1. Video Demonstrates Wired’s Concept iTablet App 17 hours ago   permalink

Brian X. Chen / Wired

Who takes Apple’s rumored touchscreen tablet seriously? Wired’s parent company Condé Nast. Earlier this week, the corporation revealed its plans to work with Adobe to repurpose magazine content for upcoming digital devices, including the Apple tablet (if it is indeed real). The first mag to get the tablet treatment, of course, is ...

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Chris Jacob / Gizmodo :   Wired for the Apple Tablet

Paul Miller / Engadget :   Wired shows off an Apple tablet-formatted copy of Wired on a fake Apple tablet

Alexander Grundner / EHomeUpgrade :   Condé Nast Shows Off ‘Digital Magazine’ for Tablets and Other Large Screen Devices CNET :   Another peek at Wired's tablet edition Arnold Zafra / 901am :   Wired’s iTablet Demo with Digitized Magazine Content Peter Kafka / MediaMemo :   Another Peek at Wired's Tablet Edition

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Www.huffingtonpost.com ITablet Beta Tester Breaks Embargo   —  Recently I was given just 24 hours to explore a first production build of the Apple iTablet -- and here are my first impressions and discoveries. First, it's more like an iPhone than a MacBook. The operating system depends on gestures, and expands the vocabulary. Your hand is going to be dancing. David Winograd / The Unofficial Apple (TUAW) :    The Huffington Post has seen the iTablet... not! Newmedia / The Microsoft Blog :    Report: Apple tablet delayed until second half of 2010

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2. Brin: Google's OSes likely to converge 1 day ago   permalink

Tom Krazit / Relevant Results

Puzzled onlookers have wondered why Google is overseeing two separate operating-system projects. Co-founder Sergey Brin thinks that at some point the two will become one.

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3. NASA signs 'The Rock' to make it seem cool 5 hours ago   permalink

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who plays an astronaut in the new movie "Planet 51," is NASA's latest endorser, reminding people just how useful space travel really is. The Rock? Really?

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4. Vim 101: A Beginner's Guide to Vim 1 day ago   permalink

Linuxtoday.com

"Note that this is an article explicitly for beginners new to Vim. If you've been using Vim for a while, all of this should look entirely familiar--and you might wonder why some topics aren't covered. Patience. We'll get to everything in due time, but there's a lot to cover!

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6. Seize Seesmic Twitter app on BlackBerry, Android 1 day ago   permalink

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Twitter service Seesmic expands from the desktop with two new apps for Google Android and BlackBerry phones.

