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Privacy in iTunes Ping - PC World

Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:25:10 GMT+00:00


Sydney Morning Herald

Privacy in iTunes Ping
PC World
Ping is Apple's music-centric social network that is integrated into iTunes 10. From a privacy standpoint, it's pretty straightforward--as opposed to Facebook's multitude of privacy settings--but then again, Ping is also very limited as to what ...
Apple iTunes Ping: Hands OnPC Magazine
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HP Vs Dell: the Showdown That Ended in Spectacle - ABC News

Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:23:10 GMT+00:00


Telegraph.co.uk

HP Vs Dell: the Showdown That Ended in Spectacle
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AP By JORDAN ROBERTSON AP Technology Writer It pitted two of the world's biggest technology companies against each other for control of a company that was obscure outside of technology circles and flat-out unloved on Wall Street, with a stock that was ...
OPTIONS REPORT: Some 3PAR Traders Left Holding the BagWall Street Journal
Done Deal: HP Gets 3PAR For $2.35 Billion In CashWashington Post
HP May Have Won 3Par at Lower Price by Waiting for DeadlineBloomberg
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Verizon offers prepaid data plans for smart phones - BetaNews

Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:27:57 GMT+00:00


Tech Techies (blog)

Verizon offers prepaid data plans for smart phones
BetaNews
Verizon strengthened its prepaid offerings on Thursday, introducing prepay data plans for consumers who wish to use smart phones on a no contract basis. While the acquisition costs for those phones ...
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Samsung Galaxy Tab vs. the iPad: Compare For Yourself - PC World

Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:11:39 GMT+00:00


The Guardian

Samsung Galaxy Tab vs. the iPad: Compare For Yourself
PC World
The Android vs. Apple battle has officially made its way into the world of tablets. Samsung took the wraps off its new Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet on Thursday. The Galaxy Tab is a 7-inch slate built to complete with the current tablet king, ...
Samsung Galaxy Tab and Apple iPad: Specs, Features ComparedPC Magazine
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Samsung, Toshiba take on Apple with 'iPad killers'AFP
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Stephen Hawking changes tune on God in 'Grand Design' - USA Today

Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:11:53 GMT+00:00


ABC News

Stephen Hawking changes tune on God in 'Grand Design'
USA Today
Poof! Stephen Hawking says that was all that was necessary to kick off the universe. No need for God. The BBC report, quoting serialization of the famed physicist's newest book, The Grand Design, says Hawking's ditched his prior position, that "belief ...
Book review: 'The Grand Design' by Stephen Hawking and Leonard MlodinowLos Angeles Times
Hawking spurns God: Universe just happenedCNET
Hawking: God didn't create universeCNN
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Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown (AP)

Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:00:06 GMT

In this photo taken on Friday Aug. 27, 2010, a man chats on his mobile as he walks past the hoarding of BlackBerry mobile in Ahmadabad, India.  Indian authorities are scheduled to meet Monday evening, Aug. 30,  to decide whether to ban some BlackBerry services in India, an official said, one day ahead of a government-imposed deadline for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. to give security agencies access to encrypted data or face a ban. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.





Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP (AP)

Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:17:33 GMT

FILE - In this file photograph taken Feb. 16, 2010, the exterior of Hewlett Packard headquarters is shown in Palo Alto, Calif. The bidding is heating up between computer makers Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. for the data storage company 3Par Inc., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Even before Dell could make its latest offer public, HP has come back with a higher bid. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc.





HP vs Dell: the showdown that ended in spectacle (AP)

Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:21:25 GMT

3Par CEO David Scott smiles at 3Par headquarters in Fremont, Caif., Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell are bidding for the data storage provider 3Par Inc. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - The showdown over 3Par Inc. that ended Thursday was a puzzling spectacle.





Able to unplug from work while you’re on vacation? (Ben Patterson)

Published on: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:19:43 GMT

Ben Patterson - Fighting the urge to check your work e-mail while you’re on holiday doesn’t exactly qualify as the worst problem in the world; after all, it’s pretty nice to have a job at all in this tough economy, right? Then again, the pressure to hang onto a job seems to be driving more and more connected workers to stay plugged in even while they’re trying to tune out.


Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says (Ben Patterson)

Published on: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:58:20 GMT

Ben Patterson - Feel the need to "check in" on Foursquare or Facebook every time you saunter into a restaurant, browse the goods at your neighborhood grocery store, or cram into a rock concert? Well, if you, you’re still in the minority — and you’re also probably a guy below 40 — according to the latest research.

 

CNN

Crowded web TV field awaits Apple

Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:53:43 EDT

With Wednesday's announcement that it will be revamping its web TV offerings, Apple has made its most serious push into an emerging, and increasingly crowded, field.



Samsung: Our Galaxy tablet better than iPad

Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:05:23 EDT

When Samsung debuted its Galaxy Tab on Thursday, it made a bold claim: the device is at least as good as today's dominant tablet, Apple's iPad.



Adult texters catching up to teens

Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:49:39 EDT

Grown-ups don't text as much as teens -- at least not yet. A new survey suggests they may be catching up.



iPad is for grandparents, not just geeks

Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:22:31 EDT

Apple's iPad tablet isn't just for geeks, yuppies, and rich people. It's also for grandparents.


 

MSNBC

72 percent of adults are text-messaging now

Published on: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 13:39:01 GMT

More American adults have taken to texting in the past year, but teens still take the crown when it comes to using their phones for text-messaging, with 87 percent of them doing so, a new study says.


Apple, Google to clash in music space by Christmas

Published on: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 20:19:42 GMT

Google is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple, according to people familiar with the matter.


Facebook stalker continues to harass 12-year-old girl

Published on: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 20:56:41 GMT

This dramatic tale of a Facebook stalker hacking and harassing young girls on Facebook speaks to a couple of issues regularly faced in this brave new world of social media — the dangers awaiting children online and Facebook's oft-complained-about lack of customer service.This dramatic tale of a Facebook stalker hacking and harassing young girls on Facebook speaks to a couple of issues regularly faced in this brave new world of social media — the dangers awaiting children online and Facebook's oft-complained-about lack of customer service.





'Tweens,' ages 8 to 11, changing online game development

Published on: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 21:23:19 GMT

A booming market of tweens, ages 8 to 11, is changing the landscape of online games.


Windows Phone 7 phones likely by holidays

Published on: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:35:15 GMT

Windows Phone 7 OS was released to manufacturers Thursday, meaning that it's ready to be baked into new phones and carrier networks.

 

ABC News

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