Apple hit with class-action lawsuit over iPhone 3G flakiness
We all knew it was coming, it was just a matter of time. A lawsuit has been filed against Apple over what the plaintiff is referring to as the “Defective iPhone 3G,” which she hopes will become a cla...
Intel lets slip first dual-core Atom
IDF Intel has quietly introduced its first dual-core Atom processor, the 330, and a new motherboard to go with it. — The 45nm 330's a low-power part and - as the lack of an ‘N’ prefix shows - it's a...
American Air kicks off in-flight Internet service
CHICAGO (Reuters) - AMR Corp's American Airlines began offering Internet access on long-haul domestic flights on Wednesday, making American the first U.S. airline to offer full in-flight broadband. —...
Computer games industry threat to downloaders: 'pay up or we'll sue'
The computer games industry has launched an unprecedented assault on illegal downloads, demanding payment from thousands of families who obtained the latest releases over the internet without paying.
EBay Is Planning to Emphasize Fixed-Price Sales Format Over Its Auction Model
SAN FRANCISCO — Acknowledging that most online shoppers cannot be bothered with auctions, eBay plans Wednesday to announce changes to its fee structure that emphasize fixed prices over bidding.
Palm, Once a Leader, Seeks Path in Smartphone Jungle
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — If anyone knows how best to survive a corporate near-death experience, it is Jon Rubinstein. — In 1997 the former Hewlett-Packard engineer was asked by Apple's founder, Steve...
Copy and Paste for iPhone
Copy and Paste for iPhone from Cali Lewis on Vimeo. — Direct Download Links — Small | Medium | Extra Large — Windows Media — Nokia N95 (Upload in progress) | Nokia N800/N810 (Upload in prog...
GMAIL ACCOUNT HACKING TOOL
A tool that automatically steals IDs of non-encrypted sessions and breaks into Google Mail accounts has been presented at the Defcon hackers' conference in Las Vegas. — Last week Google introduced a...
What's $100 Million Between Frienemies?
About 25 minutes ago, the companies announced that they had expanded their interoperability agreement. Again.
Up Close with Lenovo's IdeaPad S10, One Sweet 10-Incher
Just after recovering from seeing the Lenovo IdeaPad S9 on display, I was able to spend some quality time with Lenovo's 10-inch mini-notebook, the IdeaPad S10. — Given that this is the system that w...
AOL revs Web-based AIM to version 7
AOL has upgraded its AIM Express software, an online Flash-based application that replicates many of the features of the regular downloadable software. — Among the new AIM Express 7.0 features are t...
Hulu Reaches 100 Million Streams, 3.2 Million Uniques; Now, Time To Advertise
After only five months since going live, Hulu has reached 105 million streams in July, according to numbers released by Nielsen's VideoCensus. The NBC Universal-News Corp (NYSE: NWS). joint venture's...
HP makes things personal again in Q3
In a world of financial doom and gloom, sales of PCs are offering a glimmer of light. Don't believe us? Just look at Hewlett-Packard, which on Tuesday reported a third-quarter profit that beat Wall ...
Microsoft plans to use Powerset to tailor search
Microsoft plans to use the tools it acquired in Powerset to “gain an edge against Google” according to a report coming out of the Search Engine Strategies conference in San Jose on Tuesday. Senior Vi...
Sex, Drugs and Software Lead Spam Purchase Growth
29% of Internet Users have Purchased from Spam, According to New Research from Marshal — 29 percent of internet users have purchased goods from spam emails, according to new research by Internet sec...