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Remains of the Day: What's Cookin'?

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Dan Moren — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:48:00 GMT

Tim Cook's in the kitchen, whipping up some tasty Apple turnover; Yahoo bakes its keys right into its latest product; and a Rogue Amoeba iPhone app apparently isn't to Apple's taste. The remainders for Thursday, May 24, 2012 are slaving over a hot stove.

Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Grant Gross — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:37:00 GMT

Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Grant Gross — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:53:00 GMT

Hands on with SketchBook Ink

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Serenity Caldwell — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:55:00 GMT

Previewed at last March's iPad event, Autodesk's SketchBook Ink has hit the App Store for all to test and play with. Being the naturally curious sketcher that I am, I took it for a quick spin.

Qualcomm to sell Indian broadband operation to Bharti Airtel by 2014

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (John Ribeiro — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:18:00 GMT

Bharti Airtel has invested about US$165 million to acquire a 49 percent stake in Qualcomm's Indian entities that hold broadband wireless licenses, with the Indian mobile operator eventually taking full ownership, the companies said Thursday.

Broadband Stimulus Grants Seen as Political Flashpoint

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Kenneth Corbin — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:54:00 GMT

Lawrence Strickling, the lead administrator of the agency doling out stimulus money for broadband deployments, urges grant recipients to amplify success stories as program faces political persecution in election season.

Android, Apple Own 80% o Global Smartphone Market: Microsoft's Share, 2.2%

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (John P. Mello Jr. — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:25:00 GMT

What a difference a year makes in the booming smartphone market.

Are CEOs getting the social media thing?

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Michael Cooney — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:33:00 GMT

IBM says a study it did of some 1,700 Chief Executive Officers worldwide found that many indeed - or should be -- grasping social media as a key enabler of collaboration and innovation.

Research Universities Secure $200M for Community Broadband

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Kenneth Corbin — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:21:00 GMT

Plan to bring ultra-fast gigabit broadband to universities and surrounding communities moves forward with partnership between Gig.U consortium and Gigabit Squared.

Sales of unused IPv4 addresses gathering steam

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Carolyn Duffy Marsan — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:19:00 GMT

A growing number of U.S. carriers and enterprises are hedging their bets on IPv6 by purchasing blocks of unused IPv4 addresses through official channels or behind-the-scenes dealmaking.

ZTE's latest LTE test shows how operators can increase bandwidth

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Mikael Ricknäs — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:47:00 GMT

ZTE has successfully completed a hand-over test between two different versions of LTE, allowing operators to more effectively use their spectrum in a way that is seamless to the end user, the company said on Thursday.

Everything Everywhere completes signal sharing project

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Sophie Curtis — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:27:00 GMT

Everything Everywhere has completed the final stage of its Smart Signal Sharing project, meaning that customers of Orange and T-Mobile will be now able to automatically switch between networks if signal strength is low.

Netgear N900 (WNDR4500) wireless router review

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Elias Plastiras — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:25:00 GMT

The Netgear N900 offers wireless networking speeds up to 450Mbps, as well as Gigabit Ethernet.

Yahoo Axis syncs browsing between iOS and desktop

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Lex Friedman — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:34:00 GMT

Yahoo is rolling out Axis, a new searching and browsing tool that syncs between your Web browser of choice and your iOS devices.

Microsoft Office for iOS and Android May Arrive This Fall

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Ed Oswald — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:30:00 GMT

Microsoft appears to be closing in on a release of Microsoft Office for both iOS and Android this fall, despite previous denials.

Remains of the Day: Losers, weepers

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Dan Moren — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:25:00 GMT

Samsung and Apple can't find a compromise, IBM employees lose out on Siri, and Jony Ive tears up about Apple's next great product. The remainders for Wednesday, May 23, 2012 can't win for losing.

Searches go full-screen in update to Google's iOS app

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Eric Bruno — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:23:00 GMT

Google has gone big with the changes in the latest version of its mobile search app for iOS, starting with full-screen searches and views for the iPhone. Other changes introduced in Google Search 2.0.0 Wednesday include speed improvements, an enhanced yet simplified user interface, and gesture tweaks for easy navigation.

Yahoo launches stand-alone mobile search app

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Cameron Scott — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:01:00 GMT

Yahoo beefed up its search offerings on Wednesday when it launched Axis, an HTML5-based browser app that delivers search results as page previews rather than as links.

Squabbles line Kenya's path to 4G LTE

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Dennis Mbuvi — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:43:00 GMT

Intel has been keen on nurturing the growth of ICT in Kenya and East Africa. The more ICT is ingrained in our day to day lives, the more computers people buy. Most of these computers contain Intel chipsets, translating into a better bottom line for the company. After all, Asia contributed to half of Intel's revenue last year, with strong performance from countries like Brazil and India.

Obama orders agencies to optimize Web content for mobile

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Grant Gross — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:06:00 GMT

U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered all major government agencies to make two key services available on mobile phones within a year, in an effort to embrace a growing trend toward Web surfing on mobile devices.

Obama orders agencies to optimize Web content for mobile

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Grant Gross — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:58:00 GMT

Groups launch gigabit-per-second broadband project

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Grant Gross — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:48:00 GMT

An Ohio startup company has raised US$200 million to fund gigabit-per-second broadband projects in six university communities across the U.S., the company announced Wednesday.

The expert's guide to Instapaper

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Eddie Smith — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:45:00 GMT

They arrive by Twitter, by RSS, and by email. They're passed around on social networks. They’re embedded in online articles and blog posts. I’m talking about all of those links to things you'd like to read but can’t. Making time to read everything you find on the Web the moment you find it is hard, so you probably don’t read it at all—unless you use a read-it-later service like Instapaper.

Windows Phone Marketplace Goes Mango Only

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Ian Paul — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:41:00 GMT

If you're having trouble downloading apps from the Windows Phone Marketplace, you just might be a pre-Mango Windows Phone 7 user. Microsoft is now enforcing a rule that only users of Windows Phone 7.5, codenamed Mango, can use the Marketplace in any meaningful way. Without the Mango update you can still browse the Marketplace, but you will start getting error messages if you attempt to download, buy, update, or review an app.

Everything Everywhere accuses rivals of focusing on cost instead of 4G

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Anh Nguyen — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:12:00 GMT

Everything Everywhere claims it is a step ahead of its rivals in its 4G plans because other mobile operators are too busy focusing on cost efficiencies, instead of innovation.