday that the theft of potentially millions of names and email addresses won't significantly slow its email marketing juggernaut.

Networks work to master new era of sports in 3-D (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 02:57 PM PDT

Jack Nicklaus tees off at the first hole during the Par 3 competition before the Masters golf tournament Wednesday, April 6, 2011, in Augusta, Ga. A camera, affectionately known as WALL-E with its two lenses reminiscent of the eyes on the animated movie robot, shoots sports in 3-D over the first tee box. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)AP - The camera is affectionately known as WALL-E, its two lenses reminiscent of the eyes on the animated movie robot.

Why Glenn Beck's Show Was Cancelled [POLL] (Mashable)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:19 PM PDT

Mashable - The Twittersphere is exploding over news of Glenn Beck's "transition" away from his daily Fox News program later this year.

Time Warner Cable CEO's pay up 10 percent in 2010 (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 07:13 PM PDT

AP - The CEO of Time Warner Cable Inc. received compensation worth $17.3 million in 2010, an increase of 10 percent from the year before, as the country's second-largest cable company lost cable TV subscribers but gained high-speed Internet customers.

Under fire, US eyes Internet to reach Chinese (AFP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 06:48 PM PDT

Photo illustration. The US broadcasting agency Voice of America said it saw the Internet as the future for reaching the Chinese public as it came under fire from lawmakers for slashing short-wave radio service.(AFP/Illustration/Mike Clarke)AFP - The US broadcasting agency said Wednesday it saw the Internet as the future for reaching the Chinese public as it came under fire from lawmakers for slashing short-wave radio service.

Elpida develops new DRAM for smart phones, shares jump (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 07:02 PM PDT

Reuters - Elpida Memory Inc said on Thursday it has developed a 4-gigabit DRAM chip for smart phones, joining bigger rival Samsung Electronics as the only producers of the large capacity power-saving memory chip.

4G Phone Shootout: Verizon ThunderBolt Fastest by Far (PC World)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 06:30 PM PDT

PC World - All four of the major wireless carriers are now selling the 4G phones that they had promised at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. The new phones are designed to take advantage of the faster data speeds offered by the next-generation networks the carriers have been spending megabucks to build (and advertise) over the past year.

Facebook elbows for journalists' attention with new features (Digital Trends)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:45 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Whether for better or worse, social media continues to play an increasingly important and influential role in journalism. If the Internet put information at our fingertips, social networks are annotating, researching, and sourcing them for us. That’s not to say it’s destroyed reporting (although, plenty say it has), but it’s definitely changed it. In some cases it’s made it trickier for writers to know what’s real and what’s not: Too many average Joe’s are technologically savvy enough to create a rumor that becomes a craze, and the digital world in particular is rife with this kind of thing. Of course, social networking sites have also made reaching out to hard-to-contact sources far easier and the chances of receiving a comment from important higher-ups far better. So it’s not all bad. Definitely controversial, but not necessarily evil.

Dish-Blockbuster Deal Could Allow Us to Admire Their Cool TV Tech in One Place (PC World)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 06:46 PM PDT

PC World - After my initial "Whaaaaat?" reaction to Dish Network's $320 million bid for what's left of Blockbuster Video, I started to imagine what the satellite TV provider might do with Blockbuster's assets. The result could be fun for entertainment addicts and gadget fans.

Celebrating 20 Years of Linux [INFOGRAPHIC] (Mashable)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 03:03 PM PDT

Mashable - You've come a long way, Tux the Penguin.

Xoom, Atrix struggling in iPad-dominated world (Appolicious)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:20 PM PDT

Appolicious - It's probably too early to say, but that isn't stopping analysts from calling the game already: The Motorola Xoom tablet and Atrix smartphone are disappointing at best, flops at worst.

Verizon among hacker victims (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 03:36 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - The largest U.S. mobile carrier was among the companies that had the email addresses of customers exposed in a massive online data breach last week. In what could be one of the biggest online attacks, a hacker penetrated online marketer Epsilon, a unit of Alliance Data Systems , which controls email databases for 50 companies. Verizon Communications' wireless unit, the largest U.S. mobile carrier and a joint venture of Verizon and Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD - News), said only email addresses were exposed. Verizon dipped 0.1%. Alliance rose 0.5%.

Dish expands its scope with Blockbuster win (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 07:12 PM PDT

Reuters - Dish Network Corp won Blockbuster Inc in a bankruptcy auction for $320 million, further broadening its business beyond satellite TV and setting up a possible showdown with Netflix.

Go Spartans! Steve Wozniak to speak at Michigan State University commencement (Digital Trends)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:17 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Steve Wozniak, the cofounder of Apple, will speak at Michigan State University’s Spring commencement on Friday, May 6 (Go green!). Speaking to the undergraduates, The Woz will also receive an honorary doctorate of engineering from the school for his work in designing the Apple I and Apple II computers and continued contributions toward computer education over the last 30 years. He currently holds a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California Berkeley.

Huawei Has Ongoing Oversight Deal With CFIUS (PC World)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT

PC World - When Huawei Technologies agreed to dissolve its controversial acquisition of some intellectual property from U.S. mainframe software vendor 3Leaf in February, it also negotiated an arrangement with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) for ongoing oversight of Huawei's operations in the U.S., a Huawei executive said Tuesday.

Windows Servers Hacked at The Hartford Insurance Company (PC World)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 02:00 PM PDT

PC World - Hackers have broken into The Hartford insurance company and installed password-stealing programs on several of the company's Windows servers.
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