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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Netflix shareholders to vote on directors, exec pay]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cherierhhc</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing and advertising</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=netflix-shareholders-to-vote-on-directors-exec-pay</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Three members of the Netflix board of directors are up for re-election, including founder and CEO Reed Hastings, at the annual shareholders meeting scheduled for June 3, the company said Wednesday. The Web's top video-rental site said the meeting will be held at the company's headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif. One of the other items on the agenda is a nonbinding vote on executive compensation, which is now a requirement under the the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. This is the so-called say-on-pay requirement. Stockholders are to be given a chance to cast an advisory vote on the compensation of executive officers. Netflix's board &quot;unanimously recommended&quot; in the company's filing Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission that shareholders approve the executive compensation laid out by the board. Other items listed on the agenda:  &amp;149'&amp;nbsp'To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011  &amp;149'&amp;nbsp'To approve our 2011 Stock Plan  &amp;149'&amp;nbsp'To receive a nonbinding advisory vote on the frequency of votes on executive officer compensation  &amp;149'&amp;nbsp'To consider a stockholder proposal regarding majority voting, if properly presented at the meetingHastings, who is also Netflix's board chairman, is a shoe-in to be re-elected. In the past year, under Hastings' stewardship, the company's stock has soared, the number of subscribers has risen by more than 60 percent, and the streaming service is popular with consumers as well as investors. In addition to Hastings, current board members Jay C. Hoag and George &quot;Skip&quot; Battle, are up for re-election. Hoag, a Netflix director since 1999, is the founding partner at venture capital firm Technology Crossover Ventures. Battle, a director since 2005, is the former CEO of Ask Jeeves. Below is a chart showing the compensation of some of the Netflix executive team.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[App reveals dead bugs, carcinogens in your lunch]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=app-reveals-dead-bugs-carcinogens-in-your-lunch</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>franbrbbab</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=app-reveals-dead-bugs-carcinogens-in-your-lunch</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you're concerned about the number of foods you eat that contain pulverized insect bodies, or worry about all the ways another Coke or Pepsi might contribute to your early demise, boy, have I got an app for you.That doctor is probably not prescribing this app...(Credit:Flickr user skampy)The folks at the Center for Science in the Public Interest are wagering you're willing to fork over a buck to find out how truly disgusting and/or dangerous the ingredients in your food are with their new &quot;Chemical Cuisine&quot; app. Download it for 99 cents for iOS or Android and you have instant access to an encyclopedia of all those indecipherable ingredients on food labels--things like cochineal extract or carmine, which comes from those unfortunate aforementioned insects and is used to add a nice pink, purple, or reddish hue to your yogurt and other munchies.An Acesulfame-K up your sleeve won&amp;39't make a winning hand in the end.(Credit:CSPI/EchoDitto)Believe it or not, cochineal extract is an ingredient that CSPI rates as safe to consume for most people but notes that some folks can have a severe allergic reaction. &quot;Certain People Should Avoid&quot; is one of five ratings used for the ingredients in CSPI's database. The others are &quot;Safe,&quot; &quot;Cut Back,&quot; &quot;Avoid,&quot; and &quot;Caution&quot; for those ingredients that might pose a risk and need more testing. One entry of interest in that last category is the natural sweetener Stevia, also known as Rebiana or by brand name like Truvia, a bottle of which is currently on a shelf at my home. The app capsule on Rebiana points out that natural doesn't necessarily mean safe or healthy--there's been evidence that it can promote cancer and infertility in rodents.In the &quot;Avoid&quot; category, the artificial colorings and sweeteners dominate, from notorious names like Aspartame to the more harmless-sounding--but still potentially carcinogenic--&quot;caramel coloring.&quot; Most bottles of Diet Coke contain both.CSPI is quick to point out that most food additives are relatively safe in the amounts in which they're used. In fact, I counted less than 20 on the &quot;Avoid&quot; list on Chemical Cuisine.One characteristic of this app seemed a little baffling to me, though. While I'm not exactly operating in the nonprofit sector, this sort of awareness-building app just screams to be made available free, and the 99-cent price seems odd for what amounts to basically a digital pamphlet, albeit a very handy one.Then again, I'm likely to see that dollar returned a thousand-fold with all the dough I now won't spend on those carbonated cancer and corn-syrup bombs in a can in the future.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sprint's Common Cents plan to become Virgin Mobile PayLo]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gsambermgm</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=sprints-common-cents-plan-to-become-virgin-mobile-paylo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Sprint)Sprint will discontinue its Common Cents prepaid plan, CNET learned today, and will instead transition existing customers into the PayLo plan run by Virgin Mobile, a different Sprint prepaid brand. Related links Sprint and Wal-Mart offer cheap prepaid plan Sprint expands Common Cents serviceSprint and Wal-Mart launched Common Cents as an in-store brand last May to compete against retail handsets like TracFone's StraightTalk brand, but the program wasn't rolled out nationally. Existing Common Cents customers will join Virgin Mobile this May, cutting off the plan's lifespan at one year.&quot;Current Common Cents customers need not make any change, but will now have access to more options for plans and handsets under payLo as well, a Sprint spokeswoman told CNET in an e-mail. &quot;Common Cents is due to move out of Wal-Mart in mid May' those pegs will be taken over by Virgin Mobile's Beyond Talk plans, which have already seen solid success in Wal-Mart.&quot;Sprint is promising an automatic shift for current customers, and will continue offering 7-cent-per-minute calls, plus access to Virgin Mobile top-up cards to refresh minutes. There is some information of the Common Cents Web site, and Sprint has promised more details in the coming weeks.In addition to Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile and Assurance Wireless are also Sprint prepaid brands.[Via Fierce Wireless]Article updated at 1:11pm PT: With a quote from Sprint.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple investigating Verizon iPad 2 3G issue]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ernieppnpe</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=apple-investigating-verizon-ipad-2-3g-issue</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:CNET)Apple says it's looking into an issue that requires someiPad 2 owners with built-in Verizon 3G to reboot their devices to re-enable 3G after turning it off.In a statement by an Apple representative released to All Things Digital today, the company said it is aware that some iPad 2 owners with the Verizon 3G model are having connectivity issues and is investigating it. The number of those affected is &quot;small,&quot; the company said. Complaints began mounting on an Apple Support Discussions board in the days following the release of the iPad 2 with some users finding that the software switch to turn the 3G antenna on and off was not reactivating without first powering down the unit.The Verizon version of the iPad 2 is the first iPad to ship with CDMA service. Verizon's 3G service is also offered on the CDMA version of theiPhone 4, which went on sale earlier this year. Both devices use the same software mechanism to turn the 3G modem on and off.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gartner: Android market share to near 50 percent]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shantay9vl</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=gartner-android-market-share-to-near-50-percent</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Android operating system may soon own nearly 50 percent of the smartphone market, Gartner said today.According to the market researcher, more than 296 million smartphones shipped last year. Out of that, Symbian secured 37.6 percent market share, followed by Android's 22.7 percent share, and BlackBerry OS with 16 percent of the market. In 2011, the number of smartphone shipments around the world will explode to nearly 468 million units. That growth will help Android snag 38.5 percent market share by the end of the year, followed by Apple's iOS at 19.4 percent, and Symbian at 19.2 percent, Gartner said.But it's next year that might just be the most eye-opening find in Gartner's analysis. According to the company, more than 630 million smartphones will ship worldwide in 2012, and Android will own 49.2 percent of the market, easily dominating its second-place competitor, iOS, with 18.9 percent share. Research In Motion's BlackBerry operating system will nab the third spot with 12.6 percent share of the smartphone space.Gartner offered up another surprise in its forecasts: in 2015, Microsoft's Windows Phone platform will secure the second spot in the smartphone space with 19.5 percent market share. It will follow Android's 48.8 percent market ownership.Gartner said it pushed Windows Phone sales up &quot;solely by virtue of Microsoft's alliance with Nokia,&quot; which the companies entered into earlier this year. Likely starting next year, Nokia will useWindows Phone 7 as the &quot;principal&quot; operating system on its smartphones.Debate rages over Windows Phone's future market share.Last week, IDC released its own forecasts for the 2015 smartphone market and reported that Android would secure 45.4 percent of the space. It believes Windows Phone will follow with 20.9 percent market share. Like Gartner, IDC said the deal between Microsoft and Nokia will be enough to push Windows Phone to greater heights.&quot;Up until the launch of Windows Phone 7 last year, Microsoft has steadily lost market share while other operating systems have brought forth new and appealing experiences,&quot; Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst on IDC's Mobile Devices Technology and Trends team, said in a statement at the time. &quot;The new alliance brings together Nokia's hardware capabilities and Windows Phone's differentiated platform...By 2015, IDC expects Windows Phone to be the No. 2 operating system worldwide behind Android.&quot;However, ABI Research wasn't so quick to agree. That research firm said last week it expects Android to grab 45 percent of the smartphone market by 2016 and be followed by Apple's 19 percent market share. It pegged Windows Phone's share at 7 percent.Speaking to CNET last week, ABI Research senior analyst Michael Morgan said that customers around the world are moving away from Nokia devices and they won't even consider going back. That belief, he says, makes the difference between his estimates and those of the other research firms.&quot;In 2011, Symbian is going to start to deflate rapidly,&quot; Morgan said. &quot;I believe that a lot of Nokia users will convert to a new OS platform and stay there--they won't go back.&quot;Either way, 2015 is shaping up to be a big year for every major smartphone maker, regardless of market share. According to Gartner, a whopping 1.1 billion smartphones will ship in 2015 alone.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Waste Management CEO places energy bets]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>minnubugtae</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=waste-management-ceo-places-energy-bets</guid>
