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• Chinese city orders two fake Apple shops to close-report - Reuters
• Apple Offers Developers OS X Lion 10.7.2 To Test iCloud For Lion Beta 5 - ITProPortal
• Facebook's iPad App Is Hidden Inside Of Their iPhone App - TechCrunch
• Apple could buy Hulu - Belleville News Democrat
• Biggest cloud of water in universe discovered - TG Daily

Chinese city orders two fake Apple shops to close-report - Reuters Posted: 25 Jul 2011 01:11 AM PDT Globe and Mail Chinese city orders two fake Apple shops to close-report Reuters KUNMING, China, July 25 (Reuters) - Chinese officials in Kunming ordered two fake Apple shops to close, a local newspaper reported on Monday, an apparent reaction to a storm of media attention about an unauthorised and elaborate hoax ... China Fake Apple Store Managers Claims Products Are RealInternational Business Times China officials close fake Apple stores in Kunming cityBBC News China orders to shut fake Apple storesTimes of India Wall Street Journal -New York Times -Star News all 693 news articles »

Apple Offers Developers OS X Lion 10.7.2 To Test iCloud For Lion Beta 5 - ITProPortal Posted: 25 Jul 2011 01:21 AM PDT The Age (blog) Apple Offers Developers OS X Lion 10.7.2 To Test iCloud For Lion Beta 5 ITProPortal Apple Inc. has released the first external beta update of its latest product, the Lion operating system, to test its yet to be released cloud computing service. According to tech website Apple Insider, the Cupertino, California-based iPhone maker has ... Apple's new iPad 2 ad sneaks in Lion referenceApple Insider A look at Mac OS X Lion: Launchpad, Mission Control and more new featuresLos Angeles Times Apple's Lion Downloaded a Million Times in 24 HoursJakarta Globe msnbc.com -VentureBeat -TechNewsWorld all 127 news articles »

Facebook's iPad App Is Hidden Inside Of Their iPhone App - TechCrunch Posted: 25 Jul 2011 01:45 AM PDT The Guardian Facebook's iPad App Is Hidden Inside Of Their iPhone App TechCrunch MG Siegler has been writing for TechCrunch since 2009. He covers the web, mobile, social, big companies, small companies, essentially everything. And Apple. A lot. Prior to TechCrunch, he covered various technology beats for VentureBeat. ... Facebook for iPad app leaksSlashGear How To Get Facebook For iPad NowAppAdvice 5. Steve JobsThe Guardian Geeky gadgets all 9 news articles »

Apple could buy Hulu - Belleville News Democrat Posted: 25 Jul 2011 01:02 AM PDT International Business Times Apple could buy Hulu Belleville News Democrat AP -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc. is in talks to potentially bid for video-streaming service Hulu, according to a person close to the situation. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk about the matter. ... Hulu takes center stageUSA Today Apple Hulu Purchase Could Help Apple TV, Subscription ServiceeWeek Apple's Next Buy: Hulu?InformationWeek msnbc.com -San Francisco Chronicle -CNNMoney all 55 news articles »

Biggest cloud of water in universe discovered - TG Daily Posted: 25 Jul 2011 02:06 AM PDT The Hindu Biggest cloud of water in universe discovered TG Daily Astronomers have found an enormous cloud of water - containing 140 trillion times as much as is found on Earth - floating around a distant quasar. It's also the most distant and therefore oldest body of water ever found, they say, with the observations ... Massive Water Reservoir Found in SpaceChristian Post More Water Found Than 140 Trillion Earth OceansInternational Business Times Largest water mass in universe discoveredScience a Gogo CU Boulder News & Events -Irish Weather Online -Geekosystem all 95 news articles »

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• Tablet War: Toshiba Thrive Vs. Apple iPad 2 - International Business Times
• 3 books on space travel - Washington Post
• White iPod Touch rumoured for Autumn launch? - Buypoe.com
• Scientists See Hints of 'God' Particle - Daily Beast
• Oslo Bombing Prompts Experimenting With Google+ as Breaking News Tool - Mashable