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Mark Evans / Mark Evans Tech The Decline of Twitter.com; Not Twitter   —  For many people, Twitter is like Cinderella – the belle of the ball who will suddenly become a servant-girl again at the stroke of midnight. It explains why there’s a steady flow of reports that Twitter has plateaued or that Twitter is in decline whenever a report from Nielsen, comScore or Compete is published. The latest [...] I4u / I4U News Very Hot Black Friday BlackBerry Storm2 And Bold2 Deals Unveiled   —  Two of the hottest new BlackBerry smartphones will be on sale on Black Friday from online phone retailer Wirefly. Wirefly just informed us about their hot Black Friday smartphone deals. The new BlackBerry Storm2 touchscreen phone from Verizon Wireless wi... Jeremy Muncy / Top News The Twilight Saga: New Moon Takes Over Social Media   —  Shhh, can you hear that? What you're hearing is the collective shrieks from Twihards everywhere as The Twilight Saga: New Moon is upon us. For those of you asking yourself, what is a Twihard? I’ve included the definition below. twi-hard noun A serious/obsessive reader of the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer, one leap above Twilighters. Are ... Shel / A shel of my former self BCS launches an ill-advised Twitter account   —  Did the BCS really think using Twitter to insist its system is good would change the minds of its critics? Scriptingnewsmail / Scripting News Where is RSS?   —  I watched the morning session of TechCrunch's second realtime conference, including the half hour interview with Dick Costolo, the COO of Twitter. Of course Mike Arrington asked him the "Is RSS Dead?" question, and thankfully Costolo didn't want to go there. It would be ingracious of him, of course, because he made $100 million with RSS. He said ... Ross Miller / Engadget BlackBerry Curve 8530 now putting Verizon through the rounds   —  Right on schedule, the latest BlackBerry to grace the Verizon's CDMA spectrum, the Curve 8530 , is now on sale. A 2.5-inch display, OS 5.0, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and yes, WiFi -- take that, Tour . Price is $199.99 on two-year contract, with an added $100 discount if you buy it online. Let's be honest, what else were you gonna spend that money ... Christina Warren / Mashable! Mac Twitter Client Socialite Adds Twitter List Support   —  In the month or so since Twitter started rolling out its Twitter Lists feature, a number of web and Adobe AIR based clients have added support for it. However, we haven’t seen any native Twitter apps support Lists. Today Realmac Software released Socialite Beta 3 for Mac OS X, including, among other enhancements — basic list support. ... Search Engine Watch Blog Twitter Consults the Ghost of Fred Berry for New Status Prompt   —  Twitter has announced that the question that appears in the status update box will no longer be "What are you doing?" Now, it will be "What's happening?" My immediate reaction was this ( and I wasn't the only one ): Roselyn Roark / Wired 5 Nifty Apps That Turn Your Android Into A Universal Remote   —  With all the gadgets, remotes, and thingamajigs piling up on your coffee table, finding the right remote can sometimes be a real pain. But thanks to a few heroic Android developers, there are tools to consolidate some of those pesky remotes … into your Android phone. While you can’t use an Android app to turn your [...] Chris Crum / Top News What's Not to Like About Twitter's New Retweet Feature?   —  Twitter is of course in the process of rolling out a new retweet feature. The feature adds a retweet button to each tweet on your timeline, much like the "reply" button that has always been there. However, one distinct difference between these two buttons is that where the reply button fills out your form with the proper information (& ... MG Siegler / TechCrunch FlixUp Is Rotten Tomatoes For Twitter Movie Talk   —  Rotten Tomatoes is a great site because it takes all the movie reviews from around the web and condenses them into an easy-to-understand aggregate score. But let's be honest: Most movie reviewers suck. Why not instead rely on people in your social circle to recommend movies to you? That's the idea behind FlixUp . This new iPhone app unveiled at ... Staci D. Kramer / PaidContent ESPN.com's Bill Simmons Gets A Twitter Time Out, Sort Of   —  Part of the joy of following Bill Simmons on Twitter is the feeling that he doesn’t hold back—that, plus not only he can be snarky as all get out when the occasion demands, his tweets, snarky or not, are usually spot on. (He has one of the highest “repeat out loud” ratings in our house.) But The Sports Guy went a tweet or ... Ubergizmo Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone   —  Verizon is another carrier that has now made available the BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone which won't make heads turn as it goes about its job quietly, helping you check your emails and messages while replying with aplomb. Just in case you're curious to know what the Curve 8530 holds, it comes with a 2.5? display, a 2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi ... Readwriteweb / ReadWriteWeb 3 Great Light Blogging Tools Compared   —  Once the service for those serious enough to pay for the privilege to post, TypePad recently released a free "Micro" service. The company made the decision to offer a free product realizing the demand for a platform more formal than Twitter and less formal than Wordpress or Typepad's original product . ReadWriteWeb compared TypePad's Micro ... Steven Sande / The Unofficial Apple (TUAW) Geotagged tweets now alive in Stone Design's Twittelator Pro 3.3.1   —  Filed under: iPhone , App Store Twitter has flipped the switch on some new features, including geotagging of tweets and automatic retweeting. As a happy user of Stone Design's Twittelator Pro 3.3.1 [iTunes link ], I was even more giddy when I found out that my favorite Twitter app already supports both of these features. The geotagging feature ... Rob Jackson / Android Phone Fans Seesmic Brings Better Twittering To Android   —  If you’re a twittering Android user, you probably already have your preference  of Twitter applications on Android Market. But if you’re still looking for something better, you might want to check out Seesmic which recently landed on Android Market (and BlackBerry devices). The application features 4 tabs: Timeline, @Replies, Direct ... Kristen Nicole / Bub.blicio.us Pogoplug Upgrades Device, Adds Twitter and Facebook   —  Pogoplug has updated its portable USB storage device with a new design and some social media integration. I have the previous Pogoplug device and I’ve enjoyed using it between the home and the office. The social media integration, however, piques my interest in the Pogoplug device even more. The social media integraiton [...] John Cook / Gawker Twitter Transforms Chuck Todd and Howard Kurtz into Idiots   —  It's Obvious Day on Twitter: NBCer Chuck Todd wonders why Barack Obama can't secure the political support of the man he defeated in the 2008 election , and the Washington Post 's Howard Kurtz predicts that Oprah Winfrey may go to cable . Balloon Juice's John Cole needs to stop reading Twitter —as do we all—because he finds things ... Allen Stern / CenterNetworks Twitter COO Costolo: Advertising Coming To Twitter Soon   —  Twitter COO Dick Costolo was intererviewed today at the real-time crunchup event and part of the discussion centered around how Twitter will (and does) generate revenue. Clearly they are earning revenue from Twitter’s deals with Bing and Google. More importantly, Costolo noted that Twitter will launch an advertising model “soon”. Adrants Your Blackberry Storm Will Kill You With Lightning   —  We're not quite sure a brand would associate themselves with life-threatening lightning