<description><![CDATA[LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-- Waste Management wants your waste for more reasons that you might think. The company, which hauls garbage from 22 million customers, is in the midst of a strategy to invest in technology start-ups in an effort to get electricity, chemicals, or liquid fuels from municipal solid waste. Already, the company generates two to three times more energy than the entire solar industry.&quot;We took the venture capital route. We make lots of small investments because you don't know what technology will ultimately will win. We need to spread out bets,&quot; Waste Management CEO David Steiner said during a talk here at the Fortune Brainstorm Green conference today.Garbage to gold: Ways to get value from waste (Images)  Landfill operators, such as Waste Management, have been capturing the methane gas from landfills to make electricity for decades. Incinerators burn trash to make electricity. But Waste Management is seeking to get more value from the &quot;materials&quot; that it collects, said Steiner. Rather than create a single product, such as electricity, the company's strategy is to invest in different technologies that give it flexibility in what collected waste is converted into.With organic materials, such as yard clippings and food waste, the industry is only getting about 60 percent of the inherent value. Organics can be converted into biogas using a process called anaerobic digestion, which can be burned for heat or electricity. Nutrients can be recuperated as well from organics.Another technology called plasma gasification converts wastes into a synthetic gas, a combination of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. From there, that gas could potentially be made into diesel fuel or specialty chemicals, Steiner said. &quot;We think we can extract a lot more value both as a fuel and converting it to syngas. And once we do that, we can get to lots of different chemicals and fuels,&quot; he said.One technology the company badly needs is a way to automatically sort waste so different streams, such as organic material and paper, can be separated without contamination, which Steiner said would &quot;change the game for us.&quot;The company is also investing in information technology, such as better Web sites and on-board computers for its haulers, to improve the productivity and customer service.Changing the company culture to recycling waste for valuable products helps motivate employees since they feel they are improving the environment, Steiner said. The average American generates about four and a half pounds of waste a day and the industry collects about 350 million tons of municipal solid waste a year.&quot;Is this going to create energy independence in the U.S. No, but I see it as creating lemonade from lemons,&quot; he said.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google updates finance search for Android, iPhone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>trubogaz</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=google-updates-finance-search-for-android-iphone</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Google)Google made a few tweaks today to the way it presents financial information in its mobile search results.Now, typing a stock symbol into the Google.com search bar in on youriPhone or Android smartphone (2.1 or above) returns useful data in a glance, including the stock's share price and an interactive graph you can click on to see fluctuations over a day up to a five-year span.What's more, the results appear on four &quot;cards,&quot; or screens, that you can swipe through to see additional news, and a market overview. Those of you signed on to your Google account can also swipe to see a summarized view of your Google Finance stock portfolio.The new usability features are launching in English for now, with more language support to follow.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA nixes James Cameron Mars 3D camera]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>riauckli1</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=nasa-nixes-james-cameron-mars-3d-camera</guid>
<description><![CDATA[James Cameron (right) inspects a mast camera system designed for NASA's Curiosity Mars rover. (Credit:NASA)NASA has shelved a special 3D camera system that was developed with filmmaker James Cameron for the $2.4 billion Mars rover Curiosity, which is due to launch later this year.The zoom mast camera for Curiosity was nixed because there isn't enough time to prepare it for launch in November, according to developer Malin Space Science Systems and NASA. The system was in the final stages of development, but time ran out. Technical difficulties prevented engineers from delivering it as scheduled last December. The system did not work as well as the fixed focal length cameras now installed on Curiosity, Malin said.  The Fixed Focal Length Mast Camera (Mastcam) has two cameras--a 100-millimeter telephoto lens and a 34-millimeter wide-angle lens. &quot;While Curiosity won't benefit from the 3D motion imaging that the zooms enable, I'm certain that this technology will play an important role in future missions,&quot; Cameron was quoted as saying. &quot;In the meantime, we're certainly going to make the most of our cameras that are working so well on Curiosity right now.&quot;Curiosity's mission is to make observations on Mars and help assess whether the planet could support microbial life. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Next Windows Phone OS to tap mobile payments]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>svetalavl</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=report-next-windows-phone-os-to-tap-mobile-payments</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft is expected to include mobile-payment technology in the next version of the Windows Phone operating system that will allow users to turn their Windows phones into an electronic wallet, according to a Bloomberg report.The first handsets featuring the technology could appear later this year, according to the report, which cited two unidentified people described as familiar with the plans.Microsoft representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the report.With the move, Microsoft would join a growing list of software makers incorporating near-field communication (NFC) to turn consumers' smartphones into mobile wallets. The total value of mobile transactions is expected to reach $245 billion in 2014, according to market researcher Gartner.NFC chips let devices exchange information wirelessly with one another over very short distances, about 4 inches. Users of phones featuring NFC chips could use them to make payments by holding the devices up to a specialized reader at retailers' checkout counters.Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Google would partner with MasterCard and Citigroup to deliver a mobile-payment service to Android smartphones. Google is also reportedly paying for the installation of thousands of NFC short-range, wireless point-of-sale systems from VeriFone at stores in New York and San Francisco.Rumors have been circulating recently that the next version of Apple's iPhone would incorporate NFC, but some observers believe Apple would have to overcome some hurdles before it can do so. Those hurdles apparently rest more with the overall infrastructure and how Apple would partner with retailers and other players rather than the technology itself.Research In Motion has also been considering NFC but has been running into conflicts with mobile carriers over who will control the mobile payment information, according to a recent Wall Street Journal story.Later this year, Visa is expected to begin offering a way to use existing smartphones for such payments with a microSD (Secure Digital) removable memory card.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Amazon opens its Android Appstore]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>randemeand</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=amazon-opens-its-android-appstore</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Amazon)Amazon officially opened its new and much-anticipated Android app store today.Serving up a round of competition to Google's Android Market, Amazon's Appstore for Android is stocking almost 3,800 apps for starters, with more on the way. To kick off the store opening, Amazon is giving away a free copy of Angry Birds Rio and is promising to offer one paid app for free each day.But the Amazon shop is opening amid controversy. Apple yesterday sued Amazon over the use of the term &quot;App Store,&quot; for which Apple filed a trademark after the release of theiPhone 3G. Apple is contending that use of the term could &quot;confuse and mislead customers.&quot; Lawyers will surely make note of the fact that Apple uses the term as the two-word phrase &quot;App Store,&quot; while Amazon has tweaked it slightly to the one word &quot;Appstore,&quot; perhaps in an attempt to distinguish it.Amazon's launch of its Appstore for Android comes at a time when Google's own Android Market has been facing some challenges, notably in the area of security. Google recently was forced to pull 50 different malware-infected apps that were masquerading as legitimate programs, calling into question the processes that the company uses to allow apps in its mobile store.Before shoppers at Amazon's Appstore can download Angry Birds or other apps onto their Android devices, they'll first need to install the retail giant's Appstore app on the device, a process explained on the Getting Started page. Once the Appstore app is installed, people can then browse and search for titles throughout the store. An Amazon acccount is also needed to download apps.As with most app stores, Amazon has organized its titles into a wide array of categories, including games, education, news and weather, travel, shopping, and social networking. Users wil also find apps in special categories, such as bestsellers, new releases, and free apps. Each app offers full descriptions and details along with user reviews. Amazon will also recommend certain apps based on a person's interests and history.Clicking on the &quot;Buy App&quot; or &quot;Get App&quot; button will download an app and add it to the My Apps page on the Web site or install it directly on the mobile device. People can browse, download, and buy apps either from their PCs via the full Web site or through the Appstore app on their devices.Amazon is also offering a &quot;test drive&quot; feature for many apps through which people can try before they buy. The Test Drive option lets users launch an app on Amazon's cloud-based EC2 service to get a quick feel for how it works.The Appstore for Android is generally compatible with any device running Android 1.6 or higher, according to Amazon. But there seems to be an issue with Android devices from AT&amp;amp'T. Amazon says that AT&amp;amp'T smartphone andtablet users can't currently install the Amazon Appstore app or buy apps from the store. The company says that AT&amp;amp'T is working on the issue and suggests that users visit the AT&amp;amp'T Web site to be notified when they can use the store.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Spectrum debate likely hot topic for CTIA]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Cristoph-i</dc:creator>
<category>Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla.--While many gadget fans will be looking for the latest smartphones and cool services coming out at this week'sCTIA 2011 trade show here, policy wonks will be looking for news in the heated battle between the wireless industry and TV broadcasters over spectrum reallocation.In recent weeks, the National Association of Broadcasters has called into question the Federal Communications Commission's plan to reallocate spectrum, much of which will come from unused broadcast licenses that have been voluntarily given up. The NAB has called many current spectrum holders, which have participated in previous spectrum auctions, hoarders. The group claims these companies are not efficiently using the spectrum they have already bought.For example, satellite TV provider DirecTV, as well as cable operators Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Brighthouse have all bought spectrum in recent FCC auctions and have not yet used that spectrum nor have they disclosed how they plan to use it. Even large carriers such as Verizon Wireless and AT&amp;T have not used all the spectrum licenses they have purchased in recent auctions.