Monday, December 20, 2010

Google Alert - technology

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It's showtime for the total lunar eclipse
msnbc.com
Watch the moon turn dark ... or see it on the Internet if it's cloudy where
you are >>> tonight that hasn't happened since the year 1638 and it's going
to capture attention of well over a billion people across the planet and
it's the stuff of folklore ...
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40754925/ns/technology_and_science-space/>
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Four takes on why net neutrality matters
Ars Technica
By Chris Witteman | Last updated December 20, 2010 12:06 PM In Internet
time, things change fast. Google is moving into televisions. WikiLeaks is
changing the paradigm of international relations. Newspapers, movies, radio
and TV are all available on ...
<http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/12/virtual-freedom-the-master-switch-and-internet-architecture---uninhibited-robust-and-wide-open.ars>
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Motorola to show off mystery tablet at CES 2011
BetaNews
By Tim Conneally | Published December 20, 2010, 2:24 PM Motorola will be
showing off its mystery tablet product at CES 2011, according to a teaser
video released by the company on Sunday. The video, embedded below, goes
through a series of tablets from ...
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What would China deal mean to Facebook?
Computerworld
By Sharon Gaudin Computerworld - When a photo of Facebook CEO Mark
Zuckerberg meeting with the head of China's largest search engine hit the
Internet, speculation began to run wild. Chinese censors have blocked
Facebook from being used there since 2008 ...
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9201803/What_would_China_deal_mean_to_Facebook_>
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Hack Prompts Gawker to Revamp Security Procedures
PC Magazine
In the wake of a recent hack of its commenting system, Gawker Media on
Monday announced some new security procedures, which includes more secure
user authentication. "We have lost the commenters' trust and don't deserve
it back," Tom Plunkett, ...
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2374562,00.asp>
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Facebook Aims to Become Next Big Thing in E-Commerce
TMCnet
By Susan J. Campbell Facebook wants to serve as an e-commerce site and to
grab the attention of retailers everywhere, is ramping up its efforts.
According to a recent Businessweek report, the social networking giant
would like to convert its 500-plus ...
<http://web-self-service.tmcnet.com/topics/mobile-answers/articles/128357-facebook-aims-become-next-big-thing-e-commerce.htm>
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Augmented Reality on Your Phone
New York Times (blog)
By NICK BILTON Over the weekend I used a new iPhone application, Word Lens,
to perform magic tricks for anyone who would watch. Word Lens isn't really
a magic app, but using it was kind of magical for me, almost like seeing
Houdini perform in real life ...
<http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/20/augmented-reality-on-your-phone/>
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Disney releases Tap Tap Revenge 4 for iOS
Afterdawn.com
Marking the first update since they purchased Tapulous in early July,
Disney has launched Tap Tap Revenge 4 today for iOS devices. As with past
versions, the interactive music game is free to download, but premium music
packs will cost you money. ...
<http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2010/12/20/disney_releases_tap_tap_revenge_4_for_ios>
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