Twitter Adds Photo Function to API

From InfoWorld: Twitter has added a native function to its API for attaching images to posts, designed to make it easier for third-party developers to include photos with their applications' messages, or "tweets."

The move follows the recent introduction of a native feature on...

Samsung Galaxy Tab ban lifted in Europe

From CNET News.com: A ban that prevented sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Europe has been lifted, according to the Dutch publication Webwereld.

Citing confirmation from Peter Schutz, spokesman for the Dusseldorf District Court, IDG's Webwereld (English version) said that...

After Early Post, Firefox 6.0 Launch Goes Official Today

From DailyTech: It's been a little while since we checked in with web browser Mozilla, but a lot has happened in a short time. Faced with a surging Chrome browser from Google Inc., Mozilla has altered its strategy somewhat. Perhaps taking note of Chrome's psychological advantage of...

Google Acquires Motorola Mobility to Supercharge Android

From X-bit Labs: In a bid to more competitively compete against Apple, Nokia and other makers of mobile phones, Google on Monday said it would buy Motorola, once a successful supplier of mobile phones.

Google entered into a definitive agreement under which it will acquire Motorola...

Apple Offers Flawed Evidence in Lawsuit against Samsung

From PC World: Apple and its lawyers have, perhaps inadvertently, misled the judge of a Düsseldorf court by filing flawed evidence of the similarity between the iPad 2 and Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets based on an inaccurate picture, an investigation by Webwereld.nl, a Dutch IDG...

Intel Expands $50 Card-Based Processor Upgrades

From DailyTech: Intel Corp. is yet again repeating the "upgrade card" strategy, which it first employed with the Nehalem G6952 CPU. Intel has announced [press release] new $50 upgrades for three Sandy Bridge series processors -- the 2.6 GHz 2 core/2 thread G622, the 3.1 GHz 2 core/4...

Sprint Decides to Pass on 4G PlayBook, RIM Shifts Focus to LTE

From DailyTech: Citing a lack of demand, Sprint has decided to shelve plans for a 4G/WiMAX version of RIM's 7" PlayBook tablet reports the Wall Street Journal. More importantly, despite the fact that the BlackBerry smartphones were once the darlings of business users, the new...

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