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Google sued over location tracking in Android
If you thought Apple was the only company in trouble for reportedly tracking and saving your location on your mobile phone without your knowledge, you’d be wrong. Google‘s been in hot water as well, and Android also keeps track of your position via cell tower and WiFi triangulation. Predictably, Google has been slapped with a [...]
2011-04-29 18:51:07 | Geek.comAnonymous to target Iran with DoS attack
Hacker group aiming to cripple official Iranian sites with attacks starting on Sunday, International Worker's Day.
2011-04-29 18:47:08 | CnetWhite iPhone 4 marginally thicker than black model, case buyers beware (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - Apple's white iPhone 4 is finally available, but the saga surrounding the device just doesn't seem to want to end. In whitewashing the iconic smartphone, it seems Apple beefed it up a little. Apparently, they've thickened the plastic borders, and …
2011-04-29 18:27:35 | Yahoo NewsLinksys E2000 802.11a/b/g/n 2.4/5GHz Selectable Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router – $52 Delivered
Best Buy has the lowest price on this Linksys E2000 802.11a/b/g/n 2.4/5GHz Selectable Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router which is only $119.99 – $75 Instant Off + $6.99 Shipping = $51.98! Simplify your networking and give yourself access to an impressive array of features for a fraction of the price! This Linksys E2000 Router does [...]
2011-04-29 18:25:17 | Gadget ReviewSprint adds 1.1 million mobile subscribers, Wi-Fi Xoom
Number-three U.S. mobile operator Sprint added 1.1 million subscribers during the first quarter of 2011 - the best it's done in five years.
2011-04-29 18:23:06 | Digital Trends
BlackBerry Bold Touch makes brief appearance on RIM's website
As you may have have been able to discern from the multitude of leaks that have surfaced over the past few months, RIM is apparently getting set to debut a new touchscreen-equipped BlackBerry Bold at BlackBerry World next week. While still not completely official, that's now been all but confirmed by RIM itself, which briefly featured the teaser pictured above on its website before pulling it for reasons unknown. As you can see, RIM (...)
2011-04-29 18:21:00 | EngadgetASUS K42 Series K42JY-A1 Intel Core i5 14-Inch Notebook – $750 With Free 2-Day Delivery
Newegg has a special discount going for this ASUS K42 Series K42JY-A1 Intel Core i5 14-Inch Notebook priced at just $899.99 – $150 Instant Savings + Free 2-Day Shipping = $749.99! If you’re looking for a portable powerhouse for all sorts of media and tasks then check out this discount! This Asus K42 laptop does [...]
2011-04-29 18:20:23 | Gadget ReviewShock and Awe with a Bioshock Big Sister Costume
If you’ve ever dreamed of confusing the neighbors and terrifying children, this amazingly accurate and detailed Big Sister costume from the Bioshock video game series is for you.Whether Halloween is nearing, there’s an anime convention in town or you’ve just always dreamed of being a Big Sister, this Bioshock ...Continue Reading on Walyou
2011-04-29 18:20:06 | WalyouRead the fine print: Why the lawsuits over phone location tracking are bogus
Two Michigan men are suing Google for tracking their locations without a warrant. Here's why the lawsuits over phone location tracking don't make sense, and why the legal leeches deserve to lose.
2011-04-29 18:17:08 | Digital TrendsRoyal wedding popular with gamers, who’d have guessed it?
Sure, there are girls all around the world just swooning over the idea of a handsome prince marrying a commoner, as Prince William did Friday when he made Kate Middleton his bride. But besides these fawning teens with photos of the prince strewn about their walls, there is a completely different group of people who [...]
2011-04-29 18:15:08 | Geek.comHow Web Security Will Change With HTML5 (Mashable)
Mashable - Mike Shema is the engineering lead for the Qualys web application scanning service. He has authored several books, including Hack Notes: Web Application Security, and he blogs on web security topics at the companion site for his latest book, Seven Deadliest Web Attacks. Itâs astonishing that 10 years of technological progress have produced web application behemoths like Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo! and Google, while the actual technology inside the web browser remained relatively stagnant. (...)
2011-04-29 18:11:23 | Yahoo NewsHow to get Speed Dial in Firefox
It's in Opera, Chrome, Safari, and Internet Explorer. Firefox doesn't have the new tab Speed Dial feature by default, but add-ons can help you out. Here's four that will give you Speed Dial powers.
2011-04-29 17:57:26 | CnetEndeavour shuttle launch delayed until at least Monday
It wasn’t weather this time around but a technical problem that will be delaying today’s scheduled launch of the shuttle Endeavour until at least Monday. An estimated 700,000 visitors were due to watch the launch at Kennedy Space Center in Florida Friday at 3:47 p.m. EST. According to a tweet from NASA, the delay is [...]
2011-04-29 17:51:30 | Geek.com
Amazon launches 69-cent MP3 store for chart-toppers
Those with more obscure tastes may not find much to their liking, but we're guessing Amazon's latest move to sway customers from a certain other music store will please plenty of folks. The company's just launched a new $0.69 section on its website, which offers best-selling tracks for (you guessed it) 69 cents apiece. That's down from $0.89 before, which already had iTunes handily beat in terms of pricing -- Apple is still asking (...)
2011-04-29 17:51:00 | EngadgetLogitech Revue sales totaled only $5 million
Logitech's 2010 results show sales the much-hyped Google TV-powered Logitech Revue totaled only $5 million - and Logitech will cut the price next month.
2011-04-29 17:39:29 | Digital Trends