TOKYO, Japan – Japan is increasingly turning to other countries for help as it struggles to stabilize its tsunami-stricken nuclear plant and stop radiation leaks that are complicating efforts to recover the bodies of some of the thousands swept away by the towering wave.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
NASA: Mars rover, phone home after yearlong sleep
LOS ANGELES – The prospect of ever hearing from the stuck Mars rover Spirit is fading after it failed to respond to repeated calls from Earth.
Spanish scientists search for fuel of the future
ALICANTE, Spain (AFP) – In a forest of tubes eight metres high in eastern Spain scientists hope they have found the fuel of tomorrow: bio-oil produced with algae mixed with carbon dioxide from a factory.
iPad not charging? Simple tips for charging the iPad via USB
This past weekend my wife pointed out to me that sometimes when the iPad is sitting in the Apple iPad dock, it says “Not Charging” despite being plugged directly into the wall outlet. My setup at home is the typical USB cable connector plugged into an AC wall outlet on one end, and then the iPad dock on the other. Nothing special here, heck, it wasn’t even plugged into a PC. So I decided to undock the iPad and reconnect it, maybe the connection wasn’t good. Nope, still said not charging. So I tried again and lo and behold, it started charging. What the heck?
Facebook Profile Migrations: A Cautionary Tale
Users who want to migrate from a traditional Facebook Profile to a Facebook Page might want to think twice, or even thrice, before making the leap. The new tool is intended to help brands, local business, organizations or public figures create a new Facebook page while still bringing their friends (ie, fans) along with them.
Google foe won't take "no" on Buzz cash
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An Internet privacy group that prodded U.S. regulators to scrutinize Google Inc is miffed about getting cut out of a class action settlement over the search behemoth's Buzz social network.
Microsoft skewers Google in EU antitrust complaint
BRUSSELS – Microsoft Corp. escalated its attack on Google Inc. by complaining to European regulators Thursday that its fiercest rival is an Internet bully that abuses its dominance of online search and advertising.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
NASA Spacecraft Snaps 1st Photo of Mercury from Orbit
The first spacecraft ever to circle Mercury has beamed home the first-ever photo taken of the small rocky planet from orbit, showing a stark landscape peppered with craters.
Fuze Meeting for iPad 2 Just Works
FuzeBox launched new iPad and Android apps for Fuze Meetingtoday, enabling multi-party HD video conferencing from virtually anywhere. With these new apps, Fuze Meeting makes a compelling business case as a cost-effective, cross-platform conferencing solution.
Google brings high-speed broadband network to Kan.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – After seeing Facebook pleas and flash mobs, and even cities temporarily renaming themselves "Google," the search engine giant said Wednesday it has chosen Kansas City, Kan., as the first place that will get its new ultra-fast broadband network.
HOW TO: Play Recorded Twitter Conversations In Sync With Your Favorite Shows
Watching television shows at the time they air is so 2000s -- about 40% of US households now own a DVR and another 40% regularly watch long form video online.
TEPCO president hospitalized in Tokyo
TOKYO – The president of the utility that owns Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear complex was hospitalized with hypertension as setbacks mounted at the plant, where experts Wednesday logged the highest radiation yet in nearby seawater.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
'Suicide squads' paid huge sums amid fresh fears for nuclear site
The radioactive core in one reactor at Fukushima's beleaguered nuclear power plant appeared to have melted through the bottom of its containment vessel, an expert warned yesterday, sparking fears that workers would not be able to save the reactor and that radioactive gases could soon be released into the atmosphere.
Amazon vs Apple: The race for the future of music
Ever since the dawn of the internet, music fans have dreamt of a mythical celestial jukebox where every song ever produced would be available at the click of a button.
Android Likely To Lead Smartphone Market This Year
Android's rocketing rise as a mobile platform is about to hit the stratosphere. According to a new report from industry research firm IDC, Google's open-source operating system, currently in second place worldwide, will become the leading smartphone operating system this year.
