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Disk Storage Still Bouncing Back, IDC Says

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 00:46
UPDATE: The enterprise disk storage market is continuing to bounce back from the depths of the recession, IDC says.



International Data Corporation - Hardware - Storage - Information technology - Hewlett-Packard

Google Settles Privacy Lawsuit Over Buzz

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 00:02
Google agrees to pay $8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over privacy problems with Google Buzz.



Google - Google Buzz - Class action - Searching - Search Engines

Google Settles Buzz Privacy Lawsuit

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 00:02
Google agrees to pay $8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over privacy problems with Google Buzz.



Google - Class action - Google Buzz - Searching - Search Engines

Early Ping Reviews Strike Sour Note

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 22:00
Spam is already clogging Ping's boards, and many bloggers aren't thrilled with Ping's implementation.



Apple - Spam - iTunes - E-mail - Social network

IBM Code Unfetters Virtual Workloads

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 21:40
New IBM research shows a way to move live cloud deployments across different storage networks.



IBM - Hardware - Mainframe - Operating Systems - Historical

Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 21:22
Apple scores a first: More people browsed the Net last month with its mobile operating system than used Linux to do so.



Linux - Android - Mobile operating system - Operating system - Apple

Texas Conducting Antitrust Review of Google

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 21:20
Google faces an antitrust review in Texas.



Google - Searching - Search Engines - Companies - Web search engine

Apple's Latest IPods: What You Need to Know

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 21:20
The latest batch of iPods unveiled by Apple earlier this week are about to begin shipping, and this latest generation brings some pretty big changes across...



Apple - IPod - IpodTouch - Steve Jobs - IpodNano

Rounding up the New iPod Touch and iPod Nano Cases

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 21:00
An iPod event is always followed by some cases, and here are some of the highlights of the first batch.



IPod - IpodTouch - IpodNano - Shopping - Digital Portable Players

Shorten URLs With an Automator Service

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 20:50
Twitter and other online services have made shortening URLs a regular chore; such URLs are handy not only on social networks, but anytime you need to share links...



Twitter - Social network - Uniform Resource Locator - Online Communities - Trending and Popularity

To Watch 'Avatar' on 3D Blu-ray, You’ll Need a Panasonic TV

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 20:32
TV makers lock down these deals to convey the idea that 3D content actually exists, and Hollywood studios like the deals because they provide a guaranteed return on the 3D investment.



Television - Avatar - Blu-ray Disc - Panasonic Corporation - Movies

Consumer Watchdog Thinks Google's Schmidt Is a Data Perv

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 20:21
A consumer rights group has created a cartoon showing Google CEO Schmidt as an child-baiting ice cream truck driver and put it on a billboard in Times Square. Who's being evil here?



Google - Times Square - Consumer Watchdog - Ice cream - Eric E. Schmidt

Where Will Apple's A4 Chip Go Next?

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 20:20
After the Apple TV device, Apple could put its internally developed A4 chip in low-power devices or networked media center devices.



Apple - appletv - Apple A4 - Companies - Macintosh

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Fri, 09/03/2010 - 20:20

Hands On: ITunes 10's Ping Feature

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 20:20
When Steve Jobs introduced iTunes 10 last week, the aspect he seemed most excited about was Ping, which he described as a, "social network for music" that...



Steve Jobs - Social network - Apple - ITunes Store - Facebook

Pigs Fly! Duke Nukem Forever To Ship in 2011

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 19:57
It took a completely different developer to get the game on track, but it looks like Borderlands developer Gearbox is going to make Duke Nukem Forever a reality at last.



Duke Nukem Forever - Gearbox - Duke Nukem - 3D Realms - Borderlands

Hands-On With iOS 4.1 GM

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 19:56
Now that I’ve been using the GM release for the past 24 hours, I can safely say- iOS 4.1 on iPhone (including the 3G) is the most solid, responsive iOS release to date. With some cool new features to boot.



iPhone - iPhone 3G - IPhone OS - Handhelds - Smartphones

Is Consumer Watchdog Losing Credibility With its Google Feud?

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 19:34
The consumer advocacy group's anti-Google commercial seems to alarmist rather than raising privacy awareness.



Google - Consumer Watchdog - Searching - Search Engines - Eric E. Schmidt

Mobee Announces Inductive Charger for Magic Mouse

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 19:30
Considering the Magic Mouse's ( Macworld rated 3.5 out of 5 mice ) futuristic, gesture-controlled appeal, replacing its dead AA batteries with new ones might...



AppleMagicMouse - AA battery - Mouse - Rodent - MagicMouse

Facebook Glitch Let Spammer Post to Walls

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 19:30
A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload service that allowed him to spam thousands of users.



Facebook - Spam - E-mail - Social network - Apple