but McCann-Erikson New York has chosen to for Verizon's Blackberry Storm 2. Mer / Silicon Alley Insider The Next Twitter: Pay Attention To Hot Potato, A New 'Real-Time' Startup   —  The hot story in tech right now is "real-time," thanks to Twitter and Facebook, so you're going to hear a lot of noise over the next few years about "real-time" tech startups. Most of them will be useless and will flame out. Read the rest of this story » See Also: Salesforce Shows Off Chatter: Twitter For Corporations (CRM) Here Come ... Robert Nelson / Gadgetell First images and video: 3G-equipped BlackBerry Pearl 9100   —  Section: Communications , Cellphones , Cellular Providers , Smartphones , Mobile Just recently a nice collection of images along with a hands on video of the upcoming BlackBerry Pearl 9100 were made available online. The Pearl 9100 is the successor to the current Pearl 8100, but more importantly it is the first in the Pearl lineup to have 3G ... Eric Miraglia / Yahoo! User Interface Blog #followfriday: YUI Developers on Twitter   —  The @YUILibrary account on Twitter is a good information source for those of us who follow the project. Many of the individual developers who write YUI code every day are now on the service as well, and I wanted to gather all those accounts together in a single post for the sake of convenience. Here’s the [...] TechFlash Cool new ferry app, Twitter's Retweet explained, and more   —  Oh, the Microsoft execs must have loved this: Windows Phone Thoughts has a very Mac-centric (and very funny) photo in this post about Microsoft's behind-closed-doors "Mobius" mobile-technology conference with bloggers and analysts. (Via MacDailyNews ) Sardar Mohkim Khan / Startup Meme Okay Twitter we got it! We Will TRY and use RT too   —  The RT has definitely gripped Twitter and it really is set to make itself much easy to use with time. Perhaps taking heed of the suggestions or maybe hates being compared to any other in the same category. I mean the RT is so much over its head that it has got the note right there above the message box. SO now we have RT, RT with SMS and most ... Richard Mitchell / Joystiq Gameloft pulling back on Android development   —  The unsinkable publisher Gameloft recently revealed that it is planning to " significantly cut " its development on Google's Android platform. Gameloft finance director Alexandre de Rochefort added that "many others" in the industry have scaled back Android development as well. The reason, according to Rochefort, is the organization -- or rather ... Alaska Miller / Silicon Alley Insider Salesforce Shows Off Chatter: Twitter For Corporations   —  Salesforce is getting into the "real-time" niche, too. Read the rest of this story » See Also: Salesforce.com Ex-President Cakebread Re-emerges At SaaS Vendor Xactly (CRM) Salesforce.com: Not As Big In Government As It Wants You To Think (CRM) People Complaining About Your Biz On Twitter? Salesforce.com Has An App For That (CRM) Shel / Global Neighbourhoods Social Media & Government   —  I had a chapter in Twitterville about government in Twitter. My research  for the book took place in about February. At the time I saw great promise in government using social media to get closer with constituents, mostly in the day-to-day conducting of government government business and information distribution. Two examples of this that I ... PC World Latest Twitter Turns on Geolocation Functionality   —  Twitter is now allowing its externally built applications to provide geolocation features to end users, after announcing its intention to do so in August. Bizjournals Technology:General News Twitter gets $4M in revenue, is working on plan for posting ads   —  Twitter, the free micro-blogging system that lets users post 140-character messages, is getting more than $4 million a year in revenue from companies that use Twitter data, according to Chief Operating Officer Dick Costolo, who spoke at a conference in San Francisco on Friday. The Seattle Times Nonprofits get creative using Twitter and Facebook to make donation easier   —  Mindful of the tough times, nonprofits are downsizing their appeals, hoping that more people would be willing to give in smaller amounts. They're also making the most of free social media sites like Twitter and Facebook. I4u / I4U News BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Spotted & Groped   —  Non-touchscreen smartphones like the BlackBerry Pearl are a dying breed, but I'm glad to see the line is going to carry on at least one step further with the 9100. Salomondrin.net (via Boy Genius) managed to get their hands on a new-model Pearl, and they'v... Macworld Twitter turns on geolocation functionality   —  Twitter has turned on its geotagging functionality for external applications. Robert Scoble / Scobleizer Twitter to turn on advertising “you will love”   —  Twitter’s COO, Dick Costolo, today, at the TechCrunch Real Time Crunchup (live video of the conference is live now on building43, there will be lots of news all day long from this event), told the audience that Twitter is, indeed, going to turn on an advertising model. This is a huge shift in what Twitter is [...] EWeek New RIM BlackBerry, Sony Phones Offer Big Cameras, Bigger App Stores   —  The holidays are upon us, and new devices from Research In Motion, Sony, and other manufacturers offer users a host of new multimedia capabilities. RIMs BlackBerry line seems to be incorporating more consumer-style features such as dedicated music buttons with every passing generation, and Sony is embracing both Google Android and Windows Mobile 6. HeatherLeigh / One Louder Navel gazing versus observing on Twitter   —  Oversharers that we are, Twitter has been asking us "What are you doing?" and we have responded with responses, squeezed into that little box. I don't like having my personality squeezed so. And so I have opted to update my status on Facebook (or both Twitter and FB when I remember) and blog here where people can't tell me to "zip it, lady" part ... Scott Beale / Laughing Squid Links for 2009-11-20   —  Everyman Offers New Directions in Online Maps (NY Times) Tim Burton Pours Out His Brain At The Moma Exhibit (io9) Brizzly Opens To All (TechCrunch) Camera Raw 5.6 and Lightroom 2.6 Available on Adobe Labs (Lightroom Journal) Twitter Changes "What are you doing?" to "What's Happening?" This is a blog post from Laughing Squid, ... Sam mcloughln / PalmAddicts A Treo 650 Booting Android?   —  Google Android running on a Treo 650 according to TreoCentral, cut in 1min 50seconds to see. Arnold Zafra / Search Engine Journal Twitter Turns On Opt-In GeoLocation Feature   —  Twitter has just activated its GeoLocation feature which will let you opt-in whether you want your tweets to be tagged  with your current location.  The feature is carried not on your Twitter.com account but on third-party Twitter apps which will use the Geolocation API  released by Twitter. If you're using Twitter apps such as Birdfeed, ... Sardar Mohkim Khan / Startup Meme Brizzly the Social Media Reader for Facebook and Twitter to public   —  After taking its time building itself up in private beta, Brizzly , the Twitter and Facebook client is finally available for the public. The client makes it easier for users to easily view videos and photos right within the streams on Twitter as well as letting you make direct uploads. The client is still in beta which means there will be tests ... Greg Finn / 10e20 PubCon 2009 Recap: Twitter Landscape – Hot Topics and Trends   —  While I attended Pubcon last week, I had a chance to catch the "Twitter Landscape - Hot Topics and Trends" panel. It was one of the first Twitter panels in a very heavy Twitter lineup. The session had some great speakers (including 10e20 bossman Chris Winfield) and ended up with a really big turnout! I took some notes from the session and wanted ...

