Archive for September, 2009
Now syncing: Google history on mobile phones
Google made two significant enhancements to Google.com on mobile phones Wednesday.
The first, history sync, now makes it possible to carry by a record of your search queries when you switch amoung mobile and desktop versions of Google.com. Dubbed “Personalized propose,” Google will now remember your searches and …
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A Moto Barrage for Verizon
Motorola Barrage
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Verizon Wireless rounded out its big day Wednesday by announcing the Motorola Barrage. The rugged flip phone joins the Samsung Razzle, the Nokia Shade, and the HTC Imagio as the newest handsets in the carrier’s lineup. It goes on sale on October 1 for $129….
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Fujifilm’s Finepix Real 3D camera comes to U.S.
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Fujifilm’s FinePix Real 3D W1 camera and system is hitting the U.S., the company announced Wednesday. Introduced globally by the summer, the FinePix Real 3D system appears to be the world’s first 3D digital imaging system that captures 3D still photographs and movies, providing images that users can enjoy without spe…
AT&T and TerreStar Launch Satellite Smartphone
Fledgling satellite operator TerreStar Networks has inked an agreement with AT&T under which the U.S. mobile operator will offer the world’s first satellite/cellular smartphone. Called the Genus, the new hybrid device — which switches to satellite coverage whenever cellular urls are unavailable — will enable users to gain ubiq…
ICANN Drops U.S. Ties To Embrace Global Community
The World Wide Web Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has ended its decade-long arrangement with the U.S. station of Commerce. The move gained applause from the European Commission, which had called for ICANN to consider a system run by the private sector.
On Wednesday, the day ICANN’s contract with the division of Commerce was to ex…
Ballmer’s Pay Trimmed as He Raps High Mac Prices
Amid declining revenues, Microsoft is slashing the salaries and incentives for its top executives, including CEO Steve Ballmer, for fiscal year 2009. The decision came after Microsoft reported its first-ever drop in annual revenue.
The was part of Microsoft’s proxy statement filed late Monday. In it, Microsoft revealed that the fiscal year e…
Judge Overturns $388 Million Ruling Against Microsoft
A U.S. District judge has overturned a $388 million ruling against Microsoft. The ruling came on appeal in a six-year-old case launched against the software giant by Uniloc, a computer-security and copy-protection software company in Irvine, Calif.
Uniloc claimed victory by Microsoft in April after a federal court jury ordered Microsoft to pay the…
