Tech Blog New: October 2011

Monday, 31 October 2011

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Monday -- October 31, 2011

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Headline Scan
AT&T Rings In LTE With Skyrocket Launch
Android Apps Get Big Break on Google TV
Battery Blues Won't Bring iPhone 4S Down
Which Tech Giant Will Own the Future?
Slow Shutter Cam: A Great App for Blurring Photos on Purpose

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Podcast
Another Grim Week for RIM (13:28 minutes)
In this episode: Research In Motion takes a few more punches with
lawsuits over its recent outage, a company taking it to court over the
name of its new mobile OS, and a delay on its promised PlayBook update;
Netflix investors go into shock after the company spills its
third-quarter financial details; payment processors' refusal to work
with WikiLeaks forces the site to suspend publication; Sony buys
Ericsson out of the Sony Ericsson brand; new rumors regarding the future
of Apple TV emerge.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-recap-2011-10-28.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

AT&T Rings In LTE With Skyrocket Launch
AT&T on Monday announced the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and the HTC
Vivid. These are the carrier's first Android smartphones to run on its
4G LTE network. They will be on the market Nov. 6. On that day, AT&T
will also launch 4G LTE services in four new markets -- Boston,
Washington, Baltimore and Athens, Ga.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73634.html

Android Apps Get Big Break on Google TV
Google unveiled a software update for Google TV on Friday that includes
a slew of apps. These are based on Android 3.1, said Google spokesperson
Jacques Herbert. This is the latest version of the so-called "Honeycomb"
release. An update based on Honeycomb has been
expected for a while.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73632.html

Battery Blues Won't Bring iPhone 4S Down
The iPhone 4S seems to have a battery life that's far shorter than it
ought to be. Some owners of the quick-draining devices reportedly have
been asked by Apple to install monitoring programs on the phone to help
diagnose the problem. The culprit could be a bug in iOS 5 that causes
the Setting Time Zone function to keep location-tracking running
constantly.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73633.html

Which Tech Giant Will Own the Future?
Over the years, it has often seemed like the companies in power have
people inside who can accurately see the future but are often cursed by
people running the business who can't or won't execute against that
vision. They are able to see the future but in some terrible parody of
the cursed Greek prophetess Cassandra, who could see but not change the
future, they are unable to benefit from it.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73612.html

Slow Shutter Cam: A Great App for Blurring Photos on Purpose
For me, there are three basic kinds of apps: those that I use frequently
and can't live without; those that provide diversions of one form or
another; and in-the-moment apps. Slow Shutter Cam is what I call an "in-
the-moment app" because, well, it's basically useless until you have a
reason to tap it to life. Another way to think about it is like a tool
for your toolbox of photography apps.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73622.html

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Friday, 28 October 2011

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Friday -- October 28, 2011

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Headline Scan
RIM Meets Indian Gov't in the Middle on User Surveillance
Google+ Starts Breathing Down LinkedIn's Neck
What HTML5 Hath Wrought
Hacking the Google TV Box Without Rooting It
New Apple Patent Could Put Android in a Headlock

Today's Story Highlights

RIM Meets Indian Gov't in the Middle on User Surveillance
RIM has agreed to let Indian officials conduct lawful surveillance of
customers using its BlackBerry services. The decision is yet another
step in RIM's long, drawn-out battle with New Delhi over the latter's
demands to monitor users of BlackBerry services in India.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73621.html

Google+ Starts Breathing Down LinkedIn's Neck
With a slew of new features and integration with Google Apps, Google+ is
now available to businesses, universities, and schools that use Google
Apps. The point behind the upgrades is to continue to drive traffic to
the fledgling network and fight the feature wars with other social
networks, said Gabe Donnini, lead analyst at Chitika.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73620.html

What HTML5 Hath Wrought
"Build once, run everywhere" has been the goal of many platforms,
although most recently the motto was used for Java. It has rarely been
completely true. In Java's case, "build once, test everywhere" was
closer to the mark. A true universal platform offers many financial
benefits.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73618.html

Hacking the Google TV Box Without Rooting It
I've long held the opinion that the most effective way to get Internet-
based content onto a TV is to simply hook a laptop up to the flat screen
with an HDMI cable. The laptop acts as an oversized remote control. You
get a full Flash-based Web browser, hard drive and keyboard on your TV.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73616.html

New Apple Patent Could Put Android in a Headlock
It's a simple idea: When an unlock slider appears on the screen, swipe
your finger to the right to unlock your device. But a newly acquired
patent could make things very difficult for developers working in
platforms, such as Android, that compete with Apple devices, like the
iPhone, iPod and iPad.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73615.html

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Thursday, 27 October 2011

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Thursday -- October 27, 2011

