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BLOG: TechBlog: Linkpost | 11.10.2009 [Houston Chronicle](Houston Chronicle (TX) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 10--Updated 6:43 a.m. --Google to Offer Free Wi-Fi in Airports During Holiday Season [http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Google-to-Offer-Free-WiFi-in-Airports-During-Holiday-Season--127091/] and Free WiFi:- A 2009-2010 Holiday Gift from Google [http://www.freeholidaywifi.com/] -- Google paying for Wi-Fi access in 47 airports from now through Jan. 15. Hobby and Bush Intercontinental are among them. --Twitter, LinkedIn sync status updates to hone in on the professional market [http://venturebeat.com/2009/11/09/twitter-linkedin-sync-status-updates-to-hone-in-on-the-professional-market/] -- Updated your LinkedIn status via Twitter. --Hundreds of Facebook Groups Hacked [http://www.loosewireblog.com/2009/11/hundreds-of-facebook-groups-hacked.html] -- Backdoor found in Facebook has resulted in 300 groups being hacked. --Intel Makes an E-reader for the Visually Impaired [http://www.pcworld.com/article/181800/] -- Reads e-books aloud. --'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2': Creativity and controversy [http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2009-11-10-callofdutyinside_ST_N.htm?csp=34] -- Play as terrorists attacking civilians, or as the force trying to stop them. --Brazilian Blackout Traced to Sooty Insulators, Not Hackers [http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/11/brazil_blackout/] -- 60 Minutes report is disputed. Investigators found no evidence that hackers caused a 2007 power outage in Brazil. --Google to buy mobile advertising network AdMob for $750 million [http://venturebeat.com/2009/11/09/google-to-buy-mobile-advertising-startup-admob-for-750-million/] and Facts about Google's acquisition of AdMob [http://www.google.com/press/admob/faq.html] --Google's Purchase of Skype Rival Gizmo5 Could Benefit You [http://www.pcworld.com/article/181791/] -- Google's been busy, also buying at VoIP firm. --Mobile Firefox has a new logo: Furry fetishists rejoice! [http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/11/09/mobile-firefox-has-a-new-logo-furry-fetishists-rejoice/] -- Pocket Fox! --Microsoft Bing Gives WiFi Users Free Search [http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=117007] -- Users get one free search on Bing at participating hotspots. --Rdio: First Screenshots Leaked of Skype Founders' New Music Service [http://www.readwriteweb.com/readwritestart/2009/11/rdio-first-screenshots-leaked.php] -- Supposedly, will launch in 2010. --Sprint to cut 2,000 to 2,500 jobs [http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=27049] and EA reveals latest financial results; plans to lay off 1,500 workers [Update] [http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/11/09/ea-reveals-latest-financial-results-plans-to-lay-off-1-500-work/] -- But the recession's over, right? --App Watch: HD Radio for Apple's iPhone [http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/11/09/app-watch-hd-radio-for-the-iphone/] -- It's free, but requires an $80 hardware add-on. --AT&T intros USBConnect Lightning for 7.2Mbps service [http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/09/atandt-intros-usbconnect-lightning-for-7-2mbps-service/] To see more of the Houston Chronicle, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.HoustonChronicle.com. Copyright (c) 2009, Houston Chronicle Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email [email protected], call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA. |