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| Apple | |
| Apple files patent for iPod background display (Electronista) | |
| Apple has developed a technology that would let iPhones and iPods display basic warnings to users without invoking the full screen a new US patent filing shows. The system would use a second always-on but power-efficient backlight to illuminate a ... | |
| OpenCL for Snow Leopard nearly complete in 6 mos. (Electronista) | |
| Khronos Group and its alliance of associated companies have managed to build the OpenCL programming standard in just six months according to Macworld. OpenCL Open Computing Language is a standard for parallel programming which could serve as the ... | |
| Cell Phone | |
| Samsung launches 256GB solid-state drive (CNET) | |
| Electronics maker begins mass-producing its largest-capacity SSD product to date. Its single-platform design includes a chip controller NAND flash and special drive firmware. | |
| BlackBerry Storm to face launch shortage (Electronista) | |
| The launch of Verizon's BlackBerry Storm on Friday may fall short of expectations due to a last-minute flaw according to tips given to BGR. A security issue discovered at the last moment by RIM has reportedly forced both it and Verizon to update th... | |
| Samsung mass-produces fast 256GB SSD (Electronista) | |
| Samsung on Wednesday night said it has started manufacturing the 256GB Flash SSD. The 2.5-inch solid-state drive stands both as the company's largest-capacity drive and also its fastest. Its sequential read speed is slightly lower than for its Inte... | |
| In case you missed our BlackBerry Storm review... (Engadget) | |
| The most anticipated BlackBerry of the year sorry Bold is just a day away from release on Verizon -- and naturally we've got the full rundown. Want to know if this is the phone for you Click the pic or the link below to get the scoopContinue on to read the... | |
| Nokia N96 Bruce Lee Edition: the only thing tougher than Chuck Norris (Engadget) | |
| OMG OMG OMG... sorry but our inner Japanese school-girl was just unleashed with the arrival of the Nokia N96 Bruce Lee Edition. If Nokia had any sense they'd expand the action-doll bundle to the world beyond Hong Kong. Even for 8788 Chinese Yuan about 1... | |
| Samsung's awe-inspiring 256GB SSD now available still unpriced (Engadget) | |
| We can think of exactly one reason Samsung still won't dish out a price on its completely mind-melting 256GB FlashSSD: because those that have to know can't afford. The drive which was announced way back in May of the year two-thousand and eight doubles th... | |
| Cell Phones As Wallets One Step Closer (Information Week) | |
| The GSM Association called for most mainstream cell phones to have NFC technology which paves the way for phones to be used as contactless payment devices. | |
| New BlackBerry is good iPhone challenger (MSNBC) | |
| Review: BlackBerry fans can rejoice: the Storm Research In Motions first all-touchscreen Blackberry will make even iPhone users salivate just a little bit over some of the features of this very slick and sophisticated smartphone. | |
| Computer | |
| Why Dell has its head in the clouds (CNET) | |
| The company intends to preload computers with more subscription-based functions over the next few months in an expansion of its cloud-computing ambitions | |
| MSI launches VR220 YA Edition notebook (Electronista) | |
| MSI has launched its latest series of notebooks the VR220 YA Edition available in black or pastel shades of blue green or pink. The devices feature Intel's Pentium dual-core processor and integrated GMA 4500M GPU. Memory options allow up to 2GB... | |
| ASUS Eee Top launched loved by product waifs and the children who raise them (Engadget) | |
| Our brothers in gadgetry over at Engadget Chinese are at ASUS' Eee Top unveiling in Taipei. They've already been hands-on with the 15.6-inch all-in-one touchscreen PC and consider the build quality to be ok consistent with the traditional read: non-S101 Ee... | |
| IBM tries to bring brain's processing power to computers (Infoworld) | |
| IBM Research on Thursday is expected to uncover work it is doing to bring the brain39s processing power to computers in an effort to make it easier for PCs to process vast amounts of data in real time.The researchers want to put brain-related senses like p... | |
