http://www.technewsworld.comTechNewsWorld -- "All Tech, All the Time"en-usCopyright 2009Wed, 16 May 2012 19:26:45 GMTWed, 16 May 2012 19:26:45 GMT30hourly12012-05-16T19:26:45ZECT News NetworkTechNewsWorld -- "All Tech, All the Time"ECT News Network2012-05-16T19:26:45Zen-usCopyright 2009http://www.technewsworld.com/images/rss/tnw_100x36.jpghttp://www.technewsworld.comhttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f6c1930/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751280Bhtml/story01.htmFlickr announced a redesign recently, introducing larger onscreen displays for high-res images. The photo sharing site launched what it calls its "liquid layout," stating that "Large sizes + Low compression = Beautiful photos." Since Flickr uses less compression than many other image sharing sites, it claimed, the detail and color of Flickr photos is richer.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f6c1930/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Can+a+Fresher+Flickr+Be+Yahoo%27s+Ray+of+Sunshine%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75128.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Can+a+Fresher+Flickr+Be+Yahoo%27s+Ray+of+Sunshine%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75128.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204308359/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f6c1930/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204308359/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f6c1930/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204308359/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f6c1930/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:01:52 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f6c1930/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751280Bhtml/story01.htmRachelle DraganiInternet2012-05-16T18:01:52Z Flickr announced a redesign recently, introducing larger onscreen displays for high-res images. The photo sharing site launched what it calls its "liquid layout," stating that "Large sizes + Low compression = Beautiful photos." Since Flickr uses less compression than many other image sharing sites, it claimed, the detail and color of Flickr photos is richer. Flickr's new look more prominently displays users' images on the page, which is a good move for a site centered around high-quality photos, Roy Morejon, president of Command Partners, told TechNewsWorld.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f6b6703/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751270Bhtml/story01.htmWith the expected unveiling of new MacBook Pros just weeks away, rumor mongers have begun to solidify their predictions about the new notebooks. Most Apple prognosticators seem to agree that the MacBook Pros will be thinner, run Intel's new Ivy Bridge chip, and sport an eye-popping Retina Display.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f6b6703/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+MacBook+Pro%27s+Mystery+Mix&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75127.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=The+MacBook+Pro%27s+Mystery+Mix&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75127.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204575033/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f6b6703/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204575033/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f6b6703/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204575033/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f6b6703/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:09:32 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f6b6703/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751270Bhtml/story01.htmJohn P. Mello Jr.Notebooks2012-05-16T16:09:32Z With the expected unveiling of new MacBook Pros just weeks away, rumor mongers have begun to solidify their predictions about the new notebooks. Most Apple prognosticators seem to agree that the MacBook Pros will be thinner, run Intel's new Ivy Bridge chip, and sport an eye-popping Retina Display. Of course, the public won't know for sure what the new MacBook Pros will look like until Apple wants it to know -- which could be as soon as the company's Worldwide Developers Conference June 11 in San Francisco.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f6b1b33/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751260Bhtml/story01.htmToday in international tech news: The BBC unveils plans to stream all 2,500 hours of the Summer Olympics. Elsewhere, Apple has reportedly engaged in talks with China Mobile, the world's biggest phone company, about teaming up to offer the iPhone; a criminal gets busted in Columbia for failing to log out of Facebook; and a report suggests most computer users in the world have acquired pirated wares.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f6b1b33/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+BBC%27s+Olympian+Streaming+Ambitions&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75126.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=The+BBC%27s+Olympian+Streaming+Ambitions&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75126.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204303449/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f6b1b33/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204303449/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f6b1b33/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204303449/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f6b1b33/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:27:31 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f6b1b33/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751260Bhtml/story01.htmDavid VranicarTech Blog2012-05-16T15:27:31Z The British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, plans to stream the entire Summer Olympics, according to PaidContent.org. The streams will create what the BBC is calling "the first proper digital Olympics." Some of the features, according to Paid Content: "A new video player built for the recently upgraded BBC Sport website will offer rewindable live action, alerts to key alternate live moments and participant information. Web pages will include data-driven profiles and Twitter feeds of competing athletes and viewers' Twitter sentiment."

