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<title>Haaze.com / Suzana / Voted News</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Google sued over Android data location collection]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>svetalabr</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=google-sued-over-android-data-location-collection</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Two Michigan women are suing Google over location data collected by Android devices, a week after Apple was named in a lawsuit citing privacy violations with theiPhone logging similar data.  The $50 million lawsuit against Google seeks to stop Google from selling phones with software that can track a user's location, the Detroit News reported today.  The lawsuit was filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Detroit on behalf of plaintiffs Julie Brown and Kayla Molaski, who are seeking class action status for the suit. Their lawyer, Steven Budaj, argues in the complaint that the tracking of Android owners' location &quot;puts users at serious risk of privacy invasions, including stalking.&quot;Google acknowledged last week that it collects location information--including GPS current location, timestamps, nearby Wi-Fi network addresses, and device IDs--from Android devices but said it was not traceable to a specific individual. Users can disable the GPS feature, but then they won't get as much function out of maps and other location-based services.  Google representatives declined to comment on the lawsuit. The lawsuit against Apple filed in Florida last week also seeks class action status and accuses Apple of violating privacy laws, as well as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by keeping a log of user locations without offering users a way to disable that. The matter first came to light last week when two researchers said they had discovered that the iPhone collects and logs current and historical location information without user permission or warning, and stores it unencrypted on the device. In addition to the lawsuits, the controversy has prompted lawmakers to seek an FTC probe of the issue and questions from attorneys general in Connecticut and Illinois.  After a week of silence, Apple finally spoke up about the matter, explaining in an FAQ that it was collecting the data to get more accurate location data for eventual use in a traffic database and blamed a software bug for storing an excess amount of it on the devices. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Verizon iPhone boosts Apple's smartphone share]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>uzet1</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=verizon-iphone-boosts-apples-smartphone-share</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:James Martin/CNET)As Apple and Verizon's quarterly earnings noted,iPhone 4 sales have been brisk. How brisk A new report put out by the NPD Group earlier today put Apple in third place in U.S. smartphone sales during the first quarter of this year. Apple came in behind Samsung and LG, but did better than HTC, Motorola, and Research In Motion. During the quarter, NPD says Apple nabbed 14 percent of sales, due in large part to the launch of the iPhone on Verizon's network in February.&quot;Apple and Verizon had a very successful launch of the iPhone 4, which allowed the iPhone to expand its market share that was previously held back by its prolonged carrier exclusivity with AT&amp;T,&quot; said Ross Rubin, NPD's executive director of industry analysis in a statement.Rubin said some of that growth &quot;came at the expense of the Android OS&quot; even though phones running Google's mobile phone OS made up half of the devices sold in the three months counted. According to NPD's data, this was the first time Android's overall sales shrunk, going down to 50 percent from 53 percent the previous quarter. RIM's BlackBerry OS share also dropped to 14 percent of sales, down from 19 percent the previous quarter. Eating into those numbers was Apple, with iOS jumping 9 points to rest at 28 percent of smartphone sales, due to combined sales of the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 3GS, both of which NPD includes in the top five sellers.During the quarter, NPD says that unit sales of smartphones went up 8 percent from the previous quarter, with a 1 percent drop of total handset sales. With that push, NPD says this is the first time smartphones made up the majority of handset purchases in the U.S. at 54 percent of sales. But what about the next few months A report by research firm Nielsen earlier this week found that 20 percent of those it surveyed in the U.S. were unsure about what their next smartphone purchase will be. Thirty-one percent of consumers surveyed plan to buy an Android-based smartphone in the next year, with 30 percent going with Apple's iPhone instead. Rounding out that survey was RIM's BlackBerry at 11 percent of expected purchases, and Microsoft'sWindows Phone 7 platform at 6 percent. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Foxconn workers charged for iPad 2 leaks]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=report-foxconn-workers-charged-for-ipad-2-leaks</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jimmynmjnn</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=report-foxconn-workers-charged-for-ipad-2-leaks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An iPad 2 mock-up at CES 2011, three months ahead of Apple&amp;39's official unveiling.(Credit:Engadget )Three employees of Foxconn, which manufactures Apple products and other electronics, are said to have been charged for violating the company's trade secret agreement by allegedly leaking design details ofApple's iPad 2 ahead of its release.Citing reporting from Chinese-language source Sznews, Digitimes says the three employees were arrested by local police in Shenzhen, China near the end of December of last year, and were formally charged last week. The alleged leaks gave several accessory makers time to draw up designs ahead of the iPad 2's unveiling. While some of those designs did not match up to what Apple eventually unveiled on March 2, a handful nailed features like the cameras, rounded back, relocated speaker and microphone, and thinner enclosure. Foxconn, which is part of Hon Hai Precision Industries, produces theiPhone, iPad, and MacBooks for Apple along with consumer electronics for other companies including, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Microsoft, Sony, and Samsung. The company employs more than a million workers in China, and is in talks with Brazil to expand its operations to South America as part of a reported $12 billion investment.Following controversy over worker suicides at the manufacturer, Apple, Dell and HP began investigations into working conditions. Apple released its report based on audits of 127 facilities back in February. Foxconn has since raised worker wages, with Apple working to train workers and supervisors alike in worker rights, labor laws, and safety measures.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple tops Microsoft's quarterly sales, profits]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>avoslaiz</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=apple-tops-microsofts-quarterly-sales-profits</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With Microsoft's third fiscal quarter results out, it's time to compare the company to its longtime technology rival: Apple managed to come out on top of Microsoft in terms of sales and profits. Apple, which reported its second fiscal quarter earnings last week, posted revenues of $24.67 billion with a net income of $5.99 billion. By comparison, Microsoft's just announced results put it at $16.43 billion with a net income of $5.23 billion.Apple's most recently completed fiscal quarter ended March 26, 2011. Microsoft's ended March 31, 2011.Apple made waves back in May, passing Microsoft in market capitalization. In October, Apple went on to pass Microsoft in revenues as well. Some of Apple's biggest sales over the quarter were iPhones, with the company selling 18.65 million units. That number amounted to half of the company's revenues. Apple also saw considerable growth inMac sales. Comparatively, Microsoft's quarterly earnings had big gains from the Office andXbox businesses.And some remember back in 1997 when Microsoft famously bailed out Apple as part of a $150 million investment and business deal that had Apple dropping its lawsuit against the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant, and adopting Internet Explorer as the default browser. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reports: White iPhone 4 thicker than black version]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>insyaaland</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=reports-white-iphone-4-thicker-than-black-version</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The black iPhone 4 next to the newly released white version.(Credit:Tipb.com)After a long wait, the white version of Apple'siPhone 4 finally went on sale today. Color aside, it's the same device, just with a white front and back. However reports are coming in that there is, in fact, a difference between the two versions. A MacRumors reader, iLounge, and Ryan Cash of Marketcircle who posted pictures of the two side-by-side, have found that the white version of the device is ever so slightly thicker than the black version. How much &quot;A hair,&quot; Cash said. Blog TiPb got a little more precise, measuring the difference at &quot;roughly 0.2 mm.&quot;Apple lists the depth of both devices at an even 9.3 mm on its iPhone 4 specs page. TiPb, which measured the difference, listed the white version at 9.5 mm. The depth increase is said to be small enough not to affect a number of cases both TiPb and MacRumors have tried out on the two devices, though iLounge points out that snug cases made out of hard materials without give could be problematic. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the whether there was a size difference between the two models.In an interview with All Things Digital yesterday, Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller said that in making the white version of the iPhone 4, the company found it needed to rework its manufacturing processes to make it more durable. That included extra protection against UV. &quot;It's not as simple as making something white,&quot; Schiller said. &quot;There's a lot more that goes into both the material science of it--how it holds up over time...but also in how it all works with the sensors.&quot;The white version of the iPhone 4 sports a clearly noticeable version of the proximity sensor, which sits just above the top speaker grille. On the black models, this is a detail that disappears with the rest of the bezel. Early imagery of the white iPhone 4 had that sensor appearing as a fine mesh of dots, akin to the way the company hides notification lights on its notebook computers. Other small changes picked up by iLounge include that the headphone and dock ports in the white version get a color treatment, with Apple opting to use a gray plastic material, presumably to better blend in with the company's bundled headphones and dock adapters. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft reveals more on plight of Netbook sales]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>andplot56</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=microsoft-reveals-more-on-plight-of-netbook-sales</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft revealed more about the plight of Netbook sales in the age of theiPad during the company's third-quarter earnings conference call today. This follows statements by Intel's chief financial officer earlier in the month. A Toshiba Netbook.(Credit:Toshiba)The Redmond, Wash., software giant said today that the consumer PC market declined 8 percent in the most recent quarter and part of that was &quot;a 40 percent decline in Netbooks,&quot; according to a statement by Bill Koefoed, general manager of investor relations, during the earnings conference call.  &quot;In total, we estimate the PC market declined 1 percent to 3 percent in the third quarter,&quot; he said.At Intel, the story--or at least the emphasis--was different, with the chipmaker reporting strong PC client growth of 17 percent on April 19. In a CNET interview on April 19, Stacy Smith, Intel's chief financial officer, said this about Netbook sales: &quot;The Atom [processor] volume going into Netbooks is pretty flat quarter on quarter. Pretty flat year on year. If there's an impact withtablet cannibalization, it certainly is happening there. But even there it's still a $400 million business for us.