Digg continues to crack down on users who plant phony stories on behalf of marketers, recently deleting a user who posted a story about a company that offered to compensate him. “I receive two or Continue reading “Digg continues to battle phony stories”.…more
Cingular Wireless LLC, the nation’s largest cell phone provider, has made a deal with MySpace.com that will allow MySpace users to access their profiles through Cingular phones. Under the agreement, cell phone users will be Continue reading “Cingular in deal with MySpace.com”.…more
Japan’s Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (Panasonic) said it has developed a lithium-ion battery that won’t overheat even if a short circuit occurs. The new battery includes a heat-resistive insulator inside the battery cell, next to Continue reading “Panasonic develops battery that won’t overheat”.…more
he costliest international warplane project, the F-35 Lightning 2 Joint Strike Fighter, safely completed its first test flight on Friday, advancing a $276.5 billion program financed by the United States and eight other countries. The Continue reading “F-35 Lightning 2 fighter completes first test flight”.…more
A veteran spacewalker and his rookie partner slipped outside the International Space Station on Saturday to complete a power rewiring job that should leave the outpost ready for the long-delayed addition of European and Japanese Continue reading “Astronauts exit space station for rewiring job”.…more
No doubt the main event for 2007 will be the impending smack-down between the traditional phone and cable TV industries. The regional Bell companies, after losing millions of customers to rival phone services from cable Continue reading “Phone, cable companies to battle in 2007”.…more
Our friends over on The Inquirer have gained information on factory overclocked GeForce 8 series cards. According to Faud, XFX will be the first card maker to be allowed to overclock their products. The new Continue reading “XFX has a licence to overclock G80”.…more
Google announced on Thursday evening that a domain name search and registration service will be added to its Google Apps for Your Domain offering. Google will partner with GoDaddy and eNom, two domain registration companies Continue reading “Google to offer domain registration services”.…more
Dell delayed its third-quarter financial report Thursday, citing an ongoing probe of its accounting practices. Dell initially postponed its press release detailing third-quarter results in November as a result of the accounting probe, releasing limited Continue reading “Dell delays third-quarter financial report”.…more
Microsoft’s gory Gears of War video game, where soldiers slay alien invaders with chainsaw-mounted rifles, topped U.S. sales charts in November. The title, for the software giant’s own Xbox 360, sold 1 million units–the most Continue reading “‘Gears of War’ wins top spot in game sales”.…more
Nintendo have announced that they will replace any broken straps on the new Wii. There have been a number of reports across the internet of people breaking their TV sets after getting too involved in Continue reading “Nintendo respond to Wii breakages”.…more
Scientists in Italy have discovered how to collect solar power from Blueberries. This is no joke. Currently the process isn’t as efficient as the current technology, but it is cheaper, and with ever rising fuel Continue reading “Solar Panels using Blueberries?”.…more