Archive for ‘May, 2010’

Woman gets hit by car, sues Google

Woman gets hit by car, sues Google

A woman afflicted by a car on a active alley is suing Google for giving her alarming walking directions.
Lauren Rosenberg acclimated Google Maps to get admonition on how to airing amid two addresses in Esplanade City, Utah. These included the apprenticeship to airing for about bisected a mile forth the actual [...]

CO2 ‘burp’ may have ended last ice age

CO2 ‘burp’ may have ended last ice age

Scientists think they’ve found the source of a huge carbon dioxide ‘burp’ which helped to end the last ice age 18,000 years ago.
It’s the first concrete evidence to support suspicions that carbon dioxide was more efficiently locked away in the deep ocean during the last ice age, turning it into a [...]

Skype iPhone app dials in 3G calling

Skype iPhone app dials in 3G calling

Skype has updated its iPhone app on Saturday, bringing with it the ability to make calls over 3G for the first time.
The new update, version 2.0, was rolled out on Saturday 29 May and aside from promising to improve start-up time, adds the ability to make calls away from a Wi-Fi connection and therefore save [...]

Motorola talks tablets

Motorola talks tablets

Motorola – which has been buoyed by the success of its popular Droid smartphone – appears to be putting the final touches on an Android-based tablet.
Indeed, during a recent question-and-answer session, Motorola co-CEO Sanjay Jha discussed a “companion” product that would boast a 7-10 inch screen and allow users to remotely [...]

For $149, Project Natal is a New Xbox 360. Period.

For $149, Project Natal is a New Xbox 360. Period.

There is a good chance that several websites may have spoiled the Microsoft Project Natal party on June 13.
Several websites have come out and claimed connections to reliable sources that now say that Project Natal will cost $149, which is about 50% more than the rumored price so far. Also, a website [...]

Rumor: Next Apple TV will be $99, feature cloud storage

Rumor: Next Apple TV will be $99, feature cloud storage

Well part the skies and let the doves descend. It looks like the Apple TV may evolve into a more desirable machine before too long.
Quoting a tip that was “confirmed by a source very close to Apple,” Engadget reports that the next incarnation of Apple’s set top box will feature cloud storage [...]

Marvell and OLPC design $75 tablet

Marvell and OLPC design $75 tablet

Marvell and One Laptop per Child (OLPC) have teamed up to design a new family of low cost ($75), next-gen tablets that will be capable of operating on just a single watt of power.
The new XO-3 tablets – which are based on Marvell’s Moby reference design – will reportedly feature [...]

40% of 2010 iPhone sales have been to businesses

40% of 2010 iPhone sales have been to businesses

AT&T made a quick blurb today that year-to-date sales of the iPhone have been more heavily concentrated with business customers than has been typical with the consumer-oriented device.
The mobile service provider said that nearly half of its total revenue from all customers and all phone models comes from business customers, and [...]

Oregon issues restraining order against Google

Oregon issues restraining order against Google

An Oregon judge has ordered Google to preserve WiFi data that was accidentally collected by the company’s Street View cars.
According to BusinessInsider, Google had previously announced plans to consult with privacy advocates and legislators over the best way to dispose of such information.
However, residents of Oregon and Washington who filed a [...]

Mercedes-Benz equips dealers with iPads

Mercedes-Benz equips dealers with iPads

Mercedes-Benz is expanding its love for iDevices by outfitting its dealers with the Apple tablet and trying to prove that it can work in enterprise environments.
The auto company will provide iPads to 40 dealers around the country as part of a test program. These units will come with special proprietary software [...]

Cyrene Quiamco’s Aeolus mobile phone breaks wind

Cyrene Quiamco’s Aeolus mobile phone breaks wind

Breaks wind barrier in phone technology. Damn you short headlines designed for ADD Internets.
Once upon a time there was a forum for product design. And on this forum, a graphic designer by the name of Cyrene Quiamco, say it soft and it’s almost like praying, gave the tree loving, [...]

And actuality it comes: Apple bazaar cap exceeds Microsoft’s

And actuality it comes: Apple bazaar cap exceeds Microsoft’s

Apple has now become the most valuable technology company in the world, after end-of-day trading brought the company’s market cap to $22.1 billion.
Microsoft ended the day at $219.2 billion. This is the first time that Apple has ended a day with a higher market capitalization than Microsoft, a highly symbolic event [...]

Ohio makes sexting illegal

Ohio makes sexting illegal

Ohio’s state legislature today passed a bill that carves out a new law for under-18 individuals who share nude pictures of themselves with other minors. It will allow them to be charged with something other than child pornography.
Democratic State Senator Connie Pillich introduced the bill, calling the teen sexting phenomenon “a [...]

Dell details Streak tablet specs

Dell details Streak tablet specs

Dell has confirmed that its Android-based Streak tablet will feature a 5-inch screen, 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 2GB of internal dedicated storage and Micro SD memory expandable up to 32 GB.
In addition, the device is expected to offer built-in Wi-Fi/3G/Bluetooth connectivity options, a high-res autofocus 5 MP camera with dual LED [...]

US bureaucrats smoked clear meth, watched porn as BP oil rig blew

US bureaucrats smoked clear meth, watched porn as BP oil rig blew

A report published by the US Department of Interior has alleged that certain staff members tasked with overseeing offshore drilling routinely watched porn on government computers and smoked crystal methamphetamine.
In addition, employees of the Lake Charles, Louisina Minerals Management Service (MMS) were accused of accepting tickets to sports events, lunches, [...]

LG and Seattle take 3D to the max

LG and Seattle take 3D to the max

LG Display is currently showcasing a sleek, 47-inch 3D LCD television in Seattle, along with a host of next-gen panels.
According to OLED-Display, the giant 57-incher – which is best viewed with polarized glasses – dramatically reduces crosstalk to less than 1 percent.
In addition, LG is showing off the world’s largest 84-inch [...]

Droid’s almsman to be Verizon-exclusive “Shadow”

Droid’s almsman to be Verizon-exclusive “Shadow”

Although Motorola’s Droid continues to sell very well, the mobile phone maker has plans to roll out a successor to the device soon, code-named “Shadow.”
According to Gizmodo, the Shadow will come packed with a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, an 8-megapixel camera, and 16 GB of built-in storage. It will also have [...]

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