Archive: News
Nokia Goes Social with 32 GB N97 Smartphone
Tuesday, December 2nd @ 8:45am PST
Nokia has introduced its N97 "personal Internet device," packing a QWERTY keyboard, 3.5-inch touchscreen, 32 GB of storage, and heaps of social and location-based features.
Cloud Computing Center for Scotland
Tuesday, December 2nd @ 7:00am PST
Northern Scotland will get a cloud computing complex because the cold weather means cooler computers.
Black Friday Online Spending Up Slightly
Tuesday, December 2nd @ 6:00am PST
The economy is bad, and retailers were nervous, but reports are that online spending on Thanksgiving and Black Friday rose by 2%.
Facebook Gets A Browser
Tuesday, December 2nd @ 5:00am PST
The social networking site is rolling out a system that allows users to browse other sites, turning it slowly into a Web portal.
YouTube Launches Classical Music Contest
Tuesday, December 2nd @ 4:00am PST
The video-sharing site has launched a contest to discover new talent, and the prize is playing at Carnegie Hall.
Medion GoPal GPS Units Scan Fingerprints
Monday, December 1st @ 11:10am PST
Going somewhere? Not without the right set of fingers.
AOL, Yahoo Recap 2008 Internet Searching
Monday, December 1st @ 10:45am PST
The end of 2008 is barely in sight, and already Yahoo and AOL have announced their top search terms for the year.
Phones More Distracting than Passengers
Monday, December 1st @ 10:20am PST
A research study has found that using a mobile phone is far more distracting to drivers than even obnoxiously talkative passengers.
Verizon Drops Omnia Price After Six Days
Monday, December 1st @ 10:00am PST
The Samsung Omnia Verizon introduced on Tuesday fro $250 is now available for a more reasonable $200.
AOL Wants Parents to Be Smarter about Games
Monday, December 1st @ 9:50am PST
AOL has launched PlaySavvy.com in an effort to help parents keep up with the PC and console games their kids might be playing.
Nokia Withdraws from Japanese Market
Monday, December 1st @ 9:30am PST
Foreign phone makers have always had a hard time in Japan, and now Nokia has announced it will stop making handsets for Japanese mobile operators NTT DoCoMo and Softbank Mobile.
Sprint and Clearwire Finish Tying the Knot
Monday, December 1st @ 8:45am PST
Xohm, we hardly knew ya! Clearwire has completed its merger with Sprint, keeps the Clearwire name, and rebrands WiMax services "Clear."
Nikon Intros 24 Megapixel D3X DSLR
Monday, December 1st @ 8:30am PST
Tired of penny-ante digital cameras? The new flagship Nikon D3X DSLR offers 24.5 megapixel resolution, a five fps burst mode...and a hefty price tag.
Yahoo and Virgin Make UK Mobile Search Deal
Monday, December 1st @ 8:15am PST
Virgin Mobile has signed Yahoo as the default pre-installed Internet search service for more than 4 million UK mobile phone users.
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