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Friday (Update 1)


  • Nov-20-2009 -- TomTom Car Kit for iPhone goes for a spin
    Steve Jobs sent a curt reply to The Little App Factory , telling them it was not a big deal for them to change their Apple trademark-infringing, iPodRip product name.
    Looks like Apple store employees will be getting at least 3 exclusive and separate applications that will help with several important tasks. More...

  • Nov-20-2009 -- Deutsche Telekom open to all options for U.S. unit: sources
    In Germany, labor laws encourage companies to cooperate with unions, and Deutsche Telekom is considered union-friendly.
    The report, citing unnamed sources from the German telecom giant, said that the company is looking for a partner to help finance T-Mobile's network expansion. More...

  • Nov-20-2009 -- Creationists handing out modified '''Species''' on campuses
    Kirk Cameron didn't evolve into a mediocre actor, whose career peaked on "Growing Pains," he was created that way.
    University of Minnesota, Morris, biology professor PZ Myers calls Comfort's troops "creationist goons," and the book a "butchered version of Darwin's Origin, with big chunks cut out of it, and a deeply stupid introduction slapped on. More...

  • Nov-20-2009 -- Microsoft Office: 106 Tips & Tricks
    Sorry, but I like the ribbon interface (the Send/Receive ribbon issue in Outlook 2010 notwithstanding).
    On your end, the best thing about Office 2010 Beta is that you can use it free-of-charge for nearly a year: The preview won't expire until Oct. 31, 2010. More...

  • Nov-20-2009 -- Banned Xbox modders NOT one-million
    A US-based law firm is gearing up to file a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft for banning around one million Xbox 360 users from its Xbox Live service over the charges that they have modified their game consoles.
    Fair enough their Live account has been shut and they've lost all their achievements and things right? That will teach them a lesson No actually, they can conveniently keep their Live account on the condition they go out and buy a new console. More...

  • Nov-20-2009 -- Judge Sets Schedule for Google Book Search Case
    A federal judge said he will hold a hearing on Feb. 18 to decide whether to approve a legal settlement that would clear the way for Google to make millions of books available online.
    Google did not reply to a request for comment. More...

  • Nov-20-2009 -- Cisco's free iphone app grabs security feeds
    Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced the availability of Cisco SIO To Go, an Apple iPhone application that puts the power of the Cisco Security Intelligence Operations ]] Cisco Security Intelligence Operations (SIO) in users' hands, giving them real-time access to a wealth of actionable global security information no matter where they are.
    Customized threat alerts, new security signatures, mitigation bulletins, all the up to the second info you need delivered right to your iPhone in real time. More...

  • Nov-20-2009 -- China Mobile Says Mobile Market Sales Going Well
    China Mobile and other operators have opened app stores similar to Apple's iPhone App Store as a way to make money selling software and services for smartphones.
    There are about 10,000 apps available for Android-based phones. More...

Friday


  • Nov-20-2009 -- New Data Shed Light on Large-Animal Extinction
    Amounts of Sporomiella are correlated with population size of large herbivores at the time, the investigators explained.
    Although the new findings don'''t totally rule out climate change at the end of the ice age as the cause of the megafaunal extinctions, Williams says, the work does show that substantial population declines began long before the changes in vegetation that some scientists have pinned on climate change and presumed triggered the die-offs. More...

  • Nov-20-2009 -- Memories May Be Enhanced By Sleep, Study Shows
    "The research strongly suggests that we don't shut down our minds during deep sleep," said John Rudoy, lead author of the study and a neuroscience post-graduate student, in a news release issued by the university.
    Little sticks of dynamite? And so on. More...

  • Nov-20-2009 -- Android vs. iPhone: Which Has the More Advanced Users?
    An industry analyst said a Google smartphone made by one vendor would be preferable to devices that pair hardware from Motorola, HTC and others with software and services from Google.
    When it comes to making calls, the Droid offers a variety of options, including speakerphone, advanced speech recognition, conference calling and phone book. More...

  • Nov-20-2009 -- TomTom Car Kit for iPhone goes for a spin
    Despite using it every day, and eventually upgrading to an iPhone 3GS, when I started writing " Take Control of Your iPhone Apps, I was happy to discover many new techniques that had previously slipped under my radar.
    If you'd like to make your little digital companion even more useful than it is now, check out " Take Control of Your iPhone Apps." More...

  • Nov-20-2009 -- Preliminary Approval Given To Revised Google Book Pact
    A federal judge said he will hold a hearing on Feb. 18 to decide whether to approve a legal settlement that would clear the way for Google Inc. to make millions of books available online.
    Google did not reply to a request for comment. More...

  • Nov-20-2009 -- Scientists have high hopes for corn genome
    The completion of a high-quality sequence of the maize (corn) genome is announced in the cover story of the November 20, 2009, issue of Science.
    "Human genes are so much more complicated," points out Wilson, who is the director of The Genome Center at W.U.' s medical school. More...

  • Nov-20-2009 -- Fireball Lights Up Western US Sky
    Leonids prolific meteor showers associated with the comet 55p/Tempel-Tuttle are visible every year around November 17 when the Earth passes through the stream of debris left by the comet.
    C B Devgun, President SPACE, said: " Sky gazers are expected to see shooting stars whizzing past in the skies at an amazing rate as Leonid meteor showers will be seen on the nights of November 17 and 18. More...

  • Nov-20-2009 -- BioShock 2 zapped with Special Edition
    What's in the box to justify the premium price tag? In addition to the game itself, owners of the special edition will get the requisite soundtrack CD and art book, plus a vinyl LP of the original Bioshock's orchestral score, and three very stylish Rapture propaganda posters.
    A CD AND a vinyl soundtrack of the games?! Yes pl0x. More...

Thursday (Update 1)


  • Nov-19-2009 -- Palm Drops iTunes Workaround, for Now
    The list price of the Palm Pre is $550 and the list price of the Pixi is $400.
    Hope you didn't pay $100 for a Palm Pixi on launch day, because the same phone now costs $25 through Amazon. More...

  • Nov-19-2009 -- Sony: Daily Edition E-Reader Might Come Up Short For Holidays
    Specifically, Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. has warned that pre-orders placed for its new Reader 'Daily Edition' might not be delivered in time for the festive holiday because demand for the device has outstripped the company's sales expectations.
    Assuming the counts allow the release to go forward (What is up with that ANYHOW? Anyone have a legal update?), if you preorder now you are supposed to get one shipped Dec 18th with a promise to get to you by Christmas (not the November 30th date enjoyed by the first preorders'''ho ho ho). More...

  • Nov-19-2009 -- Salesforce's Chatter Joins a Growing Social Media Field
    Salesforce.com is hoping to capitalize on the social media wave with a new application that lets businesses use the same type of real-time updates and profiles used by millions of consumers on Facebook and Twitter.
    For obvious reasons, many businesses are tepid when it comes to anything involving the two words ' social networking '. More...

  • Nov-19-2009 -- Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server
    ''Sign of the upcoming OS refresh has been spotted in the change log of the open source "launchd" framework: a new entry for Mac OS build number "11A47 has turned up , and going by Apple's general nomenclature for build codes, that points squarely at OS X 10.7.
    Macs stay with Intel. And Apple has shown little if any interest in hosting applications in the cloud. More...

  • Nov-19-2009 -- Nokia N900 'Mobile Computer` Now In US Stores
    Has Nokia finally figured out the formula for a successful Internet tablet-gadget-thing? We're about to find out, because Nokia just announced that the Maemo-powered Nokia N900 is now on sale in the U.S. and shipping to customers who pre-ordered the device.
    Users will also be able to access Ovi, Gtalk, Skype, and other IM contacts. More...

  • Nov-19-2009 -- Wal-Mart to sell $10 PS3, Xbox 360, Wii games Black Friday
    In the computer section, Wal-Mart's deals in the leaked circular include an eMachine laptop with a 15.6-inch LCD display, 2GB memory and 160GB hard drive for $198; a Hewlett-Packard laptop with a 15.6-inch display, 3GB memory and 250GB hard drive for $298; a Philips 4GB MP3/video player for $29; and an Xbox 360 console with three games for $199.
    For November 27, 2009 shoppers who are able to get themselves out of bed bright and early could possibly pick up some of the best deals on electronics, clothing, toys, games and appliances in recent times. More...

  • Nov-19-2009 -- Microsoft Makes Big Azure Announcements at PDC 2009
    The software giant has already unleashed Exchange Server 2010 for Web-based e-mail, and the forthcoming Office 2010 released with come with Web-based applications to better compete with Google Apps.
    "Three screens and the cloud" refers to Microsoft's strategy of developing software for PCs, televisions, and mobile devices, and having all three platforms augmented by cloud services. More...

  • Nov-19-2009 -- London Police Arrest Trojan Virus Suspects
    Two people have been arrested after police tracked a plot to steal confidential information from millions of internet banking customers to their council house in Swinton.
    Detective Superintendent Charlie McMurdie, head of the Yard's e-crime unit, said: "The ZeuS trojan is a very sophisticated computer programme that has been used around the world to infect or access personal information. More...

Thursday


  • Nov-19-2009 -- Sony Ericsson closes NC, other sites as HQ moves
    ATLANTA (AP) Cell phone giant Sony Ericsson is moving its North American headquarters from North Carolina to Atlanta as part of a global consolidation that will cut about 2,000 jobs.
    Product development would be consolidated in Sony Ericsson operations in Redwood Shores, Calif.; Lund, Sweden; Tokyo; and Beijing, Doster said. More...

  • Nov-19-2009 -- Microsoft touches on cloud management system
    Some efforts, like Microsoft's Digital Home initiative have fallen woefully short .
    Company officials said the System Center family of server and desktop management tools would become one cornerstone of Microsoft's software-plus-services strategy to meld internal networks with cloud-based resources. More...

  • Nov-19-2009 -- Cyberfraud Arrests Unlikely to Stem ZeuS Rampage
    LONDON (Reuters) - Detectives have made the first arrests in Europe to tackle a "trojan" computer virus which is believed to have infected tens of thousands of computers across the world, London police said on Wednesday.
    In the case of the two people arrested, Zeus had been configured to steal online bank account details and passwords and send that information to remote servers, according to police. More...

  • Nov-19-2009 -- Xbox 360, playstation 3 friend Facebook
    A couple weeks ago, we reported on Microsoft's plans to unveil special Facebook, Twitter, and Last.fm applications for its popular Xbox Live online service.
    The site polled 1,128 UK console owners (which break down into 562 Xbox 360 owners, 473 PlayStation 3 owners, and 591 Wii owners, with some overlap), and learned that 60 percent of Xbox 360 owners had experienced hardware failure. More...

  • Nov-19-2009 -- AMD Unveils the ATI Radeon HD 5970; Your GPU Cowers In Shame
    Dubbed by AMD as the "world's fastest," the ATI Radeon HD 5970 joins the ranks of DirectX 11 capable graphics cards, and includes ATI's Eyefinity multi-display technology.
    AMD is unable to produce even the series, announced in September 5800 a sufficient amount of HD RV870 chips, which are also used in the latest dual-GPU card. More...

  • Nov-19-2009 -- Word of The Year: Should It Be Unfriend Or Defriend?
    The New Oxford American Dictionary's 'Word of the Year' list was heavily populated with tech-related terms.
    Oxford spokesman Christian Purdy said researchers found that 'unfriend' was more commonly used. More...

  • Nov-19-2009 -- Nokia N900 Hits Stores
    With the introduction of the Nokia N900, which is now available in Nokia's Flagship stores in the U.S., Nokia's N9x lineup has all of a sudden gotten a member that is actually a real mobile computing device though.
    It may be world leader in handsets, but Nokia has no iPhone or Android. More...

  • Nov-19-2009 -- Apple, China Mobile Still in Talks Over iPhone
    South Korea's telecom regulator said Wednesday it had approved local sale of Apple Inc.' s iPhones, opening the domestic handset market to the U.S. company.
    Korea's well developed mobile market is dominated by local champions LG and Samsung, who sell hundreds of millions of phones around the world.'' More...

Wednesday (Update 1)


  • Nov-18-2009 -- Pandemic Studios loses most employees, including founders
    Electronic Arts is shutting down Pandemic Studios, which the video game publisher bought along with another development studio two years ago for $860 million.
    Pandemic was started in 1997 by former employees of Santa Monica publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. Co-founders Andrew Goldman and Josh Resnick, who have been with the company that entire time, are leaving as part of Tuesday's studio closure. More...

  • Nov-18-2009 -- YouTube Direct Provides 'Citizen Journalist' Clearinghouse
    A number of news organizations are already using the service, said YouTube.
    Proponents of Direct tout the move as a way to gain broader exposure for citizen journalists. More...

  • Nov-18-2009 -- Word of The Year: Should It Be Unfriend Or Defriend?
    One of the most respected guardians of the English language is getting a linguistic makeover from social networking sites Facebook and Twitter, after the New Oxford American Dictionary gave in and decided to make the verb '''unfriend''' its word of the year for 2009.
    Anderson Cooper doesn't have any significant claim to popularizing the word. More...

  • Nov-18-2009 -- Apple, China Mobile Still in Talks Over iPhone
    The Chairman and CEO of China Mobile, Wang Jianzhou, said at the GSM Association's Mobile Asia Congress in Hong Kong on Wednesday, "I think the iPhone is a very good phone for consumers and is very popular with young customers so China Mobile has continued negotiations with Apple to introduce the iPhone on China Mobile's network."
    Now the iPhone is being crippled in China, causing Apple and mainland China's economy to lose revenue. More...

  • Nov-18-2009 -- 'Kane & Lynch' sequel unveiled
    The original Kane & Lynch: Dead Men was somewhat entertaining but riddled with plenty of issues, so we're hoping Eidos will deliver something decidedly better when the sequel is released next year.
    The original may have lost Jeff Gerstmann his job , but that ain't stopping IO Interactive announcing a sequel to Kane & Lynch. More...

  • Nov-18-2009 -- Shigeru Miyamoto Discusses New Super Mario Bros. Wii
    To put it bluntly, I would've been just fine with basically making a multiplayer Super Mario World.
    Super Mario Bros. is a series of hugely successful video games based on two fictional plumbers. More...