Tablet War: Toshiba Thrive Vs. Apple iPad 2 - International Business Times Posted: 24 Jul 2011 07:06 AM PDT MobileSyrup.com Tablet War: Toshiba Thrive Vs. Apple iPad 2 International Business Times By IB Times Staff Reporter | July 24, 2011 10:05 AM EDT Toshiba Corp. entered the tablet race by releasing its 10.1-inch Android tablet, the Toshiba Thrive, on July 10. However, the tablet has to deal with the iconic Apple iPad 2, as the benchmark for ... Toshiba Thrive Tablet Mostly for Work, With Some PlayeWeek Toshiba Thrive reviewThis Is My Next Three new tablets break the moldConsumerReports.org SlashGear -GizmoCrunch -MobileSyrup.com all 8 news articles »

3 books on space travel - Washington Post Posted: 21 Jul 2011 04:04 PM PDT Daily Mail 3 books on space travel Washington Post Many Americans shared a sentimental moment on July 8 as the countdown clock hit zero in Cape Canaveral, Fla., and Space Shuttle Atlantis rocketed into flight. Although it marked the end of an epoch, the final shuttle launch has ... Race to space winner up and quitsThe Daily Iberian Space shuttle era ends, leaving big void for small firmsChristian Science Monitor NPR chart breaks down the visual history of the space shuttleDigitaltrends.com BBC News -Florida Today -Southwest Virginia Today all 53 news articles »

White iPod Touch rumoured for Autumn launch? - Buypoe.com Posted: 24 Jul 2011 09:03 AM PDT TFTS (blog) White iPod Touch rumoured for Autumn launch? Buypoe.com Following the release of the White iPhone 4 attention has now turned to the iPod Touch, with a White version rumoured for a September/October release. These rumours are thanks to Concord security analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who claims recent industry checks ... Personal Audio sues Apple againUbergizmo 10 great roadtrip games for kidsUSA Today Personal Audio sues Apple again, targets iPhone 4, iPad 2 and newer iPodsEngadget TFTS (blog) -iOSnoops -TekGoblin all 12 news articles »

Scientists See Hints of 'God' Particle - Daily Beast Posted: 24 Jul 2011 11:14 AM PDT BBC News Scientists See Hints of 'God' Particle Daily Beast The Higgs boson is known as the "God" particle because it could provide many clues to unanswered questions about how the universe works and where gravity comes from. Researchers now say they might have seen possible hints of the elusive matter. ... US lab sees 'hints' of elusive particleBBC News Physicists find hints of a light Higgs boson in LHC dataArs Technica Particle Physicists Report Possible Hints of Long-Sought Higgs BosonScience Now Science 2.0 -The Guardian -International Business Times all 34 news articles »

Oslo Bombing Prompts Experimenting With Google+ as Breaking News Tool - Mashable Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:16 AM PDT New Yorker (blog) Oslo Bombing Prompts Experimenting With Google+ as Breaking News Tool Mashable Already using Google+? Follow Mashable's Pete Cashmore for the latest about the platform's new features, tips and tricks as well as social media and technology updates. When a massive vehicle bomb went off Friday in Oslo, Norway, it was easier at first ... A Bomb in Oslo? What Google Lost by Ending Real-Time SearchThe Atlantic Dear Twitter: Don't change the 140 character limitDigit Elgan: Why Twitter is obsoleteComputerworld New Yorker (blog) -Pandia -Online Social Media all 10 news articles »

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• AT&T spent $4.9 million to lobby in second quarter - BusinessWeek
• NASA Picks Rover Destination: Mountain on Mars - New York Times
• Sony insurer sues to deny data breach coverage - Reuters
• Google Says It Rejected $100 Million Java Deal From Sun in Patent Trial - Bloomberg
• Astronomers Find Largest, Most Distant Reservoir of Water - International Business Times

AT&T spent $4.9 million to lobby in second quarter - BusinessWeek Posted: 23 Jul 2011 04:52 AM PDT CNET AT&T spent $4.9 million to lobby in second quarter BusinessWeek AT&T Inc. spent $4.9 million in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on its proposed $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA from Germany's Deutsche Telekom AG and other issues, according to a quarterly disclosure report. ... AT&T customers try to block merger with T-MobileCNET AT&T Customers Sue To Block T-Mobile Merger DealSlashGear AT&T Customers Get More Mobile Broadband Coverage in SomersetBradenton Herald TmoNews -Investor's Business Daily -Bizjournals.com all 17 news articles »

