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Prototype $200 Tablet Runs Android, Chromium OS, Linux
(PC World)
PC World - $200 tablet PCs have been something of a pipe dream. There was the Crunchpad, which was supposed to be $200, but that didn’t last very long, coming out as the $400 Joo Joo. If what Freescale showed off at Mobile World Congress becomes reality, though, the dream may finally come true.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:16:00 GMT( 5 hours ago )
PC World - $200 tablet PCs have been something of a pipe dream. There was the Crunchpad, which was supposed to be $200, but that didn’t last very long, coming out as the $400 Joo Joo. If what Freescale showed off at Mobile World Congress becomes reality, though, the dream may finally come true.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:16:00 GMT( 5 hours ago )
US city schools locked down after online threat
(AFP)
AFP - A vague threat apparently posted by an Australian on two social networking sites led to the lockdown on Wednesday of all schools in the busy midwestern US city of Minneapolis, officials said.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:59:52 GMT( 7 hours ago )
AFP - A vague threat apparently posted by an Australian on two social networking sites led to the lockdown on Wednesday of all schools in the busy midwestern US city of Minneapolis, officials said.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:59:52 GMT( 7 hours ago )
Sony VAIO W Series Netbook
(PC World)
PC World - Buy.com has a Sony VAIO W Series netbook in cocoa brown on sale for $443.75 with free shipping. The sleek little netbook has a 10.1-inch backlit LCD panel, which has great picture quality with minimal glare, rich colors, and sharp contrast. The VAIO W Series also features 720p high-definition support and plays 720p video stutter-free. The unit on sale boasts a 1.66GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi. Like any good netbook, it also has a built-in Webcam and microphone and two USB ports--who needs an iPad when you can get this netbook for $50 less?
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:24:00 GMT( 10 hours ago )
PC World - Buy.com has a Sony VAIO W Series netbook in cocoa brown on sale for $443.75 with free shipping. The sleek little netbook has a 10.1-inch backlit LCD panel, which has great picture quality with minimal glare, rich colors, and sharp contrast. The VAIO W Series also features 720p high-definition support and plays 720p video stutter-free. The unit on sale boasts a 1.66GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi. Like any good netbook, it also has a built-in Webcam and microphone and two USB ports--who needs an iPad when you can get this netbook for $50 less?
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:24:00 GMT( 10 hours ago )
Consumer Reports: Apple still tops in computer tech support
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - I have the greatest respect for the men and women behind Apple's tech support. Despite having one of the toughest jobs in the industry, they've always been extremely efficient and courteous in solving my own problems.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:44:00 GMT( 7 hours ago )
Macworld.com - I have the greatest respect for the men and women behind Apple's tech support. Despite having one of the toughest jobs in the industry, they've always been extremely efficient and courteous in solving my own problems.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:44:00 GMT( 7 hours ago )
Motorola, Microsoft in deal to put Bing on phones
(Reuters)
Reuters - Motorola Inc has reached a deal with Microsoft Corp that will put Bing search and mapping services on its phones that use Google's Android operating system.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:19:55 GMT( 6 hours ago )
Reuters - Motorola Inc has reached a deal with Microsoft Corp that will put Bing search and mapping services on its phones that use Google's Android operating system.
Pubished :Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:19:55 GMT( 6 hours ago )
Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package
(AP)
AP - Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:50:51 GMT( 16 hours ago )
AP - Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:50:51 GMT( 16 hours ago )
Summary Box: Palm struggles in its phone comeback
(AP)
AP - PALM'S PROBLEM: As smart phones have gotten more popular, Apple Inc.'s iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerrys have benefited while Palm has fallen behind.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:59:18 GMT( 12 hours ago )
AP - PALM'S PROBLEM: As smart phones have gotten more popular, Apple Inc.'s iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerrys have benefited while Palm has fallen behind.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:59:18 GMT( 12 hours ago )
Former FCC Chair Says More Fiber Will Help Wireless Crunch
(PC World)
PC World - Laying more fiber is one way to make more efficient use of wireless spectrum, former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said on Wednesday.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:10:13 GMT( 14 hours ago )
PC World - Laying more fiber is one way to make more efficient use of wireless spectrum, former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said on Wednesday.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:10:13 GMT( 14 hours ago )
Stop TV networks' blackouts, providers beg the FCC
(AP)
AP - Cable, satellite TV and other video providers have asked the government to intervene in ongoing fee disputes with TV networks — big-money fights that are expected to escalate this year as more contracts expire.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:04:42 GMT( 14 hours ago )
AP - Cable, satellite TV and other video providers have asked the government to intervene in ongoing fee disputes with TV networks — big-money fights that are expected to escalate this year as more contracts expire.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:04:42 GMT( 14 hours ago )
First lady launches contest for healthy kids games
(AP)
AP - First lady Michelle Obama challenged software and video game designers Wednesday to develop games and tools that get kids, especially 9- to 12-year-olds, excited about eating better and exercising more.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:01:07 GMT( 12 hours ago )
AP - First lady Michelle Obama challenged software and video game designers Wednesday to develop games and tools that get kids, especially 9- to 12-year-olds, excited about eating better and exercising more.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:01:07 GMT( 12 hours ago )
Google Apps Store Seeks Cloud Collaboration Boost
(PC World)
PC World - Google's new Apps Marketplace could give a significant boost to Web-based communication and collaboration software for businesses by creating a wide-ranging yet integrated virtual suite of heterogeneous cloud applications.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:10:17 GMT( 14 hours ago )
PC World - Google's new Apps Marketplace could give a significant boost to Web-based communication and collaboration software for businesses by creating a wide-ranging yet integrated virtual suite of heterogeneous cloud applications.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:10:17 GMT( 14 hours ago )
Rumor: Dell Mini 5 to Take on iPad With Amazon and Kindle Integration?
