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At Transcend Solutions, we try our best to keep up with the latest San Diego web design news and trends. It's not easy (if not impossible) but we try. We have provided this page as a resource to to share the latest technology news. You will find technology news as well as web design news that may help provide insights to your market, industry, web approach or business model. If we can help you in any way to make sense of the latest technology or technology related to your project, contact us, and we would be happy to chat!

Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox (AP)  |  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:24:09 GMT

AP - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.

Verizon-Redbox deal adds to online video choices (AP)  |  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:04:44 GMT

AP - A new Internet streaming venture built around Redbox's DVD-rental kiosks adds to a crowded field of online video-viewing services dominated by Netflix.

Looking for work? There may be an app for that (AP)  |  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:09:59 GMT

AP - Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps — the services and tools built to run on smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network.

Liquid glasses and a new smartphone app could bring perfect vision to the third world (Yahoo! News)  |  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:34:23 GMT

Yahoo! News - The need is compelling: Over 1 billion people in the third world need corrective eyewear but lack access to testing and glasses. The solution is spectacularly innovative: A $2 scope attached to a smartphone tests for vision defects, and a new pair of ?

Look out, Netflix: Redbox teaming up with Verizon to stream movies (Yahoo! News)  |  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:26:38 GMT

Yahoo! News - It's been a rough 12 months for movie rental giant Netflix. The company sharply increased rates from $8 to $15, irking customers, and announced plans to split into two confusing new entities, renaming its traditional DVD-by-mail service Qwikster. Netflix ultimately abandoned its Qwikster ?

NASA Launches Facebook Game to Test Space Program Knowledge (Mashable)  |  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:45:44 GMT

Mashable - How much do you know about the NASA space program, Earthling?

Online gaming firm 888's full-year revenue up 26 percent (Reuters)  |  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:37:42 GMT

Reuters - British online gaming company 888 Holdings saw its full-year revenue grow 26 percent as the number of customers gambling on its websites grew, and the company said strong current trading continues into the first quarter.

Demi Moore attending celebrity-friendly rehab (Reuters)  |  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:50:55 GMT

Reuters - Two weeks after her hospitalization after a reported night of partying, Demi Moore has been placed in celebrity-friendly rehab facility Cirque Lodge in Utah -- and she has some noteworthy company in the form of Charlie Sheen's ex-wife, Brooke Mueller, Radar Online reports.

Kindle-wielding Amazon dips toes into physical world (Reuters)  |  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:41:43 GMT

Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is dipping its toes into the physical world as the largest online retailer offers more products in stores that may benefit from hands-on interaction with shoppers.

Just Show Me: 3 great to-do apps for your Android phone (Yahoo! News)  |  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:23:14 GMT

Yahoo! News - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you three great to-do apps for your Android phone. To get started, download ?

Facebook governance a concern for California pension fund (Reuters)  |  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:37:00 GMT

Reuters - Facebook's corporate governance rules, which give shareholders little say in how the social networking website would be run as a public company, are raising the hackles of one of the largest U.S. investors, the California State Teachers' Retirement System.

Why Are Digital Cameras Disappearing? (ContributorNetwork)  |  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:32:33 GMT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | According to Mike Tomkins of Imaging Resource, digital camera maker Canon is in a bit of a bind. Its high-end Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras are growing in popularity, but compact cameras -- the basic point-and-shoot variety -- are starting to tank except in "emerging markets." Which is code for third-world countries, where most people can't afford SLRs anyway.

Shakespeare in Bits: Hamlet leads iOS Apps of the Week (Appolicious)  |  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Appolicious - With Super Bowl Sunday having come and gone, you won?t see any football-focused apps in this week?s top selections. Instead there?s a little something for everyone. Apps for gamers, apps for fans of classic literature and even new interactive apps that might forecast the future of media as we know it. This eclectic selection should keep you busy for while. Besides, Spring Training starts in a few weeks anyway!

Symantec warns of mutating malware in Android Market (Appolicious)  |  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:11:00 GMT

Appolicious - The world of mobile device malware is getting a little more dangerous with the announcement from tech security company Symantec that it has discovered malware programs that mutate every time they?re downloaded.

TiVo shares appear to be discounted: report (Reuters)  |  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:28:01 GMT

Reuters - TiVo Inc is trading at a compelling discount and could be a possible acquisition target by Microsoft or Google, Barron's financial newspaper reported on Sunday.

Evi attempts to fill Siri void for non-4S users (Appolicious)  |  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Appolicious - I opted to skip upgrading to iPhone 4S, but that decision cost me access to an app I quite liked: Siri Assistant. With Siri?s much-lauded integration into the 4S, users on aging devices might feel abandoned when it comes to artificial intelligence. Enter Evi; a 99-cent app for iPhone and iPod Touch that aims to fill the void Siri has left.

The rise and fall of HTC (Appolicious)  |  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:30:00 GMT

Appolicious - HTC was one of the first developers to get aboard the Android train. When Google first launched its original operating system a few years ago, HTC were there. This weekend, we learned that HTC reported a significant loss in the final quarter of 2011 and offered guidance that things might not get any better.

Cisco seen reporting solid second quarter (Reuters)  |  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:21:16 GMT

Reuters - A year after network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc unnerved investors with yet another weak quarterly outlook the company looks set to report a stable quarter buoyed in part by improving enterprise demand in the United States.