www.reconstruction.ws http://www.reconstruction.ws/ Leatest articles | http://www.reconstruction.ws/ en Google announced today that it is releasing a new stable version of Chrome, which the company says is even faster and more streamlined. http://www.reconstruction.ws/chrome-celebrates-2nd-anniversary-with-new-stable-version-1.html ...In fact, Google claims it is three times faster on JavaScript performance than it was two year ago, when Chrome was first launched its the twoyear anniversary, by the way. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 16:54:04 GMT As always, were hard at work on making Chrome even faster, and working on ways to improve graphics performance in the browser through hardware acceleration, adds Rakowski. http://www.reconstruction.ws/chrome-celebrates-2nd-anniversary-with-new-stable-version-2.html ...With the Chrome Web Store, we hope to make it much easier to find and use great applications on the web. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 16:49:01 GMT Texting by American adults has increased significantly over the past year, but still does not approach the level of text messages exchanged by young people, according to a new report from Pew Internet American Life Project. http://www.reconstruction.ws/americans-have-a-lovehate-relationship-with-their-cell-phones-1.html ...Nearly three quarters 72 of adult cell phone users send and receive text messages now, up from 65 percent in September 2009. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 16:45:33 GMT Twelve percent of African American and 14 percent of Englishspeaking Hispanics make and receive more than 30 calls a day on their mobile phones. http://www.reconstruction.ws/americans-have-a-lovehate-relationship-with-their-cell-phones-2.html ...Four percent of whites report placing and receiving that many calls. African American and Hispanic texters typical send and receive 10 texts a day whites who text typically send and receive 5 texts a day. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 16:42:11 GMT For all of their enthusiasm for texting and talking on their cells, Americans have mixed feelings about the role of the mobile phone in their lives. http://www.reconstruction.ws/americans-have-a-lovehate-relationship-with-their-cell-phones-3.html ...Most cell users report that their cell phone makes them feel safer 91, and that they appreciate the way it allows them to arrange plans with family and friends 88 agree. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 16:39:31 GMT Update 2It looks like Dell has lost the bidding war for 3PAR after all. http://www.reconstruction.ws/dell-appears-to-lose-3par-to-hp-1.html ...The company issued a release saying it has ended discussions and will recieve a 72 million breakup fee from 3PAR. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 16:38:07 GMT 8 billion. http://www.reconstruction.ws/dell-appears-to-lose-3par-to-hp-2.html ...Original ArticleDell announced that it is acquiring virtualized storage solutions provider 3PAR for 1. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 16:35:06 GMT 3PAR brings the same values of performance, agility and easeofuse to higher end, virtualized storage deployments as EqualLogic does for the entrylevel and midrange, rounding out our industryleading solutions portfolio. http://www.reconstruction.ws/dell-appears-to-lose-3par-to-hp-3.html ...3PAR has consistently provided customers with the ability to do more with less, said 3PAR President and CEO David Scott. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 16:30:41 GMT That last statement is true on a couple of different levels. http://www.reconstruction.ws/just-how-concerned-with-privacy-are-facebook-users-4.html ...For Solis purpose it does not appear to indicate that the majority of Facebook users were that concerned. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 16:25:33 GMT That said, Twitter is generally viewed as a good indication of public opinion, as trending topics often reflect pop culture and news at large. http://www.reconstruction.ws/just-how-concerned-with-privacy-are-facebook-users-5.html ...If there is something significant happening, you can generally find people talking about it on Twitter. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 16:21:58 GMT Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy Tab tablet device, and Kobo announced that it is supplying the ereader technology for it. http://www.reconstruction.ws/kobo-emerges-as-the-ereading-app-for-the-samsung-galaxy-tab-1.html ...After much speculation, the new Samsung GALAXY Tab has just been announced by Samsungs CEO in Berlin, and Kobo is THE eReading application powering the Readers Hub on the new Android tablet, says Kobo. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 16:20:54 GMT Samsung is a global leader a world class organization that touches billions of consumers worldwide. http://www.reconstruction.ws/kobo-emerges-as-the-ereading-app-for-the-samsung-galaxy-tab-2.html ...The GALAXY Tab is an amazing device and will be a real contender in the marketplace as consumers everywhere adopt tablets. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 16:15:48 GMT Kobos store has over 2. http://www.reconstruction.ws/kobo-emerges-as-the-ereading-app-for-the-samsung-galaxy-tab-3.html ...2 million popular titles, including new releases and 1.8 million free books. The company also says its adding thousands more each week. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 16:10:35 GMT The Associated Press has revealed some new guidelines for its reporters with regards to credit and attribution. http://www.reconstruction.ws/ap-updates-attribution-guidelines-links-not-mentioned-1.html ...The guidelines come in the form of a letter from AP Senior Managing Editor Mike Oreskes. The guidelines apply to AP reports in print, broadcast, and online news, and stress the importance of giving proper attribution to other publications that break stories. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 16:05:38 GMT based and whether or not its an AP member or subscriber, writes Oreskes. http://www.reconstruction.ws/ap-updates-attribution-guidelines-links-not-mentioned-2.html ...This policy applies to all reports in all media, from short pieces, such as NewsNows and initial broadcast reports, to longer pieces aimed at print publication. