Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Technology

  • Canadian circus billionaire blasts into space

    BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte blasted off in a Russian Soyuz spaceship from Kazakhstan on Wednesday to become the world's seventh space tourist.

    September 30, 2009, 9:28 pm
  • OnLive secures more funding, sees strong interest

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - OnLive, the "cloud-based" service that is aiming to change the way consumers play video games, announced on Tuesday a new round of financing and said interest from potential users has exceeded expectations.

    September 30, 2009, 5:44 pm
  • Sony to unveil new PS3 game title in theaters

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Video gaming will hit the big screen next month when Sony Corp unveils a new game title for its Playstation3 game console at movie theaters.

    September 30, 2009, 5:27 pm
  • HP may merge PC, print divisions: report

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co is considering a plan to reorganize the company and combine its printer and personal computer units, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

    September 30, 2009, 1:36 pm
  • Microsoft CEO takes pay cut after rough year

    SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp paid its chief executive Steve Ballmer 5.5 percent less for the last fiscal year as the world's biggest software company suffered its first ever drop in annual sales.

    September 30, 2009, 11:51 am
  • mSpot streaming Hollywood movies to mobile phones

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - US mobile entertainment company mSpot on Tuesday began offering full-length movies for streaming to mobile phones.

    September 30, 2009, 11:40 am
  • U.S. may need as much as $350 bln to extend broadband

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Expanding broadband usage throughout the United States will require subsidies and investment in infrastructure upgrades of as much as $350 billion, a regulatory panel said on Tuesday.

    September 30, 2009, 9:29 am
  • U.S. broadband expansion may cost $350 billion: FCC panel

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Expanding broadband usage throughout the United States will require subsidies and investment in infrastructure upgrades of as much as $350 billion, a regulatory panel said on Tuesday.

    September 30, 2009, 9:26 am
  • Google to expand Wave testing, eyes Wave store

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's highly anticipated real-time communications service is not "ready for prime time," but the company said on Tuesday it was on track to begin the biggest field test yet of the potentially groundbreaking Google Wave.

    September 30, 2009, 7:07 am
  • Next season on the box? Cheap and light TV

    PARIS (AFP) - Cash-strapped couch potatoes forced to stay in thanks to the global economic crisis next season will be dished up platters of light low-cost entertainment as TV networks chase rare advertising revenue.

    September 30, 2009, 5:43 am
  • Warner music videos returning to YouTube

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - YouTube on Tuesday announced a deal to bring Warner Music Group songs back to the world's most popular online video sharing service.

    September 30, 2009, 5:43 am
  • Panasonic gets conditional EU okay for Sanyo buy

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp on Tuesday gained approval from European Union antitrust regulators to acquire rival Sanyo Electric Co Ltd on condition it sheds some units.

    September 30, 2009, 5:41 am
  • Coming soon to the small screen: TV in 3D

    OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - You've seen movies in 3D. Now, how about your favorite TV series?

    September 30, 2009, 5:04 am
  • Panasonic gets conditional EU okay to buy Sanyo

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp gained conditional approval from European Union antitrust regulators on Tuesday for its bid to acquire smaller rival Sanyo Electric Co Ltd .

    September 30, 2009, 5:01 am
  • Vodafone to sell iPhone in Britain

    LONDON (AFP) - Vodafone on Tuesday became the latest mobile phone operator to announce it will begin selling iPhones in Britain following the expiry of O2's exclusive deal with Apple.

    September 30, 2009, 4:29 am
  • Russians take the most snaps of themselves: survey

    LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly half of all the photographs Europeans take end up online, according to a survey, with Russians the keenest on taking snaps of themselves, just ahead of the Austrians.

    September 30, 2009, 1:46 am
  • Vodafone to join UK iPhone battle from 2010

    LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone, the world's largest mobile operator by revenue, has finally sealed a deal to sell Apple's iPhone in Britain from 2010, it said on Tuesday -- a move that could spark a price war over the popular device.

    September 30, 2009, 1:26 am
  • Dell launches high-end, thin business PC

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc on Monday unveiled its latest high-end, ultra-thin personal computer, bringing some fresh design appeal to its enterprise models.

    September 29, 2009, 6:04 pm
  • Data both blessing and curse for mobile telecoms

    PARIS (Reuters) - "Dongle" may sound a bit goofy, but the innocent-seeming technology is emerging as one of the biggest challenges to the mobile telecoms industry in coming years.

    September 29, 2009, 1:09 pm

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