Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Technology

  • T-Mobile USA unveils no-contract option

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - T-Mobile USA has started offering new service plans including the option of signing up for unlimited services without committing to a long-term service contract as it looks to regain ground lost to rivals.

    October 27, 2009, 9:48 am
  • Video firm settles lawsuits clearing way for Google buy

    NEW YORK (AFP) - Video software firm On2 Technologies Inc.

    October 27, 2009, 9:41 am
  • US newspaper circulation slide accelerates

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Daily circulation figures for US newspapers released on Monday provided more bad news for an industry battling the flight of readers to the Web and battered by a steep decline in advertising revenue.

    October 27, 2009, 9:23 am
  • Swiss foreign ministry hit by computer attack

    GENEVA (AFP) - Unidentified hackers have penetrated the Swiss foreign ministry's computer system to seize data, forcing parts of it to be shut down for several days, the ministry revealed Monday.

    October 27, 2009, 7:31 am
  • White Sox make pitch for business with tech unit

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago White Sox are stepping up to the plate in the digital media arena.

    October 27, 2009, 6:36 am
  • Sony says US unit being probed by US authorities

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Sony Corp. said Monday that its optical disk drive business in the United States was being investigated by the US Department of Justice in relation to antitrust issues.

    October 27, 2009, 5:25 am
  • America beats Guadalajara in first game shown in 3D

    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Excited Mexicans clutching buckets of popcorn and soft drinks in cinemas ducked whenever the ball was kicked toward them as they watched Sunday's big game between America and Guadalajara in 3D.

    October 27, 2009, 5:15 am
  • Sony, Netflix in deal to stream movies using PS3

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Sony and Netflix announced on Monday that PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to use the game console to stream movies and TV shows to their television sets or computers.

    October 27, 2009, 5:06 am
  • South Korea stem cell scientist guilty of fraud

    SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court Monday found disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk guilty of fraud and handed down a suspended sentence in a case that sent shockwaves throughout the global scientific community.

    October 26, 2009, 8:43 pm
  • Sony in PS3 movie streaming deal with Netflix

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sony said on Monday it is partnering with Netflix to provide access to the online movie rental company's library through Sony's PlayStation 3 video game console.

    October 26, 2009, 5:42 pm
  • Sony partners with Netflix to stream movies on PS3

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Monday it is partnering with Netflix Inc to provide access to the online movie rental company's library through Sony's PlayStation 3 video game console.

    October 26, 2009, 5:20 pm
  • Young entrepreneurs get tips from Facebook-Twitter

    BERKELEY, California (AFP) - Facebook and Twitter stars on Saturday shared lessons learned with young entrepreneurs aspiring to be the next hot technology firm.

    October 26, 2009, 3:27 pm
  • Sony optical drives probed by anti-trust watchdog

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Monday that its U.S. optical disc drive operations are under investigation for possible violations of anti-trust regulations, and indicated that other regulators could follow suit.

    October 26, 2009, 2:48 pm
  • Sony optic drives probed by anti-trust regulators

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Monday its optic disc drive business is under investigation for possible antitrust violations, and its U.S. unit Sony Optiarc America has been told to provide information to a U.S. watchdog.

    October 26, 2009, 2:30 pm
  • Internet 'a teenager' at 40

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Leonard Kleinrock never imagined Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube that day 40 years ago when his team gave birth to what is now taken for granted as the Internet.

    October 26, 2009, 7:11 am
  • Shrimp's eye points way to better DVDs

    LONDON (Reuters) - The amazing eyes of a giant shrimp living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef could hold the key to developing a new type of super high-quality DVD player, British scientists said on Sunday.

    October 26, 2009, 7:06 am
  • Young entrepreneurs get tips from Facebook-Twitter

    BERKELEY, California (AFP) - Facebook and Twitter stars on Saturday shared lessons learned with young entrepreneurs aspiring to be the next hot technology firm.

    October 26, 2009, 6:27 am
  • World solar car race begins in Australia

    SYDNEY (AFP) - A 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across Australia's desert heartland began in the northern city of Darwin Sunday, organisers said.

    October 25, 2009, 7:34 pm
  • India says will start 3G auction in January

    NEW DELHI (AFP) - India said Saturday a long-delayed auction of radio bandwidth for third generation (3G) telecommunications services will start in January and will be open to foreign companies.

    October 25, 2009, 9:33 am

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