1. New Software Update for Nexus One phones  permalink

New Software Update for Nexus One phones
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Starting today, Nexus One users will begin to receive an over-the-air software update on their phones. This update provides some great new features, and fixes a few problems that some users might have experienced, including:

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Google’s Chrome OS: Why It’s Not a Layup Nexus One update fixes 3G problem, adds limited multitouch   —  Google has started pushing out an update for the Nexus One that will fix a 3G connectivity problem that has plagued some users and adds limited support for multitouch. After receiving over 1,500 messages in a support forum from people complaining about trouble connecting to 3G, Google said last week that it had identified the problem and would ...

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Google’s Chrome OS: Why It’s Not a Layup Google Nexus One-Style Active Noise Cancellation Boosts MEMS Microphone Market, Says iSuppli   —  The introductions of Google Inc.’s Nexus One and Motorola Inc.’s Droid marked the arrival of Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) technology in the cell phone market, a development that is expected to boost the market for Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) microphones, according to industry analysts at iSuppli Corp.

2. Browser Market Share  permalink

Browser Market Share
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Read about using web analytics to identify possible click fraud

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Chrome Has 5.2 Percent of Browser Market, Ahead of Goal   —  Google may not be winning over the multitudes with its Nexus One "superphone," but the search giant is gaining ground in the 21st century browser wars. Google's Chrome browser grabbed market share in January from its key rivals, Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox.

3. Stumping for Jobs Plan, Obama Pushes Health Bill  permalink

Stumping for Jobs Plan, Obama Pushes Health Bill
PETER BAKER / NYT

Focusing on job creation in New Hampshire on Tuesday, President Obama promoted his $30 billion lending plan.

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Stumping for Jobs Plan, Obama Pushes Health Bill Dodd Calls Obama Plan Too Grand   —  Paul A. Volcker, the former Federal Reserve chairman, was told that the Obama administration’s new proposals to rein in Wall Street firms could derail negotiations over financial regulations.

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Stumping for Jobs Plan, Obama Pushes Health Bill News: Bills On Your Table provides bill reminders with Push Notifications   —  PoweryBase has released Bills On Your Table, a new application for tracking and managing bills on the iPhone. The application allows users to enter various types of bills and other expenses with their due dates and recurrence. A main overview screen then provides a visual indication of upcoming bills and Push Notification alerts can be sent to ...

4. 2010 IT budgets are unsettled and unsettling  permalink

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After a week or so on the phone with any CIO I could get in touch with, here’s my super-unscientific prognostication on IT budgets in 2010: IT spending and CIO priorities are all over the board.

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5. Forget Popcorn at Movies, Try Oysters  permalink

Forget Popcorn at Movies, Try Oysters
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Even at the poshest of theaters, it's unheard of to be given shellfish. Apparently, modern theaters are flouting tradition by expecting us to dine on a cheap triviality like popcorn. According to Reuters , Elizabethan theatergoers preferred oysters while they watched Shakespeare's canon take shape -- even the groudlings (those without proper ...

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Forget Popcorn at Movies, Try Oysters Oysters - the Tudor version of cinema popcorn   —  LONDON (Reuters) - Elizabethan theater-goers chomped on an exotic array of foods while enjoying the latest plays of the day, new evidence found at the sites of Shakespearean playhouses in London suggests.

6. TouchMouse Controls Your Computer's Mouse and Keyboard via iPhone or iPod touch  permalink

TouchMouse Controls Your Computer's Mouse and Keyboard via iPhone or iPod touch
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iPhone/iPod touch: TouchMouse is a free application for the iPhone/iPod touch that, when paired with its accompanying control software on your Mac or Windows computer, turns your touchscreen into a mouse and keyboard. Once you download the software to your iPhone or iPod touch and pair it with the server software—Logitech has versions of ...