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Headline Scan
Facebook to Build Massive Arctic Data Fortress
Easy Streaming From Smartphone to Home Stereo
Unthink Rages Against the Facebook Machine
How Sweet Is Ice Cream Sandwich?
How Apple Can Clean Up in the Living Room

Podcast
The Prosumerization of the Enterprise (32:35 minutes)
Enterprise employees interact with consumer-oriented technology on a
daily basis, and the advancement of those consumer devices is changing
their expectations when it comes to enterprise technology. Applications
may need to behave more like apps. Provisioning may need to be more like
running an app store. And self-service and intuitive adoption of new
features need to be built in as primary requirements.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-gardner-2011-10-24.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

Facebook to Build Massive Arctic Data Fortress
Facebook is planning to build a massive new data center in the
industrial town of Lulea in Swedish Lapland, about 70 miles from the
Arctic Circle. The data center will consist of three buildings, the
first of which will cover about 33,000 square yards, Facebook
spokesperson Alex Kirschner told TechNewsWorld.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73611.html

Easy Streaming From Smartphone to Home Stereo
The convenience of using your smartphone to store, stream and curate
your music collection -- or simply stream music from online,
personalized radio stations like Pandora -- doesn't mean you need to
sacrifice your home stereo system for the dubious quality earbuds that
came with the phone. The investment you've made in the stereo gear is as
valid as is it was when you bought it.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73597.html

Unthink Rages Against the Facebook Machine
The creators of a new social network are challenging users to ditch
Facebook and other networks to "unthink" and de-clutter with their new,
completely user-controlled and private network. Unthink.com, launched
Tuesday in beta, hopes to capitalize on growing discontent among social
network users for support.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73610.html

How Sweet Is Ice Cream Sandwich?
It's no secret that Linux fans tend to be fiercely proud of Android,
representing as it does Linux's biggest consumer-focused success so far.
Excitement over the newly unveiled version 4.0 of Google's wildly
popular mobile platform, however, just may be setting a new record. Buzz
over the latest iteration is practically drowning out all other
conversations in the blogosphere.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73605.html

How Apple Can Clean Up in the Living Room
Like the super-duper Apple-focused analyst Gene Munster at Piper
Jaffray, I've long believed that Apple has been planning to create a new
television set. Apple's largest iMac and the Apple Thunderbolt Display
already boast a wicked-sharp 27-inch screen. With a current Apple TV
set-top box glued to the side of an HDTV, it's not hard to imagine an
all-in-one unit.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73603.html

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Wednesday, 26 October 2011

ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter

ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter: Wednesday -- October 26, 2011

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This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

Rometty Slides Smoothly Into IBM's Driver Seat
(Posted 26-Oct-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73600.html

Customer Defections Wallop Netflix
(Posted 25-Oct-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73588.html

Sprint to Meter 4G Data on Everything Except Smartphones
(Posted 24-Oct-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73573.html

OWS Protesters Join Verizon Workers in March Against Corporate Greed
(Posted 22-Oct-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73570.html

Roasting in California: Dunkin' Donuts Coffee Fans Can't Order Online
(Posted 21-Oct-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73558.html

Microsoft, Alibaba Kick Yahoo's Tires
(Posted 20-Oct-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73555.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

US Gov't Getting Snoopier and Snoopier, Says Google
(Posted 26-Oct-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73598.html

How Do You Like Them Thermostats?
(Posted 25-Oct-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73587.html

Wikileaks Muzzled by Donations Blockade
(Posted 24-Oct-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73578.html

Will Microsoft Get Lucky With Yahoo?
(Posted 22-Oct-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73565.html

Irish Authorities to Investigate Facebook's 'Shadow Profiles'
(Posted 21-Oct-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73563.html

Kinect for Kids: The Forgiven Video Games?
(Posted 20-Oct-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73541.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

ERP's Disruptive Moment
(Posted 26-Oct-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73595.html

Debit Card Fees May Drive Disgusted Bank Customers to Credit Unions
(Posted 25-Oct-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73586.html

Predictive Analytics Digs Deeper Into CRM
(Posted 24-Oct-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73572.html

Marketo's Spark Ignites Small-Biz Marketing Efforts
(Posted 21-Oct-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73540.html

When CRM Stalls: Kicking It Up a Notch
(Posted 20-Oct-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73549.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

Kino: An Easy-Does-It but Incomplete Video Editor
(Posted 26-Oct-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73591.html

What Open Source Can Learn From Steve Jobs, Part 1
(Posted 25-Oct-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73581.html

All About Jobs and Hiring in Linux Land
(Posted 24-Oct-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73571.html

Titanium Backup Pro Makes Moving Apps a Snap
(Posted 21-Oct-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73544.html

Ubuntu 11.10 and the Oddly Oneiric 'Countdown'
(Posted 20-Oct-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73550.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From MacNewsWorld

