http://www.newspond.comNewspond finds and ranks the most popular news on the internetWed, 08 Feb 2012 15:12:09 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.newspond.com/story=4258856Google gave a strong sign that its long-delayed music store is coming with an invitation sent to the media for a November 16 event. Titled just "These Go To Eleven," the gathering has few clues others than that it will be Android-focused, with those too far to attend in person encouraged to check a live stream at youtube.com/android. The event has an unusual afternoon start at 5PM Eastern and had its invites sent out by "Nigel Tufnel," a reference to Spinal Tap's fictional lead rocker.... http://www.newspond.com/story=4258856Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:45:14 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4258794The LG Optimus LTE smartphone has now arrived at Bell in Canada, and PocketNow is now reporting that it will soon arrive at AT&T in the US. It will be known as the Nitro HD, but otherwise share the same hardware. These include the dual-core, 1.5GHz Snapdragon processor, the eight-megapixel camera and its namesake 4G network support.... http://www.newspond.com/story=4258794Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:45:15 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4258767As it has a number of times during developer testing, Apple has just sent out an email to registered developers indicating that it will once again be deleting their iTunes Match libraries. The latest deletion is scheduled for tomorrow, November 12th.As we prepare for the launch of iTunes Match, we will be deleting all current iCloud libraries on Saturday, November 12th at 10 AM PST. Please turn off iTunes Match on all of your computers and iOS devices. On your computer, choose Store > Turn off iTunes Match. On your iOS device, tap Settings > Music, then turn off iTunes ...http://www.newspond.com/story=4258767Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:45:14 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4258675Famous British music business could be split into two in agreement that hands control to biggest rivalsEMI, arguably the most famous corporate name in British music history, fell into the hands of its two largest rivals in two deals worth {pound}2.5bn a finale to a disastrous four-year period that saw the company loaded with debt by financier Guy Hands and rejected by bands like the Rolling Stones.Universal Music, the world's biggest recorded music company, triumphed in an auction for EMI's recorded music business, with a {pound}1.2bn bid for the label behind Coldplay, Tinie Tempah, and above all, the Beatles. Its ...http://www.newspond.com/story=4258675Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:47:11 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4258507In case you havent been on Facebook today, or have been holed up in a cave: Todays date is November 11, 2011, or, in what has become a red-hot Facebook meme, 11/11/11. http://www.newspond.com/story=4258507Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:45:59 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4258401Stacey Higginbotham / GigaOM: The SIM cards they are a shrinkin'. Introducing the nano-SIM A micro-SIM. The nano-SIM is 30 percent smaller. SIM cards, those tiny slivers of silicon that carry your identity inside a cell phone or connected device, are once again poised to get smaller as Giesecke & Devrient introduces the nano-SIM. http://www.newspond.com/story=4258401Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:45:58 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4258381A major challenge to the principles of free software was thrown out of a German district court on Tuesday. German DSL router vendor AVM had attempted to stop Cybits, which produces children's Web-filtering software, from modifying any part of the firmware used in its routers, including a key piece of Linux-based free software. http://www.newspond.com/story=4258381Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:45:59 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4258342What is the optimal size for a modern-day tablet? Is it 10 inches? Is it seven? Or, is it something smaller, like the economy-sized smartphone that is the Galaxy Note? We can't say for sure, but we surely can say that Samsung is as much in the dark as we are. Like a gadgety Goldilocks traipsing between an endless sea of options, that company seems completely unable to make up its mind, splitting niches into sub-niches and then cleaving those in twain again with a seemingly endless array of fractionally different tablets. Today we're looking at the Galaxy Tab 8.9. ...http://www.newspond.com/story=4258342Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:45:59 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4258029According to Chitika, an analytics company, Mac OS X Lion only holds 16% of the Mac OS market share, trailing behind Snow Leopard (56%) and Leopard (22%) -- indicating poor adoption of the newest operating system in comparison to previous releases. Even though Apple announced over a million downloads of Mac OS X Lion with in the first day of its release, and in October Tim Cook announced that Apple had sold 6 million copies of Lion since its launch, claiming a massive 80% growth over Snow Leopard, according to Chitika, that pace has significantly slowed down. Chitika cites poor ...http://www.newspond.com/story=4258029Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:40:57 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4257928Apple has posted a new Holiday Gift Guide section on the online store. The page promotes a relative handful of first- and third-party products under different categories, namely the iPad, creativity, travel, and fashion. Conspicuously absent from the list are Macs and iPhones, even though an assortment of related accessories are highlighted.... http://www.newspond.com/story=4257928Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:45:59 GMT