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01 Sep 2010 05:12:12 GMT+00:00

CAPE CANAVERAL ? Flame burst from a solid rocket motor's nozzle Tuesday morning, torching an already parched Utah hillside for 126 seconds and sending dark smoke billowing overhead. ...

01 Sep 2010 05:20:15 GMT+00:00

Apple has reached an agreement with both News Corp. and Walt Disney to allow 99-cent rentals of Fox and ABC TV shows through iTunes, according to a new report. Although some executives within the two media companies have reservations about ...

01 Sep 2010 06:31:41 GMT+00:00

A major overhaul of how the UN advises the world on climate change could lead to more mistakes on the impacts of global warming, an Oxford academic has warned. By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent In a damning report out earlier this week, ...

01 Sep 2010 00:46:11 GMT+00:00

BERLIN -- A pair of new Gmail features is making life easier and cheaper for me as I work from my hotel room as I'm attending a Berlin technology trade show. Google's new Gmail Phone service is letting me make and receive calls from the ...

01 Sep 2010 05:45:42 GMT+00:00

SAN JOSE -- Apple's iPod may live in the shadow of its splashier sibling devices -- the iPhone and iPad -- but the digital music player, expected to get upgrades today, is a key reason the Cupertino company got back its chic aura. ...

31 Aug 2010 21:58:06 GMT+00:00

Some people just don't like change. Less than a week after Digg released version 4 of its social news-sharing site, fans have rebelled, flooding Digg with links from a rival sharing site, staging a "Quit Digg Day," and prophesying a major drop-off in ...

31 Aug 2010 23:05:14 GMT+00:00

Sprint Nextel Corp. has bet its future on offering speedy data services to mobile devices over a new high-speed, "4G" network and has joined with upstart Clearwire Corp. to build it. But Clearwire has a problem: ...

31 Aug 2010 15:02:40 GMT+00:00

Self-styled "sceptical environmentalist" Bjørn Lomborg's call for a $100bn a year global fund for research into climate change solutions was today given a cautious welcome by some leading green groups and thinktanks, but was dismissed by others as ...

31 Aug 2010 18:51:55 GMT+00:00

Microsoft plans to release a new Xbox 360 controller in November that features a transforming D-pad, the company announced Tuesday. The first difference users will find with the new wireless controller is its design. ...

31 Aug 2010 04:01:55 GMT+00:00

Shipments of Samsung Mobile's Galaxy S Android smartphone reached 1 million in the US 45 days after it first became available, the company announced Monday. While Apple sold some 1.7 million iPhone 4 smartphones during ...

31 Aug 2010 05:05:02 GMT+00:00

Navigating maps on computers and mobile devices can still be a clunky experience, especially when you try to search for places on a map. Typically, on Google Maps or Bing Maps, you get a bunch of virtual pushpins for each place which you can click on ...

31 Aug 2010 06:00:53 GMT+00:00

The UN's climate change body has been told to stick to the science and avoid playing politics in a landmark review of how it operates. By Stephen Adams A group of leading scientists from around the world said on Monday that the leaders of the UN's ...

31 Aug 2010 05:06:18 GMT+00:00

By the CNN Wire Staff New Delhi, India (CNN) -- India's ban on BlackBerry services, which was expected to begin Tuesday, has been delayed pending a 60-day security test. The country's home affairs department announced the delay Monday. ...

31 Aug 2010 06:52:53 GMT+00:00

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Google is set to unveil a new feature to its Gmail service that aims to separate a user's important emails from the ones that do not get read often. The new feature called "Priority Inbox" will help users focus on messages that ...

30 Aug 2010 19:47:16 GMT+00:00

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Intel Corp.'s (INTC) $1.4 billion acquisition of Infineon Technologies AG's (IFNNY, IFX.XE) wireless unit marks another step by the chip maker to expand in the wireless device market, ...

30 Aug 2010 01:27:44 GMT

NotebookItalia has leaked the specs for the upcoming Toshiba Folio 100, which many had been calling the "SmartPad." The tablet should be the first true competitor to the Apple iPad as it packs some powerful features. Toshiba's Folio 100 will have a 10.1-inch widescreen WSVGA display, run Android 2.2 Froyo, work on a Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and include 16GB of internal memory. Additionally, the tablet will have 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G, GPS, a 1.3MP webcam and an SD card reader with support up to 32GB. As for ports, the Folio 100 has a USB 2.0 port, and HDMI port and a USB 2.0 mini audio jack. Separating it even further from the iPad is the fact that the tablet supports the Opera Mobile Browser with Flash 1.10. Toshiba is also expected to start its own small app store to complement the Android Market.

30 Aug 2010 01:40:47 GMT

Verizon Wireless has started rolling out Android 2.2 Froyo to HTC Incredible owners this weekend. Froyo brings a 450 percent performance boost over 2.1, native support for Flash 10.1, USB and Wi-Fi tethering, Apps2SD and cloud sync. Since the start of August, the Nexus One, the HTC EVO 4G and the original Motorola Droid have updated to 2.2. Additionally, the Droid 2 has launched with the updated software already installed. A few other phones, such as the Dell Streak, Motorola Droid X, HTC MyTouch 3G Slide and Samsung Captivate have all had 2.2 promised but with no set timetable. The rollout should be completed by the end of the week. To download the update, go to Settings, About Phone, System Updates. The update is about 93.7MB.

