Former HP boss joins Oracle: report
(AFP)
Tue, 7 Sep 2010, 27 mins agoAFP - Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Mark Hurd, who resigned last month following a sex scandal, has joined US software giant Oracle as its new co-president, The New York Times said Monday.
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More magazines go digital in iPad Apps of the Week
(Appolicious)
Tue, 7 Sep 2010, 38 mins agoAppolicious - The iTunes App Store was full of good stuff this week for the iPad, including some great new magazines with awesome presentation designed specifically for the digital medium, a couple of fun games to help pass the time, and yet another Facebook app.
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These iPhone apps will raise your productivity to new levels
(Appolicious)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 1 hour agoAppolicious - The dog days of summer are fading, and so is your tan. It is time to pull on the business suit and refocus at work. But dont worry, you dont have to go it alone. The following iPhone apps will help bring out the self-motivation that is hidden somewhere inside you, as well as increase your productivity. So take a few minutes to load up, and start thinking about how you are going to spend that end-of-the-year bonus (if your employer happens to offer you one).
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Brew up some mosaic magic with Percolator iPhone app
(Appolicious)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 1 hour agoAppolicious - There arent a lot of bells and whistles in new photography iPhone app Percolator (99 cents), but it serves up its purposeto turn your photos into multi-colored mosaicsfast and fresh.
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Polls Show Netizens Oppose Craigslist Censorship
(PC World)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 3 hours agoPC World - Web-based polls and views express online show popular opinion is against the censoring of adult services ads on Craigslist. A poll at Mashable shows 71 percent of the respondents voted no to the question "Should Craigslist's Adult Services be censored?" Meanwhile, the Washington Post asked its readers, "Do you agree with Craigslist's decision?" to block access to its Adult Services section. Fifty-two percent of them said no.
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Nike Unveils New iPhone App Just for Runners
(Mashable)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 8 hours agoMashable - Nike has just rolled out a new iPhone app for runners, available for download now [iTunes link].
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YouTube's Life in a Day Gets an Interactive Gallery
(Mashable)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 9 hours agoMashable - YouTube has just launched an official gallery showing off some of the 80,000 submissions it received as part of its Life in a Day project.
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E.U. Could Investigate Chinese Subsidies to Modem Makers
(PC World)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 10 hours agoPC World - The European Commission is considering opening a second enquiry to investigate if China is illegally subsidizing tech companies that produce wireless modems.
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Google Proposes $8.5 Mln Buzz Lawsuit Settlement
(Digital Trends)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 15 hours agoDigital Trends - Internet giant Google has proposed paying some $8.5 million to settle a lawsuit over privacy violations that occurred when it launched its Buzz social networking service earlier this year. Some 30 percent of the proposed settlement money would go towards legal fees associated with the case, $2,500 each would go to the seven Gmail users who brought the suit, and the remainder would be split amongst organizations that promote online privacy and privacy education. Google admits no wrongdoing in the settlement, which still must be approved by a judge.
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AP source: Oracle, ex-HP CEO Hurd in talks for job
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 21 hours agoAP - Former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd is in talks to take a top executive job at Oracle Corp., the database software maker run by his friend Larry Ellison, a person with direct knowledge of the discussions said Sunday.
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Taiwan's HTC: iPhone's `quiet' challenger
(AP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 22 hours agoAP - East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone.
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1 'censored' bar won't stop online prostitution
(AP)
Sun, 5 Sep 2010 11:41:50 PMAP - Craiglist's "adult services" section has been shut down in the U.S., but prostitution on the Internet is alive and well — even, quite possibly, on Craigslist.
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Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings
(AP)
Sat, 4 Sep 2010 02:54:31 AMAP - Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine.
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Disk Storage Still Bouncing Back, IDC Says
(PC World)
Sat, 4 Sep 2010 12:46:00 AMPC World - The market for enterprise disk storage systems grew strongly in the second quarter, continuing to recover from a slump brought on by the economic slowdown of 2008 and 2009, research company IDC said on Friday.
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Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere
(PC World)
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:22:00 PMPC World - More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.
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Facebook Glitch Let Spammer Post to Walls
(PC World)
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 07:30:12 PMPC World - A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload system and used it to post thousands of unwanted Wall messages this week.
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Able to unplug from work while you’re on vacation?
(Ben Patterson)
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:19:43 PMBen 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.
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Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says
(Ben Patterson)
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:58:20 PMBen 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.
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