  • Nov-18-2009 -- X marks the galactic spot
    NGC 4710 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 60 million light years away in the Virgo Cluster.
    One of the "X-Files" that astronomers keep in their filing cabinets relates to the mysterious X shape seen at the center of some galaxies ''' but this particular mystery may be close to being explained. More...

  • Nov-18-2009 -- Sony Releasing PS3 Update 3.10 Today
    In less than a week, we've gone from a few leaked images to confirmation to a full-blown tour of the PS3's next update.
    You're comments really expressed you meant AAA titles. More...

Wednesday


  • Nov-18-2009 -- Flash Player 10.1 Speeds Up Netbooks, Nettops
    '''Content creators will provide multi-screen experiences with uncompromised Web browsing and standalone applications across desktops and netbooks, and in the near future across a wide range of mobile devices.'''
    AIR 2 and Flash Player 10.1 move beyond the browser and into the desktop and mobile spaces. More...

  • Nov-18-2009 -- Verizon Droid slammed by Palm CEO
    People are getting paranoid, except that maybe there's no bug fix at all and the camera autofocus, well it self-healed.
    In order for Motorola to start selling phones they needed to stop making their own software which always sucked. More...

  • Nov-18-2009 -- Wii and Wii Fit make their way to Sports Authority
    ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The new active Wii video games from Nintendo Co Ltd may be creating a healthier generation of couch potato, according to a new study presented on Monday.
    Researchers found the energy expended from Wii Fit exercises fell below physical activity guidelines set by the American College of Sports Medicine. More...

  • Nov-18-2009 -- Water on the Moon!
    BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - An Indiana University geologist who spent years studying lunar soils collected by the Apollo astronauts says NASA's discovery of water on the moon is "remarkable."
    At the very least, the discovery makes a compelling case for continued exploration of the moon. More...

  • Nov-18-2009 -- Google Image Swirl shows relevant groups of images
    Now, Google Image Swirl is still relatively limited in scope: You can currently search for only about 200,000 terms that have been selected for inclusion.
    Google launched image search in 2001 and later added a "similar images" feature to hone-in picture hunts. More...

  • Nov-18-2009 -- Xbox Live Gold free this weekend in the US, Europe next weekend
    Computerworld - Facebook is linking up with Xbox Live so users can play Xbox games with their social networking friends.
    On Twitter, you can't visit Web pages because the console doesn't have a Web browser. More...

  • Nov-18-2009 -- AP Sources: MySpace in talks to buy imeem
    News of the talks was reported earlier by the blog TechCrunch.
    The latest is Imeem, which is in the process of being purchased by MySpace, I've confirmed. More...

  • Nov-18-2009 -- How Microsoft Blew It With Windows Mobile
    Microsoft have previously stated that their Windows Marketplace will soon be available on Windows Mobile 6.0 and Windows Mobile 6.1 handsets.
    No matter which phone and mobile OS you prefer, you gotta admit that the competition in the marketplace is a boon to the consumer. More...

Tuesday (Update 1)


  • Nov-17-2009 -- Google Now Translates On the Fly
    The application will also "Romanize" text so users can read it phonetically in English.
    For translating into English, Google Translate now also offers a text-to-speech conversion option, so non-English speaking people can hear and understand spoken examples of''English''just by clicking on the "Speaker" icon. More...

  • Nov-17-2009 -- Verizon Responds to AT&T Lawsuit: "The Truth Hurts"
    "ATT did not file this lawsuit because Verizon's 'There's A Map For That' advertisements are untrue; ATT sued because Verizon's ads are true and the truth hurts."
    It's not often that a legal filing provokes chuckles, but Verizon Communications Inc. has managed to do just that in its response to AT&T Inc. 's recent lawsuit over the 3G "There's a Map for That" ads. More...

  • Nov-17-2009 -- Activision: 'Call of Duty' Not Banned in Russia
    Yesterday we posted an article regarding the recall of Modern Warfare 2 in Russia, the recall was apparently due to the controversial airport scene which appears in the single player campaign.
    In Russia all Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 are being recalled by the government because of objections raised towards the airport terrorism scene. More...

  • Nov-17-2009 -- One Third of Teens Admit to Driving Intexticated
    A third of teenagers are guilty of texting while driving.
    You're driving down Vestal Parkway to campus and you feel the urge to respond to the constant vibrating of your phone. More...

  • Nov-17-2009 -- Will Apple Force Feed You Ads Via Its OS?
    Apple has filed a patent for an operating system that effectively freezes a computer and forces the user to watch adverts.
    Apple is investigating various methods of presenting the ads, including as a pane on top of any other pane in the user interface, in a "designated area of a background", as part of an application's window or even through the audio output of the device, "and combinations thereof." More...

  • Nov-17-2009 -- Live: Ozzie talks Azure and More
    At its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles this week, Microsoft will try to sell companies and developers on the benefits of its new Windows Azure cloud computing platform, in preparation for its official rollout.
    If the business used Azure, the application would be hosted at Microsoft's data centers and employees could access the application from anywhere. More...

  • Nov-17-2009 -- Droid Sales and the Android Explosion
    It is widely believed that the new Android-based mobile phone that was released by Motorola this year, namely Motorola Droid , is undisputedly the most enjoyable Android device yet made.
    Droid Sales and the Android Explosion - PC World PCWorld.com is upgrading some back-end systems. More...

  • Nov-17-2009 -- Twitter Caves to Political Pressure, Will Kill Suggested Users List
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Social-networking site Twitter plans to end a service that links prominent message posters with new users, a service that was criticized in California because of perceived unfairness toward GOP gubernatorial candidates.
    Last month, politicos in California noticed that the list included the Democrats' gubernatorial candidates, but not the Republican candidates. More...

Tuesday


  • Nov-17-2009 -- Palm Pixi First Impressions Review
    Bank of America/Merrill Lynch analyst Vivek Arya this morning pounded the table on Palm (PALM), repeating his Buy rating following a meeting with the company's management.
    If I had a dollar for every instance of misguided Wall Street speculation, I might be richer than a trader, but let's just imagine that Nokia will acquire Palm, as reported on Friday. More...

  • Nov-17-2009 -- Nintendo Wii may provide actual exercise: study
    ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The new active Wii video games from Nintendo Co Ltd may be creating a healthier generation of couch potato, according to a new study presented on Monday.
    I don't know, I think I'd welcome it. More...

  • Nov-17-2009 -- Mario-emblazoned NASCAR races Saturday, finishes in 12th
    Old-school charm can only get you so far, or can it? New Super Mario Bros.
    Past Mario Bros. have been lucrative. More...

  • Nov-17-2009 -- Hello, Sezmi -- Goodbye, Cable
    Consumers who are accepted into the program will be able to test out Sezmi's service for free for about three months.
    Jeff Zucker Is Not Going Anywhere Jeff Zucker, CEO and president of NBC Universal, has been trying to turn digital dimes into digital dollars for years. More...

  • Nov-17-2009 -- Apple Deals Another Blow to Psystar
    Even if Apple was being compensated, the result still seems that Psystar was profiting from a derivative work that violates Apple's copyright.
    'In sum, Psystar has violated Apple's exclusive reproduction right, distribution right, and right to create derivative works. More...

  • Nov-17-2009 -- Apple said to release iphone app for in-store appointments
    My decision to stop iPhone development has had everything to do with Apple's policies.
    I know that the fast majority of programs submitted are quietly accepted without incident. More...

  • Nov-17-2009 -- Samsung Intros Galaxy Spica Android Smartphone, But US Must Wait
    Perhaps the most disappointing is that the Galaxy will ship with Android 1.5 "Cupcake" on board, and not the newer 1.6 "Donut" release of Android that's widely available.
    Samsung wants a cut from the lucrative market of operating systems and applications stores as well, as the company announced Bada, a software layer on top of Samsung's proprietary OS, which will allow for app development. More...

  • Nov-17-2009 -- Apple Tablet Speculation Reignited by CNN Report
    Coolest device. ever? Maybe.
    Flash: Apple Tablet A Likely Game Changer CNN Money Without providing any additional insights into Apple's yet-to-be-announced tablet device, CNNMoney.com gets analysts to speculate on its broader industry implications. More...

Monday


  • Nov-16-2009 -- New Google Book Pact Unlikely to End Flap
    Once the comprehensive copyright registry is established by the U.S. patent Office under the new law, it would be easy for anyone to determine which book is still under copyright protection.
    Well not "just" - but if the author or his estate can't be found I think it does make a difference. More...

  • Nov-16-2009 -- Holiday gift ideas: cell phones, smartphones and accessories
    "IDon't run simultaneous apps, iDon't have a real keyboard, iDon't take 5-megapixel pictures," taunts Verizon's Droid ad.
    Comparing the third generation iPhone to the first version of the Droid isn't a true "apples to apples" comparison we'd argue, but on the other hand, the comparison of the T-Mobile myTouch 3G and the Droid is. More...

  • Nov-16-2009 -- Microsoft Issues Advisory on Windows 7 Security Bug
    After Microsoft's release of Windows 7 on Oct. 22, any product rollout from Redmond will seem small by comparison.
    I didn't see anyone post this, so for those interested in seeing how Win 7 likes your pc just click here . More...

  • Nov-16-2009 -- Facebook For webos Cops A Drubbing
    Bank of America/Merrill Lynch analyst Vivek Arya this morning pounded the table on Palm (PALM), repeating his Buy rating following a meeting with the company's management.
    I was looking at the developer site a couple of days ago, didn't look like alot was going on and saw where one developer was discontinuing new work on apps because of problems communicating w\Palm, interested to hear Palm's take. More...

  • Nov-16-2009 -- Apple Approves Political Caricature App: A Closer Look
    Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL ) is looking to hire a "Game/Media Software Engineer" with "3-4 years of video game development experience" that has "shipped at least one AAA title" according to a job listing discovered by AppleInsider .
    Gaming firms like Electronic Arts and Konami have embraced the iPhone platform, and according to a recent forecast issued by research firm DFC Intelligence, the iPhone and iPod touch will account for 24 percent of total mobile and portable game sales by 2014 as total sales grow to $11.7 billion worldwide. More...

  • Nov-16-2009 -- First impressions of the T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9700
    Wal-Mart's currently offering $100-gift-cards to anyone who purchases the Bold 9700, or a number of additional BlackBerry devices, on contract, out-pricing the carrier by at least $100.
    The new Bold 9700 will set you back $199.99 on contract or $449.99 without a service commitment through T-Mobile. More...

  • Nov-16-2009 -- YouTube Steps Up High Res Videos
    YouTube happens to be a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos.
    As stated by a YouTube spokesman, the company has made the thorough examinations of higher-quality files at length and is 'not worried' about infrastructure problems or the increased cost of supporting larger files. More...

  • Nov-16-2009 -- Another Bugatti Veyron Bites The Dust
    LA MARQUE ' Police on Friday identified a Lufkin man who accidentally drove a $2 million Bugatti Veyron, a rare automobile that is perhaps the world's fastest, into a saltwater lagoon.
    If you dropped a cordless drill into the bathtub would you be afraid to retrieve it? The circuit is completed inside the car and inside the drill when it fails. More...

Monday


  • Nov-16-2009 -- YouTube adds 1080p HD
    Now, with that number approaching 10%, YouTube announced it will increase the maximum resolution of videos to 1080p.
    The maximum output of YouTube videos is limited at 720p. More...

  • Nov-16-2009 -- Switzerland sues Google over Street View privacy concerns
    Switzerland'''s watchdog for privacy is taking legal action against internet giant Google to try to force changes to its Street View service.
    The service is already in use, but with enough photographs, there is no need for the street view application. More...

  • Nov-16-2009 -- Google Puts Voice on Steroids with Gizmo5
    For now, while current Gizmo5 users will still be able to use the service, Google is suspending new signups and existing users will no longer be able to sign up for a call-in number.
    Google has now closed Gizmo5 to new users, but existing users can continue to use the service. More...

  • Nov-16-2009 -- Scared Of Planet Nibiru? NASA Would Like To Help
    A cataclysmic scene from '''2012,''' released in movie theaters Friday, indicates a belief in the Mayan theory that the world will end in December 2012.
    No wonder the Maya impress us. More...

  • Nov-16-2009 -- Verizon Exiles IPhone to Island of Misfit Toys for the Holidays
    Today's AT&T letter calls the Verizon ads "blatantly false and misleading."
    Which may be a defensible position. More...

  • Nov-16-2009 -- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
    Call of Duty is not a series known for its memorable characters, as they all have a habit of dying at some point in the game.
    @Krow: "I think the key difference here is that World War II actually happened, while this is a fictional story " that's all I have to say about that. More...

  • Nov-16-2009 -- Video Game Industry Suffers Sales Drop in October
    The Nintendo Wii has been bumped to $199, a savings of $50.
    While gamers preferred the Wii and PS3 over the Xbox 360 in hardware unit sales, Microsoft's console contributed most to overall industry numbers (hardware, software, peripherals), accounting for 27 percent of total for the month. More...

  • Nov-16-2009 -- Hands On with the Samsung Behold II
    T-Mobile sells the Motorola Cliq for $199.99 with a two-year contract, and its other two Android phones, the myTouch3G and G1, retail for $150 or below.
    In a previous life your correspondent attended meetings with Samsung where every question about the company's position on a feature or capability, was greeted with the same question returned. More...

Sunday (Update 1)


  • Nov-15-2009 -- Meteor showers to streak across sky Tuesday
    In those regions, sky-watchers are advised to venture out away from bright city lights between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on the 17th, when they should see 30 to 50 meteors an hour.
    For some comets Earth annually crosses paths with the orbiting debris, which burns up in our atmosphere and creates meteors. More...

  • Nov-15-2009 -- Nintendo Hosts the Ultimate New Super Mario Bros. Launch Party
    Mario and Luigi, you've come a long way! Since the launch of the "Mario Bros." arcade game in 1983, which was the first to feature both brothers, Nintendo has sold more than 218 million "Super Mario" video games worldwide.
    Justin bested more than 100 opponents in a tournament that gave fans the chance to experience the highly anticipated game before it hits store shelves." More...

