Amazon Kindle Preparing To Compete Against Apple iPad
Amazon Kindle
Digital News Report – Amazon is allowing authors to add Digital Rights Management (DRM) to their works which will be distributed on the Kindle. DRM refers to the access control placed by hardware manufacturers on printed or other copyright material.
Video and audio equipment manufactures have already limited capabilities on their products. Apple, [...]
Will Apple’s New Tablet Be A Gaming Machine?
Artist Redering
Digital News Report – Whether Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces an iPad / iSlate next week or not, it appears that Apple is defiantly working on a tablet. Apple has been in talks with news and book organizations to bring content to their device.
Tablets were the rage at this year’s Consumer Electronics [...]
Microsoft Patch To Fix Internet Explorer
Digital News Report – Microsoft will make an announcement Wednesday concerning the vulnerability of Internet Explorer.
Last week Google and other companies reported cyberattacks. At that time it was uncertain whether the problem was with IE or the Adobe PDF reader.
The vulnerability was reported against Internet Explorer 6 and users are recommended to upgrade to [...]
Blackberry Users To Join LotusPhere
LotusLive Notes Calendar
Digital News Report – Both IBM and Research in Motion (RIM) are collaborating together to bring the “Lotusphere” to Blackberry users. RIM is working on a version of Lotus Notes Traveler software for Google’s Android Operating System.
Smartphones are the future and Lotus executives know it. They are looking to develop [...]
Historical Newton Manuscripts Go Online At British Royal Society Website
Newton Manuscript
Digital News Report – Historical writings of one of the most important scientists of all time, Sir Isaac Newton, has gone online at the British Royal Society. The biography by William Stukeley is one of several original documents that are being presented on the “Turning the Pages” website.
Newton (January 4th 1643 – March [...]
Apple Countersues Nokia In Spy Vs Spy Scenario
Nokia N97 and Apple iPod Touch
Digital News Report – Nokia has sued Apple for copyright infringement on nearly every product the computer / iPhone company makes. Apple fired back with a complaint to the International Trade Commission (ITC) saying Nokia infringed on their patents.
Adding insult to injury, PC Magazine reports that Nokia [...]
Apple Invites Reporters To Event In San Francisco – iSlate Expected To Be Unveiled or Announced
Artist Redering
Digital News Report – It is official, Apple has a major announcement a week from Wednesday. The company has invited reporters to an event in San Francisco to be held on January 27th.
There are rumors that Apple will be announcing a new tablet (e-Reader iSlate), which will hit the market in [...]
Internet Security 2010 Virus Removal
Internet Security 2010 Virus
Digital News Report – Every year fraudulent websites trick users into thinking they have viruses and other malware on their computer, and then convince them to buy their virus removal software. The year 2010 is shaping up to be the same.
This year the first reported scam is called “Internet Security 2010”. [...]
5.6 Venezuela Earthquake Hits January 15 2010
Caribbean Plate
Digital News Report – A “moderate” 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Venezuela today around 1:30 pm local time (10 AM Pacific). The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) estimates the epicenter to be about 235 miles east of Caracas.
Venezuela lies on the same Caribbean oceanic tectonic plate that Haiti lies on (see image). [...]
Oklahoma Earthquake Pre-shocks and Aftershocks
Digital News Report
Digital News Report – Residents of Oklahoma City felt a 4.0 magnitude earthquake today. Within 10-minutes the earthquake was followed by a 3.8 magnitude aftershock.
When you think of earthquakes you don’t think of Oklahoma, but since late Sunday night there have been two pre-shocks measuring 2.8 and 3.3 on the [...]