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f69396b/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751150Bhtml/story01.htmThe Internet is a hub for acquiring music, video and a just about any other form of content. Miro is one of the most capable player apps that I have seen for all of this media. Keeping up with the various forms of content the Web has to offer can be a daunting task.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f69396b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Whatever+You+Want%2C+Miro+Finds+It%2C+Gets+It%2C+Plays+It&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75115.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Whatever+You+Want%2C+Miro+Finds+It%2C+Gets+It%2C+Plays+It&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75115.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204565904/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f69396b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204565904/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f69396b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204565904/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f69396b/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f69396b/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751150Bhtml/story01.htmJack M. GermainReviews2012-05-16T12:00:00Z The Internet is a hub for acquiring music, video and a just about any other form of content. Miro is one of the most capable player apps that I have seen for all of this media. Keeping up with the various forms of content the Web has to offer can be a daunting task. The process is similar to what people do in the non-Internet world. For instance, we have TVs for watching broadcasts, radios for listening to local stations, VCRs for stored playback, DVD players for movies.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f6933dc/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C7510A40Bhtml/story01.htmEver since the advent of the first radios and TVs, home entertainment has been a relatively high-tech enterprise, but in the past few years, there has been a revolution in the quality of sights and sounds available. This arena continues to be an experimental space for new and improved technologies that enhance viewing and listening experiences.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f6933dc/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Entertaining+Home+Technologies&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75104.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Entertaining+Home+Technologies&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75104.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204565124/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f6933dc/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204565124/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f6933dc/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204565124/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f6933dc/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f6933dc/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C7510A40Bhtml/story01.htmVivian WagnerHome Tech2012-05-16T12:00:00Z Ever since the advent of the first radios and TVs, home entertainment has been a relatively high-tech enterprise, but in the past few years, there has been a revolution in the quality of sights and sounds available. This arena continues to be an experimental space for new and improved technologies that enhance viewing and listening experiences. These days, going to the theater can sometimes mean staying home, where advanced home theater systems come complete with large-screen TVs, professional-quality sound systems, and seating that can rival or top that of "real" theaters.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f64136a/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751220Bhtml/story01.htmA group of researchers from several universities led by MIT have shown that robots controlled mentally by suitably equipped humans who are multitasking can take over some of the workload when needed. The Brainput project had researchers use a technique called "functional near-infrared" imaging to measure the activity of brains in test subjects.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f64136a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Brainput+Project+Takes+a+Load+Off+Humans%27+Minds&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75122.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Brainput+Project+Takes+a+Load+Off+Humans%27+Minds&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75122.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204539528/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f64136a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204539528/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f64136a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204539528/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f64136a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 15 May 2012 22:35:22 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f64136a/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751220Bhtml/story01.htmRichard AdhikariScience2012-05-15T22:35:22Z A group of researchers from several universities led by MIT have shown that robots controlled mentally by suitably equipped humans who are multitasking can take over some of the workload when needed. The Brainput project had researchers use a technique called "functional near-infrared" imaging to measure the activity of brains in test subjects while the subjects were keeping track of two robots and trying to prevent them from crashing into walls.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f631487/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751180Bhtml/story01.htmLenovo on Tuesday announced new Ultrabook ThinkPad laptops based on Intel's latest Ivy Bridge processor. Heading the procession is the upcoming X1 Carbon, which will use premium carbon fiber materials and is aimed head-on at the Apple MacBook Air. The lineup also includes new models in the ThinkPad T, X, L and W series aimed at small businesses, government agencies, educational institutions and large corporations.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f631487/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Lenovo+Shoots+for+Sexy+With+Svelt%2C+Sleek+Portables&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75118.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Lenovo+Shoots+for+Sexy+With+Svelt%2C+Sleek+Portables&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75118.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204502775/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f631487/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204502775/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f631487/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204502775/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f631487/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:22:22 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f631487/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751180Bhtml/story01.htmRichard AdhikariPersonal Computers2012-05-15T19:22:22Z Lenovo on Tuesday announced new Ultrabook ThinkPad laptops based on Intel's latest Ivy Bridge processor. Heading the procession is the upcoming X1 Carbon, which will use premium carbon fiber material and is aimed head-on at the Apple MacBook Air. The lineup also includes new models in the ThinkPad T, X, L and W series aimed at small businesses, government agencies, educational institutions and large corporations. All of them are based on Intel's third-generation Core Ivy Bridge microarchitecture.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f627e92/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751190Bhtml/story01.htmThe U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee plans to examine allegations that Microsoft is giving its own Internet Explorer Web browser preferential treatment over competing Web browsers in a version of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system. "This is a preliminary inquiry," said Lynn Becker, communications director for Sen. Herb Kohl. Kohl is a member of the Judiciary Committee.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f627e92/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Windows+8+Browser+Brouhaha+Draws+Regulator+Attention&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75119.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Windows+8+Browser+Brouhaha+Draws+Regulator+Attention&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75119.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204532790/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f627e92/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204532790/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f627e92/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204532790/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f627e92/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:56:27 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f627e92/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751190Bhtml/story01.htmRachelle DraganiTech Law2012-05-15T17:56:27Z The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee plans to examine allegations that Microsoft is giving its own Internet Explorer Web browser preferential treatment over competing Web browsers in a version of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system. "This is a preliminary inquiry," said Lynn Becker, communications director for Sen. Herb Kohl. Kohl is a member of the Judiciary Committee. "Our staff is trying to figure out the facts of the issue, but we're not looking into a hearing at this time."

