Monday, June 27, 2011

Can't ban violent video sales to kids, court says (AP)

Can't ban violent video sales to kids, court says (AP)

Can't ban violent video sales to kids, court says (AP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:41 PM PDT

Calif. State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, holds up three video games after a news conference in San Francisco, Monday, June 27, 2011. The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it is unconstitutional to bar children from buying or renting violent video games, saying government doesn't have the authority to 'restrict the ideas to which children may be exposed' despite complaints that the popular and fast-changing technology allows the young to simulate acts of brutality. Yee, who wrote the video game ban, told The Associated Press Monday that he was reading the dissents in hope of finding a way to reintroduce the law in a way it would be constitutional. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - States cannot ban the sale or rental of ultraviolent video games to children, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting such limits as a violation of young people's First Amendment rights and leaving it up to parents and the multibillion-dollar gaming industry to decide what kids can buy.

Supreme Court to review warrantless GPS tracking (AP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 08:55 AM PDT

AP - The Supreme Court will weigh in on an important privacy issue for the digital age: whether the police need a warrant before using a global positioning system device to track a suspect's movements.

New arrest in UK phone hacking scandal (AP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 01:56 PM PDT

AP - Britain's Press Association news agency said Monday one of its reporters was arrested by detectives investigating a widening phone hacking scandal.

Solar 3D printer uses only Saharan sand and sun to make actual objects (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:19 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Imagine a contraption that could create actual three-dimensional objects just by sitting smack dab in the middle of the Sahara desert. 3D printing is already almost unfathomably futuristic (not to mention cool), but the so-called Solar Sinter takes the method …

11-year-old girl drives 1,325 MPG concept car (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 04:06 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - With gas prices still hovering well above where many of us would like, the move towards ultra-fuel-efficient vehicles is stronger than ever. And while gas/electric hybrid vehicles like the Chevy Volt and Toyota Prius boast some pretty impressive fuel figures, …

Superphone Battle: Galaxy S II vs Droid Bionic [INFOGRAPHIC] (Mashable)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 10:14 AM PDT

Mashable - Which one of these two highly anticipated Android dual-core smartphones will be the hottest seller? The Samsung Galaxy S II and Motorola Droid Bionic have been gathering considerable buzz since at least the beginning of this year, and "social media listening firm" Mashwork wanted to find out which will emerge victorious in the discerning and fickle smartphone marketplace.

Microsoft puts Office in the "cloud," confronts Google (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:49 PM PDT

General view of Microsoft Corporation new headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris October 6, 2009. REUTERS/Charles PlatiauReuters - Microsoft Corp is making its biggest move into the mobile, Internet-accessible world of 'cloud' computing this week, as it takes the wraps off a revamped online version of its hugely profitable Office software suite.

US rolls out plan to protect business websites (AP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:11 PM PDT

AP - Businesses facing a growing threat of cyberattacks against their websites will now have more tools to protect themselves and harden their Internet sites against hackers.

Cell phone of driver in Amtrak crash found (AP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 08:31 PM PDT

Amtrak passenger cars sit still smoldering after the train was struck by a semi truck on US 95 north of Fallon, Nev., Friday June 24, 2011. The driver of the truck and a passenger were killed, and officials must let the wreck cool off before they continue their search. (AP Photo/Liz Margerum - Reno Gazette Journal)AP - Workers wearing hazmat suits dug through burnt-out rail cars and twisted metal on Monday at the scene of a horrific collision between a tractor-trailer and an Amtrak train as new details surfaced about the spotty driving record of the man at the wheel of the truck.

Apple 4G not seen until 2012 (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 03:49 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - Sterne Agee said Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL - News) anticipated 4G version iPhone likely won't debut this year, in part due to battery issues. Instead, Apple will likely roll out another 3G iPhone this fall and upgrade to a 4G network in 2012. The analyst firm also doesn't expect a new iPad tablet until 2012. Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank said it thinks Apple will address the 1-bil-user strong, pre-paid mobile phone market in September with a mid-range, contract-free iPhone, possibly called the 4S. Apple rose 1.7% to 332.04.

Rumor: Myspace to lay off 37.5% of workforce on Wednesday (Digital Trends)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 08:20 PM PDT

Digital Trends - It is rumored that Myspace will be firing 150 of its current 400 employees Wednesday this week. More than one source within the company is saying that the cull is certain.

Skype riles execs with firings, fine print on stock options (Digital Trends)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:43 PM PDT

Digital Trends - The Department of Justice has officially approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype, but negative attention continues to plague the company. It felt like mere moments after the Federal Trades Commission gave its okay that Skype axed several of its top executives, seemingly trimming the company fat and getting rid of a handful of senior vice presidents â€" some of which had been with the company since its infancy. And what Skype passed off as a “management decision” is being looked at very differently by industry insiders. The general consensus is that Skype wanted to make as much off of the deal as possible, and investors saw an opportunity to maximize the company’s value.

New Galaxy Tab 10.1? Download these apps first (Appolicious)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 02:30 PM PDT

Appolicious - Samsung's redesigned tablet, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, might be the best tablet available that uses Android 3.0 Honeycomb. But the key to any good tab experience is its apps. Apps turn a tablet into an e-reader, a movie player, a game machine, a word processor and more, but stumbling around in places like the Android Market looking for the right tools for the job can be frustrating. ...

German managers 'keep phones in biscuit tins' (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:13 AM PDT

A German chemicals company said on Monday its managers have begun keeping their mobile phones in biscuit tins during meetings in order to guard against industrial espionage.(AFP/null)AFP - A German chemicals company said on Monday its managers have begun keeping their mobile phones in biscuit tins during meetings in order to guard against industrial espionage.

Dish stands alone in TerreStar bid: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:24 PM PDT

The sign in the lobby of the corporate headquarters of Dish Network is seen in the Denver suburb of Englewood, Colorado April 6, 2011. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - TerreStar Networks Inc did not receive any competing bids for its assets Monday, clearing the way for Dish Network Corp to acquire the company for about $1.38 billion, according to sources with direct knowledge of the situation.

Apple’s iPhone 4S is probably real: Here’s why (Digital Trends)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:29 PM PDT

Digital Trends - The tech rumor mill ramped into overdrive Monday morning with predictions from two leading market analysts that Apple has a less-expensive model of its highly popular iPhone handset in the works. In fact, according to Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore, Apple plans to release not one, but two new iPhones this year: The first, a full-revamped ‘superphone,’ presumably called iPhone 5; the other, a moderate upgrade from the iPhone 4, possibly called iPhone 4S, which will be sold unlocked, with a pre-paid voice plan option, and cost around $350. This second device is meant to compete with the variety of lower-priced Nokia and BlackBerry handsets available, Whitmore says, as well as the Goliath competition from devices running Google’s Android operating system.

New details emerging about Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich Nexus phone (Appolicious)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 01:33 PM PDT

Appolicious - Android enthusiasts can care less whether Apple unveils two or two hundred iPhones this September. This is because more details about the next flagship Google phone - the first to be powered by Android's unified Ice Cream sandwich operating system - are emerging each day.
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