&quot; Today, Microsoft provided more clarity. Responding to a question from an analyst, Chief Financial Officer Peter Klein explained some of the reasons for the discrepancy between Intel's relatively neutral and/or upbeat statements and Microsoft's more sober interpretation. &quot;There are some unique things going on with Intel's results...There's a few other things in terms of an extra week in the quarter,&quot; he said. &quot;They've also excluded netbooks from the PC MPU (microprocessor unit) numbers. And I think there was some appropriate inventory buildup so if you look at our numbers, it ties pretty closely from a unit perspective to what they're seeing. And obviously, we're in line with the big third party analysts as well.&quot; The last statement from Microsoft is important. Intel was questioned during its earnings conference call about why it had such robust earnings despite less upbeat analyst numbers. Whatever the case, Apple's iPad is undoubtedly having an effect on Netbook sales, as numerous reports have shown. And Intel may ultimately abet this trend as it points its Atom processor increasingly in the direction of tablets. Via Business Insider. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mozilla overhauling Firefox graphics, JavaScript]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>basshaybss</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=mozilla-overhauling-firefox-graphics-javascript</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In the quest for better browser speed, Mozilla has begun work on newFirefox engines for running JavaScript programs and displaying graphics.The new JavaScript engine, including a compiler called IonMonkey, is designed to run Web-based programs faster and to impose less disruption during the pesky memory-scrubbing process called garbage collection. And the graphics engine, called Azure, is intended to get along better with Windows' graphics interfaces while still working with those ofMac OS X and Linux.Says Joe Drew, who's working on Azure:Firefox 4's graphics performance is great...We're not content with &quot;great,&quot; though, and our investigations into how to make drawing even faster have revealed that some of our choices in Gecko's graphics engine aren't optimal for performance.Naturally, Azure is designed to improve the performance. It also lays the groundwork for future work in separating Mozilla processes into different memory compartments, a long-running project called Electrolysis. The compartmentalization has the potential to improve security and performance, but it requires extensive retooling of basic parts of the browser.The browser market has become hotly competitive, with Google's Chrome stealing away share of usage once held by Mozilla's Firefox and IE9 finally giving Microsoft a competitive browser again. Responding to the challenge, Mozilla has put Firefox on a Chrome-esque development fast track to try to get new features into people's hands faster.The next version, Firefox 5, is due June 21, according to release manager Christian Legnitto. But don't expect the JavaScript and graphics changes to arrive that soon.&quot;IonMonkey is currently in the design stages--David Anderson and I are studying the compiler literature and the competition and doing experiments to find out just what features IonMonkey needs. Coding is about to start,&quot; said David Mandelin, a Mozilla JavaScript engine programmer. Compilers handle the essential task of translating the programs a human wrote into the instructions a computer understands.The new JavaScript engine also is due to get a new debugging interface. That's potentially important: JavaScript programs are steadily increasing in sophistication and size, and tracking down why something isn't working is crucial for programmer productivity.And, more to the point, all the browser makers are trying furiously to court Web developers with features to make their lives easier. Web developers are the ones who ensure a Web site or Web application works on multiple browsers and takes advantages of new features.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to use Chrome's speech-to-text]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=how-to-use-chromes-speech-to-text</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>vankkkakak</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=how-to-use-chromes-speech-to-text</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google has introduced a way that you can talk to your browser, as long as that browser is Chrome. It won't talk back, but it will do your bidding. These instructions cover the basics of the new speech-to-text feature, which is functional but has yet to be implemented widely.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MIT software could bring 'DNA origami' to the masses]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hundigranna</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=mit-software-could-bring-dna-origami-to-the-masses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[DNA molecules are not merely carriers of information. They are also highly stable and programmable, which is why researchers have been working so feverishly on a design strategy called DNA origami.And now a team at MIT is developing a program that makes the game playable by more than just a select few.Mark Blathe of MIT(Credit:Dominick Reuter)DNA origami--constructing specific 2D and 3D shapes out of DNA strands--could prove to be a highly effective means of developing nanoscale tools, such as synthetic photocells that perform artificial photosynthesis and highly targeted drugs (think of sending a cancer drug to hunt down a specific tumor).But it's still young. Paul Rothemund of CalTech first introduced DNA origami in 2006 (thereby making the cover of Nature and delivering a TED Talk showing tiny DNA smiley faces), and William Shih's lab at Harvard Medical School was able to up the game from 2D to 3D a few years later.The result is that today a small number of brilliant and highly specialized minds are bent over a nanoscale game of origami, playing with various sequences to try to build specific shapes for specific tasks. Imagine a room of highly sophisticated gamers playing with building blocks in a world without Tetris' if they had the game, they'd be able to work faster.This is where the team at MIT, led by biological engineer Mark Bathe, comes in. They've developed software that makes it far easier, with a given DNA template, to predict the three-dimensional shape that will result.&quot;They're sort of building blocks, but it's even more crude because DNA is just a sequence,&quot; Bathe says. &quot;It's taking the places you would connect the DNA together and predicting with a computer what it would look like in the final shape. The goal is to really have this be in the inverse, so the designer wants to make a box or a basket or a gear and then the program tries different folding combinations to give you the shape you want.&quot;DNA comprises a string of four nucleotide bases called A, T, G, and C, with A binding only with T and G only with C. Rothemund found that he was able to get a long strand of DNA to fold using a viral genome that consisted of 8,000 of these nucleotides to create 2D stars, triangles, and yes, those smiley faces. That one strand served as a scaffold for the rest of the structure, with literally hundreds of shorter strands (only 20 to 40 bases in length) combining with the long strand to hold its desired shape.Bathe says his software presented a mathematical and computation challenge, but that because DNA is governed by physics in terms of how it bends and twists and folds, DNA origami is very clean and obedient. Proteins, he says, are much messier, making protein-folding far more complex, which is why the game Foldit exists. (Researchers opened the process up to the masses in the hopes that a greater volume of people working on the problem might speed up progress.)Bathe and his team, who haven't resorted to a game just yet, provide a primer of their software in the Feb. 25 issue of Nature Methods, and they're already working on making the program more automated and &quot;unsupervised,&quot; because at this point it's still largely manual.&quot;Designers still have to guess the rules and then based on the shape modify the rules to get closer to the shape,&quot; Bathe says. &quot;It's the Holy Grail to say, 'I want this,' and then it happens. We've made quite some progress already, so I think in the next half year to a year that should be coming out.&quot;Ever the optimist, Bathe was quoted in the MIT news release saying, &quot;Once nonspecialists can design arbitrary 3D nanostructures using DNA origami, their imaginations can run free.&quot; Ever the realist, I had to ask whether such an achievement might also be risky in the wrong hands. For Bathe, this is the conundrum we face in light of most advancements' the potential for progress, he hopes, far outweighs the risks.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft issues phishing alert for Xbox Live]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rettymo</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=microsoft-issues-phishing-alert-for-xbox-live</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Modern Warfare 2 is suffering phishing attacks, it seems.(Credit:Screenshot by GameSpot)For the past week, Sony's PlayStation Network has been offline with no timetable as to when it will return. An external attack has compromised users' personal information and has left more than 75 million users unable to connect. Now Microsoft is experiencing its own online problems.Modern Warfare 2 is suffering phishing attacks, it seems.While the problem is not as wide-ranging as Sony's takedown, Microsoft today issued a Service Alert forXbox Live to warn users of a security risk. The alert states that matchmaking has been affected by a phishing attempt inside Infinity Ward's shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.&quot;Users may receive potential phishing attempts via title specific messaging while playing Modern Warfare 2,&quot; reads the message posted on the Xbox Support Web site.Read more of &quot;Microsoft issues phishing alert for Xbox Live&quot; at GameSpot. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[T-Mobile 4G Mobile Hotspot review: Fast speed to be enjoyed gingerly]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=t-mobile-4g-mobile-hotspot-review-fast-speed-to-be-enjoyed-gingerly</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ankratzata</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=t-mobile-4g-mobile-hotspot-review-fast-speed-to-be-enjoyed-gingerly</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The T-Mobile 4G Mobile Hotspot mobile cellular wireless router.(Credit:Dong Ngo/CNET)The T-Mobile 4G Mobile Hotspot looks like a chocolate bar and is supposed to be enjoyed like chocolate, too: slowly. This doesn't mean the device's Internet connection is slow, however.In fact, it's significantly faster than the recently reviewed Sprint MiFi 4082 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot' it has average 4G download speeds of around 3.5Mbps and uploads at around 1.8Mbps in the San Francisco Bay Area. So why do you have to hold your horses when it comes to enjoying itThe answer is because of the data plans T-Mobile has for the device. There are three tiers: $85/month, $55/month, and $30/month that come with a data cap of 10GB, 5GB, and 200MB, respectively. These caps don't mean you will be charged more when they're used up' rather, they trigger the reduction of the Internet connection's bandwidth. When this happens, the connection will be throttled down to a crawling speed of just 0.1Mbps for the rest of the month.While this kind of pseudo unlimited plan seems a better deal than the cost-per-extra-MB alternatives, it can be frustrating when you need a speedy Internet connection, no matter the cost. There's no option for this.Other than that, the T-Mobile 4G Mobile Hotspot worked well in our testing and offered up to six hours of battery life. The router features the legacy 802.11g wireless standard and can support up to five Wi-Fi devices at a time. For more information on the router and to see if it's the right device for you, check out the full review of the T-Mobile 4G Mobile Hotspot.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[LG grows with the Optimus Big]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>danieeeenn</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=lg-grows-with-the-optimus-big</guid>
