Archive for the 'Sci/Tech' Category



KOMO
Google presses for wireless changes
Post-Bulletin - 14 hours ago
If Google has its way with federal regulators, it could change the way millions of Americans use their cell phones and how they connect to the Internet on their wireless devices.
Google Will Bid on Wireless Airwaves Forbes
Google Pushes for Rules to Aid Wireless Plans New York Times
DailyTech - CNNMoney.com - Los Angeles Times - CNet News.com Blog
all 356 news articles
10.07.2007


Turkish Press

Apple Planning iPhone 'nano' ?
TrustedReviews - 4 hours ago
Once the iPhone was launched Stateside all talk would obviously then head in two distinct directions: 1. Details of launches elsewhere and 2. Additional iPhone models.
Smaller, Cheaper, Lamer iPhone Coming? TechNewsWorld
Apple may launch cheaper iPhone model this year, analst Seattle Times
Sci-Tech Today - Salon - PC World - NewsFactor Network
all 281 news articles



CNET News.com
Eye on the City: Do Cameras Reduce Crime?
ABC News - 1 hour ago
The New York Police Department is creating a web of surveillance in lower Manhattan that will eventually include 3000 public and private security cameras to track terrorists.
New York plans surveillance veil for downtown CNET News.com
NYC To Create Panopticon Wired News
New York Daily News - engadget - Hard OCP - CIO Today
all 30 news articles


Canada.com

EA Head Bashes 'Boring' Game Industry
TechNewsWorld - 3 hours ago
By Walaika Haskins Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello blasted the video game industry in a Wall Street Journal interview, asserting that its offerings have bored people with unimaginative sequels and game play that's too difficult to master.
Computer game chief: games are boring Times Online
"We're boring people to death," admits EA boss Guardian Unlimited
Wall Street Journal - CVG Online - DailyTech - iTWire
all 53 news articles



The Money Times
Sony cuts PS3 price in bid to see off Wii and Xbox
Independent - 22 minutes ago
By Nic Fildes Sony has slashed the price of its struggling PlayStation 3 console in the US as the Japanese technology giant looks to up the ante against Microsoft and Nintendo in the video games market.
Sony cuts PlayStation 3 price by $100 Computerworld
No price cut planned for 'competitive' Xbox console The Japan Times
KRIS-TV - InformationWeek - Australian IT - MTV.com
all 894 news articles
07.07.2007


Earthtimes.org
Sony confirms PS3 price cut
Digital Spy - 39 minutes ago
By David Gibbon, Gaming Reporter Sony Computer Entertainment America has confirmed it has lowered the price of the 60Gb PlayStation 3 model by $100 to $499 (£248).
Sony reveals 80GB PS3 Eurogamer
all 73 news articles


PhysOrg.com

Oldest DNA shows earth warmer than previously believed
Xinhua - Jul 7, 2007
LOS ANGELES, July 6 (Xinhua) — A team of international researchers used oldest DNA to show that Greenland was much warmer at some point during the last Ice Age than most people have believed.
Oldest DNA samples found on Greenland Independent
Ancient DNA finds Greenland's past a land of trees and butterflies iTWire
Boston Globe - Guardian Unlimited - Aljazeera.net - Canada.com
all 171 news articles

07.07.2007


Sydney Morning Herald
Waiting for iPhone 2.0
All Things Digital - 7 hours ago
by Dan Gillmor Apple’s new iPhone may well be a revolutionary product in some ways. But after testing one of the devices that went on sale late last month, I’m steering clear, at least for now, of the most shamelessly overhyped consumer product since ...
Valley iPhone users praise their new devices despite glitches Arizona Republic
Hackers claim to have unlocked iPhone Times Online
Sydney Morning Herald - PC World - Reuters.uk - Monsters and Critics.com
all 132 news articles