  • Nov-15-2009 -- Qualcomm Shows Smartbook
    Qualcomm put the spotlight on the smartbook concept at an analyst meeting in New York on Thursday, showing off a Lenovo-made device based on the Snapdragon chipset that company CEO Paul Jacobs said would be formally launched at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January.
    The Snapdragon chipset is based on an ARM CPU. Support for Flash, which is a rarity for ARM-based devices, was demonstrated by using YouTube. More...

  • Nov-15-2009 -- You Tube Looks To Offer Videos In High-Res
    Now, with that number approaching 10%, YouTube announced it will increase the maximum resolution of videos to 1080p.
    Most analysts believe that YouTube which is owned by Google has the capacity to foot the increased costs associated with displaying videos in full HD and it will allow YouTube to tie-up with established content providers and it may even look to offer premium content at a later stage. More...

  • Nov-15-2009 -- Hottest toys: A new Disney princess, Zhu Zhu hamsters
    There are still hot toys out there for this holiday season.
    Toy makers have incorporated solid play value into new and classic products, while providing the popular brands that kids love. More...

  • Nov-15-2009 -- AT&T: Ignore Verizon's Ads and Fix Your Own Woes
    Today's AT&T letter calls the Verizon ads "blatantly false and misleading."
    Which may be a defensible position. More...

  • Nov-15-2009 -- NASA scientists have a new plan to free the robot from its sand trap, but ...
    NASA scientists said Thursday that they had come up with a plan to free the stalled rover Spirit from its Martian sand trap but also warned that the plan might not work.
    Just the other day it came across a large rock. More...

  • Nov-15-2009 -- Week in Microsoft: pirates tackle COFEE, Windows 7 again
    The free tool was available for download through te Microsoft Store for customers to create bootable USB drives or DVD backup media from the electronic software edition of Windows 7.
    Submitted by Don on November 14, 2009 - 11:34 A.M. The two main motives for Microsoft were to keep the move to Win7 trucking along and avoid being branded one more time as the code-thieves that they are. More...

Sunday


  • Nov-15-2009 -- Dell's Global Mini 3 Strategy Shows a Hint of Genius
    Dell have finally announced details of its Android-based Mini 3 Smartphone today, saying that it will be available in both China and Brazil very soon.
    Rumors of the planned entry into Dell - giant producing laptops - the smartphone market have circulated on the Web for a long time. More...

  • Nov-15-2009 -- NASA says a new movie is a blockbuster piece of fiction
    Combined with the astronomical meaning of the Mayan Sacred Tree, it somehow all adds up to disaster.
    We all come from God, we belong to God and we will return to God." More...

  • Nov-15-2009 -- Mushroom Kingdom Memorabilia: 'Mario Bros.' Through the Years
    Mario and Luigi, you've come a long way! Since the launch of the "Mario Bros." arcade game in 1983, which was the first to feature both brothers, Nintendo has sold more than 218 million "Super Mario" video games worldwide.
    Twists on old favorites (like the underground theme) are freshened by lighting effects and every enemy and hero really shows a level of care and thoughtfulness. More...

  • Nov-15-2009 -- Palm webOS 1.3.1 Brings Yahoo Calendar and Contacts Synchronization
    Bank of America/Merrill Lynch analyst Vivek Arya this morning pounded the table on Palm (PALM), repeating his Buy rating following a meeting with the company's management.
    Palm confirmed the Pixi launch in late October, saying it would be available for $100 after a $50 instant rebate, $100 mail-in rebate and a two-year contract lock-in. More...

  • Nov-15-2009 -- Deal on Mexican Gray Wolf
    TUCSON, Ariz.-- The Mexican gray wolf recovery effort took a pivotal turn in the right direction today as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reclaimed its decision-making authority over management of this highly endangered animal that roams Arizona and New Mexico's backcountry.
    Before reintroduction began in 1998, the Fish and Wildlife Service had projected 102 wolves including 18 breeding pairs by the end of 2006, with numbers expected to rise thereafter. More...

  • Nov-15-2009 -- Video games: 'Modern Warfare 2' is the real deal
    Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition (Bethesda).
    The game is very well made for the single player experience. More...

  • Nov-15-2009 -- Target's Black Friday bet: $3 appliances
    NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Target is hoping to lure this year's Black Friday shoppers with $3 toasters and coffeemakers, deep deals on high-definition televisions, and discounts of 50% on clothes and toys, according to a Web site that says it has received a leaked copy of the retailer's circular.
    We encourage consumers to look for our official ad." More...

  • Nov-15-2009 -- Windows 7 Adoption Nudging Out Vista, Not XP
    Microsoft pitched the pilot as a way for international advertisers to connect to consumers.
    Twentieth Century Fox, another pilot participant, is promoting Avatar, the James Cameron-directed movie slated for a Dec. 16 release, in a desktop theme. More...





Saturday (Update 1)


  • Nov-14-2009 -- 2009 Leonid Meteor Shower: "Strong Outburst" Expected
    Without that interference, stargazers in North America will have a good opportunity to view the meteor shower so long as the sky is clear.
    Because the moon will not be visible from Earth (it will be darker) and will be in a new moon phase during the Leonid meteor showers peak, the meteors should be easier to see than ever before. More...

  • Nov-14-2009 -- Video Game Industry Suffers Sales Drop in October
    It's going to sell well, but the question is whether it does what the Nintendo DS version of the series did and explode, becoming a massive casual success to rival Brain Age.
    Price cuts on the home game consoles have had little impact, as evidenced by a 23 percent decline in U.S. hardware sales in October. More...

  • Nov-14-2009 -- Best Buy Black Friday 2009 Ad Leaked
    NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Target is hoping to lure this year's Black Friday shoppers with $3 toasters and coffeemakers, deep deals on high-definition televisions, and discounts of 50% on clothes and toys, according to a Web site that says it has received a leaked copy of the retailer's circular.
    The MSRP for the Bose SoundDock II is $299.99, and I couldn't find it any cheaper than that at any online retailer. More...

  • Nov-14-2009 -- YouTube adds 1080p HD
    Now, with that number approaching 10%, YouTube announced it will increase the maximum resolution of videos to 1080p.
    YouTube software engineer Billy Biggs said, '''As resolution of consumer cameras increases, we want to make sure YouTube is the best home on the web to showcase your content.''' More...

  • Nov-14-2009 -- Apple's Newest Store to Open Its Doors This Weekend in Manhattan
    The information about the company's retail plans was revealed in connection with Apple's new outlet on Manhattan's Upper West Side, which is opening on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10 a.m. ET. Like Apple's Fifth Avenue location, the Upper West Side store is a building-sized glass box; but unlike that store, where both the retail and Genius Bar reside underground, the new one will feature retail at ground level and the Genius Bar in a basement area.
    Nowhere in Apple's press release does it mention any environmentally-friendly features of the new store ''' not even a green (but not green ) roof like Boston’s store has . More...

  • Nov-14-2009 -- Microsoft confirms first Windows 7 zero-day bug
    The Windows Theme Experience includes Internet Explorer 8 add-ons, Windows 7 and Windows Vista Web-connected gadgets, Windows 7 backgrounds and borders, and operating system audio elements, all designed to help advertisers better connect with consumers.
    Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a possible denial of service vulnerability in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. More...

  • Nov-14-2009 -- Google advances multiple efforts to make the Web faster
    Designed to complement the HyperText Transfer Protocol rather than replace it, SPDY uses a combination of header compression, multiplexed streams, and traffic prioritisation to speed up the loading of a webpage - and in tests using the Chrome browser as a base, Google claims that SPDY has reduced page load times by up to a not-unimpressive 64 percent.
    Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) -- a transport-layer protocol to replace TCP, which provides multiplexed streams and stream-aware congestion control. More...

  • Nov-14-2009 -- NASA scientists have a new plan to free the robot from its sand trap, but ...
    NASA scientists said Thursday that they had come up with a plan to free the stalled rover Spirit from its Martian sand trap but also warned that the plan might not work.
    After the rover got stuck in April, JPL scientists simulated the mishap with a sandbox and test rover. More...

Saturday


  • Nov-14-2009 -- Best Buy Black Friday 2009 Deals are always amazing
    NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Target is hoping to lure this year's Black Friday shoppers with $3 toasters and coffeemakers, deep deals on high-definition televisions, and discounts of 50% on clothes and toys, according to a Web site that says it has received a leaked copy of the retailer's circular.
    According to Punch Jump, getting a Doorbuster deal entails waiting outside Best Buy a couple hours before the store's 5 a.m. opening, and getting a ticket handed to you that can be claimed once you're inside. More...

  • Nov-14-2009 -- October NPD: Game Sales Stumble, PS3 Tops Xbox 360
    It's going to sell well, but the question is whether it does what the Nintendo DS version of the series did and explode, becoming a massive casual success to rival Brain Age.
    One of the big questions going into this holiday season was always whether Nintendo would be able to shore up its software lineup with games that, unlike Wii Music, its casual audience was going to want to buy. More...

  • Nov-14-2009 -- Apple grabs 17% of smartphone market in latest quarter
    Third-place Apple sold 7 million iPhones, jumping from 12.9 percent to 17.1 percent market share, and fourth-place HTC rose from 4.5 percent to 6.5 percent market share, selling 2.7 million units during the quarter.
    It'''s not surprising to see Nokia dominating the global smartphone market scene, but what is interesting to see is how both RIM and Apple posted huge growth this past quarter. More...

  • Nov-14-2009 -- ISS piss recycler packs up again on eve of Atlantis visit
    When NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launches for the International Space Station on Nov. 16 it will carry a University of Colorado at Boulder butterfly experiment that will be monitored by thousands of K-12 students across the nation.
    Posing for the camera on the tarmac were (from left) mission specialist Leland Melvin, pilot Barry E Wilmore, commander Charles O Hobaugh, and mission specialists Randy Bresnik, Mike Foreman and Robert L Satcher Jr. Hobaugh told the assembled press: "It's a real honor and pleasure to be here. More...

  • Nov-14-2009 -- 2009 Leonid Meteor Shower: "Strong Outburst" Expected
    In those regions, sky-watchers are advised to venture out away from bright city lights between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on the 17th, when they should see 30 to 50 meteors an hour.
    At the Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona, observers estimated the peak rate, just before 5:00 a.m. to be 40 meteors per second - 144,000 per hour! I remember my Mom getting us up to see it, and although I didn't count meteors, my memory is that it seemed like a fireworks display. More...

  • Nov-14-2009 -- Modded Xbox 360s Jailbroken With 'Un-Ban' Hack?
    You can even view friend profiles, trends and conversations, or search to see who's tweeting about your favorite game."
    The ban locked out the installation of games on the hard drive, stopped Windows Media Player from working, wrecked the gamertags stored on the Xboxen in question, and blocked the consoles from logging in to Xbox Live. More...

  • Nov-14-2009 -- NASA hopes to free Mars rover from'sand trap'
    NASA scientists said Thursday that they had come up with a plan to free the stalled rover Spirit from its Martian sand trap but also warned that the plan might not work.
    After the rover got stuck in April, JPL scientists simulated the mishap with a sandbox and test rover. More...

  • Nov-14-2009 -- Mario-emblazoned NASCAR vehicle to race on Saturday
    You got a problem with that? Don't make us entomb you in a fresco kidnap you.
    Oh yeah, the screen went up and down now, too. More...

Friday (Update 1)


  • Nov-13-2009 -- '2012' End-of-Time Prediction Unique Among Doomsday Scenarios
    The end-of-the-world as we know it.
    For the Maya, the end of one cycle signaled the beginning of another. More...

  • Nov-13-2009 -- Brazil releases official Amazon deforestation figures for 2009
    "The new deforestation data represents an extraordinary and significant reduction for Brazil," President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in a statement.
    Brazilian President Luiz In''cio Lula da Silva announced yesterday in a meeting with state governors and mayors that the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon plummeted 45.7 percent between August 2008 to July 2009, according to a government press release . More...

  • Nov-13-2009 -- AMD avoiding Larrabee route on road to CPU/GPU "Fusion"
    Four new PC processors will follow in the first half of next year, including a quad-core notebook chip that aims to give seven hours of battery life, and a six-core chip for high-end desktops that includes AMD's Eyefinity multi-display technology for gamers, Bergman said.
    AMD needs a new logo, some advertising, and to stop agreeing to be the chip of choice for the bottom of the bin computers. More...

  • Nov-13-2009 -- First Windows 7 Zero-Day Exploit Airs, But Danger Isn't Great For Most
    Analyst Kay believes Microsoft is more complicit in the handicapping of the Windows 7 netbook experience.
    Established in 2001 and read by over 250,000 users world-wide, infopackets features the latest in headline news based on MS Windows, Internet, and technology trends. More...

  • Nov-13-2009 -- Face Your Destiny: Final Fantasy 13 Release Date Revealed
    The game will also feature "My Hands," a single from Leona Lewis' upcoming album Echo (set for release Nov. 17, 2009).
    The highly anticipated new installment in the most storied franchise of all time finally has a release date thanks too Square-Enix's newest announcement today. More...

  • Nov-13-2009 -- Space Shuttle On Track for Monday Launch
    Six astronauts are slated to lift off aboard the shuttle on Nov. 16 at 2:28 p.m. EST (1928 GMT) from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. They plan an 11-day mission to the International Space Station to deliver a cache of spare supplies.
    International Space Station flight engineer Nicole Stott will join the crew as a mission specialist for the ride home. More...

  • Nov-13-2009 -- Environmentalists sue over huge Calif. development
    LOS ANGELES — A coalition of environmentalists filed a lawsuit Thursday to stop the development of a 5,000-acre resort community on the sprawling Tejon Ranch property some 60 miles north of Los Angeles.
    The project, which calls for almost 3,500 homes, 160,000 square feet of commercial space and resort hotels with golf courses, was unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors in October. More...

  • Nov-13-2009 -- Bing vs. Google: Feature Wars
    Ashley Highfield, vice president and managing director of Microsoft UK's Consumer and Online business, said: "Bing is ready for the UK consumer, with our revolutionary way of searching the internet proving very popular.
    Technology continues to transform the way we shop for the holidays. More...

