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July 29, 2010




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MacWorld

Mac Family Tree 6 gains new interface, tools
The latest update to Synium Software's Mac Family Tree brings an overhauled interface and a handful of new features.

Review: Baby Decks DJ for iPad
This virtual turntable app isn't inexpensive. But it produces realistic scratching sounds and effectively mimics the look and feel of using real turntables.

Review: Apple Magic Trackpad
Dan Frakes updates his first look at the Magic Trackpad with a final review and rating.

Facebook Questions service aims to crowdsource answers
Facebook launched a beta version of its new "Facebook Questions" service, which lets you pose questions that the rest of the Facebook community can answer.

'Unhackable' Android can be hacked
Once thought to be unhackable, the Android phone is anything but, according to researchers presenting at Black Hat 2010.

Review: Fruit Ninja HD for iPad
Developed by Halfbrick Studios, Fruit Ninja HD is a funny, quick game for the iPad that combines two ideal game qualities: It’s easy to learn and fun to master.

Hands on with Amazon's alluring 3G Kindle
Melissa Perenson of PCWorld takes the third-generation Kindle for a spin and is impressed.

Inside Macworld's iPhone 4-created cover
Macworld's September 2010 issue features a cover shot of an iPhone 4 taken and processed with another iPhone 4.

SendStuffNow app now available for iPhone, iPad
SendStuffNow is a new, secure file-sharing service for small-to-medium businesses and professionals. It gets around the limitations of e-mail and FTP, and its new iPhone and iPad management app is now available.

Mac Gems: Watch video from different online sources with Miro
Media player offers options collecting, managing, and enjoying audio and video from the Web.

Amazon's new Kindle rachets up e-reader price battle
Amazon.com's announcement that it will launch a new version of its Kindle e-book reader in late August could further stoke a price battle between major players.

Five great iPad apps for iPhone photographers
There are a number of popular iPhone photo-editing apps that have been released for the iPad. These apps will give you plenty of ways to edit, tweak, and stylize your photos directly on the iPad.

The iPod plateau
The iPod has pretty much everything it needs already. Kirk McElhearn wonders where can it go from here?

Review: Kingston SSDNow V+ 128GB SSD
The SSDNow V+ offers decent performance, comparable price and only a modest decrease in read speeds over time.

Blu-ray 3D, more TV models boosting 3D TV shipments
3D TV shipments are on the rise, driven by availability of more TV models and 3D content, research firm DisplaySearch said on Wednesday.




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Obama Golfs while the Oceans are spoiled

Where is Obama on the Gulf Oil Spill. Golfing and fund raising. This administration is without a clue.

iPhone and Flash - a good explaination

Looking for a good high level (non-emotional) explanation of why Apple is keeping Adobe Flash off it's devices? The story linked below provides an overview and explains why you the user are the benefactor.

Global Warming reasnable Doubts

Despite the fact that many politicians and so called experts insist that Global Warming is a man-made problem and could doom mankind to extinction the science just doesn’t support this nonsense. Businessweek has a great article on the topic. It’s a great read for anyone that thinks they have the facts because clearly [...]

Wall Street Journal - Pay Multiple times for the same content

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has decided that they want to charge subscribers multiple times for the same information and content. I subscribe to WSJ Online and also used the iPhone mobile app to read the content on my iPhone. Recently I noted that I was unable to read full stories on the iPhone application. Turns out WSJ now has decided that even if you have a print subscription and a subscription to the paper on the web you need to pay yet another fee of $2 per week just to look at the same material on the Free iPhone app.

Festivus Time

The widely unnoticed Festivus Holiday is approaching. The opportunity to celebrate something without the commerciality of the traditional religious holidays is in keeping with the current economic environment.

The Pelosi Healthcare Hijacking

Along strict party lines, the House voted for a Healthcare proposal sponsored by Nancy Pelosi. It's fairly clear that the Dems voting for this measure aren't aware of it's provisions and how it will damage their constituents.

Obama Lies - The American College of Surgeons Responds

The American College of Surgeons has responded to the inane statements that Obama made recently regarding Doctors and their consideration of financial considerations when practicing medicine.

Obama clueless on Healthcare

Our President would like to move forward rapidly on healthcare reform and he himself presented concrete evidence he doesn't have a clue about our current system. The fact is that you do not actually understand the basic process for healthcare in the US today or even that pediatrician's don't perform surgeries.

Obama Debt Increase a Simple Example

It constantly amazes me that otherwise normal people trust in Obama to deliver the country from bad economic times by spending like a drunken sailor. The rate of increase in the national debt under the Obama administration based purely on the administration's own estimates is incredible. (and we all know that administration estimates are always more favorable than the actual result.) This simple example demonstrates how the current and anticipated spending by the Obama Administration is far and away faster and will be more damaging than any prior administration in history.

Steve Jobs health is his business not the media

One thing to be thankful for with respect to the media frenzy about Michael Jacksons untimely and suspicious death is that we aren’t hearing a clamor for detailed info on the health of Steve Jobs.

