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How to block all Royal Wedding talk from Twitter
For those of us not in the United Kingdom, today is not a holiday. If you’d like to work uninterrupted tomorrow, you’re probably going to be out of luck unless you work a job where you are away from TVs, computers, radios, etc. It’s hard to avoid those things, and with months upon months of buildup [...]
2011-04-29 11:45:38 | Geek.com
The royal wedding: Live Report (AFP)
AFP - 1140 GMT: According to the Guardian website, http://www.guardian.co.uk/, the instant TV critic reaction is that, for once on a big occasion, the BBC has failed to offer the best coverage, compared to commercial rivals, with the commentary by the BBC anchor Huw Edwards labelled "ponderous".
2011-04-29 11:42:03 | Yahoo News
Xoom Camera Connection Kit makes us lust for Photoshop on Honeycomb
Soon enough you'll be able to transfer photos from your digital camera straight to your Xoom, provided you're willing to shell out $20 for the Xoom Camera Connection Kit. We already knew that the tablet was capable of reading USB drives with a little trickery, but Motorola's upcoming update will officially unlock that functionality (albeit in a limited form). The glorified micro-USB cable isn't available online yet, but we've heard if you call Verizon (...)
2011-04-29 11:39:00 | EngadgetMicrosoft tool helps devs port iOS apps to WP7
A new tool by Microsoft helps developers with iOS applications figure out what the similar code chunks would be for Windows Phone 7. Microsoft is working on one for Android next.
2011-04-29 11:35:59 | CnetFresh iPhone Apps for Apr. 29: Buncee Mom, Groupon HD, Wine Guy On Demand! (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Get ready for Mother’s Day with today’s leading Fresh App, Buncee Mom for iPad. The app is free and lets you create eCards for Mother’s Day using its multiple themes and your own photos. Keep reading to find out all the details and download the app, along with a few other cool offerings.
2011-04-29 11:34:00 | Yahoo NewsNow you can gift a Pepsi at social vending machines
The rate at which Facebook and Twitter are growing demonstrates why social features are so important for businesses today. But it’s not just the Internet where they are being implemented. Pepsi has decided to create a social vending system to use with its drinks vending machines. It’s a simple concept, but could prove very popular. [...]
2011-04-29 11:30:04 | Geek.comMarvel Entertainment's new MMO set to be free
Marvel's new MMO superhero game is set to be free to play, in news that is sure to please penny-pinching comic book guys everywhere.Marvel Entertainment announced that its Gazillion-developed new Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) super-hero game will be free to play at a San Francisco event this week.Micro-payment strategyMarvel plans on going down the FarmVille route, offering the main bulk of the game free to players, with options for micro-payments for those players that (...)
2011-04-29 11:30:00 | Tech RadarGovernments press Sony on PlayStation breach
Officials in Taiwan, Canada, Britain, and the U.S. want to know how Sony will make things right for customers stung by the PlayStation Network security lapse.
2011-04-29 11:15:59 | Cnet
HBO Go hits iOS and Android, free for subscribers
Don't ditch that premium cable subscription just yet. The long-anticipated HBO Go app just hit the iOS App Store and Android Market, bringing original HBO series and a variety of blockbuster films to your mobile device. You'll need an HBO subscription with your cable provider to get past the login screen, but unlocking all that the service has to offer using our Verizon FiOS account took just a second, and we were off and (...)
2011-04-29 11:14:00 | EngadgetRumour: Spotify inks deals with movie studios
Spotify is reported to be finalising a number of high profile deals with US movie studios, in the run up to launching a movie streaming service later this year.The Swedish music streaming company is looking to start offering movies, too, according to latest reports on Techcrunch. Worldwide exclusivesTechCrunch's anonymous source claims that the service will be launching worldwide in the autumn of this year.Spotify is allegedly looking to offer users exclusive early access to (...)
2011-04-29 11:13:00 | Tech Radar
Verizon says it will put location warning labels on all phones sold
See that rather ominous warning label above? That's a new sticker that will soon be placed directly on the screen of every new device Verizon Wireless sells. Contrary to what you might suspect, however, that's not being done in response to the most recent iPhone 4 tracking fiasco. The label was revealed in a letter to Representatives Ed Markey and Joe Barton, who themselves sent a letter to Verizon (and the three other major (...)
2011-04-29 11:11:00 | EngadgetGroupon: No more ads on Trump's 'Apprentice' site
The daily-deals broker says it has arranged with advertising partner NBC.com to ensure that its ads not appear on the reality show's site because of the controversy surrounding host Donald Trump.
2011-04-29 11:04:19 | CnetQuestions linger about Amazon outage
Amazon Web Services has detailed the circumstances surrounding the outage and offered an apology and EC2 customer advice, but the true extent of the damage remains unknown.
2011-04-29 11:02:49 | CnetHackers offering to sell PSN credit card details
In the ongoing Sony PR nightmare that is the PlayStation Network hack, the latest rumours suggest that hackers are trying to sell the credit card details of 2.2 million PSN users.Not only that, the hackers are also alleged to have offered to sell back the data to Sony, with the group claiming that Sony refused to buy back the list.Sony offered PSN data?The New York Times reports that Sony was offered the chance to (...)
2011-04-29 11:00:00 | Tech RadarReview: HP Photosmart Plus B210a
Most all-in-one printers concern themselves with four main areas: printing, scanning, faxing and photocopying. The HP Photosmart Plus B210a adds web apps to this list. While almost every all-in-one can connect to your home network, this one supports third-party apps, giving you even more options for what to do with your photos. For example, the Snapfish icon lets you upload photos you've scanned to the Snapfish website, where you can edit and share them. (...)
2011-04-29 11:00:00 | Tech Radar