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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Google Graduates 3 Gmail Labs Features
Google has announced that three Gmail Labs add-ons have graduated and become standard Gmail features. Starting today, users now have access to S…
Grooveshark gets kicked out of the Android Market
Google has removed Grooveshark from the Android Market. The move, which comes many months after Apple kicked the music app from its App Store, has to do with (what else?) accusations from several top music labels that Grooveshark violates copyright law.It's unclear whether Google plans to also remotely remove the app from Android smartphones on which it's already been installed, something that Google has the power to do but has only in the past used to get rid of malware-ridden apps.
In response to questions regarding Grooveshark's removal from the Android Market, a Google spokesperson only had this to say: "We remove apps from Android Market that violate our terms of service." The spokesperson did not mention what violations Grooveshark has committed in relation to the Market's terms of service. Google has also, understandably, not said anything about this happening in response to pressure from the music industry -- yet what else could have triggered this removal?
In an interesting coincidence, Google is set to outline its anti-piracy efforts before the House of Representatives' Judiciary committee today. Google has been accused numerous times that it profits from piracy by allowing 'pirate' sites to post Google ads. The company is expected to deny this as well as issue a tougher stance on piracy at today's hearing.
As for Grooveshark, it looks like it's quickly running out of mobile app stores on which it's allowed to exist. Do consider however that you'll probably still be able to get the Android app from Grooveshark directly -- since (unless you have an AT&T Android device) Android does allow you to install apps that don't come from the Market.
Grooveshark gets kicked out of the Android Market originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Credit Card Profits Rose Despite Federal Regulations
The credit card industry experienced a sizeable increase in net pre-tax profits in 2010, rising to 18.5 billion, up from the previous year’s $13.6 billion, according to a report from the industry analyst firm R.K. Hammer. This increase in profits came despite the predicted and much-heralded declines in revenues.
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Overall, lenders lost $3.2 billion in revenues between 2009 and 2010, as both interest and fee income slipped, the report said. However, operating expenses, the blended cost of funds and net charge offs all saw significant declines as well, and costs fell to $144.8 billion from $152.9 billion in the previous year.
“Arguably, as with last year it will again take a very complicated and successful set of financial and marketing mechanics by issuers to reverse or at least mitigate what we see as an all out attack on credit card industry profits in such an economic and regulatory climate,” said Robert Hammer, founder of the firm. “We do look for some improvements later in 2011, which should also well serve the broader market and financial institutions in particular.”
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Financial institutions are now fighting a proposed rule that would severely limit the amount they could charge businesses for processing debit card transactions, which they say would cut even more deeply into revenues.
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In what can only be described as every New Yorker’s fevered fantasy, those masters of orchestrated disruption, Improv Everywhere, recently exe…
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Blog Post: Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Revision Issue Resolved
A revision was made to the WSUS offering for Windows 7 / Window Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) on 5/24 to address known installation issues. We are aware that this latest revision is incorrectly reporting as "Not Installed" for machines that have already installed the previous revision of the SP1 update. Also, if this revision is approved for installation, it will reoffer to machines that have already installed the previous revision of the SP1 update. Specifically
- Machines that have already installed SP1 do not need to reinstall this update
- Machines that have not yet installed SP1 can safely proceed with installing this revision of the update
This issue has been corrected with a revision released Tuesday, 5/31 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Please be sure to re-sync your servers to obtain the latest revisions and updates to these and other packages.
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RIM's Newest Problem? Investors Want To Fire The CEOs (RIMM)
Research in Motion's investors and partners are starting to talk about about replacing the company's co-CEOs, Reuters reports.
There doesn't seem to be any specific plan in place for displacing Mike Lazaridis or Jim Balsillie, RIM's leaders.
Really, the Reuters report reads mostly as wishful thinking from investors who have seen their RIM shares tanking in the past few months.
Kicking out Lazaridis and Balsillie will be pretty tough since they're the biggest shareholders in the company and chairmen of the board.
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Ask Slashdot: Best Certifications To Get?
Hardhead_7 writes "Our recent discussion about how much your degree is worth got me thinking. I've been working in the IT field for several years now, but I don't have anything to my name other than an A+ certificate and vendor specific training (e.g., Dell certified). Now I'm looking to move up in the IT field, and I want some stuff on my resume to demonstrate to future employers that I know what I'm doing, enough that I can get in the door for an interview. So my question to Slashdot is this: What certifications are the most valuable and sought-after? What will impress potential employers and be most likely to help land a decent job for someone who doesn't have a degree, but knows how to troubleshoot and can do a bit of programming if needed?"
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Some Ominous signs of the market.
Read a post on Yahoo! Finance today and thought it was interesting.
1. End of QE2
As we all know the $600 billion treasury securities buy up aiming to pump money into the economy has helped as the stock market rallied in the first 5 months. The QE2 is set to end at the end of June which is not very far away. It is hard to predict how this will affect the economy but it will definitely slow down our growth later this year.