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f615e31/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751160Bhtml/story01.htmToday in international tech news: Microsoft backs Russian startup "Pirate Pay," which claims it can track and thwart illicit downloads around the globe. Elsewhere, Renren, China's Facebook equivalent, releases a lackluster earnings report, while Baidu, China's Google equivalent, enters the smartphone market -- and taps into the void left by the country's block of Google Drive.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f615e31/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Microsoft+Sets+Sail+With+Russian+Pirate+Hunters&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75116.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Microsoft+Sets+Sail+With+Russian+Pirate+Hunters&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75116.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204495036/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f615e31/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204495036/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f615e31/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204495036/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f615e31/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:24:44 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f615e31/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751160Bhtml/story01.htmDavid VranicarTech Blog2012-05-15T15:24:44Z Microsoft has backed Russia-based startup Pirate Pay, which claims to have a system to track and disrupt downloads of copyright-infringing BitTorrent exchanges, according to Torrent Freak. Pirate Pay, whose name is an homage to the Web's eminent file-sharing site, The Pirate Bay, reportedly stopped "tens of thousands of downloads" in a project carried out with Walt Disney Studios and Sony Pictures. From the Torrent Freak article: "[Pirate Pay] has developed a technology which allows them to attack existing BitTorrent swarms, making it impossible for people to share files."

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5f8d5a/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C7510A90Bhtml/story01.htmFacebook's march toward its IPO has put a harsh spotlight on the social network's shortcomings, and one of the primary worries among prospective investors is that Facebook doesn't have very sharp mobile chops. There are a million things it could be doing in mobile to draw in more revenue, they say, but it's still an area in which the network moves painfully slowly.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5f8d5a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=MenuTab+Keeps+Facebook+Nicely+Widgetized&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75109.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=MenuTab+Keeps+Facebook+Nicely+Widgetized&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75109.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204248233/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5f8d5a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204248233/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5f8d5a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204248233/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5f8d5a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5f8d5a/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C7510A90Bhtml/story01.htmPaul HartsockReviews2012-05-15T12:00:00Z Facebook's march toward its IPO has put a harsh spotlight on the social network's shortcomings, and one of the primary worries among prospective investors is that Facebook doesn't have very sharp mobile chops. There are a million things it could be doing in mobile to draw in more revenue, they say, but it's still an area in which the network moves painfully slowly. Maybe that's exactly why I often prefer to use Facebook through its mobile iOS app. Facebook on iOS is uncluttered and streamlined, it doesn't change often, and if there are ads anywhere on it, I don't notice them.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5f8d59/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751120Bhtml/story01.htmMurmurs about Google's supposed plans to launch its own tablet soon are growing to a roar. Source code from Google and Samsung indicate that a Nexus tablet is in the works, Slashgear reported. "It seems logical that it will be a Google Nexus device consistent with the Nexus smartphone, but the problem is there's nothing unique about the Nexus smartphone," suggested Andrew Eisner, director of community and content at Retrevo.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5f8d59/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Code+Clues+Reheat+Google+Tablet+Rumors&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75112.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Code+Clues+Reheat+Google+Tablet+Rumors&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75112.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204248232/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5f8d59/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204248232/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5f8d59/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204248232/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5f8d59/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5f8d59/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C751120Bhtml/story01.htmRichard AdhikariAndroid2012-05-15T12:00:00Z Murmurs about Google's supposed plans to launch its own tablet soon are growing to a roar. Source code from Google and Samsung indicate that a Nexus tablet is in the works, Slashgear reported. "It seems logical that it will be a Google Nexus device consistent with the Nexus smartphone, but the problem is there's nothing unique about the Nexus smartphone," suggested Andrew Eisner, director of community and content at Retrevo. The kernel codes Google and Samsung are working on are for Samsung's Exynos processors.