IDC: Windows will pass iPhone
Helped by its pairing with Nokia (NYSE:NOK - News) phones, Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT - News) smartphone operating system is expected to jump to No. 2 in worldwide market share in 2015 with 20.9%, up from 5.5% in 2011, surpassing Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL -News) projected 15.3% share for its software, down from 15.7%, according to researcher IDC. Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG - News) Android is seen growing its share to 45.4% in 2015 from 39.5% this year. IDC sees smartphone sales jumping 49% this year. Microsoft rose 0.3%, Apple edged up 0.2%, Google climbed 1% and Nokia
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Quickly create mobile-optimized websites with new Zapd iPhone app
If I told you that you can now create websites via your iPhone or iPod Touch in less than a minute would you believe me? That’s what new appZapd claims. While I was skeptical—surely it can’t be that easy, surely there’s some fine print—I’m pleased to say that Zapd does exactly what it claims to do, beautifully.
Nokia sues Apple again over patents
HELSINKI – Nokia is suing Apple in the United States for allegedly infringing patents in its mobile phones, portable music players, tablets and computers, the Finnish company said Tuesday.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Intel Announces 320 Series Third-Generation SSD
Intel on Monday announced the release of its third-generation family of solid-state drives (SSDs): the 320 Series. The drives will replace Intel's current X25-M SSD.
Use AirPlay between iOS devices with AirFrame
AirPlay’s debut in iOS 4.2 last November allowed us to wirelessly stream media from an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad to an Apple TV. In December, AirPlayer by developer Erica Sadun allowed us to stream media from an iOS device to a Mac. With AirFrame 1.0 from App Dynamic, the circle is now complete: we can stream media from one iOS device to another.
More radioactive water spills at Japan nuke plant
TOKYO – Workers have discovered new pools of radioactive water leaking from Japan's crippled nuclear complex that officials believe are behind soaring levels of radiation spreading to soil and seawater.
WWDC Software Rumors Suggest a 'Delay' in iPhone 5
Will Apple introduce iOS 5 at the Worldwide Developers Conference this summer? Will an iPhone 5 make its debut on time? Yes and -- we don't know.
EBay buys GSI for $1.96 billion to take on Amazon
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Online auction site eBay Inc moved to bolster its ability to take on No. 1 Web retailer Amazon.com Inc with a $1.96 billion takeover bid for e-commerce service provider GSI Commerce.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Nokia to use Symbian and Windows together for long time
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nokia (NOK1V.HE) said it will continue to sell smartphones using its legacy Symbian software for a long time after its first phones using Microsoft's (MSFT.O) Windows go on sale.
Samsung: Do You Want Your IPad Clone in Small, Medium or Large?
In 2007, Apple started the smartphone market by showing smartphone makers what they had to aspire to: The iPhone. The tablet market hasn't quite caught up to the iPad that created it yet, but Samsung's given us a date for when it thinks it will: June 8.
iOS and iPhone 5: What to Expect
With the iPad 2 out and in short supply, the rumor mill's attention is now shifting to what we could expect to see in the new iPhone and iOS 5, the next iteration of Apple's mobile OS. And while the new iPhone 5 is set to arrive some time this summer, a TechCrunch report suggests exciting developments for iOS are coming this fall too
More obstacles impede crews in Japan nuke crisis
TOKYO – Mounting problems, including badly miscalculated radiation figures and inadequate storage tanks for huge amounts of contaminated water, stymied emergency workers Sunday as they struggled to nudge Japan's stricken nuclear complex back from the edge of disaster.
Air raids hit Gadhafi stronghold of Sirte in Libya
RAS LANOUF, Libya – International air raids targeted Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte for the first time Sunday night as rebels quickly closed in on the regime stronghold, a formidable obstacle that must be overcome for government opponents to reach the capital Tripoli.
I-95 cameras snap speeders, spark controversy
RIDGELAND, S.C. – As Interstate 95 sweeps past this small town along South Carolina's coastal plain, motorists encounter cameras that catch speeding cars, the only such devices on the open interstate for almost 2,000 miles from Canada to Miami.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Phoning in a gold rush? Investor appetite in apps starting to resemble dot-com frenzy
As more consumers download mobile apps to their smartphones, tablets and other devices, venture capital investors are competing to buy stakes in startup developers that they hope will eventually become multi-billion dollar companies.
Facebook kicks off 20,000 underage users a day
Are kids slipping through the cracks in Facebook's just-ask age screening approach?
The social networking site kicks off around 20,000 underage users per day, its chief privacy adviser, Mozelle Thompson, told Australia's parliament this week.
