Monday, October 3, 2011

Apple expected to unveil new iPhone Tuesday (AP)

Apple expected to unveil new iPhone Tuesday (AP)

Apple expected to unveil new iPhone Tuesday (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:22 PM PDT

In this Aug. 25, 2011 photo, customers stand outside the Apple flagship store on Fifth Ave., in New York. Apple fans are amped. The computer and gadget maker is expected to announce a new, more powerful version of its wildly popular smartphone this week, more than a year after it unveiled the iPhone 4. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Apple fans are amped. The computer and gadget maker is expected to announce a new, more powerful version of its wildly popular smartphone this week — more than a year after it unveiled the iPhone 4.

Yahoo, ABC joining forces in news partnership (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:17 PM PDT

ABC News President Ben Sherwood, left, and Ross Levinsohn, Yahoo's Executive Vice President of Americas, address a news conference in New York, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. ABC News is joining forces with Yahoo to deliver more digital news content to their audiences. With the deal, the companies say ABC News content will be prominently featured on the Yahoo News and Yahoo front page. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - ABC News and Yahoo Inc. are joining to deliver more online news to their audiences. With the deal, ABC News content will be prominently featured on Yahoo News, the most visited news website in the world. It will also show up on Yahoo's popular front page.

Report: Sprint to buy more than 30M iPhones (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:42 PM PDT

AP - Sprint Nextel Corp. has committed to buying more than 30 million iPhones over the next four years, imposing a heavy burden on an already cash-strapped company, according to a report published Monday.

Massive hole in ozone layer leaves scientists baffled (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:52 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - As beautiful as our earth can be, most of us rarely ever consider the nearly invisible layer of protective gases that keeps life on our planet safe from harmful ultraviolet rays. But scientists are all too familiar with this crucial …

Just Show Me: How to change your import settings in iTunes (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:46 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you how change your CD import settings in iTunes. Everything is going …

Facebook Introduces Expandable Ad Unit (Mashable)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 02:00 PM PDT

Mashable - Facebook is introducing a new type of ad that will expand if a friend "liked" the brand. The ad unit, which will be announced this week at Advertising Week in New York, is subtly different from Sponsored Stories, which rolled out in January, in two ways: it won't ever appear in the News Feed and -- unlike Sponsored Stories, which merely show an interaction with a brand -- it also contains an advertiser message. It's also different from Social Ads, which tell you if a friend took an action related to the brand.

Defense puts cards on table in NYC poker case (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 04:31 PM PDT

AP - Defense lawyers for a Utah banker and a businessman indicted on gambling charges are trying to convince a federal judge that online poker isn't really gambling, an argument aimed at crippling a prosecution that seeks to permanently shut down the three largest Internet poker companies operating in the United States.

Rhapsody Buys Music Pioneer Napster (NewsFactor)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:45 PM PDT

NewsFactor - The legendary Napster is now part of Rhapsody. On Monday, Rhapsody International announced it was purchasing its rival, currently owned by Best Buy. Details of the deal were not released.

Trial begins for man in Conn. hostage-arson case (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 04:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 21, 2009 file photo, Nancy Tyler leaves Superior Court in New London, Conn., after a hearing for her ex-husband Richard Shenkman. Shenkman goes on trial Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, accused of kidnapping Tyler, holding her hostage and burning down their South Windsor home. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)AP - Just seconds before a woman was allegedly kidnapped from a Hartford parking garage by her ex-husband and held hostage for a dozen hours, she urged a friend during a cell phone call to contact police as he approached her, the friend testified in state court Monday.

Microsoft CEO bonus lags on phone, tablet results (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 03:39 PM PDT

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks about the upcoming release of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, in Toronto, October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Mark BlinchReuters - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer failed to clinch his maximum bonus for the second year running due to the company's slow progress in mobile phones and adapting to the tablet computer revolution.

Facebook Using Websense To Fight Malicious Links (NewsFactor)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:24 PM PDT

NewsFactor - Malicious activity on social networks has long been documented. Facebook user-accounts get hijacked. Malicious links lead to infected computers.

Major HTC Android Phone Vulnerability Discovered (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 03:42 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - Normally, Android -- Google's open-source operating system for smartphones -- isn't like older versions of Windows, where malware can install itself and do whatever it wants without you knowing about it.

Gear up for the MLB playoffs with these apps (Appolicious)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - Some would argue that the MLB playoffs don't inspire quite the excitement of the NFL playoffs or even the NHL playoffs, which are discussed in mythic terms among even casual fans of the sport. But that doesn't mean there aren't apps worth your time to help you follow the best October tradition this side of Halloween.

iPhone 5 Could Shake Up Wireless-Carrier War (NewsFactor)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:53 PM PDT

NewsFactor - Even before Apple answers the insatiable desire for a new iPhone, as its expected to do Tuesday, analysts and the media are sorting out the winners and losers.

Rhapsody buys Napster subscribers from Best Buy (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 04:00 PM PDT

AP - Electronics retailer Best Buy Inc. is tuning out of Napster, a digital music service that has struggled to evolve from its renegade origins as a free file-sharing network that riled the recording industry.

Apple rejects Samsung offer to end Australia tablet row (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 08:28 PM PDT

Foreign visitors look around at a showroom displaying Samsung Electronics' products at the company's headquarters in Seoul July 7, 2010. REUTERS/Truth LeemReuters - Apple Inc rejected an offer from Samsung Electronics Co to help settle their tablet computer row in Australia, hoping for an important court victory there in its global campaign of patent litigation.

HP closes Autonomy deal (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:44 PM PDT

A HP Invent logo is pictured in front of Hewlett-Packard international offices in Meyrin near Geneva August 4, 2009. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseReuters - Hewlett-Packard completed its $12 billion buy of British software firm Autonomy on Monday, the centerpiece of a botched strategy shift that cost ex-chief executive Leo Apotheker his job last month.

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison Pushes All-in-One Data Center (NewsFactor)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:18 AM PDT

NewsFactor - In a move to beef up Oracle's hardware line, CEO Larry Ellison has introduced the concept of the all-in-one data center. Ellison offered his take on the new products at Oracle OpenWorld on Sunday that combine the server, storage and network in a single, highly integrated box.
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