RSS Digest for Saturday, Augest 8th, 2009:

Facebook jealousy sparks relationship woes: study
What Is The Real Reason Dell Is Discontinuing 12-inch Netbooks?
AP Mobile for iPhone still a dog for many
App Store Thaw? Apple Accepts A Gmail Push Application
Report: Apple, Google agreed not to poach each other’s workers
Panasonic adds Amazon VOD to Blu-ray players
Google: Unify the Phone Numbers and All Else Follows – NYTimes.com
LG Chocolate Touch and Samsung Omnia 2 slated for August 23rd, according to supposed Best Buy leak
Best Buy in 3D Needs to Go Back to the 2D Drawing Board [Augmented Reality]
Week in Apple: mystery Apple product, keyboard and SMS exploits, 10.5.8
Job bank for women in technology
Poor Passwords A Worse Problem Than Poor Antivirus
Blu-ray support coming with iTunes 9?
British military encouraged to get online
XP Mode vs. Med-V
Energy saving search engine
Downloaded Child Porn? Blame Your Kitty Cat [Wrongmodo]
The Web Cycle: The faster you pedal, the faster your porn downloads
Six-Month-Long Camera Exposure Shows Both Winter and Summer Solstices [Photography]
Some Basic Truths About Broadband (Economics)
Week in tech: USB 3.0, gay slurs, and Chrome syncing in the cloud
NSFW: Ice-T tears apart a Powerbook, wants to be in Gears of War 3
Plantronics Discover 925 Bluetooth Headset – $42.99
Week in Microsoft: Windows 7 RTM starts trickling out
LG GD900 Crystal submerged in a fish tank
Debian & Android Together on G1
Nintendo sells 600,000 copies of Wii Sports Resort in Europe
Contributing To a Project With a Reclusive Maintainer?
Fixing XML
Planet Mozilla Interns: Aaron Train: Totally hip, totally rad Mozilla QA Companion 1.0

- Matt A. Tobin of Binary Outcast

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Here are my news picks for the week…

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

Quickoffice Mobile Office Suite debuts in the App Store
Windows 7 Release Candidate Drops May 5
Chrysler’s Peapod EV lets iPod double as ignition key
Cheap Blu-ray players will hit U.S. store shelves
Dilbert Takes on Cellphone Rebates In Epic Battle With Rebaterus [Comic]
This is not how you’re suppose to wardrive
2009 is an Android year declares Google’s Schmidt
Do You Have a Google Profile?
Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles
SMS messages could be used to hijack a phone
MySpace Fires Employee After Data Breach
The Palm Pre is already in mass production
Kadoink Seized By Creditors
New Get a Mac ads after “Laptop Hunters”

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

Lobby Groups Launch Full Assault For Canadian DMCA
Ubuntu 9.04 release candidate arrives
Windows Mobile 6.5 takes personalization to the next level with themes and Titanium plugins
What’s up, bot? Google tries new Captcha method
Celebrities Take Over Twitter
Apple Comments on Microsoft’s Laptop Hunter Ads
Apple Is Approaching a Defining Moment
Windows 7 RC coming May 5 for public consumption, out now for MSDN / TechNet subscribers
How many paper cups do you trash in a day?
Apple tops PC customer satisfaction survey
Piracy causes nightmares for Stardock’s Demigod
BBC explains DRM restrictions on HD broadcasts
Let your friends crash on these CTRL-ALT-DEL Pillows
Windows Mobile 6.5 coming soon?

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Windows enthusiast Cullen creates “Cophenhagen” user experience concept video
The Pirate Bay verdict: guilty, with jail time
A warning against premature adoption of cloud computing
Job cuts to happen at Sony Ericsson
Hilco / Gordon Brothers acquires Polaroid brand, assets and dignity
iPhone beta OS cracks before release
Microsoft Family Safety Filter Blocks Google
LEGO Boombox looks sweet, still can’t make your kid’s music sound good
Simplify Media- Legally Share Your Music Library with Up To 30 Friends
A Few New Functions Spotted in iPhone 3.0 Beta [Unconfirmed]
Vonage now charges 29% in fees (at least for me)
4 Reasons Apple Should Deliver the iPhone to Verizon
Microsoft targets Barmy Army with Silverlight
Windows Mobile 6.5 to officially “launch” on May 11
If You Become a Yahoo Engineer, You Too Can Have 7 Monitors on Your Desk [Yahoo]
Verizon’s subsidized HP Mini 1000 leaks out
Report: Hulu planning iPhone app
Stone Neo 101 drops into the netbook pond, doesn’t cause a ripple
Tweetie for Mac looks fantastic!
Nintendo sells 435,000 units in the US in first week
AT&T iPhone Exclusivity Expires in 2010, AT&T Asking for Extension?
Samsung, Dell bring SSD encryption solutions
Photo Sharing feature in Live Messenger: Kill it dead