Steve Jobs Email: 'No Interest' In Radiation iPhone App
Measuring radiation levels with your iPhone? There's not an app for that. Not officially at least.
After repeated rejections from the Apple App Store, Israeli developer Tawkon has posted instructions for hacking your iPhone and going through Cydia to download its radiation-detection app.
Search for survivors hampered by radiation
The search for bodies and survivors of this month's huge earthquake and tsunami in Japan is being hampered by growing fears of radiation leaking from the stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima.
Jobs-Rejected Radiation App Will Go Jailbreaking Route
They tried to make nice with Apple, to no avail. Now Israeli startup Tawkon says it will get an app that estimates radiation levels onto iPhones the hard way: Via Cydia, which provides content for jailbroken phones.
BlackBerry PlayBook Will Run Android Apps
When the long-awaited BlackBerry tablet hits the U.S. and Canada on April 19, Research in Motion (RIM) has a surprise up its sleeve: support for Android apps.
iPhone, Android App Builds Social Networks on the Fly
Color Labs has released a new mobile application so handset and tablet users in close proximity can exchange photos, videos and text messages without having to upload content to the Internet. Currently available for mobile devices running Apple's iOS and Google's Android platform, the new Color app promises to radically expand the social-networking capabilities of people attending parties, conferences, family gatherings, and exhibitions by creating elastic networks on the fly.
6.8-magnitude quake strikes Burma
A powerful earthquake struck north-eastern Burma tonight, shaking buildings as far away as Bangkok. No tsunami was generated.
The quake struck near Burma's borders with Thailand and Laos, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) from Chiang Rai. The northern Thai city sustained a little damage, according to Thai television.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Macintosh software vet leaves "post-PC era" Apple
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – A senior executive behind Macintosh computer software is leaving Apple as the culture-changing company rushes into a "post PC Era" in which iPads and iPhones supplant desktop computers.
Twitter's Long History With Malware
Ever since exploding at SXSW Interactive in 2007, Twitter has struggled with malware of all kinds.
From clickjacking (see below) to worms to trending topics scams toout-and-out hacks, Twitter has become one of a handful of popular social tools used to spread viruses and other malware around the web.
PlayStation 3 hacker GeoHot flees country
According to new court documents Sony has filed, infamous PS3 hacker George “Geohot” Hotz has fled the country. As we recently reported, Sony was granted access to Hotz’s PayPal records and through this data was able to determine that the alleged PS3 jailbreaker is hunkering down in South America.
Jerusalem blast kills woman and wounds dozens
JERUSALEM – A blast Israel quickly blamed on Palestinian militants ripped through a bus stop in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing a woman, wounding two dozen other people and intensifying fears that a period of relative calm could be ending as hopes for a negotiated peace fade.
Fukushima fallout reaches Europe, but traces tiny
VIENNA – Minuscule particles of fallout from a damaged power plant in Japan have reached Iceland and are expected in France and elsewhere in Europe, experts said Wednesday, but stressed they don't pose a health risk.
Bogus Claim: Japan Earthquake Won't Trigger a California Quake
An unfounded scientific assertion by a nonscientist has swept across the Web like a tsunami over the past few days. In an article in Newsweek, writer Simon Winchester claimed that the 9.0-magnitude Japan earthquake, following close on the heels of recent quakes in New Zealand and Chile, has ratcheted up the chances of a catastrophic seismic event striking in California.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
New Galaxy Tab 10.1 Thinner, Lighter Than iPad 2
Samsung has already superseded its own inadequate 10-inch Galaxy tab with a brand-new tablet that is thinner than the iPad 2. The company has also announced a tweener-sized 8.9-inch tablet.
With High Demand, iPad 2 Goes on Sale in 25 Countries
The iPad 2 is about to go global.
According to a press release issued by Apple on Tuesday, the new iPad 2 will be available in 25 more countries this coming Friday.
Amazon Launches Its Own Android App Store
Amazon opened the doors Tuesday on its own marketplace for Android apps.
As reported by Wired.com last week, Amazon’s new store, the Amazon Appstore for Android, appears to be a more-carefully curated, selective virtual storefront than the Google’s default Android Market. It features the new Angry Birds Rio game, as well as many other popular Android apps, including Twitter,Fruit Ninja, Shazam, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and others. The Amazon Appstore has 3,800 apps,according to reports.