2. Stronger Dollar
When I first read that I thought to myself, why is that a bad sign for the stock market? For months we talk about the weakening dollar and now we complain about the dollar strengthening? So I kept reading. So the dollar has strengthened in the past few weeks and most likely will continue to do so with the end of QE2. Some experts say that the weaker dollar makes products of multinational companies cheaper overseas, thus, increasing earnings and helped stock prices.
3. Weak economic indicators
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Internet Explorer 9 nears 4% share on Windows 7, IE6 extinction countdown picks up steam
It's also interesting to note that there are now more than 1,000 sites utilizing Internet Explorer 9's Windows 7 integration features -- like the new desktop notification support we showed you in Hotmail.
But perhaps the best news of all is that Microsoft's IE6countdown.com now has more than 400 partners and is generating nearly two million pageviews per month, helping to lure users away from the woefully out-of-date browser. Can the end come soon enough, DS readers?
Internet Explorer 9 nears 4% share on Windows 7, IE6 extinction countdown picks up steam originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Twitter Is Launching Its Own Photosharing Service
Twitter has been completely emphatic about where developers should stake a claim, with Twitter Platform Lead Ryan Sarver warning the ecosystem to stay away from building "client apps that mimic or reproduce the mainstream Twitter consumer client experience."� Well if Sarver stays true to his word the Twitpics and Yfrogs of the world can just give it up now. According to multiple sources, Twitter is on the verge of announcing its own built in Twitpic competitor. Like tomorrow, if things go according to plan (naturally this post might change that).
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Germany To End Nuclear Power By 2022
dcollins writes "Germany on Monday announced plans to become the first major industrialized power to shut down all its nuclear plants in the wake of the disaster in Japan, with a phase-out due to be wrapped up by 2022... Germany has 17 nuclear reactors on its territory, eight of which are currently off the electricity grid... Already Friday, the environment ministers from all 16 German regional states had called for the temporary order on the seven plants to be made permanent... Monday's decision is effectively a return to the timetable set by the previous Social Democrat-Green coalition government a decade ago. And it is a humbling U-turn for Merkel, who at the end of 2010 decided to extend the lifetime of Germany's 17 reactors by an average of 12 years, which would have kept them open until the mid-2030s."
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Monday, May 30, 2011
Google Latitude check-in deals now available across the US
If you're in the U.S., you can now score local savings at participating merchants by checking in with Latitude. Google will also be offering "status deals," which users can unlock by visiting a particular merchant on a regular basis. Mashable notes three status levels: regular, VIP, and guru -- though partners can apparently customize those titles if they choose.
Right now deals are available from merchants like American Eagle Outfitters, Arby's, Finish Line, Macy's, Quiznos, and RadioShack.
Google Latitude check-in deals now available across the US originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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HOW TO: Make a 3D YouTube Video With Two Cameras and Some Sticky Tape
3D is no longer exclusive to movie studios. If you can scrape together two camcorders, some sticky tape and access to a hooked-up computer, you&…
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What Google and Mastercard's new mobile payment system could mean for iOS users
Last week saw a major new product announcement from Google: the new "Google Wallet" will allow people with compatible mobile phones to use them to pay for goods and services in shops with a simple wave of their hand. This follows a number of in/out/in/out/shake it all about rumors that this "NFC" stuff might be included in the next iPhone. So what is NFC and why should you care? Sit back, grab a cup of coffee, and I'll explain.
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What Google and Mastercard's new mobile payment system could mean for iOS users originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 30 May 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Blog Post: [English] Rand Fishkin talks about his idea of the future of link building and the importance of social signals to influence rankings
While SMX Munich was in town we managed to win Rand Fishkin co-founder of SEOmoz – to come to our German HQ and talk about SEO and Social Media.
For those who don’t know him, Rand Fishkin is the CEO & Co-Founder of SEOmoz, a leader in the field of search engine optimization tools, resources & community. Rand has been written about it in Newsweek and the NY Times among others and keynoted conferences on search around the world.
Rank talks about his idea of the future of link building and the importance of social singals for rankings.
The talk was recorded for the Microsoft Academy and I’m glad to say that both Rand and the Academy agreed to allow me to post the full session video for everybody to enjoy.
You can download the slides here
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Quick and clean Funnel news app is free today
Funnel is a quick way to scan the Google News headlines. It has a simple interface. Sections are color coded, and the size of the headlines gives you a quick visual idea of the importance of the story based on the number of related articles.
The app supports news from the US, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and the U.K. You can set the app to display in the appropriate language for the country selected.
If you touch an item, you get the first paragraph. Tap 'read more' and you get the content in the built-in browser. You can't search, or see related stories. In the app preferences you can select the kind of news you want in broad categories. I don't think Funnel is a substitute for more feature-rich apps such as Pulse, but it's nice for a quick dive into the news. The app worked reliably, but was a little slow at times to load the full stories into the viewer. The app is free today only and requires iOS 3.2 or later. It also runs on the iPod touch and the iPad but it is not iPad native.
Quick and clean Funnel news app is free today originally appeared on TUAW on Sun, 29 May 2011 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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