iPad Will Read Books Aloud, Support Open EPUB Format (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Eager to be the first on your block with an iPad? Apple started taking orders for the tablets on Friday. Wi-Fi models running from $499 to $699 will be available on April 3; 3G models, costing $629 to $829, won't be available until late April. Full text

Technology

Apple gives chief operating officer $5M bonus (AP)

2010.03.12 - Technology - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

Apple gives chief operating officer $5M bonus (AP)

AP - Apple Inc. is giving its chief operating officer a $5 million bonus for "outstanding performance" running the company while CEO Steve Jobs was on medical leave. Full text

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Internet

S.Korea to probe huge online data leak (AFP)

2010.03.12 - Internet - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

S.Korea to probe huge online data leak (AFP)

AFP - South Korea said Friday it would launch a probe into security systems of major retailer Shinsegae and 24 other companies after private data on some 20 million customers was leaked. Full text

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Mobile Phones

GDC: AFK Interactive Brings the MMO Experience to Your Phone (PC World)

2010.03.12 - Mobile Phones - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

PC World - Some of you World of Warcraft addicts may be familiar with Blizzard's Armory app for iPhone that lets you keep track of your character and guild, and generally blurs the line between your online and offline world. Running with that same concept is AFK Interactive, which has created a mobile development platform that will bring similar functionality to all kinds of mobile phones, including "dumb" ones. Full text

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Digital Cameras

Sony, Panasonic Cameras Combine Small Size With SLR Features (PC World)

2010.03.12 - Digital Cameras - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

PC World - It's been a year since Panasonic debuted the first digital camera that combined the compactness of a point-and-shoot with the flexibility of interchangeable lenses. The Lumix G1 kick-started a new segment in the camera market, which this week saw a new model from Panasonic and the second showing of a prototype camera from Sony. Full text

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» Nikon Coolpix S1000pj (PC World)

Linux and Open Source

Prototype $200 Tablet Runs Android, Chromium OS, Linux (PC World)

2010.03.11 - Linux and Open Source - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

PC World - $200 tablet PCs have been something of a pipe dream. There was the Crunchpad, which was supposed to be $200, but that didn???t last very long, coming out as the $400 Joo Joo. If what Freescale showed off at Mobile World Congress becomes reality, though, the dream may finally come true. Full text

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Sports

Els takes the lead at Doral (AP)

2010.03.12 - Sports - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

Els takes the lead at Doral (AP)

AP - Ernie Els was in the lead and off the golf course, and he wasn't sure which made him feel better. Full text

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