Nerds Are Cool!

Nerdcore has no clear origins, but several well-known practitioners, artists like MC Frontalot, MC Paul Barman, MC Lars, Beefy, ytcracker, Schaffer the Darklord, Random, and perhaps, MC 900 Ft. Jesus, have been leaders in the underground genre for years. The themes are geek, the musical stylings are hip hop and rap. Just without all the references to drugs and guns. But nerdcore rappers definitely extol their virtues. They might just use their lines to tell the world how much better a programmer they are than anyone else 

source - http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20047667-52.html

Check also:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerdcore_hip_hop

Who Will Beat iPad?

With both MWC and CTIA out of the way, the overall layout of the tablet scene is beginning to take shape. Maybe iPad 2 has the momentum for now, but recently arrived rivals and upcoming contenders could pose a true challenge. Will Motorola give Apple a run for its money? Will Amazon put a horse in the tablet race? Or will Samsung's Galactic army catch on with its variety of sizes?

source - http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Will-the-Real-iPad-Challenger-Please-Stand-Up-72139.html

Yuilop raises €1 million for social communication app

Yuilop, a startup based in Barcelona, Spain, has secured 1 million euros in seed funding from Nauta Capital. The company has launched its mobile communication service in Germany, and says more markets will follow ‘soon’.

source - http://eu.techcrunch.com/2011/03/22/yuilop-raises-e1-million-for-social-communication-app/

Art Online and Beyond

It used to be that to see art you had to go to a physical museum, stand in line, buy a ticket, and get your exercise for the day walking from gallery to gallery. Now, however, virtual museums abound, offering up-close-and-personal art experiences without requiring you to leave the comfort of your own home.

source - http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Art-Online-and-Beyond-72040.html

Microsoft products we hardly knew

source - http://news.cnet.com/2300-10805_3-10007066.html

iPad launch 2.0

The overwhelming success of the original iPad ended up taking Apple by surprise last year, with the company announcing sales of more than 300,000 Wi-Fi iPads on its first day, going on to hit 1 million in just under a month. Over the following months, supply was scarce, with Apple resorting to a reservation system that would have users waiting weeks in some cases. This ended up affecting Apple's plans to release it outside the U.S., causing sales in nine other countries to be delayed for about a month.

source - http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20041347-37.html

Fixing The Android

Android Honeycomb got its moment in the sun Wednesday at AnDevCon as presenters Chet Haase and Romain Guy of Google expanded on some of the features of the tablet OS. Also up for discussion was Android fragmentation and the technology being used to remedy it. One feature called "Fragments" lets app devs adapt their wares to different form factors.

source - http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Fixing-the-Fragmented-Face-of-Android-72018.html

Ex-Alice In Chains Bassist Mike Starr Dies At 44

Mike Starr, the original bassist in Alice In Chains who recently appeared on VH1's Celebrity Rehab, died March 8th in Salt Lake City of unknown causes. He was 44. Starr played with the grunge band on their first four studio LP's – including their hit singles "Rooster" and "Man In The Box" – before leaving the band in 1993. He struggled with drugs during much of the past two decades, and last month was arrested in Salt Lake City after being caught with unauthorized prescription drugs.

source - http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alice-in-chains-bassist-mike-starr-dies-at-44-20110309

New Google Chrome Browser

Three weeks ago, Google kicked off the Year of the Rabbit with a beta version of Chrome 10. Today, the company is launching a stable release of the upgraded desktop browser solution, which it points out comes with a speed boost that corresponds to a 66% improvement in JavaScript performance on the V8 benchmark suite. (see chart below)

source - http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/08/speedier-easier-google-chrome-browser-now-out-of-beta/

WebGL 1.0 Premiere

At least, if you use Firefox, Chrome, Opera, or Safari. Those are the browsers that support--though sometimes only in developer-preview editions--a technology called WebGL. And today, the Khronos Group standardizing the graphics interface announced that WebGL 1.0 is finished.

source - http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20038823-264.html

HD Catalogue By Stones: Pay For Downloads

The Rolling Stones plan to sell high-quality downloads of their first 27 records for the first time online

source - http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/02/28/rolling.stones/index.html

Jobs Presents iPad2

Check this video here - http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2011/03/02/apple.steve.jobs.cnn

Is “App Store” As Generic As Microsoft’s “Windows”?

As tech companies fight for ubiquity, it’s no surprise that there should be disputes like this. Using common words for product names is always a risk, as is establishing generic traditions (like Apple’s “i-” prefix) that are difficult to regulate. At stake today is Apple’s trademark on “App Store,” which as I’m sure our readers are aware, was established in 2008 as arguably the first real platform through which independent developers could offer mobile applications, games, and so on.

source - http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/03/01/is-app-store-as-generic-as-microsofts-windows/

Google Tapes Up Gmail Sprain

Google says it's turned to a tape backup system to restore information some Gmail users lost during a service meltdown last weekend. The problem, according to the company, was caused by a storage software update that introduced an unexpected bug. However, since restoring data from tape backups is a relatively slow process, it may be a while before affected users see their information returned.

source -  http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Google-Tapes-Up-Gmail-Sprain-71969.html