Friday


  • Nov-13-2009 -- Broken urine recycler may affect space mission
    When NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launches for the International Space Station on Nov. 16 it will carry a University of Colorado at Boulder butterfly experiment that will be monitored by thousands of K-12 students across the nation.
    The International Space Station is getting some unusual new temporary residents ''' monarch butterflies from Kansas University'''s Monarch Watch program. More...

  • Nov-13-2009 -- Windows 7 Inspired By Mac? Here's the Guy Who Said So
    Microsoft partner group manager Simon Aldous was quoted saying "What we've tried to do with Windows 7 - whether it's traditional format or in a touch format - is to create a Mac look and feel in terms of graphics."
    Aldous -- not to be confused with the producer/screenwriter of the same name -- signed on with Microsoft around the fall of 2006, according to reports published at the time. More...

  • Nov-13-2009 -- Man distracted by bird drives Bugatti into marsh
    The next thing you know, you and the car are in a salt-water lagoon.
    The Veyron'''s powerful engine gurgled like an outboard motor for about 15 minutes before it died. More...

  • Nov-13-2009 -- New report: Pollution down in New Hampshire
    • Many northeastern states have reduced carbon dioxide emissions from electric power plants by switching from polluting (and expensive) oil to cleaner natural gas.
    The reductions are due to lower industrial use of natural gas and a burst of clean-energy development in the state. More...

  • Nov-13-2009 -- New dinosaur species may be a missing link
    Yates said the almost complete fossil remains of the vegetarian giant that existed in the Jurassic period 195 million years ago were discovered in the town of Senekal in South Africa's Free State province by a student five years ago.
    Bonnan describes A. celestae as a lumbering creature with a large belly and chest, like the huge sauropods that came later. More...

  • Nov-13-2009 -- Warning sign: Record highs are double the lows
    The study also found that the two-to-one ratio across the country as a whole could be attributed more to a comparatively small number of record lows than to a large number of record highs.
    A new report from the National Center for Atmospheric Research shows there have been twice as many record highs than record lows in the United States over the last nine years. More...

  • Nov-13-2009 -- Google's Free Airport Wi-Fi Shouldn't be a Holiday Treat
    Updated 3:25 p.m.: Now we've got the trifecta.
    I'd like to see that in more airports -- ahem, LAX -- even if it meant limiting the time of free Internet sessions. More...

  • Nov-13-2009 -- AMD says Fusion will knock Intel for six. Or five
    AMD officials also shed light on the next-generation Opteron server processors, due out in the first half of 2010.
    In 2010, AMD's roadmap includes the company's first quad-core processor for laptops. More...

Thursday (Update 1)


  • Nov-12-2009 -- Bing vs. Google: Feature Wars
    Although competing announcements can get a little tiring, there's a lot to love about the heavy competition in the search market.
    More...

  • Nov-12-2009 -- Motorola Droid vs. iPhone: It's on!
    Discover how to address the increased complexity, security and cost issues associated with supporting smartphones in an organization.
    More...

  • Nov-12-2009 -- New dinosaur species may be a missing link
    Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa - Before the dig started, it looked like any other patch of dinosaur dirt: gray soil, a few brownish fossilized bones exposed by erosion.
    U.S. paleobiologist and functional morphologist Matthew Bonnan of Western Illinois University, who took part in the project sponsored by National Geographic, studies bones to find out how dinosaurs moved and lived. More...

  • Nov-12-2009 -- Oh, Maya! Is 2012 the end? Film boosts doomsday frenzy
    There is some disagreement on whether the exact end day is Dec. 21 or 23.
    More...

  • Nov-12-2009 -- Boy Uses Pancake Inquiry on Facebook as Alibi
    The New York Times reports that the youth's lawyer, Robert Reuland, told a Brooklyn assistant district attorney about the Facebook status update, which was apparently made at the time of the robbery.
    More...

  • Nov-12-2009 -- Thanks Google, But Airport Wi-Fi Should Always Be Free
    Google's getting more than the usual amount of attention this week for sponsoring free airport Wi-Fi during the holiday season.
    Windows 7 Upgrade Woes Mount: Endless Reboots and Product Key Problems Microsoft message boards are active with users complaining of upgrade problems related to Windows 7. More...

  • Nov-12-2009 -- What Does Palm Gain By Launching Pixi So Soon?
    With Palm Pre failing to have ignited the firestorm seen in new smartphones like, say, the Motorola Droid, another new Palm smartphone so soon might do as much to cannibalize Pre sales as advance Palm's WebOS agenda.
    More...

  • Nov-12-2009 -- AMD Lays Out Roadmap For Fusion Processors
    Next year's platform for top-of-the-line desktops, codenamed Leo, will include a six-core CPU. AMD, which spun off its money-losing chip manufacturing operation this year into a joint venture with Advanced Technology Investment Co. called GlobalFoundries, is banking on the spinoff and its upcoming products and technology to end its struggle toward profitability.
    More...

Thursday


  • Nov-12-2009 -- Brown Pelican Removed From Endangered List
    The government listed the brown pelican as a protected species in 1970, under the predecessor to the Endangered Species Act, passed by Congress in 1973.
    More...

  • Nov-12-2009 -- Logitech To Acquire Video Communications Vendor
    Logitech offers Webcams, headsets, and microphones for PC-to-PC video-calling.
    More...

  • Nov-12-2009 -- Amazon's Kindle For PC Opens Up New Horizons
    For others, that capability opens a wide range of new business possibilities.
    More...

  • Nov-12-2009 -- The New Google Latitude, More Useful And A Tad Creepy
    "One of the most popular ideas was for Latitude to keep track of location history, allowing you (but not your friends) to see where you've been at any point in time.
    More...

  • Nov-12-2009 -- Obama in 11th-hour climate bid with China, India
    Some experts and policymakers are hopeful that climate change will emerge not as an obstacle but as a catalyst for closer U.S. relations with China and India -- a key priority for Obama.
    The world's three most populous nations have all vowed action on climate change but are deeply at odds over the shape of a Copenhagen deal, which was meant to be a new global treaty but now looks set to offer a framework at best. More...

  • Nov-12-2009 -- First Impressions of the Motorola Droid
    As Verizon Wireless launches the Motorola Droid smartphone Nov. 6 for $199 with a two-year contract after a $100 rebate, it does so as the most heavily hyped smartphone since the gadget it will chase, the iPhone 3GS. Reviews have been streaming steadily into the blogosphere as intrepid gadget hawks from Boy Genius Report, Engadget and Gizmodo have covered every nuance of the gadget.
    More...

  • Nov-12-2009 -- Watching TV on Your Xbox
    Videogame consoles like the Xbox 360 and Sony Corp.' s PlayStation 3 were designed primarily to play games, but the gadgets are increasingly evolving into multimedia home-entertainment devices as manufacturers add nongame features.
    More...

  • Nov-12-2009 -- Benchmarks Show Firefox 3.6 Fastest Version Yet
    Once you know, you can click on the "Compatibility" tab next to the particular add-on on the Add-on Manager and send a report to Mozilla.
    Firefox 3.6 b2 also showed improvements when benchmarking with SunSpider, which is a JavaScript test. More...

Wednesday (Update 1)


  • Nov-11-2009 -- Four Indicted In $9 Million RBS WorldPay Hack
    The 16-count indictment, which names individuals from Estonia, Moldova and Russia, is the first major break in a case federal investigators are calling "perhaps the most sophisticated and organized computer fraud attack ever conducted."
    According to authorities, last November the men - from Russia, Estonia and Moldova - hacked into RBS WorldPay's systems and compromised the encryption used by the processor to protect customer data on payroll debit cards. More...

  • Nov-11-2009 -- Google to have larger iPhone ad presence with AdMob acquisition
    Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AdMob,''a mobile display ad technology provider, for $750 million in stock.
    With streaming video a compelling new alternative to television and mobile phones far outnumbering personal computers. More...

  • Nov-11-2009 -- Google Latitude Gets Snoopier: Adds Location History and Alerts
    Google announced the addition of Location History and Location Alerts to its Latitude mobile friend-finder service, enabling users to keep track of their movement over time as well as receive notices when their contacts are in the immediate vicinity.
    Google learning my 'usual places' is some kind of weird automated stalking. More...

  • Nov-11-2009 -- Lighter Patch Tuesday focuses on Windows flaws
    The flaw exists in the Windows kernel on all operating systems except Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
    No security bulletins have been released for Microsoft's newest operating systems: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. More...

  • Nov-11-2009 -- Is Google's Go language worth teaching or learning?
    The compiled code runs quite parallel to the speed of C. Go is aiming to be a fast language.
    In September, Google announced Noo p. And that's right Noop is also, yet another open source programming language. More...

  • Nov-11-2009 -- Nintendo admits 'dark' future if it can't differentiate from iPhone
    The Journal cited research firm DFC Intelligence as stating that growth for dedicated portable gaming machines like the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP has reached an apex.
    The iPhone is the first and best example, but there will be others. More...

  • Nov-11-2009 -- Google cuts Picasa photo storage prices
    Extra storage has been available for Google services for two years, but the internet giant has doubled the amount of data you can store in the cloud for around ''3.
    Sure would stick it to some of the other nuftys offering cyber storage space at stupid prices. More...

  • Nov-11-2009 -- Netbook Hacks Die with Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update
    In addition to fixing a number of underlying and user-facing aspects of Snow Leopard, the update reportedly also prevents netbooks from using Apple's operating system.
    Despite the disappointment hacked netbook owners are experiencing, Snow Leopard was designed to run on Apple-specific hardware. More...

Wednesday


  • Nov-11-2009 -- Google Launches New Programming Language: Go
    Google has open-sourced an experimental programming language that attempts to crossbreeds a dynamic web-happy language like Python with a compiled language like C++.
    Google on Tuesday said it was putting into the open source realm an experimental programming language called Go, which attempts to combine the development speed of a dynamic language like Python with the performance and safety of a compiled language like C or C++. More...

  • Nov-11-2009 -- Samsung Stirs Up a New Mobile Platform
    The new platform will be open to developers from December 2010, with the first mobile phones based on the system coming later next year.
    For instance, developers have plenty of options today when it comes to building applications for other fairly open ecosystems, including Apple's, Nokia's, RIM's BlackBerry, Microsoft's Windows Mobile and others. More...

  • Nov-11-2009 -- Ahead of Copenhagen Climate Talks, Voices of Hope and Discord
    Reports said that talks on a new climate change treaty that will replace the Kyoto Protocol, which is set to expire by 2012, have stalled over who cuts most, what the rates are and availability of facility of finance to help developing nations.
    Nuclear power capacity is expected to increase ten-fold over the next 10 years and a lot of money has been invested on wind power. More...

  • Nov-11-2009 -- A real beta process at work: Mozilla fires up Firefox 3.6 Beta 2
    Mozilla Foundation's signature open source Firefox browser turned half-a-decade old on Monday 9th of November, and in a span of these five years the browser has amassed a whopping 330 million users across the globe.
    Last spring, for instance, Jeff Jones, a director in Microsoft's security technology unit, and Mike Shaver, the vice president of engineering at Mozilla, traded barbs about browser security after Danish security vendor Secunia published a report that said Firefox had nearly four times as many flaws as IE during 2008. More...

  • Nov-11-2009 -- Vulnerable countries urge world to cut emissions
    The Maldives stands about 2.1 metres (7ft) above sea level.
    Nasheed vowed to make the Maldives the first carbon neutral country in the world in March by swapping from diesel to renewable energy and offsetting carbon emissions. More...

  • Nov-11-2009 -- US to trim steps for stimulus broadband funding
    Want some of that federal broadband stimulus money? Better make it snappy.
    About 2,200 different companies and organizations have put in bids for the $7.2 billion in available funding, making two additional funding rounds a little silly for the volume of demand, versus the limited funding available. More...

  • Nov-11-2009 -- UPDATE 1-BYD Electronic shares fall after charger recall
    BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Finnish mobile giant Nokia announced Monday that its 14 million mobile phone chargers could be potentially dangerous for users, and said it had started a program for consumers to replace them for free.
    Nokia's newer phones - low end or high end - have been found wanting in terms of quality in the recent times. More...

  • Nov-11-2009 -- Apple doesn't seem to like mixing apps, politics
    Want to become one of those millionaire App Store rockstars Apple keeps on telling you about, but utterly lacking in the initial hard work and inspiration necessary to pull it all off? For $100,000, a thriving Apple iPhone App Store business can be all yours.
    The IPhone Is No Media Savior : At least as long as companies insist on free apps. More...

Tuesday (Update 1)


  • Nov-10-2009 -- Twitter and LinkedIn hook up
    The 'integration partnership', which kicks in later this week, will enable users to automatically share their LinkedIn updates with their Twitter followers via a new Tweets app on their LinkedIn homepage.
    Twitter integration will be rolled out to all LinkedIn users over the next few days, so you may not see the new feature right away. More...

  • Nov-10-2009 -- RIM pushes Blackberry software development
    In the smart phone game, it's all about apps.
    The new features include a widget platform, advertising and payment APIs, and a new cell tower-based location service, as well as the latest version of RIM's Eclipse-based development tools . More...

  • Nov-10-2009 -- Microsoft Exchange 2010 set; SharePoint, OCS to follow
    HOPKINTON, Mass., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced expanded product, engineering support and consulting services for Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 and Windows 7 -- providing customers with greater control, increased efficiency and the ability to react to critical business needs faster.
    Elop said more than 45,000 partners are trained on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Exchange Server 2010, with several partners announcing new services and solutions today, including Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Avanade, Dell Inc., EMC Corp., Kaspersky Lab, Symantec Corp. and Unisys Corp. More...

  • Nov-10-2009 -- New Rick Astley Virus Infecting iPhone
    The first worm written for Apple's iPhone has been unleashed and is infecting phones in Australia.
    The virus will only affect phones that are "jailbroken", where users digitally crack open the phone's file system in order to install customised apps and user interface themes not approved by Apple. More...

  • Nov-10-2009 -- Solar sail set for launch next year
    LightSail-3 will go to the Sun-Earth Libration Point, L1, where solar sails could be permanently placed as solar weather stations, monitoring the geomagnetic storms from the Sun that potentially endanger electrical grids and satellite systems around Earth.
    Some space enthusiasts see solar sailing as a first step in light-powered propulsion technology that may prove the most feasible mode of travel to distant stars. More...

