Why you should use OpenGL and not DirectX
Often, when we meet other game developers and say that we use OpenGL for our game Overgrowth, we're met with stares of disbelief — why would anyone use OpenGL? DirectX is the future. When we tell gr...
Intel CEO shows first Moorestown smartphone
IDG News Service - Intel on Thursday showed the first smartphone based on its upcoming Moorestown platform for mobile devices. — The GW990 smartphone will be made by LG Electronics and ship during t...
Prosecutors seek to dismiss drug charges against Broadcom's Henry T. Nicholas III
Federal prosecutors ask a judge to drop narcotics trafficking charges, wiping out the last piece of a criminal case that had tarnished the Irvine chip designer for nearly two years.
Napster Opens API: Puts Music on Your TV, iPhone and Web Site
Naspter is one of the most recognizable names in digital music, being one of the first music distribution platforms when it was released way back in 1999. After much controversy, and changing hands s...
Comcast, FCC take net neutrality dispute to court
Buzz up! — WASHINGTON - The Federal Communications Commission staked out new ground nearly three months ago when it began drafting rules that would require Internet providers to give equal treatment...
Intel announces AppUp, an app store for netbooks and beyond
It seems like the app store model popularized by Apple's iPhone is on its way from smartphones to other devices. Today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, chip-maker Intel announced that a...
Live from Las Vegas: Google VP of Engineering Andy Rubin
Once an Apple (AAPL) engineer, Andy Rubin went on to co-found mobile computing outfits Danger Inc. and Android, Inc. He sold the former to Microsoft (MSFT) and the latter to Google (GOOG), where he is...
iType keyboard brings a physical keyboard to the iPhone, but there's a catch
Attention iPhone owners that have been praying for a physical keyboard forever: your prayers have been answers... kind of. Ion Audio has debuted its iType iPhone keyboard at CES, and we can confirm t...
Google hit with Nexus One sales model complaints
Complaints that typically go to the carrier now go to Google, which lacks sufficient customer support resources to handle the complaint volume — Google support forums are awash with people looking f...
Where's AP In Google News? Apparently In Limbo, As Contract Running Out
It's been noticed that new Associated Press stories — hosted by Google itself — are no longer appearing in Google News. It's true. Since Dec. 24, Google has no longer added new AP content, something...
Court to FCC: You Don't Have Power to Enforce Net Neutrality
A federal appeals court gave notice Friday it likely would reject the Federal Communications Commission's authority to sanction Comcast for throttling peer-to-peer applications. — The U.S. Court of ...
Acer laptops recalled due to risk of overheating
Acer is recalling six models of laptops after reports of short circuits that could cause users to get burned, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. — A wire that goes to the internal mic...
Fast Flip now available on Google News homepage
Today you may notice a change to the Google News home page: Near the bottom, we're now displaying stories from Google Fast Flip, the article-reading service we launched in September. Fast Flip is sti...
Apple tablet supply chain points to Q2 launch: sources
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Suppliers for Apple Inc's new tablet computer have begun shipping touchscreen panels and will start delivering aluminum casings for it next month, sources said, implying a second-qu...
iPod pavilion at CES reflects the iPhone/iPod market
iLounge, the Web site devoted to the iPod and iPhone has taken its show on the road—specifically the iLounge Pavilion at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Hosting more than 100 vendors, st...