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  • Apple could be next to ride Android patent gravy train Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:46PMNetwork World - Google's free-to-use operating system is increasingly imposing costs on handset developers. That's because Android vendors have of late become targets of both Microsoft and Apple , which just happen to be the companies with the largest market caps on the Nasdaq stock exchange and have plenty of money to spend on intellectual property lawsuits.
  • 4G Smartphones, Modems and Hotspots Arrive on the Verizon Wireless Network on Oahu on July 21 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:17PMHONOLULU, July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting Thursday, Verizon Wireless customers on Oahu will be able to surf the web, download files and share music and photos up to 10 times faster than before with Verizon Wireless' 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. The network launches on July 21 and will be available to customers in the following cities and towns: Aiea Ewa Beach Haleiwa Hawaii Kai ...
  • 4G Smartphones, Modems and Hotspots Arrive on the Verizon Wireless Network on the Big Island of Hawaii on July 21 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:17PMHONOLULU, July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting Thursday, Verizon Wireless customers on the Big Island of Hawaii will be able to surf the web, download files and share music and photos up to 10 times faster than before with Verizon Wireless' 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. The network launches on July 21 and will be available to customers in the following cities and towns: Hilo Keaau ...
  • Apple could be next to ride on Android patent gravy train Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:06PMGoogle's free-to-use operating system is increasingly imposing costs on handset developers.
  • Google Street View a security threat: BJP Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:00PMBangalore, July 18 : The Street View project of global search engine Google would be a security threat to Indian cities, especially Bangalore, which is on the terror radar, the Karnataka unit of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Monday.
  • "War Inc. Battlezone" Enters Open Beta Testing Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:29PMLOS ANGELES, Calif. - Independent game developer Online Warmongers Group Inc. today announced that its free-to-play online game "War Inc. Battlezone" has entered open beta testing. Additionally, the company revealed that the game is now available via leading digital distribution platforms Steam and...
  • Women's World Cup final sets new Twitter records Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:12PMThe FIFA Women's World Cup set new Twitters record for the highest rate of tweets per second sent out on the service about any one topic. Twitter announced the new records with a tweet of its own Sunday: New Tweets per second records! End of the #WWC final: 7196 TPS. And today's end to the Paraguay/Brazil game is now 2nd with 7166 TPS.
  • Google Quietly Pulls Flawed Travel Times from Maps Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:06PMApparently dealing with traffic jams is tough even for Google
  • Elgin launches parks website, hiring six Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:02PMELGIN — The Elgin Parks and Recreation Department recently launched a new online spot for people to explore the city’s park offerings virtually.Also, the department recently received a grant to employ six young people to help service some of those parks.The Discover Elgin Parks website, www.elginparks.org, is up and running. The site interfaces with Google Maps ...
  • Survival guide for graduates Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:55PMConfession: I don’t exactly know how to do laundry. I get the basic principles, but separating colors? Weights? Textiles? Countries of production? These are foreign concepts. But come 12 months from now and I’ll be a real live citizen in the world. Yowza.
  • The Roanoke Valley's stuck in 2006 on Google - www.roanoke.com Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:06PMAt least one local official plans to ask the California company to hit the refresh button and update Roanoke-area maps as soon as possible. On at least one current map, Roanoke's Victory Stadium is still standing. Go to Google Earth and Maps online programs -- where millions go to get a bird's eye view -- and the standard aerial photograph of the Roanoke Valley is so out of date that the stadium ...
  • A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Friday, July 15th Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:36PMAs we’ve reported before, our good friends over at Google are starting up a daily puzzle challenge. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery.
  • Readers respond to HP, Apple comparison Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:41PMReaders respond to a critique of Hewlett-Packard's product innovation. Some of the comments offer a strong counterpoint to arguments put forth in last week's post.
  • Google Maps Dumps Driving Times With Traffic Estimates Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:24PMHow long does it take to drive from Point A to Point B? With the latest Google Maps update, you better hope there's no traffic!
  • Councils and police rebuked for hi-tech snooping on public Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:38PMBritain's surveillance watchdog has reprimanded police forces, councils and government departments for overusing powers intended to clamp down on terrorism to snoop on members of the public.
  • App Wrap: Exercise partners Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:27PMYour smart phone can be a great exercise partner. Find out more in this edition of "App Wrap."
  • Fresh face or last legs? Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:04PMYou have to hand it to Nokia for its determination when it comes to the operating system for its new X7 smartphone. The company has continued its Symbian drive with the Anna update, which may be the last incarnation of the OS before the company fully switches over to Microsoft's Windows Phone OS. So can this update to the archaic system keep Nokia in the smartphone race? The Finns are hopeful ...