Japan Aid Effort: Is Government Bureaucracy Slowing Help?
By 9:30 a.m. local time on March 22, the emergency shelter at Saitama Super Arena, just north of Tokyo, had reached its maximum capacity of 500 volunteers. The other 1,500 do-gooders wanting to help the displaced people of Futaba, the town closest to ground zero of the earthquake- and tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, were turned away by volunteers holding hand-printed cardboard signs that said "We are sorry, but we cannot take any more volunteers. Please try again tomorrow."
Deal to combine AT&T, T-Mobile raises questions
WASHINGTON – AT&T's surprise announcement that it plans to acquire T-Mobile USA will force federal regulators to confront a difficult antitrust question: Can American consumers get good wireless service at a fair price if they must choose between just two national companies?
Japanese police say disaster death toll tops 9,000
TOKYO – Japan's police agency says more than 9,000 people are dead after an earthquake and tsunami. Another 13,500 are missing.
Icy rain, fuel shortages hamper relief to quake-hit Japan
KESENNUMA, Japan (Reuters) – Fuel shortages, icy rain and power outages are hampering Japan's worst humanitarian crisis since World War Two, but relief workers are reporting some progress as mangled roads are reopened and new homes built.
Apple sues Amazon.com over APP STORE trademark
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc has sued Amazon.com Inc in a bid to stop the online retailer from improperly using Apple's APP STORE trademark, according to a court filing.
First Look: Nokia Astound Smartphone on T-Mobile
Given yesterday's news of AT&T purchase of T-Mobile, it is slightly ironic that the very first phone we've seen up close at CTIA this year is a T-Mobile phone. And even more ironic, the T-Mobile Astound uses the Symbian platform, which Nokia made pretty clear it had washed its hands of last month. But don't dismiss the Astound immediately; for its price, it has some pretty solid specs.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Read It Later Pro for Android is a worthy addition to your app library
Do you come across a lot of interesting articles online, but don't always have the time to read them? Read It Later Pro for your Android phone allows you to queue up as many as you'd like for later perusal. And the best part is: You don't even need an Internet signal.
iPad 2 problems: What users complain about the most
When you buy a digital device at launch, you’re always taking a risk. It’s one of the many taxes of staying on the bleeding edge. Even the best new devices have their share of quirks at first. Apple, though one of the more diligent manufacturers, is not immune to this trend. Though its March 11 iPad 2 launch has gone off a lot smoother than the iPhone 4 last year, many users are reporting screen, Wi-Fi, microphone, and speaker issues with their new tablets. Curious to see if your iPad 2 is suffering from a debilitating launch issue? Read ahead
Apple called on to pull 'gay cure' app from iTunes
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Apple on Monday was under pressure to yank a so-called "gay cure" application from its iTunes shop for software for iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Speed Bump: Samsung’s Galaxy Phone Gets Upped to 4G
it’s official: 2011 is the year of incremental progress. Mobile handsets have settled into a groove featurewise and are now gently nudging their way upward in speed, power and capabilities.
Amazon Android App Store Set to Launch Tuesday
Retail giant Amazon is preparing to launch its own app store on the Android platform on Tuesday, March 22, a trusted source told Wired.com.
10 Apps You Should Download for iPad 2
An estimated 500,000 people lined up last weekend at Apple stores around the country to buy an iPad 2. The best part, after getting past that annoying Connect to iTunes screen, is loading up the tablet with apps.
Facebook to buy mobile app developer Snaptu
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook has agreed to buy Snaptu, an application developer for mobile devices that are less sophisticated than smartphones, as the world's largest Internet social network focuses on expanding its mobile services.
Japan restores power to nuclear reactors
Sunday, 20 March 2011, Two units at Japan's stricken nuclear plant safely cooled down today, though pressure unexpectedly rose in a third unit's reactor as scientists continued to wage a battle to get a handle on the crisis.
iPad ‘Cads’ Scalping With Abandon
NEW YORK — Were you one of the lucky half million fortunate souls who scored an iPad 2 at one of Apple’s retail stores before they started selling out?
