Telegraph.co.uk NORAD Successfully Tracks Santa ClauseFitnessNowLast night a crew of volunteers at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) successfully tracked Santa over the span of 31 hours as he crossed the globe at speeds up to 2326413 miles per hour. Considering that the speed of sound is 768 …NORAD helps children track Santa via [...]
TFTS (blog) The Other Droid Cell PhoneWall Street JournalWhen Verizon launched the Motorola Droid cell phone, it drew a lot of attention. There was talk that it could be an iPhone killer. But, at the same time, Verizon also launched a lesser known Droid phone, the Droid Eris by HTC. …Is the Droid the iPhone [...]
The Money Times Twitter Buys Mixer Labs to Enhance GeolocationBusinessWeekSan Francisco – Twitter has enhanced geolocation services provided on its messaging service by buying Mixer Labs, the company said on Wednesday. Mixer Labs' GeoAPI is a service that helps developers build geolocation-aware applications for …Twitter Buys Out Mixer LabsInformationWeekTwitter buys location tracker start-up Mixer LabsBBC [...]
CTV.ca NORAD helps children track Santa via iPhone, iPod touchApple InsiderBy AppleInsider Staff With the help of NORAD, children can once again track Santa's current location via the Maps application on an Apple iPhone or iPod touch all day Thursday for Christmas Eve. The coverage began at 2 am Thursday and is integrated …Tracking Santa [...]
Reuters Apple stock soars to all-time highLos Angeles TimesSanta arrived early for Apple Inc. shareholders: The stock surged $6.94, or 3.4%, on Thursday to close at a record high of $209.04. That topped the previous closing high of $207 on Nov. 17. The buzz continues to build about the company's …Apple stockholders get record high [...]
Globe and Mail BlackBerry Outage Sparks User RevoltInformationWeekThe second outage in as many weeks for Research In Motion's BlackBerry e-mail service has prompted a mini-revolt among users. The Crackberry blog, which tracks all things related to the addictive device, on Thursday was flooded with …BlackBerry Maker Feels StrainWall Street JournalSecond BlackBerry e-mail outage in a [...]
The News Chronicle (blog) As DDoS Attacks Go, This One's a DudPC WorldWith all due respect to the affected holiday shoppers in Northern California, yesterday's distributed denial-of-service attack on Amazon, Wal-Mart, and other sites could've been much worse. Yesterday evening, those retailers' Web sites went down for …Last-minute Amazon, Wal-Mart shoppers delayed by DDoS attackArs [...]
BBC News Twitter's Mixer Labs Buy Puts Location-Based Services in the SpotlightPC WorldTwitter's acquisition of Mixer Labs , a service that helps developers build location-aware applications, shows that the company hopes to make location broadcasting an important part of its service. And the microblogging service isn't alone, …Twitter Buys Out Mixer LabsInformationWeekTwitter buys location tracker [...]
The Age Will we see the famed Apple tablet next month?MacworldWe don't normally report on Apple gossip from rumor Websites, but when heavyweights like The Financial Times report on Apple news?even if it sounds a bit gossipy?we think it merits a mention. As you know, rumors regarding an Apple tablet?bigger than an …Tablet hint? Apple [...]
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