Ending months of rumors, leaks and anticipation, News Corp. and Apple finally launched The Daily today, unveiling what’s likely to be a gamechanger for iPad apps and online news sources alike. The 100-page magazine will be published every morning, with the possibility for updates throughout the day should there be breaking stories, …
Gadgets
Keep That Receipt: 16% of Galaxy Tabs Are Returned
You might want to hold on to that box and packaging for your Samsung Galaxy Tab a little longer. Although the company has been bragging about their unexpected higher sales this past year, recent stats show that people are buying less Galaxy Tabs than records are showing. Now, ITG Investment Research has found out by January 2011, 16 …
AT&T and T-Mobile Tout 4G Devices Ahead of Verizon iPhone
With the Verizon iPhone looming, AT&T and T-Mobile both have some impressive 4G-compatible Android phones rolling out this month. And T-Mobile’s got a 3D-capable Android tablet rolling out sometime after that.
AT&T’s HTC Inspire 4G (above, left) has a big 4.3-inch screen, 1GHz Snapdragon processor and is priced extremely …
London Stock Exchange May Have Been Hacked Last Year
Computerworld is reporting that the London Stock Exchange may have been hacked in August of last year as it prepared to switch its systems from Microsoft’s .Net platform to a Linux-based platform. It’s once again preparing to attempt the same switchover this month.
According to the article:
“There were major problems on the exchange
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What To Make of Apple’s Winter Weather Icons
If you’re experiencing the horrible Snowmageddon that is about to dump its freezing wrath on your city (or already has), I commiserate with you. Chances are you’re stuck inside an office building like me, constantly checking your dashboard widget, phone or tablet to see if the snow has taken over the world outside blocking you from …
App of the Week: Ancestry for iPad
Popular genealogy website Ancestry.com recently updated its iPhone app to version 2.0 and brought a new iPad-specific interface along for the ride.
The app provides direct access to your Ancestry.com family trees so you can view, add and edit information about your family members wherever you’ve got an internet connection.
The …
Competition for iTunes? Google Music, Spotify Making Launch Strides
Are iTunes’ days of digital music dominance finally about to come to an end? New reports are suggesting that Google is closing in on a launch date for its much-rumored music service at the same time as Spotify is said to be making progress with its potential second US signing.
Google Music has been the subject of much speculation …
Airlines To Keep Users Connected on Facebook In Flight
Now you’ll be able to update your status in flight for free. Starting today, GoGo Inflight Internet is offering free Facebook access on their Wi-Fi networks through the month of February, reports USA Today. In addition to your soft drink and peanuts, you can now make sure that you keep on top of your News Feed and that your crops don’t …
Egyptians Sidestep Internet Blackouts with Landline Phones
With Egypt’s last remaining internet service provider taken offline, the country’s citizens have resorted to old school telephone technology to establish limited connections to the outside world.
Several internet service providers outside of Egypt have established dial-up phone numbers that can be used for pokey-yet-usable connections …
Apple Tightens App Store Rules on In-App Purchases
Apple wants to have control over what content you are selling within your app. Among the recently declined was Sony’s iPhone application, which would have sold e-books and materials from the Sony Reader Store as an in-app purchase. Sony digital reading division president Steve Haber said that Apple told them that all in-app …
Bill Gates: ‘We’re Making Progress’ at Eradicating Polio
Microsoft founder and former CEO Bill Gates has been spending his retirement—and the billions of dollars he’s amassed over the years—to try to improve the education system here in the U.S. and wipe out polio worldwide.
During an appearance on The Daily Show last night, Gates talked about the challenges of administering polio …
Android Tops Smartphones but Tablets Still Seeking Foothold
Tech research firm, Canalys, has crowned Android the new king of smartphones, with fourth quarter shipments estimated at 33.3 million handsets—a whopping 615% increase over Q4 of 2009. Smartphone shipments, in general, grew 80% in 2010 versus 2009.
In the fourth quarter, Nokia’s Symbian platform fell to second place with 31 million …