How To Unlock iOS 4.3 Using Ultrasn0w After Jailbreaking With Sn0wbreeze 2.3b4
Good news for unlockers! A new version of Sn0wbreeze 2.3 is now available which supports Ultrasn0w unlock for iPhone 4 and 3GS users (old basebands only) running the latest iOS 4.3 firmware.
Tonight's 'super perigee moon' will not cause a natural disaster, says NASA
Sat Mar 19, 7:55 Do not worry: Tonight’s supermoon, which will appear larger than any moon in the North American night sky since 1992, will not cause any natural disasters, NASA reassured everyone today. They’ve even go so far as to produce a YouTube video to explain the super moon’s effects.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Asus rumored to launch $200 Chrome OS netbook in June
With the tablet market, led by Apple’s iPad line, having caused the netbook market to shrink to a mere blip, budget laptop maker Asus is said to have a new netbook coming down the pipeline, reports Digitimes.
The Week in iPad Cases: The iPad 2 has landed
The iPad 2 is finally here, in all its greatness and glory! That, however, is not the only reason for celebrating—many a vendor has also announced that it's in the process of creating and producing protective accessories specifically for the newest magical device. In the best Scandinavian tradition of buffet eating, tuck in and help yourself at this veritable feast of fashionable protection covers. It's all in this week's iPad case roundup.
Fukushima water tested above safe limit 2 days ago
TOKYO – Radioactive iodine in drinking water was at one point above government safety limits in the prefecture that hosts a radiation-spewing nuclear plant, the Health Ministry said late Saturday after reporting that trace amounts had also been detected in Tokyo and five other prefectures.
Gene Therapy May Help Reverse Parkinson's Symptoms
Cutting-edge gene therapy on Parkinson's disease patients significantly improved the tremors, rigidity and other motor skill problems that are hallmarks of the illness, a small new study reports.
Japan tragedy seared into the world's imagination
TOKYO – There are events in history that sear themselves into the world's collective imagination, and enter the realm where myth meets heartbreaking reality.
Android Gaming Has Finally Arrived
Android gaming. Two years ago, the iPhone was effectively the only phone that supported serious gaming--unless you consider Brickbreaker on the BlackBerry to be the ultimate gaming experience. Last spring, Google proved that it was serious about gaming when it hired games industry veteran Mark DeLoura to act as its "Developer Advocate" for games. But gaming developers seemed a bit hesitant to climb on board with the platform. When we surveyed the games available in the Android Market, we found a lot of sad rip-offs of popular iPhone games, plagued by shoddy graphics and buggy game play. There wasn't even a games section in the Market!
Japan earthquake and tsunami: How to help
Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded on March 11. The magnitude-9.0 quake spawned a deadly tsunami that slammed into the small island nation, leaving a huge swath of devastation in its wake. Thousands of people are dead and many more are still missing or injured; almost half a million people are homeless.
Trauma stalks children of Japan tsunami
KESENNUMA, Japan (AFP) – The horror of Japan's tsunami has raised concerns over the long-term impact on children, some of whom are already displaying signs of trauma, from screaming nightmares to silent withdrawal.
Nokia teams up with Microsoft
Nokia and Microsoft have teamed up to take on Google and Apple in the fast-growing smartphone market as the Finnish mobile phone maker attempts to regain its leading position in the sector.
Google to rival Apple with digital fee service
Google has offered an olive branch to publishers with the launch of a system allowing them to build paywalls around their digital content. The move is set to bring the group into conflict with Apple.
Apple launched iPad 2 tablet
Apple CEO Steve Jobs briefly emerged from his medical leave and walked on stage to standing ovation Wednesday to unveil the second generation of the popular iPad, which will go on sale worldwide later this month.
The man who survived two tsunamis: 'I feel as if my family is being chased'
Someone up there is looking after Zahrul Fuadi, who has survived two tsunamis that were among the worst natural disasters of the past century.
Radiation found in food near Fukushima plant
Radiation levels in spinach and milk exceed safety limits following nuclear accidents at a tsunami-stricken nuclear plant, Japan's top government spokesman said today.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Suicide squad' struggles to cool reactors as radiation levels rise
Japan yesterday deployed army helicopters and police water cannon manned by what the media are calling "suicide squads" in a frantic attempt to cool overheating fuel rods and prevent meltdown at a nuclear power plant ravaged by an earthquake and tsunami one week ago.
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