Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Sources: Hulu plans to charge for some shows
[ Wed, 9 Jun 2010 02:22:39 GMT ]
Free video website Hulu plans to soon begin charging customers and is looking to expand its content to consumer devices like the Xbox and iPad, according to two sources, as the site's media owners experiment with platforms beyond an ad-supported TV model.

Video: 'Green Day Rock Band' good, but nothing new
[ Tue, 8 Jun 2010 04:14:28 GMT ]

June 8: The game follows the Grammy award winning band by showing off key venues from their career, videos, photos and their music. Game editor Todd Kenreck gives it a 7 out of 10. (msnbc.com)The game follows the Grammy award winning band by showing off key venues from their career, videos, photos and their music. Game editor Todd Kenreck gives it a 7 out of 10. (msnbc.com)


Comet turns into a surprise treat
[ Tue, 8 Jun 2010 22:42:18 GMT ]

Skywatcher Michael Jäger of Stixendorf, Austria, took this photo of the newfound Comet McNaught C/2009 R1 on June 6, while the comet was visible in the northeastern morning sky.A recently discovered comet is surprising skywatchers by becoming brighter than predictions had first suggested and can now be seen with the unaided eye.


Online whining: Does it really work?
[ Mon, 7 Jun 2010 22:29:17 GMT ]
Private websites with names like ComplaintsBoard.com and PissedConsumer.com have developed an enormous following among consumers who feel cheated by companies. But are these complaint magnets filling an important role in protecting consumer rights or do they merely serve as online venting?

Cosmic Log: 10 oil-spill ills
[ Wed, 9 Jun 2010 01:51:36 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How did so many things go so wrong at the Deepwater Horizon oil-spill site? Still more ills may surface before all this is over.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How did so many things go so wrong at the Deepwater Horizon oil-spill site? Still more ills may surface before all this is over.


How AT&T made Steve Jobs look bad...again
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:30:41 PDT ]
Could tethering mobile devices with laptops have saved Steve Jobs WWDC keynote from being overtaken by Wi-Fi users?

12 big things we didn't see at WWDC 2010
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:34:41 PDT ]
The new iPhone and changes to its operating system filled up much of Monday's two-hour keynote leaving little room for much else. But what were we all really expecting? These 12 things, that's what.

NYT demands Pulse app be pulled from App Store
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:38:58 PDT ]
A day after Steve Jobs demoed the news headline app at WWDC, the newspaper's parent company says it's an illegal use of its free RSS feed.

Setback for TiVo in long-running patent dispute
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:09:16 PDT ]
Patent office rejects TiVo's claim regarding time-warp technology. It could have repercussions in separate dispute with EchoStar.

Google's new search index Caffeine goes live
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:22:53 PDT ]
After a year of testing Google is ready to roll out a fundamental shift in the way it indexes the Web in hopes of improving the speed at which it indexes pages.

Apple CEO has live technical issues
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:38:53 EDT ]
Just after Apple CEO Steve Jobs debuted the next version of his company's iPhone to the world, the tech luminary had a bit of technical trouble.

Safari 5 aims to simplify web reading
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:40:14 EDT ]
Apple launched a new version of its web browser this week. Safari 5 claims to be faster than its predecessors, and it aims to make the online reading experience clutter-free and less stressful.

Craig from craigslist: How we learn to trust online
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:52:21 EDT ]
We continuously make decisions every day, from which restaurants and dry cleaners to patronize to who to vote for. Sometimes we know enough to make those decisions ourselves, but often we rely on friends, or on friends of friends, or even on strangers.

From Internet Week NY, here's Mr. CollegeHumor
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:29:12 EDT ]
Trying to create the next "David After Dentist" or become the next "Numa Numa" guy?

Will iPhone 4 usher in era of video calls?
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:51:14 EDT ]
Are the futuristic days of "The Jetsons" upon us?

Why iPhone's video calling will succeed
[ Tue, 8 Jun 2010 15:05:53 GMT ]
After Apple unveiled its new iPhone 4 and "FaceTime" video calling feature yesterday, the usual whines from the peanut gallery were that Apple was copying a feature everyone else has shipped for years.

Why iPhone's video calling will succeed
[ Tue, 8 Jun 2010 15:05:53 GMT ]
After Apple unveiled its new iPhone 4 and "FaceTime" video calling feature yesterday, the usual whines from the peanut gallery were that Apple was copying a feature everyone else has shipped for years.