NDTV.com
Suspense builds for Dawn launch
Los Alamos Monitor - 1 hour ago
NASA's spacecraft Dawn, bound for the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, has met a few more hurdles on its mission to study the beginning of the solar system.
Dawn asteroid probe won't launch until September Spaceflight Now
Craft to seek dawn of solar system San Francisco Chronicle
iTWire - Hindu - Dunton Springs Evening Post - The Planetary Society
all 398 news articles
06.07.2007


Boston Globe
PS3 Price Cut –Sony must strike now
MyADSL - Jul 6, 2007
With Microsoft’s Xbox running into hardware failures, its Xbox 360 Elite lurking on the horizon and Nintendo’s Wii continuing its strong performance, the time is ripe for Sony to hit back with a price cut.
Rock Band and the Case of the Missing PS3 Logo Wired News
1UP Network's E3 2007 Predictions 1UP.com
GameSpot - PC World - PlayStation Universe - Ars Technica
all 132 news articles


GamePro.com
Sony says sorry in cathedral computer game row
Independent - Jul 6, 2007
By Louise Barnett, PA Consumer Affairs Correspondent The computer giant acknowledged it had offended worshippers by using the cathedral as a backdrop for Resistance: Fall of Man.
Sony prints full-page apology for Resistance in UK paper TG Daily
Manchester Cathedral issues 'sacred digital guidelines' to Sony Times Online
Gaming Today - VNUNet.com - Inquirer - Canada.com
all 193 news articles
06.07.2007


Game Guru

Bleach brightening DS, Wii this fall
GameSpot - Jul 6, 2007
By Tom Magrino, GameSpot The Bleach anime is relatively new to North American shores, appearing for the first time on Cartoon Network's late-night block known as Adult Swim last September.
Sega Brings Bleach To Wii, DS Wired News
Bleach heading to Nintendo Wii and DS Monsters and Critics.com
IGN - WorthPlaying.com - Pocket Gamer - Nintendojo
all 34 news articles

06.07.2007


CNET News.com
Microsoft: GPLv3 Doesn't Touch Us
PC World - 13 hours ago
Microsoft has rejected the idea that its deal last year with Novell ties it to the new General Public License Version 3 (GPLv3). Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft Says It Is Not Bound by GPLv3 PC Magazine
Microsoft claims exemption from GPLv3 Monsters and Critics.com
InformationWeek - CNET News.com - Computerworld - ZDNet
all 47 news articles


E Canada Now
Neither gender out-talks the other
Financial Express - Jul 6, 2007
WASHINGTON, JUL 6: A team of researchers found there is not much difference between the sexes when it comes to talking when you actually count the words.
Men 'just as chatty as women' Guardian Unlimited
Study: Men Talk Just as Much as Women NPR
Scientific American - Sydney Morning Herald - USA Today - ABC News
all 554 news articles


Philadelphia Inquirer
Apple Rises on iPhone Margin Report
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
By RACHEL METZ AP NEW YORK -- Apple Inc.'s shares jumped in high-volume trading Tuesday after researchers said the company will reap a gross profit margin in excess of 55 percent on its 8 gigabyte iPhones.
Big profits for Apple iPhone – iSuppli TG Daily
Apple's iPhone Margins Could Hit 55.6%, Says iSuppli BetaNews
Telegraph.co.uk - Canada.com - Economic Times - San Jose Mercury News
all 93 news articles
03.07.2007


Brighthand
Apple's iPhone: second impressions
MacNN - 3 hours ago
For the past few years, smartphone users around the world have been waiting for advancement in functionality and quality. So when Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the iPhone, millions of people were enticed by the potential of this product.
Apple's iPhone: an initial (but in-depth) review Apple Insider
The Computer Of The Future Forbes
FOX News - PC Magazine - Brighthand - Macworld
all 87 news articles

Google on the phone with voicemail deal
Times Online - 5 hours ago
Google has bolstered its presence in telecoms through the acquisition of GrandCentral Communications, the web-based phone service.
Google buys GrandCentral TG Daily
Google Gets GrandCentral Communications Techtree.com
The Money Times - PC World - iTWire - Sydney Morning Herald
all 156 news articles


