MICHAEL LIEDTKE – AP Technology Writer – Associated Press | Thursday, December 8, 2011 Twitter is changing to address a paradox about a service that revolves around messages limited to just 140 characters. As simple as it sounds, the concept remains too confusing and frustrating for a lot of people. A redesign is supposed to make Twitter easier to... 

Google is joining a crowd of companies packaging digital content in a magazine-like format for mobile devices. The Internet search leader released its version, called “Currents,” Thursday. It works on smartphones and computer tablets running on Google’s Android software, as well as Apple Inc.’s operating system and its iPhone and iPad. Currents is late to the competition. It... 

Posted 12/07/2011 at 5:41am | by Adam Berenstain Backing up your photos isn’t just smart; it can be social, too Your digital photos may be the most meaningful zeroes and ones you own—after all, you can’t get back the moments they capture. The good news is you can keep those memories safe without keeping them hidden on a hard drive. But first, make sure they’re backed up to... 

RYAN NAKASHIMA – AP Business Writer – Associated Press | Monday, December 5, 2011 Broadcasting giant Clear Channel Radio is getting into the daily deals business in a partnership with radio station rival Cumulus Media Inc. As part of the deal, Clear Channel will add Cumulus’ 570 radio stations to its iHeartRadio online listening service. In... 

Dec 6 (Reuters) – Wireless service provider Verizon Wireless will not include Google Inc’s payments app Google Wallet on its latest smartphone Galaxy Nexus this month. Galaxy Nexus is a smartphone developed by Google and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd based on the giant Internet search company’s Android software. Google Wallet lets people use phones to make payments, redeem digital... 

HDMI-Enabled Product Shipments to Surpass 1 Billion in 2014 HDMI has become the interface solution of choice throughout the consumer electronic (CE) device market, particularly for wired CE devices. It is found in every digital television (DTV) shipping in 2011 and in nearly every HD set top box. As a result of this current and forecasted level of penetration, future growth will come from other markets,... 

School gains improved productivity and expanded printing services to customers with Kodak Nexpress Digital Color platform. Share or bookmark this post: University of Regina‘s Printing Service shop manager Judy Peace wanted to improve productivity and better serve customers by providing an expanded range of services, which would mean replacing the shop’s existing digital equipment with a more versatile... 

Digital Core Design is claiming the fastest 8051 processor core implementation. According to the Poland-based silicon IP design house, claims independent tests, carried out on Dhrystone 2.1 benchmark programme, which is representative of general processor (CPU) performance, showed the DQ80251 quad-pipelined IP Core was 56.8 times faster than the original 8051 at the same clock frequency.  “Our... 

12.1″ TFT Outdoor Display – New Optrex T-55592D121J-LW-A-ABN Gilching, Bavaria – Germany – New high bright and power-saving 12.1″ TFT Display T-55592D121J-LW-A-ABN will be added to the Optrex linecard of long term available high quality industrial displays. An innovative backlight system enables a luminance of 1.500 cd/m using only 12 W of power in total (Backlight 9.6... 

(Reuters) – The European Commission joined forces with major technology firms including Apple, Facebook and Google on Thursday to improve the protection of children online. The coalition, which includes 28 companies, will develop an age-based online ratings system and aims to strengthen privacy settings. It also plans by the end of next year to make it easier to report inappropriate content....