Headlines for December 9th, 2009
Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by [modern media mom] in Lastest Headlines, Latest News, Links & Resources
- Google debuts news story experiment " – Google has often been seen as a competitor to traditional newspapers, but the search giant is now teaming up with two major papers for a new experiment in presenting news online.
Google announced on Wednesday "Living Stories," an experimental new feature designed to deliver news stories, updates, editorials, and multimedia focusing on specific topics, all on one single Web page."
- Verizon updates Droid software; users hope it fixes echo problem – "An over-the-air software update to the Droid smartphone started yesterday, but it wasn't clear whether the 14 enhancements address a voice echo problem that hundreds of users complained about in online forums."
- AT&T: Tighter control of cell data usage ahead – "Wireless data hogs who jam the airwaves by watching video on their iPhones will be put on tighter leashes, an AT&T Inc. executive said Wednesday.
The carrier has had trouble keeping up with wireless data usage, leading to dropped connections and long waits for users trying to run programs on their devices. AT&T is upgrading its network to cope, but its head of consumer services, Ralph de la Vega, told investors at a UBS conference in New York that it will also give high-bandwidth users incentives to "reduce or modify their usage.""
- Google Chrome for Mac: First Impressions – "Google finally released the beta version of its Chrome browser for Mac on Tuesday. As expected, the new browser is lacking some features that its Windows counterpart has, such as bookmark sync, a bookmark manager, and offline capability."
- DHS takes action in bungled posting of airport security secrets – washingtonpost.com – "The Department of Homeland Security has initiated unspecified personnel actions against individuals involved in the bungled online posting this spring of a government document that revealed airport screening secrets, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told senators Wednesday morning."
- Facebook Privacy Changes Go Live, Beware of "Everyone" – "As promised, Facebook has begun rolling out new privacy options to its 350 million users.Watch out for the "Everyone" setting."
