Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Latest News
The popular site is aiming to beat Amazon online with a selection of unrestricted MP3 downloads. 13-Feb-2008

Renesas SP Drivers will develop driver and controller chips for small LCDs in mobile devices. 13-Feb-2008

ISP Tele2 says it's not a weapon in the music industry's war against copyright violations. 13-Feb-2008

Acer is taking aim at Japan and also plans to launch low cost PCs and mobility products this year. 13-Feb-2008

The second lengthy BlackBerry outage in less than a year has one consulting company advising clients not to rely solely on the popular smart phones for critical e-mail messages. 13-Feb-2008

The Senate rejected a bid to remove legal immunity for telecom providers that participated in a government surveillance program. 13-Feb-2008

After declining Microsoft's buyout offer, Yahoo starts the layoffs announced last month. 13-Feb-2008

A fire an LCD monitor assembly plant in China will affect Lite-On's production, but won't disrupt global supplies. 13-Feb-2008

T-Mobile customers in 11 countries will see oneSearch as their mobile search application. 13-Feb-2008

News stories, videos, and blogs produced in the first 24 hours of the iPhone launch 13-Feb-2008

Looking for love this Valentine's Day? Sure, you'll find amore--and whole lot more--with online dating. 12-Feb-2008

All travelers, U.S. citizens and others, need to be aware of certain issues when entering the U.S. with electronic equipment. 12-Feb-2008

The Symbian operating system grew 50 percent over 2007, and is well placed to grow in future, according its chief executive officer. 12-Feb-2008

The software update for the Apple TV that was promised by Steve Jobs last month is now available. 12-Feb-2008

Microsoft today included a set of nonsecurity updates to prepare customers to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 as part of its monthly "Patch Tuesday" security fixes. 12-Feb-2008

IDG World Expo today said this year's E for All game show, initally scheduled for August, will happen October 3-5, 2008. 12-Feb-2008

Research In Motion still can't say why its BlackBerry service went down for several hours yesterday. 12-Feb-2008

Eleven security updates are released today that fix a number of critical flaws in Microsoft products, including Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer. 12-Feb-2008

Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin says too many OSes are hindering mobile app development. 12-Feb-2008

Samsung and LG Electronics unveiled mobile phones running on LiMo, the new mobile Linux. 12-Feb-2008

Apple may release an iPhone with 3G technology by midyear, financial analyst says. 12-Feb-2008

Acer says a strong laptop market will push its 2008 sales up 35 percent over last year. 12-Feb-2008

Google search will be added first to new Nokia multimedia phones, then roll out to other handsets. 12-Feb-2008

UK plan would require ISPs to monitor Internet activity and cut off service to copyright violators. 12-Feb-2008

Seeking new subscribers, Match.com is testing a Facebook app, considering a hookup with MySpace. 12-Feb-2008

This week CNN is launching iReport.com, a site built completely on user-produced news. 12-Feb-2008

Vodafone is testing HSPA+, an update to the HSPA mobile broadband technology. 12-Feb-2008

Motorola has seen a 'tremendous increase' in sales of set-top boxes for HDTV services. 12-Feb-2008

The AOL Open Mobile Platform can be used for creating apps that run on any mobile phone. 12-Feb-2008

Asustek's upcoming U2E ultraportable has a leather-bound case and a 32GB solid state drive. 12-Feb-2008

RIM Co-Chief Exec Balsille says company may produce a touchscreen BlackBerry if demand is high. 12-Feb-2008

BenQ has unveiled the user interface for an upcoming Linux-based 'mobile Internet device.' 12-Feb-2008

Samsung says there is too much overlap, buying Motorola's mobile phone unit is not a good idea. 12-Feb-2008

Yahoo's new oneConnect service lets mobile phone users share bits of their favorite Web sites with friends. 12-Feb-2008

LG.Philips LCD is changing its name to LG Display, after Philips Electronics reduced its stake in the company. 12-Feb-2008

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Latest News
So-called 'white-label' social networks are proliferating in vertical markets and enterprises. 09-Feb-2008

The board, which met this weekend, reportedly expressed concern about regulatory scrutiny. 09-Feb-2008

A Dutch company develops the 'Tankpitstop' robot to fill 'er up while drivers relax. 09-Feb-2008

Industry organizations see opposition to patent reform legislation and step up the debate. 09-Feb-2008

CFO Chris Liddell has pushed for dozens of deals--including the recent bid for Yahoo--in his three years at Microsoft. 09-Feb-2008

Nokia began offering its N-Gage gaming service to N81 users and rebranded its Twango photo- and video-sharing site. 09-Feb-2008

Michel Mayer is leaving his dual role as chairman and CEO for the semiconductor company. 09-Feb-2008

A licensing organization for the University of Wisconsin claims Intel infringed on its patent related to processor technology. 09-Feb-2008