&quot;Maybe you should develop that spectrum before you come to broadcasters asking for 40 percent more of their spectrum,&quot; Dennis Wharton, NAB's executive vice president for media relations, told the IDG News Service in a recent interview. &quot;Why is it taking so long, if there really is a national spectrum crisis&quot;The CTIA, which represents the wireless industry, and the Federal Communications Commission say spectrum reallocation is necessary because there's a looming spectrum crisis. Without additional spectrum allocated, wireless operators will not have enough airwaves available to meet the rapidly growing demand for wireless data services, these groups say.While it's clear which side the CTIA is on in this debate, the topic will likely be a hot one at the group's biannual trade show this week where the industry is gathered not only to announce and view cool new products, but also to discuss important policies essential to the industry. (For more detail on what to expect in terms of products at CTIA, check out my colleague Kent German's preview piece from Friday.)On Monday, I will be helping Chris Guttman-McCabe, vice president of regulatory affairs for the CTIA, host a panel discussion that will include several officials from the FCC, as well as representatives from AT&amp;T and Verizon, who will be talking about wireless spectrum issues and policy.The spectrum debate The FCC's National Broadband Report, released last year, recommended that the FCC make 500MHz of new wireless spectrum available within 10 years for licensed and unlicensed use. The plan recommends that 300MHz of that spectrum should become available within the next five years.One of the most controversial issues to come out of that plan is the reallocation of wireless spectrum. While the report recommends that the FCC reallocate about 20MHz of underutilized government spectrum, it also recommends that the agency get about 120MHz of spectrum from TV broadcasters.The FCC is currently studying a plan for reallocating spectrum. The commission has said it doesn't plan to force broadcasters to give it up. Instead, it said it would create incentive auctions that would let broadcasters who aren't using some spectrum to voluntarily give it up in exchange for some kind of compensation.While the NAB is open to a voluntarily approach, the lobby group has been questioning the FCC's premise for even asking for this spectrum, given that spectrum sold in recent auctions hasn't been used yet.The NAB also says it may be difficult for broadcasters to give up spectrum, since the areas where spectrum is most needed is in cities, where many broadcasters are already using spectrum to provide free TV programming, as well as mobile digital TV.Broadcasters also believe that as an industry, they've given up plenty of spectrum already. For example, the government forced the TV broadcast industry to move to broadcasting signals in digital rather than analog form, which freed up spectrum in the 700MHz band. That spectrum was auctioned in 2008. Verizon Wireless is using its 700MHz wireless licenses to build its &quot;4G&quot; LTE network.But the wireless industry and the FCC believe that TV broadcasters, which were given their spectrum licenses for free during the dawn of TV, need to give more of it back for reallocation. In a column published Friday on CNET, CTIA CEO Steve Largent said that TV broadcasters have 294MHz of spectrum in each market, much of which is currently unused.He claims that the CTIA estimates that revenue &quot;from auctions of broadcast spectrum reclaimed through a voluntary mechanism would gross at least $36 billion for the federal government. This process would [retain] free over-the-air broadcast service while the industry would pay billions to the U.S. Treasury and billions more to the U.S. economy to deploy new technologies. Ultimately, consumers continue to get the world's best products and services. Everyone wins.&quot;AT&amp;T's senior executive vice president for external and legislative affairs said in a blog post Friday that the NAB itself is guilty of under using its spectrum resources and should not be pointing fingers at the wireless industry, which has paid millions for its spectrum licenses.&quot;NAB (insuates that) the problem isn't their own massive warehousing and underuse of precious spectrum resources,&quot; Cicconi wrote in a blog post Friday. &quot;Instead, the problem is everyone else. It's not their 1950s transmission method that's inefficient' the fault is with modern devices that receive their signals. And somehow those companies making the largest capital investments in the U.S., and perhaps the largest private capital investments in American history, aren't investing fast enough to suit the broadcasters.&quot;The CTIA and the Consumer Electronics Association say that the NAB is simply trying to deflect attention from the spectrum crisis. In a letter to Congressional leaders this week, the two groups said that the &quot;NAB has once again endeavored to search for any hint of outlier instances where spectrum allegedly is not being put to productive use--a point that has been consistently refuted.&quot;FCC Chairman Genachowski has also downplayed the NAB's claims. In a speech this week at the Mobile Future Forum, he said that the FCC's recently completed &quot;baseline&quot; spectrum inventory provides enough data to conclude that incentive auctions are needed.&quot;The spectrum crunch will not be solved by the build-out of already allocated spectrum,&quot; Genachowski said. &quot;That spectrum was already built into the FCC's analysis of the spectrum shortage and does not detract from the desirability and necessity of adding the incentive auction tool to the FCC's arsenal.&quot;He said there were &quot;no hidden vacant lots of commercial airwaves.&quot; But he said that there are a few &quot;areas well-suited to mobile broadband, such as the TV and [mobile satellite services] bands.&quot;Meanwhile, the NAB says it wants the government to do a full inventory of spectrum to see how efficiently all spectrum holders are using their licenses. Such a broad inventory of spectrum that includes usage by wireless companies and other auction license holders has not been done.It will be interesting to see how the debate plays out and what the wireless industry will say at this week's conference to flame the political fires. Stay tuned.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[787 Dreamliner touch-and-go's thrill 747-8 crowd]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 07:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>riaterwinqw</dc:creator>
<category>Gaming</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A Boeing 787 Dreamliner, doing touch-and-go tests at Paine Field in Everett, Washington on Sunday.(Credit:Daniel Terdiman/CNET)EVERETT, Wash.--For an airplane plane geek like me, today was a very good day.Ostensibly, I was up here in this town about 30 minutes north of Seattle for the maiden flight of Boeing's all-new 747-8 Intercontinental, which took air for the first time at 9:58 a.m. PDT. 787 Dreamliner takeoff and landing tests (photos) But while dozens of other reporters and I were waiting for the new 747 to take off, we got the chance to see something else that got the shutters working overtime: a 787 Dreamliner doing touch-and-go tests.By now, the Dreamliner is, if not old news, then at least mature news. The plane made its first flight on December 15, 2009, and is slated for first customer delivery some time later this year. But there's still something thrilling about seeing one of the next-generation planes doing tests like this up close.Still, today's mainly about the new 747. Please stay tuned for all of CNET's coverage of the first flight of the Intercontinental and its first landing.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Change your screen and battle on Europa: iPhone apps of the week]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chuckjones</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:CNET)Maggie Reardon wrote a post today on her Signal Strength blog about AT&amp;T beginning to crack down on customers using theiPhone's tethering capabilities without paying for the service. Apparently the company has begun sending out e-mails and text messages to the offending customers inviting them to sign up with its tethering plan--$45/month for what it calls a &quot;DataPro&quot; 4GB service.I haven't used this feature at all yet on my iPhone and I probably never will at $45 a month. But this story also brings up the old &quot;Unlimited Data&quot; plan argument. I think I was grandfathered in with an Unlimited Data plan (which frustratingly doesn't include texts for no reason I can understand accept that AT&amp;T is nickel-and-diming us to death), but as you can see, my &quot;unlimited&quot; plan has very clear limits when it comes to tethering (and texting!). I don't know about you, but last I checked, unlimited meant without limits. Also, if the connection is going through my iPhone to my laptop, how is that any different than simply using the same connection on my iPhone without a laptop It's the same connection, right If not, is it really a $45-per-month difference Somehow I doubt it.Anyway, I just thought I would (vent) put it out there and see what readers think about the new tethering features, the pricing, and the highly limited &quot;unlimited data&quot; plans. Let me know what you think in the comments.This week's apps include a unique background image collection app, and a combination first-person shooter and role-playing game that's set on Europa, the ice-covered moon of Jupiter.Pick from several cool-looking designs that give your iPhone a different feel.(Credit:Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET)Pimp Your Screen (99 cents) is certainly not the only wallpaper and background app in the iTunes App Store, but it makes it really easy to add some sweet-looking backgrounds to your iPhone. Featuring high-resolution Retina Display- andiPad-ready backgrounds, Pimp Your Screen offers categories and unique styles not found in other apps of this type. Choose from categories like App Shelves (to make it look the apps are sitting on shelves), Neon Combos (for really colorful neon backgrounds), and Icon Skins (which give your app icons different visual qualities).Certainly, you can find plenty of nice-looking backgrounds on the Web, but I like this collection of images, and the software's in-app help dialogs make it a snap to switch looks quickly. It also offers little extras like the ability to see a preview of app icons overlaying a background beforehand, for example, and the ability to look at current most popular wallpapers, recent additions, and more.Overall, there are a ton of wallpaper apps available for the iPhone and iPad, but this collection was made to fit naturally with the app icons on your home screen and offers beautiful high-res images you can switch easily.Assign skills to the buttons on the sides of the screen for easy access.(Credit:Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET)Mission: Europa Standard Edition ($3.99) is a cross between the RPG and FPS genres, and, if you can get past the somewhat simple-looking graphics, is a very deep, content-rich game. The game starts out with a common storyline found in many games these days: you're on a routine mission, the main base loses contact with a mining facility on the surface, and now you need to investigate (think Doom 3 or Dead Space or movies from the &quot;Alien&quot; franchise).Despite the somewhat predictable plot, Mission Europa offers up vast worlds with hundreds of missions, tons of items to find and use,crafting, and all the other things that make RPG games great. At the same time, your control system follows the common first-person shootersetup like other games in the genre: swipe on screen to look around, move with a left joypad, and shoot by touching a button on the right.Mission: Europa adds much more to this setup (and perhaps too much) with a button to attack with your off-hand along with several hot-bar-like buttons you can use to activate skills you acquire as you play. You'll also spend a lot of time navigating through several menus like your inventory, available skills, quest lists, game maps, crafting screens, and more. The menus are not particularly intuitive, but after some practice I was able to navigate the various menus fairly quickly--just keep in mind that it might be a bit frustrating at first.The first few missions are common to most RPG games: &quot;Kill 10 of X monsters&quot; or &quot;Gather 10 of X items&quot; type of quests. But as you play, and become more immersed in the game, you'll begin to realize that the complexity of the menus is needed--there is a lot of content here and much to do in the Mission: Europa world.Mission Europa comes in two versions. The Standard version is $3.99 and lets you sample the first 10 character levels and the first chapter of the story. For $9.99 you can get the Collector's Edition version with all the missions unlocked, no level cap, and some extra items. I think $3.99 is a bit steep for (what I might call) a lengthy demo, but I found a way you can save a little money. As long as you don't mind not having the free extra items, you can unlock all character levels and missions via in-app purchase for $2.99. This means to get the full game you can just pay $6.98 (Standard version plus level pack) instead of $9.99 for the Collector's Edition.Overall, on my iPhone 4 the graphics were crisp and smooth, but they are not as complex or polished as games like Nova 2 or the Modern Combat games. Still, with so much to discover, weapons to create, and strange worlds to explore, Mission: Europa is perfect for the adventure-seeking gamer looking for a deep gaming experience and who doesn't mind fiddling around with menus to make things work.What's your favorite iPhone app Is Pimp Your Screen worth 99 cents or would you rather get your backgrounds on your own What do you think of Mission Europa Why do I pay for texting Let me know in the comments!<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Meet CNET's new Microsoft beat reporter]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>megapanita</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Jay GreeneIt takes a real pro to write about a complex company like Microsoft, and we've got one in Jay Greene, the newest addition to CNET's news reporting staff.Jay has covered Microsoft for more than a decade, first as a reporter for The Seattle Times and then for nine years as the Seattle bureau chief for BusinessWeek. He's done some big stories on the Redmond gang over the years, including one of the first to point out that the company that seemed invulnerable for so long looked like it was struggling with middle age.  