7. U.S. Mazda2 launching at Los Angeles Auto Show 23 hours ago   permalink

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Mazda will show off the U.S. version of its Mazda2 model at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show. Originally posted at The Car Tech blog

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Mark Frauenfelder / Boing Boing Matt Logue's "Empty Los Angeles" photography book   —  Matt Logue says: I just completed a self-published book depicting an uninhabited Los Angeles, and it got an honorable mention in the photography.book.now competition at blurb.com!  The photos were made over a period of 4 years, beginning in 2005, at a variety of locations around LA. Empty Los Angeles...

The Jeff Pulver Blog Upcoming #140conf City Meetups - December 2009   —  Since the launch of the #140conf events, conferences have taken place in: New York City, Los Angeles and London. During the course of 2009 we have explored the effects of twitter on a wide range of topics including: Celebrity, “The Media”, Advertising, Politics, Music, Education, Public Safety and Public Diplomacy. The #140conf events provide ...

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9. Reporters' Roundtable Podcast: Tech biz turkeys 1 day ago   permalink

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Why is it that as Thanksgiving approaches, when we should be focusing on the good things in our lives, journalists take the opportunity to talk about what's bad? I don't know, but I do know that I'm not immune to the trend. This week on the Reporters' Roundtable: tech business turkeys! Unlike the Real Deal podcast Thursday in which Tom Merritt ...

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This weekend (starting today and ending Monday) the new social features - Last.fm, NICHOLAS KRISTOF / Nicholas D. Kristof Boycott Microsoft Bing   —  Microsoft's Bing search engine has, because of the company's kowtowing to China's security establishment, become an arm of the Central Committee Propaganda Department. That's insulting and deserves a boycott. Andy_Plesser / Beet.TV Microsoft's Xbox: A Fast Evolving Broadband Video Platform: Zune has 25,000 Clips of Premium Content   —  Introduced as videogame console, the Xbox from Microsoft is fast becoming powerful video viewing device with the introduction of Zune, the new video streaming platform. The device connects to the Internet and streams high quality video.  It has a number of offerings including Netflix, Last.fm, integration with social networks and new video ... SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities Vuln: Microsoft Internet Explorer 'Style' Object Remote Code Execution Vulnerability   —  Microsoft Internet Explorer 'Style' Object Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Microsoft Watch Five Interesting Things About Microsoft's Office Mobile 2010   —  Back in August, Microsoft and Nokia announced a partnership that would see Microsoft Office applications ported onto Nokia smartphones, starting with the business-centric Nokia Eseries. At the time, the move seemed a good one for Nokia, given that it would help strengthen its competitive position within the North American marketplace, and a good ... By NAFEESA SYEED / SFGate More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving   —  The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club. The group, which surveyed 1,350 households, said there will be about 33.2 million people traveling by... Thanksgiving - Airline - holiday - Travel - American Automobile Association Solaris Technology Headlines Joomla! Deployment Guide for Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems   —  Install and configure the open-source Joomla! Content Management System with Sun's Unified Storage systems. The Sun servers in this setup run the OpenSolaris 2009.06 release and PHP, MySQL, and Apache web server from pkg.opensolaris.org.

10. Nook 1 day ago   permalink

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Get bestsellers and new releases, your favorite eNewspapers, and eMagazines all delivered fast and free via 3G wireless or Wi-Fi. Browse the vast Barnes and Noble eBookstore and sample any eBook for free. Then buy it in seconds -- many bestsellers and new releases are just $9.99.

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BRAD STONE / Bits :   Barnes & Noble's Nook Sold Out for the Holidays

BRAD STONE / NYT :   Barnes & Noble's Nook Sold Out for the Holidays

MacNN :   Barnes & Noble sold out of Nook reader until 2010 ITWire :   Can't get no Nook Nicholas Deleon / CrunchGear :   The Barnes & Noble nook is officially sold out Tameka Kee / PaidContent :   Sony, B&N's Kindle-Challengers Could Be Scarce Come Christmas Joshua Topolsky / Engadget :   Barnes & Noble's Nook now sold out for the holidays TechBlog :   Linkpost |

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Mike Sachoff / Top News Barnes & Noble Says No Nook For Holidays   —  Barnes & Noble said today it has sold out of its new nook e-reader due to high demand and shipments will not arrive in time for Christmas. “nook continues to be the fastest-selling product at Barnes & Noble, and pre-orders have continued to exceed our expectations,” Barnes & Noble said on its eReading blog . “While ...

PC World Latest Sold-out! Grinch Steals Nook Christmas   —  No, Virginia, there is no Nook for Christmas. Shortage means you are more likely to find Santa Claus than a Nook e-reader under this year's Christmas tree.