(PC World)
PC World - Dell's upcoming Mini 5, which was first shown publicly at this years CES, will be made available in a range of colors and will also feature integration with a host of Amazon services, according to a recently leaked internal document.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:09:00 GMT( 15 hours ago )
PC World - Dell's upcoming Mini 5, which was first shown publicly at this years CES, will be made available in a range of colors and will also feature integration with a host of Amazon services, according to a recently leaked internal document.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:09:00 GMT( 15 hours ago )
HP Turns Steve Jobs' Flash Snub Against Apple's iPad
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - No watered-down Internet. No sacrifices. That's the promise Hewlett-Packard Vice President and CTO Phil McKinney offered consumers in a blog post about the PC giant's upcoming tablet computer. HP's iPad competitor, he promised, will offer a full web browsing experience in the palm of your hand.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:12:09 GMT( 17 hours ago )
NewsFactor - No watered-down Internet. No sacrifices. That's the promise Hewlett-Packard Vice President and CTO Phil McKinney offered consumers in a blog post about the PC giant's upcoming tablet computer. HP's iPad competitor, he promised, will offer a full web browsing experience in the palm of your hand.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:12:09 GMT( 17 hours ago )
GDC: Ngmoco hopes to rule with new mobile games
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - What’s better than being king? Being a god. Ngmoco’s new mobile games will let you do both.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:17:00 GMT( 18 hours ago )
Macworld.com - What’s better than being king? Being a god. Ngmoco’s new mobile games will let you do both.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:17:00 GMT( 18 hours ago )
Top free troubleshooting tools for Windows
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - No computer runs perfectly forever. Somewhere along the line, something will go wrong. While each successive version of Windows has been that much more reliable and self-healing, that's never been an argument to forgo a good collection of software tools.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:30:00 GMT( 18 hours ago )
InfoWorld - No computer runs perfectly forever. Somewhere along the line, something will go wrong. While each successive version of Windows has been that much more reliable and self-healing, that's never been an argument to forgo a good collection of software tools.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:30:00 GMT( 18 hours ago )
Street Fighter IV arrives in the App Store
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Students of the hadouken have a new venue to test their fighting mettle: Street Fighter IV launched Wednesday for the iPhone and iPod touch. This seminal arcade fighter brings high-end graphics, complex combos, and a memorable cast of characters to the mobile platform.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:06:00 GMT
Macworld.com - Students of the hadouken have a new venue to test their fighting mettle: Street Fighter IV launched Wednesday for the iPhone and iPod touch. This seminal arcade fighter brings high-end graphics, complex combos, and a memorable cast of characters to the mobile platform.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:06:00 GMT
Google opens virtual shop for business software
(AFP)
AFP - Google opened an online shop for business software hosted as services in the Internet "cloud."
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:09:38 GMT
AFP - Google opened an online shop for business software hosted as services in the Internet "cloud."
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:09:38 GMT
Arm Sees Over 50 New IPad-like Devices out This Year
(PC World)
PC World - The launch of Apple's iPad will pave the way for a slew of rival products this year, an Arm executive said Wednesday, predicting over 50 tablet PC devices will be launched globally.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:30:13 GMT
PC World - The launch of Apple's iPad will pave the way for a slew of rival products this year, an Arm executive said Wednesday, predicting over 50 tablet PC devices will be launched globally.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:30:13 GMT
Chinese group files complaint over "faulty" HP laptops
(Reuters)
Reuters - More than 100 Chinese consumers have filed an official complaint against Hewlett-Packard Co over faulty laptop computers, leaving the door open for a lawsuit against the U.S. technology company, a lawyer for the group said on Wednesday.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:59:44 GMT
Reuters - More than 100 Chinese consumers have filed an official complaint against Hewlett-Packard Co over faulty laptop computers, leaving the door open for a lawsuit against the U.S. technology company, a lawyer for the group said on Wednesday.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:59:44 GMT
Man stabbed with meat thermometer at movie in CA
(AP)
AP - Authorities say a man was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer after asking a woman to silence her cell phone during a screening of the film "Shutter Island" at a Southern California movie theater.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:18:05 GMT
AP - Authorities say a man was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer after asking a woman to silence her cell phone during a screening of the film "Shutter Island" at a Southern California movie theater.
