Archive for: May, 2011

Adobe Connect Mobile updated for iOS

Adobe Connect Mobile for iOS has been updated to v1.5.9 (its second major version) and now features first-time optimization for the iPad, including an “overview” mode that allows simultaneous viewing of presenter and slideshow. The free app lets users participate in Adobe Connect web meetings on Apple’s iOS devices — view video or slideshows, type […]

Skype to Address MAC Security Hole

Gordon Maddern, a security researcher in Australia, has reported a serious hole in the current Mac version of Skype that could be exploited by an attacker to remotely take control of the computer. Skype has since responded saying they had already issued a “hotfix” for the vulnerability but will release a formal update to address […]

US Cellular to Launch LTE Network in 2011

US Cellular has jumped on 4G bandwagon with its own plans for an LTE network. The carrier planned to have at least 25 percent of its network covered by the end of 2011 and would focus on cities that haven’t been priorities for Verizon. Some of the first cities would include Madison, Milwaukee, and Racine […]

Tupac Shakur’s Screenplay Acquired

In 1995, while incarcerated for 11 months at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY Tupac wrote a screenplay, Live 2 Tell.  Well his first and only script has finally been bought and will see the light of day thanks to production from NStar Studios and a budget of $11 million. The production team includes […]

ASUS Confirms Shortage of Eee Pad Transformers Due to Demand

ASUS partly confirmed rumors of Eee Pad Transformer shortages on Friday through a statement from spokesman David Chang. He didn’t acknowledge talk of just 10,000 of the Android 3.0 tablets shipping in April but anticipated that it would take at least a month to get back on track, with 100,000 in May and 200,000 in […]

San Francisco Cellphone Radiation Bill On Hold

San Francisco has effectively dropped its cellphone radiation warning law this week by postponing it without a new enforcement date. The bill, which was to have required clear radiation levels posted next to phones in stores, had already been delayed twice and would have taken effect June 15. Although not publicly discussed, insiders told the […]

‘The Office’ Drops Double Digits Week After Steve Carell’s Exit

The week after made his exit on The Office, ratings dropped 17 percent, landing NBC in fourth place in the key 18-49 demo. Fox was No. 1 in the demo (4.7) with American Idol, up 7 percent from Wednesday’s show and up 6 percent in total viewers (20.8 million vs. 19.6 million). Bones was up 18 percent […]

AT&T Now Allows Non-Market Apps on Android Cells

AT&T with the launch of the Infuse 4G last night at least partly reversed a longstanding policy on Android phones that had drawn criticism from those hoping to switch away from the iPhone. Review units given out at the event had the option to load apps from “unknown sources” beyond Android Market that had previously […]

Google Adds Flash to Instant Previews

  Google picked Friday to add Flash support to its Instant Previews feature even as it cautioned against using Adobe’s plugin too heavily. The move lets users with a regular web browser see a Flash-heavy site’s animations, layout, and videos in the quick view sidebar instead of plugin errors. The approach would work immediately for […]

T-Mobile USA Loses 99,000 customers

T-Mobile USA warned that its situation was quickly getting worse with more subscriber losses. It shed a total of 99,000 customers in its winter quarter, more than the 77,000 from a year ago and four times the 23,000 it lost in the fall. The absolute drop was pinned on 471,000 contract subscribers exiting due to […]

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