It?s good to be king

By Keith Yost

STAFF COLUMNIST

In 1999, the Committee on Women Faculty at MIT released a report claiming that there was significant gender bias at MIT. Women made up a minority of the Institute?s professorship, and on average were paid less and allotted less lab space; the report alleged this was due to a ?subtle but pervasive bias? against women at the Institute. In response, the administration began a concerted effort to recruit more women and increase the pay of female professors. They succeeded, though at the cost of convincing many that women were being given an unfair advantage.

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Deal of the week: Cheap RAM, games, and storage

We've got a trio of sub-$100 deals for you this week. The first one is part of Newegg's month-end blowout sale: an 8GB kit of Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 memory with fancy heatspreaders for only $74.99 shipped. This kit normally retails for $99.99, but you can reduce the price...

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Samsung brings Apple patent suit to US soil

Last week Samsung countersued Apple in Korea, Japan and Germany for infringements on up to five Samsung patents. The countersuit came after Apple lobbed a massive suit against Samsung for copying the iPhone and iPad. Apple wasn't pulling any punches either. "It's no coincidence that Samsung's latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface and even the packaging. This kind of blatant copying is wrong, and we need to protect Apple's intellectual property when companies steal our ideas," a Cupertino spokesperson said.

Well, Samsung brought its patent infringement countersuit against Apple to the US yesterday. As Bloomberg reports, the new US suit expands the number of alleged patent infringements by Apple to 10. Among the alleged violations: a patent that covers improvements to text messages and their attachments, another that covers technology that allows a user to place a phone call and surf the Web at the same time, and another that allows for increased capacity of mobile networks.

How this is all going to play out is anyone's guess. All I can say with certainty is that this is a great time to be an IP lawyer.

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Xoom Camera Connection Kit makes us lust for Photoshop on Honeycomb

Soon enough you'll be able to transfer photos from your digital camera straight to your Xoom, provided you're willing to shell out $20 for the Xoom Camera Connection Kit. We already knew that the tablet was capable of reading USB drives with a little trickery, but Motorola's upcoming update will officially unlock that functionality (albeit in a limited form). The glorified micro-USB cable isn't available online yet, but we've heard if you call Verizon and ask nicely for item number MOTMZ600ADPKIT they're more than happy to send one your way. If asking for a random series of letters and numbers seems a little strange, just pretend you're a secret agent and it's some kind of cipher -- preferably one that doesn't remind you to drink your Ovaltine.

Xoom Camera Connection Kit makes us lust for Photoshop on Honeycomb originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Smartphones Remaking the Way Men Work and Live

Smartphones are remaking the lives of their male users, according to a new survey from Spike TV. The study found men are unabashedly in love with their smartphones, a borderline addictive relationship that has empowered and also distracted men in both small and profound ways.

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Innovator: Cyber Guardian Adam Hildreth

The precocious British entrepreneur has come up with software called Crisp that polices cyberbullies and other bad actors online

Source: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_19/b4227034619160.htm

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It's official: Nvidia will license SLI for next-gen AMD mobos

The rumors were true. Nvidia confirmed on its blog this morning that SLI support is finally coming to motherboards with AMD chipsets. That's been a long time coming, since Intel users have been enjoying licensed SLI multi-GPU capabilities since the release of the first Core i7 processors and accompanying...

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Google brings video chat to Android via update

In the next few weeks, Google will be rolling out Google Talk with video in an Android OS update.

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White iPhone reportedly sells out in China

Apple kicked off sales of the white iPhone 4 yesterday and the launch in China was marked by long lines and steady sales. According to interviews from those in line, many Asian consumers passed on the black version of the handset and waited for the white variant to make its debut. Sales were so strong that the white version is reportedly sold out in Beijing, one of China's largest cities. Hong Kong sales were also brisk with reports suggesting the available stock of the white iPhone 4 sold out in one hour.

This demand for the white iPhone 4 was forecast by Brian White of Ticonderoga Securities. The analyst predicted sales of the white version would be strong in Asia where white is a desirable color. Besides delivering on a promise to launch the white iPhone 4 this spring, the launch of the white model will also keep Apple iPhone sales strong in the current quarter. Last quarter, Apple sold over 18 million iPhones globally.

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The Complete Guide To Watching And Tracking The Royal Wedding Online (Leena Rao/TechCrunch)

Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
The Complete Guide To Watching And Tracking The Royal Wedding Online  —  For any of you caught up in the frenzy over the royal wedding between England's Prince William and Kate Middleton, we've collected a comprehensive list of where to watch the festivities online, where to find photos …

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LinkedIn app for Android now available

LinkedIn, the 'professional' social network, has finally launched an Android app. The app has previously been available in beta for a while. The final version includes support for messages, as well as a new Reconnect button, which suggests people you may know based on your profile and current connections. LinkedIn for Android obviously has all the features you'd expect, making it easy to connect with fellow LinkedIn users from your smartphone.