30 Aug 2010 01:58:26 GMT

Google has said this weekend that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a second request for information in regards to the search giant's bid to purchase ITA Software for $700 million. ITA software is the company behind flight information software used by Bing, Kayak and Orbitz among others. The software helps users search for flights, compare flight options and prices, and ultimately purchase tickets. Google has no such software built-in to its search engine, and in that respect, Microsoft's Bing has the advantage. Kayak and Orbitz voiced concerns that after the purchase, Google could shut off ITA information to them. Google has said it will not do anything of the sort. Google responded to the second request: "While we think this acquisition will benefit travelers as well as those seeking their business, we know that closer scrutiny has been one consequence of Google's success, and we said that we wouldn’t be surprised if there were a regulatory review before the deal closes. This week we received what's called a "second request," which means that the U.S. Department of Justice is asking for more information so that they can continue to review the deal." Past "second requests" have historically meant that the DOJ is concerned about the impact the deal will have on an industry.

30 Aug 2010 02:16:36 GMT

Google has acquired the Web start-up Angstro this week while also moving co-founder Rohit Khare to the Google team. The search giant has been in an acquisition frenzy over the past few months, purchasing a plethora of sites and services that will help their upcoming assault on the social networking world and its champion Facebook. Khare is a respected Internet researcher and entrepreneur. Earlier in the summer, Google purchased the social gaming siteSlide, while recruiting its founder Max Levchin to become a VP of engineering for social media efforts. Levchin was the co-founder of PayPal. Google has also invested $150 million in social gaming market leader Zynga. The social networking service, dubbed "Google Me" internally is still in "stealth mode" and Google will not publicly discuss it. Google versus Facebook has become a hot-topic in the tech world, with many believing Facebook will soon start its own advertising network to rival Google's AdSense, while Google prepares its full assault on the social networking world.

30 Aug 2010 02:56:37 GMT

Fortune has reported today that Apple iPad orders are finally shipping within 24 hours, the first time the tablet has shipped within a day since its launch in April. It took 170 days for supply to catch up to demand on the popular tablet. Apple has been struggling to get production moving since the iPad sold out during launch weekend. The iPad 3G launch was pushed back a few weeks and the international rollout of the tablet was pushed back a full month. Orders from Apple.com, at their worst, had shipping delays of 15 business days. By May, that number had dropped to 7-10 and by July it had hit 3 days. The iPhone 4 still has a three-week delay.

30 Aug 2010 04:09:51 GMT

Warner and Disney have sued the advertising company Triton Media alleging that the company provided advertising consulting and referrals to nine "one-stop-shop" piracy sites. The studios say Triton committed contributory infringement due to their assistance in the advertising. Studios identified by the lawsuit are: www.free-tv-video-online.info, supernovatube.com, donogo.com, watch-movies.net, watch-movies-online.tv, watch-movies-links.net, havenvideo.com and piratecity.org. Each of the sites offers access to unauthorized movies, games music and software. The suit alleges that Triton enables the web sites to operate and has working knowledge that they are participating in illegal activities. Disney and Warner are seeking an injunction that would ban Triton from working with similar sites, as well as monetary damages.

30 Aug 2010 04:24:39 GMT

BGR has posted leaked photos of Verizon's upcoming flagship Android device, the HTC Scorpion which is expected to hit the carrier within 6 months. The Scorpion looks similar to the EVO 4G but with an aluminum trim similar to the Nexus One. HTC'S Scorpion has a 4.3-inch screen, a front-facing camera and an 8MP standard camera with dual LED flashes. The device also has a kickstand. The device will launch with Android 2.2 and will run the HTC Sense UI. Finally, BGR speculates that the impressive device will use a dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon processor that does not ship until next month, the first smartphone to do so.

30 Aug 2010 04:49:38 GMT

The FTC has dropped their investigation into whether LimeWire put user's identities at risk of theft saying that the latest versions of the software have much-improved safeguards. In a letter, the FTC said research "showed consumers continue to inadvertently share sensitive documents via peer-to-peer software like LimeWire," and that it is necessary for distributors of the software to "act more responsibly and provide safeguards against inadvertent sharing." Despite LimeWire drastically improving its service, the FTC says the company still needs to improve the client for less tech savvy consumers. But it said LimeWire still has to improve its service further for less savvy consumers. "We remain concerned, however, about consumers who are still using insecure legacy versions and are therefore subject to a risk of inadvertent sharing of sensitive, personal information," write the FCC. "We expect LimeWire to continue to advise consumers to upgrade legacy versions of its software because of the potential safety benefits of doing so." LimeWire responded: "We have incorporated many safeguards and have taken active steps to educate users of current and older software versions to avoid disclosure of sensitive information."