<description><![CDATA[LG Optimus Big is LG&amp;39's biggest phone.(Credit:LG)Once again Asia one-ups the rest of the world's mobile industry, this time with the LG Optimus Big. The Optimus Big sports a whopping 4.3-inch display, making it the largest LG phone to date. Its other specs are also quite impressive. It runs on a 1GHz dual-core processor (no word on if it's a Tegra 2) and is equipped with a 5-megapixel rear camera, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, 16GB of internal memory, and an HDMI port. The display has the same technology we saw on the Optimus Black--the Nova display has apparently 700 nits of brightness, making it one of the brightest and most colorful screens out there. The Optimus Big only ships with Android 2.2 and it looks like there's a bit of an interface skin on it. It'll debut in Korea on April 28, but it hasn't been announced whether it'll arrive on U.S. shores.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Web speed tests: Tablet tournament!]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=web-speed-tests-tablet-tournament</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bimbemarascaer23535</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<title><![CDATA[Dialed In 171: AT&T did it for America]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jackyzcakc</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=dialed-in-171-att-did-it-for-america</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Casio goes Commando, the Nexus S heads for Sprint, the Droid Incredible 2 shows up, and our jaws drop at AT&amp;T's audacious FCC filing. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Barnes & Noble accuses Microsoft of patent law misuse]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sufingparn72s</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Barnes &amp; Noble has accused Microsoft of misusing patent law to thwart rivals to itsWindows Phone 7 business by requiring them to pay &quot;pay exorbitant licensing fees or face protracted and expensive patent infringement litigation.&quot;The charges come in a response filed in a case Microsoft brought against Barnes &amp; Noble last month before International Trade Commission and the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Washington. Microsoft alleged that Barnes &amp; Noble's Nook e-reader violates its patents covering the way users tab through various screens to find the information they're after, as well as the way they interact with documents and e-books.The Nook Color, a target of Microsoft&amp;39's lawsuit.(Credit:Barnes &amp; Noble)The suit is part of Microsoft's broader campaign against Google's Android operating system, which the Nook runs. Microsoft also named Foxconn International Holdings and Inventec Corporation as defendants in the case.In its filing, Barnes &amp; Noble accuses Microsoft of asserting patent claims over &quot;arbitrary, outmoded, or non-essential design features.&quot; The filing, first reported by All About Microsoft blogger Mary Jo Foley, accuses Microsoft of abusing the patent system to hinder competition.&quot;Microsoft is misusing these patents as part of a scheme to try to eliminate or marginalize the competition to its own Windows Phone 7 mobile device operating system posed by the open source Android operating system and other open-source operating systems,&quot; Barnes &amp; Noble alleges in its response. &quot;Microsoft's conduct directly harms both competition for and consumers of eReaders, smartphones,tablet computers and other mobile electronic devices, and renders Microsoft's patents unenforceable.&quot;For its part, Microsoft suggests that Barnes &amp; Noble is diverting attention from the allegations of patent infringement.&quot;Our lawsuits against Barnes &amp; Noble, Foxconn, and Inventec are founded upon their actions, and the issue is their infringement of our intellectual property rights,&quot; the company said in a statement. &quot;In seeking to protect our intellectual property, we are doing what any other company in our situation would do.&quot;<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jobs says Apple will testify on location issue]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>naddelkof</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Following the location question-and-answer document Apple published earlier today, CEO Steve Jobs has gone on the record about the company's plans to answer inquiries made by government officials, including the House Energy and Commerce Committee.&quot;I think Apple will be testifying,&quot; Jobs said in an interview with All Things Digital. &quot;They have asked us to come and we will honor their request of course.&quot;Immediately following the discovery last week of the iOS database file containing time-stamped nearby cell tower, Wi-Fi, and GPS information, Apple was peppered with questions by prominent lawmakers over the company's intentions. Apple responded to the matter publicly for the first time in its Q&amp;A document this morning, saying that the company was in no way tracking users, and that the location file was just a small part of a secured, crowd-sourced database Apple maintains to speed up location-finding on iOS devices. In the interview, Jobs said such technology required education on the part of consumers, something that could be improved. &quot;As new technology comes into the society, there is a period of adjustment and education,&quot; Jobs told All Things Digital. &quot;We haven't--as an industry--done a very good job educating people, I think, as to some of the more subtle things going on here. As such, (people) jumped to a lot of wrong conclusions in the last week.&quot;Among those who have queried Apple on the purpose of the location database file are Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), as well as Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Letters were also sent to Apple, Microsoft, Nokia, Google, Research in Motion, and Hewlett-Packard by House lawmakers earlier this week, who wanted to know what kind of information is being collected, for what purposes, and if there is a way to disable the practice. Many of those questions have been answered by Apple, though several remain.In the interview, Jobs declined to comment on the activities of what competitors were up to, saying only that &quot;some of them don't do what we do.&quot; <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple VP sells off $13.7 million in stock]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>svetalaok</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Bob Mansfield, Apple&amp;39's senior vice president of Macintosh hardware engineering.(Credit:Apple)Bob Mansfield, Apple's senior vice president of Macintosh hardware engineering, sold off 99 percent of his company shares earlier this week, a sale amounting to just under $13.7 million. Mansfield, who joined Apple when the company acquired Raycer Graphics in 1999, now owns 501 shares following the sale according to a Form 4 filed with the SEC on Monday. But that doesn't mean he's divesting himself from the company. Fortune reports that Mansfield still holds fully vested options to buy 30,000 more shares of company stock at $36.54 per share, along with an additional 100,000 restricted stock units that vest in 2014. Mansfield's last big sale was 40,000 shares of company stock back in October, netting $10.84 million after strike price. In the past three years, Fortune estimates the net gain from these trades at $37.9 million. Along with Mansfield's transaction this week, Apple Vice President and Corporate Controller Betsy Rafael sold 2,956 shares of common stock on the same day.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Balding Artas robot ready to harvest your hair]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>monpnowan3</dc:creator>
<category>Social</category>
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<description><![CDATA[How would you feel about putting your head in the arms of this robot(Credit:Restoration Robotics)If you've tried every potion available to stop your hair loss, you might consider getting a robot to harvest your remaining locks for hair transplant surgery. The FDA has given clearance to the Artas System, a machine that uses &quot;image-guided robotics to enhance the quality of hair follicle harvesting,&quot; according to maker Restoration Robotics. First the patient sits in the Artas chair, and his hair is cut to about 1 millimeter. A camera-equipped robotic arm under the control of a doctor then initiates &quot;small dermal punches&quot; while harvesting individual follicles. The follicles are later manually transplanted. They develop blood supplies and gradually produce their own hair over months. No sutures or bandages were required in the prototype (PDF) of Artas, and the company expected to improve extraction rates to 750 to 1,000 follicular units per hour. The robot technique is apparently quicker and less invasive than strip harvesting, a popular method in which a band of hairy skin is transplanted to a balding area. It requires fewer staff, too. Artas works on patients with male pattern baldness who have straight brown or black hair, according to the company. If your hair is blond or red, you're out of luck. But considering the progress of robot-assisted surgery, I bet it won't be long before all hair types can be extracted and implanted by robots alone. Now when will we start seeing robot barbers<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cree LED takes aim at office fluorescent lights]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lijumanoide</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Cree)LED lighting company Cree is taking on the overhead fluorescent lights that are a fixture of office buildings with a light source it says will quickly recoup the investment.The company today announced a new line of &quot;architectural troffers,&quot; or rectangular-shaped fixtures designed for overhead lighting. The troffers use Cree's LED light sources, which offer a longer life and improved efficiency over fluorescent lights, according to the company.Cree LED light sources in the overhead fixtures.(Credit:Cree)The fixtures offer a white light with an efficiency of 110 lumens per watt and a color rendering index, a measure of light quality, of 90. The lights can be dimmed and are designed to last 50,000 hours, which would be more than 10 years at 12 hours a day. The fixtures have a thermal management system designed for long life.Design services company O'Brien/Atkins Associates said in a statement that the measuring efficiency over the full product life cycle, including sizing, heating and cooling, and disposal, can be cut lighting costs by 60 percent.Using the national average for electricity prices of 10 cents a kilowatt-hour, Cree calculates that the payoff of office upgrades to LEDs can be less than one year to replace typical fluorescent tubes. Because of the higher upfront cost of LED lighting technology, consumer adoption of LED bulbs is expected to be slower than that of commercial customers. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf ace their crash tests]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>esodsgemidymn</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[How the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf fared in their crash tests.(Credit:IIHS)The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said today that the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf performed quite well in its first-ever crash tests on &quot;mainstream&quot; electriccars.According to the IIHS, the Volt and Leaf earned the highest rating of &quot;good&quot; for front, side, rear, and rollover crashes. Both vehicles qualified for the organization's Top Safety Pick award, given to vehicles that deliver &quot;state-of-the-art crash protection.