1. Obama Goes Nuclear  permalink

Obama Goes Nuclear
Jason.pontin / RSS

Loan guarantees in the 2011 federal budget could help revive the nuclear power industry. President Obama's proposed 2011 budget could provide a significant boost to the U.S. nuclear power industry, which has been stalled for decades. If approved by Congress, the budget would provide $36 billion in loan guarantees for nuclear power plants , ...

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Reuters
Obama Goes Nuclear Obama pushes jobs plan, but still warns on deficit   —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pitched job-creation plans to recession-weary Americans on Tuesday while his advisers urged Congress to take further measures to rein in the record budget deficit.

2. Fwix Launches Mobile City Apps to Provide You Local News on the Go  permalink

Fwix Launches Mobile City Apps to Provide You Local News on the Go
Www.mobilecrunch.com

As you’ve probably realized, local news is undergoing a massive transformation. The rapid demise of “old media” has resulted in fewer local publications, and it’s likely that in a few months your local paper may no longer exist. As “new media” takes over, users will be faced with a plethora of choices to ...

3. Olympus intros $600 12.3 megapixel PEN E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds camera  permalink

Olympus intros $600 12.3 megapixel PEN E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds camera
Joanna Stern / Engadget

It certainly took them long enough, but Olympus has finally (finally!) introduced a Micro Four Thirds camera with a price tag that's a little closer to earth. If you'll recall, both of the previous PENs cost upwards of $750, but the E-PL1 touts a much more reasonable MSRP of $599.99. And that doesn't mean Olympus has been stingy on features. Nope,

4. Google Nexus One Gets Multitouch, 3G Fix  permalink

Google Nexus One Gets Multitouch, 3G Fix
EWeek

Google Feb. 2 said it is adding a multitouch mechanism and a software fix to improve 3G connectivity on its Nexus One smartphone. Users may now pinch-to-zoom on the smartphone's core browser, gallery and Google Maps applications. Also, Google Maps will be updated to version 3.4, which includes starred items synchronized with the desktop version ...

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Google Nexus One Gets Multitouch, 3G Fix Nexus One update fixes 3G problem, adds limited multitouch   —  Google has started pushing out an update for the Nexus One that will fix a 3G connectivity problem that has plagued some users and adds limited support for multitouch. After receiving over 1,500 messages in a support forum from people complaining about trouble connecting to 3G, Google said last week that it had identified the problem and would ...

MG Siegler / TechCrunch
Video: Android’s New Pinch-To-Zoom Multi-Touch In Action   —  As we noted earlier , Google announced an update today to its Android OS for Nexus One phones that would enable the pinch-to-zoom multi-touch feature for the first time in a few Google apps: Maps, Gallery, and the Web Browser. We've just received the update, which is technically firmware 2.1-update1, and have taken a video of the new ...

5. Airplane bomb suspect said cooperating with U.S.  permalink

Airplane bomb suspect said cooperating with U.S.
Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day has provided "useful, actionable" intelligence to U.S. authorities after the FBI flew his relatives to the United States to urge him to cooperate, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

6. Nikon kicks out new Coolpix S- and L-series cams  permalink

Nikon kicks out new Coolpix S- and L-series cams
Nilay Patel / Engadget

Keeping with the pre-PMA announcements , Nikon also launched the S and L series of cams just now -- the S stands for "Style," and L stands for "Life." The Ls are the low-end of the bunch -- Life is apparently cheaper than Style -- and you've got two choices: the $280 L110 superzoom, which has a 15x optical zoom lens in front of a 12.3 megapixel ...

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Nilay Patel / Engadget
Nikon kicks out new Coolpix S- and L-series cams Nikon Coolpix P100 joins the superzoom party at 26x   —  Nikon just fired off its first pre-PMA camera announcement with the new Coolpix P100 superzoom, which packs a five-way stabilized 26x optical zoom lens in front of a 10.3 megapixel CMOS sensor with ISO 3200 sensitivity, Backside Illumination and Active D-Lighting. Yeah, it's not quite the 30x zoom from the new Olympus SP-800UX , but the lens can ...

7. Gateway's FX series desktops revamped, SX / DX series find solace in Core i3 and i5  permalink

Gateway's FX series desktops revamped, SX / DX series find solace in Core i3 and i5
Ross Miller / Engadget

In the market for new desktop machinery? Gateway 's gone ahead and given its gaming-centric FX series a facelift for the new year -- nothing Alienware-esque crazy, but we do like the accessible ports up top, right next to the control dial for LED-infused lighting effects. Enough about the superficial, let's go inside: a 2.8GHz Intel Core i7 ...

8. PLoS ONE: Generation, Purification and Transplantation of Photoreceptors Derived from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem ...  permalink

Www.plosone.org

Generation, Purification and Transplantation of Photoreceptors Derived from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Inherited and acquired retinal degenerations are frequent causes of visual impairment and photoreceptor cell replacement therapy may restore visual function to these individuals. To provide a source of new retinal neurons for cell ...

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9. Feature: Hands-on: Mozilla's pocket-sized Firefox mobile for Maemo  permalink

Feature: Hands-on: Mozilla's pocket-sized Firefox mobile for Maemo
Ars Technica

Mozilla announced last week the availability of Firefox for Maemo 1.0, the first official release of Firefox Mobile for Nokia's Linux-based smartphone operating system. It offers adequate browsing performance, support for add-ons, and a finger-friendly user interface that includes popular Firefox features like the AwesomeBar. This Firefox ...

