1. New Software Update for Nexus One phones 9 hours ago   permalink

Googlenexusoneboard.blogspot.com

Starting today, Nexus One users will begin to receive an over-the-air software update on their phones. This update provides some great new features, and fixes a few problems that some users might have experienced, including:

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I4u / I4U News :   New Nexus One Software Updated enables Multitouch

NICK BILTON / NYT :   Google Adds Multi-Touch Features to Nexus One Phone

PCWorld Latest :   Nexus One Gets Multitouch, Other Improvements

2. Technology Essentials 2010: WebJunction Online Conference 2 hours ago   permalink

Www.alatechsource.org

In the wake of the 2010 Midwinter meeting, there's been a lot of talk about unconferences and online conferences. A rough economy and the inconvenience of long-distance travel, combined with the proliferation of Web 2.0, VoIP and other tools for instantaneous online communication have led to a significant increase in the popularity of online ...

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Chrystie / It :   Technology Essentials

3. Sharp Sales, Profits Hit by LCD Price Competition 18 minutes ago   permalink

PCWorld Latest

Sharp saw sales drop 12 percent in the nine months to December as competition increased in the LCD panel and television markets, it said Wednesday.

4. ‘Avatar’ Bolsters News Corp.’s Earnings 37 minutes ago   permalink

TIM ARANGO / NYT

Buoyed by “Avatar,” the highest-grossing movie to date, News Corporation’s adjusted second-quarter earnings were 25 cents a share, a nickel above the average expectations of analysts.

5. Some News Outlets Ready to Try Charging Online Readers 39 minutes ago   permalink

RICHARD / NYT

A new Steven Brill endeavor enables news outlets to charge their online readers. The tattered news industry may be ready to give it a whirl.

6. Fight on for Obama's old Senate seat 55 minutes ago   permalink

CNN.com

Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias emerged Tuesday night as the Democratic Party's choice to fight for President Obama's former Senate seat.

7. 5 Reasons Why I Won't Buy an iPad 2 hours ago   permalink

Editor / Extremetech

The ridiculous hype is finally over and Steve Jobs has given birth to yet another neat consumer device. The iPad isn't even shipping yet, and it's already made a huge splash in the press. Coverage of the iPad has been everywhere and Apple fans are swooning and waiting to whip out their credit cards to buy one.

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Tv.gawker.com CNBC Anchor Says the iPad "Reminds Me Of Feminine Products"   —  CNBC's coverage of the Apple iPad went downhill when a female anchor equated the tablet to the types of products that women use once a month. The male anchors couldn't hold back their distaste for the comparison. Editor / Extremetech :    5 Reasons Why I Won't Buy an iPad

8. Olympus Pen E-PL1 Hands-On: Micro Four-Thirds for the Whole Family 1 hour ago   permalink

PCWorld Latest

The compact, interchangeable-lens Olympus Pen E-PL1 could be the perfect fit for any photographer. Here's why.

9. Suspect's family cooperates with WH 3 hours ago   permalink

CNN.com

Senior Obama administration officials revealed late Tuesday they've secretly gained the cooperation of family members of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to help get the alleged Christmas Day airline bomber talking.

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MATT APUZZO AND PETE YOST / Salon Official says terrorism suspect is cooperating   —  WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Nigerian man accused of trying to use a bomb hidden in his underwear to bring down a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day has been cooperating with investigators since last week, a federal law enforcement official said Tuesday.

10. Senators Warned of Terrorist Attack on U.S. by July 2 hours ago   permalink

MARK MAZZETTI / NYT

America’s top intelligence official said he was “highly certain” that Al Qaeda or one of its affiliates would attempt a large-scale attack on American soil within the next six months.

11. Seven Nikon Coolpix Cameras Prepare for Launch 3 hours ago   permalink

PCWorld Latest

A 26x megazoom, two high-zoom pocket cameras, a sub-$200 touchscreen model, and three more Coolpix cameras are among Nikon's point-and-shoot announcements for 2010.

12. Turf war blamed in Juarez massacre 4 hours ago   permalink

CNN.com

A war between drug gangs was behind this weekend's massacre in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, that left 16 dead, including 10 teenagers, an official told CNN Tuesday.

