Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Federal judge: Montana blogger is not journalist (AP)

Federal judge: Montana blogger is not journalist (AP)

Federal judge: Montana blogger is not journalist (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 05:39 PM PST

AP - A federal judge in Oregon has ruled that a Montana woman sued for defamation was not a journalist when she posted online that an Oregon lawyer acted criminally during a bankruptcy case, a decision with implications for bloggers around the country.

Netflix sharing on Facebook may be coming to US (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 02:51 PM PST

AP - It may not be much longer before there's an easier way for Netflix's U.S. subscribers to share their tastes in movies on Facebook.

Review: Gift guide to e-readers, tablets, $99-$500 (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 01:31 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2011 file photo provided by Barnes & Noble a demonstrator holds the new Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet following a news conference in New York. Tablets are the most-desired electronic device this holiday shopping season, second only to clothing as the gift people are craving most. (AP Photo/Barnes & Noble, Jim Sulley, File)AP - Flat, hard packages will be welcome this year. Tablet computers are extremely popular, and electronic reading devices such as the Kindle have matured and come down in price.

Flipboard Re-engineers Itself for the iPhone (Mashable)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 04:07 PM PST

Mashable - Flipboard, a popular social newsreading app for the iPad, is launching its long-awaited iPhone app Wednesday. The app, which displays feeds from both formal news sources and social networks in a magazine-like format, has been entirely reengineered to serve the unique habits of newsreaders on the iPhone: That is, users who want to access all of their newsfeeds in quick, short spans without sacrificing what Flipboard CEO Mike McCue describes as "the notion of bringing beauty to these posts."

ICANN names Chinese scholar as VP for Asia (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 08:06 PM PST

AP - The organization in charge of Internet domain names has selected a Chinese scholar as vice president for Asia.

Verizon Wireless has U.S. data service disruptions (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:35 PM PST

Reuters - Verizon Wireless suffered outages across the United States on its recently launched high-speed 4G network that have prevented some customers from accessing any Internet data.

Microsoft releases Xbox apps for Windows and iOS devices (Digital Trends)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 08:44 PM PST

Digital Trends - Coinciding with the Xbox Live dashboard update, Microsoft has released two new apps for smartphone users. While we knew about the Windows Phone’s Xbox Companion App, the iOS app was a bit of a surprise.

Baldwin apologizes to passengers, not airline (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 06:21 PM PST

FILE - In this April 6, 2011 file photo, actor Alec Baldwin speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Baldwin says he was kicked off a plane at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday, Dec 6, 2011 after having words with a flight attendant over an 'addicting' word game he was playing on his cellphone. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - Alec Baldwin issued an apology Wednesday to fellow passengers on an American Airlines flight that was delayed by his refusal to stop playing a cellphone game — but stopped short of apologizing to the airline or the flight attendant he later mocked on Twitter.

Study: Twitter users tough on Republicans, Obama (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 09:07 PM PST

AP - The 2012 presidential contenders have had a rough go of it on Twitter.

Netflix updates Xbox 360 app with Kinect control, still lacks 1080p streaming (Digital Trends)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 06:16 PM PST

Digital Trends - Mentioned within an official blog post earlier today, Netflix announced a redesigned version of the Xbox 360 interface that now includes more extensive gesture and voice control in conjunction with the Kinect accessory. Subscribers of Netflix can put down the controller and search for content with voice commands as well as scroll through the box art with gestures. According to Netflix, the redesigned interface allows users to browse up to three times the amount of titles on a high definition screen compared to the previous layout of the application. Other improvements to the application includes interaction with ratings, subtitle settings and related title suggestions. The Netflix application is also tied into the universal search function for the Xbox 360, assuming the Xbox 360 owner is also subscribed to Xbox Live.

Best Android social networking apps of 2011 (Appolicious)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 02:30 PM PST

Appolicious - It's been a big year for social networking and mobile, as the two find more ways to work together. As I researched this piece, digging through news alerts from throughout the year, I realized how important 2011 was for Android's take on social networking. With the launch of Google+ and LinkedIn in the Android Market, as well as major updates from Facebook and Twitter, none of the apps on this list are a surprise, but they all took important steps towards solidifying their presence on Android's platform. ...

OnLive brings streaming console games to tablets and smartphones - our hands-on impressions (Digital Trends)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 05:45 PM PST

Digital Trends - OnLive has revealed its plans to bring its streaming video game service to tablets and smartphones. “500 million” iOS and Android devices will now have access to the roughly 200 console games that OnLive console players have had for a year and a half now. In addition, 25 games (including L.A. Noire) have been adapted to fully utilize touch controls. Games can be played over 3G, 4G LTE, or Wi-Fi. 

EU investigating e-book publishers for price-fixing on iTunes (Appolicious)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 10:42 AM PST

Appolicious - The European Commission is undertaking a formal investigation to determine whether five international publishers and Apple worked together to keep e-book prices high, in part to battle Amazon.

AT&T On Track To Break Smartphone Sales Record (NewsFactor)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:38 PM PST

NewsFactor - AT&T Chief Financial Officer John Stephens said Wednesday that the U.S. wireless carrier is on track to break its all-time quarterly smartphone sales record, thanks in major part to strong demand for Apple's new iPhone 4S.

Lockheed found Adobe vulnerability, no damage done (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 02:22 PM PST

Reuters - Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon's biggest supplier, on Wednesday said it had detected a previously unknown vulnerability in the Adobe Reader software, but its information systems were never breached.

IBM Rolls Out Social Enterprise Mobile Apps (NewsFactor)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 01:03 PM PST

NewsFactor - Every time new smartphones or tablets come out, there are discussions about apps. That's especially true for devices targeting the enterprise market. Now IBM is offering a little help to tablet makers by rolling out seven new social networking and collaboration mobile apps that aim to address the needs of large companies.
Posted by Harshad at 9:12 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)