Pubished :Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:18:05 GMT
`Nobel of computing' goes to early PC designer
(AP)
AP - A Microsoft Corp. researcher won the $250,000 Turing Award, one of technology's most coveted prizes, on Tuesday for his work helping design and build what is widely considered the first modern personal computer.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:08:06 GMT
AP - A Microsoft Corp. researcher won the $250,000 Turing Award, one of technology's most coveted prizes, on Tuesday for his work helping design and build what is widely considered the first modern personal computer.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:08:06 GMT
Booksellers fighting Amazon's Canadian bid
(Reuters)
Reuters - Fearing an apparent assault by Amazon.com on Canadian culture, the Canadian Booksellers Association is urging the federal government to block the U.S. Internet retailer from establishing a physical presence north of the border.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:26:12 GMT
Reuters - Fearing an apparent assault by Amazon.com on Canadian culture, the Canadian Booksellers Association is urging the federal government to block the U.S. Internet retailer from establishing a physical presence north of the border.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:26:12 GMT
Office updates patch Excel security flaw
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Microsoft rolled out minor updates to the 2004 and 2008 editions of its Office suite of productivity tools on Tuesday that patch a security vulnerability in the Excel spreadsheet application.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:07:00 GMT
Macworld.com - Microsoft rolled out minor updates to the 2004 and 2008 editions of its Office suite of productivity tools on Tuesday that patch a security vulnerability in the Excel spreadsheet application.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:07:00 GMT
Google Testing Personalized Search for TV Programs
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - As Internet and television continue to converge, Google is actively testing a new television-programming search service with Dish Network, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The service reportedly runs on TV set-top boxes that host Google software and enable viewers to find shows on Dish and video on web sites like YouTube. The Journal cited people familiar with the matter who said the service will allow viewers to personalize a lineup of shows.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:05:38 GMT
NewsFactor - As Internet and television continue to converge, Google is actively testing a new television-programming search service with Dish Network, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The service reportedly runs on TV set-top boxes that host Google software and enable viewers to find shows on Dish and video on web sites like YouTube. The Journal cited people familiar with the matter who said the service will allow viewers to personalize a lineup of shows.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:05:38 GMT
AP hires NY Times exec to boost digital revenue
(AP)
AP - An executive who helped run The New York Times' Web site has been hired to guide The Associated Press' effort to sell consumer applications for the Apple iPad and other digital devices, the news cooperative said Tuesday.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:43:53 GMT
AP - An executive who helped run The New York Times' Web site has been hired to guide The Associated Press' effort to sell consumer applications for the Apple iPad and other digital devices, the news cooperative said Tuesday.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:43:53 GMT
iCalShare relaunched with even more calendars
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Remember iCalShare? The calendar-sharing site—once touted by Steve Jobs during a Macworld Expo keynote—seemed to have vanished for a while, but it’s now back, and even easier to use. iCalShare now provides more than 3,500 free calendars in 40 categories, with its search tool and interface both undergoing improvements in its latest incarnation.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:45:00 GMT
Macworld.com - Remember iCalShare? The calendar-sharing site—once touted by Steve Jobs during a Macworld Expo keynote—seemed to have vanished for a while, but it’s now back, and even easier to use. iCalShare now provides more than 3,500 free calendars in 40 categories, with its search tool and interface both undergoing improvements in its latest incarnation.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:45:00 GMT
IBM makes Earth-friendly plastic from plants
(AFP)
AFP - IBM researchers on Tuesday said they have discovered a way to make Earth-friendly plastic from plants that could replace petroleum-based products tough on the environment.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:18:57 GMT
AFP - IBM researchers on Tuesday said they have discovered a way to make Earth-friendly plastic from plants that could replace petroleum-based products tough on the environment.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:18:57 GMT
Sony to start selling 3-D TVs in June
(AP)
AP - Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers to embrace the technology for their living rooms.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:41:19 GMT
AP - Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers to embrace the technology for their living rooms.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:41:19 GMT
Texas Instruments
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Texas Instruments , a maker of cell-phone chips, raised its low end of Q1 EPS forecast to 48-52 cents vs. views of 49 cents. It also expects Q1 revenue of $3.07 bil-$3.19 bil vs. views of $3.08 bil. Shares dipped in late trading.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:42:00 GMT
Investor's Business Daily - Texas Instruments , a maker of cell-phone chips, raised its low end of Q1 EPS forecast to 48-52 cents vs. views of 49 cents. It also expects Q1 revenue of $3.07 bil-$3.19 bil vs. views of $3.08 bil. Shares dipped in late trading.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:42:00 GMT
TV Industry Needs a Standard for 3D Glasses -- Now
(PC World)
PC World - After months of buzz, 3D television has officially arrived. Panasonic on Wednesday will launch its new series of 3D-enabled HDTVs at Best Buy, a move that's part of a united industry effort to bring three-dimensional entertainment to your living room.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:21:00 GMT
PC World - After months of buzz, 3D television has officially arrived. Panasonic on Wednesday will launch its new series of 3D-enabled HDTVs at Best Buy, a move that's part of a united industry effort to bring three-dimensional entertainment to your living room.
Pubished :Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:21:00 GMT
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