Saturday, June 13, 2009

Top Technology News

Top Technology News


Launching Saturday: Shuttle Endeavour Headed for Space Station

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 06:28 PM PDT

Newspond / LiveScience
Launching Saturday: Shuttle Endeavour Headed for Space Station  — SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Seven astronauts are set to blast off on the space shuttle Endeavour Saturday morning on an ambitious mission bo...

Facebook Team Celebrates and Explains the Usernames Launch

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Mashable / Mashable
Facebook Team Celebrates and Explains the Usernames Launch   — Facebook has successfully launched Facebook Usernames. In 3 minutes, there were 200000 usernames registered. In 15 minutes, over half a million, ...

Cyberwar: Privacy May Be a Victim in Cyberdefense Plan

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 03:45 PM PDT

NYTimesTechnology / NYTimes
Cyberwar: Privacy May Be a Victim in Cyberdefense Plan  — A plan to create a new Pentagon cybercommand is raising privacy and diplomatic concerns.

Andreessen and Horowitz Complete Raising Dough for 300-Million ...

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 03:15 PM PDT

Techmeme / KaraAllthingsd
Andreessen and Horowitz Complete Raising Dough for 300-Million ...   —  Andreessen and Horowitz Complete Raising Dough for 300-Million Venture Fund-Let the Seed Investing Begin! Even in the midst of a tough investing...

iPhone 3.0 Is Re-Allowing You to Re-Download Apps for Free

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 02:52 PM PDT

Gizmodo / Gizmodo
iPhone 3.0 Is Re-Allowing You to Re-Download Apps for Free   — According to a lead developer at Appleand a few tests run on the iPhone 3.0 to confirmthe inability to re-download previously purchased apps on iPh...

Apple accuses Psystar of hiding behind bankruptcy

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 02:22 PM PDT

AppleInsider / Appleinsider
Apple accuses Psystar of hiding behind bankruptcy  — Not quite content to just let Psystar sit in bankruptcy, Apple has filed a motion to have its case against Psystar continue and claims the unauthor...

Miyamoto Wants New Zelda Exclusive to MotionPlus

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 02:08 PM PDT

AskNews / Wired
Miyamoto Wants New Zelda Exclusive to MotionPlus  —  Wired News - Found 4 hours ago Detail from promotional artwork for the next Legend of Zelda game for Wii. Image courtesy Nintendo LOS...

HP funds 60 researchers at 46 universities

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 01:52 PM PDT

VentureBeat / Venturebeat
HP funds 60 researchers at 46 universities  — Even as it cuts back on expenses, Hewlett-Packard continues to partner with universities on basic research. Today, the company said it has decided ...

Simon Schuster to Sell Digital Books on

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 01:15 PM PDT

Blogrunner: Technology / TheNewYorkTimes
Simon Schuster to Sell Digital Books on  — The publisher said it would make about 5000 titles available for purchase as the book industry sought alternatives to Amazon's Kindle store.

Microsoft Browser Offer Fails to Impress Europe

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 12:28 PM PDT

AskNews / New
Microsoft Browser Offer Fails to Impress Europe  —  New York Times - Found 50 minutes ago BERLIN European regulators, wary of repeating an earlier mistake, signaled this week that Mic...

Offerpal Sues Kickflip

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 12:22 PM PDT

GigaOM / Gigaom
Offerpal Sues Kickflip  —  Offerpal Media, a Fremont, Calif.-based startup that links virtual currency from social games to real-world marketing deals , is suing startup Kic...

Facebook Username Registration Opens Tonight

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 12:15 PM PDT

Techmeme / Insidefacebook
Facebook Username Registration Opens Tonight   —  Facebook Username Registration Opens Tonight Facebook username registration opens for the firs time in just a few hours, marking a major mileston...

Samsung B7610 Louvre rematerializes, spec'd and caught on camera

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 11:37 AM PDT

Engadget / Engadget
Samsung B7610 Louvre rematerializes, spec'd and caught on camera  —  It's been some time since we've heard a word about Samsung's enigmatic QWERTY slider, the B7610 Louvre. Now it looks like we've got on our hands...

