Tuesday, April 5, 2011

San Francisco lawmakers approve Twitter tax break (AP)

San Francisco lawmakers approve Twitter tax break (AP)

San Francisco lawmakers approve Twitter tax break (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:57 PM PDT

A man carries a trash bag across the street from the 1355 Market Street building in San Francisco, Thursday, March 31, 2011. Twitter has asked for an exemption from the city's unique payroll tax in exchange for a promise to move its thriving business to a blighted block. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - City lawmakers approved a tax break Tuesday to keep Twitter Inc. from fleeing San Francisco.

Cisco's CEO vows 'bold changes' as investors worry (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:50 PM PDT

AP - Cisco Systems Inc. CEO John Chambers is calling his company's recent missteps "unacceptable" and is vowing to take "bold steps" to narrow Cisco's focus.

Judge overturns $625.5M patent suit against Apple (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:48 PM PDT

AP - A federal judge has overturned a federal jury's order that Apple Inc. pay $625.5 million in damages for violating patents held by a Mirror Worlds LLC, a small technology company.

Online Vending Machine Dispenses Snacks at Your Behest (Mashable)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:22 PM PDT

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Verizon customers exposed in massive U.S. data breach (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:52 PM PDT

Reuters - Customers of Verizon Communications had their email addresses exposed in a massive online data breach last week, according to an email to customers obtained by Reuters.

Tech Support Goes Social (PC World)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:10 PM PDT

PC World - Online communities such as Facebook and Twitter are becoming major support hubs for tech companies. Such top tech brands as AT&T, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft are assisting their customers via social media in addition to--and in concert with--traditional support channels such as online chat and phone support.

Cell carriers to roll out "mobile wallets" in Utah (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:35 PM PDT

AP - A joint venture between three of the nation's four largest cell phone carriers will soon offer the United States' first commercially available mobile fare payment program to a public transportation system.

Why the HTC EVO 3D's MHL Technology Matters (PC World)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:15 PM PDT

PC World - Just about everything is cutting-edge about the HTC EVO 3D: the dual-core processor, Sprint 4G data speeds, and of course, the 3D display and camera. But there's another spec that puts the EVO 3D ahead of the pack: the MHL port. I met with the president of the MHL Consortium, Tim Wong, at CTIA in March and got a rundown of the technology and a glimpse into the future of how smartphones will interact with HDTVs.

Tax break keeps Twitter in San Francisco (AFP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:34 PM PDT

The logo of microblogging website Twitter is seen at the firm's headquarters in San Francisco. Lawmakers in the city have given preliminary approval to legislation that would keep the fast-growing website in the city with the lure of a payroll tax break.(AFP/File/Kimihiro Hoshino)AFP - San Francisco leaders have given preliminary approval to legislation that would keep fast-growing Twitter in the city with the lure of a payroll tax break.

Review: Robertson's return triumphant on new CD (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:10 PM PDT

In this CD cover image released by 429 Records, Robbie Robertson's “How to Become Clairvoyant,” is shown. (AP Photo/429 Records)AP - Robbie Robertson, "How to Become Clairvoyant" (429 Records)

Airborne Toxic Event Priming Fans for Album Release With Series of Acoustic Videos (Mashable)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:14 PM PDT

Mashable - Artists can keep their fans waiting for a new release, building up the anticipation by releasing singles to music blogs or album streams to subscription services. Or they could make like The Airborne Toxic Event, who is currently releasing a series of stripped-down, single-shot videos for every song on their album.

Survey says most developers cite Android fragmentation as problematic (Appolicious)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Appolicious - This is pretty much a foregone conclusion, but a new survey says that a vast majority of Android developers find fragmentation of the operating system over multiple devices to be a problem for them.

Boost Introduces First CDMA Android Smartphone (PC Magazine)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 11:03 AM PDT

PC Magazine - Boost's first CDMA Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy Prevail is very inexpensive.

Icahn, Dish, others vie for bankrupt Blockbuster (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:21 PM PDT

A Blockbuster movie rental store is seen in Golden, Colorado September 16, 2009. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - Blockbuster Inc's future was at stake on Tuesday as billionaire investor Carl Icahn squared off against Dish Network Corp and one other suitor at a bankruptcy auction to decide the movie rental chain's next owner.

Remains of the Day: The iPad is on fire (Macworld)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:30 PM PDT

Macworld - The iPad 2 is selling so quick, you can’t even get a paper mock-up. Elsewhere, Asus and Toyota get smacked down for bad decisions in marketing, and Apple makes a move to cut down on conflict. It’s the remainders for Tuesday, April 5, 2011â€"peace out!

New Servers Feature Intel's 10-core Xeon E7 Processors (PC World)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:40 PM PDT

PC World - Top manufacturers including Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Cray have announced new high-end servers sporting Intel's 10-core Xeon E7 series of chips, which were announced on Tuesday.
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