Friday, December 31, 2010

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2010 in Review: The Year for the Mac
PC World
By Roman Loyola, Macworld In 2010, iOS (Apple's mobile operating system)
and iOS devices (iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad) commanded the spotlight for
much of the year. And for over nine months, Mac users saw the usual
computer updates from Apple, ...
<http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/215271/2010_in_review_the_year_for_the_mac.html>
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6 Predictions for Social Networks in 2011
Mashable
In 2010, we predicted that Facebook would conquer the web. We just didn't
know the social network would do it so convincingly. We're not oracles,
though, and we did miss on some of our acquisition picks. Well, time for
round two. ...
<http://mashable.com/2010/12/31/social-network-predictions/>
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Nintendo: Children Under 6 Shouldn't Play 3-D Games On 3DS
Wall Street Journal
By NICK WINGFIELD, KATHERINE HOBSON and DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI Nintendo Co.
warned that young children shouldn't play three-dimensional games on a
hotly anticipated new game device, citing possible health risks and raising
concerns about a technology that ...
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204304204576051021329863968.html?mod=googlenews_wsj>
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LittleBigPlanet 2 hands-on
GamePro.com
by Eric Neigher We go heads first into LBP2's new creation tools, including
the infinitely customizable logic boards, which should aid intrepid level
builders immensely. What we're talking about: LittleBigPlanet 2, the sequel
to the do-it-yourself ...
<http://www.gamepro.com/article/previews/217758/littlebigplanet-2-hands-on/>
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New year's mission at NASA: repair new cracks on Discovery fuel tank
Christian Science Monitor
After months of repairs, inspections, and more repairs, NASA technicians
have a new crop of cracks on the fuel tank of the shuttle Discovery to keep
them busy over New Year's weekend. Space shuttle Discovery makes a slow
trek from the launch pad to the ...
<http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/1231/New-year-s-mission-at-NASA-repair-new-cracks-on-Discovery-fuel-tank>
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Law enforcement raids target Operation: Payback
Digitaltrends.com
Authorities in the US and Germany have raided ISPs looking for evidence in
DDOS attacks against Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, and others. Authorities in
the United States and Germany have launched raids against Internet Service
Providers they suspect may ...
<http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/law-enforcement-raids-target-operation-payback/>
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Android App Sends Texts to Wrong Recipients
Mashable
This is enough to make you paranoid: Google has acknowledged a bug in
Android's default text messaging app that sends texts to the wrong person.
Equally disturbing is that the problem's been going on since March, and
GoogleGoogle hasn't fixed it yet. ...
<http://mashable.com/2010/12/31/android-bug/>
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Twins' Facebook Fight Rages On
New York Times
By MIGUEL HELFT SAN DIEGO — Some people go to court hoping to win
millions of dollars. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have already won tens of
millions. But six years into a legal feud with Facebook, they want to give
it back — for a chance to get more. ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/31/business/31twins.html?src=busln>
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Skype Says China Services Working Amid Government Crackdown on VoIP Calls
Bloomberg
By Bloomberg News - Fri Dec 31 07:27:16 GMT 2010 Skype Technologies SA, the
world's largest carrier of international phone calls, said its services in
China remain operational after the country said it's cracking down on
"illegal" Internet phone ...
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-31/skype-says-china-services-working-amid-government-crackdown.html>
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Google Doodle Rings in the New Year — Roman Numeral Style
Mashable
Happy (Almost) New Year, Googlers! To celebrate the dawn of 2011, Google is
out with a brand-new Doodle, a festive little number (pun intended)
featuring fireworks and the roman numerals signifying "2011." This is
hardly the first holiday the Doodle ...
<http://mashable.com/2010/12/31/google-doodle-mmxi/>
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