  • How to Remove Your Picture from Google Maps Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:32PMBUFFALO, NY-- With the Google Maps car being spotted around Western New York, some people wonder how they can remove their face or license plate from the website.
  • Google+ dominated by men: New tracking statistics show 'worrisome' forecast for search engine giant's social network Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:32PMTracking websites SocialStatistics and FindPeopleOnPlus say males account for at least 74 per cent of Google+ users.
  • Shuttle and Cab Dispatchers Know Best Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:32PMNo one knows how to get around town in a hurry better than shuttle and taxi dispatchers, who guide cars and vans for a living. This holds true especially for this Carmageddon weekend.
  • Gayborhoods: Census Data Map Shows the Gayborhoods of Los Angeles Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:19PMWhere are all the shacked-up gay couples in Los Angeles? Here they are, mostly right where you'd expect them to be. We were jealous of WNYC's neat map showing where the same-sex couples are cohabitating in New York City,...
  • Twitter Drives 4x as Much Traffic as You Think. Here’s Why … Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:48PMEditor’s Note: This is a guest post by ( @msuster ) Mark Suster, a 2x entrepreneur, now VC at GRP Partners . Read more about Suster at Bothsidesofthetable Most web publishers measure where their traffic is coming from using an analytics package such as Google Analytics, Omniture or Core Metrics. These were good packages in the pre social media world at helping figure out who was driving your ...
  • Google Killed Map Traffic Estimates Because It Just Didn't Work [Google] Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:47PM# google If you're wondering how road traffic's gonna slow you today, don't turn to Google Maps anymore —the site's killed its estimates. Not because it wasn't popular. It turns out those road calculations didn't exactly correlate to, you know, reality . More »
  • Inside Travel: Apple launches its new travel workshops Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:32PMSo you're going on holiday. What do you pack? Maybe that guide book is looking a bit dog-eared. Perhaps you have a tablet, one of those new, trendy touchscreen computers like the Apple iPad or HTC Flyer. But what can you do with it on holiday? Well, today Apple launches its first travel workshop – and I had an exclusive preview of what it offers.
  • Want To Prevent Abuse And Sexual Assault? Create An App For That Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:20PMFeminists have been using technology  to combat sexual abuse, domestic violence, and harassment for quite some time, and now the government is jumping on the bandwagon . The Department of Health and Human Services and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy are collaborating with Vice President Joe Biden's office to create an app to make it easier to connect with "trusted friends ...
  • The Best Apps of the Week [Video] Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:17PM# apps In this week's app roundup: Spotify, finally here; Android apps, shared; GIFs, created; Warhol, recreated; music, Played; Gossip Girl, streamed; Tivo, iPhone controlled; Scrabble, Androidified; Zombies, sliced by ninjas and much, much more. More »
  • The Week's Best iPad Apps [Video] Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:17PM# apps Ask a Nomad : For travelers of the world, there's always questions on what to do, where to eat, what's the best place for this, for that. It's endless! Ask a Nomad is an app where you can ask locals and other world experts on anything you'd like to do anywhere you go. The idea is to connect you with like-minded people to sift through the tourist traps and discover the reason why you're in ...
  • Smartphones Help Mobile-ad Market Build Muscle Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:29PMThe mobile-ad market is scorching hot, in part because companies are getting more comfortable with using those ads to reach the third of American adults who own smartphones.
  • Is Google Really Wrecking Our Memory? Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:05PMCould Google, the world's largest search engine, be causing our memory banks to atrophy? Maybe, say four Columbia University researchers, who believe Google's instant-retrieval search mechanics could be training our brains to jettison information we're sure of quickly finding again with a few taps on a keyboard. Times certainly have changed. I can still remember having [...]
  • Is Schmidt Batting Cleanup for Google on the Hill at Antitrust Hearings? Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:49AMAnswering the call of the U.S. Senate antitrust subcommittee, Google will have Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt to testify on their behalf. "Google had been reluctant to have Mr. Schmidt or other senior executives testify at a time when the Inter...
  • Map: Weekly West Bank protests Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:26AMWeekly pro-Palestinian rallies at flash points such as Bilin and Sheikh Jarrah call attention to Israeli 'land grabs'.
  • Google Maps brings live traffic coverage to 13 European countries, makes work weeks even shorter Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:59AMThe next time you head out for a leisurely Sunday drive along the a utobahn , you might wanna take a minute to consult Google Maps' live traffic feature, now available in Germany and 12 other nations across Europe. Announced earlier this week, the new addition offers regularly updated coverage of all highways and major thoroughfares in countries like Spain, the Netherlands and Switzerland, while ...