Barclays has sold its Colorado call center to Firstsource Solutions, which will use the site for several clients. 09-Feb-2008

Modeling and animation technology from acquisition Caligari could boost Microsoft's Virtual Earth mapping system. 09-Feb-2008

Dell has trimmed its online selection of AMD-based consumer systems, focusing instead on offering Intel-based PCs. 09-Feb-2008

The Web site of AvSoft Technologies attempts to install a virus on visiting PCs, security firm warns. 09-Feb-2008

Several partner firms will demo prototypes of devices running Android at the Mobile World Congress, Google says. 09-Feb-2008

Activists are calling for a vigil to draw attention to Saudi Arabian blogger Fouad Al-Farhan, imprisoned since December. 09-Feb-2008

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Latest News
Dell is patching up its mashed-up enterprise support model by retooling some elements. 06-Feb-2008

Enterprises get tips from a consultant on dealing with compliance, discounts, ongoing support, and terms and conditions. 06-Feb-2008

A former Xerox customer service agent is charged with stealing and reselling stolen cartridges. 06-Feb-2008

Technology displays two-line banner ads on cell phone screens along with free e-mail service. 06-Feb-2008

The new Open Value Subscription program gives additional software license options to small businesses. 06-Feb-2008

Zimbra, acquired by Yahoo last year, updated its communication and collaboration suite. 06-Feb-2008

Attackers are exploiting an ActiveX bug in Yahoo's Jukebox music player, Symantec says. 05-Feb-2008

Skype patches a critical vulnerability that forced it to dump features from its VoIP and chat software to prevent attackers from hijacking Windows PCs. 05-Feb-2008

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says future growth for the company hinges on continued investment, especially in eight core areas. 05-Feb-2008

A judge will decide if a company that gathers evidence for the RIAA in illegal file-sharing cases should be required to have a private investigator's license. 05-Feb-2008

The CanSecWest security research conference promoters are thinking about giving hackers another shot at hacking a Mac, as well as Linux- and Windows-based PCs. 05-Feb-2008

AT&T will raise rates for most of its major broadband plans in its 13-state legacy region starting in March, the company said this week. 05-Feb-2008

A wave of bugs in the plug-in technology used by Microsoft's browser has some security experts recommending that users disable all ActiveX controls. 05-Feb-2008

Our cell phone expert puts the HTC SMT5800 through its paces and finds out how it stacks up against Verizon's other Windows Mobile phones. 05-Feb-2008

Hands-on users of the new OS are proving to be the most resistant. 05-Feb-2008

Although motor skills are equal, males were quicker to understand the object of the tested games, and thus performed better initially, the study found. 05-Feb-2008

GameTap is shutting down the servers for its Myst Online multiplayer online game, but site will remain live. 05-Feb-2008

Terra Soft has released Yellow Dog Linux 6.0, which runs on G4 and G5 Macs. 05-Feb-2008

Adobe Systems is discontinuing its royalty-free Adobe Stock Photos service on April 1. 05-Feb-2008

Aloha Spectrum Holdings sold 12 MHz of its nationwide 700 MHz wireless spectrum to AT&T for $2.5 billion. 05-Feb-2008

PicoChip's base station for the 4G mobile standard LTE can also run WiMax. 05-Feb-2008

A Las Vegas company has been fined $2.6 million and ordered to stop sending spam, making false claims. 05-Feb-2008

A new language is being developed by cell phone-addicted teens based on predictive text. 05-Feb-2008

A civil suit filed by Dell sheds light on typosquatting, creating ad-filled Web pages with URLs that are similar to brand-name sites. 05-Feb-2008

Apple iTunes now offers Naval Battle, and Chess and Backgammon, for latest-gen iPods. 05-Feb-2008

Acronis Recovery lets IT managers back up and recover SQL Server, Oracle, and Microsoft Exchange databases. 05-Feb-2008

Developers working on a Mac port of the Xbox Media Center software have released XBMC version 1. 05-Feb-2008

With the iPhone in only four countries, Apple has become the world's third largest smart phone supplier. 05-Feb-2008

Announcements by Yahoo and Google show that Microsoft faces challenges to its business software franchises. 05-Feb-2008

HP now uses recycled plastics to produce its inkjet printer cartridges. 05-Feb-2008

Researchers say proof-of-concept chip is 10 times more efficient than chips in current cell phones. 05-Feb-2008

Nvidia is buying graphics vendor Ageia Technologies, developer of the PhysX gaming engine. 05-Feb-2008

EA is limiting sequels to focus on original games like Spore, expects PS3 to outsell Xbox. 05-Feb-2008

The MySpace developer Web site launches today; developers have till March to create apps before they're available to members. 05-Feb-2008

eBay merchants say new fee structure and ban on leaving negative feedback about buyers will change the marketplace. 05-Feb-2008