@CharlieSheen?s Road To A Million Twitter Followers

As some of you may have noticed, former Two And A Half Men star Charlie Sheen joined Twitter yesterday afternoon, and today has a verified account and a million followers in a little over 24 hours. While its unclear whether @CharlieSheen is the fastest followed account in Twitter history (@KanyeWest and @ConanOBrien are also contenders), �gaining such a huge audience so quickly is a formidable accomplishment. I spoke to Ad.ly founder Sean Rad this morning about Sheen's path to Twitter celeb-dom and he told me that the story came about simply, as the result of a phone call.

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Motorola Xoom To Cost $700. Or $800

Conflicting reports put the price tag of Motorola�s unreleased Android 3.0 tablet at either $700 or $800, with a launch of February 17.

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Google Android 1.5 SDK Impresses Previewers

Google rolled out the Google Android 1.5 �Early Look� SDK for developers. The Android 1.5 platform includes a number of new and improved tools, including faster Gmail conversation list scrolling and user interface refinements to the browser and other elements....

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Genomatica Raises $45 Million To Make Sustainable Chemicals, And Greener Spandex (A Good Thing, In This Case)

Genomatica, a San Diego based producer of chemicals from renewable sources including sugar, raised $45 million in a new round led by VantagePoint Venture Partners, a fund that has committed $2.5 billion to cleantech. Bright Capital, the venture arm of RU-COM group in Russia joined the round as well with Waste Management, a large provider of waste management services in North America, and the company's earlier investors including: Alloy Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Mohr Davidow Ventures and TPG Biotech. Altogether, Genomatica has raised $85 million in venture capital...

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Infected Android app runs up big texting bills

A rogue Android app that's been tweaked by hackers can hijack a smartphone and run up big texting bills before the owner knows it, Symantec said today.

The newest in a line of compromised Android apps, said Vikram Thakur, a principle security response manager at Symantec, is Steamy Window, a free program that Chinese hackers have modified, then re-released into the wild.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/infected-android-app-runs-big-texting-bills-932?source=rss_mobile_technology

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High-Def Webcam from Microsoft

Microsoft has introduced the LifeCam HD-3000, a high-def webcam optimized for use with Windows Live.� The 720p sensor records high-def video at 30 fps in 16:9 widescreen.� The camera uses TrueColor technology for bright, clear pictures, and the noise-reducing microphone means the sound is as good as the video.� Although it is optimized for use [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/02/28/high-def-webcam-from-microsoft/

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Eavesdropping Trojan hits 150,000 Symbian phones in China

More than 150,000 Symbian-based mobile phones in China have been infected with spyware called Xwodi, according to mobile security company NetQin.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/mobile-security/eavesdropping-trojan-hits-150000-symbian-phones-in-china-790?source=rss_mobile_technology

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