Yahoo gets hard look from investors following deal
SAN FRANCISCO – Yahoo Inc shares fell for a second straight day after the company announced a Web search partnership with Microsoft Corp that failed to live up to Wall Street expectations.
Drum roll for the first robotic gamelan orchestra
NEW YORK – What do you get when you cross a cyborg with a set of ancient Indonesian musical instruments? GamelaTron, of course.
British hacker loses U.S. extradition appeal
LONDON – A Briton wanted in the United States for breaking into NASA and Pentagon networks in “the biggest military hack of all time” lost an appeal against his extradition Friday, making a U.S. trial more likely.
Amazon sued over Kindle deletion of Orwell books
A high school student is suing Amazon.com after the online retailer deleted pirated copies of e-books purchased by Kindle owners, saying his electronic notes were bollixed, too. The lawsuit seeking class-action status was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court…
A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle’s technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech) / Yahoo, Microsoft insist search deal good for both
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz promised that a search partnership with Microsoft would produce “boatloads” of cash, but so far that’s only true for those shorting the stock. Yahoo shares have dropped more than 15 percent since the alliance was announced on Wednesday…
Experts find iPhone text-message security flaw
A pair of security experts have found a vulnerability in the iPhone that allows a hacker to take control of an iPhone through a text-message attack. Cybersecurity researchers Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner explained the security hole at the Black Hat…
Twitter post leads to lawsuit
Between innocuous updates about a wardrobe malfunction and a Cubs game, Twitter user Amanda Bonnen posted this tweet in May: “@JessB123 You should just come anyway. Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it’s okay.”…
Minimal damages sought in Mass. song-download case
A lawyer for a Boston University student who admitted illegally downloading and sharing music urged a federal jury Friday to “send a message” to the music industry by awarding only minimal damages. After Joel Tenenbaum admitted he is liable for damages for 30…
Nikon announces two new 200mm zoom lenses
Nikon introduces the new AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II zoom lens for use with Nikon DX-format dSLR cameras. The new lens covers an extremely wide range of focal lengths in a compact size of just 77 x 96.5 mm, and Nikon’s Silent Wave Motor assures fast and ...
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Getting Up High – Another Example [Share Yours Here]
Earlier in the week I posted about getting up high to get a new perspective on a scene. Chas Elliot shot me this image of a hotel lobby in Singapore as an example of just that (click to enlarge). Got any examples of this technique to share? Feel free to ...
Nikon D300s
I’d like to start this press release with a spot of controversy!Following the release yesterday of the new Nikon D300s dSLR camera and a couple of lenses (you can download Nikon’s podcast on the releases here) I was chatting on twitter last night to a few mates and suddenly I ...
Simple Lightroom Image Fixing Workflow
Whether it’s a photograph of mom that you’re sending to her or an image that you’re preparing to print, most photos can use some fixing before they’re ready to be shared or used. Here’s a quick and easy Lightroom workflow that I apply to most every day images before sending ...
Samsung i7500 Galaxy gets its first firmware update
“Considering the specs of the Samsung Galaxy and given Samsung is one of the top mobile manufacturers in the world, it is kind of surprising we havenÂ’t heard more about their first Android Phone. This is probably due to the circles we travel, noting the lack of availability in English ...
S boosts SaaS offerings
The business-software giant has updated its software-as-a-service technology, Business ByDesign, with the release of Feature Pack 2.0
Ballmer: Windows will come under attack
Speaking to financial analysts, Microsoft’s chief executive addressed the state of the PC business and the place of Windows within it