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Amazon responds to Apple’s ‘Appstore’ lawsuit, says the term is generic
Amazon has responded to Apple's "Appstore" lawsuit, calling it generic, at the same time using a quote by Steve Jobs to further argue its case.
2011-04-27 13:30:59 | Digital TrendsWindows 8 drops Blue for Black Screen of Death
If you’ve ever used the Windows operating system then you’ve mostly likely heard the term BSoD, and probably experienced one too. The Blue Screen of Death is every user’s worst nightmare, usually striking just before you went to click save on hours of work, or as you’re completing a level in your current game of [...]
2011-04-27 13:30:57 | Geek.comSOCOM: Special Forces – review
PS3; £39.99; cert 16+; Zipper Interactive/SonyDespite being an increasingly rare example of a Sony exclusive, the SOCOM franchise never previously made much impact beyond the US. But the squad-based, third/first-person shooter (it snaps into first-person view when you aim) pioneered online gaming on the PlayStation 2. Special Forces is the fourth instalment and the first proper one for the PS3, and it turns out to be something of a curate's egg.It's the first SOCOM (...)
2011-04-27 13:29:43 | Guardian.co.ukSETI puts search for alien life on hold to search for dollars
Due to a lack of funds, the SETI Institute's search for alien life has been put on hold until new donors can be found.
2011-04-27 13:27:33 | Digital TrendsGamers fuming over PlayStation hack
It's been seven days since Louis Pietig's PlayStation gaming system worked -- and he's pretty mad about that.
2011-04-27 13:19:48 | CNNMIT software could bring 'DNA origami' to the masses
New program helps predict complex 3D structures based on a given DNA template, opening the door to developing more targeted drug delivery systems, synthetic photocells, and more.
2011-04-27 13:15:10 | CnetYouTube Founders Acquire Delicious From Yahoo (Mashable)
Mashable - The future of social bookmarking service Delicious is no longer in doubt.
2011-04-27 13:08:32 | Yahoo News
Return Of The Artisan Watchmaker: Handmade “Concept” Watches
In an age when industrial manufacturing is the rule and people are all too used to checking the time on their cell phones, the idea of painstakingly handcrafted wristband watches sounds like an oddity. Japanese designer Izumo Senko is one to go against the current. He’s the driving force behind ...Continue Reading on Walyou
2011-04-27 13:05:29 | WalyouNokia to Cut 7,000 Jobs in Cost-Cutting Move
The 12 percent reduction in the leading cellphone maker’s global work force will help trim operating costs by 1 billion euros as it prepares for its alliance with Microsoft.
2011-04-27 13:01:51 | New York Times
Google Docs gets an Android app, lets you capture text with your phone's camera
Google's had a mobile-friendly version of Google Docs available for some time now, but it's now finally gone the extra step and released a dedicated Android app. That will of course let you access and edit your documents on your smartphone, but the real standout feature is the ability to capture text with your phone's camera and have it instantly made editable thanks to some optical character recognition. Google notes that won't work with (...)
2011-04-27 13:01:00 | EngadgetIndia Feels a Chill Over New Rules on Web Speech
A government agency issued regulations that allow officials or private citizens to demand removal of content for a wide range of reasons.
2011-04-27 13:00:58 | New York TimesJobs, Apple execs discuss iPhones and location (Q&A)
In an interview with All Things Digital, Steve Jobs and other Apple executives talk about what information the iPhone is and isn't collecting and the lessons they've learned.
2011-04-27 13:00:48 | CnetiFixit offers iPhone 4 transparent glass rear panel
In February we reported on how to convert your black iPhone to have a transparent case. It involved some work as you have to manually remove the black from your existing glass case with the aid of some paint thinner. Even so, it proved popular. Now iFixit has made the transparent transformation a whole lot [...]
2011-04-27 13:00:23 | Geek.comExplained: NFC in phones: what you need to know
Near-field communications (NFC) is a technology that's getting a lot of coverage recently, thanks to its inclusion in the Google Nexus S and rumours that it'll be present in the iPhone 5. And one in five smartphones will feature NFC tech by 2014, according to forecasts by Juniper Research. But what is it, and what's it good for?The first thing to know is that NFC is actually not new tech. It's an evolution of (...)
2011-04-27 13:00:00 | Tech RadarNew PS3 models hit FCC
Two new PlayStation 3 models have been filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), with model number CECH 3001A and CECH 3001B.Under product name, the two models are listed as "Computer Entertainment System (PlayStation 3)", and a prototype of each console has been through testing already, thus proving that they do indeed exist.The FCC regulates all non-governmental technology in the US which uses radio spectrum as part of its operation.Details on the new console (...)
2011-04-27 12:58:00 | Tech Radar