GOP candidate accuses Apple of rejecting attack app: "Republican challenger trying to unseat incumbent Rep. Henry Waxman says critical phrases like 'Soviet-style regulation' should be allowed."
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Microsoft Begins Satisfying Customers with Windows 7
Microsoft Begins Satisfying Customers with Windows 7: "Customer satisfaction is on the rise for Microsoft -- enough to overcome ire sparked by Vista release.
Pakistan Action Latest in Series of Global Web Crackdowns
Pakistan Action Latest in Series of Global Web Crackdowns: "Pakistan's government officials cut off access to Facebook Thursday adding to a long list of similar acts of Web censorship around the world
A Bill of Rights for Facebook Users
A Bill of Rights for Facebook Users: "Does the Web 'default to social?' No, Mr. Zuckerberg, not exactly. Here are some rules of the road.
Google Announces Open WebM Video Format
Google Announces Open WebM Video Format: "
(Image courtesy of Engadget)
If you’ve had restless nights wondering what Google plans to do with the VP8 video codec since it purchased creator On2, wonder no more: The search giant has announced a new, open video format for the web built around the technology.
Engadget is reporting that Google has announced the new, open WebM video format at its Google I/O conference this week. The WebM container is based on Matroska but features the VP8 video codec the company purchased from On2 as well as Ogg Vorbis audio streams. Google claims the new format is nimble enough to support playback on low-power devices, including netbooks, tablets and handhelds, while retaining simple encoding profiles for creating them.
WebM is open-source and licensed royalty-free, and industry support has already been lined up starting with Mozilla, who is already supporting the format in their nightly builds of Firefox as of Wednesday night. Needless to say, Google will also be adding WebM support in their Chromium nightly builds at the same time, with Chrome early access builds coming on May 24th and Opera listed as ‘coming soon.’
Google-owned YouTube will also support WebM, which of course will be a nice shot in the arm for the format’s adoption in a quick way. Despite a long list of partners announced on Wednesday, Apple is thus far mum on support for the format in Safari, while rival Microsoft confirmed its half-hearted support in Internet Explorer 9, which will exclusively feature H.264 as part of its HTML5 adoption; however, VP8 playback will be supported, but the codec will have to be downloaded separately rather than as part of the application install.
Other partners for WebM include hardware makers AMD, ARM, Broadcom, Freescale, NVIDIA, Qualcomm and TI -- Engadget notes that Intel is conspicuously absent from that list -- and Adobe has also pledged software support by adding VP8 support into Flash Player.
(Via Mac|Life all.)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Apple refreshes MacBook with longer battery life
Apple refreshes MacBook with longer battery life: "Company adds a faster processor and three extra hours of battery life to its consumer-level notebook."
Facebook unveils new security features
Facebook unveils new security features: "Facebook took the wraps off Thursday on two new security features aimed at protecting users from phishers and other online scammers.
(Via Macworld.)
Monday, May 17, 2010
ReclaimPrivacy.org | Facebook Privacy Scanner
ReclaimPrivacy.org | Facebook Privacy Scanner: ""
If you are a Facebook user you really need to visit this site and apply the privacy scanner.
John H. Armwood
If you are a Facebook user you really need to visit this site and apply the privacy scanner.
John H. Armwood
Study: No Link Between Brain Tumors and Cell Phones
Study: No Link Between Brain Tumors and Cell Phones: "The 10-year Interphone study of the health effects of mobile-phone use has found no increased risk of two types of brain tumors.
(Via PC World Latest Technology News.)
(Via PC World Latest Technology News.)
Readability - An Arc90 Lab Experiment
Readability - An Arc90 Lab Experiment: ""
Readability is a simple tool that makes reading on the Web more enjoyable by removing the clutter around what you're reading. Follow the steps below to install Readability in your Web browser.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Why American’s Identities are Easily Stolen
Why American’s Identities are Easily Stolen: "Analysis: Technology exists to bolster security, but Americans and politicians are reluctant to use it.
New Exploit Resists Windows Security Software
New Exploit Resists Windows Security Software: "The new tactic sidesteps installed security measures, leaving common Windows security tools vulnerable.
Facebook Privacy: Do You Know What I Know? - PCWorld
Facebook Privacy: Do You Know What I Know? - PCWorld: ""
Psst...have you heard?
Brandon lost his virginity this weekend.
Victoria called out sick to work so she could see a concert.
And Tony -- poor Tony. Let's just say he spent some time at the doctor's office for a procedure that involved a latex glove and a lot of grimacing.
Let me fill you in on a little secret: I don't know any of these people. Thanks to Facebook, though, I know plenty of personal things about them. And I'm willing to wager that they might not realize anyone else -- their parents, their teachers, their bosses -- could just as easily know this stuff, too.
Instapaper Pro Review | iPhone News App | Macworld
Instapaper Pro Review | iPhone News App | Macworld: ""
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This is a wonderful website and also iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad application. It is such a useful tool for reading articles on the web. It eliminates graphics and allows you to easily read articles that you want to read later own. I use it with NetNewswire, my favorite Mac RSS reader. I look at me news feeds and then send the stories I want to read to Instapaper through a link in the program. Then I read them later. The MacWorld review talks about the newest version of the mobile iPhone and iPad application. Please check it out.
John H. Armwood
Tokyo couple say their 'I dos' before robot in rooftop wedding
Tokyo couple say their 'I dos' before robot in rooftop wedding: "The world's first wedding to be conducted by a robot takes place in Japan."
(Via BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition.)
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Robot technology has really taken off in Japan but having a robot officiating at a wedding? I don't think I could do that.
John H. Armwood
(Via BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition.)
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Robot technology has really taken off in Japan but having a robot officiating at a wedding? I don't think I could do that.
John H. Armwood
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