  • Nov-10-2009 -- Sony to Offer Film on Internet TV, Then DVD
    Some of you may remember introduction of the movie Hancock to those with Bravia Internet Video Links last year, where Sony offered the release of the movie exclusively to owners of the above device (DMX-NV1) before it officially hit the DVD and Blu-ray release.
    While it probably won't get nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars like UP should, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS was still one of the very best animated films of the year. More...

  • Nov-10-2009 -- Cisco crafting telepresence Rosetta Stone
    Cisco pushes a network-based approach to collaboration and the integration of messaging and communications, over wired and wireless networks and a range of technologies from email to social networking.
    Not content with wading into the server hardware business earlier this year, networking equipment maker Cisco has announced a collection of new releases that will compete with office communication tools such as Microsoft Office and IBM's Lotus Notes. More...

  • Nov-10-2009 -- Accessory and app combo bring HD Radio to iPhone
    November 9, 2009: HD Radio moves into the mobile market with the Gigaware Navigation Control HD Radio Receiver, a new accessory that -- combined with a free application, available in the Apple App Store -- lets HD Radio broadcasts be heard over Apple iPhones and iPod Touch devices for the first time.
    Mobile gaming has been revolutionized. More...

Tuesday


  • Nov-10-2009 -- Microsoft Defends Windows 7 Security After Sophos Test
    Microsofts Windows 7 operating system has been widely appreciated for the performance enhancements it brings, enabling OEMs and PC users to enjoy a better Windows experience on a wider range of computer systems.
    I expect that once Windows 7 shipment starts we will be able to sell about 7,000-10,000 units a month." More...

  • Nov-10-2009 -- The world won't end in 2012, NASA argues
    "But the idea that the Mayans predicted the end of the world in 2012 is actually not the case."
    With internet chatter, tons of websites, and a new Hollywood film, interest in a time still two years away is at an all time high. More...

  • Nov-10-2009 -- Google's Purchase of Skype Rival Gizmo5 Could Benefit You
    TechCrunch says, anyway, that the Gizmo5 acquisition would enable Google to combine Google Talk with Google Voice, the application it has been testing that allows users to have a single phone number that connects to a variety of features, including conference calls, phone call recording, and text messaging.
    Call me paranoid (OK, I'll wait while you do. ) but that's just a little too "Big Brother" for me. More...

  • Nov-10-2009 -- Verizon vs. AT&T: The Ad Wars Shift
    There have been almost as many blog inches speculating on probably mythical Apple responses to the Motorola comeback phone as to the Droid itself, and speculation is rising that Apple really is readying a 'worldphone' that would span CDMA and GSM networks.
    The pecking order is iPhone OS, Android, BB, and other. More...

  • Nov-10-2009 -- PC processor shipments break record
    The worldwide microprocessor market grew by 23 percent in Q3, compared to the previous quarter, establishing and all-time record for shipments in a single quarter, according to new research from IDC. As you would expect, the driver of this growth was the mobile PC sector, with netbooks containing Intel's Atom CPU a major factor.
    Mobile PC processors, which include Intel's Atom processors designed for mini-notebook PCs, increased 35.7% sequentially. More...

  • Nov-10-2009 -- Vitaly Ginzburg dies at 93; Nobel Prize-winning Russian physicist
    Vitaly Ginzburg, the Russian physicist who played a key role in the Soviet Union's development of the hydrogen bomb and who later won a Nobel Prize for his work on the theoretical underpinnings of superconductivity, died in Moscow late Sunday of cardiac arrest.
    Ginzburg was born in Moscow on 4 October 1916 into a Jewish family. More...

  • Nov-10-2009 -- Nook eReader Demand Delays Shipments
    Considering that, the company's trailing P/E ratio is around 13, the market consensus would indicate that the decline of Barnes & Noble is secular rather than just cyclical.
    "Like with any hot new consumer device, the sooner you order it the sooner you receive it," said Mary Ellen Keating, senior vice president of corporate communications and public affairs. More...

  • Nov-10-2009 -- Twitter, LinkedIn team up for self-promotion free-for-all
    The partnership with LinkedIn affirms Twitter's role as a network for professional conversation.
    Information doesn't always refresh reliably so there can be a concern about whether you are seeing the latest data which again undermines confidence. More...

Monday (Update 1)


  • Nov-09-2009 -- Is the us News Media Failing to Do Its Job on Climate Change?
    Taken together the two nations are the world's largest carbon dioxide emitters, amounting to 40 percent of the total output.
    One country that has been seemingly slow and reluctant to act on climate change is the one that creates the most carbon emissions of any country in the world, and recently leaders from the EU traveled there to inquire as to why. More...

  • Nov-09-2009 -- Russian Physicist, H-Bomb Scientist Ginzburg Dies at 93
    Vitaly Ginzburg, the author of 12 books and around 400 scientific articles, was born on October 4, 1916 in Moscow.
    Ginzburg immediately joined the P N Lebedev Physical Institute of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, which, the following year, after the Soviet Union entered the Second World War, was moved to the city of Kazan in central Russia. More...

  • Nov-09-2009 -- Nook put into shade by delays
    Considering that, the company's trailing P/E ratio is around 13, the market consensus would indicate that the decline of Barnes & Noble is secular rather than just cyclical.
    '''Shmoop aims to make our smart, fun learning guides available anywhere, on any device,''' said Ellen Siminoff, CEO of Shmoop. '''We welcome Barnes & Noble'''s commitment to the eReader space and admire Amazon'''s early success. More...

  • Nov-09-2009 -- Microsoft releases Exchange 2010, acquires Teamprise
    Microsoft intends to integrate Teamprise Client Suite technology into the Visual Studio product line beginning with Visual Studio 2010, a plan the software giant is positioning as an effort to bridge the.Net and Java development worlds.
    Microsoft's acquisition of Teamprise technologies addresses concerns of development shops reluctant to deal with a smaller vendor like SourceGear, said analyst Jeffrey Hammond of Forrester Research. More...

  • Nov-09-2009 -- Popular iPhone App TweetDeck Gone Missing From The App Store
    GetJar also doesn't explicitly serve apps to iPhone users, again because the iPhone platform is closed.
    I work in real estate and with real estate we average 5-6 years worth of revenue. More...

  • Nov-09-2009 -- Apple TV Users Warned About Disappearing Content
    Apple over the last weekend released an update to its Apple TV software in a bid to fix the issue pertaining to sudden disappearing of content until users re-sync it again.
    Ten days after updating the Apple TV's software to version 3.0 , Apple has released version 3.0.1 along with an alarming warning about users' content "temporarily" disappearing. More...

  • Nov-09-2009 -- Dragon Age Gift Giving Guide Located - PS3 News
    If you hadn't noticed, we at PSXE are big fans of Bioware's Dragon Age: Origins , which has certainly reawakened my age-old love of RPGs and should definitely be a big title for the holidays.
    In battle, you control your warden and up to three other characters. More...

  • Nov-09-2009 -- Judge halts BlueBeat's sale of Beatles tunes
    A federal court in Los Angeles has issued a temporary restraining order against the site after EMI, the Beatles' record label, took legal action against it on Tuesday.
    A few days later, EMI--the record company that controls the Beatles' music -- and others filed a lawsuit against BlueBeat for copyright infringement and asked for a temporary restraining order (TRO). More...

Monday


  • Nov-09-2009 -- New pre-orders of Nook get later shipping date
    Demand for Barnes & Noble Inc.' s yet-to-be-released electronic-book reader is so strong that the retailer is telling customers that new pre-orders won't ship until Dec. 11.
    Our platform focus continues this fine Sunday with the e-Book Echo, our take on the week in the digital publishing world. More...

  • Nov-09-2009 -- Black Friday 2009 Ads: Sales at Best Buy and Amazon
    Amazon is rumored to be offering a cheap notebook deal today in order to combat the Hp Pavilion G60 that Walmart is selling for $298 in store.
    Saturday, November 7 was touted as a big day for Walmart's Pre-Black Friday sale but Amazon is keeping up with the competition, especially with tech products and televisions. More...

  • Nov-09-2009 -- Walmart rolls out Black Friday deals early
    Amazon is rumored to be offering a cheap notebook deal today in order to combat the Hp Pavilion G60 that Walmart is selling for $298 in store.
    Saturday, November 7 was touted as a big day for Walmart's Pre-Black Friday sale but Amazon is keeping up with the competition, especially with tech products and televisions. More...

  • Nov-09-2009 -- Adobe's Photoshop app comes to Android
    Hot on the heels of the popular Photoshop for iPhone app is the Photoshop for Android.
    The company is already offering a similar product on the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch. More...

  • Nov-09-2009 -- Dragon Age Gift Giving Guide Located - PS3 News
    If you hadn't noticed, we at PSXE are big fans of Bioware's Dragon Age: Origins , which has certainly reawakened my age-old love of RPGs and should definitely be a big title for the holidays.
    In battle, you control your warden and up to three other characters. More...

  • Nov-09-2009 -- Microsoft Research Shows Off New Projects On College Recruiting Tour
    Rule No. 1 when trying to get college students excited about computer science is to roll out some cool demos.
    Microsoft'''s chief environmental strategist can talk at length about the potential role of technology in addressing many of Earth'''s problems. More...

  • Nov-09-2009 -- Get six Mac apps absolutely free
    MacHeist is offering a bundle of six applications: ShoveBox, WriteRoom, Twitterific, Tinygrab, Hordes of Orcs, and Mariner Write.
    While the promotion offers a lot of exposure for smaller, independent developers, developers end up with lots of customers and not much money. More...

  • Nov-09-2009 -- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Hands-On Multiplayer Preview (Xbox 360)
    Starting November 19th, eager players will be able to glimpse a 24-player map going by the name of Arica Harbor, as well as sample a multitude of Bad Company 2's vehicles, classes and weapons, while testing out the new Rush mode.
    If you're unlucky enough to not get into the multiplayer beta, DICE is promising a demo prior to the game's release in March 2010 on all supported platforms (PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360). More...

Sunday (Update 1)


  • Nov-08-2009 -- Technology doesn't isolate people: US study
    A new study by research group Pew shows that the extent of social isolation has hardly changed since the mid-eighties, contrary to concerns that the prevalence of severe isolation has tripled since then.
    The diversity of core discussion networks has markedly declined; discussion networks are less likely to contain nonkin -- that is, people who are not relatives by blood or marriage; although the decline is not as steep as has been previously reported. More...

  • Nov-08-2009 -- Apple Store Announces Reserve and Pick Up Program
    Apple typically opens retail stores in high-end shopping areas, and this one is as high-end as it gets.
    To make matters even worse for lovers of French food and long lunches, traditional brasseries and bistros are in freefall from lack of business, while fast food giant McDonald's opened 30 new stores last year in France and fed 450 million customers ''' an 11 percent rise from the previous year. More...

  • Nov-08-2009 -- Apple TV 3.0.1 update addresses disappearing content issue
    There is an issue with Apple TV software version 3.0 that can possibly cause your content to disappear after a period of time.
    Impossible! Apple products "just work"!! Now if Apple could find a way to fix the disappearing Apple TV user base. More...

  • Nov-08-2009 -- Astronauts prep for not-so-close encounter with space debris
    A small chunk of space trash made an uncomfortably close pass by the International Space Station late Friday, but not close enough to force the astronauts aboard to take shelter in their Russian lifeboats.
    Update #2, 5:30 pm: NASA has now said that after further analysis, the space debris they have been tracking no longer poses any concern or threat to the ISS. Everyone can rest easy tonight! The piece of debris was only 5 cm long, and will not pass within the pizza box zone around the station (0.75 x 25 x 25 kilometers) that calls for an alert. More...

  • Nov-08-2009 -- Heaps of evolution evidence
    "People who don't know the Darwin story would assume that Darwin was a rebel," said Hollingsworth, co-curator of the San Diego Natural History Museum's new exhibit "Darwin: Evolution/Revolution."
    What Darwin actually means is an effort to deny the common law and first principles and creating a world that is not what it actually is. More...

  • Nov-08-2009 -- radioshack To Begin Carrying Apple's iphone In Limited Areas
    The company will be selling the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in a limited number of company-owned locations in New York City and the Dallas-Fort Worth areas.
    NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--RadioShack Corp. (RSH) said it will carry Apple Inc.' s (AAPL) iPhone at a limited number of stores later this month. More...

  • Nov-08-2009 -- iPhone app developer sued for'stealing' user's numbers
    Storm8 publishers a lineup of popular multiplayer online role-playing games for the iPhone and iPod Touch, including World War, iMobsters, and Vampires Live.
    A maker of some of the most popular games for the iPhone has been surreptitiously collecting users' cell numbers without their permission, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday. More...

  • Nov-08-2009 -- Early Black Friday Deals From Walmart Smartly Countered By Amazon
    Black Friday 2009 seems to think the deal could be an extra-low price on an HDTV. We do know that the deal after that, which comes online at 12:00 PM PST, is a $100 Amazon Promotional Code with the purchase of an Xbox 360 Arcade.
    Windows 7 Upgrade Woes Mount: Endless Reboots and Product Key Problems Microsoft message boards are active with users complaining of upgrade problems related to Windows 7. More...

Sunday


  • Nov-08-2009 -- Minn.'s 'DWI chair' sells for more than $10000
    The auction ended at 7:12 p.m. Thursday, and $10,099.99 emerged as the winning bid for a motorized recliner.
    O bviously, some eBay bidders had second thoughts about owning a souped-up motorized recliner that was seized after Proctor police caught the owner driving it while drunk. More...

  • Nov-08-2009 -- Technology doesn't isolate people: US study
    A new study by research group Pew shows that the extent of social isolation has hardly changed since the mid-eighties, contrary to concerns that the prevalence of severe isolation has tripled since then.
    Lynn Lovin-Smith, a Duke University professor and one of three authors of the 2006 study published in the American Sociological Review, said Internet use was '''only mentioned ''' as one of several large social changes in the past 25 years that might have influenced social ties. More...