| Gaming | |
| Quit your job and make your game (MSNBC) | |
| Created by two guys with a big idea and little money World of Goo is proof that small-time game developers fueled by nothing more than a unique vision and a willingness to take big risks are coming up with some the year's most compelling distinctive and bu... | |
| Xbox 360 gets a makeover and avatars (MSNBC) | |
| Will Halo 3 players want to make cute little avatars on their Xbox 360 Well guess what Theyll have to. Its the first thing youre prompted to do in the New Xbox Experience the shiny new makeover to the Xbox interface that rolled out on Wednesday. | |
| PG and Google trade corporate know-how (Intl.Tribune) | |
| Procter Gamble said that it had conducted job swaps with Google and that Google employees had been at PG's headquarters in Cincinnati headquarters to help with training. | |
| Google gives online life to Life mag's photos (MSNBC) | |
| Google Inc. has opened an online photo gallery that will feature millions of images from Life magazine's archives that have never been seen by the public before. | |
| How Google's Ear Hears (Technology Review) | |
| The new voice-search application for the iPhone marks a milestone for spoken interfaces.Presented By:Expedition Week Continues TonightSeven nights of one great discovery after another continues tonight at 9P ep only on National Geographic Channel. From th... | |
| Hardware | |
| Vizio intros 55-inch 1080p XVT HDTV soundbar more goodies (Engadget) | |
| Chrismakwanzika has come early for anyone remotely interested in Vizio kit and quite honestly even for those that aren't. From the top we've got the 55-inch VF550XVT1A a 1080p HDTV with 120Hz Smooth Motion Video technology a 50000:1 dynamic contrast ratio ... | |
| HP | |
| HP expects revenue and profits will top forecasts (Intl.Tribune) | |
| Hewlett-Packard delivered a comparatively optimistic forecast Tuesday for sales in the coming year bucking the recent trend of gloomy predictions from other major technology companies. | |
| IBM | |
| IBM to buy Transitive (ArsTechnica) | |
| IBM has announced plans to acquire Transitive the company that makes the code translation technology behind Apple's Rosetta. IBM says Transitive's software will enable x86 Linux applications to run on Power systems.Read More... | |
| IBM tries to bring brain's processing power to computers (Infoworld) | |
| IBM Research on Thursday is expected to uncover work it is doing to bring the brain39s processing power to computers in an effort to make it easier for PCs to process vast amounts of data in real time.The researchers want to put brain-related senses like p... | |
| Internet | |
| DeFi will serve up VoIP over WiFi on iPhone (ArsTechnica) | |
| VoIP over WiFi with a flat-rate monthly charge for both calls and the networkmdashwhat's the catch Provider DeFi says they can deliver it all: now to Nokia S60 phones and soon to iPhones.Read More... | |
| It exists Chinese Democracy launching on MySpace Music (ArsTechnica) | |
| In 1991 the original George Bush was midway through his term music came on cassette or CD and Guns 'N Roses released their last album of original material. That will change at midnight Thursday as Chinese Democracy 17 years in the making is streamed for fr... | |
| Privacy forum sets online agenda (BBC) | |
| A new US privacy group aims to influence the policies of the incoming Obama administration. | |
| Web debut for Guns N' Roses album (BBC) | |
| Guns N' Roses have launched their new album on MySpace ahead of its release in shops. | |
| Yahoo rolls out Glue search pages in the U.S. (Infoworld) | |
| Yahoo rolled out a160beta version of its new Glue search concept 160for the first time in the U.S. late Wednesday.The Internet search method aggregates text images and video results on a single results page . Keep up on the latest tech news headlines at In... | |
| Microsoft stays open to collaborative search deal with Yahoo (Intl.Tribune) | |
| But Yahoo has an even more fundamental decision to make analysts and other Internet watchers say: Should it finally listen to the devotees of deal-making and sell some or all of itself to another Internet player | |
