Apple tablet: One tech gadget for all
The rumored and much-hyped tablet computer from Apple could lay waste to the markets for countless other gadgets. — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Apple's lips are sealed about its widely rumored tablet ...
Another First in the UK
The UK has had an outsized cultural impact on the world. From music to sports to literature... and now - MMS with Twitter. — Today, not only has Orange UK turned on Twitter SMS, but it has added a ...
President Obama Admits That He's Never Used Twitter, But Thinks The Chinese Should Be Able To
President Barack Obama has one of the most popular Twitter accounts with over 2.6 million followers. It should be no real surprise that most of the time it's not him tweeting from it …
A new look for Google Translate
Today, we've launched three new features as well as a new look and feel for Google Translate — a service that helps people access information throughout the world by enabling them to automatically tra...
About Half in U.S. Would Pay for Online News, Study Finds
Americans, it turns out, are less willing than people in many other Western countries to pay for their online news, according to a new study by the Boston Consulting Group. — Among regular Internet ...
RockYou Raises A Whopper - $50 Million In Venture Capital
Social Network application developer and advertising platform RockYou has raised a whopping $50 million in a Series D round of financing from existing investor Softbank, we've confirmed with the compa...
Is Sezmi a Cable TV Killer?
I've written periodically of my flirtation with dumping cable for an Internet-only approach to my TV watching. I haven't, however, pulled the trigger-mostly because cable still has a lot of live prog...
BlackBerry Internet Service hit with data outages worldwide
We've been receiving multiple reports that BlackBerry Internet Service, or BIS, is down for many people — possibly worldwide. Initially, we thought the outages were only affecting certain carriers, b...
Facebook finally comes to webOS, not with a bang but a whimper
Just in time for the Pixi's grand debut, webOS devices (that's just Pixi and Pre) now have their first official Facebook app, joining the ranks of iPhone and Android... and we're sad to report that it...
How Many Droids Has Motorola Sold?
If you read the reviews, it becomes obvious that I am part of a small minority of folks who haven't been blown away by the new Droid, a Google Android OS-based smartphone made by Motorola that Verizon...
Samsung unveils Galaxy Spica (I5700), its newest Android-powered smartphone
Seoul (Korea Newswire) November 16, 2009 — Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today officially announced its newest Android-powered smartphone, the ‘Galaxy Spica’ (I5700).
Cisco ups offer for videoconferencing firm Tandberg to $3.4B
Cisco has raised its bid for Norwegian video conferencing vendor Tandberg to 19 billion Norwegian Kroner (US$3.4 billion), up from $3.0 billion, but says it will raise its price no further. — Cisco ...
Netbooks are dead. Long live the notebook.
Netbooks were hot in 2008 and the first half of 2009, but the trend was actually more of a fad. Learn why it's over, and why that's a good thing. — Netbooks — those underpowered mini laptops with 7...
AT&T Cloud Adds Compute As a Service
AT&T continues to build out its suite of cloud computing services to offer features similar to Amazon Web Services. Today it is announcing Synaptic Compute As a Service, which offers processing power...
Take Note: Evernote Raises $10 Million
Evernote is the popular note-taking service that works across any platform: desktop, web, or mobile. — On Monday morning, the always evolving service is announcing that they've raised $10 million in...
Nokia E72 in stores now
Espoo, Finland - The highly-anticipated Nokia E72, a device tailor-made for business and personal messaging is now available in stores. To coincide with the arrival of the Nokia E72, Nokia has also r...
AT&T's Verizon Ad Battle: Who's Being Hurt Worse?
JR Raphael, PC World — Cell phone lovers, get ready to rumble: AT&T and Verizon are duking it out in an ad-based battle, and the fight isn't showing any signs of slowing down. Now, some new data su...
ASUS courting Toshiba in bid to become top-3 PC maker?
ASUS has already gone public with its plans to jump past Dell to become the number three PC vendor by 2011. Naturally, with fierce competition from all sides, the Taiwanese PC maker isn't going to ac...
Zune to launch outside US
Microsoft is launching its Zune entertainment brand outside the US for the first time, attempting to reinvigorate the music-and-movies service after failing to achieve its initial goals for the iPod r...
Magellan RoadMate 1700 GPS Device
If you're looking for a portable GPS navigation device with a mammoth screen, Magellan's new RoadMate 1700 ($300, as of November 4, 2009) could be just the thing. Measuring 7.5 by 4.2 by 0.6 inches a...
Two rival supercomputers duke it out for top spot
A Cray supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has regained the title of the world's most powerful supercomputer, overtaking the installation that was ranked at the top in June, while China ent...
Samsung Announces the Upcoming Availability of the Samsung Go with AT&T
Samsung today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Go™, a compact and lightweight netbook with instant access to broadband speeds powered by the nation's fastest 3G network and the Micro...
RFID Makes Slow And Steady Progress
RFID isn't changing the world, but it's being used strategically in government and business to track animals, stock products, and tag documents. — RFID was expected to change retailing forever. Tha...
Sprint 4G Blazes into Austin
Sprint brings wireless speeds up to 10 times faster than today's 3G from any national wireless carrier — The wireless future just arrived in Austin. Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced the launch of S...
Russia bans Modern Warfare 2, recalls all copies of game
As everybody knows by now, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 includes an incredibly controversial level set in a Russian airport that has generated much discussion. The level has proven to be so inflamm...