He won a New York Press Club award for spot news reporting on the retirement of Bill Gates and was on a team of reporters involved in an award-winning series on evangelism in corporate America. Along the way, Jay has earned himself a reputation as a tenacious, tough, and fair reporter.Most recently, Jay has been promoting his book, &quot;Design is How it Works: How the Smartest Companies Turn Products into Icons,&quot; an insider's look at product design at companies ranging from Porsche to Nike. We expect our new in-house design guru will have a few things to say about design trends in the world of consumer electronics, too.It's an interesting (to say the least) time to be covering Microsoft, and that's why we hired a veteran reporter like Jay. Despite good reviews for theWindows 7 operating system, Microsoft is struggling to come up with answers to what Apple and Google have been throwing at them over the last few years. They're just getting themselves back into the discussion for smartphone operating systems. Bing is grabbing some share in search, but slowly and at a hefty price. And while Kinect appears to be a big gaming success, that halo doesn't seem to be carrying over to other products.So will Microsoft return to its glory days, or will it continue to get outmaneuvered Stay tuned to Jay's coverage for CNET because we're as curious as you are to see what happens.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BMI site latest target of Anonymous DDoS attacks]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bestlaptopbatteryau</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Anonymous announces its latest target: BMI.(Credit:http://anonnews.org/p=press&amp;a=item&amp;i=687)The Web site of Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) has been down since last night after being targeted by a distributed denial-of-service attack launched by the Anonymous hacker group as part of what it calls its &quot;war on copyright.&quot;  BMI took the site offline after the attack started last night, a spokeswoman told CNET today. It remained inaccessible as of 11:30 a.m. PT today. BMI handles licensing and royalty payment collections on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers. &quot;In a protective measure, BMI.com has been temporarily taken down due to a denial-of-service attack reportedly launched by a hacker group. The attack slows down external access to BMI.com. There has not been a breach of security into our systems in any form and access has not been obtained to any secure content,&quot; a BMI statement said.  &quot;We believe that this attack is part of their misguided campaign to attack creative rights,&quot; the statement said. &quot;Other than the website, operations are not impacted by the company's protective move. BMI plans to resume full service of all online services for its songwriters, music publishers and licensees shortly.&quot;  In a statement to BMI released publicly, Anonymous, a loosely organized grass-roots group, accused BMI of abusing copyright legislation.  &quot;Too long have the music and cinema industries, among others, abused copyright for their own gain,&quot; the statement said. &quot;Legislation serves to protect artists not the companies managing them and should never attempt to prevent the spread of creativity to the general public.&quot;  The group gained notoriety for organizing attacks on the Web sites of PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, and other companies in December in defense of whistle-blowing site WikiLeaks. The FBI has issued search warrants in the case, and British police arrested five people as part of the probe. Other targets of Anonymous have included the Church of Scientology' the governments of Egypt, Iran, and Sweden' the Westboro Baptist Church' and conservative activist billionaires Charles and David Koch. The group also recently targeted a security firm, HBGary Federal, that said it had been working with the FBI to identify the leaders of Anonymous. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[YouTube makes Next New Networks buy official]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>watchzangare</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Next New Networks)Video host YouTube today announced that it has acquired Web video production company Next New Networks.YouTube says the newly bought production team will be on the forefront of testing new YouTube technologies, as well as acting as an incubator for up and coming video talent.&quot;Within YouTube, Next New Networks will be a laboratory for experimentation and innovation with the team working in a hands on way with a wide variety of content partners and emerging talent to help them succeed on YouTube,&quot; Tom Pickett, YouTube's director of Global Content Operations, wrote on a company blog.&quot;We are thrilled with the new capability the team brings and the positive impact it will have making our YouTube partners more successful,&quot; he continued.Along with the acquisition news, Pickett also outlined the company's new &quot;YouTube Next&quot; program, which he described as &quot;a new team tasked with super-charging creator development and accelerating partner growth and success.&quot; Those efforts, Pickett said, included outreach programs like meet-ups and community events alongside training and education programs.Reports that YouTube was eyeing Next New Networks as an acquisition target were first reported by The New York Timesin December, though new tidbits on the sale had all but dried up since then. Pricing details of the deal have not been disclosed.Other Google acquisitions that have been YouTube-related include annotations tool Omnisio in 2008, online video platform Episodic in April of last year, and sentiment analysis and recommendation engine Fflick just last month. Out of all those, this is by far one of the boldest moves in turning YouTube into an original content creator of its own, something competitors like Microsoft are said to be cooking up to challenge existing TV content networks for viewership on Internet-connected TVs and set top boxes.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WordPress hit by 'extremely large' DDoS attack]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>paulsmith385</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Blog host WordPress.com was the target of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack earlier today described by the company as the largest in its history.As a result, a number of blogs--including those that are a part of WordPress' VIP service--suffered connectivity issues. That includes the Financial Post, the National Post, TechCrunch, along with the service's nearly 18 million hosted blogs.According to a post by Automattic employee Sara Rosso on the company's VIP Lobby (which had been down at the time of the attacks, though was archived by Graham Cluley over at Naked Security), the size of the attack reached &quot;multiple Gigabits per second and tens of millions of packets per second.&quot; Rosso had also said putting a stop to the attack was &quot;proving rather difficult.&quot; Rosso had also said the company would be handling its VIP sites ahead of general users.Denial-of-service attacks are designed to overwhelm Web sites with requests, effectively shutting them down. The ones that are distributed present a much larger challenge to combat, since they can come from a wider variety of networks and hosts.Update at 10:35 a.m. PT: In an e-mail to CNET, WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg said the attack had affected three of the company's data centers, and was the largest its seen in the company's six-year history. Mullenweg also said that the attack &quot;may have been politically motivated against one of our non-English blogs,&quot; but that that detail had not been confirmed. Full e-mail below:There's an ongoing DDoS attack that was large enough to impact all three of our data centers in Chicago, San Antonio, and Dallas--it's currently been neutralized but it's possible it could flare up again later, which we're taking proactive steps to implement.This is the largest and most sustained attack we've seen in our six-year history. We suspect it may have been politically motivated against one of our non-English blogs but we're still investigating and have no definitive evidence yet.The company has also posted a notice on its product uptime status blog:WordPress&amp;39' uptime notice.(Credit:CNET)Update at 11:47 a.m. PT: WordPress now says the problem's been fixed. &quot;Our systems are back to normal. We'll continue to monitor them and post updates here if needed,&quot; the company said on its status page. No word yet on if the company had gotten to the bottom of which of its blogs had been the target of the attack. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rolls-Royce develops its first electric vehicle]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>riasirmar47</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce MotorCars, a unit of German auto giant BMW, said over the weekend that it had developed a fully electric-powered car, but did not say when the model would enter production.Rolls-Royce said the prototype, dubbed the 102EX and based on its top-end &quot;Phantom&quot; model, will be put through various tests during 2011.The normal Phantom is powered by a 6.75 liter 12-cylinder engine, at least three to four times the size of the engine on a typical family sedan, and gets about 14 mpg.Rolls-Royce said it will display the prototype at the Geneva Motor Show on March 1, but said there are no immediate plans to develop a production version.Rolls-Royce says that the 102EX is &amp;34'a one-off, fully electric powered Phantom,&amp;34' which it plans to show off at the Geneva Motor Show next week. (Credit:Rolls Royce)Story Copyright (c) 2010 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ultrathin ThinkPad squeezes in Sandy Bridge chip]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>zujexota</dc:creator>
<category>Business &amp; Finance</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Presaging laptops to come from Apple and Dell, Lenovo announced an ultrathin ThinkPad today that houses Intel's newest Sandy Bridge chip. The 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad T420s is only 0.83 inches thick but integrates an optical drive and packs a Sandy Bridge processor. It is also offered with an option for Nvidia graphics. (Credit:Lenovo)The 14-inch Lenovo T420s is svelte for a 14-inch business laptop at 0.83-inches thick--reminiscent of the ultrathin X300 and X301. It weighs in at 3.94 pounds with a six-cell battery. Battery life can be extended up to 10 hours by adding an additional battery that goes into the optical drive bay, Ross Compton, a market manager at Lenovo's ThinkPad laptop group, told CNET today. &quot;We're getting 30 percent better battery life when users are watching video, listening to music, and browsing the Web,&quot; Compton said. &quot;So, for instance when somebody's watching a movie. We've come up with technology to reduce the power draw on the e-SATA port or SD (Secure Digital) card, or different places on the system board [where power isn't needed].&quot; Lenovo has also out-turboed Intel's standard Turbo Boost 2.0 technology, which throttles the processor speed up and down, according to performance and power savings needs, respectively. &quot;With Lenovo's Turbo Boost+ we enable our system to boost longer, allowing [users] to be more productive,&quot; Compton said, adding that Lenovo has integrated dual exhaust pipes and dual vents on opposing corners of the notebook to reduce heat. The T420s starts at $1,329 and is expected to ship at the end of March, Compton said. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What should Nokia do]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>resirman52</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The Nokia N8 is a good start, but Nokia needs to do more in the smartphone space.(Credit:Josh Miller/CNET)It's hard to know what to make of Nokia these days. Though it still holds a huge worldwide market share and sells more phones than its competitors, it doesn't quite capture the buzz it once had, and its presence in the United States has dwindled. Sure, the Finns maintain a healthy business selling low-end handsets in emerging markets, but over the last three years, smartphones are where the action is. And though Nokia still succeeds in that space occasionally--we quite liked the Nokia N8, for example--its strategy has been rather unclear.To its credit, Nokia is aware of the problem. At last September's Nokia World, company execs vowed to &quot;shift into high gear&quot; and &quot;fight back in smartphone leadership.