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5f8389/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C7510A80Bhtml/story01.htmToday's hard drives may be smaller, faster, cheaper and more capacious than their predecessors, but the need for ever-tinier components is making it difficult to keep improving them. Therein lies at least part of the motivation behind biocomputing -- in which microscopic biological molecules are being recruited to play a role -- and recently scientists have identified a fresh new possibility in this area.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5f8389/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Iron-Eating+Bacteria%3A+Coming+Soon+to+a+Hard+Drive+Near+You%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75108.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Iron-Eating+Bacteria%3A+Coming+Soon+to+a+Hard+Drive+Near+You%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75108.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204246877/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5f8389/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204246877/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5f8389/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204246877/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5f8389/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5f8389/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C7510A80Bhtml/story01.htmKatherine NoyesScience2012-05-15T12:00:00Z Today's hard drives may be smaller, faster, cheaper and more capacious than their predecessors, but the need for ever-tinier components is making it difficult to keep improving them. Therein lies at least part of the motivation behind biocomputing -- in which microscopic biological molecules are being recruited to play a role -- and recently scientists have identified a fresh new possibility in this area. Specifically, researchers at the UK's University of Leeds and the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology have found a new potential player: iron-eating bacteria.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f59485a/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C7510A30Bhtml/story01.htmBuffalo Tech on Monday became the first on the market with wireless products touting 802.11ac WiFi, also known as "5G WiFi." These are its AirStation WZR-D1800H wireless router and WLI-H4-D1300 wireless media bridge. They purportedly offer speeds up to three times faster than 802.11n, and they are fully backward compatible with 802.11a, b, g and n.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f59485a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Buffalo+Debuts+Speed+Freak+WiFi+Router&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75103.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Buffalo+Debuts+Speed+Freak+WiFi+Router&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75103.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204216642/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f59485a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204216642/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f59485a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204216642/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f59485a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:11:55 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f59485a/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C7510A30Bhtml/story01.htmRichard AdhikariWireless Networking2012-05-14T19:11:55Z Buffalo Tech on Monday became the first on the market with wireless products touting 802.11ac WiFi, also known as "5G WiFi." These are its AirStation WZR-D1800H wireless router and WLI-H4-D1300 wireless media bridge. They purportedly offer speeds up to three times faster than 802.11n, and they are fully backward compatible with 802.11a, b, g and n. With the release, Buffalo Tech has just beaten out NetGear, which had announced a similar next-gen WiFi product in April and planned to release it later this month.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f57d808/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C7510A10Bhtml/story01.htmToday in international tech news: Ahead of its upcoming IPO, Facebook taps a Swedish telecommunications company to build and operate a massive pan-European optical network. Elsewhere, Change.org launches a UK platform, Apple decides to drop "4G" from the third-generation iPad, and Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin renounces his U.S. citizenship.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f57d808/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Facebook%27s+Face-Melting+Fast+European+Network&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75101.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Facebook%27s+Face-Melting+Fast+European+Network&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75101.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204482252/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f57d808/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204482252/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f57d808/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204482252/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f57d808/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:28:37 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f57d808/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C7510A10Bhtml/story01.htmDavid VranicarTech Blog2012-05-14T15:28:37Z Facebook has struck a deal with TeliaSonera International Carrier to build and operate a pan-European optical network. TeliaSonera International Carrier is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sweden-based TeliaSonera Group. The Next Web had this to say about the announcement: "The multi-terabit optical network will provide Facebook with connectivity between Internet exchange points in multiple European Cities, and its newest data center on the edge of the Arctic Circle in Lule, Sweden."