NASA Picks Rover Destination: Mountain on Mars - New York Times Posted: 22 Jul 2011 06:50 PM PDT Fox News NASA Picks Rover Destination: Mountain on Mars New York Times The rover will scale a mountain that rises nearly three miles at the center of the Gale Crater and will sample geological layers. By KENNETH CHANG NASA's next Mars rover — the ambitious, beleaguered, delayed Mars Science Laboratory — finally has a ... Gale Crater next landing site for Mars roverWashington Post Next Mars Rover Landing Site Named: Gale CraterNational Geographic Recommended: And the next Mars rover goes to ...msnbc.com The Associated Press -Space.com -ZDNet all 389 news articles »

Sony insurer sues to deny data breach coverage - Reuters Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:41 PM PDT Telegraph.co.uk Sony insurer sues to deny data breach coverage Reuters NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - One of Sony Corp's insurers has asked a court to declare that it does not have to pay to defend the media and electronics conglomerate from mounting legal claims related to a massive data breach earlier this ... Sony Insurer Asks Court For Hacking Lawsuit ProtectionRedOrbit Sony insurer says it's not liable for breach-related costsComputerworld Sony Insurer Claims It Shouldn't Have to Pay Off After HackPC Magazine BBC News -Telegraph.co.uk -Gamasutra all 144 news articles »

Google Says It Rejected $100 Million Java Deal From Sun in Patent Trial - Bloomberg Posted: 21 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT AFP Google Says It Rejected $100 Million Java Deal From Sun in Patent Trial Bloomberg Google Inc. rejected an offer by Sun Microsystems Inc to pay $100 million in royalties to use Java in its development of the Android operating system before Sun was acquired by Oracle Corp. ... Oracle to depose Google's CEO in patent lawsuitCNET Google May Be Willing to Settle Oracle's Android LawsuitPCWorld Judge tosses Oracle's $6.1 billion damage estimate in claim against GoogleSan Jose Mercury News Ars Technica -Los Angeles Times -AFP all 210 news articles »

Astronomers Find Largest, Most Distant Reservoir of Water - International Business Times Posted: 23 Jul 2011 07:50 AM PDT The Hindu Astronomers Find Largest, Most Distant Reservoir of Water International Business Times Astronomers found a reservoir of water measuring 140 trillion times the earth's ocean water in space. The reservoir of water is the most distant ever discovered in the universe, said two teams of ... Astronomers Find Largest, Most Distant Reservoir of WaterJet Propulsion Laboratory Astronomers Discover Largest and Most Distant Reservoir of Water YetScience Daily (press release) Astronomers Discover Largest, Most Distant Reservoir of WaterPatch.com Pasadena Star-News -Hindustan Times -RedOrbit all 48 news articles »

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• Why Apple and Hulu Aren't Made for Each Other - PCWorld
• Verizon adds 1.3M subscribers thanks to iPhone 4 and 4G Android phones - VentureBeat
• I'll tell you something about Windows - BetaNews
• Kickoff of Google+ stomps Facebook, Twitter - msnbc.com
• Delayed Nexus S 4G upgrade coming July 25th, brings boosted WiMAX speeds - ZDNet (blog)
• Race to the Moon Heats Up for Private Firms - New York Times
• Alexander Calder's mobile goes virtual in today's Google doodle - Los Angeles Times

Why Apple and Hulu Aren't Made for Each Other - PCWorld Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:07 PM PDT AFP Why Apple and Hulu Aren't Made for Each Other PCWorld Apple is in early talks to acquire Hulu--or at least so says the hot Apple rumor du jour--but not only is this acquisition a long shot, it's also not necessarily a great idea. First of all, early talks ... Apple Inc. in preliminary talks to acquire HuluLos Angeles Times Apple Said to Consider a Bid for HuluBloomberg Will Apple Pay Up for Hulu?New York Times AFP -Washington Post -Reuters all 377 news articles »

