Archive for November, 2008
To go where Google has not gone before: The promise of a new search engine
Chicago (IL) - The developers of a research-focused search engine claim that the technology is capable of reaching depths of the web that are inaccessible to Google. Founded by Human Genome Project scientists, DeepDyve promises to search 99% of the hits that other search engines aren’t capable of picking up. Other search engines typically […]
NASA optimistic about Endeavour launch date
Cape Canaveral (FL) - NASA today decided to go ahead with the countdown for the Endeavour launch and its flight to the International Space Station (ISS). The Liftoff is scheduled for 7:55 pm local time on Friday.NASA said that there is a 60% chance that Endeavour will see “acceptable” weather conditions on Friday, as […]
Google shares below $300 for first time since 2005
Shares of Google on Wednesday fell below $300 for the first time since late 2005 after analysts lowered their estimates on the Internet search giant, citing a weak advertising market. The shares were down 6.5% at $291.19 in afternoon Nasdaq trade. The stock is off more than 50% this year.
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Flawed AVG update cripples Windows XP PCs
Chicago (IL) - Over the weekend, some Windows XP PCs were crippled when a flawed signature update to AVG Technologies
IBM to deliver broadband to rural America - over power lines
Chicago (IL) - Providing broadband Internet to rural America never has made economic sense to telecommunications and cable providers, but it seems that there soon might be a fast Internet solution for those underserved areas. IBM is working with electric cooperatives across the eastern U.S. to deliver broadband over power lines to rural America. […]
Facebook Mobile grows to 15 million users
Facebook announced that it has seen the user base of it mobile site, m.facebook.com, climb from 5 million to 15 million since the beginning of this year. The most recent site change, allowing comments to be posted on status messages via cell phone, resulted in over 1 million mobile posts within the first 24 hours […]
Difficult decision for DRAM makers: Shrink or die
Taipei (Taiwan) - Bad news about the economy dominate the headlines today, as even companies we believed almost invulnerable are affected by the changing business climate. The DRAM industry was in a bad shape before the downturn began and it is getting worse: A new analyst report suggests that there is little choice […]
Eye-Fi unveils 4 GB wireless SD card
Eye-Fi doubled the capacity of its SD memory card with built-in Wi-0Fi capability. The new “Anniversary” edition is sold for $129 through the company’s online store. Costco members can get the card for $99 while supplies last.
The convenience of Wi-Fi in a memory card is not only expensive subjectively. A regular SD memory card can […]
SonyEricsson to launch $800 iPhone beater on Nov 28
Research Triangle Park (NC) - SonyEricsson has pulled in the launch date for its Xperia X1 cellphone, which will compete with Apple’s iPhone. The device will be available for pre-order on tomorrow and go on sale on November 28. While the phone itself is one of the most capable smartphones released to date, it […]