13. Apple Demands Removal Of USB Sharing Feature In Stanza iPhone App 4 hours ago   permalink

Www.techcrunch.com

Like many people, I have the Stanza app installed on my iPhone. Made by Lexycle (acquired by Amazon last year), Stanza is a free app for iPhone and iPod Touch that serves as a gateway to a library of more than 100,000 ebooks for easy reading on the go.

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PCWorld Latest :   Apple May Address iPhone File Frustrations

14. Top 10 YouTube Mashups of All Time 4 hours ago   permalink

Blog.programmableweb.com

Of the thousands of open APIs available, one of the all-time most popular is the YouTube API. We now list 440 YouTube mashups in our directory. Naturally, some are better than others. Below are our Top 10, as determined by popularity and editorial review. Do you know of other good YouTube apps that we’ve missed? Just let us know in the ...

15. Pandigital PAN7004MU01 7-Inch Photo Frame Makes Great Valentine's Gift 7 hours ago   permalink

I4u / I4U News

The Pandigital PAN7004Mu01 is available on Sale on Amazon for $59.99. This would make the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for that special someone, a great gift for birthdays, or to buy for yourself. This unique digital frame has four frames in one making ...

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I4u / I4U News Opteka OPT15 15-inch Digital Picture Frame on Sale at Amazon   —  The Opteka OPT15 15-inch Digital Picture Frame is on Sale at Amazon for $142.77. With the Opteka you can display digital pictures (JPEG) without the use of a computer. You simply insert a compatible memory card into the digital frame to show photos. With...

I4u / I4U News 13.3-Inch Apple MacBook Pro Is On Sale for $1,108.39 on Amazon   —  The Apple MacBook Pro with 13.3-inch Monitor is on Sale on Amazon for $1,108.39. The first thing to notice about the MacBook Pro is its unibody design. With the MacBook Pro all of its outer parts are just one single block of aluminum which is perfectly m...

16. WPtogo is now WordPress Android 5 hours ago   permalink

Ma.tt

We’ve just released WordPress for Android 1.0 which is a continuation of the WpToGo development now under an official WordPress banner, and of course as Free Software. Congrats to Dan and the team on making this happen. Mobile stuff is really starting to come together for WordPress. I’ve been playing with this on my Nexus One for ...

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Andrew Grumet :   Wordpress for Android

17. IBM Demonstrates Carbon-Based Transistors 8 hours ago   permalink

Editor / Extremetech

IBM Research has unveiled and demonstrated a carbon-based transistor that could render silicon-based CMOS chips obsolete over the next 10 years.

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Www.smartertechnology.com IBM Preps Carbon Transistors for Post-Silicon Era   —  The incredible success of silicon microchips, which power everything digital, was wrought by the invention of field-effect transistors (FETs), which... Editor / Extremetech :    IBM Demonstrates Carbon-Based Transistors

18. Animated news, hey, that’s my idea! 9 hours ago   permalink

Robin / IM2

Slashdot has a story today about animated news as this clip shows:I’m only mentionning it because it’s something I wanted to do maybe five years ago and car accidents was my first thought. Without the Tiger Wood caracter of course. You can read more about this in The blurry lines of animated ‘news’ on the [...]

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Edition.cnn.com • The blurry lines of animated 'news'   —  Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) -- It's after 7 p.m. at Next Media's offices in Taipei, and the day's news starts coming to life: Artists lift details from news photos while actors in motion sensor suits re-create action sequences of stories making headlines. Animators graft cartoon avatars to the live-motion action, and the stories hit the Web. Robin / IM2 :    Animated news, hey, that’s my idea!

19. C.H. Robinson profit down slightly in Q4 8 hours ago   permalink

Minneapolis Business News

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.’s earnings fell slightly in the fourth quarter, as lower transportation rates shrank margins, the company reported Tuesday.

20. Dot-Com Crash Catches Up With Venture Capitalists 8 hours ago   permalink

CLAIRE CAIN MILLER / NYT

Ten-year venture capital returns are deteriorating, yet venture capital still outperformed the public markets.