China says will keep blocking online content
[ Tue, 8 Jun 2010 13:44:21 GMT ]
China vowed Tuesday to keep a tight grip on the Internet, saying it would continue to block anything considered subversive or threatening to "national unity."

California Dems to decide on ex-Facebook exec in primary
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:13:09 PDT ]
Chris Kelly, former chief privacy officer at the social network, is one of the two front-runners in Tuesday's primary for state attorney general.

China says will keep blocking online content
[ Tue, 8 Jun 2010 13:44:21 GMT ]
China vowed Tuesday to keep a tight grip on the Internet, saying it would continue to block anything considered subversive or threatening to "national unity."

Video: 'Green Day Rock Band' good, but nothing new
[ Tue, 8 Jun 2010 04:14:28 GMT ]

June 8: The game follows the Grammy award winning band by showing off key venues from their career, videos, photos and their music. Game editor Todd Kenreck gives it a 7 out of 10. (msnbc.com)The game follows the Grammy award winning band by showing off key venues from their career, videos, photos and their music. Game editor Todd Kenreck gives it a 7 out of 10. (msnbc.com)


Video: 'Green Day Rock Band' good, but nothing new
[ Tue, 8 Jun 2010 04:14:28 GMT ]

June 8: The game follows the Grammy award winning band by showing off key venues from their career, videos, photos and their music. Game editor Todd Kenreck gives it a 7 out of 10. (msnbc.com)The game follows the Grammy award winning band by showing off key venues from their career, videos, photos and their music. Game editor Todd Kenreck gives it a 7 out of 10. (msnbc.com)


Cosmic Log: Clean the birds, or kill them?
[ Mon, 7 Jun 2010 21:37:08 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A German biologist has stirred up a fuss by suggesting it made more sense to kill oil-soaked birds from the Gulf of Mexico than to clean them up.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A German biologist has stirred up a fuss by suggesting it made more sense to kill oil-soaked birds from the Gulf of Mexico than to clean them up.


Cosmic Log: Clean the birds, or kill them?
[ Mon, 7 Jun 2010 21:37:08 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A German biologist has stirred up a fuss by suggesting it made more sense to kill oil-soaked birds from the Gulf of Mexico than to clean them up.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A German biologist has stirred up a fuss by suggesting it made more sense to kill oil-soaked birds from the Gulf of Mexico than to clean them up.


Online whining: Does it really work?
[ Mon, 7 Jun 2010 22:29:17 GMT ]
Private websites with names like ComplaintsBoard.com and PissedConsumer.com have developed an enormous following among consumers who feel cheated by companies. But are these complaint magnets filling an important role in protecting consumer rights or do they merely serve as online venting?

Online whining: Does it really work?
[ Mon, 7 Jun 2010 22:29:17 GMT ]
Private websites with names like ComplaintsBoard.com and PissedConsumer.com have developed an enormous following among consumers who feel cheated by companies. But are these complaint magnets filling an important role in protecting consumer rights or do they merely serve as online venting?

California Dems to decide on ex-Facebook exec in primary
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:13:09 PDT ]
Chris Kelly, former chief privacy officer at the social network, is one of the two front-runners in Tuesday's primary for state attorney general.

Ford steering Google Maps into its cars
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:24:00 PDT ]
Carmaker is adding Google Maps to its Sync-equipped vehicles, which will let drivers download directions to their cars from PCs or mobile phones.

Ford steering Google Maps into its cars
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:24:00 PDT ]
Carmaker is adding Google Maps to its Sync-equipped vehicles, which will let drivers download directions to their cars from PCs or mobile phones.

Morning Edition: 3D projectors
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:39:11 PDT ]
Apple releases Safari 5, Adobe brings Flash to the iPhone in a roundabout way, and Sanyo shows off 3D projectors.

Morning Edition: 3D projectors
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:39:11 PDT ]
Apple releases Safari 5, Adobe brings Flash to the iPhone in a roundabout way, and Sanyo shows off 3D projectors.

AppBackr brings a cash advance to iPhone devs
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:00:00 PDT ]
A new program is trying to pair iPhone developers with people who want to invest in their app prior to its release.

AppBackr brings a cash advance to iPhone devs
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:00:00 PDT ]
A new program is trying to pair iPhone developers with people who want to invest in their app prior to its release.