Facebook to offer personalized Web addresses

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 11:32 AM PDT

Google News: Technology / Usatoday
Facebook to offer personalized Web addresses  — By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO - Like concert goers lining up for a coveted ticket, Facebook users are queuing up to claim their digital turf.

Company alleges Chinese software has stolen code

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 11:16 AM PDT

YahooNewsTechnology / AP
Company alleges Chinese software has stolen code  — AP - A California company claims the Internet-filtering software China has mandated for all new personal computers sold there contains stolen progr...

Why Dell Can't Buy Palm

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 11:15 AM PDT

Techmeme / BitsBlogsNytimes
Why Dell Can't Buy Palm   —  Why Dell Can't Buy Palm There is no credible evidence, not even unsourced rumors, that Dell is trying to buy Palm. That hasn't stopped a bit of W...

No fail-whale purgatory for us-debunking the twitpocalypse

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 10:45 AM PDT

ArsTechnica / Arstechnica
No fail-whale purgatory for us-debunking the twitpocalypse  —  The interwebs are all a-twitter with speculation about a nefarious Twitter bug that could soon doom us all to fail-whale purgatory...

Miyamoto: Why I Spiked Mario Galaxy 2's Story

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 10:28 AM PDT

AskNews / Wired
Miyamoto: Why I Spiked Mario Galaxy 2's Story  —  Wired News - Found 48 minutes ago Mario teams up with his old pal Yoshi once again in Super Mario Galaxy 2 for Wii. Image courtesy Ni...

Dell tweets 3m in revenues

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 10:22 AM PDT

TheRegister / TheRegister
Dell tweets 3m in revenues  — Money to be made after all Twitter itself can't be bothered to come up with a business plan , but Dell at least seems to be making out gangbusters ...

Spam King Sanford Wallace Files for Bankruptcy as Judge Rules Facebook s Lawsuit Can Proceed

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 10:08 AM PDT

Sonoro Eklipse clock radio / iPod dock gets official, priced

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:52 PM PDT

Engadget / Engadget
Sonoro Eklipse clock radio / iPod dock gets official, priced  —  This one's been making the rounds in Europe for some time now, and finally passed through the FCC late last year, but it looks like Sonoro's Eklip...

Microsoft settles suit with Mississippi for 100M

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:48 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / MoneyCnn
Microsoft settles suit with Mississippi for 100M  — The state of Mississippi settled an anti-trust suit with Microsoft for 100 million Thursday and said businesses, individuals, schools and local go...

Default Passwords Blamed In 55M PBX Hacks

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:45 PM PDT

Slashdot / Slashdot
Default Passwords Blamed In 55M PBX Hacks  — An anonymous reader writes "The Washington Post is reporting that the U.S. Justice Department has indicted three residents of the Philippines for b...

All Hell May Break Loose On Twitter In 2 Hours

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:45 PM PDT

Blogrunner: Technology / TechCrunch
All Hell May Break Loose On Twitter In 2 Hours  — Twitter users, the Twitpocalypse is upon us. Twitpocalypse is the name given to a bug that's about to be exposed. Apparently, it's similar to the Y...

Twitter Sells 3 Million Of Computers For Dell

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:43 PM PDT

No 5-Hour iPhone Lines This Time

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:43 PM PDT

Is multicore hype or reality?

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:43 PM PDT

Father's Day Gifts

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:43 PM PDT

Photos on canavs

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:43 PM PDT

HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / Printyourcanvas
Photos on canavs  — 

China's Green Dam: The Implications of Government Control

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:24 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Opennet
China's Green Dam: The Implications of Government Control  —  A recent directive by the Chinese government requires the installation of a specific filtering software product, Green Dam, on the home PC. If imp...

