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Is Apple cloud music service in new OS X build?
Reports say a service known as Castle, a hidden feature in the latest build of Mac OS X Lion, point to new cloud-based service following the company's rumored purchase of domain name iCloud.com.
2011-05-02 08:39:07 | Cnet
RIM announces BlackBerry 7 OS with better browser and BlackBerry Balance, but no legacy support
The BB OS 6.1 update that grew too big for its name has just been made official by RIM as BlackBerry 7. Its ambassador into the wide world of smartphones will be the newly minted BlackBerry Bold Touch, which is expected to arrive "this summer." What can you look forward to? The user experience is promised to be both easier and faster, voice-activated searches are available for content both on your phone and the (...)
2011-05-02 08:30:00 | Engadget
BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 (Bold Touch) official
We've seen it photographed, videotaped, and even, briefly, up on RIM's own website. Now it's up there to stay, the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 (aka the Bold Touch) have been made official as RIM kicks off BlackBerry World in Orlando. As expected, the phone packs a 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor that has only a 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen with a 287dpi pixel density to worry about. On the back is a five megapixel camera and (...)
2011-05-02 08:30:00 | EngadgetIT consultant inadvertently livetweets attack on Osama bin Laden's compound
Living just 250m from the location where head of Al-Qa'ida was killed in attack by US forces, Sohaib Athar noticed helicopters overhead at 1am local time as attack startedSohaib Athar, an IT consultant living in Abbottabad, discovered on Monday morning that he had live-tweeted the fatal raid on Osama bin Laden's compound by acccident.Athar, who lives near the Jalal Baba Auditorium - about 250m from bin Laden's compound - put out his first tweet (...)
2011-05-02 08:22:05 | Guardian.co.ukOsama bin Laden compound mapped on Google within minutes
Maps already add compound in Abbotabad, and photo from 2007 shows location as 'marked for demolition' - which may have been a ruseThe compound in which Osama bin Laden was found and killed in a targeted operation has already been mapped on Google.The compound, in Abbbotabad, is about 800 feet (250 metres) from a police station, according to the map, and also features in a Flickr photo from February 2007.The photo, taken by a (...)
2011-05-02 08:20:30 | Guardian.co.uk
Freemium revisited: paying for content-based applications | Monday Note
In our new weekly blog analysing media, tech and business models, Frédéric Filloux of Monday Note looks at what Instapaper tells us about the economics of content applicationsLast week, Instapaper's founder Marco Arment gave us a remarkable insight into the economics of content applications. For readers who haven't used Instapaper on their iPad or iPhone (preferably on both): this application is an absolute must-have.This is what I call a Real-Life App. Minimalist design, no (...)
2011-05-02 08:13:49 | Guardian.co.uk
Samsung Sliding PC 7 Series now available for $649 Amazon pre-order
Samsung has yet to announce a revised release date for its Sliding PC 7 Series tablet / laptop hybrid, but the 2.2-pound netvertible slider is already available for pre-order on Amazon. According to Amazon's listing, the 7 Series should ship with many of the same specs we noticed at this year's CES: a 10-inch touchscreen with 1366 x 768-resolution, dual front and rear cameras (1.3 and 3.0 megapixels, respectively), a 32GB SSD, 2GB of (...)
2011-05-02 08:09:00 | EngadgetWindows 8 leaks reveal alleged app-store details
The latest rumors suggest that a new cloud-based shop is likely to be dubbed the Windows Store and will deliver apps straight to the desktop.
2011-05-02 07:34:41 | Cnet
ITC judge sides with Apple in Elan multitouch patent dispute
It's not over just yet, but Apple has now scored a significant victory in its longstanding dispute with Elan Microelectronics. As those with a long memory for patent-related matters may recall, Elan had claimed that Apple infringed on two of its multitouch-related patents in its various iOS devices, and it asked the ITC to impose an outright ban on the sale of those devices until the matter was settled. That obviously hasn't happened, and (...)
2011-05-02 07:34:00 | EngadgetBlackBerry PlayBook gets video chat, Facebook apps
Research In Motion's PlayBook tablet finally gets some much-needed apps, including one for video calls.
2011-05-02 07:31:17 | CnetBoot up: Microsoft's mess, unsold Android app, tablet shortages and more
Plus Windows Phone un-updated, Color's opening problem, iPad gaming and moreA burst of 11 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamHow Color Already Blew It >> Mike Rundle"The tough part about focusing on the first-run user experience is that, as a developer, you never see it. You start up your app, start adding data and using it, develop, test, develop, test, debug, use it some more, then launch it. (...)
2011-05-02 07:30:00 | Guardian.co.uk
Smartphone App Onavo to Cut Down Data Usage Charges by Almost 80%
It is certainly a great thing to own a cellphone that allows you to browse the Internet without any glitches, but only if you have a loaded bank account.Most smartphone users tend to use the Internet heavily and when they use online streaming services and YouTube, the data costs increase ...Continue Reading on Walyou
2011-05-02 07:26:26 | WalyouChatterbox: Monday
The place to talk about games when everyone else is outside in the sun.It's another Bank Holiday! But that needn't stop us talking about Blood Bowl.GamesKeith Stuartguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
2011-05-02 07:20:34 | Guardian.co.ukHow bin Laden and 9/11 attacks shaped electronic privacy
The September 11, 2001, attacks shifted discussions from protecting electronic privacy to the Patriot Act and facilitating government surveillance.
2011-05-02 07:17:20 | CnetBlast Ice With User-Controlled Water Cannon in Dunkin' Donuts Facebook Game (Mashable)
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2011-05-02 07:11:28 | Yahoo News