&quot; How exactly that fight will unfold remains a popular point of debate in the wireless industry--many analysts have urged Nokia to join the Android family--but up until now, Nokia has kept its cards close.Come next Friday, however, Nokia will fully outline its new strategy at an investor meeting in London. CEO Stephen Elop announced the February 11 meeting during the company's quarterly earnings call last week. Elop didn't get specific, but he set off a wave of speculation when he said the company needs to &quot;build or join a competitive ecosystem.&quot;&quot;The game has changed from a battle of devices to a war of ecosystems,&quot; Elop said during the call. &quot;And competitive ecosystems are gaining momentum and share.&quot; Immediately, some Nokia watchers theorized that the company would announce that it was developing a handset based on Windows Phone 7 or Android.Such a move would be surprising, considering that as of late the company has been mildly dismissive of Android while continuing to promote Symbian and the developing MeeGo platform. But with the market throttling forward at rapid speed, Nokia may have decided the radical change is necessary. So what could its options beStay with MeeGoFrom what I've seen, most of my tech journalist colleagues are advocating this path. ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley, for instance, doesn't see an OS switch to Microsoft happening. Similarly, PCMag's Sacha Segan and Eric Zeman at Information Week also urged Nokia to develop MeeGo as a worthy competitor to Google and Microsoft.Though I agree that this is the most likely scenario, I can't say that it excites me. Experienced Symbian users may love Symbian, but the OS can be maddening for everyone else. Sure, Nokia did give Symbian 3 a nice upgrade on the N8, but it needs to do more. And though I'm always a fan of customer choice, MeeGo just doesn't spark my interest at this point. It could be really cool, and I'm hoping that it is, but Nokia needs to deliver real MeeGo handsets soon.AndroidThe most unlikely of the three, I'd say, but still not impossible. Indeed, jumping into Android would entail risks. The OS is growing fast and it's attracted the attention of major players like Motorola, HTC, and Samsung. Nokia would be arriving late to the party and its rivals will fight to keep the leadership positions they've assumed. On the other hand, Nokia could play an &quot;always late, but worth the wait&quot; role.Windows Phone 7Honestly, I wouldn't mind if Nokia went this route while also developing MeeGo.Windows Phone 7 is new and it has its growing pains, but the OS has a lot of promise. Nokia could benefit by getting involve with an OS from the ground up, and Microsoft--which is Elop's previous employer, by the way--could use the exposure from an industry giant.Whatever happens, we'll know for sure next week after Elop breaks the news in London. CNET also will be at Mobile World Congress a few days after that in Barcelona, Spain, where Nokia will kick off its presence at the show by holding a press conference February 13.What do you think Nokia will do Take our poll and leave a comment below.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Motorola Xoom to make February appearance]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Crissy6d6</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=motorola-xoom-to-make-february-appearance</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Motorola Xoom(Credit:Motorola)The Xoom, Motorola's first foray intotablet market, will make an appearance at Best Buy on February 17, according to a report. The 10.1-inch tablet is expected to be one of the first tablets from a top-tier supplier to giveApple's iPad a run for its money. The Xoom will come with Google's Android Honeycomb operating system for tablets, a dual-core processor, a high-resolution (1,280x800) display, dual cameras, and the Verizon 3G (and soon-to-come 4G) network. Apple is expected to respond in kind with a second-gen iPad, reportedly packing features like a dual-core processor, improved graphics silicon, dual cameras, and a higher-resolution display (note that the last two rumored features have been called into question). On the Xoom, pricing is reported to be $800, though $699 has also been cited as a price. The device is also said to have 32GB of onboard flash storage. The current iPad varies in price, based on configuration--the 32GB model with 3G goes for $729 in Apple's online store.Via Engadget.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft's Golden Globes ads celebrate underdog status]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rasmonliyuio</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=microsofts-golden-globes-ads-celebrate-underdog-status</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I confess to having a soft spot for much of Microsoft's recent advertising. Mainly because it bothers to appeal to my soft spot.The company decided to use the glamour of the Golden Globes ceremony to remind people of their innate love for the underdog. In this case, the struggling, table-waiting, eating-out-of-a-tin actor.In new ads, we see what appears to be an audition. Actors express their love of their craft, their commitment to it. They end with a different Microsoft brand &quot;precongratulating&quot; the Golden Globes stars of tomorrow and offering the tagline &quot;Be What's Next.&quot;The most moving line is offered by an actor who says, &quot;I'd rather fail at this than succeed at doing anything else.&quot;In showing such vulnerable emotions, Microsoft is, perhaps, trying to help you change your perception that it is this big, nasty monolith with all the warm feelings of a Nordic Genghis Khan. Perhaps it is reminding you that Windows Phone and Bing are charming underdogs who, one day, with your undying support, could win the Golden Globes of mobile and search.It is pleasantly uplifting to see Microsoft continuing its sudden affection for charm as its offensive tool.What do you think Apple has used for the last 20 years Brute selling force Oh, you cynic, you.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla versus the BBC]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ziterla1</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=tesla-versus-the-bbc</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tesla driver David Peilow poses in the electric Roadster at Edinburgh Castle.(Credit:Tesla)Feeling that electriccars were getting a bad rap due to a BBC correspondent's four-day journey from London to Edinburgh in a Mini E, a Tesla driver took to the road and made the over 400-mile trip in a day, ultimately getting to Scotland before the BBC.BBC correspondent Brian Milligan set out to drive the electric-powered Mini E from London to Edinburgh, with stops at public charging stations whenever necessary. It took him four days to complete the trip on his 484-mile route, and he reported an average speed--taking charging time into account--of 6 mph. Toward the end of the journey Milligan was shivering from the cold, as using the heater would have lessened the car's range.Pielow&amp;39's route up the M6 involved a dinner stop at Tebay, where he charged the car&amp;39's battery.(Credit:Wayne Cunningham/CNET)By the third day of the BBC's Mini E adventure, the limitations of the car were quite apparent to BBC viewers, but electric-car company Tesla found a way to demonstrate that the bad press wasn't accurate for all electric vehicles. That day, David Peilow, described as an electric-vehicle advocate, picked up a Tesla Roadster at the Tesla store in London and drove it to Edinburgh in a single day.Peilow's route up the M6 was shorter, at just a little over 400 miles. Tesla says he charged up at 240-volt outlets along the way, as needed. The only charge stop described in any detail was during dinner at a Motorway service area in Tebay, about 270 miles north of London. With the Roadster's seat heaters, Peilow did not suffer from the cold.On learning of the Tesla challenge during day 3, both Milligan and BBC editor Jeremy Hillman defended their reporting. Milligan pointed out that he was testing a mass-market electric car, and felt the challenge from a high-priced sports car was unfair.Ultimately, Peilow beat Milligan to Edinburgh, then set out for Belfast.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Supreme Court won't block antitrust suit against labels]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>grydladziepo</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing and advertising</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=supreme-court-wont-block-antitrust-suit-against-labels</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court says an antitrust suit against major record companies can go forward.(Credit:Daniel Terdiman/CNET)The U.S. Supreme Court has decided that a lawsuit, filed by a group of online music buyers who allege the four largest record companies conspired nearly a decade ago to fix prices of songs sold online, can now move forward. The high court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by the labels--Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and EMI Group--to block the suit, according to reports by Bloomberg and Reuters. Instead, the decision by a federal appeals court that the plaintiffs had supplied enough evidence to sue the labels will stand. The lawsuit by the music buyers alleged that the record labels agreed to set a wholesale price floor of about 70 cents per song when competitors were offering songs on the Web for less. A spokeswoman for Warner Music declined to comment. Representatives from the other labels and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) did not immediately respond to interview requests. The roots of the case can be traced to 2001, when the top labels were preparing to try their hand at selling digital music out of their own Internet stores. Bertelsmann, Warner Music, and EMI had backed a service called MusicNet. Sony and UMG built Pressplay. &quot;All defendants signed distribution agreements with MusicNet or Pressplay,&quot; according to the consumers' group. The labels &quot;sold music directly to consumers over the Internet through these joint ventures. Both the joint ventures and the (RIAA) provided a forum and means through which defendants could communicate about pricing, terms, and use restrictions.&quot;&quot;[The labels] sold music directly to consumers over the Internet through these joint ventures. Both the joint ventures and the (RIAA) provided a forum and means through which defendants could communicate about pricing, terms, and use restrictions.&quot; --Plaintiffs suing labels&quot;To obtain Internet Music from all major record labels,&quot; the consumer group continued, &quot;a consumer initially would have had to subscribe to both MusicNet and Pressplay at a cost of approximately $240 per year.&quot;The plaintiffs also noted that the labels were investigated about four years ago by the office of the New York State attorney general regarding wholesale prices charged for digital music and were the focus of an inquiry by the Department of Justice into possible &quot;collusion and price fixing&quot; and to determine whether &quot;defendants misled DOJ about the formation and operation of MusicNet and Pressplay.&quot; None of the investigations appeared to go anywhere. In court documents, the plaintiffs accused MusicNet and Pressplay with being anticonsumer and attempting to restrict access to online music. Even after those services began selling songs, the labels required these other outlets to &quot;only sell defendants' music if they contracted with MusicNet to provide Internet Music for the same prices and with the same restrictions as MusicNet itself or other MusicNet licensees. If the licensee attempted to license music from another company, defendants forced them to pay penalties or terminated their licenses.&quot; Rick Boucher, former congressman from Virginia.(Credit:U.S. Congress)Pressplay and MusicNet were the music industries responses to Napster and illegal file sharing. They were attempts to seize back control of distribution and cram the toothpaste back into the tube. They didn't work. Large audiences that were then just going online gravitated towards the now-defunct LimeWire and other peer-to-peer networks. From their start, MusicNet and Pressplay drew a lot of criticism. Critics, who included then Congressman Rick Boucher, warned that the labels' direct-to-consumer services could violate antitrust laws. At a tech conference in 2002, Boucher predicted that there would be trouble. &quot;That level of duopoly...of content ownership and the ownership of distribution is threatening to the arrival of competition in the delivery of music on the Web,&quot; Boucher said then. