RSS Weekly Digest – #2

Here are my news picks for the week…

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

CrunchPad Leak Roundup
Apple updates iPod Shuffle ‘VoiceOver’ software
Some More Thoughts On The DiggBar
Eavesdropping On Google Voice and Skype
AnyDVD HD adds more BD+ support
Associated Press chairman “mad as hell” at new media
10 tweaks to make Windows 7 even better
Report: Conficker worm bites University of Utah
Use apt-p2p To Improve Ubuntu 9.04 Upgrade

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

New in Gmail Labs: Inserting images
Sweden Sees Boom In Legal Downloading
Microsoft fined over alleged price fixing of Office
Songwriter claims Google ‘exploited’ him
Apple Offers Another Fleeting Glimpse At The App Store’s All-Time Leaders
HTC Fiesta is “an Android phone,” so says Bluetooth SIG
Heat blamed for iPhone Wi-Fi problems
Best Buy strikes again: WD hard drive switched out for 8-year-old Maxtor, no refund given
Spam Replacing Postal Junk Mail?
Shock: iTunes price increase hurts songs’ chart positions
Steve Jobs still involved in ‘key aspects’ of running Apple, testing out that iTablet you so desire?
Humanity’s Fate
6 Half-Truths About the Cloud
Steam powered iPod charger made from LEGOS
A WINE Release Worth A Toast
Steve Jobs Still Involved in Apple, Still Expected to Return in June

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Why Engadget Is Blocking the DiggBar
Less obscure Microsoft Office 14 64-bit evidence
Windows Live Hotmail Service Disruption Locks Out Users
Cable-cutting vandals disconnect Silicon Valley
RIM picks up ex-Apple and Microsoft design guru
Huge Apple Purchase Sparks 32GB iPhone Rumors
Apple gives prizes as tally nears 1 billion Apps served
Apple retiring .Mac HomePage and .Mac Groups on July 7
When Will Apple Hit 1 Billion App Downloads?
MacHeist 3 Charity Breakdown
iTunes 8.1 Kindly Suggests You Get New iPod Shuffle By Scrambling Old Shuffle’s Brains [IPod Shuffle]
Apple Launches ‘1 Billion App Countdown’ Promotion
Public outcry led to taser policy change
Make your glossy iMac screen matte
Microsoft ordered to pay $388M in patent infringement suit
Apple Turns on Push Notification Services for Developer Testing

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Microsoft Remains on Offensive with ‘Apple Tax’ Report and Latest Laptop Ad
Apple bullish on iPhone refresh sales
Nintendo DSi Sells 600,000 in Opening Weekend
CompUSA Comes Back From the Dead
Leaked pics of the CrunchPad make it look dangerously close to availability
Review: SanDisk slotRadio
Openmoko Phone Not Dead After All
AT&T uses Twitter during service outage
Apple announces end of .Mac HomePage
Qualcomm developing FLO TV accessories for iPhone OS 3.0, other smartphones
In Depth: 10 Reasons why we’ll see an iPhone This June
YouTube, Universal to launch ‘Vevo’ music video site
Yahoo adds Delicious data to search partnership
Apple makes giant NAND flash memory order
iTunes isn’t the only online music store that has variable pricing
Legacy Locker
Intel talks Moorestown, new Atoms; Larrabee may drop this year
French “3 strikes” law suffers shocking defeat
Eye-Fi’s 4GB WiFi SDHC cards start to ship out
AP orders affiliate to pull embedded YouTube vids
Apple sued over iPhone, MacBook multi-touch tech
Microsoft Order To Pay $388 Million In Patent Case
Apple Admits White MacBook’s Notorious Crack Problem

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Now what could Apple want with 100 million 8Gb NAND flash chips?
Unconfirmed: Apple Orders 100 Million 8Gb Chips for New Handhelds [Rumor]
Amazon, Wal-Mart, raise MP3 download prices
Unbelievably Detailed Wall-E PC Case Mod [Mods]
Microsoft Ordered to Pay $388 Million for Patent Infringement [Lawsuits]
Table Layouts vs. Div Layouts: From Hell to… Hell?
Video: HY Research’s Beagle Board-based MID
Fake Virus Warnings Are Ploy for Cash
Intel aims for 2-second boot time with Moblin Linux platform
For Some App Developers Palm & Nokia Are No-Gos
Conficker wakes up, updates via P2P, drops payload
Arcade Classic Galaga Comes to the iPhone in a Remix Version
Google Voice on the iPhone coming soon
Apple accused of touch screen patent infringement
Nvidia gives CUDA a profiler and hardware debugger
CFLs Causing Utility Woes
Sims creator Will Wright leaves E
Google updates Gmail, Calendar for iPhone
Google My Stuff May Rise From The Dead
Is Microsoft Back to Its Old Tricks?
Why the CAPTCHA Approach Is Doomed
News: Yahoo! launches Messenger app for iPhone, iPod touch
Sun’s VirtualBox
Quicklook – Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter
AP is fighting last century’s battle
Apple reveals first set of sessions for WWDC 2009

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Google Adds All-Important Java Support To App Engine
News: NPD: iTunes still #1 in music downloads, Amazon grows
Will Apple pretend iPhone video recording requires the new iPhone?
iTunes Variable Pricing Live, More Countries Supported
iTunes Store now infected with variable pricing, Amazon still $0.99
Three-tiered iTunes pricing due Tuesday

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Prepare for ludicrous speed: Ars reviews the 8-core Mac Pro
Microsoft: New Zune hardware coming this year
Intel launches new chip logos, rating system
Google Voice App Comes to iPhone and iPod Touch Soon [Google Voice]
Understanding Windows 7 Libraries
Video: 128GB SSD slotted into Dell’s Inspiron Mini 9
FriendFeed Is In Danger Of Becoming The Coolest App No One Uses
ShoveBox for Mac and iPhone
FriendFeed lifestreaming goes real-time for better and worse
Video: Acer Aspire One D250 gets unboxed
Windows 7 will allow downgrades too
2TB Time Capsule in the works?
Rumors suggest slew of new iPhone features
Myk Melez: The Extension Bootcamp Tutorial
Full-length Sony films headed to YouTube?
Next iPhone to make you a film editor?
Apple keeps SD rental hits coming with nearly 300 new titles
T-Mobile to use Google Android OS for home devices
Review: Pogoplug makes any USB drive a NAS
Mozilla reveals roadmap for Firefox 3.6, scheduled for 2010
News: Apple planning to bring camera to iPod touch?
iPhone OS 3.0 beta suggests 802.11n, video publishing coming
Microsoft, Lionhead settle alleged homophobia suit
Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes appear
Stanza eBook Reader for iPhone Updated
HP extends Windows XP supply until April 2010
Giant Lego Nintendo DSi Timelapse Construction Video [Nintendo]
MediaDefender Buys MediaSentry For $136,000 (Not $20M)

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