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Apple vs. Facebook: What's Behind the Ping Controversy?

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:46
Facebook is apparently blocking Ping integration until the companies can work out coding and capacity issues.



Apple - Facebook - iTunes - Steve Jobs - Social network

iPod Touch is Not Quite an 'iPhone Without the Phone'

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:42
Sorry, the contract-free, data-only iPhone is still a fantasy -- although the revamped iPod can do a lot.



IPhone - IpodTouch - iPod - Apple - Apple iPod

Anti-Google Group's Creeptastic Video Campaign

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:26
Consumer Watchdog attacks Google, CEO Schmidt with Times Square ad (on Google's YouTube).



Google - YouTube - Searching - Search Engines - Time Square

Shazam 3.0 Gets More Content, IOS 4 Support

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:20
Music sleuths have some new tools waiting in the App Store. On Friday, Shazam Entertainment released a major 3.0 upgrade to the free and paid versions of its...



Shazam - App Store - Shazam Entertainment - Cisco IOS - IPhone

Apple Trailers Site Now Offering Movie Showtimes

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 15:40
As a certified—and possibly certifiable—movie trailer aficionado, I’ve been a devoted visitor of Apple’s trailers page for years. But if you want to go a step...



Apple - Film trailer - Trailers - Business - Movies

Samsung Launches Galaxy Tab

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 15:33
UPDATE: Samsung has finally revealed the Galaxy Tab, which will start shipping in October.



Samsung Group - Android - Galaxy Tab - Verizon - Samsung Galaxy Tab

Accenture, Cisco and Sun Still Face Kickbacks Charges

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 15:20
Accenture, Cisco and Sun continue to fight against charges that they engaged in a widespread kickback scheme involving government contracts.



Cisco Systems - Cisco - Accenture - Government - Data Communications

Toshiba Satellite Laptops Recalled for Burn Hazard

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 15:20
Toshiba Satellite laptops were voluntarily recalled for posing a burn hazard to customers.



Laptop - Toshiba - Toshiba Satellite - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Satellite

Bugs & Fixes: Revisiting a Magic Mouse Problem

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 15:20
Last November, I wrote about how my Magic Mouse would repeatedly lose its connection to my Mac Pro. After some effort, I gave up trying to resolve it—and went...



magicmouse - Magic - Performing Arts - Arts - Apple

Ping.fm Gets Boost Thanks to Apple's Ping, Company Claims

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 15:12
Ping.fm benefit claims from Apple's Ping splash are questionable after further analysis.



Apple - Facebook - Social network - iTunes - Steve Jobs

Germany to Launch Antibotnet Program for Consumers

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 15:10
Germany will soon launch a service to help consumers remove malicious software from their computers in an attempt to stem the spread of spam-sending botnets.



Malware - Botnet - E-mail - Spam - 2002

Samsung Galaxy Tab Faces Challenges

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 14:52
The Samsung Galaxy Tab looks like a formidable challenger capable of taking on the Apple iPad, but Samsung still has some hurdles to cross for the Android tablet to succeed.



Apple - IPad - Samsung i7500 - Android - Galaxy Tab

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Fri, 09/03/2010 - 14:52

Apple: The King of Digital Music

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 14:39
Analysis: Apple has dominated digital music sales for close to a decade. Can the company that popularized paid digital music maintain its position?



Apple - Digital audio - Macintosh - Steve Job - Articles

ViewSonic Puts Windows 7, Android on 10-inch Tablet

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 14:30
On Friday, ViewSonic launched its second tablet at IFA. The ViewPad 100 runs Windows 7 Home Premium and Android version 1.6.



Android - Window 7 - tablet - ViewSonic - Operating system

Twitter Mobile Users up Over 60 Percent Since April

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 14:30
Twitter's mobile use is up more than 60 percent since the release of several official mobile applications.



Twitter - iPhone - Online Communities - Social Networking - Evan Williams

Bug Found With Automator and ITunes 10

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 14:10
As you’re aware, Apple just released iTunes 10. With that release has come some changes—both expected and not so.



Apple - iTunes - Automator - Macintosh - Articles

HP Wins 3PAR, What's Next for Dell?

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 13:02
HP outbids Dell and wins the battle for cloud storage provider 3PAR, leaving Dell to pick up the pieces and come up with a new strategy.



Dell - Hewlett-Packard - Cloud computing - Business - HP 3000

Apple's Ping a Scammer's Haven? Security Experts Say Watch Out

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 12:57
Security experts are warning Apple's new Ping social component to iTunes is being exploited by comment spammers and this presents a security risk to users.



Apple - iTunes - Security - Facebook - Google

Security Program Automatically Tracks Down Missing Patches

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 11:30
Secunia has updated its Personal Software Inspector (PSI) with the ability to silently download and apply patches from multiple vendors soon after their release



Secunia - Security - Advisories and Patches - Personal Software Inspector - Microsoft