- Google pushes new video standard that could cut bandwidth use in half Brad Reed - BGR.com - 17 hrs ago
One of the constant complaints we hear from wireless and even some wireline ISPs is that the surge in online video demand has put a strain on their networks that leaves … More »Google pushes new video standard that could cut bandwidth use in half
One of the constant complaints we hear from wireless and even some wireline ISPs is that the surge in online video demand has put a strain on their networks that leaves them with no choice but to implement unpopular policies such as bandwidth caps. But CNET reports that Google is hoping to make help ISPs significantly ease …
- Google CEO Page: Microsoft’s Outlook Google Talk integration is ‘milking off’ Google innovation Brad Reed - BGR.com - Wed, May 15, 2013
Google CEO isn’t very happy that Microsoft decided to integrate its Google Talk messaging service into its Outlook webmail platform without extending a similar offer … More »Google CEO Page: Microsoft’s Outlook Google Talk integration is ‘milking off’ Google innovation
Google CEO isn’t very happy that Microsoft decided to integrate its Google Talk messaging service into its Outlook webmail platform without extending a similar offer to Google for the Gmail platform. Page, speaking during the Google I/O developers conference Wednesday, said that Google always pushes to have open-source …
- Google’s new Android boss says software like Facebook Home could be blocked Zach Epstein - BGR.com - Tue, May 14, 2013
Android will likely always be open source, but just how open the platform will remain is an ongoing question. In a recent interview with Wired, Google’s new Android boss … More »Google’s new Android boss says software like Facebook Home could be blocked
Android will likely always be open source, but just how open the platform will remain is an ongoing question. In a recent interview with Wired, Google’s new Android boss covered a lot of bases. He discussed the future of Android and dispelled speculation that it might merge with Chrome OS, but he also gave a somewhat unexpected …
- HP Signs The Python Software Foundation Contributor Agreement Craig Winter - HP Discover - Mon, May 13, 2013
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- A Journey Through Red Dwarf: OpenStack Database-as-a-Service on HP Cloud Craig Winter - HP Discover - Fri, May 10, 2013
Mark Atwood More » A Journey Through Red Dwarf: OpenStack Database-as-a-Service on HP Cloud
- The Obama administration takes aim at 3D-printed guns Jon Terbush - The Week - Fri, May 10, 2013
The State Department says posting instructions for the gun online may be illegal More »The Obama administration takes aim at 3D-printed guns
- Print, Aim and Shoot: What Does a Plastic Handgun Mean for the Future of 3-D Printing? Larry Greenemeier - Scientific American - Fri, May 10, 2013
Print, Aim and Shoot: What Does a Plastic Handgun Mean for the Future of 3-D Printing? More »Print, Aim and Shoot: What Does a Plastic Handgun Mean for the Future of 3-D Printing?
Print, Aim and Shoot: What Does a Plastic Handgun Mean for the Future of 3-D Printing?
- Some Facets of the Geology of Diamonds Simon Wellings - Scientific American - Thu, May 9, 2013
Some Facets of the Geology of Diamonds More »Some Facets of the Geology of Diamonds
- 'Space Hackers' Take On Citizen Science for Suborbital Spaceflight Douglas Messier, SPACE.com Contributor - SPACE.com - Tue, May 7, 2013
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The increasing demand for flying experiments in space was clearly in evidence over the weekend as a standing room only crowd of 100 people packed … More »'Space Hackers' Take On Citizen Science for Suborbital Spaceflight
- Amazon launches Android app store in China Reuters - Mon, May 6, 2013
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc launched an Android application store that offers paid apps in China, beating Google Inc, as the online retailer seeks to increase … More »Amazon launches Android app store in China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc launched an Android application store that offers paid apps in China, beating Google Inc, as the online retailer seeks to increase the amount of digital content it offers in the world's largest mobile phone market. Amazon, which opened its Kindle e-book store in China in December, launched …
- PlayStation 'Heritage Sale' Discounts Nine Long-Running Franchises Jared Spurbeck - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Tue, Apr 30, 2013
