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Top Stories: Melbourne, Dec. 23 : Software giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) has admitted that its new face-tracking webcam has "issues" with black users. ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:50:11 -0500Toronto, Dec 23 (IANS) Upholding patent-infringement charges by a small Toronto firm agaist Microsoft Tuesday, a US appeals court ordered the software giant to stop selling Word by Jan 11 and pay $290 million in damages. IANS Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:00:02 -0500PHILADELPHIA - Comcast Corp. has agreed to pay up to $16 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the cable TV operator of delaying transfers of large movie and music files despite promises ... Star Tribune Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:46:47 -0500Posted on: Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 13:59 CST A new technological advance called 3D gesture recognition may not be in stores this Christmas, but a number of technology companies are promising t... RedOrbit Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:45:18 -0500Yes, Virginia, there is an @SantaClaus. Santa has always been a master at toy making, but he has now become quite the gadget guru. He's responding to boys and girls through text messages, tweets, e-ma... Miami Herald Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:40:14 -0500FREMONT, CA--(Marketwire - December 23, 2009) - Providing better health care to students in need is a goal of every school district. Public schools receiving reimbursements for linking students and ... Market Wire Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:40:08 -050040G/100G Deployment Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey . Infonetics analysts Michael Howard and Andrew Schmitt surveyed telecom operators that represent 26% of the world's telecom capital... Market Wire Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:40:07 -0500There is no clear evidence that radiation from your cellphone gives you cancer, but San Francisco’s environment commission wants to make sure everyone worries about it anyway,... International Herald Tribune Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:37:07 -0500NEW YORK -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- If you’re still looking for that perfect gift, but are running out of time, here are some ideas:... Fresh News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:36:00 -0500, the 2010 International CES, the world’s largest tradeshow for consumer technology, is scheduled January 7-10, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. “The International CES brings together the... Fresh News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:35:58 -050040G/100G Deployment Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey . Infonetics analysts Michael Howard and Andrew Schmitt surveyed telecom operators that represent 26% of the world's telecom capit... Fresh News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:35:52 -0500San Francisco - Non-profit group One Laptop Per Child announced plans Wednesday to develop a new tablet computer that will be made available in developing countries by 2012 at a cost of less than 100 ... Earth Times Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:34:24 -0500LONDON: This Christmas, shoppers in Europe are discovering new uses for mobile phones as technology advancements, spurred on by Apple’s iPhone, open up a host of new shopping opportunities. A ho... The Daily Star Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:33:35 -0500*Have you created IDs and passwords to enter other SPH online sites such as AsiaOne Careers? If so, then checking this box will mean that your BTO ID and password will override those earlier IDs an... Business Times Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:33:24 -0500*Have you created IDs and passwords to enter other SPH online sites such as AsiaOne Careers? If so, then checking this box will mean that your BTO ID and password will override those earlier IDs an... Business Times Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:33:21 -0500The Nasdaq has been the standout index on Wall Street overnight, with strong earnings from Micron Technology and Red Hat boosting the technology sector. Apple has also made solid gains, with analysts... ABC Australia Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:27:42 -0500Alicia Cochran helps a customer with the Windows 7 program during the grand opening of Microsoft's first retail store in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Oct. 22. USA Today Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:24:23 -0500Russian Soyuz TMA-17 rocket blasts off to the International Space Station from the launchpad at Baikonur cosmodrome on December 20, 2009. Soyuz TMA-17 carries NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer o... USA Today Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:24:21 -0500TORONTO (CNNMoney.com) -- For a tiny Toronto software manufacturer nestled in the city's grimy garment district, winning a $290 million court judgment against Microsoft is more than simply a long-awai... CNN Money Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:22:15 -0500A woman sends text messages on her Blackberry phone. BlackBerry users across North America breathed a collective sigh of relief Wednesday as their emails started streaming in again following an eight-... Vancouver Sun Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:20:38 -0500Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc.’s Android mobile software may offer as many as 150,000 applications by the end of 2010, as the company chases Apple Inc. for downloads, according to a mobile-a... BusinessWeek Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:18:17 -0500Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- BlackBerry service resumed as phone maker Research In Motion Ltd. released new software to fix program flaws, which caused a second disruption in less than a week. BusinessWeek Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:18:16 -0500Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Red Hat Inc., the Linux software maker whose sales and profit in the latest quarter exceeded analysts’ estimates, said demand for its products is reviving, especially in N... BusinessWeek Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:18:15 -0500New homes are likely to cost at least $5000 more if new legislation, backed by Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy, is passed early