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lookout keeps an eye on your phone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nelson74carr</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=lookout-keeps-an-eye-on-your-phone</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lookout Mobile Security in pictures Lookout Mobile Security has become a darling of the Android app world, although the hype isn't without good reason. Even if the antivirus and malware threats haven't fully materialized quite yet for the mobile operating system--and there are some indications that's changing--Lookout offers enough solid security features to make it a must-have app. It comes with a free phone locator service that can be upgraded to include remote wipe and remote lock options, as well as online backup for your contacts and anti-malware scans.So what did we think of it Check out the review for a full accounting of Lookout Mobile Security for Android.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CES: Panasonic's GT30 series plasmas tout THX]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ces-panasonics-gt30-series-plasmas-tout-thx</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Rita01</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ces-panasonics-gt30-series-plasmas-tout-thx</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Panaosnic&amp;39's GT30 series is the comapny&amp;39's second-best plasma and the least-expensive with THX certification.(Credit:Panasonic) LAS VEGAS--THX Display certification has been one of the saving graces of higher-end Panasonic plasma TVs over the last few years, making up for the relatively inaccurate color and sparse picture settings available in other modes. Among the company's lineup of 2011 plasmas, THX is available starting on the GT30 series. It's unclear from Panasonic's press material whether that THX picture mode is available for both 2D and 3D sources, like that of LG's plasmas including the PX950 series.. In any case we expect it to be adjustable, unlike THX on LG, and provide an accurate picture without too much fuss. The GT30 is missing many of the step-up extras found on the flagship VT30, including an &quot;Infinite Black 2&quot; panel, 24p playback and an included pair of 3D glasses. Given the performance differences between the G25 and VT25 from 2010, we don't expect the GT30 to deliver as impressive a picture as the flagship VT30. With the exception of THX, the GT30 seems to have essenitally the same picture quality specs as the less-expensive ST30, so those two might be closer in performance. Of course there's no way to know for sure until we can review one. Otherwise the GT30 and ST30 have similar feature sets, including 3D capability and the Viera Connect Internet suite. Check out the writeup of the ST30 series for more details. Pricing was not announced for the GT30 series, but it will be available sometime this spring.Panasonic TC-PGT30 series features:Plasma TV3D compatibleTHX certificationInfinite Black panelShort throw phosphors3D-compatible SD card slotViera Connect Internet suitePanasonic TC-PGT30 series models:Panasonic TC-P50GT30: 50-inchPanasonic TC-P55GT30: 55-inchPanasonic TC-P60GT30: 60-inchPanasonic TC-P65GT30: 65-inch<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Analyst: Flash may hog PlayBook battery life]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rasbugabvasicu</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=analyst-flash-may-hog-playbook-battery-life</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Despite Research In Motion's best efforts to silence them, questions about the battery life of its forthcoming PlayBook tablet have followed the company into the new year.In a sequel to his original research note suggesting the PlayBook's battery life is &quot;relatively poor&quot; compared to rivals, Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu reiterates that claim, saying he would be &quot;very surprised if PlayBook matches anywhere near the battery life of theiPad at 10 hours unless it uses a larger battery.&quot;The reasons for this are threefold:RIM&amp;39's PlayBook(Credit:RIM) 1. The PlayBook supports Flash, and Flash is a resource hog. Says Wu, &quot;As seen in recent tests for the new MacBook Air, use of Flash can cut battery life in half....From our understanding, the poor battery life of early PlayBook units may be due to its incorporation of Adobe Flash.&quot; 2. QNX, the operating system on which PlayBook is to run, wasn't designed for it. It was intended for devices drawing power from a wall socket orcar battery, not mobile platforms whose power sources are necessarily limited by their own mobility. 3. RIM's implementation of power management is not as well-integrated as that of its rivals--particularly Apple, whose homegrown A4 system-on-chip enables the company to deliver superior battery life. Obviously further work is needed to optimize the device's battery life' RIM admitted as much in its rebuttal to Wu's first note and, to be fair, this is a prerelease device--a work in progress. RIM still has a few months left yet to optimize the PlayBook's battery and get it to that &quot;comparable&quot; level it claims. But even fully optimized, Wu doesn't see it matching the iPad.&quot;Our sources indicate that the best that PlayBook can probably deliver is six hours as offered by the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which is nearly half of that offered by iPad,&quot; he concludes. &quot;And that is with significant re-engineering.&quot;Story Copyright (c) 2010 AllThingsD. All rights reserved.              h4 a{            text-decoration: underline !important'        }        addStories{            margin-bottom: 15px'        }        addStories li{            line-height: 1.8em'        }                            Additional stories from AllThingsD                                                        Making the Case for E-Commerce (i.e., Amazon) in 2011                                                                        Retailers Expected to Report Best December Since 2006                                                                        Apparently Two Motorolas Are Better Than One                                                                        Australia&amp;039's Scoopon Won&amp;039't Sell URL for $286,000, So Groupon Sues                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Computer hardware online sales heat up holidays]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Cristoph-i</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=computer-hardware-online-sales-heat-up-holidays</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Computer hardware is hot among holiday buyers this season, according to data out yesterday from ComScore.As online buyers scoop up iPads, e-readers, laptops, and other portable devices, computer hardware is ringing in the holidays as the product category showing the most growth for the season so far, a 25 percent increase compared with last year.Lower prices on flat-panel TVs is spurring growth in consumer electronics, helping that category grow 22 percent among online buyers over the same period last year, says ComScore. Books and magazines are also proving to be a popular gift item, up 21 percent from last year.Capping off the online product categories that showed the most growth over last year are computer software (not counting games), which grew 16 percent, and toys, which are up 15 percent.ComScore's data compares online sales for the first 47 days of the November-December holiday shopping season, which this year covers November 1 to December 17.(Credit:ComScore)Overall, online sales this year have been quite a bit merrier than in 2009. For the season to date, cybershoppers have spent a total of $27.46 billion, according to ComScore, a 12 percent increase over last year. For the week ending December 17, sales hit $5.15 billion, up 14 percent from 2009.In November, Cyber Monday alone saw $1 billion in sales, said ComScore, a 16 percent gain in sales over the same day last year and the heaviest online spending day in history.Retail promotions, notably free shipping, have also helped. More than 1,500 online vendors participated in a Free Shipping Day on December 17, leading to sales of $942 million, a 61 percent jump over the corresponding day last year when there was no such promotion.&quot;Free shipping has certainly become one of the prevalent themes of the 2010 holiday season,&quot; ComScore Chairman Gian Fulgoni said in a statement. &quot;Since the week before Thanksgiving, we've seen the majority of online retail transactions use free shipping, which confirms the appeal of the offer for consumers. Free Shipping Day also appears to have driven a sustained late-season response, with free shipping transactions accelerating in importance in 2010 whereas they actually began to decline during the same period in 2009.&quot;<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DIY Weekend: Zippy zip-tie bike tire snow chains]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 08:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>germkaammg</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=diy-weekend-zippy-zip-tie-bike-tire-snow-chains</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ha ha, that looks... OK, that&amp;39's actually pretty badass.(Credit:Dutch Bike Co.)There's this notion that it never snows in Seattle. Let me tell you, it does. And the snow in Seattle can be especially treacherous, due to a combination of steep hills, a lack of enough snowplows, and the fact that the snow thaws and refreezes, effectively locking the city under a 2-inch thick sheet of super-slick ice. It can get dangerous.It's quick and cheap.(Credit:Dutch Bike Co.)Seattle, like most major cities in the U.S., has a thriving bike community, despite the hills, but the snow renders most non-major streets unrideable for many bikers. So Fritz Rice, who works at Dutch Bike Co., a shop in the Ballard neighborhood, employed a novel way of getting around.The bike shop doesn't stock studded tires because it really doesn't snow enough in Seattle to warrant them' when it does snow, it's intense and brief, like my relationships. So to get around, Rice installed 62 zip ties (the kind that come 35 to a pack at any drug store) on the rims of his favorite bike. They acted the same way snow chains do, allowing an almost tank-tread-like purchase in the ice and snow.He told me the first few rides popped a few of the ties. The two packs gave him 70 total, but he only needed 62, so he had some room for error. The trick is to get the tension of the tie to the wheel just right with a little trial and error. Once it's dialed in, it works fine. Sure, it looks kind of silly, but it seems to work. Rice was able to ride, corner, and even brake without slipping intocars.Rice stressed that he didn't invent this method--he'd seen some fix hipsters employing the same DIY method last year. But he documented it on Dutch Bike's blog, and we're hoping it makes the rounds so people can use it when snow falls where they are.I wondered about possible damage to the tires or frame, but Rice told me that when the snow melted and he clipped off the ties there was no damage to either. The trick, he said, is taking care not to cut a chunk out of your tires when clipping the ties off.It's possible this hack has been known to bike culture for a while, but it's news to this geek, and I'm guessing to most of you. Who else has a neat DIY bike (or other) hack they'd like to share Go ahead and e-mail us at crave at cnet dot com with DIY Weekend in the subject line. We'd love to see what you've got.When clipping the ties off, the trick is not to take a chunk of your tires out, too.(Credit:Dutch Bike Co.)<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple's stock surge makes its secrets a big target]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Doreen93</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=apples-stock-surge-makes-its-secrets-a-big-target</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's no surprise that Apple secrets were so highly coveted. Check out the two-year chart.(Credit:Screenshot by Larry Dignan/ZDNet)A massive insider trading probe focused on expert networks illustrates just how valuable Apple's secrets--product road maps, new features, and forecasts--have become.Yesterday, the feds arrested four people in an insider trading probe. According to the Associated Press, the U.S. government alleges that James Fleishman, an executive at Primary Global Research, used four consultants employed by public companies to deliver confidential information. The companies were AMD, Flextronics, Dell, and TSMC. The Holy Grail for traders looking to game the system, however, were details about Apple's plans via Flextronics, a contract equipment manufacturer.The AP says a government complaint details how Primary Global Research clients were told about Apple's trade secrets including sales forecasts, newiPhone features, and a project known as K48, which became theiPad. The complaint was filed, but is sealed. There was an order to unseal the complaint on Dec. 16, according to the court's electronic filing system.Read more of &quot;Apple's stock surge makes its secrets a big target&quot; at ZDNet's Between the Lines. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs sees 'challenging' 2011 for Microsoft]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bimsufwan23434sfsdfedf</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=goldman-sachs-sees-challenging-2011-for-microsoft</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft&amp;39's CEO Steve Ballmer shows off a slate PC at CES 2010.