Daily Archives: August 11, 2011

It’s coming: The emergence of second-class mobile citizens

August 11, 2011
It’s coming: The emergence of second-class mobile citizens

Your bits may travel by coach. Carriers in the U.S., Europe and Japan are building out LTE networks to deliver faster mobile data connectivity in droves. According to the GSM Association there are 1 million LTE connections today and there will be 300 million by 2015. These networks are heralded as good enough for...

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U.S. Judge Slaps Around Brazilian Court In Zynga v. Vostu

August 11, 2011
U.S. Judge Slaps Around Brazilian Court In Zynga v. Vostu

Ah, litigation. Nothing ever really gets done, but the lawyers get paid, and there’s always drama. The Vostu v. Zynga case exemplifies all of this. And it just got weird to boot. Today a U.S. judge just told a Brazilian court that they can’t shut down a Brazilian startup. That’s definitely a new one...

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Chill, Yes THAT Chill, Is A Turntable.fm For Videos

August 11, 2011
Chill, Yes THAT Chill, Is A Turntable.fm For Videos

Imagine innocently launching your Facebook app one night and waking up to a bevy of emails saying that Mark Zuckerberg thinks the thing that you built is spamming up HIS precious platform. And let’s say that your app is like a DJ interface for videos, like a Turntable.fm for YouTube. And did I mention...

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Google Chrome Beta Now Supports C/C++

August 11, 2011
Google Chrome Beta Now Supports C/C++

This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. Read the white paper about how Intel Xeon processors help organizations get unprecedented levels of performance. Google has been working on Native Client (aka NaCl), an SDK that brings...

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Google Plus Tells Pseudonym Lovers to Shove It

August 11, 2011
Google Plus Tells Pseudonym Lovers to Shove It

Google responded tonight to the widespread criticism of its controversial Real Names Policy. Some artists, abuse survivors, political activists in repressive countries and their advocates have argued vehemently against Google’s requirement that Plus accounts be registered under real names. You could call it a “go by what you are known as in real life...

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Yo, HTC — you got problems. And Dr. Dre can’t fix them

August 11, 2011
Yo, HTC — you got problems. And Dr. Dre can’t fix them

HTC today announced that it is buying a majority ownership in Beats Electronics, a company well known for making iconic headphones and its links to hip-hop impresario Jimmy Iovine and rap legend Dr. Dre. It is paying $300 million for coolness and a brand, though it is not very clear how it allows the company...

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Facebook Strikes Back Against Google Games (GOOG)

August 11, 2011
Facebook Strikes Back Against Google Games (GOOG)

See Also: Google+ Gets Games, Including Zynga Facebook Is Watching Google+ Like A Hawk Google Will Take Only 5% Of In-Game Sales — Facebook Takes 30% Facing a serious challenge from the introduction of games on Google+, Facebook is striking back with some changes that will let developers make their apps more engaging —...

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Citrix Expands Desktop Virtualization Offerings with RingCube Acquisition

August 11, 2011
Citrix Expands Desktop Virtualization Offerings with RingCube Acquisition

Visit the CenturyLink resource center for relevant briefs and reports to help you better manage your enterprise. Learn how smart businesses harness the power of customer data to improve satisfaction and sales: Unleashing the Power of Customer Data. Citrix announced Wednesday that it has acquired RingCube to expand its virtual desktop product line and...

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LinkedIn Launches Social Ads, But At Least We Can Opt Out

August 11, 2011
LinkedIn Launches Social Ads, But At Least We Can Opt Out

It’s a little bit amazing that any social networking site could pull what many posts are calling “a Facebook” at this point in history. Nevertheless, LinkedIn has made news by creating an opt-out account setting to use member names, photos, and information in “social advertising” on the site. Facebook made this strategy infamous, although...

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LEAKED: Here’s A Photo Of Android’s Next Major Release, Ice Cream Sandwich (GOOG)

August 11, 2011
LEAKED: Here’s A Photo Of Android’s Next Major Release, Ice Cream Sandwich (GOOG)

Two photos what appear to be the next major version of Android, 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, have leaked to the blog RootzWiki. The early build of ICS is running on a Nexus S, but RootzWiki’s sources says it isn’t fully functional yet. Some features we learned from the photos include: a panoramic camera, the...

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