Samsung takes top spot in U.S. cellphone market

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics (005930.KS: ) in third quarter to became the largest mobile phone vendor in the United States, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Friday. The research firm said handset sales in...

Google withdraws advertising deal from Yahoo!, Yahoo! pleads with Microsoft to buy it

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Search giant Google has withdrawn its potential advertising deal with Yahoo! due to fears of regulatory denial and the hassle of associated lawsuits.

The Top Selling Digital Song Is…(sadly) by Journey

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Don't Stop Believin', the Journey power ballad, has become the first catalog track ever to sell more than 2 million downloads according to SoundScan.

Buffalo updates MiniStation TurboUSB drive, makes it Mac friendly

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Buffalo's MiniStation TurboUSB hard drive, launched back in February, has had a bit of a makeover to make it more friendly to Mac users.

Steve Ballmer doesn’t “understand” Android or why Google would give stuff away for free

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Everyone's favourite jellyfish-like Microsoft employee has been shooting his mouth off in public again, this time thoroughly dissing Google's plans for its Android OS. Specifically...

PayPal Founder Peter Thiel’s Hedge Fund Blows Up

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
It's easier to found and invest in multi-billion-dollar businesses like PayPal and Facebook than run a hedge fund, apparently.

Samsung unveils 23-inch, 2048×1152 LCD

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Samsung today set what should be a first for computer displays in releasing the 2342BWX.

Army Social Scientist Set Afire in Afghanistan

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
For the third time in five months, a social scientist working for the Army's Human Terrain Team has been killed or seriously wounded.

The New Hotness: FourTrack Audio Recorder for iPhone, iPod Touch

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Remember those four-track recorders bands used to use to record song demos onto cassettes?

Sony Ericsson Churns Out Another Walkman Phone, The W705

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
The W705 Walkman phone is Sony Ericsson's latest attempt to install the Walkman range as a serious contender to the crown of coolest multimedia smartphone around. This slider smartphone comes with a 2.4-inch LCD monitor capable...

eFuture Announces Third Quarter 2008 Unaudited Financial Results

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Thursday Nov 6, 10:00 PM PST Company records year-over-year revenue growth of 66%, maintains full-year revenue and EBITDA guidance BEIJING, Nov. 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- eFuture Information Technology Inc. ("eFuture" or the...

Official tethering coming soon to the iPhone

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
At the Web 2.0 Summit AT&T Mobility President and CEO Ralph De La Vega has announced that AT&T is working with Apple to officially release iPhone tethering "soon." Tethering allows another computer (i.e. a notebook) to...

Google’s favorite penny stock: Nexicon

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Google is hoping to perfect YouTube's video identification system with the help of a company that hasn't filed financials with the Securities and Exchange Commission, has a convoluted history and is ...

Magic Call iPhone app saves you from awkwardness one phone call at a time

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Conversations with your mother about birth control. Conversations with your best friend about what happened to her favourite red dress.

Eat That, Street View: Photosynth Comes to Live Maps

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Although Google Maps and Google Earth are often getting all the attention, the truth is that Microsoft’s Live Maps is a great product as well.

Ocean Power Tech Seals $3M Navy Deal

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
The U.S. military is living up to its promise of leading the country in green energy adoption with the Navy’s awarding of a $3 million contract to marine power startup Ocean Power Technologies for ...

Ballmer dismisses Google Android

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
At an event touting Telstra's "Next G" network in Australia, Microsoft's CEO says he doesn't understand Google's revenue-generating strategy regarding the mobile operating system.

Obama’s Short List for EPA Head

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Selecting a new head of the EPA is arguably one of the most important decisions President-elect Barack Obama will have to make on the science front. Vote for your choice at Wired.com.

Once Thought Safe, WPA Wi-Fi Encryption Is Cracked

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Researchers plan to disclose a partial crack of the WPA wireless security standard next week.

YouTube: Does your video ID system really work?

authorsizzletime06 Nov 2008categorytechnology
It's been a little more than a year since YouTube announced the launch of its system to identify videos uploaded to its site that contained, without authorization, copyrighted content from television ...