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TouchMouse Controls Your Computer's Mouse and Keyboard via iPhone or iPod touch Apple Demands Removal Of USB Sharing Feature In Stanza iPhone App   —  Like many people, I have the Stanza app installed on my iPhone. Made by Lexycle ( acquired by Amazon last year), Stanza is a free app for iPhone and iPod Touch that serves as a gateway to a library of more than 100,000 ebooks for easy reading on the go. Last night, I was prompted to update the app to a new version (2.1), and as usual I checked ...

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TouchMouse Controls Your Computer's Mouse and Keyboard via iPhone or iPod touch BackOff Shortens Long iPhone and iPod touch Sync Sessions   —  iPhone/iPod touch: If you carry a ton of stuff around on your iPhone or iPod touch, you know syncing it can take forever. BackOff turns off iTunes' automatic backup process so you can sync faster. Okay, before you go galloping off to download this slick free utility, let's go over the most important point one more time. BackOff prevents iTunes ...

7. 2010 Vyrus 987 C3 4V, The Most Powerful Production Motorcycle in the World  permalink

2010 Vyrus 987 C3 4V, The Most Powerful Production Motorcycle in the World
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Vyrus 987 C3 4V - Click above for high-res image gallery Generally speaking, though there are a number of different classes of motorcycles in the world, there are a few universal truths that span all makes and models. Chief amongst these similarities is the fact that the bike's rider always grips a handlebar that's attached directly to the front ...

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2010 Vyrus 987 C3 4V, The Most Powerful Production Motorcycle in the World The Vyrus 987 C3 4V: the world's most powerful production motorcycle   —  The name Vyrus may not be familiar to motorcycle enthusiasts when they begin reading this article, but by the end of it, there’s every chance it will be at the top of their list of “dream bikes.” The small Rimini-based Italian company is currently best known for producing the Bimota Tesi 2D, but the company's new, top-of-the- ...

8. Gates Tries to Get F-35 Program Back on Course  permalink

Gates Tries to Get F-35 Program Back on Course
CHRISTOPHER DREW / NYT

Rather than being the Chevrolet of the skies, the F-35 has turned into the Pentagon’s biggest budget-buster.

9. Japan Cites Complaints Over Toyota Prius Brakes  permalink

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The Japanese government said Wednesday it has received 14 complaints in Japan about brake problems with Toyota's popular Prius hybrid.

10. Fwix Launches Mobile City Apps to Provide You Local News on the Go  permalink

Fwix Launches Mobile City Apps to Provide You Local News on the Go
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As you’ve probably realized, local news is undergoing a massive transformation. The rapid demise of “old media” has resulted in fewer local publications, and it’s likely that in a few months your local paper may no longer exist. As “new media” takes over, users will be faced with a plethora of choices to ...

11. Olympus intros $600 12.3 megapixel PEN E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds camera  permalink

Olympus intros $600 12.3 megapixel PEN E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds camera
Joanna Stern / Engadget

It certainly took them long enough, but Olympus has finally (finally!) introduced a Micro Four Thirds camera with a price tag that's a little closer to earth. If you'll recall, both of the previous PENs cost upwards of $750, but the E-PL1 touts a much more reasonable MSRP of $599.99. And that doesn't mean Olympus has been stingy on features. Nope,

12. Nikon kicks out new Coolpix S- and L-series cams  permalink

Nikon kicks out new Coolpix S- and L-series cams
Nilay Patel / Engadget

Keeping with the pre-PMA announcements , Nikon also launched the S and L series of cams just now -- the S stands for "Style," and L stands for "Life." The Ls are the low-end of the bunch -- Life is apparently cheaper than Style -- and you've got two choices: the $280 L110 superzoom, which has a 15x optical zoom lens in front of a 12.3 megapixel ...

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Nikon kicks out new Coolpix S- and L-series cams Nikon Coolpix P100 joins the superzoom party at 26x   —  Nikon just fired off its first pre-PMA camera announcement with the new Coolpix P100 superzoom, which packs a five-way stabilized 26x optical zoom lens in front of a 10.3 megapixel CMOS sensor with ISO 3200 sensitivity, Backside Illumination and Active D-Lighting. Yeah, it's not quite the 30x zoom from the new Olympus SP-800UX , but the lens can ...

