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My TiVo Gets HD

Wed, 25/07/2007 - 14:32 by Rick Aristotle ...
You won't need to rob a bank -- or bank on your Uncle Rob -- to get a high-definition recorder from TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) anymore. The digital video recorder (DVR) pioneer is rolling ou

AT&T Data Plays a Number on Apple’s iPhone

Wed, 25/07/2007 - 12:13 by Daisy Sarma

The iPhone, Apple’s latest offering, has flattered to deceive as far as the numbers sold in the first two days of release are concerned, if data released by its carrier, AT&T is to be believed. AT&T

Nintendo Wii scores sixth consecutive win over rivals

Wed, 25/07/2007 - 11:05 by Bithika Khargarhia

Continuing its winning-streak, the Japanese gaming console maker Nintendo once again attained the top position in the latest sales charts after smashing its arch-rivals Microsoft and Sony in the US vi

$6.99 pricing from merged Sirius, XM

Tue, 24/07/2007 - 13:55 by MT Bureau

Washington -- Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. would offer $6.99 "a la carte" pricing plans if they merged, the U.S. companies said Monday.

The companies said listeners could choose from 50 radio channels for $6.99 a month, compared with the current standard $12.95 a month. Customers would have to buy new radios, "which will be developed following approval of the merger," the companies said.

Experts discover major security flaw in Apple's iPhone

Tue, 24/07/2007 - 11:25 by Bithika Khargarhia

Security experts from Independent Security Evaluators (ISE), a company that hacks into clients' devices for testing their safety, claim that they have found a flaw in Apple Inc.’s iPhone that lets h

Cell Phone Accessories Now Include Movies

Tue, 24/07/2007 - 07:51 by Daisy Sarma

Apple has always positioned itself as the underdog computer company standing alone against the overpowering corporate giant Microsoft. This stance was further strengthened by early marketing campaigns positioning Apple as a way to break out of the “clone” mentality that was supposedly being brought into being by other computer firms.

Microsoft Ups Ante in Consumer Privacy Arena

Mon, 23/07/2007 - 20:41 by Daisy Sarma

In recent times, concerns about consumer privacy have dominated the security related concerns of web users as well as online companies. Microsoft took a step towards addressing these issues when it de

Facebook spawns new boy band

Mon, 23/07/2007 - 10:07 by MT Bureau

London -- The social networking Web site Facebook has a new claim to fame -- the creation of its first "boy band," a British quartet of classical musicians.

The four, who met on Facebook and share a love of classical music, have signed an album deal with Universal, Britain's Sunday Telegraph reported.

Stephen Bowman, 25, from Bath; Jules Knight, 25, from Sussex; Dominic Tighe, 24, from Devon; and Oliver Baines, 24, from Wiltshire; met through friends on Facebook. They quickly formed the band Blake, named after the poet William Blake.

Mars Rovers Catch Argon Fluctuations in Atmosphere

Sat, 21/07/2007 - 15:51 by Daisy Sarma

Scientists working with the rovers on Mars are starting a fresh study of the atmosphere around that planet using an instrument developed at the University of Chicago, the Alpha particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS).

Facebook makes its first-ever acquisition with Parakey

Sat, 21/07/2007 - 14:10 by Bithika Khargarhia

The online social networking directory, Facebook announced on Thursday that it has acquired Parakey, a Web-based operating system, for an undisclosed sum.

Wireless study may clean up computer area

Sat, 21/07/2007 - 09:49 by MT Bureau

Atlanta -- Research at the Georgia Institute of Technology could eliminate the tangled wires of computer areas in favor of a wireless electronic setup.

A study at the school's Georgia Electronic Design Center is focused on using extremely high radio frequencies as a means to replace the numerous wires that accompany most electronics setups, a Georgia Tech news release said Thursday.

Google Willing to Put its Money Where its Mouth is…

Sat, 21/07/2007 - 07:30 by Daisy Sarma

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, showing the company’s commitment to its earlier proposal of “open access plan” for a 700 MHz band, today committed the company to a “minimum $4.6 billion” at th