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f56c016/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A990Bhtml/story01.htmThe U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned overseas travelers to be careful when using hotel WiFi networks. "Recent analysis from the FBI and other government agencies demonstrates that malicious actors are targeting travelers abroad through pop-up windows while establishing an Internet connection in their hotel rooms," a bulletin from the Internet Crime Complaint Center said last week.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f56c016/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=FBI+Sounds+Alarm+on+Hotel+WiFi+Caper&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75099.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=FBI+Sounds+Alarm+on+Hotel+WiFi+Caper&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75099.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204437252/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f56c016/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204437252/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f56c016/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204437252/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f56c016/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f56c016/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A990Bhtml/story01.htmJohn P. Mello Jr.Exploits & Vulnerabilities2012-05-14T13:00:00Z The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned overseas travelers to be careful when using hotel WiFi networks. "Recent analysis from the FBI and other government agencies demonstrates that malicious actors are targeting travelers abroad through pop-up windows while establishing an Internet connection in their hotel rooms," a bulletin from the Internet Crime Complaint Center said last week. When travelers attempt to connect to a hotel WiFi network for the first time, the IC3 explained, a familiar but dangerous pop-up window appears.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5692ab/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A920Bhtml/story01.htmI very much prefer to write reviews only of apps and products that I appreciate, that I find useful, interesting, or just plain awesome. This is not one of those reviews. And the app? It's not one of those apps, either. The makers of some products sometimes try hard to make them appear to be things they really are not.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5692ab/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=SynchroCam+Sorely+Disappoints&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75092.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=SynchroCam+Sorely+Disappoints&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75092.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204475598/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5692ab/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204475598/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5692ab/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204475598/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5692ab/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5692ab/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A920Bhtml/story01.htmChris MaxcerReviews2012-05-14T12:00:00Z I very much prefer to write reviews only of apps and products that I appreciate, that I find useful, interesting, or just plain awesome. This is not one of those reviews. And the app? It's not one of those apps, either. The makers of some products sometimes try hard to make them appear to be things they really are not. Wrinkle cream comes to mind. Magic? Hardly. Exercise gadgets -- same sort of thing, usually. Sometimes marketing claims will explode full of hyperbole, too.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5692aa/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A970Bhtml/story01.htmLife is never dull here in the world of technology, but some weeks it's hard to remember that this is actually the real world, and not some epic tale of the battle between good and evil. We've seen plenty of examples of good pulling ahead in the struggle in recent weeks, of course -- but there's never any shortage of dastardly deeds being committed, either.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5692aa/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Windows+RT+and+the+Dastardly+Browser-Exclusion+Deed&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75097.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Windows+RT+and+the+Dastardly+Browser-Exclusion+Deed&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75097.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204475597/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5692aa/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204475597/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5692aa/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204475597/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5692aa/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5692aa/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A970Bhtml/story01.htmKatherine NoyesCommunity2012-05-14T12:00:00Z Life is never dull here in the world of technology, but some weeks it's hard to remember that this is actually the real world, and not some epic tale of the battle between good and evil. We've seen plenty of examples of good pulling ahead in the struggle in recent weeks, of course -- the naming of our own Linus Torvalds as a laureate for the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize, for instance -- but there's never any shortage of dastardly deeds being committed, either. Case in point? Windows RT's apparent exclusion of any browser that's not Microsoft's own Internet Explorer.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5626b6/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A90A0Bhtml/story01.htmLast week was rather quiet except for the increasing drama surrounding Facebook and what was to be their $100B IPO. It could still be, but thanks to its young, inexperienced, and clearly still-maturing CEO, it found itself digging out of an avoidable hole. Its experienced executive team was by all reports doing a terrific job until Zuckerberg decided to show up at an IPO pitch in a hoodie.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5626b6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Pulling+a+Zuckerberg%2C+or+How+to+Kill+a+%24100B+IPO&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75090.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Pulling+a+Zuckerberg%2C+or+How+to+Kill+a+%24100B+IPO&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75090.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204200905/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5626b6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204200905/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5626b6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204200905/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f5626b6/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f5626b6/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A90A0Bhtml/story01.htmRob EnderleTech Buzz2012-05-14T12:00:00Z Last week was rather quiet except for the increasing drama surrounding Facebook and what was to be their $100B IPO. It could still be, but thanks to its young, inexperienced, and clearly still-maturing CEO, it found itself digging out of an avoidable hole. Its experienced executive team was by all reports doing a terrific job until Zuckerberg decided to show up at an IPO pitch in a hoodie, showcasing what was seen as massive disrespect for the financial analysts he was meeting with. Then, as the week ended, there was word that the FTC might hold up the IPO.