Yahoo opens its doors to hackers
SUNNYVALE – Hackers armed with laptop computers, camping tents and dreams of software glory invaded Yahoo during the weekend as the Internet pioneer opened its strategy and its doors to outside developers.
The “hackathon” was as much a symbol of Yahoo rising from the ashes of a burned-out courtship with US technology colossus Microsoft as it [...]
New Microsoft ad draws negative reviews online
NEW YORK – Microsoft was getting mostly negative reviews online for the first installment of its $300 million advertising campaign featuring comedian Jerry Seinfeld, meant to rebuff Apple’s commericials that depict the PC software giant as uncool.
The first ad in the campaign premiered Thursday night during the broadcast of the National Football League’s season kickoff [...]
High-resolution satellite launched in California
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A super- sharp Earth-imaging satellite that can detail an area the size of a baseball diamond’s home plate from space has been launched into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the Central California coast.
A Delta 2 rocket carrying the GeoEye-1 satellite lifted off at 11 :50 a.m. [...]
Asia leads mobile growth, but lags on Internet
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Asia will continue to deliver strong growth in the mobile phone market due to sustained demand from China and India, the world’s two biggest markets of such services, industry officials said.
But, even if Asia is the world’s largest broadband market in terms of absolute numbers, it lags the United States and Europe [...]
Sony unveils improved PlayStation Portable
TOKYO – Sales are improving in Japan for Sony Corp.’s PlayStation Portable handheld video game machine, and a beefed up version with a clearer display is expected to add momentum, a senior executive said Tuesday.
The portable game machine faces tough competition from Nintendo DS – the handheld machine from the Japanese manufacturer of Pokemon and [...]
The ASA Bans iPhone 3G Commercial with false claims concerning the iPhone 3G’s web browsing potential
The ASA has concluded that the iPhone cannot access websites which use Java or Flash , despite Apple’s claim that “all parts of the internet are on the iPhone “. Two members of the public complained about the TV advert, therefore prompting the ASA to tell Apple UK to [...]
Nokia unveils 2 new multimedia phones
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Nokia (NOK1V.HE) unveiled two new high-end phone models, the N79 and the N85, as the world’s top cellphone maker battles against increasing competition from the likes of Apple (AAPL.O) and Samsung (005930.KS).
The news lifted shares in Nokia more than 2 percent on Tuesday as it reassured investors the company was on track to [...]
A US$ 400,000 Car
Let’s say that you’ve just won the lottery. Chances are that one of the first things you would buy is a new car. What kind of car would you get? It really depends on how much money you want to spend and what kind of image you want to portray as you drive around. For [...]
Motion-powered phone charger
M2E Power, a company formed last year to charge electronic gadgets with human motion, has reported back that its system actually works.
Next year it expects to release a charger that can harvest enough motion from walking to replenish cell phones or other small gadgets, like GPS devices.
It says that six hours of cumulative motion can [...]
Sun Cellular’s WAP-Based Push EMAIL
Sun Mobile office is a WAP based push e-mail solution that let’s you to:
Configure your widely used POP3 and IMAP4 e-mail addresses into one distinct e-mail account.
Compose, reply and forward e-mails anytime, anywhere.
Set significant tasks and get reminders ahead of time through your mobile phone.
Get SMS notifications on new and important e-mails so you will [...]
