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Hands On: ITunes 10's Ping Feature
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
Steve Jobs - Social network - Apple - ITunes Store - Facebook
Pigs Fly! Duke Nukem Forever To Ship in 2011
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
Duke Nukem Forever - Gearbox - Duke Nukem - 3D Realms - Borderlands
Hands-On With iOS 4.1 GM
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
iPhone - iPhone 3G - IPhone OS - Handhelds - Smartphones
Is Consumer Watchdog Losing Credibility With its Google Feud?
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
Google - Consumer Watchdog - Searching - Search Engines - Eric E. Schmidt
Mobee Announces Inductive Charger for Magic Mouse
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
AppleMagicMouse - AA battery - Mouse - Rodent - MagicMouse
Facebook Glitch Let Spammer Post to Walls
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
Facebook - Spam - E-mail - Social network - Apple
Social Brings Native Facebook Experience to IPad
Since Facebook has yet to release a native iPad app--or give any real indication that one is in the works--third parties have capitalized on the opportunity to...
Facebook - IPad - Online Communities - Social Networking - Since Facebook
Facebook - IPad - Online Communities - Social Networking - Since Facebook
HP Buys 3Par, Apple Rolls out New Gear
Hewlett-Packard swooped in with the better bid to overtake Dell and win 3Par, so now we can all sit back and wait for the next acquisition battle to roll around...
Hewlett-Packard - Dell - Apple - HP - Hardware
Hewlett-Packard - Dell - Apple - HP - Hardware
School Uses Anti-bullying App After Suicide
A Massachusetts high school is using specialized software for reporting bullying incidents after a student's suicide.
Bullying - High school - Suicide - Massachusetts - Violence and Abuse
Bullying - High school - Suicide - Massachusetts - Violence and Abuse
Twitter Users Still Flock to the Website, Which Stinks
Twitter now has more than 145 million registered users and many of them still use Twitter's underwhelming Website as a primary access point.
Twitter - Social network - Online Communities - IPhone - Trending and Popularity
Twitter - Social network - Online Communities - IPhone - Trending and Popularity
Toshiba Recall Signals Larger Trend for Hot Laptops
Toshiba is the latest to recall laptops that pose a fire hazard or risk of injury--highlighting the growing concern of excessive heat generated from cramming more processing power into smaller portable computers.
Toshiba - Laptop - Hardware - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Notebooks and Laptops
Toshiba - Laptop - Hardware - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Notebooks and Laptops
Nigerian Advance-fee Scammer Gets 12 Years
A Nigerian advance-fee scammer, Okpako Diamreyan, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a federal judge.
Advance-fee fraud - Fraud - Humor - Nigeria - Business
Advance-fee fraud - Fraud - Humor - Nigeria - Business
Linux Distributions Update for Web Flaw
A widely used program for Web spidering can be hijacked for malicious purposes.
Operating system - Linux distribution - Linux - Distributions - Directories
Operating system - Linux distribution - Linux - Distributions - Directories
A Look at the New Apple TV, iPod Touch and Nano
Apple has just announced their annual changes to the company's media devices: this year, the iPod Touch, Nano and Apple TV have all been revamped. Nate Ralph takes a look.
Apple - iPod Touch - iPod - AppleTV - ipodnano
Apple - iPod Touch - iPod - AppleTV - ipodnano
Firefox Pushes Ahead on Android with Fennec Alpha Browser
Built-in Firefox Sync and improved responsiveness get Mozilla's Fennec mobile browser off to a good start.
Fennec - Mozilla Foundation - Firefox - Android - Nokia N900
Fennec - Mozilla Foundation - Firefox - Android - Nokia N900
Grandma Got Run Over By a Grand Theft Auto Gamer?
A new study suggests adolescents exposed to driving and racing games may be more inclined to drive recklessly when they get their driving license.
Grand Theft Auto - Racing video game - Video game - Games - Driver's license
Grand Theft Auto - Racing video game - Video game - Games - Driver's license
Developers Debate iOS 4.1 Proximity Sensor Fix
Apple claims that the upcoming iOS 4.1 update will resolve the issue with the iPhone 4 proximity sensor, but developers who have tested out the latest release of iOS challenge that claim.
IPhone - Apple - IOS - iPhone 4 - Smartphones
IPhone - Apple - IOS - iPhone 4 - Smartphones
