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Monday, February 28, 2011
Daily Crunch: Sea Comb Edition
Video: Connected Medical Devices At The GSMA Embedded Mobile House A USB-Powered Aquarium, Alarm Clock, Thermometer, And Desk Light Honeycomb Ported To The Nexus One New Amazon Kindle Commercial: ?The Book Lives On? A Very Happy 25th Birthday To The Legend Of Zelda
How to Automatically Download TV Shows as Soon as They've Aired (or Turn Your PC into a TiVo) [How To]
Sony Bravia KDL-55HX800 HDTV, 50 Percent Off
Get a 55-inch Sony Bravia HDTV for only $1600 from TigerDirect.com, with free shipping.
Source: http://feeds.pcworld.com/click.phdo?i=d78a6facc670483e5a512fb686bf9b86
FCC probes Google over Street View program's collection of personal data
The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday it is investigating whether Google violated communications laws when it collected data from WiFi networks in U.S. homes through its Street View mapping program.
Source: http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=85459fed96b3ccfc3e309a3bd859461a
TV broadcasters resist FCC proposal to surrender more airwaves
Many broadcasters are already worried about declining viewers, and now they say the government wants to take away something more: the airwaves themselves.
Source: http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=205eeb66af4f411e2926dd6b0c24f399
FCC set to enact new net neutrality rules
Federal regulators are poised to enact controversial new rules affecting Internet access, marking the government's strongest move yet to ensure that Facebook updates, Google searches and Skype calls reach consumers' homes unimpeded.
Source: http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=c921d3ce7e7c8d6ba9801e48bb6f90ec
djtxt: Collaborative Grooveshark music playlists via SMS, Twitter and email
All you have to do is run the djtxt 'client' (which is just a matter of opening Grooveshark and clicking a bookmarklet) on a computer that's attached to some (preferably loud) speakers. Anyone can then SMS, tweet or email to add songs to the playlist. It's surprisingly easy and it works really well! Songs are added within a few seconds of an email or tweet being received by the djtxt robot -- we didn't test SMS, but presumably it's just as fast.
If you want to see it in action, just follow the first two steps on the djtxt website, then follow the instructions on the Grooveshark page. We'll be listening to the demo playlist in the Download Squad bunker, so feel free to entertain us with your choice of funky beats! If you like what you see (hear?), set up your own djtxt party, turn the volume up to 11, and rock on. Incidentally, if there's a song that you don't like, you can even send djtxt a 'skip' message -- but you can only do it once every 20 minutes!
If you're at work and unable to test it out, there's a video demonstration after the break.
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djtxt: Collaborative Grooveshark music playlists via SMS, Twitter and email originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Java EE 7 work focusing on the cloud
Work on the next enterprise edition of Java is proceeding at Oracle, with the company eyeing improvements for cloud computing, REST Web services, and other capabilities, an Oracle representative confirmed on Friday. Java EE (Java Platform, Enterprise Edition) 7 is due in 2012. Capabilities for deploying cloud computing applications and infrastructures will be key to the upgrade. "[Version 7] will be the basis for how to make Java EE relevant for the cloud," said Oracle's Ajay Patel, vice president of product management, in a webcast last week.
Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/java-ee-7-work-focusing-the-cloud-819
Holiday gadget buying -- Personal Tech Live with Rob Pegoraro
Rob Pegoraro answers your questions on recent gadget reviews, technology news and provides personal tech buying and fixing advice.
Source: http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=302dd344cfa6d62ccb1b4ee93e8722e6
You don't know tech: InfoWorld news quiz
Maybe 2011 will be the Year of the Tablet after all. Rumors are swirling that Apple will unveil a sequel to its blockbuster iPad next week, while Motorola hopes there's still room for its newly unveiled Android 3.0-based answer. In other news: Windows Phone 7 handsets got handcuffed by a software update gone awry; app makers rebelled against Apple's new subscription rules; Amazon is hoping its video-streaming service is ready for Prime time; and China clamped down on microbloggers to avert a Middle East-style revolt inside the great firewall.
Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/misadventures/you-dont-know-tech-infoworld-news-quiz-706
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Daily Crunch: Dr. Watson I Presume Edition
Where Does Watson Go From Here? First Stop: Healthcare Irony: Smartphones Can Save The Honeybees Apple ?Bans? The Steve Jobs Action Figure Why Can?t Tablet Makers Just Freaking Ship? The Nissan ESFLOW Concept Breaks Cover A Bit Early
Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/02/18/daily-crunch-dr-watson-i-presume/
Hands off tomorrow's Internet
We may soon see an Internet future less bright than we need.
Source: http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=32fcf3462bfa2c746f53e54d49d6a325
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Speed up Internet Explorer 9 with the Add-on Performance Advisor
Truth be told, there isn't a whole lot to choose from, but if you do end up using a few add-ons or toolbars, you may run into the Add-on Performance Advisor. If any add-on takes too long to load, you'll see a notification at the bottom of your window (see above) -- and if you click through, you'll be shown a list of all your add-ons and how long they take to load (see right). It's just a matter of clicking Disable on any add-ons that are bogging down your surfing, and away you go!
From the same window you can also select the threshold for slow add-ons (but the default of 0.2 seconds is fine).If you just want to see the general performance of your add-ons and toolbars, click Cog > Manage add-ons and every add-on's load time can be seen.
[Admittedly, a better question to ask at the start would've been 'does IE9 have any useful add-ons?' but that was beyond the scope of this post.]
For more IE9 tips, see our tips index, or read our complete IE9 guide.
Speed up Internet Explorer 9 with the Add-on Performance Advisor originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Battling over the future of TV
When AT&T last week had to renew its contract with Scripps, the owner of popular lifestyle shows such as Rachael Ray and "House Hunters," it made a demand that the media company thought went too far: Exclusive rights to broadcast the content on iPads and other mobile devices.
Source: http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=a9ae2afef5f706b705c03821e2c9f3cf
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Chipmakers fight dwindling gains in efficiency
The latest generation of graphics chips have 3 billion transistors and consume about 200 watts of energy. The numbers are impressive -- until you consider that the human brain has the equivalent of a trillion transistors and consumes just 20 watts of energy, or far less than it takes to run a light bulb.
Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/computer-hardware/chip-makers-fight-dwindling-gains-in-efficiency-597
Video: Samsung's New LED TVs, Up Close and Personal
We took a look at Samsung's new high-end LED edge-lit TVs, the D7000 and D8000 line.
Source: http://feeds.pcworld.com/click.phdo?i=2141288e3d313568b0b9c214b125a103
Tablets last on list of U.S. consumers' wishlists, says Gartner
Despite the tablet mania sweeping the consumer electronic industry, a Gartner survey found that tablet computers rank the lowest on Americans' tech wishlists for 2011. Smartphones topped the list of desired devices, especially those with open source operating systems, while laptops and desktops were next in line for consumer spending plans, says the research study....
Source: http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Gartner-study-on-consumer-tech-demand/?kc=rss
Dell XPS 17 3D: Speedy, and in Stereo
Dell updates its XPS 17 laptop with Intel?s latest 32nm CPU and Nvidia stereoscopic 3D, offering speed and visual improvements.
Source: http://feeds.pcworld.com/click.phdo?i=ceafaa0c8cc5f5d58e0b776158f3582c
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