Amazon agree to court settlement over Kindle suit

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Article 03 Credit-KindleRemember when the net was all abuzz when Kindle remotely deleted copies of George Orwell’s novels “1984″ and “Animal Farm” from customers’ Kindles in July? Remember when after that, Amazon founder Jeffrey Bezos called the move  in addressing the problem “stupid, thoughtless and painfully out of line with our principles”?

Well, apparently it wasn’t enough for a high school student whose copy of “1984” which he was reading for class was also deleted.  Justin D. Gawronski, 17, filed a lawsuit claiming that the “1984” novel removed from his Kindle rendered all his electronic notes and annotations he made on the e-reader useless.

Now, Amazon.com has agreed to settle this lawsuit. Filed last week in a U.S. District Court in Seattle, the company agreed it will never remotely delete e-books from U.S. Kindle users except for special specified instances. As to whether the judge approves the deal is yet to be known. 😉

Source http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20091001/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_amazon_kindle_suit_settlement

Microsoft to launch Windows Compatibility Center web site

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Microsoft wants everyone to be able to convert to Windows 7 smoothly. To help with that, it will launch a Windows 7 compatability Web site for consumers to be able to see which products will be able to run and support the OS.

As of this writing, the site is live but the database of which products from which manufacturers is not yet available. Microsoft said the be The Windows Compatibility Center site will be ready “for the launch of Windows 7.

“We will have more on this as we get closer to launch, but thousands of products are being populated into the Compatibility Center right now based on confirmed statements of support from partners,” Mark Relph, a senior director with Microsoft’s Windows Product Strategy Group and leader of its Windows Ecosystem team said. “If you are a customer, you can be confident that we are working with our partners to ensure you find the compatibility status, downloads, and helpful resources for the products you use every day.”

Earlier this week, Microsoft has already unveiled the Windows 7 logo program and over 6,000 products have already received the logo indicating that these products have been tested against the new OS.

Source: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2353661,00.asp

Fujitsu gives up hard-drive business to Toshiba

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Well, its finally done. Fujitsu and Toshiba announced today that they completed the transfer of the former’s hard-drive business to Toshiba, specifically to their subsidiary company called Toshiba Storage Device Corp. (TSDC).

Toshiba now owns 80 percent of TSDC while Fujitsu has 20 percent of the share. By the end of next year however, Fujitsu will turn over its remaining 20 percent share to Toshiba. TSDC hopes to complete hard-drive sales of $6.7 billion by its fiscal year ending March 2012.

The agreement between the two companies was first announced last February.

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10365763-92.html

Leaked concept video of Microsoft’s Tablet

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Source: Gizmodo
Source: Gizmodo

If you’re tired of hearing about the much-rumored but still absent Apple Tablet, then Microsoft has got something for you.

Apparently (according to the rumors at least), the giant company is slowly but steadily building a tablet dubbed the Courier that’ll very much rival any tablet, including Apple’s (that is, if it did exist).

Now, a new video leaked video (courtesy of Gizmodo) is circulating the web, giving us a more in-depth look of the Courier. The extended animated video explores the device, showing a smooth Surface-like interface with page turns and web browsing.

Of course, no word yet from Microsoft as to whether the rumors have a solid basis.

If you want to watch the video, click here.

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5369493/the-courier-files-how-microsoft-thinks-well-use-their-secret-tablet

Top five apps to search for iPhone apps

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iPhone3G_appStore_180With the gazillion (a little exaggerated, I know – but you get the point J) apps available in the market, a lot of people are now looking for easier ways to find what’s hot and what’s not.

To help sort out apps you might want to take a look at, PC World compiled a list of the top five apps that’ll help you find – yep, apps. Here’s what they came up:

App Miner

This app does what its name says: it mines for app treasures. And by app treasures, we mean those that’ll help you save a few bucks by keeping tabs on apps that are currently in bargain price in a master list. The App Miner lets you filter the list into free and paid apps, making it easier for those who doesn’t want to shell out some dough.

App Gems

App Gems helps users decide what app to get by providing user reviews for each app. Its provides a capsulated description and recommendations for the app, allowing you to somehow get the feel of what the app is all about.

App Sniper

AppSniper is similar to the App Miner, providing users with a list of apps whose prices have been dropped. The difference is that this app costs $1. To make up for the price though, the AppSniper is faster and has a more sophisticated-looking interface than the latter.

Fluke

If you have absolutely no idea what app you’d want to download and you just want to leave the choosing to the er – hands of faith, then Fluke is the app for you.

This is a free app that shows you a random app at a time, perhaps making it more exciting by finding out apps you’ve never even thought to exist. If you want a bit more direction to your random search though, you can also choose to filter it by free or paid and by category.

The App Store

The last but uhm, not the least, is the App Store. According to the PCWorld, this is still the fastest way to search directly for apps, especially with the new Genius function that helps users find apps that are similar or related to the ones they’ve got.

Peace out! 😉

Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/172880/5_apps_for_finding_iphone_apps.html

Google wants you to ride the Wave

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Credit: Google
Credit: Google

Starting today, Google began sending a total of 100,000 invites to developers, people who were quick to sign up to provide feedback, and customers of its Google Apps offerings to test the new Wave.

Google’s new messaging platform provides users with a merged email, online chat, social networking and “wiki” style collaboration, making it easier for people to collaborate faster and easier in real time while online.