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f492c81/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A950Bhtml/story01.htmMozilla and Google are challenging Microsoft's decision to shut out all browsers other than Internet Explorer from Windows 8 devices that use ARM processors. This restricts user choice, reduces competition, chills innovation, and might have antitrust implications, among other bad things, Mozilla general counsel Harvey Anderson asserted.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f492c81/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Mozilla+and+Google+ARMwrestle+Microsoft&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75095.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Mozilla+and+Google+ARMwrestle+Microsoft&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75095.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204370571/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f492c81/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204370571/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f492c81/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204370571/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f492c81/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 12 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f492c81/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A950Bhtml/story01.htmRichard AdhikariOperating Systems2012-05-12T12:00:00Z Mozilla and Google are challenging Microsoft's decision to shut out all browsers other than Internet Explorer from Windows 8 devices that use ARM processors. This restricts user choice, reduces competition, chills innovation, and might have antitrust implications, among other bad things, Mozilla general counsel Harvey Anderson asserted. Google reportedly shares Mozilla's concerns. "Mozilla's beef is focused on what Windows 8's going to play," said Jim McGregor, president of Tirias Research.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f468c05/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A930Bhtml/story01.htmTerry Gou, chief of Foxconn, has confirmed that Apple has an iTV in the works. The news, which instantly sent the consumer electronics industry into a tizzy, came in an article focused on the company's plans to expand into e-commerce and distribution. Yes, an iTV is coming, according to Gou, who dropped a few details about the product, even though neither development nor manufacturing has begun.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f468c05/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=iTV%3A+Not+If+but+What&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75093.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=iTV%3A+Not+If+but+What&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75093.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204355602/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f468c05/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204355602/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f468c05/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204355602/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f468c05/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 21:56:19 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f468c05/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A930Bhtml/story01.htmErika MorphyApple Juice2012-05-11T21:56:19Z Terry Gou, chief of Foxconn, has confirmed that Apple has an iTV in the works. The news, which instantly sent the consumer electronics industry into a tizzy, came in an article focused on the company's plans to expand into e-commerce and distribution. Yes, an iTV is coming, according to Gou, who dropped a few details about the product, even though neither development nor manufacturing has begun. The iTV will sport an aluminum construction casing, Gou said. It will also feature Siri and FaceTime video calling.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f462f18/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A910Bhtml/story01.htmIt's been more than a week since Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson's resume blew up in his face, and by the looks of things, the Yahoo board isn't bothered by it. They're not bothered enough to fire the guy, anyway. Thompson's still in charge at Yahoo, and a week's worth of morale-melting embarrassment and haranguing from Dan Loeb haven't been enough to change that.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f462f18/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+Thompson+Crisis%3A+Sloppy+Whopper+or+Poor+Career+Personal+Hygiene%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75091.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=The+Thompson+Crisis%3A+Sloppy+Whopper+or+Poor+Career+Personal+Hygiene%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75091.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204124721/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f462f18/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204124721/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f462f18/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204124721/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f462f18/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 20:38:35 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f462f18/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A910Bhtml/story01.htmPaul HartsockTech Buzz2012-05-11T20:38:35Z It's been more than a week since Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson's resume blew up in his face, and by the looks of things, the Yahoo board isn't bothered by it. They're not bothered enough to fire the guy, anyway. Thompson's still in charge at Yahoo, and a week's worth of morale-melting embarrassment and haranguing from Dan Loeb haven't been enough to change that. Loeb, manager of hedge fund Third Point, has been taking shots at Yahoo's board for months. His group owns about 6 percent of Yahoo shares, and he wants a seat at the board's table. Last week, it seemed he might have found a silver bullet.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f45b6bd/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A870Bhtml/story01.htmMicrosoft unveiled an update to Bing on Thursday that strongly leverages social networks, including a redesigned interface to provide a three-column look. Responses to queries keyed into Bing will list experts and the user's friends, who can comment on the topic in the right panel. A new feature called "Snapshot" will display useful information about a specific place or topic in the middle column.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f45b6bd/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Bing+Makes+Triple-Column+Play+With+New+Interface+Design&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75087.