[Medianews] S.A.’s Rackspace pulls church ’s website

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/rackspace_caught_in_quran_controversy_102581089.html?c=ypage=1#storytop S.A.’s Rackspace pulls church’s website A San Antonio company found itself sucked into the controversy over the Dove World Outreach Center's planned burning of religious texts.

[Medianews] Nokia drops Kallasvuo as chief executive

Nokia drops Kallasvuo as chief executive http://edition.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/09/10/nokia.kallasvuo.ft/index.html?hpt=T2#fbid=Wv4MjC3MB3Lwom=false Stockholm, Sweden (FT.com) -- Nokia has removed Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo as chief executive and appointed Stephen Elop from Microsoft to replace him in

[Medianews] Android usage to surpass BlackBerry, iOS by year end

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/09/android-to-challenge-symbian -for-1-market-share-spot-by-2014.ars Android is on its way to taking the silver medal in mobile market share worldwide, and gold in North America-as long as the platform maintains its currently strong growth numbers.

[Medianews] APPLE-SA-2010-09-08-1 iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 APPLE-SA-2010-09-08-1 iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch is now available and addresses the following: Accessibility CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1809 Available for: iOS 3.0 through 4.0.2 for iPhone 3GS and later, iOS 3.0

[Medianews] Epic failures: 11 infamous software bugs

Epic failures: 11 infamous software bugs Celebrate 'Debugging Day' by remembering these monster computer problems from the past By Matt Lake | Computerworld SEPTEMBER 09, 2010 http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/epic-failures-11-infamous-software-bugs-891

[Medianews] The REAL 'Stuff White People Like'

The REAL 'Stuff White People Like' September 8, 2010 by Christian Rudder What is it that makes a culture unique? How are whites, blacks, Asians, or whoever different from everybody else? What tastes, interests, and concepts define an ethnic group? And is there any way to make fun of other

[Medianews] Guess What, You Don't Own That Software You Bought

Guess What, You Don't Own That Software You Bought By David Kravets September 10, 2010 A federal appeals court said Friday that software makers can use shrink-wrap and click-wrap licenses to forbid the transfer or resale of their wares, an apparent gutting of the so-called first-sale

[Medianews] Google Unveils Tool to Speed Up Searches

Google Unveils Tool to Speed Up Searches By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER September 8, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO - Google, which can already feel like an appendage to our brains, is now predicting what people are thinking before they even type. On Wednesday, Google introduced Google Instant, which predicts

[Medianews] Finding a Smartphone to Fit Your Needs, Under $100

Finding a Smartphone to Fit Your Needs, Under $100 By FARHAD MANJOO September 8, 2010 So you want to buy a smartphone? After enduring the taunting of your friends, you are at the end of the contract on your creaky three-year-old not-so-smartphone. The device doesn't do e-mail or the Web, and

[Medianews] In Season 9, iPods Still Get High Ratings

In Season 9, iPods Still Get High Ratings By DAVID POGUE September 8, 2010 CUPERTINO, Calif. - At a special press event today, Steven P. Jobs, Apple's chief executive, unveiled a new lineup of iPod models, just in time for the holiday season. The diminutive iPod Shuffle still has no screen

[Medianews] Apps as Tour Guides Through New York Museums, Step by Step

Apps as Tour Guides Through New York Museums, Step by Step By BOB TEDESCHI September 8, 2010 The next time you're about to visit a museum, do yourself a favor and drop in on your favorite app store first. Most institutions have not yet created a mobile app, but as a group, museums are headed

[Medianews] Rounding Up the iPod Reviews

Rounding Up the iPod Reviews By NICK BILTON SEPTEMBER 8, 2010 I still remember my first iPod. I bought it for $400 in the winter of 2001, and i haven't bought a CD since. The first-generation iPod cost $400 and was the size of a deck of cards. The first version of this device came with a

[Medianews] Statement by Apple on App Store Review Guidelines

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/09/09statement.html September 9, 2010 Statement by Apple on App Store Review Guidelines The App Store has revolutionized the way mobile applications are developed and distributed. With over 250,000 apps and 6.5 billion downloads, the App Store has become

[Medianews] Ping Users Top One Million in First 48 Hours

Ping Users Top One Million in First 48 Hours CUPERTINO, California-September 3, 2010-Apple today announced that in less than 48 hours since its launch on Wednesday, more than one million users have joined Ping, its new social network for music which lets users follow their favorite artists

[Medianews] The Story Behind a Wikipedia Entry

The Story Behind a Wikipedia Entry By NICK BILTON SEPTEMBER 9, 2010, 8:09 PM James Bridle founded a Web site called Booktwo in September 2006 to investigate, analyze, catalog and debate the future of literature and the publishing industry. Over the years the site has been home to some

[Medianews] ZumoCast Offers a Personalized Cloud

ZumoCast Offers a Personalized Cloud By NICK BILTON SEPTEMBER 8, 2010 So you want to take a video that is sitting on your computer and watch it on your iPad or iPhone. It shouldn't be too difficult, right? Yet the options available from Apple, the company that makes the software and hardware

[Medianews] Firefox 3.6.9

Firefox v.3.6.9, released September 7, 2010 Release Notes http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.9/releasenotes/ Security Advisories http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox36.html http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ http://www.getfirefox.com/

[Medianews] Firefox 3.5.12

Firefox v.3.5.12, released September 7, 2010 Release Notes http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5.12/releasenotes/ Security Advisories http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox35.html http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

[Medianews] SeaMonkey 2.0.7 Security Update

September 7, 2010 SeaMonkey 2.0.7 Security Update As part of Mozilla's ongoing stability and security update process, SeaMonkey 2.0.7 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux as a free download from www.seamonkey-project.org. ... http://www.seamonkey-project.org/news Release Notes

[Medianews] Thunderbird 3.1.3

Thunderbird v.3.1.3, released September 7, 2010 Release Notes http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/3.1.3/releasenotes/ Security Advisories http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird31.html http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/