Google has money in the bank and intends to use it to buy up smaller companies that have developed products that are on the projected corporate development path of the search giant.Google CEO Eric Schmidt finds himself in the enviable position of having about $22 billion lying around gathering dust. He has apparently noticed that [...]..Read More »
Microsoft and Verizon Wireless are all set to launch touch screen smart phone working on Microsoft softwares.It will be working on Verizon network. Named as Pink it will launch a revolution in the field of mobile technology. Initially Microsoft decided to launch Pink with windows 7 mobile software but repeated delays [...]..Read More »
Tempted by that $250 netbook? Not so fast. A netbook is fine for a little light Web surfing and e-mail. The problem: Multimedia is now part of the computing mainstream. Just sorting through your photo library and bopping movies and music from your notebook to your media player can tax your computer’s capabilities.Your notebook needs [...]..Read More »
In 1999, when the Web was still merely a small part of some people’s lives rather than the behemoth it is today, GeoCities was the third most-visited Web site on the Internet. Today, Oct. 26, 2009, it is being killed off forever, not just decommissioned and archived but actually deleted from the Web altogether. R.I.P. [...]..Read More »
Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from a provocative new book. Only one problem: It’s not true, according to an analysis of the numbers done by several independent statisticians for The Associated [...]..Read More »
If you live in the European Union, and you like to share pirated files, you may want to start thinking about just how much your access to the Internet really means to you.Although it has been threatened for ages, the European Parliment has finally given the go ahead for member states to start cutting persistent [...]..Read More »
The software giant hoped that wide exposure to Windows 7 would help smooth its entry. Microsoft let millions of consumers and professionals download test versions of the operating system. And by a wide margin, testers have found the new system to be the best yet from Microsoft. Version 7 is leaner, more [...]..Read More »
Surely any measure which toughens security in airports and on flights while also speeding up congestion of people queuing is a good thing, right? Wrong, at least if we’re talking about new x-ray scanners installed in a U.K. airport. The problem is that they take a “naked” photo of each passenger, and child protection experts [...]..Read More »
Are you using a cheap, hefty memory card to save content on your Xbox 360? If so, you might want to make some changes.
Quickly.
Microsoft spokesperson Major Nelson announced on his blog that “unauthorized Memory Units will no longer work with the Xbox 360″ once consumers download and install the system’s anticipated November [...]..Read More »
Six individuals will be facing charges by Federal prosecutors for insider-trading. The insider-trading scheme involves some of the biggest tech companies in the world such as Intel, Google and IBM. Some of the individuals involved in the scheme are also well known throughout the tech industry.According to CNET, Raj Rajaratnam of Galleon Group was identified [...]..Read More »
There is finally some more solid news about the hardware venture being started up by Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey to turn the iPhone into a credit card reader.Dorsey, who co-founded Twitter along with Biz Stone, Evan Williams, and others in 2006 stepped down from his position as CEO in 2008. There has been a lot [...]..Read More »