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Apple confirms June 29 as iPhone launch date

Mon, 04/06/2007 - 12:23 by Shubha Krishnappa

Apple Inc.'s upcoming revolutionary iPhone, an all-in-one cell phone/iPod/pocket computer which has recently won the required approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is due to hit t

Google strengthens its advertising section with "FeedBurner"

Sat, 02/06/2007 - 14:15 by Shubha Krishnappa

Online advertising and internet search giant, Google announced Friday that it has acquired FeedBurner, a Chicago-based privately-held company that provides media distribution and audience engagement services for blogs and RSS feeds.

EMI signs content deal with YouTube

Fri, 01/06/2007 - 12:55 by Bithika Khargarhia

The Electric and Musical Industries Ltd (EMI Group), the world’s third-largest music firm has signed an agreement with Google Inc.'s YouTube that gives video-sharing site’s users access to EMI aud

Viacom sells music catalog to Sony-ATV

Thu, 31/05/2007 - 16:17 by MT Bureau

New York -- Viacom agreed to sell New York-based Famous Music, with its diverse song catalog spanning seven decades, to Sony-ATV Music Publishing for $370 million.

Palm finds a companion for its Treo smartphone

Thu, 31/05/2007 - 15:16 by Shubha Krishnappa

Taking mobile computing one step further, Palm Inc. on Wednesday unveiled a device, called “Foleo”, a compact portable computer that will accompany its Treo smartphone. This small laptop-size gadget is the first computer designed to be a companion to a smartphone, Palm, the leading producer of handheld computing products, said in a statement.

CDW to be sold to buyout firm for $7.3B

Wed, 30/05/2007 - 14:30 by MT Bureau

Vernon Hills, Ill. -- Technology retailer CDW Corp. said Tuesday it agreed to be sold to Chicago buyout firm Madison Dearborn Partners LLC for about $7.3 billion.

Microsoft unveils innovative "Surface Computer"

Wed, 30/05/2007 - 13:06 by Bithika Khargarhia

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday unveiled a coffee-table-shaped "surface computer" that turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, dynamic surface that offers effortless interaction with all forms of digi

Microsoft Zune hits the 1 million mark

Tue, 29/05/2007 - 12:26 by Bithika Khargarhia

Microsoft Entertainment head Robbie Bach revealed on Monday that the company has sold a little over a million of the portable media player Zune by late May, surpassing its target to sell 1 million Zun

U.S. probes Google deal on DoubleClick

Tue, 29/05/2007 - 11:48 by MT Bureau

Washington -- The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into Google's plan to purchase DoubleClick Inc. for $3.1 billion, The New York Times said.

China launches new satellite

Sat, 26/05/2007 - 13:22 by MT Bureau

Jiuquan, China -- China has launched a new remote sensing satellite for scientific research.

"Nude" scene forces Microsoft to delay Halo 2

Sat, 26/05/2007 - 13:17 by Bithika Khargarhia

Microsoft on Friday revealed that it has delayed release of Halo 2 for Vista in the U.S. due to the appearance of partial nudity in some of the game's content. Just two days back, the software giant h

Dell unveils Ubuntu-loaded computers

Fri, 25/05/2007 - 16:31 by Shubha Krishnappa

After confirming earlier this month that it will start offering “select” consumer desktop and notebook computers in a pre-installed Ubuntu Linux configuration, Dell on Thursday unveiled its first three models, two desktops and an Inspiron notebook PC, preloaded with Ubuntu 7.04 Linux operating system.