Nov 27 2006
Macworld.com - Google has reached an agreement with two groups representing authors and photographers in Belgium that had objected to the way the company indexes and displays their content on its Google News Web site.
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Nov 27 2006
TechWeb - The Project on Emerging Nanotechnology updated its online catalog of products incorporating nanotech, ranging from the Apple iPod Nano to Zellens Fullerene C60 Night Cream.
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Nov 27 2006
Macworld.com - The recently-launched PlayStation 3 and Wii game consoles remain popular on Internet auction sites, but the price they are fetching is falling as launch-related hype dies down.
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Nov 27 2006
Macworld.com - Measures to reduce the millions of tons of electronic waste generated each year by manufactures of computers, mobile phones and other consumer electronic products will be the focus of a United Nations-sponsored conference in the capital of Kenya.
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Nov 26 2006
AP - In the ski town of Breckenridge, the holiday rush is for the slopes, not the shops. Residents can buy a Christmas tree, upscale clothing, boots or trendy cookware but will be hard-pressed to find an iPod along Main Street. Thing is, residents in the quaint Victorian-style resort about 100 miles west of Denver like it that way.
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Nov 23 2006
NewsFactor - Now that Microsoft’s Zune digital media player has had a week of life on the market, reviews have kept the Internet buzzing with widely varying opinions about the device’s functionality, and whether the Zune can trump Apple’s iPod.
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Nov 23 2006
TechWeb - Security researchers have disclosed flaws in the Mac OS X operating system that allow attackers to crash the computer and possibly hijack it.
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Nov 23 2006
TechWeb - Microsoft founder Bill Gates braved a blustery Seattle day, and a broadside of tepid advance reviews, to introduce the software company’s iPod wannabe, Zune. Reviewers have found the device clunky but functional (see “First Look: Microsoft Zune”)–similar to Gates’ wardrobe. Would a Steve Jobs makeover help them both?
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Nov 23 2006
Macworld.com - Palm on Wednesday introduced its Treo 680 smartphone — a replacement for the company’s older Treo 650 model. Available initially as an exclusive for Cingular Wireless customers, the new phone costs $199.99 with a new two-year service plan; an unlocked phone that works with almost any GSM service provider costs $399.99 instead.
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Nov 23 2006
Macworld.com - New numbers from Gartner show that computer server sales slowed in the third quarter, a trend the research company attributes to virtualization.
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