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A high-level Research in Motion employee today sent a letter airing frustration with the BlackBerry maker, adding disgruntled employees to its list of growing problems. The letter, written by an anonymous employee and leaked to website BGR, outlines reasons for the company’s recent fall from grace. The employee criticized company heads Jim Balsillie and Mike [...]
Archive for June, 2011
Advocacy Groups Urge FCC to Stop AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
June 30th, 2011 
admin Several consumer advocacy groups sent letters to the Federal Communications Commission asking the agency to block the proposed AT&T takeover of T-Mobile, as more opposition mounts to stop the deal. The advocacy groups, including Public Knowledge, Free Press and the New America Foundation, urged FCC chairman Julius Genachowski to travel across the country conducting field [...]
Text Messages Help Smokers Kick the Habit
June 30th, 2011 admin Motivational text messages greatly increases smokers’ chances of quitting, a new study showed, underscoring the ways consumers are using mobile technology for health benefits. The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, which conducted “Txt2stop” trial consisting of nearly 6,000 participants, found that smokers who received five motivational text messages a day for the first [...]
Japanese LCD Makers Consider Teaming Up to Survive
June 30th, 2011 admin Sony, Hitachi and Toshiba are in talks to combine their LCD production lines, in a partnership to fight South Korean and Taiwanese rivals and help them climb out of their collective economic hole. The trio, which would become the largest manufacturer with 20 percent of the LCD market, is aiming to sign an agreement by [...]
Skype Video Calling Comes to Android, Connects Mobile Platforms
June 30th, 2011 admin Skype today introduced video calling for Android, in an app that positions the chat service as a de facto standard across mobile platforms. The new feature lets select Android phones make video calls over Wi-Fi and cellular connections to other devices, including iPhones, PCs, Macs and other Skype-enabled products. As more Android phones are supported, [...]
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Tags: Android, Calling, Comes, Connects, Mobile, Skype, Video 
No Comments »Google+ Sees First Privacy Setback
June 30th, 2011 admin Google+ saw its first privacy hiccup during the new social network’s beta testing, a notable slip as user privacy protection continues to be a hot-button issue. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company, which launched its Google+ site on Tuesday, found a major privacy glitch within 24 hours — friends could inadvertently spread private information throughout the [...]
Oracle Sues Google for $2.6 Billion, Targets Android
June 30th, 2011 admin Oracle is suing Google for $2.6 billion over Java patents it claims Android infringes upon, the latest development in the convoluted world of software litigation. The database software company, which acquired Java when it purchased Sun Microsystems, the patents’ creator, was reportedly suing Google for up to $6.1 billion, but new legal documents confirmed the [...]
Hackers Hit Music Labels, Arizona Police, Rampage Continues
June 30th, 2011 admin Hackivist group Anonymous continued its attack on Universal Music, Vivendi and the Arizona state police, wreaking havoc on corporate and government sites and highlighting the need for improved Internet security. Anonymous, working with former members of splinter group LulzSec, released user passwords to Universal’s uMusic.com site and information about Viacom’s internal networks. In addition, the [...]
AT&T, Zynga Team Up on Games
June 30th, 2011 admin AT&T and Zynga are teaming up to bring exclusive mobile games to AT&T customers, as carriers struggle to differentiate themselves to attract subscribers. The Dallas, Texas-based carrier said its partnership will bring some of Zynga’s more popular games, including “Words with Friends” and “Zynga Poker,” to its Android Market. AT&T added that these games will [...]
Unreal Tournament 3
June 30th, 2011 admin Describe the game can literally be in three words: “cult network shooter.” Every word of this definition are ready to subscribe to literally millions of game fans around the world including in Russia. The once rival c Unreal multiplayer shooters eventually faded into the background and only the Unreal Tournament series has remained a game [...]
