Web News Feeds

Web News Feeds

We are currently experimenting with aggregated RSS news feeds made with Yahoo Pipes, an awesome new tool just released. So consider this RSS experiment as ‘beta’ right now.

We will continue to add and refine the feeds we are pulling in over time. Enjoy.

Web News Feeds
Pipes Output

Apple tunes up Keynote features Video - CNET News


BBC News



1UP Sold and EGM Closing Rumors - IGN

Escapist Magazine

1UP Sold and EGM Closing Rumors
IGN - 35 minutes ago
by Greg Miller January 6, 2009 - The end of an era might be dawning for a stalwart of the videogame industry — Electronic Gaming Monthly might be closing for good.
1UP News UGO Entertainment Acquires 1UP 1UP.com
PaidContent.org reports EGM’s death, pulls story Examiner.com
Earthtimes (press release)  - SYS-CON Brasil  - Wired News  - paidContent.org
all 20 news articles


Twitter Mischief Hijacks Reputations - TechNewsWorld

E! Online

Twitter Mischief Hijacks Reputations
TechNewsWorld - 38 minutes ago
By Walaika Haskins Twitter probably doesn’t have your credit card data on file, nor does it hold on to your Social Security number, but recent security breaches highlight just what kind of damage can be inflicted when intruders gain access to user
Twitter Has Security Meltdown InformationWeek
Digital Gangster Takes Credit for Twitter Hacks PC World
Computerworld  - NEWS.com.au  - CNET News  - Register
all 365 news articles


Google Ranked Third Worst Spam Provider
The problem Google, along with every other online service provider, faces is that online services that can be abused will be abused.



GarageBand ‘09 (now with added Sting) - TechRadar UK

TechRadar UK

GarageBand ‘09 (now with added Sting)
TechRadar UK - 2 hours ago
Like iMovie ‘09, Apple has given the ‘09 version of GarageBand a major overhaul. Yes, you can still make music with it. But now, HD instructional videos will teach you how.
GarageBand ‘09 will teach you how to play guitar and piano Gizmag
Sting Teaches You to Play Guitar in Garageband ‘09 Gizmodo Australia
Lifehacker Australia  - TidBITS  - ElectricPig.tv  - MusicRadar.com - The place for music makers
all 8 news articles


Nu.M8 GPS childrens watch and child locator - Gizmag

Daily Mail

Nu.M8 GPS childrens watch and child locator
Gizmag - 2 hours ago
800000 children are reported missing each year in the United States. In the UK, that number is 140000 children and there is no greater ordeal for a parent than not knowing where they are.
Lok8u launches Nu•M8 GPS child locator watch at CES engadget
CES: Child’s GPS Locator Concealed in Digital Watch GPS World magazine
The Press Association  - Pocket-lint.co.uk  - MarketWatch (press release)
all 15 news articles


Apple to sell all iTunes music without anti-piracy software - Sydney Morning Herald

ABC News

Apple to sell all iTunes music without anti-piracy software
Sydney Morning Herald - 2 hours ago
Apple on Tuesday said every song in its iTunes library will be available without anti-piracy software by April. The announcement came at a Macworld Expo keynote presentation at which Apple marketing vice president Phil Schiller unveiled a new top-end
Apple activates iTunes downloads over 3G, with a caveat CNET News
Apple unveils 17-inch MacBook, iLife tweaks, Tony Bennett Register
Times Online  - PC Magazine  - DailyTech  - InformationWeek
all 981 news articles


US motoring giant GM cuts the Aussie ute - Sydney Morning Herald

Motor Report

US motoring giant GM cuts the Aussie ute
Sydney Morning Herald - 2 hours ago
Struggling US motoring giant General Motors (GM) has axed the Australian-made Pontiac G8 ST sports truck, a vehicle based on the popular Holden ute.
GM boots the Aussie ute WA today
GM US To Cancel 2010 Pontiac G8 ST? Motor Report
AutoWeek  - Detroit Free Press  - Automobile Magazine  - Car and Driver
all 29 news articles


Online Glitches Plagued One-Third Of Holiday Shoppers
Some e-commerce sites were unable to withstand the season’s peak traffic periods.



Teenage lovers suffocate in car - Ninemsn

Daily Mail

Teenage lovers suffocate in car
Ninemsn - 4 hours ago
By ninemsn staff A pair of teenage lovers have suffocated after leaving the engine running during a late-night sex session in the back of their car.
Teenage couple suffocate while having sex in their car after Daily Mail
Couple Suffocate After Having Sex Inside Car DigitalJournal.com
UK Express
all 6 news articles


Apple iTunes Music Store Going DRM-Free
The company will also offer new price points to offset competition from Amazon.com and will let iPhone users buy songs over 3G networks.



Amazon Web Services Intros Business Model For Content Owners
Requester Pays allows data owners to charge users for the data transfer and request costs, rather than paying those costs themselves.



Clearwire Launches Portland WiMax, Delays D.C., Chicago
Integrating Clearwire and Sprint Xohm has shifted the company’s focus recently from launching WiMax networks to dealing with more mundane administrative formalities.



Telecommuting Urged During Obama Inauguration
Telework Exchange says the practice will allow D.C. employers to test continuity while avoiding congestion.



Ex-eBay CEO Meg Whitman Considering Run As Calif. Governor
The move could pre-empt another prominent Republican woman — Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard — from seeking the position.



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Tech Companies Will Stick To Safe Deals In ‘09
Technology bankers expect there won’t be too many deals in the first few months of the year, but the pace will pick up modestly in the second half.