IEA: To promote efficiency, cut fossil fuel subsidies
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:56:41 PDT ]
The International Energy Agency finds that subsidies to fossil fuel industries are over $550 billion globally and recommends cutting subsidies to encourage shift to efficiency and low-carbon fuels.

IEA: To promote efficiency, cut fossil fuel subsidies
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:56:41 PDT ]
The International Energy Agency finds that subsidies to fossil fuel industries are over $550 billion globally and recommends cutting subsidies to encourage shift to efficiency and low-carbon fuels.

10 things to know about iPhone 4
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:41:12 EDT ]
Apple CEO Steve Jobs says the iPhone 4, which debuted on Monday, is the "biggest leap forward" the iPhone has made since it was introduced in 2007.

10 things to know about iPhone 4
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:41:12 EDT ]
Apple CEO Steve Jobs says the iPhone 4, which debuted on Monday, is the "biggest leap forward" the iPhone has made since it was introduced in 2007.

Will iPhone 4 usher in era of video calls?
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:51:14 EDT ]
Are the futuristic days of "The Jetsons" upon us?

Apple unveils iPhone 4
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:47:34 EDT ]
Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Monday introduced the newest version of the company's popular smartphone: iPhone 4.

Apple unveils iPhone 4
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:47:34 EDT ]
Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Monday introduced the newest version of the company's popular smartphone: iPhone 4.

Craig from craigslist: How we learn to trust online
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:52:21 EDT ]
We continuously make decisions every day, from which restaurants and dry cleaners to patronize to who to vote for. Sometimes we know enough to make those decisions ourselves, but often we rely on friends, or on friends of friends, or even on strangers.

Craig from craigslist: How we learn to trust online
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:52:21 EDT ]
We continuously make decisions every day, from which restaurants and dry cleaners to patronize to who to vote for. Sometimes we know enough to make those decisions ourselves, but often we rely on friends, or on friends of friends, or even on strangers.

Will iPhone 4 usher in era of video calls?
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:51:14 EDT ]
Are the futuristic days of "The Jetsons" upon us?

How to make a viral video smash hit
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:48:42 EDT ]
Judson Laipply didn't expect much from his cheaply made video, "Evolution of Dance." It was a calling card, a way for the "inspirational comedian" to get noticed, when he uploaded it to YouTube on April 6, 2006.

How to make a viral video smash hit
[ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:48:42 EDT ]
Judson Laipply didn't expect much from his cheaply made video, "Evolution of Dance." It was a calling card, a way for the "inspirational comedian" to get noticed, when he uploaded it to YouTube on April 6, 2006.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Arrest made in U.S. military Wikileaks probe
[ Mon, 7 Jun 2010 18:46:26 GMT ]
U.S. military officials confirmed to NBC News today that a military intelligence analyst has been taken into custody for allegedly providing a website with classified gun-camera video of a 2007 Apache helicopter attack that killed innocent civilians in Baghdad.

Cosmic Log: Clean the birds, or kill them?
[ Mon, 7 Jun 2010 21:37:08 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A German biologist has stirred up a fuss by suggesting it made more sense to kill oil-soaked birds from the Gulf of Mexico than to clean them up.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A German biologist has stirred up a fuss by suggesting it made more sense to kill oil-soaked birds from the Gulf of Mexico than to clean them up.


iPhone 4: The definitive guide
[ Mon, 7 Jun 2010 20:11:23 GMT ]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs discusses the new iPhone 4 during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California June 7, 2010. Gizmodo.com: We already showed you the new iPhone from every angle, inside and out. Today, Steve Jobs re-revealed it. Here's the exhaustive guide to all the features of the new iPhone 4.


AT&T says it will be generous with iPhone upgrades
[ Mon, 7 Jun 2010 21:16:49 GMT ]

June 7: The next iPhone will have a higher-resolution screen, longer battery life and thinner design. CNBC's Jim Goldman reports.  (Other)When the latest iPhone is released June 24, AT&T wants to avoid some of the confusion that came with the previous launch, when people who already had an iPhone struggled to understand whether they were eligible for a discounted upgrade.


Jobs unveils iPhone 4 with video calling
[ Mon, 7 Jun 2010 19:27:11 GMT ]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs said pricing for the iPhone 4 is $299 for a 32-gigabyte model, and $199 for a 16 GB version. The phone is available June 24.Apple  unveiled its latest iPhone on Monday with video calling, HD video recording, longer battery life and a super-high resolution screen. It goes on sale June 24.