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Google + users are still signing on, but they’re still not staying for long periods of time, suggesting the fledgling social network has work to do before it can be a viable Facebook challenger. According to Experian Hitwise, Google+ users now spend an average of five minutes and 47 seconds per visit on the site. [...]
Archive for August 31st, 2011
Chinese Environmentalists Accuse Apple of Pollution
August 31st, 2011 
admin Chinese activists are accusing Apple’s mainland factories of polluting the environment, asking for further scrutiny into the company’s manufacturing practices. Bejing’s Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs alleges over 20 Apple plants produce poisonous gas and contaminate surrounding water with heavy metals. Ma Jun, the IPE’s director, says Apple has been “stubbornly evasive” about its [...]
ITTO: Digital Natives Restless for Facebook
August 31st, 2011 admin Today’s tweens and teens, often called “digital natives,” since they have not known a world without the Internet, have a different perception of which private information should become public, a shift that may have various consequences as social media and adolescence intersect to transform rites of passage. Is This Thing On?, or ITTO, is our [...]
RIM Gains on New Device Sales
August 31st, 2011 admin Research in Motion’s new BlackBerry devices are sparking an increase in formerly lackluster sales figures, as the company gains some momentum heading into its QNX overhaul. The new hardware and improved platform of the Canadian company’s latest handsets has fueled an uptick in sales, prompting a 38 percent increase in RIM’s stock over the past [...]
Iranian Authorities May Track Dissidents Online
August 31st, 2011 admin Iranian officials may have masqueraded as Google to monitor dissidents, security experts suggest, as worldwide governments continue to track their citizens online. Unknown hackers disguised themselves as trusted websites and tracked Iranian users’ online activity, possibly lifting passwords and other sensitive information in the process. The Mountain View, Calif.-based search giant itself did not suffer [...]
Novatel MiFi 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot Wireless – New phone for sale
August 31st, 2011 admin The MiFi 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot by Novatel Wireless for Sprint enables you to take the Sprint Network with you almost anywhere. The MiFi 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot provides internet access for up to 5 WiFi-enabled devices almost anywhere- all from a device smaller than your wallet! When paired with a Sprint 3G/4G connection plan, the MiFi [...]
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No Comments »"Smart Collars" to Track Wildlife
August 31st, 2011 admin U.S. researchers based in Colorado are developing a new “smart collar” that will use key mobile technologies to advance the study of animal life in the wild. These collars, being developed for academia and intended for commercial production in a few years, will use GPS technology and accelerometers to measure animals as they jump, leap [...]
Motorola XPRT – New phone for sale
August 31st, 2011 admin The Motorola XPRT for Sprint is the first Android world phone from Sprint with a high-resolution 3.1″ HVGA Touch Display, full QWERTY keyboard, and a 1GHz processor for tackling the demands of today’s business environment. Enterprise managers and workforces across a variety of industries including field service, field sales, health care, retail, utilities, manufacturing, and [...]
HTC EVO 3D – New phone for sale
August 31st, 2011 admin The HTC EVO 3D for Sprint is America’s first 4G smartphone with a 4.3″ 3D qHD display that allows users to capture, record, and playback in 3D – without 3D glasses! With the latest version of the acclaimed HTC Sense user experience and powered by Android 2.3 “Gingerbread”, HTC EVO 3D is ideal for users [...]
U.S. Government Sues to Block AT&T Merger
August 31st, 2011 admin The U.S. government is suing to block AT&T’s pending merger with T-Mobile, putting the finalization of the deal in doubt. The Department of Justice argues AT&T’s purchase of the Deutsche Telekom unit would violate U.S antitrust law and “substantially lessen competition” in the wireless market, according to Bloomberg. AT&T’s stock fell five percent after the [...]