Visionary agreement - The Engineer

Visionary agreement
The Engineer - 10 hours ago
Chelmsford-based e2v has signed an agreement with vision technology specialist Atlantek Vision for the distribution of its line scan inspection cameras in Australia and New Zealand .
New contracts worth £17m for e2v ElectronicsWeekly.com
e2v marks new year with multi-million pound contract extensions Business Weekly
Advanced Imaging Pro (press release)
all 4 news articles


Kogan Agora Android phone photographed - ElectricPig.tv

Product Reviews

Kogan Agora Android phone photographed
ElectricPig.tv - 10 hours ago
When Aussie gadget makers Kogan announced that they would be launching a new Android phone before Xmas ‘08, it was easy to be sceptical - given the short time frame.
The Australian Android Kogan Agora Comes to CES 2009 Softpedia
Kogan’s Agora Android Phone Live Photos Leaked SlashPhone
Gizmodo  - Gizmodo Australia  - IntoMobile  - Unwired View
all 13 news articles


Some US Cities Extend Exclusive Parking Privileges to Hybrid Drivers - DailyTech

DailyTech

Some US Cities Extend Exclusive Parking Privileges to Hybrid Drivers
DailyTech - 11 hours ago
Hybrids have been a part of the regular US automotive landscape since the turn of the century. Honda first brought us the Insight and Toyota followed up with two generations (and soon a third) of the Prius.
Who needs a hybrid? BusinessWeek
Hybrid cars demand ’steadily growing’ The Age
Voice of America  - Kipp Report  - Daily Breeze  - Hybrid Cars News
all 20 news articles


Water use drops but dams low too - The Age

Water use drops but dams low too
The Age - 11 hours ago
MELBOURNE consumed slightly less water in 2008 than 2007 but still lived beyond its means in the ongoing drought. In the first full calendar year under stage 3a water restrictions, the city consumed 368 billion litres of water, a result that ensured
Melbourne water inflows down on last year Weekly Times Now
Maremma dogs to penguins’ rescue 3AW
Melbourne Herald Sun  - ABC Online  - The Age  - The Age
all 28 news articles


Guitar Hero World Tour Australian Track Pack - PALGN

Idealo Product News

Guitar Hero World Tour Australian Track Pack
PALGN - 17 hours ago
A new downloadable Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour has been announced by Activision and Red Octane today. To be released in time to celebrate Australia Day (as long as you want it on the Xbox 360), the Track Pack features Silverchair’s “Tomorrow”
How much Wii’ing do you do? iTWire
‘Mario Kart Wii’ on top for ninth week Digital Spy
Kotaku Australia  - Chicago Daily Herald  - CVG Online  - IGN
all 16 news articles


DEC rescues stranded swans in Forrestdale - ABC Online

DEC rescues stranded swans in Forrestdale
ABC Online - 17 hours ago
The Department of Environment and Conservation says it has rescued two black swans and 12 cygnets from a drying lake in Forrestdale.
Abandoned black swan cygnets saved NEWS.com.au
Stranded cygnets saved from a dying swan lake The West Australian
The West Australian
all 7 news articles


Free calls to Gaza: Telstra - The Australian

Free calls to Gaza: Telstra
The Australian - 18 hours ago
AUSTRALIA’S largest telecommunications provider says it won’t charge for phone calls to the Gaza Strip, but the offer could be in vain as the region’s telecommunication services teeter on the verge of collapse in the face of the military assault by
Telecommunications Targeted During War GigaOm
Gaza at risk of telecoms blackout ITP.net
TelecomTV  - TeleGeography  - Telecompaper  - The Press Association
all 17 news articles


Canon reveals flashy new Legria camcorders - CNET.com.au

CNET News

Canon reveals flashy new Legria camcorders
CNET.com.au - 18 hours ago
By Derek Fung on 06 January 2009 In the lead up to this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Canon has unveiled 11 new camcorders, six of which have been confirmed for Australia.
Canon’s cheap flash camcorder CNET News
Canon announces tiniest ever SD camcorder Gadgetrepublic
Crave  - T3  - Albumista  - photographypress.co.uk
all 17 news articles


Opinion - why Kevin Rudd’s internet censorship plan will not work - Adelaide Advertiser

ComputerWeekly.com

Opinion - why Kevin Rudd’s internet censorship plan will not work
Adelaide Advertiser - 5 Jan 2009
MUCH has been written about the Rudd Government’s proposed “‘clean feed” internet censorship regime. But it isn’t until you delve into the policy’s unintended consequences that some of its biggest problems come into view.
Internet censorship - should we have more of it? ComputerWeekly.com
Internet censorship and the revolt of the masses Ovum
Infopackets
all 5 news articles


Google Releases Picasa For Mac
Until now, Mac users interested in Picasa have had to be content with using Picasa Web Albums, Google’s more limited online photo organization and display service.



Israel-Gaza Conflict Spills Over Into Twitter
Tweets labeled with the #Gaza hash tag are flowing in at a blistering pace with viewpoints and news updates from all sides in the conflict.



Twitter Has Security Meltdown
The microblogging site recommends users reset their passwords and verify their e-mail addresses because of a phishing campaign directed at its users and the hacking of its support software.



China Crackdown Puts Google, Baidu, Others On Notice
Critics speculate that the country’s efforts to scrub pornography and vulgarity off its citizens’ computers may end up being used to squash political dialogue.



Facebook Draws Record Holiday Traffic
Social networkers flocked to the Web service on Christmas Eve.



N00b Sux0r. Torches Cyber Cafe - ShortNews.com

LIVENEWS.com.au

N00b Sux0r. Torches Cyber Cafe
ShortNews.com - 5 Jan 2009
A South Korean teen, after a bad evening of online gaming at a Chuncheon cafe, decided to release his burning frustration and set ablaze the source of his angst.
South Korean Teen Sets Fire to Warehouse after Poor Game Performance 1UP.com