&quot; &quot;The milestone demonstrates that automakers are using the same safety engineering in new electric cars as they do in gasoline-powered vehicles,&quot; the IIHS said in a statement.As small cars by length, width, and passenger capacity, the Volt and the Leaf might seem at a glance to be at greater risk in an accident. But there's one key thing that sets them apart from other small cars: their battery packs are extremely heavy. In fact, the Leaf and Volt tip the scales at 3,370 pounds and 3,760 pounds, respectively, which the IIHS says puts them on an even playing field with midsize and larger sedans like the Nissan Altima and Chevrolet Impala, which weigh 3,200 pounds and 3,580 pounds, respectively.&quot;The Leaf and Volt's extra mass gives them a safety advantage over other small cars,&quot; IIHS chief administrative officer Joe Nolan said in a statement. &quot;These electric models are a win-win for fuel economy and safety.&quot;A key selling point for electric cars, of course, is that they can help folks save cash as gas prices continue to soar. The Volt, for example, delivers about 35 miles on a single charge before its gasoline engine kicks into gear. The fully electric Nissan Leaf can ride for 73 miles on a single charge.Including the Volt and Leaf, 80 vehicles have earned the Top Safety Pick Award this year, the IIHS said.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Expect Apple to charge for music cloud]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sufuckbejxd</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing and advertising</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Don't expect Apple's cloud-music service to come free of charge, at least not forever. Apple plans to eventually charge for its cloud music service, sources told CNET. Users would be able to store their digital media on the company&amp;39's servers. (Credit:Greg Sandoval/CNET)Music industry insiders told me that Apple has indicated it could offer the service free of charge initially but that company will eventually require a fee. Google is also expected to charge for a similar service. Billboard writer Ed Christman reported last September that Google was considering a plan to charge $25 a year  for a subscription for its cloud service. Last month, the blog Wayne's World reported that Apple would charge $20 annually, but nobody I spoke with seems to know for sure what Apple may ask. An Apple spokesman did not respond to an interview request. Both Apple and Google began discussing plans more than a year ago with the largest four recording companies about enabling users to upload their songs to the companies' servers. Music could then be streamed to users' songs via Internet-connected devices. This kind of third-party computing is known as the cloud.It's going to be interesting to see how online music stores make their cloud-music offerings sweet enough to get consumers to pay--especially the early adopters (and if you're reading CNET that means you). Subscription services have yet to attract any significant market share in digital music. It's generally accepted that consumers prefer to own their tunes rather than renting them and there are some who suspect that the cloud is a way for the Web stores and the labels to charge consumers to access songs they already own. What the music industry is banking on is that consumers will see the sense in paying a relatively small monthly fee for access an endless supply of songs. Right now, to obtain music legally, people have to pay $1 or more for each song. Decision makers in the industry hope people will conclude that ownership doesn't provide the best bang for the buck, just as they have concluded with movies. DVD sales have fallen the past couple of years just as consumers have begun flocking to Netflix, a subscription service that charges $8 a month for all-you-can-eat viewing of films and TV shows. Meanwhile, Apple and Google continue to seek licenses for their services. So far, Apple has a deal with Warner Music Group, But Google's negotiations with the four top labels have stalled. Amazon got off the ground with a cloud music service last month and charges based on the amount of data a user stores. Update 11:00 a.m. PT: Billboard reporter Glenn Peoples has posted an interesting opinion piece today about why the music sector should adopt Netflix's business model. You can read it here. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ReQuest tells media outlets it owns syncing patent]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>XemmelNools</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing and advertising</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A small firm that manufactures high-tech media servers and other electronic gear is notifying online-entertainment companies that it owns the patent on multimedia syncing. ReQuest, based in Ballston Spa, N.Y., has sent letters recently to an undisclosed number of companies, some of them involved in distributing digital media. The claims in the letter have raised eyebrows with some of recipients. One company that received a letter, which wished to remain anonymous, forwarded a copy to CNET.In the letters distributed by ReQuest, the company's CEO Peter Cholnoky wrote that his company's patents (No. 7,577,757 and 7,136,934) cover &quot;a system for synchronizing devices in a multimedia environmental&quot; for photos, audio, and video media. The company calls this technology NetSync. In a press release issued by ReQuest in 2007, the company claimed the patents cover &quot;automatically synchroniz(ing) entire media collections between different devices, whether in different rooms via the home's local network...or even on different continents over the Internet.&quot; In the same press release, the company wrote: &quot;The patent was filed on June 19th, 2001, which predates by several months Apple Computer's original introduction of its populariPod.&quot;Not everybody believes that ReQuest can defend such a patent. &quot;It's preposterous,&quot; said the source who forwarded the letter to CNET. &quot;Syncing is just about making copies and this has been a core function ever since the first computer rolled out.&quot;The source also said the language in Cholnoky's letter made it obvious that ReQuest was making veiled threats about litigation. In the letter there is a mention of patent attorneys and an offer to license the company's technology. In a phone interview today, Cholnoky told CNET he doesn't understand what the fuss is about. He noted that he took a very non-combative tone in his letter and never threatened litigation against any of the recipients. He declined to provide details about which companies received the letter or even to disclose how many he contacted. Cholnoky wrote in the letter that his company has received offers to buy the patents from &quot;law firms specializing in patent litigation.&quot; In the phone interview, he asked CNET, &quot;What do you think they will do with them&quot; &quot;We just wanted to open up the patents to the market, especially as the patent market has heated up,&quot; Cholnoky said in the phone interview. &quot;Google just offered to pay $900 million for (6,000 patents belonging to Nortel, the bankrupt Canadian telecom-equipment company). Nortel is auctioning them off. So, companies like Google are interested in acquiring patents and I sent the letters to people who might have some interest...we've received lots of calls.&quot; <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How the Wii's successor affects the console business]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>latia507</dc:creator>
<category>Gaming</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Nintendo said Monday it will release the successor to its hit Wii console next year. But how will that launch impact the business of video game hardware(Credit:Nintendo)One of the most potentially damaging things a consumer electronics company can do to one of its existing products is confirm its replacement. So when Nintendo announced yesterday that itsWii &quot;successor&quot; would launch next year, the obvious question was how would the news affect its highly successful but flagging current-generation consoleOn the one hand, would-be Wii buyers could decide to pocket their wallets and wait until the new device comes out. On the other, they could rush to stores to buy one now, thinking that the new system will cost significantly more when it hits store shelves.And Nintendo isn't the only one in this boat. While neither Microsoft nor Sony have made any announcements about successors to theirXbox 360 andPlayStation 3 consoles, respectively, rumors out last week suggested that new versions of both those platforms could be in consumers' hands by 2014.Yesterday, Nintendo confirmed that it would release the new console next year and said it would show a playable version, as well as talk about technical specifications, at E3 in June in Los Angeles. But sources have told video game blog IGN that the new system is likely to get a big performance boost compared with the existing Wii, a device that used a strong appeal with casual gamers to overcome the technical superiority of its rivals, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. &quot;The system will be based on a revamped version of AMD's R700 GPU architecture...[and will] out perform the PlayStation 3's Nvidia 7800GTX-based processor,&quot; IGN reported last week. &quot;Like the Xbox 360, the system's CPU will be a custom-built triple-core IBM PowerPC chipset, but the clocking speeds will be faster. The system will support 1080p output with the potential for stereoscopic 3D as well, though it has not been determined whether that will be a staple feature.&quot;According to several industry observers interviewed for this article, what appears likely is that in the short term, Nintendo will need to lower the price of the Wii to keep the system's sales, which have already been losing steam, from cratering completely. And Microsoft and Sony will most likely sit back and bide their time, riding continued impressive sales that have been bolstered by the release of the Kinect for Xbox and Move controllers.Indeed, say these observers, buyers for current-generation consoles are mainly casual gamers these days, people who are less likely to be swayed one way or another by news or rumors of future systems.&quot;For hard-core gamers and early adopters, this [news] would certainly be a sign that they should hold off on making any new console purchases,&quot; said Brian Crecente, the editor in chief of the video games blog Kotaku. &quot;But most of this group of people already own the consoles. The bigger, mainstream audience doesn't seem as plugged into these sorts of things. For Nintendo...the splash the revelation of a new [console] due next year has made, it's sure to slow down some of their sales. But 2014 is a lifetime for people new to gaming looking at the PS3 and Xbox 360.&quot;Crecente added that he thinks it's clear that Nintendo's announcement is tied to the company's &quot;recognition that sales of the Wii have already started to slow tremendously...Most first-wave gamers and families interested in the Wii already have the console. At this point, I think Nintendo is already looking forward to their new console and how they can use it to once more broaden the gaming market.&quot;But some see that the Wii still has life left. &quot;The announcement of Wii's successor will do little to impact the Wii's current sales trajectory,&quot; said video games analyst Jesse Divnich of Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR). &quot;At this point, the primary target market for the Wii is the price-sensitive consumer, and the price-sensitive consumer is unconcerned and likely unaware of new hardware announcement. The announcement of the 2012 Ford F-150 probably does little to deter sales from consumers looking to buy a used 2005 Ford F-150. Same principle.