Facebook URL Madness: I Got Mine, But So Did Haywood Jablome

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:24 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Wired
Facebook URL Madness: I Got Mine, But So Did Haywood Jablome  —  Imagine the odds: No sooner had Facebook swung open the doors to its fire sale of vanity URLs than the land grab turned into a geeky frat party as...

Nude, Mona Lisa-like painting surfaces

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:23 PM PDT

HP funds 60 researchers at 46 universities

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:23 PM PDT

Microsoft to give away anti-virus

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:07 PM PDT

BBC / BBCTechnology
Microsoft to give away anti-virus  — Microsoft is close to releasing free software that protects PC users against malicious programs.

The Perfect SpamSnake

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 06:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Howtoforge
The Perfect SpamSnake  —  This tutorial shows how to set up an Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope based server as a spamfilter in Gateway mode. In the end, you will have a SpamSnake G...

Microsoft settles suit with Mississippi for 100M

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:48 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / MoneyCnn
Microsoft settles suit with Mississippi for 100M  — The state of Mississippi settled an anti-trust suit with Microsoft for 100 million Thursday and said businesses, individuals, schools and local go...

Is multicore hype or reality?

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:43 PM PDT

China's Green Dam: The Implications of Government Control

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:24 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Opennet
China's Green Dam: The Implications of Government Control  —  A recent directive by the Chinese government requires the installation of a specific filtering software product, Green Dam, on the home PC. If imp...

Nude, Mona Lisa-like painting surfaces

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 07:23 PM PDT

The Perfect SpamSnake

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 06:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Howtoforge
The Perfect SpamSnake  —  This tutorial shows how to set up an Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope based server as a spamfilter in Gateway mode. In the end, you will have a SpamSnake G...

Linux to be the First Operating System to support USB 3.0

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 06:24 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Digitizor
Linux to be the First Operating System to support USB 3.0  —  By around September 2009, Linux is all set to become the first Operating System to support USB 3.0. Sarah Sharp, Linux Kernel hacker at Intel's Op...

PIKCHUR IS The Best Photo Sharing App on Twitter

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 06:24 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Rev2
PIKCHUR IS The Best Photo Sharing App on Twitter  —  After losing the third grade spelling bee, the makers of this app got famous by building Pikchur LOL, just kidding guys. This is the multi-platfor...

14 Wordpress Business Themes You Must See

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 06:24 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Techuse
14 Wordpress Business Themes You Must See  —  Some Wordpress Themes that you must consider looking before you start your Wordpress Business Website. (Design)

A #1 iPhone game-app dev says: Don't expect to make a living from the AppStore

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 06:23 PM PDT

Social Media is a Tool

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 06:04 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / From-the-couch
Social Media is a Tool  —  We point out that the majority of us won't make money FROM Social Media but by USING Social Media. (Design)

Fedora Live USB Creator

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 06:04 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Linuxreaders
Fedora Live USB Creator  —  Now a days most of the Linux flavours are available as Live CD, we all use it to take a look at new version to experience new features. But in t...

International Phone Hacking Ring Stole 55 Million: Busted!

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 06:04 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Wired
International Phone Hacking Ring Stole 55 Million: Busted!  —  International Phone Hacking Ring Busted Stole 55 Million Worth of Calls. Authorities in several countries have helped bust an international phon...

10 cool things about the iPhone 3G S

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 05:49 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Pcworld
10 cool things about the iPhone 3G S  — The third iPhone to be released since the first was launched in the U.S. in 2007, Apple claims the iPhone 3G S is faster and more powerful than the...

NBA Picks: Lakers vs Magic Game 5

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 05:49 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Point-spreads
NBA Picks: Lakers vs Magic Game 5  — To the pleasure of several NBA Picks Experts, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Orlando Magic in Game 4 on Thursday night 99-91 to take a commanding ...

Google Improves Gmail For Android and iPhone -- InformationWeek

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 05:49 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Informationweek
Google Improves Gmail For Android and iPhone -- InformationWeek  — The search giant is trying to make the mobile version similar to the desktop experience with auto-complete and keyboard shortcuts.

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