10. Textbook Publishers Strike Deals to Bring Content to iPad  permalink

Textbook Publishers Strike Deals to Bring Content to iPad
MacRumors

The Wall Street Journal reports (subscription required) that major textbook publishers have struck deals with Apple to bring their content to the iPad. According to the report, textbook publishers will rely on the technology of ScrollMotion, which a...

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Textbook Publishers Strike Deals to Bring Content to iPad IPad Camera rumor becoming a reality? We think so.   —  Upon opening them up and getting our hands on some of these rare items, we immediately noticed what appears to be a “spot” for a camera within the iPad frame.

MacRumors
Textbook Publishers Strike Deals to Bring Content to iPad Last-Minute iPad Photo Leak Reportedly Included Image of Prototype Next-Generation iPhone   —  Just prior to Apple's media event introducing the iPad last week, Engadget posted several photos of what did turn out to be the iPad, bolted down to a table and covered with a black cloth as Apple has been rumored to do with tightly-guarded pre-relea...

11. Tech Specs  permalink

Tech Specs
Www.apple.com

The Keyboard Dock combines a dock for charging your iPad with a full-size keyboard. The dock has a rear 30-pin connector, which lets you connect to an electrical outlet using the USB Power Adapter, sync to your computer, and use accessories like the Camera Connection Kit. An audio jack lets you connect to a stereo or powered speakers.

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12. 3Crowd Comes Out Of Stealth, Reveals Its Plan To Disrupt The CDN Market  permalink

3Crowd Comes Out Of Stealth, Reveals Its Plan To Disrupt The CDN Market
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch

3Crowd , the new startup from BitGravity co-founder Barrett Lyon, is ready for its close-up. Until now little was known about the company, other than that its backers include Jay Adelson, Kevin Rose, Storm Ventures, and Greenwich Technology Associates. Now the company is talking: 3Crowd is looking to change the way people use content delivery ...

13. Ovi Maps Racing by Nokia now in Ovi Store  permalink

Ovi Maps Racing by Nokia now in Ovi Store
Pressbulletinboard.nokia.com

February 2, 2010 - NokiaPressServices, Tags: location-based, mobile game, Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition, Nokia N97 mini, Ovi Maps With Ovi Maps Racing, the first location-based mobile game by Nokia, players can navigate and access their location, create a track and race around the block. 

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14. Brokers must think twice before tweeting, Facebooking  permalink

Brokers must think twice before tweeting, Facebooking
Ars Technica

If you're a registered broker or work for firm that sells any sort of investment products, you'll want to think twice before blurting out anything that could be construed as investment advice on Facebook, Twitter, or any other social networking site. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has updated its guidelines for interpreting ...

15. Greece unveils tough austerity measures  permalink

BBC News

Greece's prime minister announces tough austerity measures aimed at cutting his country's soaring public debt.

16. China Mobile’s OMS 2.0 Android OS supports Windows Mobile APIs. What’s that?  permalink

China Mobile’s OMS 2.0 Android OS supports Windows Mobile APIs. What’s that?
Www.mobiletechworld.com

Android has had many different versions after it was created in 2008. As a result, OMS has been upgrading itself since its release, trying to catch up the pace of Android.

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17. Outsourcing of App Development Projects Is on the Decline  permalink

EWeek

Though application development is the single largest category in outsourcing, data center operations, help desk, disaster recovery, website and e-commerce systems and desktop support have gained significant ground. - What is the most popular area of IT outsourcing? According to one study, it is and has been application development for the past 3 ...

18. January giveaway wrap-up and more freebies for new subscribers  permalink

January giveaway wrap-up and more freebies for new subscribers
Ars Technica

We had a great response to our January giveaway . We're sending out e-mails to our winners today; if you commented on last month's post or are an Ars Premier Subscriber , keep an eye on your inbox (and possibly spam folder). Additionally, if you were one of the first 20 Ars Premier subscribers after we made the original posting on January 11 or ...

19. Apple patches critical flaws in iPhone, iPod Touch  permalink

Admin / Infoworld News

Apple today patched five vulnerabilities in the iPhone's operating system, including one in a password-locking feature that's required attention before. iPhone OS 3.1.3 , the first update since September 2009, addressed five bugs, three of which were tagged with the phrase "arbitrary code execution," Apple-speak for a critical vulnerability. ...

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MacRumors
Internal Model Numbers for Next-Generation iPhone and iPod Touch Reportedly Surface   —  Engadget reports that an internal model number for Apple's next-generation iPhone ("N89") has apparently surfaced in the the new iPhone SDK 3.2 that was released alongside the introduction of the company's iPad tablet device. ...

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About the security content of iPhone OS 3.1.3 and iPhone OS 3.1.3 for iPod touch   —  For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available. To learn more about Apple Product Security, see the Apple Product Security website.

20. Toyota U.S. sales reel from crisis; GM, Ford surge  permalink

Toyota U.S. sales reel from crisis; GM, Ford surge
Reuters

DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp sales dropped 16 percent in January as the automaker reeled from a massive recall and rivals Ford Motor Co and General Motors Corp surged past it in the U.S. market.