Technology

A customer, right, tries on the Apple Inc.'s iPad 2 tablet computer at a shop in Hong Kong Friday, April 29, 2011. The iPad 2 went on sale in Hong Kon AP

Apple juggernaut sends ripples through tech world

AP – Fri Apr 29, 3:55 pm ET

NEW YORK – Consumer technology companies reporting financial results this week are looking like rowboats bobbing in the wake of Apple Inc.'s supertanker. Full Story »

  • 5 mind-blowing Portal 2 craft projects

    Yahoo! News – Fri Apr 29, 9:27 pm ET  

    Portal 2 is on store shelves and gamers around the world are wracking their brains on the game's complicated puzzles. But sometimes a game just isn't enough to satisfy our love for a virtual world like the one that the … Full Story »

  • Apple Weekly: White iPhone 4 finally available

    Yahoo! News – Fri Apr 29, 8:24 pm ET  

    White iPhone now available The white version of the iPhone 4 officially went on sale Wednesday. The iPhone 4 was originally set to launch in June 2010 in both white and black; however, the white version was delayed for over … Full Story »

  • 4 Lessons for Parents in a Constantly Connected World

    Mashable – Sat Apr 30, 1:55 pm ET  

    Soren Gordhamer is the organizer of the Wisdom 2.0 Conferences. Along with their annual event, they are also holding a Wisdom 2.0 Youth Conference for parents and others focused on supporting young people in the digital age. You can follow him at @SorenG on Twitter. Parenting in the age of social media is no easy endeavor. Full Story »

  • 46 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed

    Mashable – Sat Apr 30, 12:38 pm ET  

    Congratulations everyone, we officially made it through a royal wedding. Anyone with access to a computer inevitably heard about Prince William and Kate Middleton (finally) getting hitched. With all the hubbub, we understand if you had to miss one or two resources. We're back with another roundup of tools and resources published over the past week or so. We have stories on Amazon's hiring spree, the new SEC regulations, a PR pro's guide to blogging, and even a look at the next breed of robotic pets. Full Story »

  • Making Sense of Streaming Media Options

    PC World – Sat Apr 30, 9:12 am ET  

    Hulu Plus debuted yesterday on the Xbox 360, and HBO launched its HBO Go app for iPhone and iPad. It is quickly getting to the point where anything you can watch on traditional cable or satellite TV can also be watched via streaming from the Internet, but for now the options can be a bit confusing and intimidating. Full Story »

  • Sony Exec to Address PlayStation Network Outage

    PC World – Sat Apr 30, 5:01 pm ET  

    Sony announced today that the head of its gaming division will make a statement Sunday afternoon Tokyo Time to address the PlayStation Network outage. Full Story »

  • Verizon to Warn Cellphone Buyers on Tracking Data

    PC World – Sat Apr 30, 12:02 pm ET  

    Verizon will put a peel-off sticker on the screen of cellphones it sells, warning that the user's location may be tracked. The sticker also advises users to be careful which apps they install if they wish to avoid location information being shared with third parties. Full Story »

  • Meet the Members: Zoe Platek (@diablolita)

    at Appolicious – Sat Apr 30, 1:00 pm ET  

    Zoe Platek (@diablolita) is a member of AndroidApps.com with 166 app reviews and 70 app lists. She is a social media marketer from Topanga, CA, loves sun salutes and Burning Man, and rocks a Nexus One. Full Story »

  • Sony to reveal PlayStation hack probe findings

    AFP – Sat Apr 30, 12:10 pm ET  
    The United States, Britain, Australia and Hong Kong are investigating... AFP/File

    TOKYO (AFP) - Sony will reveal details of its internal probe into a massive theft of personal data from users of its PlayStation Network on Sunday, plus a timetable for bringing the network back into action, it said. Full Story »

  • Getting to know the makers of “the unofficial Facebook iPad app”

    at Appolicious – Sat Apr 30, 9:00 am ET  

    With more than three million active users and chart-topping status on the iTunes App Store, Friendly for Facebook - which launched last June - is “the unofficial Facebook iPad app.” Full Story »

  • Google brings video chat to Android via update

    Digital Trends – Fri Apr 29, 9:32 pm ET  

    On its Google Mobile blog, the Mountain View company has announced the imminent arrival of its video chat software for Android phones, Google Talk with video. While some apps for Android phones already allow you to video chat (eg. Fring and Tango), Google Talk will become part of the forthcoming Android OS update (2.3.4). Full Story »

  • Amazon cuts cost of hit songs to 69 cents

    Digital Trends – Fri Apr 29, 11:40 pm ET  

    Song downloads are cheap these days by any standards. And now they’ve just got a little bit cheaper. Full Story »

  • White iPhone 4 is Thicker Than Black Model

    PC World – Sat Apr 30, 10:47 am ET  

    After 10 months of delays, the white iPhone 4 has arrived, and at closer inspection it turns out it's not only late, but also thicker than its black sibling. The difference is very small, 0.2 millimeters to be more precise, but it's enough to give headaches to some users who would find their cases wouldn't fit on the white iPhone 4. Full Story »

  • India's Infosys names banker as new chairman

    AFP – Sat Apr 30, 12:48 pm ET  
    Outgoing chairman and founder of Infosys Technologies N.R. Narayana... AFP

    BANGALORE, India (AFP) - Infosys on Saturday named a prominent banker to take charge of India's second-largest software exporter as the firm struggles to boost performance in the face of slow global recovery. Full Story »

More Yahoo! News

BYU researchers hope twins unlock AIDS mysteries

AP – Sat Apr 30, 4:25 pm ET

Researchers at Brigham Young University are trying to unlock some of the mysteries surrounding the virus that causes AIDS with a trio of studies addressing unusual cases involving a set of twins, a failed vaccine and a protein "stop sign." Full Story »

Scientists investigate twisters like detectives

AP – Fri Apr 29, 11:44 pm ET

Weather scientists are retracing the footprints of this week's monstrous tornadoes the way detectives would investigate a crime scene: talking to witnesses, watching surveillance video and even taking the measurements of the trees ripped from the ground. Full Story »

Sell in May and go away? Not so fast

Reuters – Sat Apr 30, 1:54 pm ET

Major U.S. stock indexes are at multi-year highs but Wall Street does not seem to be running out of steam, not just yet. Full Story »