The SEC has never disciplined a company for a failure to disclose health problems. In part, we all buy, sell and [...]



CNET News

CNET News.com
Tech news and business reports by CNET News. Focused oninformation technology, core topics include computers, hardware, software,networking, and Internet media..
In D.C., digital transparency has grown messier
The government using the Web to make its policies and processes more "open" sounds sunny, but the inability of a Supernova conference panel to go into much depth about it highlights its complexities.
Searchable Facebook user data posted to Pirate Bay
The names and Facebook profile Web addresses for 171 million accounts are scraped from the site and posted on file-sharing site Pirate Bay.
EV charging station recharges without wires
Evatran introduces a "hands free" EV charging station that eliminates the need to remember to recharge at the end of the day--or dirty your hands.
The future of concert ticketing
An experiment by Topspin and the Pixies for a couple of U.K. concerts demonstrates that in the future many acts won't need ticket brokers or promoters.
The jailbreaking exemption has its limits
The "essential use" exemption means that only customers can legally perform jailbreaks. And it doesn't stop companies such as Apple from various work-arounds, argues Stanford Law Fellow Larry Downes.
Who's bringing what? Divvyus helps you sort it out
Planning a barbecue, dinner party, or anything else that means group resource gathering? Divvyus lets you dole out those tasks in an orderly fashion.
YouTube bumps video limit to 15 minutes
Want to put videos longer than 10 minutes up on YouTube? It's now a reality, with a new 15-minute limit.
HTC revamps key management staff to spur growth
Taiwan mobile phone maker announces series of new jobs and promotions in management staff as part of ongoing effort to drive future growth.
Nevada, Sicily to find staying power in molten salt
Solar thermal plants to retain heat and produce power even on sunless days.
VC confidence down after several up quarters
Concerns over the U.S. and global economies and regulatory uncertainties prompt a drop in confidence among venture capitalists.
IBM picks up data compression company Storwize
Big Blue acquires privately held company and its technology for compressing data in real-time and making it available to analytics apps.
Microsoft makes its case to Wall Street
The software maker is kicking off a daylong analyst meeting in Redmond, Wash. CNET's Ina Fried will have live coverage of the meeting throughout the day.
The new Amazon Kindle
The Nintendo 3DS will have a price and release date in two months, YouTube may change user video uploads to 15 minutes, and Amazon releases a new version of its Kindle e-reader.
Solar thermal seeks U.S. breakthrough
The new technology could move the United States away from its dependence on fossil fuels--if it can overcome the high price tag for the massive plants needed.
Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/29: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
Best Buy to offer Clearwire 4G service
Through its the new Best Buy Connect service, the electronics retailer plans to offer customers a new 4G tier starting in 2011.
Sony returns to black, raises forecast
Helped by robust computer and TV sales, the electronics giant posts net profit of 25.7 billion yen versus a net loss a year ago, while sales inch up for the quarter.
Nintendo hit by loss on sluggish game sales
Weak sales of its DS console and a dearth of hot new games trigger a net loss and lower revenue for Nintendo's first quarter.
Zynga, SoftBank form games venture in Japan
The new Zynga Japan service is the game maker's first foray into that country. Also: SoftBank completes a $150 million investment in Zynga
Microsoft touts cloud computing customers
Ahead of its financial analyst meeting in Redmond, the software maker announces that Hyatt Hotels, Dow Chemical and the University of Georgia will use its hosted e-mail and portal products.


Marketplace Report - APM

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How much responsibility should oil companies take in an oil spill?
A sticking point in Congress's energy bill is how much responsibility a company that causes an oil spill should take. John Dimsdale reports.
Demand for durable goods down, but don't get scared yet
Demand for durable goods -- anything that lasts for more than three months -- went down last month. While some think this is an indication of the economy slowing, a closer look suggests otherwise.
Measuring the success of the stimulus package
Two Princeton economists used economic modeling programs to see the effect of the federal stimulus package on the economy.
Rise in profits, more hiring? Not exactly
Commentator Robert Reich talks about how the rise in corporate profits no longer equates to increased hiring.
Take a free book, but pay it forward
The publishing industry is suffering from growing pains, especially in the advent of e-books. One Masschussetts publisher is trying something new: Giving away books for free.
Cities struggling to spend federal money for foreclosed homes
Two years ago, cities across the nation received money from Congress to buy and take care of foreclosed homes to prevent neighborhoods from becoming blighted. The September deadline to spend all that money is looming, and cities are struggling to spend the money, before it gets taken away.
The state of the African-American community in the recession
Kai Ryssdal talks to Marc Morial, president of the Urban League about the state of the African-American community during the economic crisis and what he thinks will help more African-Americans bridge economic gaps.
An addiction to oil or a way of life?
Oil spills around the world may be the fault of individual companies, but Americans -- with their bus-less suburbs, saran wraps and highways -- are also perpetuating the country's reliance on oil.
Browser add-on sounds alarm when Google is watching
Google Alarm lets you know when the tech giant is accessing your personal data via a website


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