Thursday, January 13, 2011

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Sci/Tech News


Next iPad, iPhone to lose home button? - PC Magazine

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 09:36 AM PST


Telegraph.co.uk

Next iPad, iPhone to lose home button?
PC Magazine
Apple is expected to update its iOS for mobile devices to version 4.3 in March and with it, the iPhone and iPad will say goodbye to the home button, said a Boy Genius Report. According to BGR's source, Apple is adding multitouch features to this ...
Why Apple won't ditch the iPad, iPhone home buttonCNN International
Is Apple Killing Off The iPhone And iPad 'Home' Button?TIME
Rumor: iPad 2 and iPhone 5 "have no Home button"Computerworld (blog)
USA Today -PC World -Ars Technica
all 359 news articles »

MySpace CEO says that News Corp may be looking to sell - BetaNews

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:10 PM PST


Fox News

MySpace CEO says that News Corp may be looking to sell
BetaNews
Just a day after former social networking behemoth MySpace announced massive cuts to its workforce, parent company News Corp has now confirmed that it is investigating its options to divest itself of ...
News Corp. Considering MySpace SalePC Magazine
MySpace Confirms Sale RumorsInformationWeek
MySpace Sale, Merger or Spinoff Being Weighed by News Corp., Official SaysBloomberg
Reuters -Wall Street Journal -CNET
all 1,055 news articles »

Pet-Size Dinosaur Was Early Ancestor to T. Rex, Researchers Say - New York Times

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:54 PM PST


Fox News

Pet-Size Dinosaur Was Early Ancestor to T. Rex, Researchers Say
New York Times
An illustration of the pint-size Eodromaeus, which was only four feet long and weighed 10 to 15 pounds. By SINDYA N. BHANOO Researchers have discovered a small but ferocious dinosaur that lived 230 million years ago, just as dinosaurs were beginning to ...
Video: Fast, "Nasty" Little Dinosaur DiscoveredNational Geographic
New dog-sized dinosaur discoveredUSA Today
Scientists find new 'dawn runner' dino fossilAFP
UPI.com -Kansas City Star -msnbc.com
all 190 news articles »

CES 2011: Motorola unveils new line of devices with Xoom, Atrix - Washington Post

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:46 PM PST


msnbc.com

CES 2011: Motorola unveils new line of devices with Xoom, Atrix
Washington Post
See the tablets, cameras and other new technology unveiled at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Motorola gave audiences at CES 2011 a peak at their new tablet, the Xoom. Rob Pegoraro gives us a closer look at the supposed iPad-killer: ...
Tablets, the iPad, and the Frantic Cycle of Apple ImitationPC Magazine
It's Not Going to Be Easy to Make Interesting TabletsTIME
Tablet battle to heat up, prices to fall in 2011Computerworld
Mashable -CNN International -Techzone360
all 515 news articles »

Report: Two New BlackBerry Smartphone Devices Leaked - Wired News

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:19 PM PST


Reuters

Report: Two New BlackBerry Smartphone Devices Leaked
Wired News
The BlackBerry seems like the smartphone of yesteryear, but leaked info on two new devices suggests that BlackBerry parent company Research in Motion isn't giving up without a fight. The two new devices tout an impressive lineup of specs, ...
RIM: PlayBook Battery Life Will Be Just FineInformationWeek
PlayBook to allow tethering to BlackBerry smartphonesComputerworld
RIM's BlackBerry Dakota Will Run OS 6.1, Not PlayBook OS: ReporteWeek
CRN -PC World -Reuters
all 414 news articles »

Flash to Offer More Control Over Cookies - PC World

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:07 AM PST


Webmonkey (blog)

Flash to Offer More Control Over Cookies
PC World
Most users are already aware of the risks presented by cookies, the small data files that browsers save on our computers to remember things like login details, or Website preferences. Although arguably harmless, cookies can be ...
Adobe Aims to Improve Privacy Settings in FlashWall Street Journal (blog)
Adobe to finally give users better control over Flash cookiesArs Technica
Adobe tackling 'Flash cookie' privacy issueCNET (blog)
ClickZ News -Register -Mediapost.com
all 28 news articles »

PSP2 To Come Out By the End of 2011? - TIME

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 01:31 PM PST


GamePro.com

PSP2 To Come Out By the End of 2011?
TIME
People might be hyped up about the Nintendo 3DS right now, but sources say that Playstation is ready to take on the masses with their own handheld device. MCV reports that insiders have told them that the PSP2 ...
Reports: PSP2 to be announced January 27CNET
PSP2 'as powerful as PS3', out ChristmasComputerandvideogames.com
Sony PSP2 due on January 27 in TokyoTechtree.com
Wired News (blog) -IGN
all 148 news articles »

Android US System Updates — Tale of the Tape - ZDNet (blog)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:50 PM PST


PhoneDog

Android US System Updates — Tale of the Tape
ZDNet (blog)
The folks at ComputerWorld wanted to know which US carriers did the best job at pushing out the Android 2.2 (Froyo) update to its customers, and determined which ones are best. ...
T-Mobile Ranks Third For Android Froyo 2.2 UpdatesTmoNews
Study shows Verizon and HTC fastest at updating Android phonesIntoMobile
Report exposes which carriers and manufacturers upgrade Android phones the fastestPhoneDog
Droid Life -Phandroid.com -Computerworld (blog)
all 10 news articles »

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