Dubbed "Sony Smash Bros." by fans, after Nintendo's crossover brawler, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale features characters from Sony PlayStation games fighting each … More »PlayStation 'Heritage Sale' Discounts Nine Long-Running Franchises
Dubbed "Sony Smash Bros." by fans, after Nintendo's crossover brawler, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale features characters from Sony PlayStation games fighting each other in stages which mix their own titles. The characters featured include everyone from first-party favorites Nathan Drake (from Uncharted) and Sackboy …
- New Ubuntu 13.04 Release Comes in Seven Different Varieties Jared Spurbeck - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Tue, Apr 30, 2013
You wouldn't know it to look at Ubuntu.com -- the homepage for the world's most popular free alternative PC operating system -- which only promotes the new 13.04 version … More »New Ubuntu 13.04 Release Comes in Seven Different Varieties
You wouldn't know it to look at Ubuntu.com -- the homepage for the world's most popular free alternative PC operating system -- which only promotes the new 13.04 version of Ubuntu in its normal, familiar flavor. But versions of Ubuntu which work completely differently, or were designed for audiences from educators to creative …
- Android design chief praises Facebook Home, calls it incredibly polished Dan Graziano - BGR.com - Mon, Apr 29, 2013
Facebook unveiled Facebook Home, an application that replaces your Android phone’s homescreen with Facebook photos and status updates, earlier this month for select Android … More »Android design chief praises Facebook Home, calls it incredibly polished
Facebook unveiled Facebook Home, an application that replaces your Android phone’s homescreen with Facebook photos and status updates, earlier this month for select Android smartphones. Google chairman Eric Schmidt previously called the software “fantastic” and said it was a creative tweaking of the operating system that …
- HP Jumps on 7-Inch Tablet Bandwagon with $169 Slate 7 Jared Spurbeck - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Fri, Apr 26, 2013
When most people think of PC manufacturer HP and "tablets," they probably think of a Windows 8 device. Either that, or the ill-fated TouchPad, an iPad-sized webOS gadget … More »HP Jumps on 7-Inch Tablet Bandwagon with $169 Slate 7
When most people think of PC manufacturer HP and "tablets," they probably think of a Windows 8 device. Either that, or the ill-fated TouchPad, an iPad-sized webOS gadget which sold so poorly that HP had to dump them all in a $99 fire sale just a few months in.
- Ubuntu 13.04 'Raring Ringtail' Now Available as Free Download Jared Spurbeck - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Thu, Apr 25, 2013
The new version of the world's most popular free (and open-source) PC operating system, Ubuntu, is now available as a free download from Ubuntu.com. Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring … More »Ubuntu 13.04 'Raring Ringtail' Now Available as Free Download
The new version of the world's most popular free (and open-source) PC operating system, Ubuntu, is now available as a free download from Ubuntu.com. Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" largely contains under-the-hood improvements that most people won't notice, but does contain a few new user-facing features ... such as a more …
- Google Predicts Stock-Market Crashes, Study Suggests Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer - LiveScience.com - Thu, Apr 25, 2013
On Tuesday (April 23), a tweet from a hacked Associated Press account claiming there had been explosions at the White House sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting … More »Google Predicts Stock-Market Crashes, Study Suggests
On Tuesday (April 23), a tweet from a hacked Associated Press account claiming there had been explosions at the White House sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting 145 points almost instantaneously. The incident was an example of how quickly the Internet can send shock waves through the financial world, given how …
- Archos to Release Three 'Pure Android' Prepaid Smartphones Jared Spurbeck - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Wed, Apr 24, 2013
Despite being ubiquitous, "Android" can be awfully hard to find. Many smartphones and tablets that use Google's open-source Android operating system, such as the Kindle … More »Archos to Release Three 'Pure Android' Prepaid Smartphones
Despite being ubiquitous, "Android" can be awfully hard to find. Many smartphones and tablets that use Google's open-source Android operating system, such as the Kindle Fire and Samsung's latest phones, barely mention this fact in a footnote.