| PC Magazine will be online only (Intl.Tribune) | |
| It is the latest of several magazine publishers to drop a print edition as advertising plummets and the cost of printing a paper version rises. | |
| Web journalists' bark grows louder (Intl.Tribune) | |
| As newspapers shrink a new kind of Web-based news operation has arisen in several U.S. cities forcing the papers to follow their lead. | |
| Web retailers in U.S. are waging seasonal price wars (Intl.Tribune) | |
| As deserted malls and department stores struggle to court cash-short consumers with steep discounts a similar and even more ferocious price war is being waged online. | |
| Google gives online life to Life mag's photos (MSNBC) | |
| Google Inc. has opened an online photo gallery that will feature millions of images from Life magazine's archives that have never been seen by the public before. | |
| Teenagers Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing (New York Times) | |
| Good news for worried parents: All those hours their teenagers spend socializing on the Internet are not a bad thing according to the MacArthur Foundation. | |
| Web Retailers Are Waging Seasonal Price Wars (New York Times) | |
| As deserted malls and department stores struggle to court consumers with steep discounts an even more ferocious price war is being waged online. | |
| iPhone vs Android | |
| DeFi will serve up VoIP over WiFi on iPhone (ArsTechnica) | |
| VoIP over WiFi with a flat-rate monthly charge for both calls and the networkmdashwhat's the catch Provider DeFi says they can deliver it all: now to Nokia S60 phones and soon to iPhones.Read More... | |
| Mobispine's iPhone MMS application... for the entire universe (Engadget) | |
| We heard yesterday that Telia customers might be getting an MMS app for their iPhones and that it was being developed by the carrier themselves with plans to launch in the next two months. Well today we've gotten word that Mobispine is likely the developer... | |
| New BlackBerry is good iPhone challenger (MSNBC) | |
| Review: BlackBerry fans can rejoice: the Storm Research In Motions first all-touchscreen Blackberry will make even iPhone users salivate just a little bit over some of the features of this very slick and sophisticated smartphone. | |
| Law | |
| FCC inquiry on cable channel pricing heats up then cools down (ArsTechnica) | |
| The Chair of the FCC has been offering hot words about Comcast's response to a channel pricing inquiry. Now everybody is trying to cool off. Read More... | |
| Judge throws ComcastNFL Network mess back at FCC (ArsTechnica) | |
| It's back to the original line of scrimmage for the great slugfest between Comcast and the NFL Network. An FCC administrative judge says the case needs more time to be resolved.Read More... | |
| Microsoft | |
| Microsoft ends Yahoo deal talk (BBC) | |
| Microsoft's boss tells the firm's annual general meeting that it is no longer looking to buy Yahoo. | |
| Zune Pass adds 10 permanent monthly tracks (Electronista) | |
| Microsoft on Thursday gave its Zune Pass feature an upgrade by letting owners keep ten of the songs they download each month as part of the unlimited subscription service. The plan includes music from all four major labels as well as independents su... | |
| Microsoft's mobile IE6 will require more powerful handsets (Infoworld) | |
| Microsoft faces a tough sell with its latest mobile browser Internet Explorer 6 since consumers will need to buy more powerful handsets to run it.Microsoft which announced plans earlier this week to launch IE6 with market leader China Mobile has made no se... | |
| Microsoft stays open to collaborative search deal with Yahoo (Intl.Tribune) | |
| But Yahoo has an even more fundamental decision to make analysts and other Internet watchers say: Should it finally listen to the devotees of deal-making and sell some or all of itself to another Internet player | |
| Microsoft to work for new standard for interaction with media sites (Intl.Tribune) | |
| Microsoft said it planned to work more closely with publishers on the development of a new technological standard that would give them more control over what happens to their material after it has been referenced by search engines like Microsoft's Live Sea... | |
