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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2. Google: Rupert Murdoch can block us if he wants to  permalink

Google: Rupert Murdoch can block us if he wants to
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Google has clarified that it will not index publishers against their wishes, in response to Rupert Murdoch's threat to block the search engine from his newspapers’ websites.

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Mark Cuban Tells Media “Google Is a Vampire” Starring stories in Google News   —  A couple of months back, we launched the Custom Sections Directory feature in Google News to allow users to set up sections on topics of their interest, and to share them with other users.

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Mark Cuban Tells Media “Google Is a Vampire” Cuban: Print Must Vanquish Digital 'Vampires'   —  TurboTax and H&R Block are gearing up to do battle again during tax season, with each banking on social media as a cornerstone of its marketing efforts. Read Full Article

3. 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 IPhone OS 3.1.3 now live on iTunes   —  Before you start scrambling for your phone, laptop and data cable, just relax for a second. The latest update to the iPhone software, version 3.1.3, is a minor one. A quick glance at the changelog shows that the update will improve accuracy on the reported battery level on the 3GS, which is a huge help [...]

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Apple iPhone, iPod touch Security Patch: What's Fixed PKI Flaws Open Apple iPhone to Attack   —  PC Magazine - An anonymous entry on the CryptoPath blog describes how flaws in the iPhone OS's "chain of trust" management could allow an attacker to install their own trusted root certificate in the phone's certificate store.

4. With Glowing Hearts… Webisode – The True North Media House  permalink

With Glowing Hearts… Webisode – The True North Media House
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Posted on29 January 2010. Tags: andymiah, citizen journalism, daveo, dickpound, ioc, kk, media, miss604, Olympics, robertscales, TNHM, true north media house, uncleweed, Vancouver, vancouver2010, VANOC

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5. ‘Avatar’ Bolsters News Corp.’s Earnings  permalink

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Buoyed by “Avatar,” the highest-grossing movie to date, News Corporation’s adjusted second-quarter earnings were 25 cents a share, a nickel above the average expectations of analysts.

6. Some News Outlets Ready to Try Charging Online Readers  permalink

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A new Steven Brill endeavor enables news outlets to charge their online readers. The tattered news industry may be ready to give it a whirl.

7. Fwix Launches Mobile City Apps to Provide You Local News on the Go  permalink

Fwix Launches Mobile City Apps to Provide You Local News on the Go
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As you’ve probably realized, local news is undergoing a massive transformation. The rapid demise of “old media” has resulted in fewer local publications, and it’s likely that in a few months your local paper may no longer exist. As “new media” takes over, users will be faced with a plethora of choices to ...

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8. 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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Sleuthing for an iPad Camera   —  PC World - After Steve Jobs' unveiling of the iPad last week, the chatter about the product didn’t go away. Instead, it just shifted: instead of questions of “what’s it going to be?” blogs and media outlets all over started asking, “what’s it missing?”

9. PLoS ONE: Generation, Purification and Transplantation of Photoreceptors Derived from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem ...  permalink

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Generation, Purification and Transplantation of Photoreceptors Derived from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Inherited and acquired retinal degenerations are frequent causes of visual impairment and photoreceptor cell replacement therapy may restore visual function to these individuals. To provide a source of new retinal neurons for cell ...

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Crafting Light-Sensing Cells from Human Skin Magnetic nanoparticles target human cancer cells   —  In 2008, scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Ovarian Cancer Institute developed a potential treatment to fight cancer using magnetic nanoparticles designed to attach themselves to cancer cells. They found in their groundbreaking tests on mice that the particles not only attached to cancer cells, but they also moved those ...

10. Olympus Pen E-PL1 Hands-On: Micro Four-Thirds for the Whole Family  permalink

Olympus Pen E-PL1 Hands-On: Micro Four-Thirds for the Whole Family
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The compact, interchangeable-lens Olympus Pen E-PL1 could be the perfect fit for any photographer. Here's why.

11. Trillian for Mac arrives as an alpha  permalink

Trillian for Mac arrives as an alpha
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Multi-protocol chat client Trillian follows up its resurgence last year with a long-rumored Mac version. Trillian for Mac is an unstable alpha, lacking many of the features that make Trillian Astra appealing on Windows, but even so it offers users a good idea of what's to come from Cerulean Studios.

12. Senators Warned of Terrorist Attack on U.S. by July  permalink

Senators Warned of Terrorist Attack on U.S. by July
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America’s top intelligence official said he was “highly certain” that Al Qaeda or one of its affiliates would attempt a large-scale attack on American soil within the next six months.

13. Betty White to Rue McClanhan: 'Hurry Up and Die!'  permalink

Betty White to Rue McClanhan: 'Hurry Up and Die!'
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That's what Lady Bunny says that PETA's Dan Matthews said that Rue said that Betty said to her. Rue, of course, is still recuperating in the hospital after her November stroke, but was "tickled" when she received a card from Betty saying words to the effect of "Dear Rue, I hope you hurry up and die so I can be the last Golden Girl ...

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14. Obama Goes Nuclear  permalink

Obama Goes Nuclear
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Loan guarantees in the 2011 federal budget could help revive the nuclear power industry. President Obama's proposed 2011 budget could provide a significant boost to the U.S. nuclear power industry, which has been stalled for decades. If approved by Congress, the budget would provide $36 billion in loan guarantees for nuclear power plants , ...

15. “American Psycho Musical  permalink

“American Psycho Musical
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The producers of HBO’s Big Love and the composers who brought us “Spring Awakening are bringing Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho to the New York stage.

16. Microsoft's Bing will make money: executive  permalink

Microsoft's Bing will make money: executive
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SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's 10-month-old search engine Bing, which has struggled to make headway against Google, can be a viable runner-up and make money online eventually, according to one of its top executives.

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17. A recent improvement for Arabic searches  permalink

A recent improvement for Arabic searches
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This post is the latest in an ongoing series about how we harness the data we collect to improve our products and services for our users. - Ed. We've learned that when performing a search on Google, people sometimes forget to separate words with spaces. Moreover, people often mistakenly repeat a letter within a single word. For instance, when ...

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18. Tech Specs  permalink

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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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19. Ellen Pompeo Baby Daughter Photo Revealed On “Ellen”  permalink

Ellen Pompeo Baby Daughter Photo Revealed On “Ellen”
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Grey’s Anatomy’s Ellen Pompeo showed off the first public picture of infant daughter Stella Luna – cradled by proud papa Chris Ivery — on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Tuesday.

20. Katie “Jordan” Price Married Alex Reid  permalink

Katie “Jordan” Price Married Alex Reid
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British model Katie Price has wed boyfriend Alex Reid….less than a year after ending her Posh n’ Becks-like marriage to ex-husband Peter Andre.