According to Google’s official Wave site http://wave.google.com/help/wave/about.html, a wave can both be a conversation and a document. Users can talk of anything, reply anywhere in the message and add content such as images, videos, maps and others.

“Google Wave is a lot more useful if your friends, family and colleagues have it too.”

Google admits that the Wave “isn’t quite ready for prime time”, Lars Rasmussen, Google engineering manager said in a blog post.

“There are also still key features of Google Wave that we have yet to fully implement,” he said.

Source: http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090930/tc_afp/usitinternetgooglewave

A newspaper-like Apple Tablet

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This is again, about the undying rumor of the still-invisible Apple Tablet. This time, Gizmodo scored some additional juicy with regards to the much-rumored tablet.

In an article, Gizmodo says Apple execs maybe in talk with the big guys from magazines, newspapers and textbook companies to distribute print media through the tablet.  It includes The New York Times, and possibly McGraw Hill and Oberlin Press.

The article also said that a few years back,  a version of Apple’s OS X software was shown to Steve Jobs running on a multitouch tablet. The problem was that when asked “What would people do with this?”, they couldn’t find any answer, that’s why the idea wasn’t pursued. So with these new “developements”, does this mean Apple finally found a use for it?

But since Amazon’s Kindle is doing pretty well in this market with their static e-ink, the challenge then for Apple is to surpass it by integrating features that’ll convince both traditional readers and new readers. How? Uhm, let’s leave it to them, I’m pretty sure they’ll come up with a pretty good answer. 😉

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5370252/apple-tablet-aiming-to-redefine-newspapers-textbooks-and-magazines

Pricing and release date for Motorola Cliq

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Credit: Motorola
Credit: Motorola

Finally, mobile phone maker Motorola gave out pricing and availability details on their first ever Google Android Smartphone.

The Motorola Cliq will be available both online and T-Mobile stores starting November 2. And the price? Its $199.99 – slightly higher in number than its rival, the HTC Hero which is sold of $179.99.  The Cliq comes with a two-year contract and qualifying voice and data plan.

For those who can’t wait for November 2 to come, presales for the Cliq will start on October 19 until November 1.  The devices will be shipped as orders are received.

For those who aren’t familiar with the Motorola Cliq yet, this device features a 3.1-inch touchscreen, a full slideout QWERTY keyboard, and an autofocus 5-megapixal camera.

It runs Android 1.5 (Cupcake), and features quadband  GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA at 900/1700/2100 MHz. It also has Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, an e-compass, proximity sensor and ambient light sensor.

So now that pricing and availability of the smartphone has been release, are you gonna one?

Source: http://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-10363571-251.html

Hybrid cellular-satellite service from AT&T and TerreStar

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AT&T and TerreStar have joined forces to give you a cellular phone that doubles as a satellite phone at an affordable price.

Because satellite phones from way back and even up until now, have been generally bulky and expensive, consumers aren’t very keen on having one in their homes or workplaces.

This partnership however, will change that and cellular-satellite phones may become a common gadget today.

Launched in July, TerreStar manufactured a slim-dual mode smartphone that has a full QWERTY keyboard and runs on Windows Mobile. It can send and received emails and can be customized with your choice of apps.

Users who want to get this will have to sign up with standard voice and data packages from AT&T and you can opt to the have the satellite service option with an additional $24.99.

Voice calls via satellite will cost around 60 cents per minute while data sent via satellite will be $5 per megabyte. Chris Hill, AT&T’s VP of mobility product management, assured the public that this pricing is roughly 50% less than other satellite offerings.

“Most companies have procured a satellite phone  for their executives in case of an emergency, but most of those are probably sitting in a desk somewhere and you’d have to spend some time with the manual learning how to operate it,” said Hill. “The intent is to have a device that is exactly like the service you use today… plus having that capability to go into satellite mode when you need it.”

The companies are targeting the homeland defense, homeland security and public safety organizations as well as utility and transportation companies, maritime companies and other enterprises who wants to have another way of contacting others in case cellular service isn’t available such as during natural disasters.

The hybrid service from AT&T and TerreStar will hopefully be available by early part of 2010. Pricing for the device however is still unknown.

Source: http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/smartphones/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220300516

Faster online news with Google Fast Flip

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“One problem with reading news online today is that browsing can be really slow. A media-rich page loads dozens of files and can take as much as 10 seconds to load over broadband, which can be frustrating,” observes Google News distinguished researcher Krishna. So what do they do?

They found a way to make reading online news faster and more accessible through Fast Flip.

This recent experiment from Google Labs makes browsing news easier by laying out the news articles in a print-like fashion, allowing users to “flip sequentially through bundles of recent news, headlines and popular topics and feeds from individual top publishers.

For the content, Bharat wrote in the official Google Blog that the company has partnered with three dozen publishers including the New York Times, the Atlantic, the Washington Post, and Newsweek.

Fast Flip also has a mobile version for Android-powered devices and the iPhones, so people on the go can also experience this new way of reading news online.

“The publishing industry faces many challenges today, and there is no magic bullet. However, we believe that encouraging readers to read more news is a necessary part of the solution,” Bharat wrote.

“We think Fast Flip could be one way to help, and we’re looking to find other ways to help as well in the near future.”

Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2249502/google-eases-online-news

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