Archive for January, 2010

Apple Event: Focus on Reinventing Content

Apple Event: Focus on Reinventing Content

The teaser for Apple’s press event, “Come see our latest creation,” has a double meaning. Content creators, not gadget freaks, will be the biggest target of Apple’s Wednesday press conference. Although most of the speculation has centered on a tablet device that will likely be announc

01.27.2010 | Business, Marketing, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Google's New High-Res Satellite Images of Haiti

Google’s New High-Res Satellite Images of Haiti

Google has released new, higher-resolution satellite images of the Port-au-Prince area of Haiti that was devastated by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on Jan. 12. The new impressively detailed photos were taken on Sunday, Jan. 17 and have resolution of around 6 inches, according to Google. You can

01.21.2010 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Facebook Doubles, MySpace Visitors Down

Facebook Doubles, MySpace Visitors Down

Clickz.com wrote: Facebook saw the number of U.S. visitors more than double in November 2009 compared to the same month in 2008. The social network had 102.8 million unique visitors in November 2009, making it the largest social network, according to comScore data. [hana-code-insert name='HUGO

01.19.2010 | Social Media | Hugo Candeias

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Google puts off launch of Nexus One in China

Guardian.co.uk wrote: Google has postponed the launch in China of a new mobile phone incorporating its email and web services, following its row with the government there over censorship and hacking of its internal network. "The launch we have been working on with [mobile carrier] China Unicom

01.19.2010 | Mobile, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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German Government Warns Against using IE

German Government Warns Against using IE

BBC.co.uk wrote: The German government has warned web users to find an alternative browser to Internet Explorer to protect security. The warning from the Federal Office for Information Security comes after Microsoft admitted IE was the weak link in recent attacks on Google's systems. Micros

01.18.2010 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Kodak Sues iPhone and BlackBerry

Kodak Sues iPhone and BlackBerry

Guardian.co.uk wrote: Kodak has launched lawsuits alleging that the iPhone and BlackBerry - two of the world's most popular mobile phones - infringe its patents. The photographic pioneer said on Thursday that it had filed a case in the Western District of New York against Apple and Canadian ha

01.14.2010 | Mobile, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Complaints about Google's Nexus One Smartphone

Complaints about Google’s Nexus One Smartphone

Reuters.com wrote: Google's Nexus One phone may have been one of the most anticipated devices of the last few weeks. But since the smartphone's launch last Tuesday, it has left a string of unhappy customers in its wake. Nexus One has been plagued by consumer complaints including spotty 3G connec

01.14.2010 | Mobile | Hugo Candeias

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Apple to Launch iPhone 4G in April?

Apple to Launch iPhone 4G in April?

IntoMobile.com wrote: CES 2010 has barely shuttered its doors for the year and we’re already seeing next-generation iPhone rumors coming to light. According to a report citing comments from South Korea’s KT execs, Apple’s upcoming iPhone successor could feature a removable battery, OLED

01.13.2010 | Business, Mobile | Hugo Candeias

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Facebook taps McAfee to shield users from attacks

Reuters.com wrote: Facebook, the world's No. 1 social networking site, which has been a target of several high-profile cyber attacks in the past year, is giving away security software from McAfee Inc to protect its users. Facebook said on Tuesday its 350 million users can download a free six-m

01.13.2010 | Social Media, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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570-Megapixels Intergalactic Camera

570-Megapixels Intergalactic Camera

Wired.com wrote: You’re looking at the heart of one of the biggest digital cameras ever conceived — 74 CCD sensors that will go into an enclosure the size of a Mini Cooper. The 570-megapixel shooter is being built at Fermilab by an international team of particle physicists and astronomers

01.13.2010 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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