The app lets you post status updates, view updates from your contacts, view your contacts' profiles, add new contacts, search for LinkedIn users (this can be either limited to your contacts, or it can go through the entire user base), and respond to invitations.

LinkedIn expects to improve its Android app in future versions by adding some features that "have been heavily requested during the public Beta".

Download LinkedIn for Android for free from the Android Market, from LinkedIn directly, or just point your Android smartphone to m.linkedin.com/android

LinkedIn app for Android now available originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Final Shoe Drops: Apple Now More Profitable Than Microsoft Too (MG Siegler/TechCrunch)

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
The Final Shoe Drops: Apple Now More Profitable Than Microsoft Too  —  Just about a year ago, when Apple passed Microsoft in market cap, the Redmond loyalists were out in full force: that means nothing — look at the revenues!  When Apple passed Microsoft in revenues last October, it was: who cares — look at the profits!

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Angry Birds Rio for Symbian lands in Nokia's Ovi Store

Angry Birds is one franchise that sure gives new meaning to the word cross-platform. Angry Birds Rio, the latest installment in the bird-slinging series from Rovio Mobile, is now available in Nokia's Ovi Store, ready to fly to your Symbian device. Angry Birds Rio has so far been spotted on iOS, Android, and webOS.

As with the versions for all the other platforms, Angry Birds Rio for Symbian has a story that's a bit different to what fans of the franchise have seen so far. The original Angry Birds are kidnapped and taken to Rio de Janeiro, where they manage to escape their captors and subsequently set out to save their friends, Blu and Jewel -- two macaws that incidentally are also the stars of the movie Rio. The gameplay is mostly unchanged though, and you get two episodes right now, with more episodic updates promised, for free, in May, July, October, and November.

Angry Birds Rio is only available for devices running the 'new Symbian', also known as Symbian^3. At the moment, these are the Nokia N8, E7, C7, and C6-01.

Download Angry Birds Rio for Symbian from the Ovi Store

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RIM PlayBook ? A Secret Behind The Launch

We, came across many Gadgets and their comparision articles over past few weeks. Today we are going to deal with RIM’s Playbook and RIM’s playbook specifications�and features. Like Apple, RIM is an example of the old paradigm, ?own the hardware and the software.? They were closed ecosystems that ruled defined segments of the market. RIM [...]

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Telus recruits Leonard Nimoy to vet your Facebook status updates

Have you ever thought your Facebook status updates lacked finesse? Ever regretted saying that to the whole of Facebook about 30 seconds after hitting send? Ever wished you had your own personal Leonard Nimoy to proof read your mind-dumps before you make a fool of yourself? Yes, me too, and now you can!

Brought to you by Telus, What Would Leonard Nimoy Say (WWLNS) is a Facebook app, which allows you to run your status updates past the legendary sci-fi actor before slapping them up on Facebook. To use the app you must 'Like' it, and sacrifice your https connection if you happen to have it enabled, but that's the price you pay to have Spock proof read your inane musings.

Check out Telus on Facebook to take the app for a whirl, and jump on over to Engadget to see more Nimoy-Telus combinations.

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Broad Institute extension approved

Early last week, the Broad Institute Board of Directors authorized plans to construct a Broad Institute extension. Alan Fein, executive vice president and deputy director of the Broad Institute, delivered the news in an email sent to the Broad community last Friday. According to the email, the Planning Board of the City of Cambridge approved the external appearance of the building on April 12. The transcript of the meeting is not yet available.

Source: http://tech.mit.edu/V131/N22/broad.html

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Amazon's cloud crash destroyed customers' data

In addition to taking down the sites of dozens of high-profile companies for hours (and, in some cases, days), Amazon's huge EC2 cloud services crash permanently destroyed some data.

Source: http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/04/28/6549775-amazons-cloud-crash-destroyed-many-customers-data

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Microsoft Reports Record Third-Quarter Results (Microsoft)

Microsoft:
Microsoft Reports Record Third-Quarter Results  —  Redmond, Wash. - Apr. 28, 2011 - Microsoft Corp. today announced third-quarter revenue of $16.43 billion for the quarter ended Mar. 31, 2011, a 13% increase from the same period of the prior year.  Operating income, net income …

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Credit Card Cos: Who?s Doing What in Mobile Payments?

Visa's investment in Square is the latest move by big credit card companies to better position themselves for the coming mobile payments boom. The companies need to stay active in this market or risk being bypassed. We look at the efforts of the big three.