Verizon adds 1.3M subscribers thanks to iPhone 4 and 4G Android phones - VentureBeat Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:59 AM PDT Reuters Verizon adds 1.3M subscribers thanks to iPhone 4 and 4G Android phones VentureBeat Verizon on Friday reported that it added a tremendous net 1.3 million subscribers in the second quarter, bolstered by the sales of the iPhone 4 and 4G Android devices. The company also announced that COO Lowell McAdam would move into the CEO position, ... AT&T Beating Verizon in iPhone ActivationsPC Magazine The pitfalls of buying an iPhone 3GSCNET Verizon Sold 2.3M iPhones as 4G LTE RampedeWeek CNBC.com -VatorNews -InformationWeek all 647 news articles »

I'll tell you something about Windows - BetaNews Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:15 AM PDT Sydney Morning Herald I'll tell you something about Windows BetaNews Microsoft must move beyond Windows, as clearly seen in fiscal 2011 fourth quarterly and yearly results, announced late yesterday. The operating system remains a pillar of the company's revenue stream and ... Plenty of Business, a Little Play Make Microsoft a Bright QuarterTechNewsWorld There Is One Apple, But Many Microsofts: The Company You Don't KnowWired News (blog) Microsoft total revenues up, Windows downBizjournals.com InformationWeek -InfoWorld -New York Times all 712 news articles »

Kickoff of Google+ stomps Facebook, Twitter - msnbc.com Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:07 PM PDT Independent Online Kickoff of Google+ stomps Facebook, Twitter msnbc.com Facebook, iPhone, Twitter and Wii. Technology evolves at the speed of light. Msnbc.com's tech reporters and editors look at the gadgets, games and innovations changing our world. By Helen AS Popkin It took Facebook and Twitter more than two years each ... Google+ May Go Public Soon with Google GamesTom's Guide What Does Google+ Want to Be When It Grows Up?TechNewsWorld Evidence builds that Google+ will soon get social gamesBetaNews VentureBeat -Mashable -CNET all 445 news articles »

Delayed Nexus S 4G upgrade coming July 25th, brings boosted WiMAX speeds - ZDNet (blog) Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:54 AM PDT CNET (blog) Delayed Nexus S 4G upgrade coming July 25th, brings boosted WiMAX speeds ZDNet (blog) Sprint will roll-out its promised and delayed Nexus s 4G update on July 25th. Ricardo Bilton writes for ZDNet's The ToyBox. His work has appeared in The Japan Times, The New York Observer, ... Sprint rolling out Nexus S 4G update July 25 to improve data speedsCNET (blog) Samsung Nexus S 'Gingerbread' Smartphone Lands at ATandTeWeek Samsung Nexus S for AT&T To Hit Best Buy On July 24th For $99Washington Post PC Magazine -Reuters -Business Insider all 76 news articles »

Race to the Moon Heats Up for Private Firms - New York Times Posted: 21 Jul 2011 08:48 AM PDT New York Times Race to the Moon Heats Up for Private Firms New York Times Keith Srakocic/AP By KENNETH CHANG Now that the last space shuttle has landed back on Earth, a new generation of space entrepreneurs would like to whip up excitement about the prospect of returning to the Moon. Spurred by a $30 million purse put up by ... Apollo's Children and the NewSpace RevolutionHuffington Post (blog) Foreign nations push into space as US pulls backLos Angeles Times No hoax: Moon landing stands as NASA's finest hourmsnbc.com Telegraph.co.uk -Space.com -The Strategic Sourceror (blog) all 115 news articles »

Alexander Calder's mobile goes virtual in today's Google doodle - Los Angeles Times Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:01 AM PDT Search Engine Watch Alexander Calder's mobile goes virtual in today's Google doodle Los Angeles Times Alexander Calder's work, honored in today's whimsical Google doodle, is instantly recognizable. He's the guy who makes mobiles for grown ups. This particular doodle is extra cool not just because it sways gently in a virtual wind (although that's ... Who is Google Doodle's Alexander Calder?CBS News Google logo morphed into Alexander Calder's mobileWashington Post (blog) Google's Calder doodle sways with laptop tiltCNET msnbc.com -PC Magazine -ZDNet all 89 news articles »

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