Zimbabwe’s military has said the country’s mobile phone operators are threatening national security by using independent connections to the outside world, official media reported on Tuesday. “The mobile service providers have their own international gateway Continue reading “Zimbabwe army says cellphones danger to security”.
Asustek Computer yesterday denied rumors that it was planning to acquire Micro-Star International (MSI), according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN). Merger rumors of all sorts have spread in Taiwan’s markets since news broke Continue reading “Asustek denies planning to acquire MSI, says paper”.
YouTube is coming to mobile phones–or, to be more precise, a small slice of YouTube is coming to some Verizon Wireless phones. While its explosively popular Web site is free, YouTube’s phone-based version will require Continue reading “YouTube coming soon to cell phones”.
Adoption of Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Vista operating system will happen at a faster pace than any previous operating system release, a software analyst predicted last week. I’m not sure how fast the enthusiast community will Continue reading “Microsoft Vista adoption to outpace XP, analyst says”.
EBay was the online winner this “Black Friday,” data published on Saturday showed, but overall Internet traffic growth was well below last year’s even as bargain hunters tracked down sought-after toys and electronics on the Continue reading “Web sales down on Black Friday”.
Plasma TV suppliers such as Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric, already outnumbered by the rival LCD camp, are expected to lose further ground as LCD TVs encroach on the 40-inch-class market, a plasma stronghold. “This Christmas Continue reading “Shift to larger TVs favors LCD over plasma”.
Demand for servers perked up during the third quarter, the fastest growth rate in four quarters and the best third quarter since 2000, according to a survey by market-research firm IDC. IDC found that server Continue reading “Server Growth Steps up 4.4% to $13 Billion in Q3”.
Microsoft’s Windows Vista OS doesn’t pose antitrust issues so far, according to the latest status report on Microsoft’s compliance with the U.S. antitrust settlement. The company has addressed all of the bugs identified relating to Continue reading “Microsoft Gets Vista To Comply With US Antitrust Ruling”.
One of the two new heads of Microsoft’s Office software team downplayed the threat from Google’s Web-based word-processing and spreadsheet applications, saying they are unlikely to appeal to corporate customers. Microsoft will release the long-awaited Continue reading “Microsoft says Office unfazed by Google threat”.
New alternative technologies will contribute just six percent of the forecast 500 million mobile broadband users globally by 2010, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. Despite all the hype surrounding alternative technologies like WiMAX, it Continue reading “Over 500 million mobile broadband users by 2010”.
Dell Inc. the world’s second-largest personal computer maker, reported on Tuesday quarterly earnings per share that topped Wall Street’s average estimate, sending its stock up nearly 10 percent. Net income for the third quarter ended Continue reading “Dell earnings beat Wall Street estimates”.
The utilisation rate of the world’s microchip plants fell to 88.6 percent in July-September from 91.2 in the previous quarter, an industry group said on Tuesday, suggesting capital spending on chip equipment may slow. This Continue reading “Global chip plant usage rate falls to 88.6 percent”.
NVIDIA Corporation today announced a revolutionary new shopping experience for gamers?the NVIDIA SLI Marketplace. By consolidating more than 50 different destinations, including system builder sites, e-tail sites and eBay item listings, the NVIDIA SLI Marketplace Continue reading “NVIDIA Launches the SLI Marketplace!”.
AMD today congratulates Nintendo on the successful launch of the revolutionary Wii video gaming console. The AMD “Hollywood” graphics processor resulted in Nintendo delivering a brand new level of immersive gameplay and interaction for consumers Continue reading “AMD Congratulates Nintendo on the Launch of Wii”.
Samsung Electronics has developed what it claims is the thinnest LCD (liquid crystal display) panel, just the thickness of a credit card, designed for use in mobile phones. I’d like to have one, but it Continue reading “Samsung has slimmest phone LCD at 0.82 millimeters thick”.