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February 7, 2012




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MacWorld

CameraBag 2 for Mac offers more photo-editing control
CameraBag 2 for Mac offers more photo-editing control Nevercenter has released CameraBag 2 for Mac, offering even more photo filters and editing controls.

Flip camcorders down, but not out
Flip camcorders down, but not out Just because Cisco has discontinued the Flip camcorder doesn't mean you can't continue using it, even without Cisco's FlipShare software.

iPad takes wing at chicken restaurant
iPad takes wing at chicken restaurant Pass the buffalo wings and the iPad.

Review: Pioneer's AirPlay system is feature-rich but fares poorly
Review: Pioneer's AirPlay system is feature-rich but fares poorly Pioneer's X-SMC4-K supports Bluetooth, AirPlay, iPhone and iPod docking, Internet radio, FM radio, and more. But it's clunky to use and exhibits numerous flaws.

(Insider) The Macalope Daily: Still not getting Apple
The Macalope Daily: Still not getting Apple It's hard to believe that, after all this time, people still don't get Apple and how it operates. Must be something in the water.

(This story is viewable exclusively by Macworld Insider members.)

The iPad at work, Day 2: testing the limits
The iPad at work, Day 2: testing the limits On the first day of his iPad experiment, Dan Moren took it easy on the tablet. On day two, he was ready to really test the iPad's limits as a work machine.

Opinion: OnLive is a train wreck
Opinion: OnLive is a train wreck The OnLive Desktop service shows just how wrong desktop virtualization can be.

Canon joins the Wi-Fi and 20X-zoom fray with new PowerShot cameras
Canon joins the Wi-Fi and 20X-zoom fray with new PowerShot cameras The 20X-optical-zoom PowerShot SX260 HS, ruggedized PowerShot D20, and two new Wi-Fi-enabled compact cameras headline the latest round of Canon point-and-shoot announcements.

Nikon D800 full-frame DSLR packs 36 megapixels
Nikon D800 full-frame DSLR packs 36 megapixels With a 36-megapixel full-frame sensor, the $3000 Nikon D800 is built for huge prints, aggressive cropping, fashion shoots, and fat wallets.

iOS Review: Mad Chef serves up casual gaming fun
iOS Review: Mad Chef serves up casual gaming fun The gameplay in this frenetic food-assembly game is every bit as sharp as the knives tossed by the titular chef.

Appeals court denies Google bid to keep email out of Oracle trial
Appeals court denies Google bid to keep email out of Oracle trial Google has failed in its latest attempt to keep a potentially damaging email out of the lawsuit Oracle filed against it over alleged Java intellectual-property violations in the Android mobile OS.

Make apps appear correctly in Mission Control
Make apps appear correctly in Mission Control Sometimes, when you tell an app to appear in specific workspace, it doesn't. Ditto for when you want an app to appear in every workspace. If that's happening to you, here's a workaround.

Remains of the Day: Look around you
Remains of the Day: Look around you Google looks outside the company to hire some integrity, Best Buy looks outside to consumers for mythical product research, and spammers look to Steve Jobs for inspiration. The remainders for Monday, February 6, 2012 are looking sharp.

Bookle brings ePub reading to the Mac
Bookle brings ePub reading to the Mac While reading ebooks on your iOS devices is fairly pleasant, thanks to Apple's iBooks app, the company has yet to release any such program for the Mac. To fill this void, Tidbits Publishing and Stairways Software have collaborated to create Bookle, a DRM-free ePub reader.

Add USB charging ports to any AC outlet
Add USB charging ports to any AC outlet RCA's $20 USB Wall Plate Charger adds a pair of powered USB ports to a wall socket, making it easier to charge your favorite devices.




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10 Incredible Stats From Apple Q1 Earnings

Ever wonder why everyone seems to have an iPhone and an iPad?

10 Incredible Stats From Apple’s Q1 Earnings

Why Android updates are a mess: its the business model | ZDNet

Ever wonder why the most tech saavy of your collegues use an iPhone or chose the iPad over 10 to 1 over the abundance of Android based tablets available today? It’s because despite the fact they are technically capable of getting applications (as opposed to malware) from the Google Market and the fact they [...]

Dubious about investing in Facebook? You are not alone.

Having worked at Netscape in the Internet bubble, I have a natural pessimism when it comes to Internet pure play stock valuations. Duff McDonald at Fortune Magazine also shares my perspective and has a pretty good writeup on his reasons the discussed valuations of Facebook are interesting but probably not realistic.