&quot;Wii pricing Perhaps the biggest question surrounding the future of the Wii is what Nintendo will charge for it going forward. Currently, most retailers are charging $169 for a console bundle that includes a Wii Motion Plus controller and some software. And there has also been some speculation that Nintendo will drop that to $150 by May 15. Whatever the number, everyone seems to agree a price cut is in the works.But analyst Colin Sebastian of Lazard Capital Markets said that he thinks Nintendo could eventually slash the price to as low as $99, though he said that it might not happen right away. Asked for comment, Nintendo reiterated the highlights from its Monday announcement.In the absence of solid information about the Wii successor, the key question becomes whether Nintendo will try to match, or surpass, the power and performance of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Although all three machines launched within a year of each other in 2005 (Xbox) and 2006 (Wii and PS3) and were originally lumped together as the three &quot;next-generation&quot; consoles, it was apparent almost right away that the Wii was in a different category. Eschewing high-definition and focusing instead on simple and easy game play and a new, highly intuitive controller, the Wii has always lagged behind its competitors on specs. Related links&amp;149' Nintendo: Wii successor coming in 2012&amp;149' New, more powerful Nintendo console for $400&amp;149' Report: Next Xbox, PlayStation launching in 2014&amp;149' Xbox birthday signals death of 5-year console cycleBut some think that Nintendo now has a window in which it can catch up with or even pass its rivals. And while the price tag of the new Nintendo console is almost certain to be higher when it launches next year than either of Microsoft's or Sony's current-gen entrant--IGN predicted the price could be between $350 and $400--some expect the new machine to showcase Nintendo's attempt to capitalize both on its mastery of the mainstream, casual market and its hugely successful first-party publishing operation.&quot;Expect the Wii's successor to have the processing power that will likely exceed that of the PS3 and Xbox 360, but expect it to be utilized in an original fashion,&quot; said Divnich. &quot;The successor to the Wii won't simply be a device that is there to flex its graphical muscle. Instead it will flex its versatility and flexibility. I believe Nintendo is trying to create the true all-in-one demographic platform this time around. It will definitely include components that will entice both the mainstream and core gaming markets, whereas the Wii was primarily viewed as a mainstream family entertainment console.&quot;Those components may very well include a new controller system that moves the yardsticks forward significantly in some fashion. Indeed, some say such innovation is essential to the success of Nintendo's next offering. One rumored approach would be a touch screen built into the controller. And with as much as a two-year advantage over the next offerings by its rivals, Nintendo's new machine would seem to have a golden opportunity to grab a big piece of the market before Microsoft and Sony can even get in the game. But it's crucial that Nintendo not simply leap frog the next Xbox and PlayStation, some say. And that dynamic could pose a real problem for Nintendo, which is starting out at a big disadvantage technologically.&quot;If it's more powerful than the PS3 and the PS4 kicks its [butt], they screwed up,&quot; said Michael Pachter, an analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities. &quot;I think they have to come out with something that's [on par] with the PS3 and innovates on the controller.&quot;But others aren't so worried about Nintendo's prospects and expect it to do what it has to do to impress.&quot;I think Nintendo has created an expectation among both gamers and the mainstream that their new products need to innovate in ways we've never thought of,&quot; Crecente said. &quot;The Wii popularized motion gaming, [and its 3DS portable console] is fighting to make 3D gaming relevant. Rumors of the new Wii and its controller seem to indicate the company's attempt at creating a brand new paradigm for gaming. It's still a little unclear what that will be, but it sounds like it's built around the notion of local multiplayer gaming, and the use of much more powerful controllers.&quot; Microsoft and SonyFor Microsoft, Nintendo's announcement was no surprise and shouldn't affect its plans for the Xbox in any way, said spokesman David Dennis. Though he wouldn't reveal any of the company's plans, he did point out that at E3 last year, Microsoft alluded to the Xbox being about halfway through its lifecycle. With the Xbox having come out in 2005, that would mean a 2014 release of its follow-up is right about on target, if not a bit early.To date, Nintendo said it has sold 86 million Wiis worldwide, and according to the NPD Group, 35.33 million in the United States. By comparison, Microsoft has sold only 26.78 million Xboxes in the U.S., and Sony just 16.5 million PS3s, NPD said. Worldwide, Sony said earlier this month that it had passed the 50-million-unit mark for the PS3, something Microsoft said it achieved in January.But Dennis said the Xbox is sitting pretty right now, having seen sales go up in each of the last two years, with this year looking like the third straight. And that's not even counting the success Microsoft has had with its Kinect for Xbox controller, which has sold more than 10 million units since being released last November. Sony, too, sees itself in a position that doesn't require immediately replacing the PS3. &quot;Companies will bring new consoles to market when their existing products become technologically obsolete and stop delivering great experiences to consumers,&quot; said Dan Race, director of corporate communications for Sony Computer Entertainment of America. &quot;PS3 doesn't face these challenges today. In fact, the PS3 is just now hitting its stride with unit sales and market share on the rise.&quot; Ultimately, then, the immediate impact of the announcement of Nintendo's next console is minimal in the immediate future. But it's clear that the next few years are going to be full of the same kind of jockeying for position and one-upsmanship that marked the current generation. For Microsoft and Sony, the game is going to be to continue to try to win over the Wal-Mart gamer, one who wants a top-notch game system but doesn't want to shell out a lot. At $200 or $250, the Xbox 360 and PS3 are great bargains, especially when stacked up against next-generation machines that could once again cost $400, $500, or even $600.But Nintendo's best path to repeating the success of the Wii is to boost the power of the new machine and leverage the huge advantage it has in first-person software, such as its Mario and Zelda franchises, the observers said. And, of course, hoping that gamers are used to paying less than $300 for a new console.&quot;I think Nintendo's making a bet that when [Microsoft and Sony] choose to advance to the next level, no one's going to play,&quot; Pachter said.CNET's Jay Greene contributed to this report. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CNET lets you jump the line for the Glitch beta]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>qeqapqa</dc:creator>
<category>Gaming</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The logo for Tiny Speck's Glitch, which went into beta last week after more than a year of development by a team led by Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield and fellow Flickr veterans Serguei Mourachov, Cal Henderson, and Eric Costello.(Credit:Tiny Speck)This is your chance to enter the world of the giants.Last week, Glitch, the new online game from Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield's company Tiny Speck went into beta. A whimsical playground that lets users meander through a complex, stylized virtual world, Glitch might someday be a place populated by millions of people looking for a little more than your standard Facebook game.But for now, anyone wanting to play the game has to wait in a line of thousands of people queued up for the Glitch beta. Not you, though. At least, not if you're one of the first 111 people to follow this link. This is a free pass to get into the game and avoid the lengthy wait.Soon enough, Glitch will be available to the whole world, but for now, there's a velvet rope in front of the entryway, and CNET is offering you the chance to hear the bouncer say &quot;come on in.&quot; But only if you're quick. After 111 people click that link, the slots will be gone. So don't wait.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Speck iPhone 4 cases go literary]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>svetalakf</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA['The Great Gatsby' and six other literary cases are available through Out of Print.(Credit:Out of Print)I somehow doubt F. Scott Fitzgerald ever thought an image of the cover of his book would someday adorn the back of a portable phone. But now thatiPhone case maker Speck has partnered with Out of Print, a New York accessories and apparel company that &quot;celebrates the world's great stories through fashion,&quot; a &quot;Great Gatsby&quot; iPhone 4 case can now be yours.Aside from Gatsby, Out of Print is serving up the &quot;Catcher in the Rye,&quot; &quot;A Clockwork Orange,&quot; &quot;Moby-Dick,&quot; Edgar Allan Poe, &quot;Lolita,&quot; and &quot;To Kill a Mockingbird&quot; soft-touch, fitted cases with fabric-wrapped backs that give the case &quot;the comforting feel of an old book.&quot; Along with the iPhone 4 cases, Out of Print also sells some bookish e-reader jackets through a partnership with M-Edge. The literary cases cost $35. For each item sold, Out of Print says it will donate one book to a school or community in need through its partner Books For Africa. Hopefully, Out of Print will add more choices (I'm looking for &quot;Catch-22&quot;), but that will probably depend upon how this first batch does. Viddy well, little brother. Viddy well.(Credit:Out of Print)<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ten old features we don't miss on modern laptops, and three that we do]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>raslaria</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:CNET/Sarah Tew)Scary things lurk in the closets and attics of laptop fans everywhere. With an average lifespan of three to five years, old obsolete models can gather dust for a long time, and can be as hard to get rid of as the annoying bloatware that probably came preloaded on those very same laptops. Old features we do and don't miss on modern laptops (photos) While spring cleaning, your two intrepid laptop reviewers dug up a pile of old laptops from circa 2001-2006--a motley collection straight out of Al Component's Vault. Fortunately, there are several good ways to recycle outdated electronics, from Best Buy's in-store drop-off program to periodic free electronics collection events hosted by NYC's Lower East Side Ecology Center. The City of New York lists resources for local electronics recycling here' check with your municipality for similar resources in your area. (And yes, most will even take things as shopworn as Scott's battle-damaged PowerBook G4.)Hey, got any old PS/2 mice(Credit:CNET/Sarah Tew)But before we remove the hard drives and send these old laptops into the great beyond, it's worth a look at the various features that have vanished from most modern laptops. Most of these are things we don't really miss, such as S-Video ports and locking screen latches, but there are a few things we wouldn't mind seeing make a comeback. Check out our list of retired laptop features here, and let us know what you miss--or don't miss--when comparing yesteryear's laptops to today's models. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Skullcandy Roc Nation Aviator headphones review: Jay-Z-approved]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>amandakark</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<title><![CDATA[Samsung UND8000 TV review: Nearly naked picture lacks uniformity]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>meligansofil</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[The 0.2-inch bezel around the UND8000&amp;39's picture seems to vanish when the TV is turned on.