Sunday, December 4, 2011

RIM Indonesia boss suspect in Blackberry chaos (AP)

RIM Indonesia boss suspect in Blackberry chaos (AP)

RIM Indonesia boss suspect in Blackberry chaos (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 09:12 PM PST

AP - Police say a senior executive of Canada's Research In Motion is a suspect in last month's stampede at a BlackBerry promotion in Indonesia.

Tips For Gallery-Worthy Instagram Pics (Mashable)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 09:05 AM PST

Mashable - From Oct. 22-23, London's East Gallery will be hosting the My World Shared photography exhibit, which may not seem unusual, until you learn that this will be the first exhibit ever curated to feature only Instagram pics. A community of passionate "Instagrammers" have launched the exhibit and a website that's stocked with info for other Instagram addicts, like city-based groups, photo walks, and tips on how to become Most Popular, how to boost your profile, even "10 ways to make Instagram profitable."

Zynga rival Nexon's Tokyo IPO set at $1.2 billion: source (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 07:50 PM PST

Reuters - Online gaming firm Nexon Co will raise $1.2 billion after setting the price of its initial public offering at the mid-point of a pre-set range amid solid demand from investors, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday.

The best iPhone travel apps of 2011 (Appolicious)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 02:30 PM PST

Appolicious - Some of my favorite apps on the iPhone fall under the "Travel" category. I'm not a glutton for booking trips, rather iTunes uses that wide-ranging term to encompass everything from trip-booking apps, to grand reference guides for cities and parks, to collections of the best cuisines in certain areas. If variety is truly the spice of life, as many people claim to have once said, then travel apps are the spiciest app category. Here are five of my favorites from 2011.

Microsoft rolls out Xbox TV platform (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 09:03 PM PST

AP - Microsoft Corp. is rolling out a new interface for its Xbox game console users — one that allows you to navigate through music, movies, TV shows and games with the wave of your hand or the sound of your voice.

Apps make gains while text messaging is king in phone use, comSCORE reports (Appolicious)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 11:00 AM PST

Appolicious - Downloaded apps grew more than any other category of uses of mobile phones in the quarter ending in October compared with that ending in July, comSCORE, the market research company, is reporting.

Apple may build West Coast data center near newly opened Facebook server farm (Digital Trends)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 08:03 AM PST

Digital Trends - Apple‘s newly launched iCloud service doesn’t actually live in the clouds; it requires some serious data-grinding horsepower. The company has a facility in Maiden, N.C. and now there’s word that it’s looking at a second location, in Oregon, as efforts are made to further expand its data munching capabilities.

Apple fails to block Samsung tablet and smartphone sales in the U.S. (Digital Trends)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 07:03 AM PST

Digital Trends - Apple and Samsung have been locked in a patent war for most of this year. It’s a complicated situation, and you should check out Digital Trends‘ full breakdown of the legal dispute if you really want to understand it, but the long and short of it is: Apple alleges that several of Samsung’s Android-based smartphones and tablets infringe on its own iPhone and iPad. The iThing-maker has been working to block sales of targeted Samsung devices since the dispute started, and it’s a bid that has now been officially derailed.

Best Android travel apps of 2011 (Appolicious)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 11:00 AM PST

Appolicious - When it comes to travel and local apps, Android is a step ahead of other mobile operating systems. The integration of Google Maps plus free navigation is a bonus for Android users, while often-updated popular apps like Kayak, TripIt, GasBuddy and FlightTrack continue to grow in popularity. But we've seen a number of new kids on the block this year, so without further ado, here are five of the best Android travel apps we came across in 2011.

Carrier IQ Is Misunderstood, Not Evil (Mashable)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 05:54 AM PST

Mashable - Look out! Your phone knows what you’re doing. It has your contacts, email messages, SMS text, pictures and video. It gets worse. Your carrier -- AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon -- has to handle some of this information. You hit “send” and then their networks pass along personal email messages to your contacts. Some of these messages also contain your photos and even, if bandwidth permits, video. Horrifying, I know. Now for the worst possible news: Carrier IQ is also, possibly, running on your phone. It was put there by the manufacturers and carriers to help improve network and handset performance, and it can see everything you’re doing. That’s right -- every action. It’s watching.

Rate anything and everything with Kevin Rose’s Oink for iPhone (Appolicious)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 10:30 AM PST

Appolicious - After Digg-founder Kevin Rose left the site, he formed development company Milk, which recently launched its first endeavor for iPhone and iPod Touch, the rating app Oink.
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