next year.The federal government released a draft bill yesterday to en... Australian IT Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:10:42 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks held onto a modest lead over the broader market during Wednesday's after-hours session, where thin trading was dominated by exchange-traded funds. ... Market Watch Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:10:34 -05004 Recommendations Genuitec released earlier this month version 3.0 of its Pulse software lifecycle management product and is suggesting it as a possible enterprise-level replacement for IBM's Jazz app... InfoWorld Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:09:00 -0500Club Pogo.com For the online gamer in your life, a gift subscription to Club Pogo.com is the perfect gift. At Club Pogo.com, members can play over 100 games like Monopoly, Scrabble, Solitaire, and a b... Earth Times Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:06:40 -0500A woman sends text messages on her Blackberry phone. BlackBerry users across North America breathed a collective sigh of relief Wednesday as their emails started streaming in again following an eight-... Canada.com Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:05:24 -0500(12-23) 05:06 PST -- Hotspot usage from handheld devices is growing fast, thanks to the increasing popularity of products equipped with Wi-Fi, according to a report from market research company... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:56:36 -0500(12-23) 04:33 PST -- In this, our final newsletter for 2009, it seems appropriate to look back at some of the major products, services and trends for the year. And what a challenging year it has been... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:56:33 -0500(12-23) 04:33 PST -- 2009 was a year most don't want to remember. What with the recession and a downturn in storage spending taking up space in the news, there were a few highlights in the 2009 year ... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:56:31 -0500(12-23) 12:27 PST RICHMOND -- A 21-year-old man who said he feared for his safety after witnessing the gang rape of a Richmond girl outside a high school homecoming dance has been missing for more th... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:56:26 -0500Broadcom Corp. (BRCM), although the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ( SOX) managed to end the session with a fractional gain. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF) added 0.8% to close at 2,... Morning Star Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:37:35 -0500Broadcom Corp. (BRCM), although the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ( SOX) managed to end the session with a fractional gain. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF) added 0.8% to close at 2,... Morning Star Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:37:28 -0500Broadcom Corp. (BRCM), although the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ( SOX) managed to end the session with a fractional gain. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF) added 0.8% to close at 2,... Morning Star Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:37:19 -0500Broadcom Corp. (BRCM), although the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ( SOX) managed to end the session with a fractional gain. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF) added 0.8% to close at 2,... Morning Star Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:37:11 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- U.S. antitrust regulators are taking a closer look at Google Inc.'s proposed $750 million purchase of mobile phone marketer AdMob, the latest sign of greater government vigilance... Tampa Bay Online Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:36:06 -0500BURBANK, Calif. (AP) -- Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday it has nominated Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer for the popular social networking site Facebook, to serve on its board of directors. Tampa Bay Online Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:36:03 -0500WASHINGTON (AFP) - Touchscreens are so yesterday. Remote controls? So last century. The future is controlling your devices with a simple wave of the hand. A wiggle of the fingers will change... Asia One Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:34:55 -0500Broadcom has introduced a single-chip video decoder for computer manufacturers that want to give a performance boost to Intel's latest Atom platform for netbooks. The Crystal HD is being offered fo... Tech Web Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:41:05 -0500A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed Apple knowingly sold defective displays with iMacs in 2006. Aram Hovsepian, who filed the suit in U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif., a yea... Tech Web Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:41:04 -0500MEH ) is pleased to announce the sale of its Hartindo product line rights to Elemental Protective Coatings Inc. (EPC). The sales price of $5,000,000 will be satisfied by the issuance to MEVT of a No... Market Wire Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:29:25 -0500Continuing the global expansion of Destinator GPS navigation software across geographic markets, smartphone application stores, and mobile handset makers, Intrinsyc Software International, Inc. (TSX:I... Market Wire Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:29:24 -0500FREMONT, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/23/09 -- Ikanos Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: IKAN), a leading provider of advanced broadband semiconductor and software products for the digital home, today announ... Fresh News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:24:12 -0500. The year-long program at the university’s Montgomery County campus will be led by “serial” entrepreneurs and aims at teaching business and post-doctoral students to evaluate the c... Baltimore Business Journal Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:17:11 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BURBANK, Calif. -- Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday it has nominated Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer for the popular social networking site Facebook, to serve on its boa... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:12:52 -0500The CyberPower "Maelstrom" gaming computer is shown on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 in Atlanta. The computer is built with high-grade components with the elite PC gamer in mind. (AP Photo/ Ron Harris)... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:12:50 -0500A woman sends text messages on her Blackberry phone. BlackBerry users across North America breathed a collective sigh of relief Wednesday as their emails started streaming in again following an eight-... Canada.com Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:08:25 -0500A woman sends text messages on her Blackberry phone. BlackBerry users across North America breathed a collective sigh of relief Wednesday as their emails started streaming in again following an eight-... Times Colonist Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:07:57 -0500A woman sends text messages on her Blackberry phone. BlackBerry users across North America breathed a collective sigh of relief Wednesday as their emails started streaming in again following an eight-... Leader-Post Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:07:30 -0500A woman sends text messages on her Blackberry phone. BlackBerry users across North America breathed a collective sigh of relief Wednesday as their emails started streaming in again following an eight-... The Province Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:07:26 -0500Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Vonage Corp., the provider of Internet-based phone service, rose as much as 15 percent in New York trading after rival Jajah Inc. agreed to be bought by Telefonica SA. BusinessWeek Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:06:29 -0500Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) -- News Corp., owner of the Twentieth Century Fox film studio, is at an impasse in talks on a possible bid for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., according to a person with knowledge of the... BusinessWeek Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:06:28 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Activity in tech stocks, which helped drive the broader market back into the green on Wednesday, could spill into the after-hours trading session. No major earnings... Market Watch Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:58:18 -05001 Recommendation A Georgia company is suing Oracle for fraud and copyright infringement, saying the vendor is unlawfully using the company's technology to build user interfaces associated with Fusion ... InfoWorld Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:57:16 -0500A woman sends text messages on her Blackberry phone. BlackBerry users across North America breathed a collective sigh of relief Wednesday as their emails started streaming in again following an eight-... Windsor Star Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:53:34 -0500Second, more good news: There is little to no chance Microsoft will be forced to stop selling Word 2007 and Office 2007 on Jan. 11, another potential outcome of the suit. Microsoft says it has been wo... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:44:33 -0500(12-23) 11:16 PST Fort Collins, Colo. (AP) -- The parents who carried out the balloon boy hoax were sentenced to jail Wednesday and given strict probation conditions that forbid them from earning any... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:44:31 -0500This "Irish Georgian"-style estate in Portola Valley, known as the Knole at Lauriston, is a mega-mansion that has fallen on hard times. In foreclosure, it is being marketed on the premise that a compa... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:44:27 -0500(12-23) 11:48 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Parts of the San Andreas fault are so sensitive to stress that the faint gravitational tug of the sun and the moon may be enough to cause tiny tremors 15 miles unde... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:44:25 -0500A university project found that black youths feel widely alienated – 48 percent of respondents believe the government treats most immigrants better than most black people. So researchers created a p... Christian Science Monitor Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:32:26 -0500The chairman of Leicester City Football Club is set to face legal proceedings from HM Revenue and Customs in connection with tax evasion. Milan Mandaric is accused of what tax officials have describ... Ananova Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:29:17 -0500Singer Amy Winehouse has been charged in connection with an assault at a theatre, police have said. The Back To Black star was arrested after she voluntarily attended Milton Keynes police station in... Ananova Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:29:16 -0500Two women have been killed in a coach crash on an icy road and dozens of air passengers escaped injury when their jet slid off a runway as Britain continued to be gripped by freezing wintry weather. ... Ananova Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:29:16 -0500A British paratrooper serving with special forces has been killed in a notoriously violent area of southern Afghanistan. The soldier, from 1st Battalion the Parachute Regiment, died after being hit ... Ananova Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:29:15 -0500A glamour model has fainted after being found guilty of attacking a woman in a nightclub toilet cubicle in a jealous row over her husband. Former Playboy Model of the Year Louise Glover, 26, slumped... Ananova Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:29:14 -0500A Japanese English student has been charged with the rape and murder of British teacher Lindsay Hawker. Tatsuya Ichihashi, 30, was accused of the offences by police in Japan who arrested him last mo... Ananova Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:29:13 -0500The first death in the UK solely linked to GBL has come to light as the Government moved to outlaw the drug. GBL (Gamma-Butyrolactone) is one of a number of "legal high" drugs now banned under the M... Ananova Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:29:13 -0500Although it should come as no surprise that the computers that can run games consistently well are the ones at the high end of the price spectrum, I found machines for about $1,000 that can give you d... Tampa Bay Online Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:23:41 -0500ATLANTA (AP) -- You've got the new gaming PC, a wide, flat-screen display and all the energy drinks you'll need to get you through an online session of the futuristic first-person shooter game, "Red F... Tampa Bay Online Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:23:39 -0500ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Eastman Kodak Co. said Wednesday that Samsung Electronics Co. has agreed to pay the camera maker an undisclosed sum as the two sides try to settle a dispute over patents used i... Tampa Bay Online Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:23:37 -0500Skype's effort to crack enterprise corporate accounts may get a boost from major shareholder Silver Lake, which has been promoting talks between Skype and another Silver Lake investment, Avaya. The... Tech Web Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:27:25 -0500IKAN ), a leading provider of advanced broadband semiconductor and software products for the digital home, today announced that Michael Gulett, Ikanos' president and CEO, is scheduled to speak at t... Market Wire Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:21:10 -0500MMRF ) (the "Company"), which through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (jointly with the Company, "MMR") provides consumer-controlled Personal Health Records ("PHRs") ... Market Wire Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:21:07 -0500If you're a fan of the Internet music site Pandora.com, you'll want to take a look at the Livio Radio with Pandora. Sometimes it's just not convenient to listen to your Pandora stations on a computer.... Hispanic Business Magazine Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:18:31 -0500MILAN — Lawyers for Google rested their case in defense of four executives charged in Italy with failing to comply with privacy laws, telling a judge that the company has a mechanism in place to... International Herald Tribune Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:17:59 -0500LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/23/09 -- MMR Information Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF) (the "Company"), which through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (jointly with ... Fresh News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:16:28 -0500CNN talks to tech-savvy folks to list our Top 10 tech "fails" of 2009 Facebook flap over new terms of service led to a rare backtrack by the site Conficker, thankfully, was never the April F... CNN Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:04:08 -0500Bloomington, Minnesota (CNN) -- One of the messiest aspects of the holiday season is fighting the holiday traffic, especially during the last-minute shopping rush. But the Mall of America, the mammoth... CNN Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:04:07 -0500A man posted a YouTbue video accusing HP computers of being racist because their facial tracking software will follow his white coworker's face but not his own. CBS News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:50:35 -0500Under a "San Francisco Sustainable Financing Program," homeowners will have access to up to $50,000 apiece to install a variety of clean energy improvements. There is no limit on the amount commercial... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:42:19 -0500Stalemates common That kind of stalemate appears to be typical - along with the increasing prevalence of mortgage problems due to unemployment. So what's the answer? Here are some ideas that various ... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:42:16 -0500Two women have been killed in a coach crash on an icy road and dozens of air passengers escaped injury when their jet slid off a runway as Britain continued to be gripped by freezing wintry weather. ... Ananova Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:27:49 -0500Gordon Brown has been called to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry, but will not appear until after next year's general election. Sir John Chilcot's committee will also wait until after the election ... Ananova Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:27:48 -0500Scores of people have paid tribute to the 100th British serviceman killed in Afghanistan this year. Members of the public lined the streets for the funeral service of Lance Corporal Adam Drane, 23, ... Ananova Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:27:47 -0500Scotland Yard have handed two more files of evidence against politicians suspected of abusing their expenses to prosecutors. Officials at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are now examining six ca... Ananova Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:27:47 -0500Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi departs San Raffaele Hospital on December 17, 2009 in Milan, Italy. Berlusconi has spent four nights in the hospital following an attack by a man wielding a mo... WHP CBS 21 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:56:00 -0500The Chick-fil-A Bowl has its 13th consecutive sellout. Bowl officials say all tickets have been sold for the Dec. 31 game between No. 11 Virginia Tech and Tennessee at the Georgia Dome. The bowl's st... WBIR Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:55:46 -0500Networking pioneer 3Com reported its second quarter financial results Wednesday -- likely its last as an independent company before its acquisition by HP -- and delivered positive earnings that rose 5... Tech Web Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:51:09 -0500The former CIO of the Federal Bureau of Investigation wants to see the government develop and implement a comprehensive cybersecurity plan, he said in an interview last week. Former FBI CIO Zal Azm... Tech Web Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:51:08 -0500Designed for all major assets like interest rates, equity, inflation, credit, foreign exchange, commodities, and life insurance to hybrid products, Price-it comes either as a software tools or an inte... Tech Web Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:51:06 -0500A San Diego company is developing technology to "print" artificial blood vessels for transplant. The initial goal: Create an arterial graft for use in coronary bypass surgery. The long-term goal is... Tech Web Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:51:04 -0500Our recent column "The Thanksgiving Angels Of Flight 3405" sparked dozens of letters so we're rerunning it for Christmas and the holiday season. Do you believe?... Tech Web Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:51:02 -0500Acer TravelMate Timeline Laptop Acer introduced on Tuesday a business laptop line that the vendor says can deliver up to eight hours of battery life. Tech Web Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:51:01 -0500 |
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