- A new contender enters the fray: First Firefox phone now available Zach Epstein - BGR.com - Tue, Apr 23, 2013
Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platforms have a stranglehold on the global smartphone market that doesn’t appear to be slipping anytime soon. But as a bloody battle … More »A new contender enters the fray: First Firefox phone now available
Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platforms have a stranglehold on the global smartphone market that doesn’t appear to be slipping anytime soon. But as a bloody battle rages for the No.3 and No.4 positions in the smartphone race, a new contender with a very different strategy has now hit the market: Firefox OS. Beginning …
- A review of Facebook Home – by someone who can’t stand Facebook Zach Epstein - BGR.com - Tue, Apr 23, 2013
In many circles on competing services like Twitter, Facebook is the Nickelback of social networks. People love to discuss how awful it is and to joke about it constantly, … More »A review of Facebook Home – by someone who can’t stand Facebook
In many circles on competing services like Twitter, Facebook is the Nickelback of social networks. People love to discuss how awful it is and to joke about it constantly, mocking various aspects of the service and business such as how fast and loose it plays with users’ privacy. Everyone seems to have a Facebook account …
- Asus Launches New 10.1 Inch Netbook, but Calls it a 'Notebook' Instead Jared Spurbeck - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Tue, Apr 23, 2013
Asus, the company that built the first Eee PC netbook, seems to have gotten the memo that netbooks aren't "in" anymore. It's calling its new 10.1-inch laptop the "1015E … More »Asus Launches New 10.1 Inch Netbook, but Calls it a 'Notebook' Instead
Asus, the company that built the first Eee PC netbook, seems to have gotten the memo that netbooks aren't "in" anymore. It's calling its new 10.1-inch laptop the "1015E Series Notebook," and nowhere on Asus' product page does the word netbook appear, even though its screen size and $299 price tag put it in line with pretty …
- First Firefox Phone Costs $119 Plus Shipping Jared Spurbeck - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Tue, Apr 23, 2013
In an age where bigger is seen as better when it comes to smartphones, and 5- or 6-inch screens are becoming more common, Mozilla -- the nonprofit organization which … More »First Firefox Phone Costs $119 Plus Shipping
In an age where bigger is seen as better when it comes to smartphones, and 5- or 6-inch screens are becoming more common, Mozilla -- the nonprofit organization which leads development of the open-source Firefox web browser -- made it a goal to help smartphone manufacturers produce "entry-level smartphones" with its Firefox …
- Android predicted to beat Apple in China – thanks to its potential for ‘oppression’ Brad Reed - BGR.com - Mon, Apr 22, 2013
We tend to think of an open source operating system as something that gives both smartphone vendors and end users more freedom to customize their experiences. But as … More »Android predicted to beat Apple in China – thanks to its potential for ‘oppression’
We tend to think of an open source operating system as something that gives both smartphone vendors and end users more freedom to customize their experiences. But as Bronte Capital’s John Hempton points out, open source software can have a dark side as well if it is changed by authoritarian governments to limit the information …
- First Firefox Smartphones to Launch This Week Jared Spurbeck - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Mon, Apr 22, 2013
After teasing subscribers to its Facebook page with a photo of boxed smartphones ready to ship in a factory, Geeksphone -- one of Mozilla's partners for the new breed … More »First Firefox Smartphones to Launch This Week
After teasing subscribers to its Facebook page with a photo of boxed smartphones ready to ship in a factory, Geeksphone -- one of Mozilla's partners for the new breed of Firefox smartphones -- announced in an email Wednesday that "Next week at last" its smartphones would finally ship. Once ready, they'll be available in …
- Alienware Launches First Linux Gaming PC Jared Spurbeck - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Fri, Apr 19, 2013
This isn't the first time that Dell has sold PCs with Ubuntu, a free computer operating system based on Linux. Not too long after it bought out Alienware, then an independent … More »Alienware Launches First Linux Gaming PC
This isn't the first time that Dell has sold PCs with Ubuntu, a free computer operating system based on Linux. Not too long after it bought out Alienware, then an independent maker of gaming PCs, it started selling Ubuntu-powered desktop and laptop PCs, but only online, and only on a limited selection of models.
- Pressure cooker bombs used in past by militants LEE KEATH - AP - Tue, Apr 16, 2013
CAIRO (AP) — Homemade bombs built from pressure cookers, a version of which was used in the Boston Marathon bombings, have been a frequent weapon of militants in Afghanistan, … More »Pressure cooker bombs used in past by militants
CAIRO (AP) — Homemade bombs built from pressure cookers, a version of which was used in the Boston Marathon bombings, have been a frequent weapon of militants in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen once published an online manual on how to make one, urging "lone jihadis" to act on their own to carry …
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