Macworld tests show new Apple iPod Touch two times faster than its predecessor!
Going by the latest Apple claims, Macworld tests have proved that the new iPod Touch is nearly two-times faster than its predecessor!
Google acquires small academic company reCAPTCHA
According to a recent announcement on the Official Google Blog, the Internet search giant has acquired reCAPTCHA - a small academic company, which essentially provides identity verification services as well as improved digitization.
Oracle software Q1 sales miss expectations
World's second-largest software producer, Oracle Corp. reported a fall of 7 per cent in sales to $5.1 billion for the quarter ended August 31, against analysts' projections of $5.25 billion, though its profit met Wall Street forecasts.
Skype founders sue eBay for copyright infringement
Founders of Skype have filed a copyright suit against Skype’s parent company, eBay Inc.
Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis created Skype in 2002, allowing their users to make calls from their PCs to landlines, mobile phones and other PCs.
Intel contends that EC messed up antitrust case; seeks termination of EC ruling t
Going by the summary of Intel's appeal filed with the European Court of Justice in July, after being levied a record $1.45 billion fine in May, the chip giant has argued that the European Commission (EC) messed up the antitrust lawsuit, in which the company was accused of exploiting its leading market position in the personal-computer chip market.
Lack of persuasive software may make Microsoft’s Zune HD a repeat failure!
According to mobile developers and market observers, though Microsoft's Tuesday-released new media player, the Zune HD, is packed with attractive hardware features, the glaring lack of a persuasive software market might make it a repeat failure!
Google releases Chrome 3.0
Internet giant Google has unveiled new version of its web browser, Google Chrome 3.0, which according to the company offers faster page loading, customizable themes, and an updated tab page.
Google Chrome 3.0 is available now for Windows and most probably will be made available for Mac systems within the coming months.
Adobe to acquire Omniture in a $1.8 billion deal
Leading maker of graphic design programs, Adobe Systems Inc., said Tuesday that it would acquire Omniture Inc., a web analytics company, in a deal worth $1.8 billion.
UK debut of Palm Pre lets down
The US-based smartphone manufacturer, Palm, unveiled its Pre at a UK press event but could not become the star of attraction.
Palm Pre smartphone seemed to be suffering from some software problems, hardware appeared in prototype limbo.
In addition, uncertainty about the release of Palm Pre in UK made the event a damp experience.
Oracle, Sun launch Exadata V2 – an OLTP database machine with “FlashFire technology”
Oracle Corp and Sun Microsystems Tuesday launched a new database machine, the Exadata V2, which incorporates the technology of both the companies - it effectively combines Sun hardware with Oracle software.
Another UFO on Google’s home page
It seems Internet giant Google takes pride in puzzling its users.
Google has bamboozled its users again by displaying another picture of a UFO on its UK home page. This time a flying saucer was shown hovering over crop circles.
Free Online Rival Mint to be bought by Intuit
Intuit will be spending sum of $170 million to purchase online personal finance rival Mint, which is surely no small amount for the free personal finance service named one of 'The 100 Best Products of 2008' by PC World.
Sony Ericsson’s forthcoming 'Xperia Pureness' - a basic ‘talk, text and time’ phone!
The Sony Ericsson 'Xperia Pureness' - that's the first phone to bypass the usual manufacturer-operator partnership for distribution, and hit the retail market straightway when it debuts in the UK in November, well In time for Christmas shopping!
Amazon: Google Book deal would lead to “perpetual exploitation of copyrighted works”
In a recent court document filed in federal court in Manhattan, the online retail bigwig Amazon.com reiterated that the Google Books settlement would lead to the “perpetual exploitation of millions of copyrighted works,” and that the contentious issue of establishing rules for digitized books should be the Congress’ dispensation, not Google’s.
Appeals court overturns $358m verdict against Microsoft
The software giant Microsoft Corp. will not have to pay Alcatel-Lucent $358 million damage award for patent infringement.
U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the software giant had infringed on the patent but $358 million damage award was short of evidentiary support.
US Justice Department seeks more details about Microsoft-Yahoo search deal
In order to conduct a more elaborate assessment of the proposed Internet-search partnership between Microsoft and Yahoo, the US Department of Justice has sought some additional details pertaining to the agreement.
Palm denies Pre smartphone’s UK launch next week
Palm has denied rumors that it was going to launch its much anticipated Pre smartphone in UK during the Playbite 2009 juncture next week.
It may be noted here that recently a news report published on the web site PC Advisor stated that Palm’s Pre smartphone would be officially launched in UK next week on Tuesday.
Updated iPod Touch supports high-throughput 802.11n hardware
Along with lowering the price of the original 8GB iPod Touch this week, Apple also introduced two new pricier models, with boast 32 and 64GB of memory respectively - and a camera is apparently forthcoming too!
US Copyright Office: Google Book deal “fundamentally at odds with the law”
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Despite initially calling the Google Books settlement a "positive development," the US Copyright Office Thursday scrapped some key constituents of the deal, saying that the agreement was not only unfair to out-of-print authors, but also "fundamentally at odds with the law."
Sprint announces “Any Mobile, anytime” plan for unlimited mobile-to-mobile calls
In a move that would step up the competition in wireless pricing, Sprint Nextel Corp Thursday announced a new "Any Mobile, Anytime" feature that would give the users of Sprint's 'Everything Data' plans the added advantage of making unlimited domestic calls to other mobile phones on any US wireless operator.
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