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Taiwan’s HTC: iPhone’s `quiet’ challenger (AP)

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:37:04 +0000

AP – East Asia is the world’s electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple’s iPhone.

1 ‘censored’ bar won’t stop online prostitution (AP)

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:37:04 +0000

AP – Craiglist’s adult services section has been shut down in the U.S., but prostitution on the Internet is alive and well mdash; even, quite possibly, on Craigslist.

Craigslist removes adult services section (AP)

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:36:12 +0000

AP – Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says censored.

Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings (AP)

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:36:12 +0000

AP – Google Inc.’s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas’ attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet’s dominant search engine.

White space broadband to be finalized (at last) this month

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:34:56 +0000

“White spaces” broadband has been in hibernation—the rules governing unlicensed use in empty TV channels have never been finalized, and therefore no devices have yet appeared. This despite the fact that the idea was approved under previous FCC Chairman Kevin Martin in 2008. That’s about to change at last. At its next open meeting on September 23, the FCC will vote on the “TV White Spaces Second …

Report: FCC close to finalizing white space rules

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:34:56 +0000

Wall Street Journal reports the commission has been meeting with TV broadcasters, others to finally hammer out details for opening up unused spectrum for unlicensed use.

Melding Wi-Fi with digital TV ‘white space’

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:34:56 +0000

( Rice University ) Rice University researchers have won a $1.8 million federal grant for one of the nation’s first, real-world tests of technology that uses dynamic spectrum access — including dormant broadcast television channels — to deliver free, high-speed broadband Internet service. The five-year project calls for Rice and Houston nonprofit Technology For All to add “white space …

NASA infrared data sees convection building in Fiona’s clouds

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:34:56 +0000

Infrared satellite imagery from NASA’s Aqua satellite showed some strong convection building in Tropical Storm Fiona, and her maximum sustained winds increased from 40 mph yesterday to 60 mph this morning

Review: mTrip iPhone app uses augmented reality (AP)

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:34:55 +0000

AP – The new iPhone application mTrip is a travel guide and then some: It uses the latest in smart phone technology to make it easier to stay on track in a foreign locale.

Dubai police chief calls BlackBerry a spy tool (AP)

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:34:55 +0000

AP – Worries about spying by the U.S. and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai’s police chief said in comments that suggest a tough line in talks with the smart phone maker.