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<title><![CDATA[That exploding Droid Maybe not so much]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 08:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ka-boo--wait, what(Credit:Matt Hickey/CNET)Sure, laptop batteries have had a tendency to explode. I even had a Handspring Visor that randomly went pop and spilled smoke on a table next to me. But there aren't that many stories going around these days about smartphones exploding, except the curious case of Aron Embry, who claims that his Motorola Droid exploded in his ear as he was using it.On one hand, it's hard to doubt him: he showed his injuries, as well as the cracked and blood-splattered phone, to the local news in Dallas Fort-Worth. On the other hand, some of us were skeptical, as you don't typically see that kind of behavior in smartphones. Embry seemed sincere, but we thought there might be something else going on. The phone, said to be post-explosive, still worked.But then Gearlog caught word from an anonymous Motorola employee who says the phone in question didn't explode. The theory is that Embry dropped the phone, which shattered the glass, and then put it up to his ear without first looking at it, likely when answering a call. The shattered glass then simply gashed his ear. Since Droids aren't known to explode outside of certain episodes of &quot;Star Wars,&quot; this scenario would make more sense.In addition, the employee goes on to point out that any parts of a cell phone--capacitors or batteries, for example--that might explode would render a phone useless in doing so. The fact that the Droid still worked appears to support his theory.Motorola says it's still officially researching the incident and is taking it seriously. We've e-mailed Embry to get his reaction to the company's theory but haven't heard back yet.But to quote some fellow nerds from my favorite TV show, this myth might be busted.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Arianna Huffington criticizes the media worlda4a4s swinging dicks]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Arianna Huffington, who created the massively popular news site Huffington Post, closed out Business Insidera4a4s Ignition conference today by taking a swipe at the earlier comments.a4AYou guys are all about who has the biggest swinging dick,a4 Huffington said.She was responding specifically to a morning panel where Business Insider co-founder Henry Blodget pushed executives from both HuffPo and the Wall Street Journal to say which company will be bigger in five years. Huffington said thata4a4s a dumb, very male way to look at the world, when in fact both the Journal and the HuffPo can flourish, and a bunch of new publications can take off too.Huffington also rejected the idea that the HuffPo is in a rivalry with Tina Browna4a4s site The Daily Beast, especially now that The Daily Beast has merged with Newsweek. Whenever two women are involved, people assume a4Athere must have been a catfight somewhere,a4 Huffington said, but she isna4a4t thinking about any rivalry, because her company is doing just fine. Ita4a4s profitable and has 24 million unique monthly visitors. Shea4a4s still hoping to grow HuffPoa4a4s audience, but she said that doesna4a4t have to be at the expense of other publications.a4AThata4a4s an old-fashioned guy game,a4 Huffington said. a4AWe women just need to resist participating in it.a4That wasn&amp;'t the only idea that Huffington took issue with. She also pushed back against the idea that the Huffington Post is a liberal blog. She prefers to think of the site as a a4Abeyond left and righta4 publication thata4a4s willing to look at good ideas no matter where they come from on the political spectrum. At the same time, ita4a4s not tied to false ideas of objectivity &amp;8212' when one side is clearly wrong and one is clearly right, ita4a4s not good journalism to pretend that they have equal weight, she said.a4AThere are some people who think the Earth is round and there are some people who think the Earth is flat,a4 Huffington said &amp;8212' and we dona4a4t need to pretend that both opinions are equally valid. That may sound absurd, she said, but you see the same thing in the debate with global warming.Thata4a4s what separates HuffPo from something like Fox News, Huffington argued. Theya4a4re not just the same publication on different sides of the political spectrum.a4AI&amp;'m saying Fox News is not news,a4 Huffington said.[photo by Owen Thomas]Next Story: Mingleverse picks up $1.4M in seed funding for video conferencing with cardboard cutouts Previous Story: The TSA has become God&amp;'s gift to YouTubePrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Ignition, Ignition 2010Companies: Huffington PostPeople: Arianna Huffington          Tags: Ignition, Ignition 2010Companies: Huffington PostPeople: Arianna HuffingtonAnthony is VentureBeat's assistant editor, as well as its reporter on media, advertising, and social networks. Before joining VentureBeat in 2008, Anthony worked at the Hollister Free Lance, where he won awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for breaking news coverage and writing. He attended Stanford University and now lives in San Francisco. Reach him at anthony@venturebeat.com. (All story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com) You can also follow Anthony on Twitter.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WikiLeaksa4a4 One True Home Is Twitter, But For How&nbsp'Long]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[photo a4s 2008 J Fowler | more info (via: Wylio)With Amazon, Paypal and EveryDNS.net dissolving their relationships to WikiLeaks, leaving it without a stable home and a way to make money, Twitter currently serves as the only solid ground the Internet whistleblower has to stand on. This has left many wondering whether or not Twitter will eventually take down the @wikileaks account if put under enough pressure, from lawmakers or otherwise.In fact ita4a4s pretty interesting that the account is still up. Twitter has co-operated with the government before, postponing performing maintenance so Iranians could tweet in the aftermath of a4sthe Iran 2009 presidential election. The company even recently hired a DC liaison to deepen its relationship to Washington.When asked whether or not it would take the account down under any circumstances, Twitter officially responded with &amp;''No comment.