Obama thinks if you don’t agree with him you must be confused

Obama now has a new explanation as to why the electorate believes he has taken us down the wrong path. According to Barrack if we disagree with his approach and want to vote his congressional cronies out and can’t wait for 2012 to do the same to him we must be so scared as [...]

5 Reasons why people hate Apple

A very interesting look at the reasons and arguments of the hardcore Apple Haters! Worth a read. After reading it you can barely contain the laughter as you apply the reasoning in the article to the many comments and categorize them!

http://blogs.computerworld.com/16665/apple_haters?page=7

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 reasonable 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.



CNET News

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Tech news and business reports by CNET News. Focused oninformation technology, core topics include computers, hardware, software,networking, and Internet media..
Kinect Star Wars launches April 3
Announced back in July, the Kinect Star Wars and special-edition Xbox 360 bundle will finally be available staring April 3.
Super Bowl drives supersized wireless traffic
The wireless carriers weathered the surge in calling and data traffic during the big game. Verizon Wireless says it shuttled 2.75 times as much data as during the previous Super Bowl, while AT&T says people actually uploaded more data than they downloaded.
Study credits 'app economy' with 500,000 U.S. jobs
Led by apps for mobile devices, the "app economy" is responsible for almost half a million jobs in the U.S., estimates a new study sponsored by CEO network TechNet. But the study also says figures may represent "jobs not lost."
Google vies for tech 'moonshots' with 'Solve for X' initiative
The search giant has launched an online forum for folks to listen to some of the world's smartest people discuss breakthrough ideas that "live in the gray area between audacious projects and pure science fiction."

Sam's Club next to get mini Apple stores?
Wholesale retailer Sam's Club is rumored to be in talks with Apple to bring store-within-stores to Sam's Club warehouses.
Three years on, Chrome at last arrives on Android
With the Chrome for Android beta, Google adds PC sync, hardware acceleration, Web standards, and more as part of its plan "to reinvent mobile browsers."
Redbox partners up to challenge Netflix
Google is working on augmented-reality goggles, say goodbye to Blockbuster Express kiosks, and Redbox and Verizon team up to take on Netflix.
Tech spending was strong in 2011, despite sluggish economy
IT spending rose just 5 percent last year, but that small growth was seen in the face of economic problems across Europe and a hard-drive shortage, according to IDC.
Woody Harrelson not cheered by Reddit
An "Ask Me Anything" session turns into 15 minutes of pain as the actor only wants to talk about his movie, and Redditors want to talk about whose virginity he may have taken in high school.
Best Buy: That Apple TV survey was 'hypothetical'
Yesterday, a Best Buy survey discussing a $1,499 Apple television leaked. Today, the company says it was blown way out of proportion.
U.S. online spending hit $50 billion last quarter
Spending at online retail stores jumped 14 percent last quarter, reaching $49.7 billion, the fifth quarter in a row of double-digit growth.
Cree: LEDs aren't just more efficient, they're better
Cree's latest LED light source slices the cost, but it's betting that features such as better controls and long life give LEDs an edge over other technologies.
Apple supplier employee describes working conditions
As Foxconn continues to face criticism, CNN profiles a young factory worker who says she was promised benefits and little overtime. What she found when she got there was quite different.
Apple warns developers who manipulate App Store rankings
Company says developers who artificially manipulate App Store rankings or work with third parties to do so will have their Apple Developer Program membership revoked.
Judge denies EMI's bid to halt resale of digital music
Judge turns down EMI's request for a preliminary injunction against music reseller ReDigi, and says he's inclined to let the case go to trial because of the "fascinating" technological and legal questions it involves.
Vintage military planes get modern art treatment
Visitors to Tucson can check out a number of old military planes that have been reimagined by a group of contemporary artists. The exhibit, "Round Trip: Art from the Boneyard Project" runs through May 31.
Vintage military planes fly high in art exhibit
At Tucson's Pima Air & Space Museum, a group of vintage military aircraft have been reimagined by a series of contemporary artists. The exhibition is on through May 31.
Yahoo Mail suffers disruption, outage
Yahoo's e-mail service appears to be down for some people, with many taking to Twitter to voice their complaints. The company says service has returned.
Is Facebook accurately counting its daily active users?
New reports on the matter suggest Facebook is counting users that "like" a page or article from a third-party site, making some wonder if the company's daily active user tally is too high.
RIM plays mythbuster, says app interest actually really high
Research In Motion says despite the broader perception that BlackBerry users don't care about apps, the company is seeing 6 million downloads each day.


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