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 16:01:56 GMT What is not mentioned once in the guidelines is the word link. http://www.reconstruction.ws/ap-updates-attribution-guidelines-links-not-mentioned-3.html ...There is no mention of linking whatsoever. It is unclear whether linking is included it in the proper attribution described or whether they deem simple credit to be sufficient. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 15:56:00 GMT Twitters link service, t. http://www.reconstruction.ws/twitter-to-log-clicked-links-1.html ...co, is designed to make shortened links easier to read and safer to follow. Initial tests have gone well, too. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 15:52:33 GMT When this happens, all links shared on Twitter. http://www.reconstruction.ws/twitter-to-log-clicked-links-3.html ...com or thirdparty apps will be wrapped with a t.co URL.Then heres the more controversial point When you click on these links from Twitter. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 15:46:38 GMT We hope to use this data to provide better and more relevant content to you over time. http://www.reconstruction.ws/twitter-to-log-clicked-links-4.html ...So it looks like a small loss of privacy will prove unavoidable, with no optouts or anything of that sort having been mentioned. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 15:40:40 GMT AOL said today it has signed a fiveyear search advertising deal with Google renewing its partnership with the search company that dates back to 2002. http://www.reconstruction.ws/aol-renews-search-ad-deal-with-google-1.html ...Under the terms of the deal Google will provide search services to AOLs content network and properties, in exchange for a revenuesharing arrangement between the two companies which will be expanded to include mobile search and YouTube. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 15:38:24 GMT Twitter has launched its official iPad app. http://www.reconstruction.ws/twitter-releases-its-ipad-app-with-ipadspecific-features-1.html ...Theres a bit more to this than the standard mobile Twitter app. Twitter for iPad takes advantage of the iPads fluid touch interface, letting you move lots of information around smoothly and quickly without needing to open and close windows or click buttons, says Twitters Leland Rechis. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 15:36:41 GMT And, lets be honest, video is great but sometimes it can take some time to load. http://www.reconstruction.ws/twitter-releases-its-ipad-app-with-ipadspecific-features-2.html ...The panes in Twitter for iPad let you look through your timeline while a video is loading, and then you can just swipe back to the video when its ready to play. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 15:32:25 GMT At Apples music event yesterday, where the company launched a new version of iOS, a new version of iTunes with a new social network Ping, a new line of iPods, and a new version of Apple TV, Steve Jobs took a shot at Google involving numbers of smartphone a http://www.reconstruction.ws/google-facebook-and-boxee-respond-to-apple-1.html ...Last month, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that Android gets over 200,000 devices a day. People throw out a lot of numbers about how many devices theyre activating per day, Jobs is quoted as saying. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 15:29:04 GMT Fortune has a quote from a Google spokesperson responding to those comments The Android activation numbers do not include upgrades and are, in fact, only a portion of the Android devices in the market since we only include devices that have Google services http://www.reconstruction.ws/google-facebook-and-boxee-respond-to-apple-2.html ...Ping, the iTunes social network, is like Facebook or Twitter meets iTunes. Thats the way Jobs described it in the announcement, anyway. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 15:25:48 GMT When asked about integrating Facebook Connect to help people find their friends, Swisher quotes him saying or shrugging rather, We could, I guess. http://www.reconstruction.ws/google-facebook-and-boxee-respond-to-apple-3.html ...She also got this statement from Facebook on the matter Facebook believes in connecting people with their interests and weve partnered with innovative developers around the world who share this vision. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 15:23:59 GMT These are accepted social norms. http://www.reconstruction.ws/google-facebook-and-boxee-respond-to-apple-4.html ...In fact, many relationships are made on the basis of collective love of a movie and many friendships have started with mixed tapes. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 15:22:09 GMT There is an overwhelming consumer expectation that the content we can consume in our cubicles, our dorm rooms, and in our laps should be available in our living rooms, in full 1080p with a gorgeous interface. http://www.reconstruction.ws/google-facebook-and-boxee-respond-to-apple-5.html ...Its a simple premise, but the challenge is to do it in a way that makes sense in that space, so you can put your feet up, grab a remote and start watching. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 15:18:43 GMT We all watched the Apple announcement. http://www.reconstruction.ws/google-facebook-and-boxee-respond-to-apple-6.html ...We walked away feeling strongly confident about the space it left for Boxee to compete. We have a different view of what users want in their living rooms. ... Thu, 2 September 2010 15:16:05 GMT Gowalla has launched a new feature called highlights which it describes as little rewards you can give to places that are important to your life. http://www.reconstruction.ws/implications-of-new-gowalla-feature-facebook-gift-cards-1.html ...MG Siegler talks about the potential significance of such a feature.Where this gets really interesting is when you bring the social graph into it, he writes. ... Wed, 1 September 2010 22:56:09 GMT