(Credit:Sarah Tew/CNET) The Samsung UND8000 LED-based LCD TV shows the company's considerable technological know-how brought to bear on a simple design goal: to make the &quot;TV&quot; itself disappear to as large an extent as possible when turned on, leaving nothing but the picture. Seen in person, the design is a spectacular success that will command attention and be worth the exceedingly high price to some buyers with cash to burn. And despite its compact dimensions the UND8000 also manages to squeeze in more features than just about any TV we've ever reviewed. Other buyers, however, will have a hard time overlooking its principal picture-quality flaw. Its screen lacks the brightness and color uniformity required for peak performance, apparently a casualty of that awesome design. At base the UND8000 represents a simple choice between a quality picture and the best design and features. We think that buyers who can afford this TV shouldn't have to make that choice, but for now they do.Read the full review of the Samsung UND8000 series.Samsung UND8000 series (photos) <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Crave 41: Brew the dark side (podcast)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rebeccaece</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Episode 41-Real-life Lego space helmet -Old-school Atari keyboard -Cobra Tag -DON-8r the panhandling robot -Star Wars coffee -New Star Tours merch<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[preGame 49: Call of the Dead' PSN outages' L.A. Noire]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>suspicaan</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<title><![CDATA[D'oh! D'oh! Homer Simpson now on TomTom]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:TomTom)&quot;Doughnuts. Is there anything they can't do&quot; OK, that isn't one of the famous Homer Simpson quotes drivers will now find on the TomTom GPS app for theiPhone. But with Homer as a co-pilot, drivers need to get in the spirit of Homer-isms: &quot;Make a U-turn. Ha ha, you've goofed. D'oh!&quot;TomTom today announced that the voice of Homer Simpson, (Dan Castellaneta) of the long-running TV series &quot;The Simpsons,&quot; can be downloaded for $5.99. The Homer Simpson voice requires version 1.7 of the TomTom App (available for $49.99) installed. &quot;Homer's skills will help keep drivers and fans entertained in a light-hearted and familiar way. It's exciting to have him onboard!&quot; said Alain Pakiry, senior vice president of marketing at TomTom. The Homer Simpson voice for the TomTom App is available in the U.S., as well as Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, and Sweden. And, of course, Springfield.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Digging through AT&T's FCC filing]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 07:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>kristofsif</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[As we told you last week, AT&amp;T has formally kicked off its $39 billion bid for T-Mobile by filing the official merger paperwork with the Federal Communications Commission. We don't have access the the full materials, but AT&amp;T posted a 381-page redacted executive summary (PDF) for public consumption. To save you the bedtime reading--actually, it would take most of the night--we took the weekend to peruse the somewhat rambling, and occasionally amusing document. When it's not pounding home the argument that the merger is the only way to alleviate the spectrum constraints facing both carriers, AT&amp;T spends time diminishing T-Mobile's competitive tole, extolling its own history, and wrapping itself in the flag (even President Obama's broadband goals get a nod). The carrier also has a lot of praise for its rivals. Even Sprint, which is aiming to stop the merger, is labeled as a &quot;tough&quot; and &quot;significant&quot; competitor.Though there is some truths to AT&amp;T's arguments--such as the need for more capacity and the massive data use of smartphone users--the arguments are rather melodramatic. Yes, acquiring T-Mobile would be a quick way to increase spectrum efficiency and add cell sites, but AT&amp;T makes it seem like the merger is it's only chance for survival in the face of better-resourced competitors (crying about Sprint's unlimited data plans was especially rich). T-Mobile's spectrum would no doubt help with LTE deployment, but as analysts and some consumer groups have pointed out, AT&amp;T has unused AWS spectrum for getting LTE started. So, &quot;poor AT&amp;T&quot; is a stretch. What's more, the relentless criticisms of T-Mobile were bizarre and way over the top. AT&amp;T goes out of its way to dismiss T-Mobile as a viable competitor--even less so than Cellular South--by bashing on everything from its phone lineup and network. At the end of the document, you begin to wonder why even with its spectrum holdings, AT&amp;T wants T-Mobile at all.We've highlighted our favorite excerpts below. And if you're a T-Mobile customer, be sure to notice AT&amp;T's promises that you can keep your T-Mobile service plan if the merger is approved. Happy reading!Trust us, we built wireless as you know it!&quot;AT&amp;T has helped lead America's mobile broadband revolution for many years, achieving network-technology breakthroughs at AT&amp;T Labs and then pioneering their deployment to consumers. AT&amp;T introduced the first widely adopted smartphone--Apple'siPhone--in 2007.&quot;What about early BlackBerry and Palm devices&quot;For decades, AT&amp;T has conducted basic research that has led to profound advances. AT&amp;T invented the first mobile phone and the first mobile network, and AT&amp;T developed modern &quot;cellular&quot; technology that is the foundation of today's mobile wireless systems.&quot;But now we're in trouble!&quot;AT&amp;T faces network spectrum and capacity constraints more severe than those of any other wireless provider, and this merger provides by far the surest, fastest, and most efficient solution to that challenge...[AT&amp;T] cannot simply wait for the next major auction to resolve them.&quot; &quot;[The] spectrum crunch is hitting AT&amp;T harder and sooner than the industry at large. And because AT&amp;T plays a key role in supporting the cycle of mobile broadband innovation in the United States, its capacity problems could have ripple effects throughout the broadband ecosystem.&quot;If only customers didn't use so much pesky data!&quot;Smartphones are exploding in popularity' data-intensive mobile applications are proliferating' consumers are feeding a limitless appetite for streaming video and social networking sites' and cloud-based computing services are fast emerging. Yet that unprecedented adoption rate is placing similarly unprecedented congestion on mobile broadband networks.&quot;&quot;A smartphone generates 24 times the mobile data traffic of a conventional wireless phone and the explosively populariPad and similartablet devices can generate traffic comparable to or even greater than a smartphone. AT&amp;T's mobile data volume thus surged by a staggering 8,000 percent from 2007 to 2010. Put differently, in just the first five to seven weeks of 2015, AT&amp;T expects to carry all of the mobile traffic volume it carried during 2010.&quot; And T-Mobile stinks!&quot;T-Mobile likewise faces capacity constraints in a number of key markets. It also has no clear path to deploy LTE services because it has already dedicated its spectrum resources to today's less spectrally efficient technologies. T-Mobile also faces new questions about its long-term capital support.&quot;T-Mobile has never been specific about LTE, but it has discussed probable scenarios. &quot;T-Mobile's absence from the marketplace will not have a significant competitive impact...AT&amp;T is more focused on Verizon and Sprint than on T-Mobile, and AT&amp;T too is seeing increased competitive threats from rapidly growing mavericks like MetroPCS and Leap and other providers. These other competitors can quickly replace the diminished market role T-Mobile plays today.&quot; &quot;T-Mobile and AT&amp;T are not close competitors, and other providers already fill--or could easily move to fill--the competitive role T-Mobile occupies today.&quot; &quot;To the extent that T-Mobile's prices are lower than those received by AT&amp;T and Verizon Wireless for otherwise comparable subscribers, T-Mobile's lower prices have not stimulated growth in its share of retail subscribers. This indicates that other aspects of T-Mobile's service are in some way lacking.&quot; &quot;T-Mobile is now 'struggling for relevance' in this increasingly competitive market. AT&amp;T does not believe that T-Mobile has a particularly compelling portfolio of smartphone offerings as compared to AT&amp;T, Verizon, and Sprint.&quot;Never mind its strong Android lineup like the G2 and the MyTouch 4G. &quot;While AT&amp;T tracks T-Mobile's activities (along with those of other providers), it does not view T-Mobile as a close competitor, let alone as a major competitive threat&quot; Consumers win!&quot;T-Mobile customers will also gain access to a broader range of current devices such as the iPhone, the iPad, and the Atrix 4G, as well as faster access to the next generation of devices.&quot; &quot;With the efficiencies associated with the transaction, the combined company will deploy LTE to over 97 percent of the U.S. population, including in rural and smaller communities, thereby reaching approximately 55 million more Americans than under AT&amp;T's current LTE deployment plans.&quot; &quot;Because the transaction will alleviate AT&amp;T's severe capacity constraints and avoid spectrum exhaust, AT&amp;T's GSM and UMTS customers will receive higher quality of service in the form of fewer dropped and blocked calls, better in-building and in-home coverage, and faster, more consistent, and more reliable data services, particularly during periods of peak use.&quot; &quot;[The wireless industry] will remain every bit as dynamic and competitive after this transaction as before. Indeed, the wireless marketplace will be more competitive because this transaction will expand overall output and relieve both AT&amp;T and T-Mobile of capacity constraints that, absent this transaction, would reduce their competitive impact.&quot; This transaction will enable AT&amp;T to build on its strong track record for disaster preparedness by expanding the infrastructure and spectrum resources from which it can draw during emergencies. Keep you rate plan, we promise!&quot;AT&amp;T will map T-Mobile's rate plans into AT&amp;T's billing systems as we have done in the case of prior acquisitions, so that if a T-Mobile consumer wishes to change her existing smartphone to a comparable smartphone from AT&amp;T's device portfolio, she will be able to keep her existing data plan.&quot;They just won't tell you what happens when your T-Mobile plan ends. &quot;Consumers who are happy with their T-Mobile rate plans will be able to keep them, so they will enjoy the benefits of improved customer experience without losing the rate plan of their choice.&quot; &quot;Finally, the transaction will enhance the diversity of rate plans available to T-Mobile customers. Consumers who are happy with their T-Mobile rate plans will be able to keep them, so they will enjoy the benefits of improved service quality and thus a lower quality adjusted price.&quot; Our competitors are great, and sometimes even better than us!&quot;Verizon Wireless is the nation's largest wireless provider with a leading reputation for high-quality network performance, and it competes with AT&amp;T in almost every local market. It has an exceedingly robust spectrum position. &quot;Verizon Wireless has a strong reputation for network and service quality. As mentioned, many consumer groups and surveys give Verizon Wireless higher rankings than other carriers. AT&amp;T's performance in these rankings highlights the importance to AT&amp;T of efforts to improve the quality of service that it offers.&quot; &quot;Sprint also has lured subscribers searching for faster data speeds and inexpensive, unlimited data plans.&quot;Remember that you used to have unlimited data plans too. &quot;Other 4G devices offered exclusively by Sprint include the HTC Evo Shift 4G, the HTC Evo 3D, which was awarded &quot;Best Smart Phone&quot; and &quot;Best in Show&quot; by Laptop Magazine, and the HTC Evo View 4G tablet, which was rated 'Best of CTIA 2011' by Phonearena.com.&quot;What they don't tell you is that the Atrix won CNET's Best of CES 2011 award for the smartphones category. &quot;Sprint also has a stronger reputation for service quality than AT&amp;T or T-Mobile, generally ranking second among national carriers in customer satisfaction behind Verizon Wireless.&quot; &quot;U.S. Cellular's wireless service will become even more compelling to consumers after it launches its LTE network in 2012.&quot; &quot;U.S. Cellular appears to serve its customers well. It was one of only 40 companies in twenty major industries to earn a customer service award from J.D. Power, and enjoys one of the lowest churn rates in the industry.&quot; &quot;MetroPCS, Leap, and others can fill any gap T-Mobile USA might leave in the competition for value-conscious consumers when the transaction is completed.&quot; &quot;MetroPCS and Leap have now become the industry's leading &quot;mavericks,&quot; a term that does not apply to providers that, like T-Mobile.