Daily News Alert | Tuesday, November 3, 2009 12:01 AM PST |
PCs shed pounds and CD drives, gain touch screens
Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:39 am PST
 AP - Personal computers are changing — and not just because of the recent launch of Windows 7. Visit an electronics store and you might also find laptops are missing a familiar component. You could experiment with new ways of controlling some computers. And you'll see portable PCs slimming down. Full Story | Top |
BetOnSports.com founder gets 4-plus years
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 03:44 pm PST
AP - The founder of the online gambling site BetOnSports.com was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison, ending a lengthy investigation and prosecution into one of the world's largest offshore sports gambling companies. Full Story | Top |
Sony Ericsson unveils first Android model
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:47 pm PST
Reuters - Sony Ericsson unveiled its new X10 flagship phone on Tuesday, its first to run on Google's Android operating system, but plans to start to sell it only next year. Loss-making Sony Ericsson, the world's fourth largest handset maker, has suffered since 2008 from a lack of attractive high-end cellphone models in its offering, and saw overall sales shrinking 45 percent from a year ago in the last quarter. Full Story | Top |
Rihanna song leaks, interview set for this week
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 05:37 pm PST
Reuters - Another track from Rihanna's upcoming "Rated R" album, a song titled "Wait Your Turn (The Wait Is Ova)," has leaked on the Internet days before she gives her first public interview since the February altercation involving ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. Full Story | Top |
Nintendo Says 'Wii Has Stalled', Press Piles On
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 02:41 pm PST
PC World - Poor Nintendo, the Wii can't catch a break. It's been the number one selling console for years, but you wouldn't know it from the dearth of news sites that bother to cover the thing seriously. The system's consistently beat the odds time and again--well, the analyst cobbled together ones, anyway--and gone on to outflank all the pundits, including yours truly. Full Story | Top |
Droid Offers iPhone Solid Competition
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 02:27 pm PST
NewsFactor - Motorola's new smartphone -- dubbed Droid in the U.S. and Milestone in Europe -- may be the strongest competitor yet to Apple's iPhone. Slated to arrive in America on Nov. 6, Droid runs on Verizon's 3G network and Google's Android operating system, and promises a rich universe of apps free from Apple's oft-criticized approval process. Full Story | Top |
Yahoo donates Traffic Server to Apache
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 04:21 pm PST
InfoWorld - Yahoo is debuting on Monday an open source version of its Traffic Server software, which serves as a high-performance application server for cloud computing services. Full Story | Top |
Firefox 3.6 Beta Boosts Speed, Adds Features
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 06:54 am PST
PC World - After promises of an early release, a "test build" teaser, and then an unexpected delay, Firefox 3.6 beta is finally available for download. You can grab a copy for the PC, Mac and Linux on the Mozilla Web site. Full Story | Top |
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