(Credit:James Martin/CNET)Wall Street's confidence in Microsoft for next year has taken a hit, with what Goldman Sachs is attributing to the software giant's approach in both tablet PCs and mobile phones.In a Goldman Sachs research note released over the weekend, picked up by blog Techflash, the firm says that Microsoft is due for a &quot;more challenging year&quot; and that the company's top-line growth (or revenue) could slow from 12 percent this year to 7 percent next year. Microsoft beat expectations in its last fiscal quarter, pulling in $5.41 billion in net income, on revenue of $16.2 billion. The company also saw a 13 percent growth in sales, taking into account a deferral of revenue ahead of the release ofWindows 7. Some of the factors Microsoft's CFO Peter Klein had attributed to the those numbers were strong sales of Office 2010, Windows 7, and theXbox 360, as well as growth in the enterprise. Despite that, the research note points to weaknesses in the company's tablet strategy, and mobile devices at large. &quot;A tablet response is still not forthcoming and our early read onWindows Phone 7 has not yet changed our view that Microsoft's share in mobile OSes will remain at only the single-digit level,&quot; the research note said. Microsoft has not yet released sales numbers on Windows Phone 7 devices, though it is expected to as part of the company's keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show next month. There have also been questions about if and when the company intends to bring that same experience to larger form-factor devices, like a tablet, to fit in things like instant resume and increasingly long standby times--two things Windows 7 cannot yet quite match. In any case, Microsoft's continuing tablet strategy should come into more of a focus at CES, where last year's keynote speech featured a number of tablets, including HP's Slate 500, which had been rumored to be scrapped.  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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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>
<dc:creator>winmonucksabah</dc:creator>
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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[EnerNoc goes shopping to spread demand response]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pharmacykingmak</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=enernoc-goes-shopping-to-spread-demand-response</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Energy efficiency company EnerNoc said today it has acquired privately held Global Energy Partners, a move that gives EnerNoc a bigger national presence.Boston-based EnerNoc provides demand-response and energy management services to commercial and industrial businesses. EnerNoc&amp;39's demand-response services are run from a network operations center in Boston.(Credit:Martin LaMonica/CNET)Companies get paid a monthly fee for being ready to turn down energy consumption during peak times. Utilities contract with EnerNoc when they need to lower demand, an approach that is typically more cost effective than turning on more power generators.Global Energy Partners is in the same businesses as EnerNoc but it has or continues to work with utilities in the western U.S., including Pacific Gas &amp; Electric in California and the Bonneville Power Administration in the Northwest. Global Energy Partners also has technical expertise with OpenADR, a communications protocol for automatically handling demand response in commercial buildings. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.Managing demand-side resources through demand-response programs is becoming more important for grid operators as they plan for the future. Rather than plan for construction of new power plants, grid operators PJM, for example, expect reductions in demand to account for about 7 percent of its planned capacity in next few years.EnerNoc, which is one of the fewgreen-tech start-ups to successfully go public, has acquired a few smaller companies over the past two years to expand.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Which 4G service is right for you (FAQ)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>buildmix5</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=which-4g-service-is-right-for-you-faq</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you hadn't noticed from all the advertisements on TV, the age of 4G wireless is here. Verizon Wireless will be the latest company to launch its shiny, new 4G network. Starting Sunday, roughly 110 million people in 38 cities will have the opportunity to subscribe to this new generation of wireless service from the nation's largest cell phone operator. But Verizon isn't the only wireless carrier with a next-generation wireless network. T-Mobile USA and Sprint Nextel also have new networks they are aggressively marketing. And AT&amp;T, which has upgraded 80 percent of its network with the latest 3G wireless technology, continues to claim it has the fastest 3G wireless network in the land.With all these marketing claims flying around, it's difficult to know which service is right for you. Some consumers are more price sensitive than others, while others simply want the fastest network with the most coverage that's available. For a quick view of what each of the four major wireless operators is offering, check out this chart. CNET has also put together this FAQ to answer some questions that will help you choose a service that's right for you.Which U.S. operators offer 4G service and which don'tBefore we get too far into discussing and comparing these supposed 4G networks, let's first establish that none of the wireless operators in the U.S. claiming to have a 4G network actually has a 4G, according to the official standards body, the International Telecommunications Union. The ITU considers 4G technologies to be wireless technologies that offer theoretical download speeds of 100Mbps, and it requires the technology be based on something called OFDM, or orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing. LTE and WiMax, the technologies that Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel (via Clearwire) are using are based on OFDM, but today's versions do not meet the 100Mbps download requirement. HSPA+, the technology AT&amp;T and T-Mobile USA are using, are not OFDM-based and they also do not satisfy the 100Mbps download requirement.Does it really matter what the standards body saysIf you are a wireless technology purist, then I'm sure it matters a great deal to you. But for the average consumer, it shouldn't matter that much. But the 4G moniker does make it more confusing for consumers looking to debunk the marketing claims. Traditionally, most people in the industry for the past few years have referred to current versions of WiMax and LTE as 4G. HSPA+, which is the technology AT&amp;T and T-Mobile are using, is a 3G technology. There is no one who disputes that. But T-Mobile likes to say it offers 4G speeds. And now it's just calling its 3G network that uses advanced 3G standards a 4G network.Regardless of what you call it, it is a leap forward in terms of network speeds. And like LTE and WiMax, HSPA+ offers a noticeable difference in terms of network speeds to consumers. Certain carriers (T-Mobile) claim it's as fast as &quot;4G&quot; technologies. But actual speeds can vary for consumers, so it may depend on where you plan to use the service to determine whether it matches or exceeds other supposed &quot;4G&quot; services.If speed is the name of the game, which next-generation network is the fastest Based on claims published in press releases and on their Web sites from individual carriers, it appears that Verizon Wireless has the fastest 4G network. Verizon is using LTE for its network. And it claims that it is getting average download speeds between 5Mbps and 12 Mbps. Sprint Nextel with its WiMax network built by Clearwire claims to get between 3Mbps and 6Mbps average download speeds. And T-Mobile USA, which is using HSPA+ technology, says it is getting between 3Mbps and 7Mbps average download speeds. AT&amp;T, which is also using HSPA+, has not published any claims in terms of speed. But it did cite a report that said the network of the company's nearest 3G wireless competitor runs 20 percent slower than AT&amp;T on average nationally and the largest competitor by subscriber count runs 60 percent slower than AT&amp;T on average nationally. So with that in mind, AT&amp;T's 3G network, on average, is likely offering download speeds between 800Kbps and 1.9Mbps.How important is network coverage when it comes to &quot;4G&quot; servicesCoverage is very important. If the service only works in isolated pockets, it won't be useful for people who are mobile. Out of the gate, Verizon Wireless should have pretty good coverage. The initial 38 markets will make the service available to 110 million potential customers. But it won't be able to offer the service to its full 285 million customers for at least three years.Meanwhile, Sprint Nextel's network is 68 markets, but it reaches only about 103 million people today. And Sprint and Clearwire have been building this network for more than two years. This has been an issue for Sprint and Clearwire in some markets. Even though the company may be in a market and advertising the service to people in a particular city, the service may not blanket the entire city, so certain communities may still be left out. But building new networks takes time and money. Clearwire just said it has raised more cash to build its network through a debt offering.While Verizon and Sprint/Clearwire build brand new networks, AT&amp;T and T-Mobile are simply upgrading 3G networks they have already built, which in some ways puts them in better positions in terms of coverage with their HSPA+ networks. Since these networks are really upgrades to their existing 3G network, these carriers have simply been able to reconfigure software and tweak hardware to upgrade the network to much faster speeds.T-Mobile USA, which only just started building its 3G network a few years ago, will be 100 markets by the end of 2010 with HSPA+. And the company says it will be available to more than 200 million potential customers by the end of the year.AT&amp;T says its HSPA+ network covers 80 percent of its 3G network footprint today, and it expects to reach 250 million potential customers by the end of this year. So in terms of coverage, AT&amp;T will have the widest reach of these upgraded networks.If &quot;4G&quot; isn't available, can subscribers still get wireless broadband service if they subscribe to one of these servicesYes, when the 4G network isn't available, most services will fall back to the 3G network. Sprint is the only carrier out of the four national carriers that offers a service that is only 4G. It also offers a 3G/4G service. AT&amp;T argues that its fast 3G network is an advantage over Verizon's 4G network. &quot;Verizon said that its LTE speeds will be 10 times faster than 3G. That also means that when you fall back to 3G, you will experience a ten-fold decrease in speeds, which will be jarring. Our 3G speeds are 60 percent faster, on average nationwide, than our largest competitor, which means that when our customers fall back to 3G, the effects will be much less jarring,&quot; said AT&amp;T spokesman Mark Siegel. Of course, AT&amp;T doesn't have an LTE network, so the difference in speed between its 3G network with HSPA+ and the one with an older version of HSPA is not all that different.Will AT&amp;T get a 4G network tooAT&amp;T says it will begin to roll out its LTE network in the middle of 2011. But it won't be an extensive network at first either. Who offers the best price on next-generation wireless serviceCurrently, all four players have priced their services similarly. Surprisingly, Verizon Wireless is offering the new 4G LTE service for a slight discount. It's about $10 less than its competitors. (It's also $10 less than its existing 3G wireless broadband service for laptops.) I say this is surprising, because Verizon is rarely thought of as a price leader. Verizon also offers a 10GB service for $80 a month.AT&amp;T and T-Mobile USA are each offering 5GB a month of their HSPA+ service for $60 a month and Sprint Nextel is offering its 3G/4G WiMax service for $60. The 3G service is capped at 5GB, but subscribers can get unlimited 4G service, which makes it a good value. Because the network speeds are much faster, it's likely that users may blow through their 5GB caps quickly. Verizon charges $10 per 1GB over the 5GB cap and the 10GB. AT&amp;T and Sprint charge 5 cents per 1MB for overages on its 3G wireless services.T-Mobile now offers a plan where subscribers aren't charged an overage when they reach their 5GB cap. Instead the service slows down if the user has exceeded the 5GB cap.Is 4G only available as a wireless broadband service for laptopsInitially, Verizon will only be offering 4G service for USB data sticks that plug into laptops. Currently, it's only offering one 4G USB