Otto Berkes - Origami's Architect gives first look at Ultramobile PCs
Otto Berkes is the architect (now general manager) behind the Ultra-Mobile PC team, code-named Origami. We have a conversation about Origami and the vision behind it. More on what was announced toda...
Google Click-Fraud Settlement VERY Material
Okay, this is getting ridiculous. Six days ago, Google CEO Eric Schmidt dismissed the click-fraud issue as "not material." Now, six days later, Google has agreed to a settlement in ONE click-fraud l...
American Airlines subpoenas Google, YouTube
update American Airlines is demanding that Google and video-sharing site YouTube reveal the name of the person who posted a portion of one of the airline's training videos on their Web sites. — Some...
Windows Live Search updates
Microsoft introduced a new front-end for MSN Search data last night on Live.com, the new default homepage for Internet Explorer users. The new features improve the search experience for novice users ...
Microsoft bombshell: no EFI support for Vista
Microsoft revealed today that it will not support EFI booting for Windows Vista on its launch. The news will be a shock for owners of Intel Macs who had hoped they would be able to dual-boot between ...
Eurocom Launches M590K SLI Notebook with 19-Inch 16:9 Screen
Eurocom introduced the M590K Emporor, a laptop that it calls the world's first SLI (Scan Line Interleave) notebook. Gamers will like the combination of two NVIDIA SLI-certified Geforce Go 7800 GTX 25...
VC Cliché of the Week
I am at eTech in San Diego now and was at a dinner with the usual suspects last night talking about the usual things. But then we got into a good conversation about bricks and mortar. In the late 90...
Needham's: 'Apple could grab 9% marketshare'
Needham & Co analyst Charles Wolf believes Apple is in position to achieve a massive growth in its market share - with consumers very ready to make the switch. — Apple should make every effort to el...
Garmin intros c510/530, C550 and screenless Mobile 20 with Bluetooth
Garmin has unveiledthree new GPS devices at CeBIT, all intended for in-car use, and two of which sport Bluetooth for interacting with yourcellphone. The c510/530 (Europe/North America) and c550 (pict...
Smart business: The P51 combines navigation and communication for professional users
BenQ Mobile, the new business division of the BenQ Corporation, presents the BenQ-Siemens P51, a high-performance smartphone that fulfils all the requirements of a discerning business user.
Online Gaming Subscriptions Rise in 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Worldwide online game subscription revenue grew 43 percent to $2 billion in 2005, according to a video gaming market research firm. — Online subscriptions remain a fraction of the...
Porn Biller Says It Was Framed
Online payment company iBill on Thursday said a massive cache of stolen consumer data uncovered by security experts did not come from its database. — "I'm the first person that would have taken this...