  • Nov-08-2009 -- Google unveils commercial site search
    Google has launched Commerce Search, a hosted search engine service for online retailers.
    Think of it as a the Custom Search Engine for e-commerce sites, big commerce sites to be exact. More...

  • Nov-08-2009 -- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Hands-On Multiplayer Preview (Xbox 360)
    Starting November 19th, eager players will be able to glimpse a 24-player map going by the name of Arica Harbor, as well as sample a multitude of Bad Company 2's vehicles, classes and weapons, while testing out the new Rush mode.
    We can't wait to battle there again (and again, and again. ) when the beta goes live in a couple of weeks. More...

  • Nov-08-2009 -- Steve Jobs Conquers the Decade - Now What?
    Fortune magazine has taken a close look at the world's best CEOs and has voted the boss of Apple, Steve Jobs, the CEO of the decade.
    Extraordinary, rare companies -- like Apple in those first two or three years -- have some common traits. More...

  • Nov-08-2009 -- Europe's browser wars heat up again
    IDG News Service - Microsoft's antitrust settlement offer to the European Commission needs minor, often cosmetic changes in order to restore fair competition to the market for Internet browsers, said some of the software giant's main rivals Thursday.
    Microsoft'''s browser rivals aren'''t satisfied with the tentative '''ballot screen''' settlement that the company came to with the European Commission, which would offer all its European users a chance to download a rival browser. More...

  • Nov-08-2009 -- Mobile: Still waiting to see what sticks
    The app in question is a "hands free" application from Google that allows you to run searches on Google by speaking the search terms into your device - and the results also have location integrated (for nearby shops/restaurants/etc.)
    NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Best Buy (BBY.N: Quote, Profile, Research ) is offering to install Google (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research ) mobile applications on smartphones sold at its stores as the electronics retailer steps up services to lure shoppers and tackle competition. More...

  • Nov-08-2009 -- Dartmouth scientist says Oswald rifle photo real
    Oswald is the man who was being charged of shooting the President John F Kennedy in 1963.
    The paper'''s authors ''' Pennsylvania State University professor John Cheslock and assistant dean of the University of Arizona'''s Eller College of Management Trina Callie ''' analyzed the increasing discrepancy between the salary patterns of private and public business schools, according to The Chronicle. More...





Saturday (Update 1)


  • Nov-07-2009 -- Google's Obsession With Microsoft Burns Hotter
    Eric Schmidt appeared on Fox Business Network tonight for an extensive interview with host Neil Cavuto, who pressed the Google CEO a couple times over whether the company has the potential to become the next Microsoft when it comes to antitrust issues and its attempts to fend off new Internet rivals.
    "We like cities," said Schmidt when asked what made Google choose Cambridge. More...

  • Nov-07-2009 -- Photoshop for Android Now Available
    The new launch follows the recently unveiled Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone, which has proven to be one of the "Top Free" applications for the Apple handset.
    The company is already offering a similar product on the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch. More...

  • Nov-07-2009 -- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Public Beta
    Starting November 19th, eager players will be able to glimpse a 24-player map going by the name of Arica Harbor, as well as sample a multitude of Bad Company 2's vehicles, classes and weapons, while testing out the new Rush mode.
    Since Arica is a real place in Chile , the map will look significantly different than the Russia-centric imagery we've seen to date. More...

  • Nov-07-2009 -- Intel Antitrust, 'Net Bug, Coding Error
    Mr. Cuomo argues that Intel'''s behavior curtailed innovation in the industry and forced consumers and businesses to pay higher prices for computers.
    Cuomo released a group of e-mail messages that show Intel and its computer maker partners were concerned about antitrust investigations, CCIA noted. More...

  • Nov-07-2009 -- Secrets Pref Pane Updated for Snow Leopard
    Mac owners are some of the most vociferous computer users on the Internet, but their signal is greatly amplified in comparison to their actual market share: while every gadget site agonizes over the latest Apple rumors and product releases and sneers at Microsoft's Windows operating system, only 5.27 percent of all computer users run OS X. That's growing, of course, but the bottom line is OS X is virtually insignificant compared to Windows, and that's not going to change anytime soon: a full 92.52 percent of worldwide computers run Windows.
    Yup, Snow Leopard adoption rate is higher, particularly from those unfortunates running PPC Macs who now have to buy new hardware to actually run it. More...

  • Nov-07-2009 -- Astronauts prep for not-so-close encounter with space debris
    NASA uses an imaginary "box" around the space station when assessing the risk of space debris passing close to the orbiting lab.
    The timing of available tracking data has made it too late to do a maneuver. More...

  • Nov-07-2009 -- The Just Because We Love You TwitterPeek Giveaway #Crunch
    Most of our concerns with the device are in line with this one -- too many steps or too much lag for far too little of a reward.
    Maybe the people that can't spend $30 a month on a phone plan should stop tweeting and get a job? Sorry if you have a real reason to not pay for it but even in college with no help from mommy and daddy i was able to have plenty of extra money around to go to the bar and whatnot, $30 a month is one night out on the town. More...

  • Nov-07-2009 -- Google unveils commercial site search
    Google has launched Commerce Search, a hosted search engine service for online retailers.
    Number one was search quality ''' it had to be on a par with what consumers expected from the Google experience. More...

Saturday


  • Nov-07-2009 -- Switchers Guide: Moving Hardware and Software to Mac
    Office suite Office 2008 , Microsoft's Mac suite, is very different from Office 2007 for Windows.
    Many Windows programs have Mac versions. More...

  • Nov-07-2009 -- The Just Because We Love You TwitterPeek Giveaway #Crunch
    Most of our concerns with the device are in line with this one -- too many steps or too much lag for far too little of a reward.
    Maybe the people that can't spend $30 a month on a phone plan should stop tweeting and get a job? Sorry if you have a real reason to not pay for it but even in college with no help from mommy and daddy i was able to have plenty of extra money around to go to the bar and whatnot, $30 a month is one night out on the town. More...

  • Nov-07-2009 -- Google's Obsession With Microsoft Burns Hotter
    Eric Schmidt appeared on Fox Business Network tonight for an extensive interview with host Neil Cavuto, who pressed the Google CEO a couple times over whether the company has the potential to become the next Microsoft when it comes to antitrust issues and its attempts to fend off new Internet rivals.
    "We like cities," said Schmidt when asked what made Google choose Cambridge. More...

  • Nov-07-2009 -- Rivals to Challenge Microsoft Browser Settlement
    IDG News Service - Microsoft's antitrust settlement offer to the European Commission needs minor, often cosmetic changes in order to restore fair competition to the market for Internet browsers, said some of the software giant's main rivals Thursday.
    Microsoft'''s browser rivals aren'''t satisfied with the tentative '''ballot screen''' settlement that the company came to with the European Commission, which would offer all its European users a chance to download a rival browser. More...

  • Nov-07-2009 -- Halo Waypoint live, Halo Legends starts tomorrow
    Starting on November 7, you'll be able to watch episodes of the upcoming Halo Legends series .
    Halo Waypoint will also be the place to hear all of the latest Halo related news, and get access to all of the latest trailers, developer interviews, documentaries and screenshots, including fan-created content. More...

  • Nov-07-2009 -- Applied Materials picks up Advent Solar assets
    Privately held Advent Solar, founded in 2002 in New Mexico, has technology that streamlines the assembly of photovoltaic solar panels, which convert sunlight into electricity.
    In the same year, Applied completed the acquisition of HCT Shaping Systems SA (HCT), the world's leading supplier of precision wafering systems for manufacturing crystalline silicon (c-Si) substrates for the solar industry. More...

  • Nov-07-2009 -- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Impressions: Modern Warfare, Too
    I drove tanks, stormed across the bridge and knocked down walls.
    More...

  • Nov-07-2009 -- The rush that is Bad Company 2's multiplayer
    Having owned Bad Company for the 360, BC2 comes across as an expasion pack that should be $29.99.
    It looks like I just found my replacement for MW2 multiplayer on the PC. This looks really good. More...

Friday (Update 1)


  • Nov-06-2009 -- Europe Gives Up on 'Right to Internet'
    The European Parliament today agreed on a new set of legal protections for those threatened with losing Internet access under anti-piracy rules.
    Innocenzo Genna, chairman of the' European Competitive Telecoms Association ( ECTA ), said that "alongside provisions on users' rights, the package contains important proposals that confirm Europe's commitment to open and competitive telecoms markets. More...

  • Nov-06-2009 -- getjar: The unknown app store leader
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Thinking of a tummy tuck? Need bigger breasts? There's now an App for that.
    Using your Facebook contacts, your iPhone's address book, other Chorus members (including users physically nearby), and/or your own app collection, Chorus generates recommendations of apps you might like. More...

  • Nov-06-2009 -- Nvidia Lampoons Intel With Cartoon Site
    Intel may have stalled adoption of the USB 3.0 standard for as long as two years, NVIDIA spokesman Brian Burke says .
    The chip maker is currently caught up in a legal battle with Intel over the scope it has to develop chipsets for future Intel processors. More...

  • Nov-06-2009 -- iPhone App Translates Baby's Crying
    An iPhone application claims to decipher the meaning behind a baby's cries.
    Volkswagen isn't the first to use an iPhone application to launch a product. More...

  • Nov-06-2009 -- Google Rolls Out Commerce Search
    Google has launched Commerce Search, a hosted search engine service for online retailers.
    Whilst as a search engine Google are helping businesses by improving the consumer experience they, as well as others, are failing when it comes to 'business search', something which is high in demand. More...

  • Nov-06-2009 -- After Mickey's Makeover, Less Mr. Nice Guy
    For decades, the Walt Disney Company has kept Mickey Mouse's appearance and character largely unchanged, afraid that even the smallest alteration might damage a brand that earns the company $5 billion (£3 billion) a year in merchandising sales.
    Back on topic, with the original Disney cartoons easier to obtain on video, we can see that the early Mickey was a much scrappier fellow, more Bart Simpson than meaningless logo. More...

  • Nov-06-2009 -- A Berkeley Alum at MIT: Google CEO Eric Schmidt Stops By
    Vinter said it'''s important to retain the '''start-up''' feel of the office even as it grows quickly in the coming months.
    HELP WANTED: Google searching for new workers to add to its Cambridge office - Brockton, MA - The Enterprise Your browser either has JavaScript disabled, or does not support it. More...

  • Nov-06-2009 -- Facebook restates ad policy, Offerpal does mea culpa
    Garrick admits that Offerpal made mistakes "I have quickly concluded that regrettably, Offerpal has been guilty of distributing offers of questionable integrity from some of our many advertisers."
    Q+A Douglas Ferguson How will we consume media in five and 10 years' time? Ferguson: When everything is digitized and libraries offer materials, we will have access to anything and everything whenever we choose, at a trivial long-tail price. More...

Friday


  • Nov-06-2009 -- Google's Larry Page and Sergey Brin
    In the same way that Google is taking on traditional enterprise search companies with the Google Search Appliance (for searching within your company's files) and Google Site Search opnbrktfor searching your websiteclsbrkt ,'' it now wants to replace the older solutions used by web retailers, said Nitin Mangtani, the company's lead product manager for enterprise search.
    The new features included in commerce search engine include spell checker, query stemming, and synonym recognition. More...

  • Nov-06-2009 -- Google Rolls Out Commerce Search
    In the same way that Google is taking on traditional enterprise search companies with the Google Search Appliance (for searching within your company's files) and Google Site Search opnbrktfor searching your websiteclsbrkt ,'' it now wants to replace the older solutions used by web retailers, said Nitin Mangtani, the company's lead product manager for enterprise search.
    I wonder how this will influence the general SERP landscape; will ECommerce sites still be indexed in general search results or will this act as more of an eBay for Google? GBay? Heh. More...

  • Nov-06-2009 -- Elevator to the Top: Space Elevators Climbing Towards Reality
    NASA'''s Centennial Challenges program and the Spaceward Foundation kicked off the Space Elevator Games in the Mojave Desert on Wednesday.
    The Kansas City Space Pirates team got within 50 m of the top, but not fast enough to be in the money, and a team from the University of Saskatchewan has yet to compete at all. More...

  • Nov-06-2009 -- Lego Rock Band: When franchises breed
    Lee: The song downloads are what makes me appreciate Rock Band.
    In deference to the impatience of youngsters, you can now play short versions of all the songs in most modes. More...

  • Nov-06-2009 -- Gore's book a toolbox for fixing climate crises
    Former U.S. vice-president, Nobel Laureate and prominent global warming activist, Al Gore, has
    Primordial human wiring is tuned to the likes of carnivorous predators, lightning strikes and blood-curdling rival clansmen. More...

  • Nov-06-2009 -- 3 Reasons Apple's App Store Will Hit 200000 Apps In 2010
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Thinking of a tummy tuck? Need bigger breasts? There's now an App for that.
    The real bummer, though, is the apps. More...

  • Nov-06-2009 -- Verizon Ups Early Termination Fee to $350
    According to the lawsuit which AT&T filed in Atlanta federal court, a recently launched ad campaign shows maps with white spaces that mislead consumers into thinking AT&T has no network coverage outside of areas where it offers high-speed mobile services, known as third-generation or 3G. AT&T argued that its customers can "fully use their wireless devices outside of a '3G' coverage area and undisputedly have coverage in areas depicted by white or blank spaces on the maps used in Verizon's advertisements."
    According to AT&T, when consumers view it s competitor's maps, many leap to the conclusion that AT&T leaves vast expanses of the U.S. untouched by any wireless coverage, even 2G. Do most consumers really care about 2G, 3G and 4G anyway, and do they know the difference? I don't know of any research results that answer these questions, which are more widely significant. More...

  • Nov-06-2009 -- NVIDIA Uses Cartoons to Harass Intel
    First and foremost among the reasons cited for NVIDIA's alleged plans is the fact that we're about to make another turn on Sutherland's wheel of reincarnation , where graphics functionality will move back onto the CPU die.
    An in-house x86 design may also be necessary for NVIDIA in the future if it hopes to continue developing and promoting integrated graphics. More...