| Microsoft lets Zune subscribers keep tunes (MSNBC) | |
| Microsoft Corp. is giving an early holiday gift to people who pay for all-you-can-listen access to the Zune digital music store: 10 songs to keep each month included in the 14.99 monthly subscription fee. | |
| Yahoo Bid Is Over Microsoft Says (New York Times) | |
| Steven A. Ballmers stance may force Yahoos next chief executive to find another way to revive the companys profit. | |
| Semiconductor | |
| Semiconductor industry group predicts chip slump in 2009 (ArsTechnica) | |
| The Semiconductor Industry Association is predicting a significant decline in industry earnings for Q4 with a following downturn in 2009. The good news is that we shouldn't see anything like the 2000-2001 plunge but the tech industry's previously strong pe... | |
| Stockwatch: Chip makers hit hard by pessimistic 2009 forecast (TG Daily) | |
| Software | |
| Mozilla revenue 75 million in 2007 up 12 percent (ArsTechnica) | |
| Mozilla has published its financial statements for 2007 which reveal that the organization brought in 75 million. Mozilla chairperson Mitchell Baker says that Firefox's broader user base and expanded geographical reach are signs of success.Read More... | |
| Meizu M8 captured on video looking smooth doing multitouch (Engadget) | |
| Oh M8 you've grown up before our eyes. It seems like just yesterday we were looking at your early incarnations and their uncanny similarity to certain other devices. And how could we forget those times we spent together waiting for you at trade shows and m... | |
| Adobe Flash Hits Home Run With MLB (Information Week) | |
| During the 2008 season the site presented video in standard-definition TV quality at 1.2 Mbps in 16-by-9 widescreen format. | |
| Review: Adobe Soundbooth CS4 (Macworld) | |
| Adobes audio editing application Soundbooth CS4 is a compromise. Although it includes more advanced features than the previous version its still not willing to take on the role of a full-blown professional audio editor. Rather it eschews features commonly ... | |
| Sony | |
| Sony loses patent suit ordered to pay 18.5 million (Engadget) | |
| Way back in 2006 Lucent-spin off Agere Systems filed a lawsuit against Sony claiming the electronics behemoth had infringed on not one not two but eight of its patents. As it turns out a prior deal with Lucent gave Sony the rights to use seven of those but... | |
| Space | |
| Obama's NASA Dilemma (Technology Review) | |
| The fate of the U.S. space program hangs in the balance. | |
| Wireless | |
| DeFi will serve up VoIP over WiFi on iPhone (ArsTechnica) | |
| VoIP over WiFi with a flat-rate monthly charge for both calls and the networkmdashwhat\'s the catch Provider DeFi says they can deliver it all: now to Nokia S60 phones and soon to iPhones.Read More... | |
| Yahoo | |
| Microsoft ends Yahoo deal talk (BBC) | |
| Microsoft's boss tells the firm's annual general meeting that it is no longer looking to buy Yahoo. | |
| Yahoo OneSearch coming to T-Mobile USA (Infoworld) | |
| T-Mobile USA will provide Yahoo39s OneSearch search engine on its phones a Yahoo executive said Wednesday.T-Mobile is placing a OneSearch button on its phones in a deal that is to be announced soon said Marco Boerries executive vice president and head of Y... | |
| Yahoo rolls out Glue search pages in the U.S. (Infoworld) | |
| Yahoo rolled out a160beta version of its new Glue search concept 160for the first time in the U.S. late Wednesday.The Internet search method aggregates text images and video results on a single results page . Keep up on the latest tech news headlines at In... | |
| Microsoft stays open to collaborative search deal with Yahoo (Intl.Tribune) | |
| But Yahoo has an even more fundamental decision to make analysts and other Internet watchers say: Should it finally listen to the devotees of deal-making and sell some or all of itself to another Internet player | |
| Yahoo Bid Is Over Microsoft Says (New York Times) | |
| Steven A. Ballmers stance may force Yahoos next chief executive to find another way to revive the companys profit. | |
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