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

This DSi Can Take Itself Apart, Thank You Very Much [Teardowns
4400 Radioshacks Now Accepting Old Gadget Trade-Ins [Retail]
“Apple Tax” Report Backfires On Microsoft
ZuneHD specs leaked, supposedly confirmed by Microsoft
Sun begs IBM to come back and talk
German iTunes Store adds movie purchases, rentals
Mac OS X 10.5.7 update appears to be nearing release
Apple patent shows front-facing camera: Hello, video calls
Genius sues Activision and 7 Studios over Scratch game delay
Iomega opens sub-£2k box of storage tricks
Pirate Bay server becomes museum artefact
Apple, your Mighty Mouse sucks. Please fix it.
Ning hits 1 million social networks
Apple Researching Movement-Aware Interfaces for iPhones
WSJ’s Free iPhone App Is Already Better than the NYT App [Apps]
The Gadgeteer’s ZuneHD Rumor Mill Roundup
DivX 7 video software released for Mac
Apple growth turns negative as worldwide PC shipments plunge
Lose Your Amazon Account and Your Kindle Dies
They’re gone! After outcry, Time Warner uncaps the tubes
Apple and AT&T: Should the Exclusive Deal End?
Are Skype’s founders going to buy back the company from eBay?
SlingPlayer banned from App Store?
Google: We’d love to supply ads for Twitter
It begins: Palm Pre trickles out to accessory manufacturers
Light Up with Windows 7 Libraries
Apple: A PC is no bargain when it doesn’t do what you want
YouTube launching premium section with movies, TV shows
Apple market share drops slightly in the past year
Chrome update offers tab micromanagement options
Verizon Sues Dastardly Californian Fiber-Optic Cable Slicers [Crime]

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Virgin Media switches to Gmail
Apple Offering 8 GB RAM Kits for 2.93 GHz and 2.66 GHz 15″ MacBook Pros
Nirvanix Adds $5M to Keep Data in the Cloud
US company steps in with three new displays for mini-DP Macs (Updated x2)
eBay to spin off Skype in 2010
Eee PC hacked into a digital picture frame
DIGG: (Yet) Another DiggBar Update
OWC Releases Plug & Play Desktop Hardware Raid Solution
Google finally lets Blogger users earn money with AdSense ads
Reports: Mac OS 10.5.7 release imminent
ZuneHD details “confirmed”
CNN acquires leading Twitter account
Microsoft to allow on-campus pub after all
eBay buying stake in Gmarket; Yahoo selling its

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

OTA feature updates for Windows Mobile in the works
OQO could be hurting
app4mac Intros Jump, Projector Productivity Apps
Twitter is at least a dress rehearsal
Google official announces Android OS 1.5
Apple isn’t making your next iPhone, these guys are
Microsoft ends mainstream XP, Office 2003 support
Better Place experiments with WPF & Windows XP for in-car electronic console
Next-gen iPhone shows 15+ parts supply vendors
Reporter drives the Chevy Volt (almost)
Libraries Under the Hood
Ubuntu 9.04 due April 23, includes native ARM port
10 Of The Most Annoying Vista Irritations Solved
Coming Soon, Yet Another Re-Org at Yahoo
Vista Post-SP2 Is the Safest OS On the Planet
iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 3 is out
Google search referer changes
Apple posts third iPhone OS 3.0 beta with minor API changes

Monday, April 13th, 2009

Bluetooth 3.0 specs revealed April 21, 480Mbps
Want to Sync Files Between Computers and Platforms? Check Out Dropbox!
Microsoft: have it your way on IE 8
iPhone Jailbreaking Still Going Strong
YouTube bypasses Korean law by ‘blocking’ uploads and comments
Kwiry- Another Web Service Shutters Its Virtual Doors
Palm’s “Touchstone” induction charger to cost $70?
HP MediaSmart now streams to iPhone, iPod
Burn ISO Images Natively in Windows 7
Sony to sell PSP game without UMD copy?
German Wikileaks Suspension Not Related To Police Raid

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Here are the links for: Tuesday, January 27th 2009…

Knight Rider affordable R/C car with flashing lights and speech
KDE 4.2 Is Released
Eight Minute History of The Internet
Yahoo expects rough 1Q, slow start for new CEO
iPhoto’s Facial Recognition Feature Works on Cats [IPhoto]
iMovie ‘09 image stabilization
Forget Blending, Shredding a Piano is Where It is At [Watch It Shred]
How to Chat on the iPhone or iPod Touch
Gmail Goes Offline With Google Gears
Microsoft has no plans to kill off Zune
IBM quietly cuts thousands of jobs
Sony Webbie $200 HD camcorder gets reviewed
Apple releases new iPhone software version
GMod Featured in PC Gamer
25 Years of Mac Commemorative Shirts For $5.25 While Supplies Last [Dealzmodo]
Just How Secure Is Google Chrome?
The GarageBand Lesson Store Could Be Apple’s Next Revolution In Music
First look – Internet Explorer 8 RC1 | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com
iMovie HD fading into the ether as Apple removes download
Microsoft speaks out about Zune revenue loss
News: Papermaster starts April 24 as Apple iPod/iPhone hardware chief
A Quick Look at VirtualBox 2.1
Western Digital introduces the first 2TB hard drive
How old is your oldest working Mac?
Amazon Preparing To Drop Kindle 2 On February 9? [Kindle 2]
Internet Explorer 8 RC 1 available for download now
More screens of Android Cupcake, and a chance to taste it yourself
Japanese tax forms required for full iTunes Store income
Windows 7 may ship with rival browsers in EU
Panasonic announces the Lumix ZS3, ZS1, TS1, FX580, FX48 and FS25
Western Digital’s 2TB Caviar Green hard drive launches, gets previewed
Apple Gets Their Multi-Touch Patent; Is Palm Screwed?
6 Things You Need to Know About Windows 7
E-paper signs being tested in Tokyo for disaster prevention
Who Are You on Twitter?
Streaming video and Blu-ray help Netflix defy recession

