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 gets a software update, enables multitouch   —  Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required.

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Google’s Chrome OS: Why It’s Not a Layup Google Nexus One Gets Multitouch, 3G Fix   —  Google Feb. 2 said it is adding a multitouch mechanism and a software fix to improve 3G connectivity on its Nexus One smartphone. Users may now pinch-to-zoom on the smartphone's core browser, gallery and Google Maps applications. Also, Google Maps will be updated to version 3.4, which includes starred items synchronized with the desktop version ...

2. About the security content of iPhone OS 3.1.3 and iPhone OS 3.1.3 for iPod touch  permalink

About the security content of iPhone OS 3.1.3 and iPhone OS 3.1.3 for iPod touch
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For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available. To learn more about Apple Product Security, see the Apple Product Security website.

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Apple iPhone, iPod touch Security Patch: What's Fixed Rumor: Apple Has Another Tablet In The Works. More Like A Mac Than An iPhone.   —  In the movie Contact, when revealing to main character Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) that there is actually a second space travel machine that was being built at the same time as the first one, but in secret, S.R. Hadden (John Hurt) says, “why build one when you can have two at twice the price?” Apple, it seems, may have the same line ...

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Apple iPhone, iPod touch Security Patch: What's Fixed IPhone OS 3.1.3 Update Brings Jailbreak Woes   —  Apple released version 3.1.3 of the iPhone operating system (OS) on Tuesday, much to jailbreakers dismay. The update, which is available now via iTunes, fixes a number of known bugs, patches known security issues, and improves various iPhone features. However, despite the good news for the majority of regular iPhone owners, the upgrade has posed ...

3. Apple's iPad May Include Built-In Camera, Suggest Reports  permalink

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Apple's iPad, its upcoming tablet PC, may contain a built-in camera, at least according to an Apple product repair company that posted photos of an alleged iPad frame with a space for a camera module. Other sources have posted photos from the device's Jan. 27 launch event showing what could be a camera hole on an iPad held by Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

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Apple's iPad May Include Built-In Camera, Suggest Reports IPad Camera rumor becoming a reality? We think so.   —  Upon opening them up and getting our hands on some of these rare items, we immediately noticed what appears to be a “spot” for a camera within the iPad frame.

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Apple's iPad May Include Built-In Camera, Suggest Reports Apple and Fujitsu in iPad trade mark dispute   —  Update: a wise blogger recently remarked that realising that someone else has already blogged about the same topic is one of the little quirks of a blogger's life. Not realising it and blogging anyway is another quirk and might explain the duplicity in the IPKat's reporting on the iPad dispute (see here for the Amerikat's take on the same story).

4. Tell Me Why…  permalink

Tell Me Why…
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♫ I am lonely but you can free me All in the way that you smile Tell me why, tell me why..♫ Lyrics, music and recorded by Neil Young. This is a post of a different colour (or color). It is really a series of questions wrapped up in a post with the hope and expectation that it [...]

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Tell Me Why… ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’: Obama Doesn’t Like it, But DOJ Defends It   —  Despite President Obama's recent call to end the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, the Department of Justice continues to defend a lawsuit, originally filed in 2004, seeking to declare the law unconstitutional.

5. A.I.G. Plan for $100 Million Bonus Payout Draws Fire  permalink

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The giant insurer and recipient of the biggest government bailout in history agreed to cut its next round of bonuses by $20 million.

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A.I.G. Plan for $100 Million Bonus Payout Draws Fire McClatchy Top Execs Get 2010 Bonus Plan -- But Not CEO Pruitt   —  CHICAGO In a regulatory filing late Friday, The McClatchy Co. said top executives will be eligible for $160,000-plus bonuses each under a "2010 Senior Executive Retention Bonus Plan. CEO Gary Pruitt, however, cannot participate in the retention bonus plan, the company said.

6. Field Thins in Race for Obama’s Seat  permalink

MONICA DAVEY / NYT

Mark Steven Kirk, a centrist Republican, is set to face Alexi Giannoulias, the state treasurer, in November.

