http://www.newspond.comNewspond finds and ranks the most popular news on the internetMon, 08 Feb 2010 17:34:25 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.newspond.com/story=2841208E-mail is about communicating with friends, coworkers and the world at large. So why should users have to switch over to Facebook or Twitter to post a status update? That seems to be the thinking behind the news that Google will roll more social-networking features into Gmail, the fastest-growing e-mail service. According to The Wall Street Journal, Google will announce later this week a new Gmail feature that allows users to post ongoing streams of status updates while using the web-based e-mail service. A source told the Journal that Google will eventually seek to allow users to stream other Google ...http://www.newspond.com/story=2841208Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:24:41 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2840610Barnes & Noble said Monday that its popular nook e-book reader is back in stock online and will be rolling out in the majority of the bookseller's U.S. stores this week. Customers also will be able to enjoy exclusive Valentine's Day-themed online content this month, the company said. The nook differs in several ways from many of the e-readers announced at the Consumer Electronics Show, which suffer from either high prices or little access to consumer channels, said Forrester Research Vice President James McQuivey. "The nook, despite its slow start, is priced right, targeted to book readers rather than skipping ...http://www.newspond.com/story=2840610Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:26:51 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2841891After Microsoft stated a week ago that it would look into reports of Windows 7 causing premature battery degradation, we've been staying up late at night with our frazzled lithium ion cells, reading them stories about Battery Heaven and generally trying to keep an upbeat tone around the Engadget HQ. Well, it turns out not everything is rosy in batteryville, but Microsoft says Windows 7 isn't the one to blame. According to the company's testing, the new tool, which reports when a battery is down to 40% of its designed capacity and suggests replacement, hasn't reported a single false positive. ...http://www.newspond.com/story=2841891Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:42:13 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2841497Chris Ziegler / Engadget: Motorola Droid's next update to be Android 2.1, includes multitouch browser We've just gotten the inside line on the next Droid update that's making the rounds through Verizon's testing department from one of our trusted sources, and overall, it looks like this should take users 95 percent http://www.newspond.com/story=2841497Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:10:41 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2839282CNETIBM launches Power7 chip, systemsCNETIBM on Monday is launching its long-anticipated Power7 processor and systems based on the chip. The processor is a big step for IBM, integrating eight processing cores in one chip package, with each core capable of executing four ...IBM Unveils New Server Systems as Oracle Enters Market With SunBusinessWeekIBM Unveils Power7 Systems, Ramps Up Competition Against HP, SuneWeekIBM begins Power server upgrade to battle HP, SunReutersWall Street Journal-ChannelWeb-Times Herald-Recordall 37 news articles>> http://www.newspond.com/story=2839282Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:50:27 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2841827So the good news here is that Google appears to have heard the cries for help, having taken a chainsaw to its brutal $350 "equipment recovery fee" that had been lumped on top of T-Mobile's $200 ETF for subsidized Nexus One contracts canceled in the first 120 days. The bad news, though, is that it still exists at all -- a hairy precedent for an industry being watched with eagle eyes by the FCC right now. The company has knocked $200 off the fee, bringing it down to $150; in other words, if you break your contract, you'll pay the ...http://www.newspond.com/story=2841827Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:42:14 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2839197According to reports from China Daily, what is believed to be the largest illegal hacker training and recruitment entity in China has been shut down by police. Three people were arrested and the equivalent of a quarter of a million dollars in assets frozen. The accused, who ran a now-shuttered site called Black Hawk Safety Net, are suspected of offering online attacking programs, disseminating viruses and recruiting almost 200,000 members. Police have confiscated nine servers and five computers and completely closed all associated websites. Sponsor Over the past 5 years, the site owners had collected more than the equivalent of ...http://www.newspond.com/story=2839197Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:31:21 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2840956AP - A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found. http://www.newspond.com/story=2840956Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:24 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2841829Netflix Watch Instantly fans could be due for a big upgrade, as CNET has heard the company will roll out 1080p and 5.1 surround sound later this year. No word on timing or any other details, but this could mean its moving to version 3 of Microsoft's Silverlight streaming platform with its additional tweaks for adaptive streaming and hardware graphics acceleration. Also unknown is how much bandwidth would be necessary, but considering Microsoft already uses very similar technology for its 1080p Instant On videos on Zune Marketplace through the Xbox 360 while only requiring 3 Mbps and VUDU HDX 1080p ...http://www.newspond.com/story=2841829Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:42:14 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2841507Apple's fourth-generation iPhone could mark the first significant change in the screen area if a part obtained by repair outfit iResQ is evidence. What's claimed to be the front glass is about a quarter-inch taller than the existing platform and may have a slightly different screen as a result. It also appears to move the proximity sensor to above the top speaker and glues the touchscreen layer to the LCD where the iPhone 3G and 3GS are separate.... http://www.newspond.com/story=2841507Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:10:40 GMT