&quot; It's patriotic!&quot;The U.S. leads innovation in areas throughout the mobile broadband ecosystem, from networks to operating systems to mobile applications. That leadership arises from a complex, virtuous cycle of innovation, in which network providers play a critical role. This transaction will help maintain that global leadership.&quot; &quot;This transaction will be good not only for AT&amp;T and its customers, but for America's high tech sector as a whole. &quot;Finally, the transaction will advance the universal broadband deployment goals of the Obama Administration and theFCC's National Broadband Plan.&quot; Random facts, but we'll throw them in anyway!A report by the Pew Internet &amp; American Life Project, for example, found that 'African Americans are the most active users of the mobile internet--and their use of it is also growing the fastest.This means the digital divide between African Americans and white Americans diminishes when mobile use is taken into account'.&quot;And how is this related &quot;As [FCC] Commissioner Mignon Clyburn recently pointed out, the African American and Hispanic communities have 'excelled' in their adoption of mobile broadband services, and both groups 'take advantage of a much wider array of their phones' data functions than their white counterparts.' AT&amp;T's LTE initiative will thus be a key part of keeping these and other minority groups on the leading edge of the broadband revolution.&quot; <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The original flying car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, goes on sale]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 07:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lamonter2011</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[This version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is completely road-worthy.(Credit:Profiles in History)The original flying, amphibiouscar, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, goes up for auction on May 15 in Los Angeles. It is expected to sell at between $1 million and $2 million.Although the dashboard looks vintage, a Ford V-6 and automatic transmission drive the car.(Credit:Profiles in History)Like a movie star, the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang going on sale didn't do its own stunts in its eponymous film. While other cars and models for the film flew and floated, this car merely drove, although the sellers point out it was built tough enough to handle dirt roads, cobblestone streets, and even a drive down a set of stairs.The car was built for the 1968 movie by Alan Mann Racing, which ran Ford's 1960s racing team in Europe. The car's engine is a Ford V-6, and the wooden passenger compartment was crafted by ship builders. Although it was also built with an automatic transmission, instruments and details were added to make it look like an original early 1900s touring car.The 1968 movie was a musical starring Dick Van Dyke, and co-written by Roald Dahl and Ken Hughes. It was based on a children's story by &quot;James Bond&quot; creator Ian Fleming.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The 411: Bluetooth headset for the hearing impaired]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 07:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>junje</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=the-411-bluetooth-headset-for-the-hearing-impaired</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the 411, my column answering all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. I receive plenty of questions about these subjects via e-mail, so I figured many of you might have similar queries, too. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I'm stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at nicole.lee@cnet.com. If you prefer to remain anonymous, let me know in the e-mail.The Sound ID 510 is even better with its EarPrint app that lets you customize the volume and tone of incoming audio.(Credit:Sound ID)Question: My wife is hearing impaired and uses hearing aids - but not when on the cell phone. I purchased a Motorola H560 for her to try. She can hear the conversation without any problem however, the voice prompts generated by the cell phone - an LG Accolade 5600 - are too low in her audio registration to be able to use the unit hands free. Are there any blue tooth headsets available with a tone/pitch adjustment so that the pitch might be increased into her audio registration zone. Any help on this would be great as I have not yet come upon a unit that has this type of feature. -- Josh, via e-mailOne particular headset stood out to us as a great option for your wife, but it might be dependent on you getting a BlackBerry, Android, oriPhone to go along with it. The Sound ID 510 is a great little Bluetooth headset with decent noise cancelling, A2DP, multipoint connectivity, and voice prompts. Voice prompts are generally more pronounced when it's built into the headset, so that feature alone might be useful.However, it gets even better with the help of Sound ID's own EarPrint app. The app adds plenty of functionality like a Find My Headset feature plus an Environmental mode that lets you listen to the sounds around you while the headset is plugged in -- this might even act as a sort of hearing aid for your wife. Most importantly, the EarPrint app has a Personal Sound mode that acts as a personal audio equalizer, letting you fine-tune incoming audio by adjusting not just the volume, but also the tone.But, as you might have guessed, the additional features of the EarPrint app are not available if you don't have a compatible smartphone. I still think the Sound ID 510 would be a great headset for her, but you could try looking for any headset with voice prompts if you would rather not get her a smartphone. Many headsets have the voice prompt feature these days, including the BlueAnt Q2 and the Plantronics Voyager Pro Plus. Readers, if you have any other suggestions, let us know in the comments!<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Geo-tracking controversy homes in on iPhone (roundup)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 07:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>subcuisine</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Apple has come under fire following a researcher's report that iOS version 4 software for theiPad andiPhone stores users' location data. Microsoft collects locations of Windows phone usersWindows Phone 7 transmits a &quot;unique device ID&quot; to Microsoft with GPS-derived location data, similar to Google and Apple. But no location history is stored on the phone. (Posted in Privacy Inc. by Declan McCullagh)April 24, 2011 10:30 PM PDT Apple sued over location tracking in iOSA pair of individuals are suing Apple for tracking user information on its devices, saying the company should have done a better job of disclosing the practice, as well as offering a way to turn it off. (Posted in Apple Talk by Josh Lowensohn)April 25, 2011 5:12 PM PDT AG wants answers on tracking from Apple, Google Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan wants to know what both companies are doing with location information and why there's not a way to turn it off.(Posted in Apple Talk by Josh Lowensohn)April 25, 2011 1:41 AM PDT Your iPhone's watching you. Should you carefaq Apple has been found to be keeping a log of information on user whereabouts that is freely available for others who get their hands on the data. CNET finds out what data is stored, what devices are affected, and whether you can turn it off.(Posted in Apple by Josh Lowensohn and Elinor Mills)April 20, 2011 6:41 PM PDT  Alleged Jobs e-mail says tracking claims are 'false'In an alleged e-mail from Apple CEO Steve Jobs to a reader, the CEO says the company is not tracking user location, and that claims otherwise are &quot;false.&quot;(Posted in Apple Talk by Josh Lowensohn)April 25, 2011 10:53 AM PDT Android data tied to users Some say yesGoogle says its collection of location information from Android devices isn't &quot;traceable&quot; to a particular individual, a narrow claim that's already attracting criticism.(Posted in Privacy Inc. by Declan McCullagh)April 22, 2011 7:08 PM PDT Ask Maggie: iPhone 5 rumors and iPhone-tracking woesIn this week's column, a roundup of the latest rumors on the much-anticipated iPhone 5 and some perspective on recent privacy concerns related to the iPhone. (Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)April 22, 2011 2:36 PM PDT Lawmakers demand answers from Apple on iPhone trackingRep. Ed Markey is the latest politician on Capitol Hill to ask Apple for answers over a report that says the company's iOS software keeps track of users' location.(Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)April 21, 2011 2:07 PM PDT How police have obtained iPhone, iPad tracking logs It's no secret to police investigators that the Apple iPhone keeps track of its owners' approximate location. And Android devices appear to do the same as well.(Posted in Privacy Inc. by Declan McCullagh)April 21, 2011 11:59 PM PDT  Researcher: iPhone, iPad track users' whereaboutsAuthors of O'Reilly Radar story are speaking at the Where 2.0 conference about location-tracking information they have found in iPhones and 3G-capable iPads that are running iOS 4.(Posted in The Digital Home by Don Reisinger)April 20, 2011 9:44 AM PDT  related coverage Congressmen push for location tracking disclosureIn move that could influence the future of location privacy laws, two congressmen are asking for responses from AT&amp;T, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile.(Posted in Privacy Inc. by Declan McCullagh)April 1, 2011 5:00 PM PDT Sen. Ron Wyden: Protecting mobile privacyq&amp;a CNET speaks with Ron Wyden, Democratic senator from Oregon, about his proposal to require police to obtain search warrants before monitoring your whereabouts.(Posted in Privacy Inc. by Declan McCullagh)February 2, 2011 4:00 AM PST Court allows warrantless cell location trackingPhiladelphia appeals court rules that no search warrant is needed for police to track Americans' cell phone whereabouts but says individual judges can &quot;sparingly&quot; require one.(Posted in Privacy Inc. by Declan McCullagh)September 7, 2010 1:44 PM PDT Feds push for tracking cell phonesJustice Department is expected to tell federal appeals court, in first case of its kind, that no warrant is required to obtain previous location data. (Posted in Politics and Law by Declan McCullagh)February 11, 2010 4:00 AM PST   .postBody h3, .postBody h4{font-size: 1.2em'margin: 10px 0 0 0 'padding: 0px'font-weight: bold'border-bottom: none'} <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AG wants answers on tracking from Apple, Google]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 07:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nanoensure</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ag-wants-answers-on-tracking-from-apple-google</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Citing a need to protect consumers' personal information online, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is calling for a meeting with executives from Apple and Google to get more details on what the companies are doing with location information collected from consumer devices.In a statement posted to Madigan's site and picked up by Reuters, letters from Madigan have been sent to both companies asking about what data is being kept and for how long. The attorney general also seeks to find out what that data is being used for. &quot;I want to know whether consumers have been informed of what is being tracked and stored by Apple and Google and whether those tracking and storage features can be disabled,&quot; Madigan said in a statement. &quot;It's important that these companies ensure that their users' private information is protected.