Ubergizmo Nook sold out for the holidays   —  Guess the Nook is the Wii of last year - it is already sold out for the holidays according to the B&N Web site. You'll be greeted by the message, "The hottest holiday gift is out of stock. Order the Nook today to be first in line for the new year." on their page, which is somewhat similar to what happened when the Kindle ran out of stock. ... Electronista Barnes & Noble sold out of Nook reader until 2010   —  Barnes & Noble today signaled that new orders for the Nook reader now won't ship at all in 2009. Those placed today will ship no sooner than January 4th, or more than three weeks after the delay to December 11th. The bookseller hopes to console those missing the Christmas target by giving them a certificate that promises a Nook reader when it ... SFGate Barnes & Noble's Nook sells out before holiday   —  Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, Nook, won't see one before Christmas. The earliest that anyone who orders the $259 device on Friday - or later - will receive it is Jan. 4, the nation's largest bookseller said... Barnes Noble - E-book - Christmas - Holidays - Readers Robert Nelson / Gadgetell New Barnes & Noble Nook pre-orders now shipping after the new year   —  Section: Gadgets / Other , ebooks I guess this should not be all that much of a surprise, after all we have seen the shipping dates get pushed up little by little thus far. However, Barnes & Noble have announced that moving forward any new pre-orders for the Nook will ship next year. Now, just to squash any confusion, if you have already pre- ... TechFlash Barnes & Noble's Nook sells out   —  Amazon's Kindle just improved its chances of being the stocking stuffer of choice this holiday season. Barnes & Noble says its new Nook reader, a highly anticipated "Kindle killer," has sold out , and won't be shipping again until Jan. 4. That follows news that Sony's latest e-reader, the Daily Edition, may or may not get to customers in time for ... Paul Biba / TeleRead Quick Note: Nook sold out for the holidays   —  According to Engadget, via the NY Times, the Nook is sold out and the next round of readers will ship out around January 4. If memory serves, didn’t exactly the same thing happen to the Kindle 1? Digg us. Slashdot us. Facebook us. Twitter us. Share the news. Tom Johansmeyer / BloggingStocks No more Nookie 'til next year, says Barnes & Noble   —  Filed under: Amazon.com (AMZN) , Sony Corp ADR (SNE) , Media World , Technology Take the Nook off your Christmas list. The new e-reader from Barnes & Noble ( BKS ) has already sold out, and more won't be available until after the holiday has passed . The next batch will be available, at best, by November 4, 2010. In a statement, the company ... Yahoo! News B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders   —  AP - Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas. PhysOrg Team / PhysOrg.com B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders   —  (AP) -- Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.

11. Smoking Near Apple Computers Creates Biohazard, Voids Warranty 1 day ago   permalink

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Unless you've recently arrived in 2009 on a time machine, you know that smoking isn't good for you. Did you know, however, that smoking isn't good for your computer, either? It's true, at least according to Apple. Two readers in different parts of the country claim that their Applecare warranties were voided due to secondhand smoke. Both readers ...

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Chris Rawson / The Unofficial Apple (TUAW) :   Smoking kills... your Mac

ITWire :   Does smoking void your Mac's warranty?

Chris Jacob / Gizmodo :   Apple Denying Support to Smokers? AppleInsider :   Smoking may void Applecare warranty due to "health hazard" Chris Matyszczyk / Crave :   How smoking can ruin your Mac Erik J. Barzeski / NSLo :   Apple Refusing to Fix Computers of Smokers Michael Bettiol / Boy Genius Report :   Some healthy advice: Don’t smoke near your Mac

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Blog.wedigital.com How to get Apple Magic Mouse Scrolling working in Bootcamp   —  We couldn't wa it to try out the Apple Magic Mouse, nice bit of kit however as we develop using Windows 7 we were disappointed to find the lack of support for scrolling in Windows. Kevin C. Tofel / JkOnTheRun :    How to Get a Magic Mouse to Touch-scroll in Windows Edit Staff / GigaOM :    What to read on the GigaOM network