&amp;'' But, according to one source, the company has not yet received any government request.WikiLeaks strikes back. Cut us down and the stronger we become: http://twitter.com/searchq=imwikileaksReplyThe legality of WikiLeaks is a subject of debate, as assisting in leakinga4sclassified information may or may not count as espionage. PayPal cited &amp;''assisting&amp;'' when it decided to to drop the site, citing the TOS clause that reads &amp;''Our payment service cannot be used for any activities that encourage, promote, facilitate or instruct others to engage in illegal activity&amp;'' as a reason.TOSes basically function as a way for companies to cover their asses. Asa4sTwitter can do whatever it wants with regards to usernames,a4s@wikileaks&amp;' future basically hinges on interpretations of the Twitter TOS.a4sAnd there are multiple clauses in the Twitter TOS that could be used to justify removing the @wikileaks account including:&amp;''You may not use our service for any unlawful purposes or for promotion of illegal activities. International users agree to comply with all local laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content.&amp;'' &amp;''You may not publish or post other people&amp;'s private and confidential information, such as credit card numbers, street address or Social Security/National Identity numbers, without their express authorization and permission.&amp;''And so on, you get the point.This surprisingly broad-brushed addendum to the &amp;''we can delete your username&amp;'' clause in the TOS&amp;' beginning also does not bode well for WikiLeaks in the case of a government intervention.&amp;''We also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (ii) enforce the Terms, including investigation of potential violations hereof &amp;8230' v) protect the rights, property or safety of Twitter, its users and the public.&amp;'' It actually includes thea4swords &amp;''governmental request,&amp;'' wording so broad it could even include a letter from Joe Lieberman.As for the speculation being tossed around thata4sTwitter is suppressing the hashtags wikileaks and cablegate, Twitter says that it absolutely does not interfere with possible trending topics terms. Twitter representative Carolyn Penner just tweeted that the pecularity of the trends algorithm is the reason that Wikileaks is not trending nationally. People have been reporting seeing the terms WikiLeaks and cablegate in local trending topics since last week.CrunchBase InformationTwitterInformation provided by CrunchBaseTipTweet<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sonya4a4s S1 PlayStation tablet wona4a4t look like any other]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sony  has been oddly quiet about its tablet plans, but now therea4a4s word that  ita4a4s working on an intriguingly designed Android tablet that will be  able to play games from its PlayStation Suite, Engadget reports.The  tablet, which is going by the codename a4AS1a4 within Sony, will feature a  9.4-inch screen and Android 3.0 a4AHoneycomb.a4 But perhaps most  interestingly, it wona4a4t be a perfectly flat slate-style tablet like the  iPad &amp;8212' instead, one side of the S1 will be curved, similar to rolling  up a magazine or paperback book. The inclusion of PlayStation Suite &amp;8212'  Sonya4a4s cross-platform framework to bring games to Android devices and  its upcoming NGP portable game console &amp;8212' means that Sony is positioning the S1 as a gaming tablet.The  news is certainly more exciting than if Sony announced yet another  vanilla-looking Android tablet. The company is no stranger to hardware  innovation, and such a unique design could help it stand out in an  increasingly crowded tablet market.According  to Engadget, Sony is hard at work retooling Android 3.0 with its own  interface. The engineering staff working on it apparently spans Sonya4a4s  VAIO, Reader, Playstation and Sony Ericsson groups &amp;8212' a sign that this  tablet is a very big deal for the company. The project is being led by  the VAIO group, but it will likely launch without VAIO branding. a4ASony&amp;'s  custom-built transitions and UI elements have created a user experience  that rivals and at times improves upon the iPad&amp;'s renowned experience,a4  Engadget writes.The S1 is centered around Sonya4a4s Qriocity service,  its on-demand media solution that can deliver games, ebooks, movies and  music. In addition to PlayStation Suite support, it will also come  loaded with some PlayStation One games.The  S1a4a4s unique curved design will apparently allow for easier one-handed  operation than other tablets around 10-inches. The curved edge shifts  the devicea4a4s center of gravity so that ita4a4s less stressful on your  wrist. It also gives the S1 a convenient angled orientation for when you  want to place it on a desk and type. The design allows the S1 to feel  lighter than the iPad, even though it technically weighs just about the  same.Engadget  also points out that despite the hollow looking mock-up design, the  S1a4a4s curved edge will contain much of its hardware, including an Nvidia  Tegra 2 processor and the battery. That means the screen side of the  tablet could be much thinner than its competitors.Sony  is aiming to ship the tablet around September for a planned price of $599.  Engadget also hints that Sony has another Android 3.0 tablet being  developed, which may feature dual screens.Next Story: On the GreenBeat: Tessera sells Imperial Valley Solar project, Tesla posts fourth-quarter losses Previous Story: Obituary site 1000memories not dying for cash, with $2.5M from Greylock PartnersPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Android, Honeycomb, PlayStation, Playstation Suite, S1, tabletsCompanies: Sony, sony ericsson          Tags: Android, Honeycomb, PlayStation, Playstation Suite, S1, tabletsCompanies: Sony, sony ericssonDevindra Hardawar is VentureBeat's lead mobile writer and East Coast correspondent. He studied philosophy at Amherst College, worked in IT support for several years, and has been writing about technology since 2004. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can reach him at devindra@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @Devindra. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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