Thursday (Update 1)


  • Nov-05-2009 -- Wolfe's Den: HP Revs Data Center Strategy, Stabbing At Cisco
    '''By leveraging HP'''s Converged Infrastructure approach with our customers, we are enabling''them to improve infrastructure functions, simplify management and lower power costs,''' said Marc Sarazin, executive vice president of Sales and Marketing, AdvizeX Technologies.'''''
    "We've been working with HP on the architecture, on how to bring things together and just getting prepared as a partner," said Mark Melvin, CTO of ePlus. More...

  • Nov-05-2009 -- Microsoft gives the MSN butterfly a makeover
    The new portal includes 50% fewer links than the existing MSN home page and simplified navigation tools.
    Updates from Facebook and Twitter are now central to people's information networks, much like bulletins from news wires or major dailies. More...

  • Nov-05-2009 -- Microsoft Courier: A Feature Breakdown
    Looks like the core of the interface is the Smart Agenda, which pulls all your content together like calendar entries, emails, etc in one starting place, described as "Cliff Notes" to the Pagestream "novel."
    There is also a view called Smart Agenda which summarises the content in your Infinite Journal showing appointments, emails, to-do lists, weather and messages from friends in one place. More...

  • Nov-05-2009 -- AT&T vs. Verizon: There's a lawyer for that
    According to the lawsuit which AT&T filed in Atlanta federal court, a recently launched ad campaign shows maps with white spaces that mislead consumers into thinking AT&T has no network coverage outside of areas where it offers high-speed mobile services, known as third-generation or 3G. AT&T argued that its customers can "fully use their wireless devices outside of a '3G' coverage area and undisputedly have coverage in areas depicted by white or blank spaces on the maps used in Verizon's advertisements."
    Just switched to Verizon after being with AT&T for three years because the service is cheaper. More...

  • Nov-05-2009 -- Parallels 5 boasts huge speed improvement
    For 3D and graphics performance, tested under the industry standard 3Dmark 2006 Professional test suite the new version performs up to 7 times better.
    I've got a license for Parallels 4 but I'm definitely not going to upgrade to Parallels 5. More...

  • Nov-05-2009 -- Ballmer half heartedly talks up Windows 7
    Sales of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system have been "fantastic" in Japan since its launch last month, CEO Steve Ballmer has said.
    Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft'''s entertainment and devices business, admitted to problems with Microsoft'''s mobile strategy in a meeting with financial analysts and investors'''reporting that Microsoft'''s share of the mobile phone operating system market had declined. More...

  • Nov-05-2009 -- BlackBerry Bold 9700 Is Sleeker Version of BlackBerry Experience
    RIM'''s flagship Bold 9700 (a.k.a. Bold 2) follows in the footsteps of the original premium BlackBerry Bold on AT&T and features a slimmer design, better camera, and both 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity.
    The responsive touchpad gives the Bold the feel of a touchscreen device, particularly when you're swiping through pictures More...

  • Nov-05-2009 -- Verizon to raise early termination fees for 'advanced devices'
    If you're thinking about buying a smartphone from Verizon ( NYSE: VZ ) Wireless on a new 2-year contract just so you can pay the early termination fee (ETF) and sell the extra handset for a profit on eBay or Craigslist, you had better get on it.
    One poster mentioned giving the device back. More...

Thursday


  • Nov-05-2009 -- New Modern Warfare 2 Trailer
    PC gamers may find one more reason to grumble about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as Infinity Ward has confirmed that the maximum number of players in the game's multiplayer mode has taken a hit from 32 to 18.
    You are failing the PC gamers who got you where you are now. More...

  • Nov-05-2009 -- PayPal looks for developers' applications
    This new PayPal payment experience, which uses PayPal'''s new Adaptive Payments APIs, enables developers to provide an optimal PayPal purchase experience for frequent microtransaction type purchases.
    A couple years ago PayPal introduced the Website Payments Pro program aimed at providing small and medium businesses (SMB) with a platform for conducting secure online transactions. More...

  • Nov-05-2009 -- T-Mobile to Bill for Google Android Apps, Get Android Market Channel
    T-Mobile will let its subscribers pay for Android applications on their monthly mobile bills starting Nov. 17, also introducing its own section of the Android Marketplace that day.
    If the iPhone gets Google Nav will TomTom be kicked out of the App Store for duplicating functionality?? I also really like the dockable modes that the Droid has. More...

  • Nov-05-2009 -- Researchers Study Great White Shark Migration
    Great white sharks, known scientifically as Carcharodon carcharias, can reach lengths of 20 feet and weigh 3 tons.
    The study, the largest and most detailed study of North American great white sharks , provides evidence contrary to the popular notion of great white sharks swimming aimlessly in the ocean . More...

  • Nov-05-2009 -- Cisco, EMC, and vmware make alliance official
    Necessity makes strange bedfellows.
    SalesForce.com uses multi-tenant software and Google uses parallel programming. More...

  • Nov-05-2009 -- Bad Apple: Five Classic Apple Marketing Tactics That Lock You In
    Going by a Monday report in The Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital blog, Apple has proposed a new Apple TV service that would facilitate the transmission of TV programs through the iTunes software and store across an array of hardware.
    Guggenheim sees the Apple initiative as a way to spur exploration in music films. More...

  • Nov-05-2009 -- After Mickey's Makeover, Look for Less Mr. Nice Guy
    Junction Point Studios head Warren Spector might be making Epic Mickey now but don't think he's completely given up on "hardcore" games.
    Though the game generally puts the player in a linear story, the world and its missions can be completed in a number of ways. More...

  • Nov-05-2009 -- Apple's latest 10.6.2 beta packs fixes for vmware, imacs, Apple TV
    Earlier this week, a report surfaced claiming that Apple had apparently disabled support for Intel's Atom processors in the latest developer build of Mac OS X 10.6.2.
    I most likely does not have an Atom CPU but is something similar so it makes a lot of sense to lock Atom out. More...

Wednesday (Update 1)


  • Nov-04-2009 -- HTC HD2 With Huge 4.3-inch Screen Shipping to Europe, Asia
    The phone is available in Taiwan from Taiwan Mobile, but no carrier deals for the U.S. have been announced.
    Hopefully, Apple will allow all the carriers in the USA to have the iPhone, so at&t will start getting some better phones. More...

  • Nov-04-2009 -- PayPal Introduces Open API to Put Payments Into Apps
    This new PayPal payment experience, which uses PayPal'''s new Adaptive Payments APIs, enables developers to provide an optimal PayPal purchase experience for frequent microtransaction type purchases.
    PayPal's latest plans are part of EBay's overall strategy of driving more revenue through expansion of the online payment service in e-commerce and mobile applications and in making non-retail payments. More...

  • Nov-04-2009 -- Infinity Ward Says No to the Wii
    I'd rather put it towards Heavy Rain, God of War 3 or Gran Turismo 5.
    "There seems to be a double standard in the gaming industry in regards to things allowed, or accepted into many games. More...

  • Nov-04-2009 -- Critical Reception: EA/bioware's Dragon Age: Origins
    As a game developer, BioWare has done much to bring new gamers into the long-established fold of the role-playing genre.
    "Dragon Age: Origins" which is being released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on Nov. 3 has also allowed the Edmonton, Canada-based BioWare to build a world from the ground up, without the constraints of a licensee like Dungeons & Dragons. More...

  • Nov-04-2009 -- Lawsuit Would Pull B&N Nook E-Reader From Market
    Ereader solutions and products developer Spring Design has filed a lawsuit asserting bookseller giant Barnes & Noble misappropriated trade secrets and violated the firms' non-disclosure agreement in developing its forthcoming Android-powered nook ereader device.
    For one thing, Barnes & Noble would have had to work very fast to copy Spring's design and get it to market in less than a year. More...

  • Nov-04-2009 -- Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac Arrives
    For 3D and graphics performance, tested under the industry standard 3Dmark 2006 Professional test suite the new version performs up to 7 times better.
    Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac enables Apple users to run different operating systems, including Windows 7. More...

  • Nov-04-2009 -- Open University talks clouds with MS and Google
    Microsoft lowered the price of its Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS), which includes online versions of Exchange, SharePoint, Office Communications and Office Live Meeting, from $15 per month per seat to $10 per month per seat.
    Balz Wyss, Microsoft's Asia-Pacific senior director of unified communications and SaaS (software-as-a-service), told ZDNet Asia in a follow-up call that enterprises can also choose to subscribe to individual products within the suite. More...

  • Nov-04-2009 -- Best Buy to Launch Digital Movie Service
    Best Buy will license software and infrastructure from Sonic Solutions, which will be available on the company's own Insignia brand of TVs and Blu-ray players.
    The unnamed project hopes to give users buy once, play anywhere privileges: those who buy a DVD in-store will then have access to a CinemaNow-based portal for watching movies both on computers as well as on smartphones and Internet-aware Blu-ray players. More...

Wednesday


  • Nov-04-2009 -- Windows Live Sync for Mac finally updated for Snow Leopard
    Granted, Snow Leopard (aka, Mac OS X 10.6) wasn't that shiny in the first place, as I wrote here at the time .
    If only Apple could release special netbook version of Snow Leopard to run on Intel Atom netbooks, Windows 7 would have tough time. More...

  • Nov-04-2009 -- Mt. Kilimanjaro Ice Cap Continues Rapid Retreat
    In the study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, climatologists reported that the ice cap crowning Kilimanjaro'''s peak shrank by some 85 in the nearly hundred years between 1912 and 2007.''
    Even a 300-year-long drought around 4,200 years ago made little impact on the mountain's ice fields. More...

  • Nov-04-2009 -- Here's the iTunes TV Service I'd Actually Pay For
    Going by a Monday report in The Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital blog, Apple has proposed a new Apple TV service that would facilitate the transmission of TV programs through the iTunes software and store across an array of hardware.
    As long as content is dispersed across delivery channels (i.e. some shows available via iTunes but others only via cable, Hulu etc.) a la carte might be a more appealing way to use iTunes than subscriptions. More...

  • Nov-04-2009 -- Touch-screen phone use soars, iPhone on top
    For all the buzz surrounding touchscreen phones - much of it from the iPhone - the technology is disappointing too many people.
    Nearly all market forecasters have insisted that integrated hardware and software platforms like RIM's BlackBerry and Apple's iPhone can only possibly be temporary successes that will have to make way for licensed software platforms, where one company or open source group develops software and reference designs that a variety of hardware makers can purchase or use for free. More...

  • Nov-04-2009 -- AMD discovers several Fusion mantras, disses Larrabee
    First and foremost among the reasons cited for NVIDIA's alleged plans is the fact that we're about to make another turn on Sutherland's wheel of reincarnation , where graphics functionality will move back onto the CPU die.
    It's the NVIDIA rumor that won't die: no, not the one where the GPU maker buys tiny VIA, but the other one, where it jumps feet-first into competition with both Intel and AMD by producing an x86 processor of its own. More...

  • Nov-04-2009 -- Google adds bookmark sync to Chrome browser
    Google have released the latest Chrome Beta build 4.0.223.16 which offers 30% faster browsing speeds and useful features such as bookmark synchronising.
    Recently, we announced that we're starting to ramp up hiring for positions across the company, continuing our investment in the future as we imagine it. More...

  • Nov-04-2009 -- Sony Ericsson's First Android Handset, Why Now?
    Sony Ericsson has announced the forthcoming launch of the Xperia X10 Android smart device, which will be the first Android device from the manufacturer.
    HSPA high-speed downloads and uploads are supported, plus WiFi and quad-band GSM. The large screen on the XPERIA X10 means that this is a fairly big device, measuring 119 x 63 x 13mm. More...

  • Nov-04-2009 -- Man Charged for Running Modem-Hacking Biz
    According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Ryan Harris, 26, ran a San Diego company called TCNISO that sold customizable cable modems and software that could be used to get free Internet service or a speed boost for paying subscribers.
    By replacing the unique address with one known to belong to a paying subscriber, Harris's customers were able to obtain internet service for free. More...

Tuesday (Update 1)


  • Nov-03-2009 -- Cisco, EMC, vmware Join Forces In Major Data Center Product Play
    Cisco and EMC have created a joint venture called Acadia that will focus on private cloud build outs.
    The idea is also to have third party application providers, system integrators, and channel partners of the respective companies get a piece of the action. More...

  • Nov-03-2009 -- Apple Splits With Atom Support?
    Apple's latest update to Mac OS X - 10.6.2 - is set to remove support for Intel's Atom processor, breaking hackintosh netbooks.
    I've also found Snow Leopard to be buggy and unreliable compared to other Apple releases. More...

  • Nov-03-2009 -- New Marvell e-book reader platform promises faster product, lower price tag
    Marvell, the supplier of communications, storage, and wireless chips, has teamed up with E Ink to notch up against competitors by introducing a "highly integrated" turnkey platform, to be powered by the ARMADA 166E processor, for the next-generation of e-readers.
    The fruit of a three-year collaboration, the Armada chip is reportedly smaller, thinner, andcruciallycheaper than the electronics built into previous generations of e-book devices. More...

  • Nov-03-2009 -- Sony Unveils Android-based Xperia X10
    Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10, the first Android-based handset the Japanese-Swedish phone maker is set to bring to the market, has just been officially announced .
    The XPERIA X10 will be Sony's entry into the Android army that has been taking the smartphone world by storm. More...

  • Nov-03-2009 -- Parts shortages crimp Toyota's Prius output
    Hyundai Australia is looking at importing a stand-alone petrol electric hybrid model to compete with Toyota's Prius and Honda's Insight.
    The affected cars are accelerating to around 100 mph, and no amount of braking stops the car. More...

  • Nov-03-2009 -- 2 Companies Win NASA's Moon-Landing Prize Money
    To Mojave, Calif., to be precise, where there are companies on the cutting edge of civilian space flight, and in 2004 a civilian spacecraft named SpaceShipOne broke a non-military altitude record of 328,000 feet for a manned flight.
    Remember.it took Scaled Composites less than 2 years and 30million dollars to build a brand new ship from the ground up and put it in space WITH human cargo. More...

  • Nov-03-2009 -- Google Chrome Beta Gets Bookmark Sync
    The latest beta version of Google's Chrome Web browser is making it easier for you to keep track of all your favorite Web sites across multiple computers.
    Based on WebKit and released just over a year ago for Windows, Google's Chrome is now at 3.57 percent, up from 3.17 percent in September. More...