Www.freep.com Original Apple computer goes up for sale   —  The computer even comes with a typed letter from Jobs to the original buyer of the Apple-1 who wanted his money back because it didn't come with a keyboard or monitor. In the letter, Jobs explains to the buyer how to connect it. MacNN :    Apple I system on auction through eBay Webmaster / The Mac Observer :    News: Original Apple I on Ebay for $50K, w/Letter from Steve Jobs Soulskill / Slashdot Apple Voiding Smokers' Warranties?   —  Mr2001 writes "Consumerist reports that Apple is refusing to work on computers that have been used in smoking households. 'The Apple store called and informed me that due to the computer having been used in a house where there was smoking, [the warranty has been voided] and they refuse to work on the machine "due to health risks of second hand ... Kdawson / Slashdot Anti-Smoking Vaccine Is Nearing the Market   —  Eldavojohn writes "Almost 6 years ago we discussed a vaccine to help people quit smoking as it entered human clinical trials. Now it looks like the finishing touches have been put on a deal that will go into effect once phase III testing of the drug now called NicVAX is completed. NicVAX was developed by Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, who have agreed ... Ars Technica Week in Apple: Developers leaving iPhone, Psystar screwed   —  What would a week in Apple be if it didn't involve some developer drama, Google, and Psystar? That's all included in this week's top Apple news, as well as a few major software tidbits and rumors about Apple building more first-party iPhone games. Read on: Respected developers begin fleeing from App Store platform : Continued issues with the App ... Macworld IPhone owners demand to see Apple source code   —  IPhone owners charging Apple and AT&T with breaking antitrust laws asked a federal judge this week to force Apple to hand over the iPhone source code. Brian White / BloggingStocks Apple's iPhone set for South Korean launch   —  Filed under: International markets , Products and services , Apple Inc (AAPL) Apple ( AAPL ) continues to bring the iPhone to countries outside the U.S. Although its launch in China didn't generate as much fanfare as the company had hoped, things take time to roll into a big ball of success. Apple won't be slowing down international ... Kristopher / DailyTech News Feed Hackers Reverse Ill-Effects of Apple's Update, Restoring Intel Atom Support   —  Snow Leopard no longer confined to the steppes of Apple's restricted hardware... NEWS / Gadgetell BOOM! Top Apple news for the week of 11-15-2009   —  Section: We may not cover Apple 24x7… but we know someone who does! Here’s a few of this week’s hottest from Appletell to get you started… Apple patents Ad technology that freezes device Appletell reviews FourSquare for iPhone, iPod touch Apple’s Black Friday to be surprisingly bright? Appletell reviews Shortcovers ... Tim (Surfbits) / SurfBits The MacReviewCast #231: PS Elements 8, Fusion 3, MainMenu, iCasual   —  This week we look at Adobe Photoshop Elements 8, VMware Fusion 3, MainMenu, Karnival, Freeware plus much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, ... Scott Beale / Laughing Squid Apple Store on New York City’s Upper West Side   —  Photos by Scott Beale Yesterday I stopped by the new Apple retail store in New York City’s Upper West Side. The building features a beautiful glass facade and glass spiral staircase that descends to the lower level. 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Citizens of foreign… Don Clark / WSJ.com Does Apple Enjoy a Licensing Loophole on iPhone?   —  While death and taxes are notable certainties, there's another in the wireless world: make a 3G cellphone and you pay patent royalties to Qualcomm. But Apple may be evading some of the consequences. I4u / I4U News The Best Black Friday Apple iPod Touch Deal   —  The new Apple iPod touch 3rd generation that Apple has unveiled in September is a hot seller ever since. The iPod touch 8GB is the 2nd most selling electronics on Amazon and also on Walmart. Both retailers have the iPod touch 8GB on sale for $188.95. Ap... Digg.com Apple Exec's Backyard Is Designed for Barfing   —  When you think of backyards, the first things you probably think: Dogs woofing, July 4th grilling, swingsets. Then again, you're not a senior Apple exec by day, and an art collector on the weekends. Webmaster / The Mac Observer News: Original Apple I on Ebay for $50K, w/Letter from Steve Jobs   —  Jesse Sackman is selling his Apple I, the first computer designed by Steve Wozniak and sold by Steve Jobs under the then-new company, Apple Computer. Mr. Sackman has listed his Apple I on Ebay, complete with original packaging and invoice (signed by "Steven"), and a letter signed by Steve Jobs relating to a question about how to hook up a ... Craig Buckler / SitePoint Is Apple Creating Ad-Supported Devices?   —  A recently-filed patent from Apple describes a device that forces the user to view or listen to an advert. Are the company considering a move to ad-supported revenue streams? Related posts: Apple Claims All Things Apple Shaped Last week, an article in the Australian newspaper The Age... Apple Bites Windows 7 Apple has revealed their opinion of ... Ethan Kaplan / Blackrimglasses Questions for Apple   —  How are you going to reboot the AppStore? It needs an overhaul and refactoring to be a scalable architecture for innovation. It’s obvious now that the AppStore has grown out of control as a managable architecture. It needs a fundamental rethinking on how approvals and the ecosystem itself works. Would you crowd source approvals out? [...] MacInTouch Apple: Boot Camp Drivers Update 2.2 for Windows   —  "...addresses issues with the Apple trackpad and turns off the red digital audio port LED on laptop computers when it is not being used. It also includes support for the Apple Magic mouse and wireless keyboard." MacInTouch Review: Apple TV   —  We have updated our in-depth Apple TV review from Robert Mohns, who covers set-up, features, performance, compatibility, omissions, hacking, competition and the overall experience and value, with links to more resources.

12. Boycott Microsoft Bing 8 hours ago   permalink

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Critics have accused President Obama of kowtowing to Chinese leaders, by failing to meet dissidents, toning down his criticisms and delaying a meeting with the Dalai Lama. On balance, I think that criticism is premature: Confrontation doesn’t help with China and can hurt, and so engagement becomes a fine line to navigate. The Obama visit wasn’ ...

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Pete Cashmore / Mashable! :   Bing Accused of Censoring Simplified Chinese Language Searches

TechBlog :   Linkpost |

Warner Crocker / Life On the Wicked Stage :   Nicholas Kristof Joins the Stop China Hypocrites Kip Kniskern / LiveSide :   A Bing boycott? Why not boycott China?

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Chris Crum / Top News Bing Gets a Bunch of New Search Features   —  Update: According to Bing, all of the features that were announced are now live. However, they do not appear to be live yet for me. I am guessing they will be soon at least. Original Article: Microsoft has announced the addition of a number of new features to its Bing search engine. The company says it has been examining the trends in search and ...