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TomTom sorry for giving customer driving data to cops

'Anonymous' info used to set speed traps

Navigation device maker TomTom has apologized for supplying driving data collected from customers to police to use in catching speeding motorists.?

Source: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/27/tomtom_customer_data_flap/

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Yahoo! Finds! Buyer! For! Doomed! Delicious!

YouTube founders grab a tasty morsel

YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen have found something to do with some of the $1.6 billion they made selling the service to Google, buying bookmarking service Delicious from Yahoo! Inc.?

Source: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/28/hurley_chen_buy_delicious/

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Apple Denies Tracking IPhone Locations, Will Update Software

Apple Inc., facing scrutiny from consumers and lawmakers over data collection on its iPhone, said it isn?t tracking customers? location while acknowledging it gathers information about wireless gear near a user?s handset.

Source: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-04-27/apple-denies-tracking-iphone-locations-will-update-software.html

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MacLegion bundle focuses on utility, value

Mac software bundles come and bundles go -- some with an emphasis on pretty apps with limited shelf life, others with more of a gaming or business bent. It's not clear whether 'bundle fever' will still be with us well into the Mac App Store era, but depending on your needs and your timing you can still get fantastic deals from app bundles... assuming you don't already own more than half the apps.

The good news about the new US$49.99 MacLegion Spring bundle, announced today and available for two weeks, is that it's tightly focused on utilitarian apps that deliver clear and lasting value for power users (and those who aspire to become so). With no obvious clunkers in the batch (with one potential caveat, noted below), the bundle might make a good gift for the new Mac user in your life who keeps pestering you with "How do I do that?" questions.

The bundle consists of ten apps, with retail prices ranging from $20 to $99. Here's the lineup:

• Prosoft's Data Rescue, a powerful data recovery and repair tool -- TUAW coverage
• Telestream's ScreenFlow, a screencasting capture & editing tool -- TUAW coverage
• Contactizer Pro, a personal information and task manager
• Intego VirusBarrier X6, an antivirus utility -- TUAW coverage
• ForkLift 2, an FTP/SFTP and WebDAV client
• LaunchBar 5, a menubar utility for launching apps and finding files -- TUAW coverage
• Amadeus Pro, a sound editor
• Radio Gaga, an internet radio recording manager
• Printopia 2, an AirPrint enabler for Mac -- TUAW coverage
• MacPilot, a settings tweaker and preference manager

About that caveat: Reasonable people can disagree over whether Mac OS X users actually need antivirus protection under normal circumstances, so just because VirusBarrier X6 is included in the bundle that doesn't mean you need to install it. Given my experience with Intego's approach to marketing its products (which leans toward the sensational rather than sober assessments of security risk) I wouldn't be particularly inclined to use their app if I needed AV. Rather, I'd suggest the free ClamXAV or the free home edition of Sophos Anti-Virus.

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eBay Beats The Street; Revenue Up 16 Percent To $2.5B; Net Income Up 12 Percent (Leena Rao/TechCrunch)

Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
eBay Beats The Street; Revenue Up 16 Percent To $2.5B; Net Income Up 12 Percent  —  eBay just reported first quarter earnings today posting revenue of $2.5 billion, an increase of 16% from the same period of 2010. eBay's net income on a GAAP basis of $475.9 million, or $0.36 per diluted share …

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Apple VP sells off $13.7 million in stock

Company's senior VP of Macintosh hardware engineering, Bob Mansfield, sells almost all his shares this week. No need to sound alarm bells though--he's got a track record of buying and selling.

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We Translate Apple?s Q&A On Location Data So You Don?t Have To

1. Why is Apple tracking the location of my iPhone? Apple is not tracking the location of your iPhone. Apple has never done so and has no plans to ever do so.

We don't know where you take your iPhone. We're not Google evil.

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Facebook?s Two Deal Weapons: The Social Graph and Credits

Facebook's new Deals offering may or may not become a "Groupon killer," but the social network has two major weapons in its arsenal that others do not: One is the power of the site's social graph, and the other is the integration of Facebook Credits.

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Extending WiFi to one mile, thanks to empty TV channels

Rice University grad student Ryan Guerra is on a mission to extend the range of WiFi signals from a few hundred feet to a mile—and beyond. This month, he succeeded, thanks to some nifty engineering and a few empty TV channels.

The first beneficiary of his work is Houston resident Leticia Aguirre, 48, who lives at the very edge of a local free WiFi network run by Technology for All. The high frequencies (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) used by WiFi mean that signals don't easily penetrate the tree branches and leaves which surrounded Aguirre's home.

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