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Amazon.com Now Selling 3D TV

admin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:01:16 +0000

Amazon.com is now selling 3D TVs, offering a 3D TV starter kit with the purchase of new 3D TV sets from Samsung, To get a 3D TV, click here.

Yelp Accused Of Extortion Over Bad Reviews

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:04:43 +0000

“Yelp, one of the most popular Web sites that let people post opinions about restaurants, shops and local services, is being sued by several small businesses that claim they’ve been pressured to advertise on the site in exchange for getting negative reviews quashed, The Associated Press reported.” [Link]

Social Networks Incubate Hate

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:33:22 +0000

“Terrorists and racists are turning to online social networks and depending less on traditional Web sites, according to a new report on digital terror and hate speech. The report, by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, found a 20 percent increase in the number of hate and terrorist-abetting Web sites, social network pages, chat forums and micro-bloggers over the past year, to a total of 11,500.” [Link]

Nexus One Sales A “Flop”?

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:08:43 +0000

“This just in from mobile analytics company Flurry: Nexus One sales are still flopping. After 74 days on the market, Flurry estimates that Google has sold 135,000 Nexus Ones. In its first 74 days on the market, the Droid sold 1.05 million units. In the iPhone’s first 74 days on the market, it sold 1 million units. For further context, the iPad just went on sale in an online-only mode and sold an estimated 152,000 units in three days.” [Link]

Switch? 10% Of Microsoft Employees Using iPhone

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:05:12 +0000

“The Wall Street Journal over the weekend profiled iPhone usage among employees of Apple’s longtime rival Microsoft, noting that approximately 10,000 Microsoft employees, representing about 10% of the company’s global headcount, were accessing their work e-mail accounts via iPhone last year.” [Link]

Poll: Blackberry Owners Ready To Switch To iPhone, Android

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:03:34 +0000

“Of a sample audience, 39 percent of BlackBerry owners feel they’re very likely to buy an iPhone as their next device, and 34 percent expect to switch to Android. Only 31 percent would actively resist an iPhone, and 28 percent would actively oppose Google’s OS.” [Link]

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Google “99.9 Percent” Likely To Pull Out Of China

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:24:46 +0000

“Talks with China over censorship have reached an apparent impasse and Google, the world’s largest search engine, is now ‘99.9 percent’ certain to shut its Chinese search engine, the Financial Times said on Saturday.” [Link]

Crackdown 2 Game Release Date Is July 6

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:22:11 +0000

Crackdown 2 screenshot

“Crackdown 2 will launch in North America on July 6, with Asia, Australia and New Zealand releases following on July 8, and Europe’s on July 9 — narrowly missing the “first half of 2010″ estimate. ” Link

Skype Could Have Huge IPO

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:48:39 +0000

“Skype looks to be Silicon Valley’s best hope for a blockbuster initial stock offering in 2010, Breakingviews says. With Facebook apparently determined to stay private until next year, Skype is in prime position to steal the scene with a quick flip, The publication argues.” [Link]

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Google Nexus One Delayed In UK

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:25:11 +0000

“Google’s attempt to break into the mobile phone market has hit serious problems in Britain with the launch of its flagship Nexus One device understood to have been delayed until the middle of next month. The setback means that by the time Google’s first own-branded foray into the market this side of the Atlantic is available to consumers, its local network partner Vodafone will have launched a competing product, which analysts say is better, called the HTC Legend.” Link