7. Tech Specs  permalink

Tech Specs
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The Keyboard Dock combines a dock for charging your iPad with a full-size keyboard. The dock has a rear 30-pin connector, which lets you connect to an electrical outlet using the USB Power Adapter, sync to your computer, and use accessories like the Camera Connection Kit. An audio jack lets you connect to a stereo or powered speakers.

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8. 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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9. Apple Demands Removal Of USB Sharing Feature In Stanza iPhone App  permalink

Apple Demands Removal Of USB Sharing Feature In Stanza iPhone App
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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.

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This American Life Launches IPhone App   —  Public radio's ever-popular program, This American Life, has released a dedicated iPhone app, giving you access to the show's entire archive and a few other...

10. Well Be First Student Paper on iPad, Abilene Christian U. Says  permalink

Well Be First Student Paper on iPad, Abilene Christian U. Says
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CHICAGO The Optimist at Abilene Christian University in Texas is vowing to the be the first student newspaper to publish on the iPad. Cheryl Bacon, the chair of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, said a team of faculty and student researchers and developers from several departments at the university plan to have the Optimist ...

11. Seven Nikon Coolpix Cameras Prepare for Launch  permalink

Seven Nikon Coolpix Cameras Prepare for Launch
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A 26x megazoom, two high-zoom pocket cameras, a sub-$200 touchscreen model, and three more Coolpix cameras are among Nikon's point-and-shoot announcements for 2010.

12. German Regional Implements CCI NewsGate  permalink

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NEW YORK German regional Kieler Nachrichten consolidated its print and online operations in preparation for multi-channel publishing with CCI NewsGate, from CCI Europe. NewsGate also allows the Kiel-based publisher to pursue a strategy that enables page production at its four local bureaus in the Schleswig-Holstein area.

13. 'Chicago Trib' Comics Getting Bigger But Fewer With Format Change  permalink

'Chicago Trib' Comics Getting Bigger But Fewer With Format Change
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14. Five customized Automator services to help save you time  permalink

Five customized Automator services to help save you time
Sang Tang / The Unofficial Apple (TUAW)

Filed under: Software , How-tos , Productivity One gem in Mac OS X that sometimes gets glanced over is the Services menu. Lots of readers may not know yet that Snow Leopard brought with it the ability to create your own customized service in Automator -- in other words, you can get additional selections on a contextual menu when right-clicking ...

15. Twitter Resets User Passwords in Wake of Phishing Attack  permalink

Twitter Resets User Passwords in Wake of Phishing Attack
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Twitter says it was hit by a phishing attack that forced it to reset the passwords of a number of accounts. Early Tuesday, Twitter says it had to reset the passwords of a small number of accounts compromised in an external phishing attack.

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16. Outsourcing of App Development Projects Is on the Decline  permalink

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Though application development is the single largest category in outsourcing, data center operations, help desk, disaster recovery, website and e-commerce systems and desktop support have gained significant ground. - What is the most popular area of IT outsourcing? According to one study, it is and has been application development for the past 3 ...

17. Paragraph Justification  permalink

Angela Swan / Slaw

I would like to know why (some) Nova Scotia reasons for judgment reported on CanLII are “centre justified”. Do they come this way from the courts? They are much harder to read than fully justified paragraphs or ones left with a “ragged right”.

18. House to consider cybersecurity bill on Wednesday  permalink

House to consider cybersecurity bill on Wednesday
Computerworld Security News

The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a proposed bill that is designed to bolster federal cybersecurity research and development activities, and stimulate the growth of a cybersecurity workforce in the country.

19. Microsoft confirms Office 2010 has reached the Release Candidate stage  permalink

Microsoft confirms Office 2010 has reached the Release Candidate stage
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Microsoft officials have confirmed to Neowin that the company recently released a Release Candidate (RC) build of Office 2010 to private beta testers. Early Release Candidate builds began leaking to the web in January this year as Microsoft was preparing for the RC release to�Technology Adoption Program (TAP) testers. Russian site...

20. Street Scenes of Munich:  permalink

Street Scenes of Munich:
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Earlier this month I was invited to conduct an on stage interview with Jason Kilar, chief executive officer of Huluthe DLD conference in Munich. It gave me a chance to visit the city, walk around in bitter cold and look around what is arguably one of the cleanest and quietest cities in the world.

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