MacBooks Still Clicking in a Post-PC World
(Posted 26-Oct-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73593.html

CarTunes Helps You Master the Art of No-Look iPhone Music Control
(Posted 25-Oct-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73574.html

SkyView: A Jam-Packed, Reality-Augmenting Key to the Sky
(Posted 24-Oct-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73564.html

iPhone 4S Dissection: Gutsier Guts for the Money
(Posted 21-Oct-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73559.html

The iPad Mini's Screen Conundrum
(Posted 20-Oct-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73548.html

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Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- October 26, 2011

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Headline Scan
Nokia Tiptoes Back Into Smartphone Market but Steers Clear of US
US Gov't Getting Snoopier and Snoopier, Says Google
Avoiding All-Too-Common App Development Pitfalls
Kino: An Easy-Does-It but Incomplete Video Editor
Sprint's Singing the iPhone Blues

Today's Story Highlights

Nokia Tiptoes Back Into Smartphone Market but Steers Clear of US
Nokia announced its first smartphones running Windows Phone at Nokia
World 2011, being held in London through Thursday. These are the Nokia
Lumia 800 and Lumia 710. Both have social networking capabilities, 1.4
GHz processors, hardware acceleration and graphics processors. They will
have access to a personal navigation system and a music streaming
application.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73602.html

US Gov't Getting Snoopier and Snoopier, Says Google
Government authorities in the United States showed an increased interest
in Google account holders in the first half of 2011, according to a
report released Tuesday by the search giant. The report showed that
5,950 requests for information were made by U.S. government authorities
during the first six months of this year, compared with 4,601 requests
during the last six months of last year -- an increase of 29 percent.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73598.html

Avoiding All-Too-Common App Development Pitfalls
Software development drives business innovation, but many application
development teams are stymied by some common, solvable challenges that
can sidetrack the success not only of their project, but also of their
company. The top three: achieving effective alignment with business
concerns; managing time over the course of a project; and building for
reuse.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73596.html

Kino: An Easy-Does-It but Incomplete Video Editor
Video editing in any operating system is a wide-open experience. Unlike
word processing and audio editing tools, video editing apps present a
wider range of options. The Kino Video Editor is a very capable video
editing solution that will appeal to novices and moderate users alike.
However, it lacks the full range of sophisticated features that seasoned
video pros require.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73591.html

Sprint's Singing the iPhone Blues
A leaked internal memo indicates Sprint is dealing with significant
problems relating to iPhone data speeds on its network. Users are
complaining about particularly slow download rates. "Sprint has been
offloading much of its data on its [4G] Clearwire WiMax network, but the
iPhone doesn't support WiMax, so that means Sprint's CDMA network has to
carry all the load," said In-Stat's Allen Nogee.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73592.html

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Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- October 25, 2011

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Headline Scan
How Do You Like Them Thermostats?
Is Apple TV About to Go Big?
Why Government CIOs Are Giving Security Short Shrift
What Open Source Can Learn From Steve Jobs, Part 1
CarTunes Helps You Master the Art of No-Look iPhone Music Control
Wikileaks Muzzled by Donations Blockade
Microsoft Ropes In 10th Android Licensee

Today's Story Highlights

How Do You Like Them Thermostats?
Two former Apple engineers have released a smart thermostat designed to
reduce home energy use. Nest Labs -- a company formed by former iPod and
iPhone guru Tony Fadell -- has introduced the Nest Learning Thermostat,
a device that learns your daily schedule and adjusts your home's heating
and cooling accordingly.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73587.html

Is Apple TV About to Go Big?
Apple plans to offer a TV set by 2013 to replace its current Apple TV
peripheral device, according to a report. The project is said to be
headed by Jeff Robbin, who helped create the iPod and the iTunes media
store. The rumor has been lent strength by a statement in the biography
of the late Steve Jobs, Apple's cofounder.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73590.html

Why Government CIOs Are Giving Security Short Shrift
We've been having a jolly good time lambasting the United States federal
government and, by extension, its various CIOs for Washington's problems
in cybersecurity implementation. It turns out now that the fault, dear
readers, lies not with the CIOs but with the government itself. The U.S.
General Accountability Office has found that CIOs don't consistently
have responsibility for 13 major areas of IT.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73584.html

What Open Source Can Learn From Steve Jobs, Part 1
The passing of Steve Jobs earlier this month triggered reactions that
spanned the gamut -- from expressions of appreciation and sober
reflection to some tasteless extremes of zealotry from a subset of the
open source community. We can learn a lot from Steve Jobs, even if we
ultimately have different goals.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73581.html

CarTunes Helps You Master the Art of No-Look iPhone Music Control
I've never particularly cared for the iPhone's built-in iPod app. It's
great at playing music, sorting it, letting you make on-the-fly
playlists and doing that cool Cover Flow thing. It's a whole lot more
interesting to look at than the iPod I had in 2005, that's for sure. But
the one thing that hangs me up about the iPhone's music player is its
control layout.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73574.html