13. Worldwide Messaging Revenues set to exceed USD 233 billion by 2014, Says Portio Research  permalink

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Despite the recent economic carnage experienced the world over during the last two years, mobile messaging revenues continue to rise and the sector as a whole looks to be in excellent health, according to industry analysts a Portio Research. Their latest market research report covers SMS, MMS, mobile email and mobile IM.

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Smart Grid Market to Reach $15.8 Billion, But Few Firms Can Advantage, Says Lux Research   —  The smart grid market will grow from today’s $4.5 billion to $15.8 billion by 2015, according to a study by Lux Research.

14. Gateway's FX series desktops revamped, SX / DX series find solace in Core i3 and i5  permalink

Gateway's FX series desktops revamped, SX / DX series find solace in Core i3 and i5
Ross Miller / Engadget

In the market for new desktop machinery? Gateway 's gone ahead and given its gaming-centric FX series a facelift for the new year -- nothing Alienware-esque crazy, but we do like the accessible ports up top, right next to the control dial for LED-infused lighting effects. Enough about the superficial, let's go inside: a 2.8GHz Intel Core i7 ...

15. AT&T boosts coverage in Smithsonian museums  permalink

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Owners of iPhones can now talk and simultaneously search the Web when they visit the homes of the Hope Diamond and Dorothy’s ruby slippers. (T) (VZ)

16. PLoS ONE: Generation, Purification and Transplantation of Photoreceptors Derived from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem ...  permalink

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Generation, Purification and Transplantation of Photoreceptors Derived from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Inherited and acquired retinal degenerations are frequent causes of visual impairment and photoreceptor cell replacement therapy may restore visual function to these individuals. To provide a source of new retinal neurons for cell ...

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17. Google’s ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Mantra is ‘Bullshit,’ Adobe Is Lazy: Apple’s Steve Jobs  permalink

Google’s ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Mantra is ‘Bullshit,’ Adobe Is Lazy: Apple’s Steve Jobs
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After a big public announcement of the sort Apple had this week for the iPad CEO Steve Jobs often takes time in the day or two afterwards to have a Town Hall at One Infinite Loop, making himself available for questions from employees bold enough to stand up and take one right between the eyes.

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18. Ovi Maps Racing by Nokia now in Ovi Store  permalink

Ovi Maps Racing by Nokia now in Ovi Store
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February 2, 2010 - NokiaPressServices, Tags: location-based, mobile game, Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition, Nokia N97 mini, Ovi Maps With Ovi Maps Racing, the first location-based mobile game by Nokia, players can navigate and access their location, create a track and race around the block. 

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Nokia's Ovi Maps Racing now available, makes the world your course Are Emerging Markets Enough to Fuel Nokia’s Ovi Store?   —  Nokia's Ovi Store has overtaken Apple's App Store as the storefront of choice for mobile developers in emerging mobile markets. But can Nokia leverage its traction in developing economies as Apple and Android build on their momentum in Western markets?

19. Feature: Hands-on: Mozilla's pocket-sized Firefox mobile for Maemo  permalink

Feature: Hands-on: Mozilla's pocket-sized Firefox mobile for Maemo
Ars Technica

Mozilla announced last week the availability of Firefox for Maemo 1.0, the first official release of Firefox Mobile for Nokia's Linux-based smartphone operating system. It offers adequate browsing performance, support for add-ons, and a finger-friendly user interface that includes popular Firefox features like the AwesomeBar. This Firefox ...

20. 高智晟退出中国共产党的书面声明  permalink

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十几日的几乎昼夜不断地对政府控制集团几年来野蛮迫害自由信仰者的真相的调查今日暂告一段落。因家中仅有妻子及孩子,而家门口又24小时围堵着今日人世间名声最爲恶劣,最无道德且无恶不敢爲的中国警察群体,每得闲隙对被周围中的妻儿揪心的念及�

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