Engineers: Efficient organic LEDs a step toward better lights
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For those who love “green” compact fluorescent bulbs but hate their cold light, here's some good news: Researchers are closer to flipping the switch on cheaper, richer LED-type roo...
Netbook enthusiast web sites getting C & D using term “netbook”
This is very preliminary but we are hearing that some netbook enthusiast sites are getting “cease & desist” letters from a firm in the UK ordering the sites to stop using the term “netbook”.
What Ever Happened To Garmin's NuviFone? [video]
It looked like it could be the ultimate iPhone-killer, but delay after delay has kept it from market. Some reports say it will be ready soon, while others suggest it's been abandoned all together. W...
FriendFinder isn't likely to find any pals on Wall Street; Needs IPO to pay debt
FriendFinder Networks, the company formerly known as Penthouse Media Group, is filing to go public to pay off almost a half a billion in debt in an equity market that stinks. Simply put, FriendFinder...
Blackberry 8900 release date...
New York Times: November Was So Terrible, Even Our Internet Ads Were Down
Earlier this month, executives at the New York Times (NYT) warned investors that they had a miserable November. They weren't kidding. — The grim details are here, but I'll save you some time:
9 Year Old Girl Becomes the Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional
Today's crushing blow to our self confidence comes to us from India, where a 9 year old girl has become the youngest person to ever pass a Microsoft Certified Professional examination.
Intel insists Atom only for Intel chipsets, does not want to share Nvidia's Ion
Nvidia's recent move to try to extend Intel's Atom ecosystem to its recently announced Ion platform appears to have been knocked back by Intel, according to a response primarily directed at PC manufac...
Sony Japan follows Sony New Zealand with mysterious new Vaio mobile ad
Following Sony New Zealand, Sony Japan today updated its dedicated Vaio website with a mysterious announcement. If you click here [JP], you can see a woman getting out a small UMPC-like object out of...
The Death Of Online Advertising Is Greatly Exaggerated
Over at his personal blog, occasional Techdirt contributor Tom Lee weighs in on an interesting discussion going on around the blogosphere about who, if anyone, is to blame for the precipitous decline ...
New York Times killing Times File - How to move your library
Terrible news for those who love news today. I was reading a story about e-books in the New York Times this morning and I decided it was worth saving as a future reference. I clicked the little “sav...
RIM accuses Motorola of blocking job offers: report
(Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd sued Motorola Inc over claims the mobile-phone maker is improperly blocking it from offering jobs to laid-off Motorola workers, Bloomberg said. — ...
Nokia 6208 Classic has a touchscreen and an alphanumeric keypad
While Nokia N97 is the Finns' first smartphone to feature a touchscreen and a full QWERTY keyboard, the unannounced Nokia 6208 Classic is (almost) the first to have a touchscreen and a regular, alphan...