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Here are the links for: Monday, January 26th 2009…

IBM and TI feel the heat, lay off thousands
Why Twitter Shouldn’t Sell
iPhone sales surge year-on-year
WTF? A Gaming Notebook That Costs Under a Grand
New Core 2 Quad iMacs could be around the corner
Senate okays digital TV transition delay to June 12th
17 Noteworthy Alternatives To Google Notebook – Mashable
What You Should Expect From Apple Over the Next Few Months
Apple Nvidia Update Fixes Some Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Issues, Boosts HD Video Performance [Apple]
How to Protect Yourself from Mac OS X Trojans
New iPhone ad posted, new apps featured
Macintosh 25th Anniversary Reunion: Where Did Time Go?
Internet Explorer 8 RC1 Now Available
Opinion: Netbook makers should stop adding fluff and focus on screen resolution
eBay may be considering selling Skype
Two new trojan horses threaten Mac software pirates
Microsoft’s IE8 Release Candidate Is Live; Nearly Identical To Final Release
James Taylor Gives Unfortunate Taxi Passenger an iPod Loaded With His Songs [IPod]
Fake Android G2 Phones Invading the World [Android]
New Zealander buys used MP3 player, finds classified US Army files in like-new condition
Android Cupcake screenshots show new QWERTY, settings
Monster.com Attacked By Hackers Again!
Linux keeps dying
What’s wrong with buying apps for 99 cents?
iLife ‘09 gets a ship date
Simpsons switching to high definition for season 20 premiere
Disney tries to give Blu-ray a jumpstart
YouTube Now Lets You Erase Those Dumb Comments You Regret You Made
Sprint axing 8,000 employees, Philips 6,000
Apple’s Years With and Without Steve Jobs (TIMELINE)
Unreal Tournament 3 deathmatches: now with 4-player Wiimote support
Visenta V1 multitouch wireless keyboard gets the hands-on treatment
30 Useful Open Source Apps for Web Designers
Sony adds four new PSP “Carnival Colors” to worship
A Conversation With Bill Gates

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Here are the links for: Friday, January 23rd 2009…

25 Years of Macintosh in photos
Acer intros 10in Aspire One netbook
App Store mirrors allow for browsing sans iTunes
Apple fans mark 25 years of Mac devotion
Apple reaches $22.5 million settlement for scratched iPod nanos
Boxee now supports ABC with Lost and Scrubs now streaming
Bugs In Microsoft Technical Documentation Rising
Delay in analog TV shutdown presents challenges
Download Windows 7 Now, Before It’s Too Late [Reminder]
Engadget goes all the way with Windows 7 Beta
Engineering the Windows 7 “Windows Experience Index”
Happy 25th, Macintosh!
How to Get Emoji Emoticons in iPhone SMS Messages Easily
iPhone App Store rewards the lazy
John Slater: So, What Exactly *Is* Mozilla?
Lian-Li PC-888: The New Big Blue [PCs]
Microsoft Flight Simulator developers hit particularly hard by job cuts
Microsoft To Cut 5,000 Jobs As Profits Fall 11%
Palm Responds to Apple’s Legal Posturing With Even More Posturing [Palm]
Police seize Indymedia server (again)
Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360 Is Red Like Dead Zombie Blood [Xbox 360]
Samsadness: Samsung sales down
Samsung Android to land within months?
Senate OKs DTV Delay, Still Needs Money for Coupons
Skype Sees a Bright Future; Will It Be Spun Off?
Snow Leopard Screenshot Leaks?
Sony’s Webbie HD reviewed: cheap but not a bargain
The Mac at 25: Six of Apple’s worst products
The Mac at 25: Storage
Top 50 Linux Alternatives to Popular Apps
What would life after Microsoft look like? Think LEGO.
Win 7 Tip: Device Stage Gadget Interface Is Gorgeous (When Supported!) [Windows 7 Tip]
Win 7 Tip: ISO Disc Image Burning Is Built Right In [Windows 7]
Win 7 Tip: Maximize and Dock Your Windows by Dragging to the Screen Edge [Windows 7]
Win 7 Tip: Where the Hell is Add/Remove Programs? [Windows 7]
Windows Vista SP2 delayed?
YouTube officially enables HQ in embedded videos
YouTube To Allow Self-Serve Ads For Major Media Players

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