NBC6.net
Making the iPhone Better for Business
BusinessWeek - 37 minutes ago
by Stephen H. Wildstrom The arrival of the Apple iPhone has been an occasion for both praise of its breakthrough design and skepticism regarding its usefulness for business.
Watch a local fireworks show Richmond.com
Apple iPhone Macworld
MSNBC - Seattle Times - PC World - MTV.com
all 159 news articles

Living with an iPhone - MSNBC

Author: Google News
02.07.2007


Web Devil
Living with an iPhone
MSNBC - 18 hours ago
So you don’t have to peek at the end of this review I’m going to tell you what I really think: iPhone is fabulous. I’m not saying it’s perfect, but its interface - they way you control the device is truly revolutionary.
My Weekend With iPhone: It Kicks Ass, With Room To Kick More Later CrunchGear
Making the iPhone Better for Business BusinessWeek
FOX News - PC Magazine - DailyIndia.com - MTV.com
all 120 news articles


Digital-Lifestyles.Info
Apple denies big record label may quit iTunes
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
Apple Inc. denied reports Monday that record label Universal Music Group did not plan to renew its contract to sell songs on its online iTunes Store.
Universal Music Reconsidering iTunes Deal BusinessWeek
Universal 'may end iTunes deal' BBC News
InformationWeek - New Zealand Herald - Financial Times (subscription) - Independent
all 232 news articles
01.07.2007


CNNMoney.com
Some iPhone customers put on hold
CNET News.com - 5 hours ago
As iPhone supply finally starts to dwindle, reports emerge of problems with the device's activation process. By Tom Krazit Getting one of Apple's iPhones during the launch weekend was easier than expected.
Some iPhone customers face days-long delay activating phone MarketWatch
AT&T Says IPhone Activation Improving Washington Post
CrunchGear - Macworld - Gizmodo.com - Xinhua
all 276 news articles


CTV.ca

Bloops! First Anti-iPhone Rants Rolling In
CrunchGear - 2 hours ago
After months of hype and our own iPhone Love Parade AKA last Friday night, the first iPhonian complaints are starting to hit our tips box.
Some iPhone customers face days-long delay activating phone MarketWatch
Unconfirmed: Activate the iPhone With Extra iPhone Gizmodo.com
San Jose Mercury News - Afterdawn.com - Pocket-lint.co.uk - Washington Post
all 190 news articles

01.07.2007


Shanghai Daily
NASA delays Atlantis' return
Florida Today - 1 hour ago
BY PATRICK PETERSON CAPE CANANVERAL - To avoid the risk of flying through a thunderstorm, NASA officials kept Atlantis in Kentucky Monday night.
Atlantis piggybacks a Boeing jumbo jet from California to Florida iTWire
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a space shuttle? La Vista Sun
Washington Post - Reuters - ABC News - International Herald Tribune
all 631 news articles

What Could Sink the iPhone - TIME

Author: Google News
30.06.2007


The Age
What Could Sink the iPhone
TIME - 9 hours ago
People wait in front of the Apple store in Chicago Illinois for the chance to buy the Apple iPhone. Expectations come at a price. Dubbed the "Jesus Phone," the iPhone has raised the bar of consumer anticipation so high that regardless of how well it ...
Apple's simple, versatile iPhone changes the game San Francisco Chronicle
The call of the ‘Jesus Machine’ Times Online
CNET Reviews - Economic Times - San Jose Mercury News - Inquirer
all 458 news articles


Canada.com
First Look: Five Fast iPhone Impressions
PC World - 22 hours ago
Some strengths and weaknesses of what may be the most most eagerly anticipated consumer item since the Tickle Me Elmo doll. Does it live up to the hype?
The iPhone: A quick first look Salon
Iphone gets US debut Inquirer
CNET Reviews - TIME - Bangkok Post - Times Online
all 458 news articles