Blog Alert for NYT > Technology, May 13, 2010

New Posts to NYT > Technology on May 13, 2010:

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1) Cellphones Now Used More for Data Than for Calls
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b274ea66b887ca3bcaf332b5effb1692

The growth in voice minutes has stagnated, while the volume of text messages and other data has soared.

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2) What We're Reading: Happiness
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0f2b858b067a8e5bf1ade24b064f5c21

Kindle best-seller lists, technology's link to happiness and video of yet another next-gen iPhone in the wild top our reading list.

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3) EMC Now Performing Data Contortion Act
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c5cd55e0b846b0a6d636c07671c82615

With new technology called Vplex, EMC has found a way to let people around the globe work on the same, large data sets at the same time.

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4) Next Round in the Adobe-Apple Fight
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=908c451d984ae9504a5d3d33fdc18cfb

The fight over Flash multimedia software took a new turn with an advertising campaign from Adobe.

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5) A New Entry Into the World of Location-Based Games
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=f1310d45fec25b387bfd7f2e75813194

SCVNGR (pronounced scavenger) launched a new set of features and mobile applications on Thursday allowing consumers to create location-based games on a mobile phone.

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6) Sony Narrows Annual Loss Despite Lower Sales
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=406f1b4574a4a9379cd2747bbb937622

Sony, the consumer electronics and entertainment company, is counting on 3-D technology to lead it to profit this fiscal year.

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7) Online Talk, Suicides and a Thorny Court Case
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c68fb4892b51f7f0754dc9153b654a84

A Minnesota man is facing charges of aiding in the suicides of two people by encouraging them online.

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8) SAP to Buy Sybase in $5 Billion Deal
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=64a93b6953c11fcab723fe5d828892bd

Under the $5.25 billion deal, Sybase will operate as a standalone unit within SAP under its current management.

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9) Advertising: Boulder Digital Works Grooms Talent for Ad Agencies
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b5f5cae8cdef2d815fa2b5946e2f2e9a

A new program at the University of Colorado, Boulder, called Boulder Digital Works focuses on creativity and technical skills for new media.

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10) Disney Gets a Half-Price Deal for Club Penguin
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ec3cd00ae8c5515334319bb4a93d8696

The game Web site failed to meet profit targets that were tied to half of the acquisition?s $700 million purchase price.

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11) Court Rules That LimeWire Infringed on Copyrights
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=9937ca4de5f5eefc900e49f6519a5691

The court ruled that LimeWire had committed copyright infringement and that it had induced others to do so.

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12) The Price of Facebook Privacy? Start Clicking
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2f3befa4c808bc922bab77fd66e47c91

Facebook?s new privacy policy requires users to go through a complex opt-out procedure if they wish to keep their information private.

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13) Phone Smart: The Future of E-Reading With the Kobo App
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=574b54e9e04370cb649e03275cfcb909

Because the reading experience on book-reading apps is not significantly different, the hard choice comes down to differentiating how you select your books, and how you may one day like to use them.

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14) Facebook Moves to Thwart Cybercrooks
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=4207f848aff72006c08a1297d1ffe04b

Facebook said it will register "approved" devices such as a home computer, work computer and mobile phone, and users will be notified should someone try to access their account from a device that's not on the list.

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15) LED Bulbs Light Up
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a79a673d9e582e0a18792b49720adab4

This August, Osram Sylvania will introduce the first LED replacement for a 60-watt bulb from a major lighting company. Will consumers embrace it?

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16) Q.&A.: Supersizing Desktop Icons
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=384cfac88fd804b585a61ae41f26a6eb

How to enlarge desktop icons.

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