Sunday, February 19, 2012

Guns and Androids: Pakistan air force making iPads (AP)

Guns and Androids: Pakistan air force making iPads (AP)

Guns and Androids: Pakistan air force making iPads (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 09:01 PM PST

In this Feb. 8, 2012 photo, Mohammad Imran holds Pakistani-made PACPad computer tablets at his electronics store in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Pakistani military engineers who make high-tech air force instruments are being put to work on the device, which is built from Chinese-made components and runs on Google's Android system. The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) also makes an e-reader and small laptop. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)AP - Inside a high-security air force complex that builds jet fighters and weapons systems, Pakistan's military is working on the latest addition to its sprawling commercial empire: a homegrown version of the iPad.

37 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed (Mashable)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 10:10 AM PST

Mashable - What better way to end Social Media Week than by catching up on all of the new Mashable digital media resources you may have missed?

Data collection arms race feeds privacy fears (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:14 AM PST

Reuters - This week's revelations that Google Inc, Twitter and other popular Internet companies have been taking liberties with customer data have prompted criticism from privacy advocates and lawmakers, along with apologies from the companies.

Whitney Houston Funeral: Online and TV Viewing Guide (Mashable)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 02:52 AM PST

Mashable - [More from Mashable: 5 Best New Apps Worth Downloading This Week [PICS]]

The Internet's Laptop-Shooting Dad: What the Latest Parenting Research Says (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 03:35 AM PST

Time.com - Tommy Jordan shows our willingness to excoriate teens for bad behavior while absolving ourselves of parental responsibility for it

Nobody Spends Anything but Time on Facebook (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 02:22 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | When it comes to making a lot of money, Facebook seems to have no trouble. According to a report from TechCrunch, 2011 was a definite "like" for Facebook clicking in with $1 billion in profits on revenues of just over $3.7 billion. As the article states, Facebook clearly knows how to make money off of businesses, since advertising accounts for 85 percent of revenue. But, Facebook seems not really know how to get its 845 million users to spend anything but time on the site.

App Store counts down to 25 billionth download with $10,000 App Store gift card giveaway (Appolicious)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 02:00 PM PST

Appolicious - It's no surprise to any of us around here that the App Store is imminently approaching the 25 billionth app download. The 15 billion mark was hit in July before the iPhone 4S launched, and holiday shoppers filled shiny new iOS devices with boatloads of equally shiny paid and free apps.

Fujitsu to launch mobile devices in EU market: report (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 06:24 PM PST

Reuters - Japan's largest IT services vendor Fujitsu plans to launch a wide range of smartphone and tablet devices for the first time in Europe, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

'Antennagate' class action lawsuit resolved, iPhone 4 owners entitled to $15 or bumper (Digital Trends)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 09:49 AM PST

Digital Trends - Remember “Antennagate?” A year and a half after Gizmodo first reported reception problems with iPhone 4, a class action lawsuit against Apple has finally come to a settlement. According to CNet, iPhone 4 owners in the US will soon be entitled to $15, or a $30 iPhone bumper case.
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