  • Picture the Past: Historypin Mashes Up Archived Photos with the Present Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:51AMGoogle Maps Street View can already make you feel like you're in two places at once—the desk where you're physically sitting and the street that you're digitally exploring. A new app and website, Historypin , translocates you one step further, enabling you to experience places around the world at distinct moments in the past. Use the free website to mash-up the street view of today's Times ...
  • Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: July 15, 2011 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:40AMYahoo has announced the end to Site Explorer. Hubpages claims their subdomains helped them break free of the Google Panda update. While other SEOs discuss what they think helps with Panda. Google began ignoring your title tags this month, at least in some cases. Google is requiring Google Merchants to update their feeds by September 22nd. NY Times points out Google Maps locksmith spam problem ...
  • Nathan Newman: The Cost of Lost Privacy, Part 3: Google, the Subprime Meltdown and Antitrust Implications Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:27AMMost people don't think of Google as a key player in the financial debacle that crashed the economy, but like almost every company making billions of dollars in the last decade, a chunk of Google's profits were coming straight from the subprime mortgage lenders.
  • Google Requires Oversight but Not a U.S. Antitrust Probe: View Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:06AMWhen Google Inc. went public in 2004, its founders declared that the search-engine leader wasn’t a conventional company and didn’t intend to become one. This maverick attitude has defined Google ever since, especially in its hot-and-cold relations with the world’s governments.
  • Google Street View Taking Pictures in WNY; Interactive Map Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:17PMBUFFALO, NY - As many viewers have noticed, there's a new car making it's way around Western New York roads this summer. Google has sent at least one of its Street View cars to take updated images of the area's roadways.
  • App Wrap: "Arookoo," "Fit Friendzy," "SoftRace" Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:14PMNY1 highlights the coolest and newest apps for your cell phone or mobile device in the twice-weekly segment "App Wrap."
  • Pedal Power in town as nationals crank up Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:23PM     The big week of the Ride Sun Valley Bike Festival is here, and the 2011 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-Country National Championships are about to begin on Baldy.
  • Gadgets and Websites to Help With Your Kids' Summer To-Do Lists Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:36PMThe summer months are a time when we dads get to spend a little more time with the family because the kids are out of school. Yes, it’s a little more taxing on the family agenda (and your wallet), but it’s well worth the money and time invested.
  • Google Maps sends users to driveway instead of state park Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:30PMA woman in New Jersey said an error with Google Maps has resulted in numerous drivers coming up her driveway thinking they've entered a state park.
  • The Shady Company Behind Justin Bieber's Anti-Texting Crusade [The Markets] Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:07PM# themarkets Justin Bieber is spearheading a new campaign to stop kids from texting and driving. He's doing this by taking a big stake in a crappy, flailing tech company that was run by a convicted felon until recently. More »
  • 63 Open Source Replacements for Popular Financial Software Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:39PMDatamation: "Whether you're looking for financial software to manage your personal finances, your small business or for a large enterprise, the open source community offers a lot of options."
  • Unwanted visitors follow Google mistake Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:28PMGoogle Maps has no doubt added ease and convenience to many consumers' lives. Except for one.
  • Today in Deals: Foursquare and Google Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:31AMThere are a couple noteworthy bits of news coming out this morning regarding the deals space. Foursquare announced that Foursquare Specials will no include “deals” from partners LivingSocial, Gilt City, Zozi, BuyWithMe, and AT&T Interactive. “We help you discover the …
  • Google Science Fair Winners Announced Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:31AMAside from their attempted take down of Facebook, Google has other ventures to attend to as well. Whether it’s introducing new Google Doodles that recognize St. Basil’s Cathedral and beta launches of Google Offer, they also flexed some of their …
  • Barefoot teen flees after taking woman's purse and $1,000, Jersey City cops say Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:21AMGoogle MapsA theft suspect was caught at Gates and Ocean avenues in Jersey City, police say. Police say a barefoot Jersey City suspect broke into a woman’s home early Saturday morning, grabbed her purse and fled with nearly $1,000 in...
  • New “Social Film Experience” Relies On Your Tweets Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:16AMIf you thought that The Social Network was the closest thing that you would get to a true “Facebook movie,” think again. A new film project it attempting to let the viewers mold the action through Facebook and Twitter. The …
  • Thrillist Promotes New Model for Media Companies, and It Involves Deals Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:01AMHow would you define a media company? It's difficult in this day and age, isn't it? With new media on the scene, this process is even more of a challenge.
  • Press Release Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:00AMWELLPOINT INC. Posted on:12 Jul 11 ATLANTA, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGa) successfully launched an emergency room education campaign incorporating Google Maps to make it easier for consumers to find and use retail health clinics and urgent care centers for non-emergency conditions when their regular physicians are not available.