Mobile phone giant Nokia sues Apple over iPhone Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, took on the iconic iPhone on Thursday by suing US rival Apple for infringing 10 Nokia patents on mobile phone technology. "The patents cover... October 22, 2009 04:11 PM InternetEurope vows to liberate online shopping It's the bane of online shoppers' lives -- searches dangling coveted brand-name gadgets, gear or gifts cheaper on websites from another country, but not being able to buy them. [...] October 22, 2009 04:08 PM InternetCash-strapped Latvia mulls switching from Microsoft Cash-strapped Latvia is mulling whether to replace brand name office software like Microsoft with an open source equivalent as a cost-cutting measure, a government spokeswoman told AFP Thursday. [...] October 22, 2009 04:07 PM InternetToshiba launches portable fuel-cell for mobiles For people fed up with their mobile telephone or iPod batteries running out, Japan's Toshiba Corp. announced Thursday the launch of a portable fuel-cell that can power up digital gadgets on the... October 22, 2009 03:57 PM InternetMobile phone giant Nokia sues Apple over patents Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, on Thursday said it was suing US rival Apple for infringing 10 of its patents on mobile phone technology. "The patents cover wireless data, speech... October 22, 2009 03:15 PM InternetBad breath fights monsters at Japan whacky fair A monster-slaying bad breath blow gun, a rain-simulating "funbrella" and a navigation-aid helmet that steers users by pulling their ears: welcome to Japan's latest whacky inventions. [...] October 22, 2009 01:09 PM InternetMicrosoft launches Windows 7 Microsoft's much-heralded Windows 7 operating system made its global debut on Thursday. By the time the day was a minute old, Microsoft workers were handing out Windows 7 software as gifts at a... October 22, 2009 10:58 AM InternetNewspaper, Internet titans duel at Web 2.0 Summit Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson opened fire on Google, accusing the Internet giant of promoting online news reading "promiscuity." [...] October 22, 2009 07:52 AM InternetMicrosoft, Google integrating Twitter into search Microsoft began integrating Twitter messages into its new Internet search engine Bing and arch rival Google announced plans to do the same. Microsoft unveiled its real-time Twitter search feature... October 22, 2009 02:30 AM InterneteBay net profit slides for fourth quarter in a row Online auction giant eBay reported a slide in net profit for the fourth quarter in a row on Wednesday and a cautious outlook for the holiday season. EBay, which also owns online payments company... October 21, 2009 11:06 PM InternetMore Internet users sharing status updates: report Sharing status updates on online services such as Twitter or Facebook is becoming increasingly popular among Americans, according to a survey released on Wednesday. Nineteen percent of Internet... October 21, 2009 10:15 PM InternetGoogle, partners to offer music downloads: reports Google plans to allow users to listen to songs or buy them directly from search results pages in a partnership to be unveiled next week with online music sites, according to reports Wednesday. [...] October 21, 2009 07:08 PM InternetBing to serve up Twitter-Facebook status comments Microsoft on Wednesday said it will begin serving up Facebook and Twitter status feeds in its Bing online search engine. Real-time comments from the leading social-networking community and the... October 21, 2009 06:48 PM InternetHP partners with university to print digital books Hewlett-Packard is stepping up its out-of-print book publishing business and taking on Google. The US computer giant announced Wednesday it has teamed with the University of Michigan to offer... October 21, 2009 05:16 PM InternetGoogle Books project draws fire in China A China copyright group Wednesday accused Internet giant Google of scanning Chinese books for its online library without authorisation, in the latest criticism hurled at the controversial project.... October 21, 2009 07:54 AM InternetGeneral Electric unveils pocket-sized ultrasound tool General Electric (GE) on Tuesday unveiled an ultrasound device about the size of an iPhone, saying the gadget could become "the stethoscope of the 21st century." "We are going to put this in the... October 21, 2009 07:54 AM InternetElectric cars take on hybrids at Tokyo show Futuristic concept cars, plug-in hybrids, zero-emission electric vehicles and even a hydrogen-powered scooter jostled for the limelight as the Tokyo Motor Show kicked off on Wednesday. [...] October 21, 2009 07:12 AM InternetPayPal opening doors to outside developers PayPal plans to throw open the doors of its software platform to enable outside developers to build innovative tools using the online financial transaction service. "In just two weeks, PayPal will... October 21, 2009 06:54 AM InternetTwitter optimistic despite slowing US growth Twitter chief executive Evan Williams has spoken optimistically about the popular microblogging service's future despite slowing US growth and no clear plan for making money. [...] October 21, 2009 05:09 AM InternetElectric cars take on hybrids at Tokyo show Futuristic concept cars, ultra-efficient hybrids, zero-emission electric vehicles and even a hydrogen-powered scooter jostled for the limelight as the Tokyo Motor Show kicked off on Wednesday. [...] October 21, 2009 03:29 AM Internet |