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TechRadar Phone Awards: Vote for your favourite mobile phone app
The TechRadar Phone Awards are in full swing, but they still need your vote on what you think are the best phone innovations of the past year. One of the most burgeoning phone sectors of recent years has to be the advent of apps. These mini software programs can turn your handset into a games console, a running aide and even an ebook reader. With this in mind, TechRadar has narrowed down the best (...)
2011-04-29 13:00:00 | Tech RadarFirefox gets faster on Linux
Linux users have always been a big part of Firefox‘s vocal fan base, and today a group of Mozilla developers has repaid their devotion with some good news. Mozilla’s Mike Hommey reported this morning that his team of coders finally managed to get both 32 and 64-bit Firefox builds for Linux to compile with GCC [...]
2011-04-29 12:59:06 | Geek.comThink the cloud isn't risky? Ponder these numbers
When it comes to financial liability, cloud companies are going to have to start thinking more like banks, insurance companies, and hedge funds, a new report argues.
2011-04-29 12:57:17 | CnetHackers may have gamers' credit card info
In addition to usernames, e-mail addresses and passwords, the hacker or hackers who cracked into Sony's PlayStation network also may have nabbed credit card numbers.
2011-04-29 12:55:03 | CNNRedbox to offer low-priced video game rentals starting in June
Redbox announces plans to expand video game rentals out of the testing phase to more than 21,000 rental kiosks starting on June 17, 2011.
2011-04-29 12:52:08 | Digital TrendsSouth Park throttles Jobs, Apple over Trackergate horror show (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Apple (AAPL) really is in the deep stuff now.
2011-04-29 12:51:00 | Yahoo NewsSirius Satellite 2.0 to include DVR-like features, personalized stations?
The problem with Sirius Satellite Radio? You can listen to hundreds of stations, but only if you tune in live. As it stands, licensing restrictions make it impossible to record Howard Stern asking intrusive questions about people's sex lives. But that could change with version 2.0 of the platform, which is rumored to be on track for a fall release. According to a CNET report citing the good ole' "source close to the company," (...)
2011-04-29 12:44:00 | EngadgetScandal! White iPhone 4 Is 0.2 Millimeters Thicker (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The white iPhone 4, which went on sale yesterday, is a full two-tenths of a millimeter thicker than the black model.
2011-04-29 12:34:35 | Yahoo NewsPSN hack may have exposed users’ credit card data
Sony’s PSN outage just seems to be getting worse and worse for the company. Not only has the Playstation 3′s online store and multiplayer network been down for over a week now, but now we’ve learned that hackers say they have credit card data. This comes days after Sony admitted that user data had been [...]
2011-04-29 12:20:51 | Geek.comAmped Wireless' UA600EX adapter quadruples your laptop's WiFi range when you're on a boat
For every gadget you can use on land, there has to be one you can use at sea, right? Just in time for yachting season, Amped Wireless released the weatherproof UA600EX High Power Wireless-N 600mW Pro USB Adapter, which promises to extend your notebook's WiFi range in areas where there are no hotspots to be mooched. That sounds ideal for boating, but thanks to some flexible mounting options and one heavy-duty 26.5-foot cable, it (...)
2011-04-29 12:11:00 | EngadgetHipstaCase appeals to retro iPhone 4 snappers
If you are a regular user of the retro-camera Hipstamatic app on your iPhone 4, then this new retro camera case is sure to appeal.The new HipstaCase is currently only available in the US ($40 plus international shipping costs), so it doesn't come cheap.Tripod-mount Hipstamatic commissioned designers at Agent 18 to create the new HipstaCase, which also comes with a tripod mount, to finish off the retro look.HipstaCase also has a handy wrist lanyard, (...)
2011-04-29 12:08:00 | Tech RadarWill + Kate = sixth-biggest Web event ever
A record number of people may have watched live video of the royal wedding online.
2011-04-29 12:06:41 | CNNPlayStation Network hack: industry reactions and theories
How have the games and online security industries reacted to the Sony PlayStation Network situation?With the details of 77 million customers involved, the PlayStation Network hack is one of the largest ever malicious attacks on a commercial network. Although Sony is assuring gamers that the network is being strengthened, the hack has once again raised questions about the security of online transactions. Amid the firestorm, industry reactions were mixed with many developers expressing frustration (...)
2011-04-29 12:01:39 | Guardian.co.uk10 weird mobile phone ads
There are plenty of ads that could fit into the category of being slightly off-the-wall.But there's something about mobile phones that seems to bring out the best (and worst) in the guys that make adverts for TV and online.Some of these promos are classics, while others belong in the "just plain bad" pile.So here, gathered together for your amusement, are our 10 favourite weird mobile ads. 1. T-Mobile Royal WeddingSurprise - it's a viral (...)
2011-04-29 12:00:00 | Tech RadarRIM slashes profit forecasts
BlackBerry maker RIM has cut its current profit forecasts, following disappointing smartphone shipments for its latest financial first quarter.RIM forecast that it would ship 13.5 to 14.5 million smartphones over fiscal Q1 2012, with the latest estimates suggesting the numbers will be much closer to the lower of those two predictions.PlayBook plays niceDespite this, RIM reports that initial shipments of its BlackBerry PlayBook are in line with its expectations and this, combined with a (...)
2011-04-29 11:51:00 | Tech Radar