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Bing+Makes+Triple-Column+Play+With+New+Interface+Design&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75087.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204121841/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f45b6bd/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204121841/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f45b6bd/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204121841/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f45b6bd/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 18:37:54 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f45b6bd/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A870Bhtml/story01.htmRichard AdhikariSearch Tech2012-05-11T18:37:54Z Microsoft unveiled an update to Bing on Thursday that strongly leverages social networks, including a redesigned interface to provide a three-column look. Responses to queries keyed into Bing will list experts and the user's friends, who can comment on the topic in the right panel. A new feature called "Snapshot" will display useful information about a specific place or topic in the middle column. The updated version of Bing will roll out over the next few weeks and will be broadly available in the United States in early June. It will run on desktops and smartphones.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f44a8bc/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A850Bhtml/story01.htmToday in international tech news: The Netherlands takes its blockade of The Pirate Bay a step further, ordering links and access tips be removed from the Net. Elsewhere, streaming service Ustream is attacked in an apparent attempt to cripple feeds coming out of Russia, data roaming charges in the EU get set to plunge, and China's Internet censors try to mute 70 million people.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f44a8bc/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Dutch+Officials+Do+Battle+With+Pirate+Hordes&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75085.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Dutch+Officials+Do+Battle+With+Pirate+Hordes&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75085.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204346656/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f44a8bc/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204346656/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f44a8bc/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204346656/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f44a8bc/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:55:28 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f44a8bc/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A850Bhtml/story01.htmDavid VranicarTech Blog2012-05-11T15:55:28Z Earlier this week the Netherlands ordered Dutch Internet service providers to block file-sharing site The Pirate Bay. Now authorities are taking on the Pirate Party. A core issue of the Pirate Party, a political party that has branches in most northern European country, is that the Internet be entirely unencumbered by fees and censorship. It is a minor party in the Netherlands, having received only about 10,000 votes in the 2010 national elections, but it's a big enough deal to draw the ire of a court in The Hague.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f42ca21/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A620Bhtml/story01.htmKeep Everything. Share Anything. When a company like Google uses a tagline that includes the words "share anything" for a Dropbox-like cloud file storage system, my immediate reaction is "with whom?" Google, after-all, is a company that's made its money delivering ads based on what it learns about our habits. There's been debate about this very question since Drive launched.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f42ca21/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Google+Drive+for+Android%3A+Just+About+as+Good+as+the+Rest&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75062.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Google+Drive+for+Android%3A+Just+About+as+Good+as+the+Rest&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75062.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204108613/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f42ca21/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204108613/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f42ca21/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204108613/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f42ca21/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f42ca21/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A620Bhtml/story01.htmPatrick NelsonReviews2012-05-11T12:00:00Z Keep Everything. Share Anything. When a company like Google uses a tagline that includes the words "share anything" for a Dropbox-like cloud file storage system, my immediate reaction is "with whom?" Google, after-all, is a company that's made its money delivering ads based on what it learns about our habits. There's been debate about this very question since Drive launched, and media reports have suggested, based on the Drive terms and conditions, that Google is claiming to license Drive users' files.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f42c50d/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A80A0Bhtml/story01.htmRight now, if you look at the sky at sunrise or sunset when the sun's light is dim, you might be able to see Sunspot AR1476, which is now wending its way across the face of Sol, with your naked eye. The sunspot measures 160,000 km across, or about a dozen times Earth's diameter. Eyeballing the sun might hurt your eyes, of course, so it's better to avoid looking directly at it.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f42c50d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Shining+Some+Light+on+Sunspots&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75080.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Shining+Some+Light+on+Sunspots&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technewsworld.com%2Frsstory%2F75080.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204107912/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f42c50d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204107912/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f42c50d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204107912/u/0/f/632000/c/34520/s/1f42c50d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/1f42c50d/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C750A80A0Bhtml/story01.htmRichard AdhikariSpace2012-05-11T12:00:00Z Right now, if you look at the sky at sunrise or sunset when the sun's light is dim, you might be able to see Sunspot AR1476, which is now wending its way across the face of Sol, with your naked eye. The sunspot measures 160,000 km across, or about a dozen times Earth's diameter. Eyeballing the sun might hurt your eyes, of course, so it's better to avoid looking directly at it. At present, that's about the only damage we can expect from Sunspot AR1476.

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