  • Nov-03-2009 -- Study: Legendary Man-Eating Lions Really Did Eat Men
    A British colonel hired to hunt the beasts claimed the lions killed 135 people in attacks which eventually became nightly occurrences and shut down work on the 1898 railway expansion.
    "Uncomfortably, that turned out to be us." More...

Tuesday


  • Nov-03-2009 -- GALAXY PICTURE: Cosmic Ray Mystery Solved?
    M82 is a bright galaxy located approximately 12 million light years from Earth, in the direction of the Ursa Major constellation.
    The Fermi probe also saw gamma rays coming from M82 and from the starburst galaxy NGC 253. More...

  • Nov-03-2009 -- Creative's Zii MediaBook eBook Reader
    Creative has stunned technology news sites which were all busy conversing or much rather picking apart ever piece of information available on the Apple iTablet, which for all the information that has come out about it, may not even exist.
    Willie Png, Creative's VP of strategic business says that Creative'''s MediaBook will utilize'' "videos, pictures, text and services in one device that supports a media-rich experience." More...

  • Nov-03-2009 -- Maingear Announces SHIFT "Personal Supercomputer"
    The other model available is the SHIFT Intel X58 which comes with aqn Intel Core i7 900 series processor, the choice of either ATI Radeon HD and NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards, an EVGA X58 SLI Classified motherboard, up to 24GB of DDR3 RAM, the choice of up to 6 hard drives, or 12 SSDs, and either a Blu-ray or DVD burner.
    The two diverge on memory specs, with the P55 containing up to 8GB DDR3-1600 low latency RAM and the X58 up to 12GB DDR3-2000 or 24GB DDR3-1600. More...

  • Nov-03-2009 -- Species' extinction threat grows
    The new list features 293 reptiles which were not there last year, bringing the total threatened to 1,677, including 469 that face extinction and 22 are that are believed extinct.
    Science currently recognizes around 1.8 million species on Earth (out of an estimated five million to 30 million total species--the true total remains unknown). More...

  • Nov-03-2009 -- What Windows Autorun Has Wrought
    The worm is still circulating, mainly in enterprises, said Vinny Gullotto, general manager of the Microsoft Malware Protection Center.
    Taterf, a worm that tries to steal online gaming credentials, was the second most prevalent threat family, detected by Microsoft on 4.9 million computers worldwide during the first half of 2009, the report states. More...

  • Nov-03-2009 -- IPhone Gets Tepid Reception in China
    Priced on a somewhat higher side, the Wi-Fi-less China-specific iPhone, on the China Unicom carrier, will be available at a starting cost of 4,999 yuan, or $730 for the 8GB model.
    The company declined to confirm that. More...

  • Nov-03-2009 -- Motorola Cliq Available on T-Mobile's Network
    T-Mobile USA has officially announced that Motorola CLIQ is available exclusively in their stores starting today.
    The Cliq is available in either Titanium or Winter White for $199 with a two-year T-Mobile contract. More...

  • Nov-03-2009 -- 46% Watch DVR With Commercials
    Out of laziness, habit or interest, people actually sit through commercials even while watching recorded TV on their DVRs.
    Network TV has gotten to the point where I refuse to watch any new shows. More...

Monday (Update 1)


  • Nov-02-2009 -- Sprint launches first netbook
    Customers purchasing Dell Inspiron Mini 10 will also sign up for Sprint's Mobile Broadband Connection Plan offering 5GB of data for $59.99 per month with a two-year service agreement.
    Sprint is pushing a mobile broadband plan with the netbook, giving users 5 GB of data for $59.99 per month. More...

  • Nov-02-2009 -- Music Piracy Wars May Finally Take a Break
    P2P SOFTWARE OUTFIT Bit Torrent is about to be upgraded so that it can deal with attempts by ISPs to throttle traffic by throttling itself.
    I've also read the fact that FiOS up/down rates have become "flatter" (by which I mean the up rate is closer to the down rate in terms of %) suggests that ISPs have accepted torrenters as legitimate, and legitimate use is what underlies the bandwidth issue. More...

  • Nov-02-2009 -- Letter: Global warming 'hoax' lives on despite evidence to the contrary
    Apart from the conflicting data analyses is the eyebrow-raising new book title from Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, "Super Freakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance."
    "To talk about global cooling at the end of the hottest decade the planet has experienced in many thousands of years is ridiculous," said Ken Caldeira, a climate scientist at the Carnegie Institution at Stanford. More...

  • Nov-02-2009 -- Facebook Wins $711m Judgment Against Spammer Who Hacked Site
    A California court has awarded the popular social networking website Facebook damages worth $711 Million in an anti-spam suit filed by the networking portal against Sanford Wallace, who was the main alleged spammer, along with Adam Arzoomanian and Scott Shaw.
    Facebook won an unprecedented $711 million dollar legal victory over one of the world's most notorious spammers, Stanford Wallace. More...

  • Nov-02-2009 -- An entire baby Wiimote peripheral
    The special edition of this child-rearing game aimed at little girls comes with a baby doll with a slot in its back for the Wii remote, which allows the doll to react "by giggling, gurgling or crying through the Wii remote."
    Wow, there's even Balance Board support! Could you just imagine that doll crying through the tinny, distorted Wii Remote speaker? Absolutely terrifying. More...

  • Nov-02-2009 -- Qian Xuesen dies at 98; rocket scientist helped establish Jet Propulsion ...
    Rocket scientist and father of China's space technology program, Qian Xuesen has died at the age of 98 in the capital city of Beijing.
    The handling of components and product will be via a new logistics centre in the province but the fight for Western investment and industry is continuing right across China and voices in the government itself have expressed some misgivings lately with the outright competition as provinces vie for prime targets. More...

  • Nov-02-2009 -- Is Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Terrorist Gameplay Artful?
    Private chat between players during online Xbox 360 gaming may soon become a thing of the past, as Microsoft is giving developers the option of leaving out the option for their future games.
    I highly doubt that there are enough cases of people cheating through party chat to warrant that being the reason to take it out of multiplayer games. More...

  • Nov-02-2009 -- Bing's new mobile site wants to be touched
    Flight status ''' Enter the airline and flight number and get the latest departure and landing times.
    The new interface features tabs and is optimized for high-resolution touch-screen devices like the iPhone or Microsoft's own Zune HD. The earlier version of Bing Mobile worked reasonably well , but the interface was rather generic. More...

Monday


  • Nov-02-2009 -- Surge in search innovation
    Have you seen the video of students from Keith Valley Middle School in Horsham, Pa., doing the Microsoft Bing Dance ? The fact that it was apparently a grassroots student phenomenon makes it slightly less disturbing than it would appear on the surface, but still, you gotta wonder how the parents of these children will feel.
    One Flickr user demonstrates how Microsoft featured a glowing quote from a "Twitter User" that, upon further investigation, turned out to work in Microsoft marketing. More...

  • Nov-02-2009 -- Twitter Rolls out Lists Feature to Most Users
    Previously in testing for a limited number of users , Lists has begun rolling out to larger and larger chunks of the Twitter community.
    Each of us is now a content curator. More...

  • Nov-02-2009 -- Capturing coal's carbon to cut greenhouse gas
    NEW HAVEN, W.Va. Eyes around the world were focused on Friday's commissioning of a carbon capture and storage facility at American Electric Power's Mountaineer Power Plant.
    West Virginia's Congressional representatives are loathe to support emissions taxes, cap and trade or other carbon-reducing measures, which the industry warns will be crippling. More...

  • Nov-02-2009 -- Sony Ericsson Rachael X3/X10's UI demoed on video again
    The Japanese-Swedish conglomerate seems not to like all the buzz around the Droid.
    Check out the two minute video below which shows what the Sony Ericsson Rachael UI looks like when doing some of the increasingly more common phone tasks.'' More...

  • Nov-02-2009 -- Dead Space: Extraction for Nintendo Wii -- Game Giveaway
    Dead Rising on the other hand had a smaller opening week, but benefited from being one of the earlier quality titles on the Xbox 360, and experienced strong sustained sells for an extend period of time especially in the Americas.
    Note: Dead Rising's Others region weekly sales are estimates on Americas/Others total sales ratio. More...

  • Nov-02-2009 -- Read all 'e-readers' posts in Crave
    All the tech news sites (including this one) have dedicated an enormous amount of time, effort, and words discussing the Apple iTablet.
    Basically, Creative is designing a tablet with a 'large' touchscreen that's designed for movie watching, Internet browsing, and e-book reading. More...

  • Nov-02-2009 -- Palm Pixi clears FCC
    Spoiler alert! Updating to iTunes 9.0.2 will break your ability to sync media to the Palm Pre.
    Palm, Android, and Microsoft will all create great phones that would make good phones like Research in Motion obsolete. More...

  • Nov-02-2009 -- Why Google Doesn't Like Its Phone Bill
    Google Voice lets users sign up for one number that can route incoming calls to cell, office or home phones.
    Google said it began blocking certain phone calls in August. More...

Sunday (Update 1)


  • Nov-01-2009 -- An internet that speaks to you
    Kleinrock developed the technology of packet switching, which allowed data to split up and Routed to various points across the internet.
    Kleinrock, Cerf, and Co. had things up and running on September 2, the day after Labor Day, sending bits between the IMP - a Honeywell DDP-516 mini computer with 12K of memory - and a 32-bit SDS Sigma 7 host machine. More...

  • Nov-01-2009 -- Blacksn0w iPhone Unlock Is Ready
    George Hotz, aka geohot, posted on his Twitter account that he has found an exploit to unlock any iPhone that contains the 05.11.77 radio baseband found in the 3.1.2 iPhone software.
    More...

  • Nov-01-2009 -- Twitter Rolls out Lists Feature to Most Users
    Previously in testing for a limited number of users , Lists has begun rolling out to larger and larger chunks of the Twitter community.
    If you're new or just straight lazy (no need to explain), we got you covered. More...

  • Nov-01-2009 -- Club Mixes Are the New Guitar Jam
    In August, during the Beatles: Rock Band mania, The New York Times reported that Rock Band and Guitar Hero have earned more than $3 billion and that a song'''s inclusion in either game can yield a ten-fold increase in iTunes sales.
    Duncan Campbell, 8 ¾, strikes a rock star pose as he plays Guitar Hero: World Tour. More...

  • Nov-01-2009 -- Innovations in Internet search are surging
    At the Oct. 20-22 Web 2.0 industry conference in San Francisco, Microsoft announced a deal that allows Bing to search up-to-the-minute postings on Twitter, with much of the software engineering done at Microsoft's Mountain View campus.
    The new tools have been integrated into the existing sidebar box displayed with all sets of Google search results, which B2B SEO marketers should bear in mind. More...

  • Nov-01-2009 -- Global is Local
    Apart from the conflicting data analyses is the eyebrow-raising new book title from Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, "Super Freakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance."
    Already there are about 390 parts per million - the highest level in 15 million years. More...

  • Nov-01-2009 -- Motorized La-Z-boy To be Sold on ebay
    State statute, however, determines how money from the auction will be divided, with some going to the state, the court system and the Police Department, Wobig said.
    The former owner, Dennis LeRoy Anderson, pleaded guilty to operating the chair while intoxicated. More...

  • Nov-01-2009 -- Space Challenge Gives NASA Run for Its Money
    Masten Space Systems' Xoie (ZOH'-ee) rocket took off from a launch pad at Mojave Air&Space Port on Thursday and flew to another pad where it set down as flame licked up the side.
    In Level 1 of the NGLLC, teams must simulate a lunar analog mission, and complete two successful flights, with the rocket rising to 50 meters, translating over to a second landing pad, and remaining in the air for at least 90 seconds. More...

Sunday


  • Nov-01-2009 -- US government opens $9m cyber security center
    "Only the office of the president has the authority to ensure that everyone is working off the same playbook."
    The U.S. government is promising a more coordinated approach to cyber attacks, with the creation of a new $9 million cyber security center. More...

  • Nov-01-2009 -- Meta: Bing Jingle Guy Writes Song For Students Who Sang Bing Jingle
    Representatives for Bing also wrote us after our "torture" post to point out the backstory about the students singing the Bing jingle.
    Maybe you'll recall when I ripped apart the Bing jingle winner back in August. More...

  • Nov-01-2009 -- Twitter Rolls out Lists Feature to Most Users
    Previously in testing for a limited number of users , Lists has begun rolling out to larger and larger chunks of the Twitter community.
    Each of us is now a content curator. More...

  • Nov-01-2009 -- Nokia to Pull Plug on N-Gage Gaming Platform
    Nokia will be migrating the N-Gage Arena and community features to the Ovi Store, and does not plan to launch any new gaming titles for N-Gage.
    Over on the official N-Gage blog, Nokia posted an entry saying that the N-Gage publishing platform will effectively be sent to the glue factory in less than a year. More...

  • Nov-01-2009 -- Masten Space Systems takes lead in Lunar Lander Challenge
    The Masten team's "try, try again" effort at California's Mojave Air and Space Port was aimed at winning the top prize in the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge's Level 2 contest.
    Armadillo, Masten, Sapcce-X, etc. should not be seen as NASA's competitors for funds for space. More...

  • Nov-01-2009 -- Club Mixes Are the New Guitar Jam
    In August, during the Beatles: Rock Band mania, The New York Times reported that Rock Band and Guitar Hero have earned more than $3 billion and that a song'''s inclusion in either game can yield a ten-fold increase in iTunes sales.
    According to reports, Activision is claiming that additional work is necessary in the creation process of a DJ Hero track. More...

  • Nov-01-2009 -- Parachute failure only blemish in successful Ares test flight
    Two of three parachutes malfunctioned during a test flight of a prototype moon rocket earlier this week, NASA reported on Friday.
    "We did not see any recontact between the upper stage and the first stage. More...

  • Nov-01-2009 -- 'DWI Chair' Bidding Is Over $37000
    Proctor Police Chief Walter Wobig said that Anderson is a '''super-nice guy.'''
    As well as an 8 horsepower engine borrowed from a lawnmower, Anderson installed headlights, steering system, rear roll bars, a cup holder and a stereo, and added a sticker to the rear announcing '''Hell yeah it'''s fast'''. More...





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