&quot;Madigan's efforts join those of other politicians and government groups who want to know more about what companies are doing with location information. Shortly following the onset last week of the iOS location controversy, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) sent a letter to Apple chiding the company for not encrypting location information that was stored locally on iPhones, as well as in iOS device backups. Congressman Ed Markey, who along with Rep. Joe Barton inquired about location privacy to Apple last year, followed suit, sending another letter (PDF) asking the company to explain what the data was being used for. There's also a lawsuit by two Apple customers, filed today in Tampa, Fla. that claims Apple's tracking is a privacy invasion and an act of computer fraud.Interest in location privacy has picked up last week in light of a database file of timestamped location information found to be stored on certain iOS devices from Apple. The tracking file was a well-known feature in the forensics and law enforcement community, but Apple has now come under fire for not answering questions about why it's there, and why there's not a way to turn the feature off.Google has also become a target of interest for what it does with user location data retrieved from its Android mobile operating system, which already makes use of user location to better its services, such as providing more accurate traffic data to its Maps product. It remains to be seen whether companies like Microsoft, Research in Motion, and Nokia do similar things with user location data.Within Madigan's letters, which can be read in full below, the AG asks whether third parties are given location information, as well as if users on both platforms can opt out of the storage of the location data. In Apple's case, the question is posed as &quot;why didn't Apple provide customers with an opportunity to opt-out of the storage of this data&quot; Madigan also asks Apple if there's a &quot;mechanism whereby Apple customers can delete the information that has been stored,&quot; which is of special interest given some of the only tools that allow that have been targeted at those with jailbroken iPhones and iPads. Madigan's office is giving both companies until May 6 to respond. Madigan's letter to Apple:Apple 042511 Geolocation Ltr(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;)' scribd.type = &quot;text/javascript&quot;' scribd.async = true' scribd.src = &quot;http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js&quot;' var s = document.getElementsByTagName(&quot;script&quot;)[0]' s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s)' })()'Madigan's letter to Google:Google 042511 Geolocation Ltr(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;)' scribd.type = &quot;text/javascript&quot;' scribd.async = true' scribd.src = &quot;http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js&quot;' var s = document.getElementsByTagName(&quot;script&quot;)[0]' s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s)' })()'<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to clean up your Facebook feed]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 07:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Peplyclere</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<title><![CDATA[Teen denies crime, but admits it on Facebook]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 07:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>abiagranite</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing and advertising</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=teen-denies-crime-but-admits-it-on-facebook</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I am thinking of writing a book about all the faux pas people have committed on Facebook.Here's another to add to my already large collection of stories for the book, provisionally entitled: &quot;Face It, I'm a Half-wit.&quot;According to the U.K.'s Portsmouth News, a 16-year-old with a clearly refined sense of humor decided to block all the water passages in a restroom at a public library.Using all of the ingenuity at his disposal, he shoved toilet paper down the sinkholes and then turned on all the taps.Portsmouth is the home of Admiral Lord Nelson and others who enjoy doing things with water.(Credit:CC R Gallant Photography/Flickr)Being socially conscious, he did this late in the evening, so that water would happily pour away all night. Oddly, more than $200,000 worth of damage ensued from his amusement.Naturally, he pleaded not guilty. This was until the prosecutor, who, having done what so many prosecutors do these days, showed that he had trawled Facebook for the accused's inner musings.It seems that, though he had publicly protested his innocence, the accused had answered a question on Facebook as to whether he might be guilty. His reply: &quot;Kind of, yeah. I've kept it to myself. A few mates know.&quot;Clearly, these are good mates, the kind that don't rat out their buddies. Unfortunately, perhaps they might have to do a little work on their privacy settings.The library was shut for five months, and the judge reportedly made it clear that the teen might also be shut away--in jail.So, please, everyone. Let's keep on doing silly things on Facebook. Let's keep on admitting affairs, criticizing our bosses, mocking the passengers on our aircraft. A writer needs inspiration, you know. There's never enough. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oppo's awesome-sounding Blu-ray player]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 07:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pnominuckTess</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=oppos-awesome-sounding-blu-ray-player</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Oppo BDP-95(Credit:Oppo Digital)Oppo Digital's Blu-ray and DVD players have found favor with the most demanding high-end customers. I knew that Oppo has collaborated with a number of high-end audio companies (Ayre Acoustics, MSB Technology, NuForce, and others) on a number of products, but I didn't know Oppo made improvements on its own products based on feedback from those high-end companies. The Oppo BDP-95 ($999) may have a lot in common with the company's BDP-93 ($499) 3D universal Blu-ray, SACD, DVD-Audio player, but the BDP-95 really is a very different, potentially better sounding Blu-ray player. I say potentially because the $999 player's upgraded digital-to-analog converter and audio circuitry won't make a nit of difference if you're using the player's HDMI v1.4a connections.I spoke with Oppo's Jason J. Liao, CTO and VP of product development, to learn more about the BDP-95. It was targeted to home theater buyers who have already invested in above-average-sounding receivers built before the advent of high-resolution Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio high-resolution soundtracks. There's also a market for buyers with older receivers lacking HDMI connectivity, but have receivers with 5.1 or 7.1 analog inputs. The BDP-95 can process those high-resolution movie soundtracks and route them over its 7.1-channel analog connections. Liao thinks the BDP-95's digital-to-analog converters (DACs) might be better sounding than the DACs found in many receivers, even those sporting the latest HDMI connectivity.He was especially proud of the BDP-95's Sabre32 Reference ES9018 digital-to-analog converters (DACs)' sourced from ESS Technology. I said converters because the player uses two DAC chips--one for the 7.1-channel output--and one dedicated to stereo output, which uses four DAC channels stacked together. The player features fully balanced analog circuitry, like the type seen only on high-end players costing many times more than the BDP-95. The stereo output offers both XLR (balanced) and RCA single-ended connectors. The player can also play high-resolution (up to 192-kHz/24-bit) WAV files burned to DVDs or USB thumbdrives, so you don't need a computer to play files in your home theater or hi-fi system. Liao told me the BDP-95 can play multichannel WAV or FLAC files via network streaming with DLNA. Unfortunately, the Oppo cannot be used as an USB-DAC.The BDP-95&amp;39's rear panel(Credit:Oppo Digital)Chances are, the DAC probably sounds better than the one in your receiver, and the BDP-95's analog circuitry is also better than your receiver's. Liao pointed out the bulk of the player's internal real estate is taken up by its analog circuitry. The BDP-95 weighs 16 pounds and that's about 5 pounds more than the BDP-93. The weight differential comes from the player's larger, custom-designed power transformer, larger audio board, and stiffer chassis. It feels nice and solid. One other thing: the rear-mounted cooling fan's noise might be audible in very quiet rooms. I started my auditions comparing the BDP-95 with the older BDP-83SE Blu-ray player and I found the newer model's sound had more body and soul. With the Allman Brothers' &quot;At Fillmore East&quot; SACD I heard a more lifelike presence from the band's two drummers, and the sound of Duane Allman's guitar filling that old theater brought back memories! The BDP-83SE was in the ballpark alright, but the BDP-95 was more natural-sounding. Instruments had more body and the soundstage was more open, and less &quot;attached&quot; to my Magnepan 3.6 panel speakers. No, it's not a huge difference, but if you have a high-end system, it's a difference definitely worth upgrading to. Paul Simon's new &quot;So Beautiful or So What&quot; LP comes with a code that provides access to a free 96-kHz/24-bit WAV digital download. Burned to a DVD the album sounded remarkably pure and clean. The LP, presumably mastered from the same digital source, sounded a little warmer, but the download's sound was otherwise close to the LP. I have a feeling more and more LPs will be sold with high-resolution downloads in the coming years. The BDP-95 also played ultra-high-resolution 176.4-kHz/24-bit WAV files on DVDs from MA Recordings and Reference Recordings. Puente Celeste's &quot;Nama&quot; from MA was a standout' the group hails from Argentina. The album was recorded &quot;live,&quot; without compression, overdubs, or processing of any kind, and it sounds as lifelike as they come. The band's hand percussion instruments sounded so real I felt like I could touch them. It's funny' high-resolution audio doesn't immediately seem more &quot;detailed,&quot; it just sounds more like the band is in the room with you. To finish up I compared the BDP-95 with a PS Audio PerfectWave Transport and DAC ($3,000 each) with high-resolution WAV files. The PS Audio gear produced a deeper and broader soundstage, and was more dynamically alive. Considering the price differential I'd still say the BDP-95 did a fine job. The PS gear only plays CDs and WAV files, so sure, the Oppo does a lot more stuff, but for hard-core audiophiles with deep pockets, the PS Audio gear is highly recommended. If you're not ready to invest $6,000 on the PS gear, buy the BDP-95, and you'll be glad you did. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[From Clean Tech to CleanWeb]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>loritahemm</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Web technologies are not only letting people telecommute and cutting down on paper--thus reducing greenhouse emissions and saving trees--they're also letting us get more efficient use out of buildings,cars, and everyday objects. That's according to Sunil Paul, founder of Spring Ventures, who spoke at the GreenNet conference yesterday about how the so-called &quot;CleanWeb&quot; can enable services that reduce the carbon footprint of our lifestyles.  What is the CleanWeb It's &quot;the idea that information technology is going to be the next big driver of clean-tech innovation and the proposition that IT is going to prove as valuable as the application of materials and nanotech and biotech to this resource constrained world,&quot; Paul said.  For instance, sites like Airbnb let people rent out rooms, apartments, or houses on a short-term basis to strangers who otherwise might have to book a hotel room, reducing the need for large buildings that Paul says are the largest users of energy in the world. Airbnb has booked 2 million nights globally since 2008--the equivalent of the largest hotel in the world being fully booked for one year, he said.  The granddaddy of the CleanWeb is eBay, he says in a post on his blog.  Another prime area for CleanWeb innovation is transportation. &quot;There are a wave of companies trying to make more efficient use of your vehicle by sharing it with others,&quot; including Spride, Paul said. (His firm is an investor in Spride.) And mobile applications for these services put a car at your fingertips.  People can now get around cities without having a car &quot;because you are able to coordinate all your transportation through one device,&quot; he said. &quot;If there is a symbol of CleanWeb's opportunity it is the cell phone.&quot; <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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