Xiao Qiang / China Digital Times (CDT) Propaganda Department Bans Online Distribution of Obama Interview   —  During his trip to China, President Obama was interviewed by Southern Weekend in a very brief piece that had some trouble being distributed. An order from the Central Propaganda Department ordering websites and other media not to reproduce the piece has been circulating on Chinese blogs. From G2G blog, translated by CDT: Weiquan Net reported on ... Resourceshelf / ResourceShelf Bing Posts “Behind Bing” Tour   —  Take a multimedia tour of 14 features that Bing offers up. Each tour stop includes a video overview, some “behind the feature” comments (feel free to skip), and direct links to that specific feature. A useful way to get up to speed on a few features that are unique to Bing. Yes, it’s basically a [...]

13. Magic Mouse Drivers for Windows Now Available 5 hours ago   permalink

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Magic Mouse owners lusting for multi-finger gestures on a PC can stop wishing. Some good ol' fashioned hackery pulled Windows drivers from the latest Bootcamp update. You can grab them here , report back with results. [ Uneasy Silence , thanks Dan! ]

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Thomas Ricker / Engadget :   Windows drivers for Apple's Magic Mouse conjured from the ether

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The Tao of Mac Windows Mobile   —  The descendant of CE , oft-rebranded but never really overwhelming. Resources: Date Link Notes Nov 17 Windows Mobile Market Share Drops by About 30 Percent in 2009 Impressive. ☯ " Windows Mobile " was written by Rui Carmo for The Tao of Mac and was originally posted on Friday, 20 November 2009. Except as noted, it's ©2009 Rui Carmo ...

Dan Nosowitz / Gizmodo Windows 7 Sales Are Great   —  March, 2007 : Windows Vista 's initial sales are great, "more than doubling" those of its predecessor, Windows XP . Flash forward to November, 2009 : Windows 7 initial sales are 234% higher than Vista's. Those numbers sound awfully similar... What does this all mean? To be honest, not all that much—mostly, it means that there are just more ... Macworld Review: The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 4   —  Once you set it up, The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 4 will do the job for syncing a variety of types of data from a Windows Mobile 4 smartphone with your Mac. Swiblog / TechNet Blogs SEHOP per-process opt-in support in Windows 7   —  In a previous blog post we discussed the technical details of Structured Exception Handler Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) which is an exploit mitigation feature that was first introduced in Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 RTM. SEHOP prevents attackers from being able to use the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) overwrite exploitation ... Rcolomo / TechNet Blogs Este 1 de Diciembre ROCKEA con Windows 7   —  Etiquetas de Technorati: Windows 7 , Microsoft , Windows , Evento , technet Paul Krill / Infoworld News Ruby shining on Java, Windows, and Mac OS   —  Ruby, the popular open source dynamic language, is making headway not only on Java but also on the Windows and Mac platforms. Appearing at the RubyConf event in Burlingame, Calif., on Friday afternoon, Engine Yard officials offered insights on JRuby, which puts Ruby on the JVM (Java Virtual Machine).  JRuby also functions with Windows. Apple ... Jason Kaneshiro / Webomatica Magic Mouse: Decent Mouse, No Magic Spell   —  I picked up the Apple Magic Mouse a while back, but took the time to really put it through its paces before writing this review. Brad Sams / Neowin.net Windows 8 is coming in 2012   —  According to the latest roadmap from Microsoft, it would appear that Windows 8 will arrive sometime in 2012. This would follow a three year product cycle that would keep it in line with Vista and Windows 7 releases. The road map is clear about the targeted date and does not try to hide the fact that the code name is "Windows 8". Little else is ... Digg.com Sinofsky's Windows plan: More data, less testosterone   —  While some have criticized Steven Sinofsky for being tight-lipped, the Windows boss insists that he is being prudent, not secretive."Everybody wants to know what's coming and what's next." But, he said, talking too soon, too early is actually a bad thing that just leads to frustration. Jake Ludington Windows 7 Upgrade from Vista or XP   —  As part of my latest round of videos I did for HP, Andru Edwards and I walked through the process of upgrading to Windows 7 from Windows Vista (and XP). There are two primary scenarios you might be going through if you decide to upgrade. You're either going to replace the operating system on your current computer or you're going to buy a new ... MacInTouch Apple: QuickTime 7.6.5 for Windows   —  This QuickTime update for Windows addresses issues with QuickTime libraries and displaying movies embedded in web pages.

14. Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 White Unlocked Import 7 hours ago   permalink

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Rob Jackson / Android Phone Fans :   Xperia X10 To AT&T, Details Emerge

Chris Jacob / Gizmodo :   If the Xperia X10 Partners Up, It'll Be With AT&T

Vladislav Savov / Engadget :   Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 heading to AT&T

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Ubergizmo Sony Xperia X1 misses out on Windows Mobile 6.5 update   —  Sony Ericsson has confirmed that their Sony Xperia X1 smartphone will not be getting any Windows Mobile 6.5 update, which is rather disappointing since it points toward cellphone manufacturers who don't seem to offer long enough support for their devices these days. Permalink: Sony Xperia X1 misses out on Windows Mobile 6.5 update from Ubergizmo |

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15. Uh-Oh: Gameloft moves away from Android development 8 hours ago   permalink

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The sudden surge in interest in Android (largely due to all of the hype surrounding the Droid) has caused a lot of developers to reconsider the platform. Atleast one major development house, however, isn’t impressed.

