Archive for April 2nd, 2008Mozilla released its fifth beta version of Firefox 3 for Windows and the Mac on Wednesday, bringing a handful of improvements in ease of use to the open-source Web browser.  Overall, Firefox 3 beta 5 includes 750 changes from the previous beta, focusing on enhanced stability, Web site compatibility, and … source Tech news blog Best Buy reported its fourth quarter earnings Wednesday and the results were surprisingly good. The largest consumer electronics retailer in the U.S. posted earnings of $737 million, which comes out to $1.71 per share. Analysts were expecting $1.65 per share. Fourth quarter earnings per share were also … source Tech news blog Correction 12:45 p.m. PDT: This blog initially misstated the day the price of Expedia shares rose on rumors of a possible bid by Google. It was Tuesday. Does Google want to buy travel site Expedia? A Wall Street analyst referred to rumors Tuesday morning that Google could make … source Tech news blog Micron Technology announced that it is sampling 4 gigabyte (GB) memory modules based on high-speed DDR3 technology and said the memory has been validated by Intel to run on its upcoming Centrino 2 mobile processor. 
Micron DDR3 memory module (Credit: Micron) DDR3 SDRAM or double-data-rate three synchronous dynamic random access … source Tech news blog
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Despite rumors, upstart VideoEgg has plenty of life leftPosted by: admin in Tech and GadgetsDon’t count out VideoEgg just yet.  Rumors have circulated that the San Francisco-based company is on the verge of a shutdown, but that’s not the case, stated Matt Sanchez, the company’s CEO. The rumors no doubt were churned up by the e-mails the company has sent notifying … source Tech news blog First seen at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, the mystery handheld Lenovo was showing off now has a name. The IdeaPad U8 was unveiled at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai Tuesday along with a few more tidbits about what it’s packing inside.
 (Credit: Lenovo)source Tech news blog Yahoo announced a new mobile search strategy Wednesday at the CTIA Wireless trade show in Las Vegas, centered on the latest iteration of its Yahoo OneSearch product. In a keynote address by Marco Boerries, the company’s executive vice president of “connected life,” Yahoo OneSearch 2.0 was released, promising “… source Tech news blog
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Content-tracking software gets $12 million cash infusionPosted by: admin in Tech and GadgetsAttributor, whose software helps publishers like Associated Press and Reuters track down digital thieves of their content, stated Wednesday that it raised $12 million in a third round of funding led by Jafco Ventures. Its earlier investor, Sigma Partners, also participated in the round.  The Redwood City, Calif.-based company, … source Tech news blog 
The HA-SX500 will carry a list price of $79.99. (Credit: JVC) You remember those fold-up Sony headphones that you used to take with you to the gym? Well, JVC’s added a new “high-end” version of that type of headphone to its Bi-Metal line of in-ear canal headphones. JVC’s HA-SX500 will be out this month with a list price of $79.99. Oh, and it’s iPhone-compatible. Here’s the news release if you want the details: “The new JVC HA-SX500 achieves high quality sound by employing JVC’s original Bi-Metal structure and a new huge 16mm neodymium driver unit, offering greater power handling and sensitivity. JVC’s Bi-Metal structure is designed to enhance performance across the frequency range by housing the drive unit in a steel base wrapped in a high-specific-gravity brass ring to eliminate vibration and energy loss. The HA-SX500 also offers a vast reduction in friction noise. The headphones feature flexible rubber joints, reducing friction noise while increasing comfort, and use OFC (oxygen-free copper) to minimize transmission loss in the 0.8 meter friction noise reduction cord. The lightweight HA-SX500 headphones are designed to provide a comfortable and secure fit while delivering superior isolation from external sounds and minimizing sound leakage. The ergonomic silicon rubber earpieces come in three sizes to provide snug, customized sizing, supported by a cushioned metallic foldable headband for a secure fit and hours of comfort. … source Tech news blog Now that Office Open XML (OOXML) has been certified as an ISO standard, there is a possibility that the vote leading to that result will be challenged. It seems Microsoft is already counting on it. The ISO on Wednesday officially announced that Open XML received enough votes to become a standard, … source Tech news blog |
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