Wikileaks Muzzled by Donations Blockade
A number of major U.S.-based financial institutions have blockaded
payments to Wikileaks, forcing the site to temporarily cease
publication. Wikileaks is asking supporters to immediately start
donating money through other entities in order to keep the site running.
The blockade has cut off 95 percent of its revenue, the group claims.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73578.html

Microsoft Ropes In 10th Android Licensee
Microsoft has signed an agreement with Compal Electronics granting the
device maker coverage under Microsoft's patent portfolio for its
tablets, mobile phones, e-readers and other consumer devices running
Android or Chrome.The deal comes hard on the heels of similar
arrangements made with Wistron and Quanta Computer.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73579.html

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The State Of Mobile Commerce - Are You Meeting Your Mobile Customers' Expectations?

Wednesday | November 2, 2011 | 1PM ET

Are you meeting your customers' mobile experience expectations?

According to Forrester Research*, mobile commerce is booming: sales via mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, will grow 40 percent per year for the next five years, capturing $31 billion by 2016. With mobile your websites and applications are literally in your customers' hands. But are you meeting their expectations?

According to Compuware research 75% of the top US retailers are not meeting mobile end-users' web performance expectations.

Speed and availability are key requirements of the mobile channel. Customers on tablets and smartphones expect quick transactions that work flawlessly anytime, anywhere.

Join our featured speakers, Sucharita Mulpuru, Vice President, Principal Analyst from independent research firm Forrester Research, Inc., and Compuware APM CTO, Steve Tack to learn about:

The current state of mobile commerce and key mobile trends
Why tablet owners are a key component of mobile success
Common mistakes that prohibit companies from capitalizing on the mobile opportunity
Best practices to deliver quality mobile web and application experiences to smartphone and tablet users

*Mobile Commerce Forecast 2011 to 2016", Forrester Research Inc, June 17, 2011

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Monday, 24 October 2011

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Monday -- October 24, 2011

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Headline Scan
FoamBot Builds Baby Bots for Any Occasion
Verizon Dulls Razr
Gates, Palmisano or Branson for President
All About Jobs and Hiring in Linux Land
SkyView: A Jam-Packed, Reality-Augmenting Key to the Sky

Podcast
Will Microsoft Get Lucky With Yahoo? (13:16 minutes)
In this episode: Microsoft may once again be interested in Yahoo now
that the ailing Web empire could be acquired for significantly less than
the $47 billion Redmond tried to pay for it in 2008; Google is
reportedly readying a new online music store, though it may have some
kinks to work out with record labels; Apple scores some big wins in its
international patent war with Samsung; Wall Street cringes at last
quarter's iPhone sales despite a more recent iPhone 4S sales bonanza;
RIM and Google preview what's to come with their next mobile OSes -- BBX
and Ice Cream Sandwich, respectively.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-recap-2011-10-21.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

FoamBot Builds Baby Bots for Any Occasion
Those tactical robots some police departments use to deal with dangerous
situations are great, but they have one drawback -- they're specialized
and so are limited to a few uses. What if a police or fire department
could create a bunch of robots as needed for different uses? That's the
idea the University of Pennsylvania's ModLab goes after with its
FoamBot.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73569.html

Verizon Dulls Razr
Verizon Wireless has disabled the bootloader unlock feature in the
software on the Droid Razr, the Android smartphone that Motorola
unveiled last week. Motorola had shipped the Droid Razr with a
bootloader that can be unlocked and relocked, company spokesperson Becki
Leonard told LinuxInsider.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73577.html

Gates, Palmisano or Branson for President
With the U.S. elections ramping up and IBM's 100-year anniversary event
in New York focusing like a laser on what makes a good leader, I'm
finding it hard not to compare both the incumbent and Republican
challengers to the top leaders in technology and find them wanting. I'm
starting to wonder if the problem that the U.S. and most democratic
countries have is lack of a clear definition of what is needed in a
leader.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73542.html

All About Jobs and Hiring in Linux Land
Well it's been a busy month of October here in the Linux blogosphere.
There's been the ongoing Windows 8 secure boot saga -- which just last
week gained the voice of the Free Software Foundation. There's also been
the long-awaited arrival of Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot," with all the
associated angst about Unity and Linux desktops.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73571.html

SkyView: A Jam-Packed, Reality-Augmenting Key to the Sky
Even if you don't care about stars, planets, satellites and other
celestial objects in the night sky, this point alone may sway you to
take a look anyway: SkyView -- Explore the Universe, an app by Terminal
Eleven LLC, has a solid five-star rating by users in the Apple App
Store. Not 4 or 4.5. All those little stars are filled in with color.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73564.html

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