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Guest Author / TechCrunch :   2010: The Year Android Will Shake Its Money Maker

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Macworld Gameloft to cut back on Android development   —  Mobile games developer Gameloft has announced it's cutting back on development for the Android, citing a lack of revenue. TG Daily :    Gameloft chooses iPhone over Android

Roselyn Roark / Wired Android Version of Foursquare Combines Function and Fun   —  It’s surprising that Yelp, the go-to site for finding restaurants, bars and other venues, has no presence in the Android Market. But that’s okay. Foursquare does the job with a social incentive to boot. Foursquare is a location-based social mobile network that allows users to check-in at different places, post tips and to-do items ... James Kendrick / GigaOM Android This Week: ARM Alliance Formed; Droids Fix Themselves?   —  Android is like a snowball rolling downhill — it won’t be long before it’s moving too fast for anything to stop it. That movement is surely going to spread from the smartphone sector, where Android has its roots, to that of smartbooks. Knowing this, ARM and the Android folks have put their heads together and [...] Digg.com Is the Android OS Growing Too Quickly?   —  After getting off to a slow start, Android phones have gone gangbusters. As of last July, there was only one Android-powered device available in the U.S., but that number has since exploded. Now, there are eight Android phones available stateside, with more expected to debut in the coming months. So things must be looking pretty great ....

16. WinMo Wrap: Marketplace Hits All WM 6.x Phones; Opera Mobile Advances 6 hours ago   permalink

James Kendrick / JkOnTheRun

The week marches on and today being Saturday means it is time to recap the recent happenings in the world of Windows Mobile. The Windows Marketplace for Mobile only launched for phones running WM 6.5 a week ago, but this week it hit all phones running WM 6.x. Those with phones running WM 6.0 or [...]

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Matt Hickey / Crave T-Mobile holiday gift: Aggressive unlimited prepaid plans   —  As it gears up for the holiday rush, T-Mobile gets aggressive with new prepaid pricing, T-Mobile Complete.

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TechFlash Report: AT&T, Clearwire among prospective T-Mobile partners   —  German newspaper Handelsblatt today identified AT&T, Kirkland-based Clearwire and MetroPCS as potential partners for T-Mobile USA as the Bellevue-based company's parent, Deutsche Telekom, looks to finance a network upgrade for its U.S. subsidary. Times Online Waitrose’s ‘chubby grocer’ tipped for Morrison job   —  Waitrose boss Mark Price has emerged as a leading contender to replace Marc Bolland as the new chief executive of FTSE 100 supermarket giant Wm Morrison. Sam mcloughln / PalmAddicts Win a copy of WordPop for your Palm OS, Windows Mobile or iPod Touch / iPhone   —  [From Todd] Todd at Smartbxdesign wants to give PalmAddict readers a chance to win a copy of the excellent WordPop which is available for both Palm OS, Windows Mobile and iPod Touch / iPhone. All you have to do is answer the following question: QUESTION: Which SmartboxDesign game can you play online or on your PC? 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Here’s your chance to catch up on this week’s top 10 articles! Radio Shack slashes netbook $100 for Black Friday ” Now preferred to be known as the Shack, Radio shack is offering the Acer Aspire One, A0751h-1279, for $100 less on Black Friday. This netbook will sell ... Mike Abundo / 901am Wearable Minority Report Computer!   —  We're getting closer and closer to the futuristic spatial computing seen in the movie Minority Report. Related posts: Bestofmedia Group acquires Computing.Net, becomes part of Tom’s Guide Microsoft attempting Android/iPhone catchup with dual Windows Mobile development? Online Shopping: Apparels Outpace Computer Sales

17. Swag Saturday: Tekken 6 1 hour ago   permalink

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Here it is, folks: your chance to beat up relatives all throughout the holiday season, albeit from the relative safeness of Tekken 6 's confines! For this week's Swag Saturday , we're giving out a copy of Tekken 6 for the Xbox 360 to one lucky commenter who tells us which fictitious holiday character (think: Santa, the Easter Bunny) they'd like ...

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Good afternoon, readers! What does Santa have in his bag for you today? Interestingly enough, he was unable to bring his bag because this printer is far too big for it. We present, for your inspection, the Kodak 5250 all-in-one: a scanning, printing, faxing, photofinishing machine that can best the big boys in the printer race.

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John Biggs / CrunchGear Saturday giveaway: Kodak 5250 all-in-one printer, just for you   —  Good afternoon, readers! What does Santa have in his bag for you today? Interestingly enough, he was unable to bring his bag because this printer is far too big for it. We present, for your inspection, the Kodak 5250 all-in-one: a scanning, printing, faxing, photofinishing machine that can best the big boys in the printer [...]

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If you enjoyed the Cowboy Bebop -meets-Master Chief action presented in the first episode of Halo Legends (seriously, that main character looked just like Spike Spiegel!), then you may want to check out the second episode of the Spartan-themed anime premiering today on Halo Waypoint . For 24 hours starting at 12:00AM PST (about eight hours ago), ...

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Kevin Phillips / Neowin.net Banned Xbox's flooding eBay and Craigslist   —  In the wake of the mass Xbox Live bans hundreds of Xboxs have appeared on online marketplaces such as eBay and Craigslist by gamers looking to offload their Xboxs. In the past two weeks Microsoft has banned nearly one million users from the online gaming service after finding that they had modified their consoles to play pirated games. Since the ...