modem, which costs $99 with a $50 mail-in rebate. Other data sticks will be announced in the coming weeks, the company has said.AT&amp;T does not yet offer HSPA+ handsets. But now offers a couple of different data sticks: the USBConnect Adrenaline and USBConnect Shockwave mobile broadband modems. The Adrenaline, which is made by LG, will be the first LTE-upgradeable device. It will cost $50 with a mail-in rebate and a two-year service contract. The Shockwave by Sierra Wireless will work on AT&amp;T's HSPA+ network, and it's free with a two-year service contract and mail-in rebate.Which carriers offer 4G handsets todaySprint offers two 4G handsets the HTC EVO 4G and Samsung Epic 4G. Both phones have gotten high marks. Sprint also offers mobile hotspots that connect to the 3G/4G networks and offer Wi-Fi connectivity within the hotspot. It also offers a 4G desktop modem. And partner Clearwire is now offering a 4G/Wi-Fi modem for the home.T-Mobile is selling two HSPA+ handsets, the HTC G2 and the HTC MyTouch.When will Verizon offer 4G handsetsThe company hasn't given an exact date, but executives have said they will be showing off LTE handsets at the Consumer Electronics show in early January. Verizon President and COO Lowell McAdam told CNET in an interview in October that LTE handsets will hit store shelves by the end of the first quarter.Do I have to sign a two year contract Or do any of the carriers offer a prepaid optionRight now, Verizon Wireless is not offering a prepaid option for the 4G LTE wireless broadband service. But other wireless operators are.AT&amp;T offers a pay-as-you-go DataConnect Pass option. Plans for the prepaid service start at $15 for a day pass (100MB data cap) and go up to $50 for a month pass (1GB data cap). T-Mobile also offers a prepaid service that costs $10 per week for 100MB of data, $30 per month for 300MB, and $50 per month for 1G. Sprint only offers its 4G service with a two-year contract. But its partner Clearwire has launched a prepaid 4G WiMax service called Rover. The service doesn't require a contract and provides unlimited data usage for just $5 per day, $20 per week, or $50 a month. The Rover Puck, which also creates a Wi-Fi hotspot, will offer download speeds of 3Mbps to 6Mbps. And the device costs $150. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Best Buy offering free smartphones in December]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>reuckbugsabah</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=best-buy-offering-free-smartphones-in-december</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The HTC Droid Incredible will be offered for free from Best Buy.(Credit:Sarah Tew/CNET)If you're in the market for a new smartphone, you might want to keep a close eye on Best Buy's latest offer.The company announced today that through the rest of December, it will be offering at least four models of smartphones for free in its brick-and-mortar stores, online, and in its mobile specialty shops. All four major carriers--Verizon, AT&amp;T, T-Mobile, and Sprint--are included in the offer. The company said it decided to launch the program after enjoying a successful &quot;Free Phone Fridays&quot; campaign in October.The devices Best Buy plans to offer include the HTC Droid Incredible, the LG Optimus, and RIM's BlackBerry Curve, among others.But as with most deals, there is a catch. To get a free device, consumers will need to either enter into a two-year contract or upgrade their current line with a new two-year agreement.Further reading:Holiday smartphone deals and iPad-iMac choices<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Army launches video-sharing site for the military]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ufowebblog</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=army-launches-video-sharing-site-for-the-military</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:U.S. Army)People serving in the U.S. military now have their own Web site where they can upload, share, and watch videos.Announced yesterday, the new MilTube site has been set up as a safer, more secure alternative to YouTube, with content protected behind firewalls. As such, it's designed to serve the interests of military personnel who want to share videos but also satisfy the concerns of the Department of Defense (DOD), which has never been comfortable with access to commercial social network and sharing sites.&quot;Video is an extremely powerful tool for storytelling and sharing information among personnel,&quot; Justin Filler, deputy director of Army organization MilTech Solutions Office, said in a statement. &quot;MilTube provides a secure, internal environment for those connections to take place across the Armed Services.&quot;MilTube joins a suite of other Web 2.0 tools offered to the military, including MilBook, MilWiki, and MilBlog. Known collectively as MilSuite, these services are all part of the DOD's effort to provide more secure alternatives to commercial wikis, blogs, and social network sites.MilTube and the entire MilSuite were originally designed by MilTech, a communications branch of the Army, a MilTech public affairs officer told CNET. But in an attempt to generate collaboration across the entire military, the tools were made available on a wider scale to personnel throughout the armed forces. MilSuite is currently available to anyone with the proper access and authentication, including service members, civilian employees, and support contractors, and now has more than 88,500 users.With the government trying to cut costs, the military is looking at MilTube as a way to save money by setting up a dynamic site where personnel can create, learn, and share information with colleagues around the world. The DOD also sees MilTube as a way to share training footage, news clips, and other videos made directly by the military.Like YouTube, MilTube offers a variety of channels, categories, and tags, allowing people to not only upload and watch videos but also search for and sort them, according to MilTech. With bandwidth at a premium at certain military bases, MilTube can scale its performance so that people can watch and upload videos at any location. The site supports a variety of video formats as well as audio-only streams and can run on both desktop PCs and mobile devices.Over the past year, the DOD has loosened up its bans on access to social networks, now allowing military people to use sites like Facebook and Twitter. But access to these sites across the Armed Forces is still subject to a variety of caveats and stipulations, leaving many personnel unable to take full advantage of them.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wi-Fi is killing trees, study finds]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>inglaliaugust</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=wi-fi-is-killing-trees-study-finds</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Unlike trees in urban areas, trees in wooded areas remain happy and healthy, the study says.(Credit:Crave UK)Enjoying reading the latest technology news and reviews here on Crave Hope you're pleased with yourself, because you may be killing a tree. Researchers from Wageningen University in the Netherlands have discovered the sad news that Wi-Fi makes trees sick. The tree-loving folks of Dutch city Alphen aan den Rijn commissioned the study, whose results have not yet been published, after finding abnormalities on trees that couldn't be explained by known viral or bacterial infections.  Over the last five years, the study found that all deciduous trees in the Western world are affected by radiation from mobile-phone networks and wireless LANs.Read more of &quot;Wi-Fi is killing trees, study finds&quot; at Crave UK. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google's DocVerse links Office with Google Docs]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>HetPriree</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office links native Office documents with a company&amp;39's Google Apps account.(Credit:Google)Google is putting its DocVerse team to use, unleashing a new plug-in for Google Docs that lets offline Microsoft Word documents talk to Web-based Google Docs files. DocVerse, acquired by Google earlier this year, has ported its software onto Google's network and is ready to let early testers get a crack at Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office. The software letsMicrosoft Office users who also have Google Apps accounts sync their documents with Google without having to work within the Google Docs Web interface, creating a Web-based copy of that native document for sharing and collaboration.Google's been trying for several years now to convince businesses to migrate away from Microsoft's Office suite, but there are still lots of businesses that prefer all the bells and whistles that come with the native applications. This application lets them stay within the familiar Office suite but add the benefits of Web syncing. The software works with Office 2003, 2007, and 2010, Google said, and interested Google Apps customers can sign up to test it out before a wider launch.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[iTunes Ping comes to Twitter]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>fanclubmib</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=itunes-ping-comes-to-twitter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[iTunes previews are integrated right into the Twitter interface, thanks to a new partnership between Twitter and Apple.(Credit:Twitter)There's a crucial new partnership for Ping, the social music service that Apple launched as part of its iTunes 10 unveiling this summer: Twitter users can now link up their accounts.&quot;Once you've linked the accounts, whenever you post, like, review, or tell your friends why you purchased a song or album on Ping, this activity will also be tweeted to your Twitter followers--complete with playable song previews and links to purchase and download music from iTunes,&quot; a post on the Twitter blog explained.This is big, because Ping was one of those rare Apple product launches that legitimately underwhelmed, largely because the long-rumored iTunes social-networking initiative did not sync up to either Facebook or Twitter. Apple said at launch that Ping users would be able to sync up with their Facebook friends, something that never came to fruition. Apple CEO Steve Jobs hinted that negotiations with Facebook had soured, citing &quot;onerous terms&quot; on behalf of the massive social network. It's not like Facebook and Apple have never partnered before: Facebook Connect is available for iPhoto uploads, and there's a separate version of the universal log-in tool just for theiPhone.But Twitter's terms are apparently more flexible, and they're even integrating an iTunes song preview into the Twitter.com interface, adding yet another feature to the &quot;New Twitter&quot; redesign that the company launched several months ago.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tablets eating Netbooks A Microsoft GM says yes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pornohasusasuha</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=tablets-eating-netbooks-a-microsoft-gm-says-yes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Is the spread of tablet computers eating into the Netbook business In an interview this week with Seattlepi.com, Microsoft general manager for Windows product management Gavriella Schuster said that, yes, that is &quot;definitely&quot; the case. How much that has cut into Microsoft's Windows licensing may be the bigger question.Hewlett-Packard&amp;39's Slate 500 will be in the first crop of Windows 7 tablets, a form factor that is reportedly eating into Netbook sales.(Credit:HP)The topic had come up during the interview where Schuster had a Netbook in front of her. When asked whether such a device was being threatened by tablets--many of which are being launched in the course of the next year, Schuster said &quot;these are definitely getting cannibalized.&quot; Schuster then added that she considers Netbooks and tablets to be a secondary device on top of a regular computer--an area where Microsoft dominates in OS market share.The cannibalization of more traditional laptops by smaller form factor devices has been a hot-button topic since Netbooks became a common offering by hardware makers.In an interview with Best Buy's CEO Brian Dunn in September, The Wall Street Journal had Dunn making--and later clarifying--a statement about theiPad making deep cuts into the sales of laptop PCs in Best Buy's retail stores. Though even in the updated statement, the company had not declared the basic premise of cannibalization to be untrue. This issue is of special interest to Microsoft's place as a software provider for new PCs, as the company has worked hard to get XP, and later Windows 7 onto Netbooks. WhileWindows 7 tablets, such as the upcoming HP Slate 500 begin arriving later this month, others will be shipping with operating systems from Google and HP-owned Palm. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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