 Taiwan LCD makers eye China as leverage against rivals Taiwan's producers of liquid crystal displays know that venturing into the Chinese market is risky, but they are also fully aware they have no choice, analysts said. Even though they are major... October 4, 2009 11:52 PM Internet Sarkozy to be 'twittered' at climate summit Nicolas Sarkozy's every move at the climate summit in Denmark will be tracked on Twitter, but the French president won't be busy typing updates on the micro-blogging website himself, officials... October 3, 2009 08:46 PM Internet An SMS from Indonesia quake rubble a sign of hope In a cry for help from the wreckage of a hotel in this quake-hit city, police said they had received an SMS text message that raised hopes there were eight survivors under the rubble. [...] October 3, 2009 07:44 AM Internet IBM email challenges Google in the 'cloud' IBM on Monday will begin offering businesses a basic "cloud computing" email service at a price that undercuts a plusher offering by Internet giant Google. IBM unabashedly pitched its new... October 3, 2009 03:12 AM Internet US gun maker arming Wii shooter game Legendary rifle maker Remington Arms Company said Friday it has teamed with videogame maker Mastiff to put virtual versions of its guns in a hunting title tailored for Wii consoles. [...] October 2, 2009 11:45 PM Internet San Francisco tapping into tech-savvy citizens San Francisco is letting citizens create software tools to exploit city data for the public good. Apple has its App Store for mini-applications tailored for iPhones and iPod Touch devices. Now,... October 2, 2009 03:59 PM Internet Washington Post, Bloomberg launch news service The Washington Post and Bloomberg, the financial news agency, have announced plans to launch a global news service, offering stories to newspapers, websites and other subscribers. The newspaper... October 2, 2009 03:59 PM Internet National Post chief to bid for CanWest newspapers: report The chief executive of CanWest's flagship National Post newspaper has lined up financial backers to bid on the media goliath's Canadian newspaper chain, local media said Friday. [...] October 2, 2009 03:58 PM Internet London Evening Standard to become free sheet London's Evening Standard newspaper will become a free sheet this month after 182 years as a paid-for title, as its new Russian owners seek a new strategy in a tough market, it said Friday. The... October 2, 2009 03:57 PM Internet Google pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi Internet search giant Google paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on Friday on the 140th anniversary of his birth, replacing the 'G' in its colorful logo with a picture of the Indian independence hero.... October 2, 2009 03:57 PM Internet 'I'm on Facebook, friend me': top NATO commander NATO must make better use of networking sites and other social media to explain to the public what it does, its new supreme allied commander in Europe said on Friday -- starting with his own... October 2, 2009 02:40 PM Internet Taiwan unveils hydrogen-powered mobile phone chargers Taiwanese researchers said Friday they have developed hydrogen-powered mobile phone chargers, in a development that could boost the island's efforts to become a player in green technologies. [...] October 2, 2009 06:11 AM Internet US Navy creates command to maintain cyber supremacy The US Navy announced it was consolidating intelligence gathering and other data capabilities under a single command in a bid to maintain an increasingly challenged US military supremacy in... October 2, 2009 03:56 AM Internet Google adds options as search engine race continues Google on Thursday rolled out search engine refinements as Microsoft strives to lure people to Bing and Twitter heightens appetites for real-time updates and news. [...] October 1, 2009 07:33 PM Internet US to add up to 1,000 cybersecurity experts US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday that her department has received the green light to hire up to 1,000 cybersecurity experts over the next three years. [...] October 1, 2009 07:06 PM Internet US launch for Relaxnews Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Relaxnews announced the US launch on Thursday of the newswire dedicated to leisure and lifestyle news. [...] October 1, 2009 06:08 PM Internet Amazon settles suit over deleted Orwell books Amazon.com has settled a lawsuit that sprang from a Big Brother-like move of deleting books by George Orwell from its Kindle electronic readers as a quick fix for copyright concerns. The... October 1, 2009 05:45 PM Internet Twitter testing tool to organize tweets Twitter on Thursday began letting a small number of users test a "Lists" feature for dividing maelstroms of tweets into manageable sub-categories. "The idea is to allow people to create lists of... October 1, 2009 05:04 PM Internet Juvenile behind Facebook poll on whether to kill Obama The US Secret Service said Thursday that a juvenile was behind a Facebook poll asking whether US President Barack Obama should be assassinated and no charges will be brought in the case. [...] October 1, 2009 04:57 PM Internet LA Times, Washington Post end syndication service The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post are ending their nearly 50-year-old syndication service in the latest shakeup in the US newspaper industry. The Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News... October 1, 2009 04:10 PM Internet |
