 Pump down the volume, EU to tell MP3 makers Tens of millions of people will be forced to listen to portable music at permanently reduced volume under European Commission proposals to be unveiled next week. [...] September 25, 2009 04:51 PM Internet Nokia caught up in Brazil brand name row Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, said Friday it was in a court battle in Brazil over its Ovi brand, which a Brazilian telecoms company called Ouvi claims is too similar to its name. [...] September 25, 2009 04:07 PM Internet Sony's PS3 outsells Wii fivefold in Japan: survey Sony's PlayStation 3 video game console outsold Nintendo's Wii nearly fivefold in Japan in the three weeks to September 20, helped by the launch of a new cheaper, slim version, a survey said... September 25, 2009 04:05 PM Internet Waze turning road warriors into map builders Technology startup Waze is tapping into the collective knowledge of road warriors in order to make life more pleasant for drivers while creating reliable street maps. [...] September 25, 2009 04:05 PM Internet Kuwait censors 'terror' blogs Kuwait has blocked a number of Internet blogs and websites with links to "terror" cells and groups, a top official said in comments published on Friday. "The ministry has blocked blogs ... used by... September 25, 2009 04:00 PM Internet Judge agrees to delay Google book case hearing A New York judge on Thursday ordered that a hearing over a settlement between Google and US authors and publishers be postponed to take into account objections on copyright and anti-trust grounds.... September 25, 2009 03:47 AM Internet Hallmark launches 'good news' celebrity website As numerous websites compete to chronicle the foibles of the rich and famous, greeting card maker Hallmark is launching a new site focusing on the "positive aspects" of the lives of celebrities.... September 24, 2009 09:57 PM Internet Divorce births dating service for social networking fans Dud dates arranged at traditional online match-making services prompted Steve Odom to create a website for those seeking love in a hyper-connected world. Freshly-launched Gelatodating.com breaks... September 24, 2009 08:52 PM Internet 44 jobs cut at CQ-Roll Call as newspaper crisis debated Forty-four jobs were cut on Thursday at a publication covering the US Congress as a committee debated the future of the troubled US newspaper industry. The 44 editorial employees were laid off at... September 24, 2009 08:49 PM Internet Social online TV and invisible speakers among "DEMOgods" An online network for farmers, social Internet television, and invisible speakers were among startups taking laurels this week at the DEMO technology conference here known as a launch pad for... September 24, 2009 08:45 PM Internet Twitter to raise $100 mln in new funding: WSJ Twitter is close to raising up to 100 million dollars in new funding in a deal which values the hot micro-blogging service at one billion dollars, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. [...] September 24, 2009 06:12 PM Internet US newspaper industry not seeking bailout: NAA The US newspaper industry is struggling, with seven major companies in bankruptcy and 30,000 jobs lost since 2007, but it will not seek a government bailout, the head of the Newspaper Association... September 24, 2009 05:52 PM Internet French publishers take Google to court French publishers and authors took Google to court on Thursday, saying the US Internet giant was counterfeiting their books by digitizing them for sale online. [...] September 24, 2009 04:24 PM Internet Online payment startup Zuora wants to rescue newspapers Tien Tzuo on Wednesday called on fellow technology entrepreneurs to join him on a quest to rescue newspapers that are dying as their readers get stories free on the Internet. [...] September 24, 2009 04:03 PM Internet Technical problems disrupt Google's Gmail Google's Gmail suffered a disruption on Thursday, the second time in a month that the Internet giant's email service has gone down. "We're aware of a problem with Google Mail affecting a small... September 24, 2009 04:01 PM Internet Nintendo joins console price war Nintendo said Thursday it was cutting the price of its Wii console as the world's video game giants step up the battle for a share of the multi-billion dollar industry. [...] September 24, 2009 09:49 AM Internet Answers.com launches website for inquiring minds Answers.com on Wednesday debuted a website that merges the power of crowds with knowledge from encyclopedias to sate the curiosity of inquiring minds. [...] September 24, 2009 09:18 AM Internet PlayStation 3 sales hit one million in three weeks Japan's Sony said Thursday that global retail sales of its latest, cut-price model of the PlayStation 3 videogame console had hit one million in the three weeks since its launch. The new PS3 was... September 24, 2009 07:40 AM Internet Microsoft agrees to invest in SKorea games industry US software giant Microsoft has agreed to invest more than 19 million dollars to develop South Korea's online games industry, a government agency said Thursday. At least 25 local games developers... September 24, 2009 07:28 AM Internet Japan's Honda unveils futuristic unicyle It looks a bit like a plastic figure of eight, and its Japanese designers say it could revolutionise the way we get around, in total comfort and without breaking a sweat. [...] September 24, 2009 07:01 AM Internet |
