Apple has already won against android
The war between Apple and Android has supposedly been going on since the first Android handset, the T-Mobile G1, was rushed to market in 2008. But in fact, the two were never even fighting — at least not directly. Because both Apple and Android are gaining market share, at the expense of things like RIM’s [...]
Sony Online entertainment goes dark
First the Playstation Network, now all of Sony Online Entertainment has been taken offline in the wake of a fresh invasion by hackers. Citing an “issue that warrants concern,” SOE made an announcement on Monday that it would be taking their servers offline for an unspecified length of time while they addressed the problem. Initially [...]
Could gene tests tell if kids can be sports stars?
CHICAGO – Was your kid born to be an elite athlete? Marketers of genetic tests claim the answer is in mail-order kits costing less than $200. Some customers say the test results help them steer their children to appropriate sports. But skeptical doctors and ethicists say the tests are putting profit before science and have [...]
Man ties machine on Day 1 of “Jeopardy!” showdown
A man-versus-machine showdown on popular U.S. quiz show “Jeopardy!” ended in a tie on the first day of a three-day challenge, when an IBM computer showed off its knowledge of the Beatles, as well as a few glitches. The machine, dubbed Watson after International Business Machines Corp’s former president Thomas Watson, is the computer and [...]
Meet T-Mobile’s first 4G tablet, the Dell Streak 7
Yes, T-Mobile will be getting its own, LG-made Android “Honeycomb” tablet to go head-to-head with Motorola’s sexy Xoom. But the G-Slate made only a fleeting cameo during T-Mobile’s CES press event Thursday; instead, the story was more about 4G-ready but non-Honeycomb Dell Streak 7. Set for release in the “coming weeks,” the seven-inch, Android 2.2-based [...]
KLD Energy Technologies selected as Texas Emerging Technology Fund recipient
December 30, 2010 – The Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Central Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (CenTex RCIC) announce that the State of Texas has chosen KLD Energy Technologies, Inc. (KLD) as the recipient of a commercialization award funded through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF). The company, which develops clean energy [...]
AT&T expands Wi-Fi zones in public spaces
NEW YORK – AT&T Inc. is expanding Wi-Fi access for its subscribers in New York and introducing it in San Francisco, adding data capacity in two cities with heavy wireless network use from the iPhone and other devices. The phone company is to announce Tuesday that it will expand Wi-Fi hot spots in New York’s [...]
Apple could release iPad 2 in April
We’ve got a new iPad 2 rumor for you: the fabled new version of the Apple (AAPL) tablet will be seeing an early April release, with a Chinese manufacturer being notified that it’ll need to start production on 400,000 to 600,000 new version iPads within the next 100 days. Foxconn Electronics (2317.TW), the Chinese manufacturer [...]
Five hot gadgets for the holidays
Every holiday shopper has at least one uber-elitist gadget nerd on their list — and this is perhaps the most stressful stereotype to shop for. Not only are gadgets expensive, they change all the time. Drop an iPhone 3GS in Nerdy McNerdington’s stocking and he’s likely to erupt in a fit of geekery. “Don’t you [...]
Netflix raises prices and offers stream-only service
Netflix Inc said it will offer its first unlimited streaming-only subscription plan in the United States for $7.99 a month, and raise prices of its popular unlimited streaming and unlimited DVD plans by a dollar — eventually shifting away from its mail business. Netflix shares rose 7 percent to $184.71 in morning trading following the [...]
