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1. AMD to use Intel cash to pay off debt

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   ... relatively small price to pay for cash-rich Intel to cough up in order to keep AMD in business - something it needs badly to avoid being stung with endless accusations of global monopoly should AMD go ...

2. Egypt creates first Arabic domain name

   (Security/Security Features)

   Monday, 16 November 2009

   Amid criticisms of internet censorship Egypt is launching the first internet domain name to use the Arabic script, following ICANN's decision to allow non-Latin top level domains. The new suffix is pronounced ...

3. NASA displays the heart of our galaxy

   (Space/Space Features)

   Wednesday, 11 November 2009

   Giant photos to go on display nationwide Combining pictures from three great observatories, NASA has released a dramatic picture of the heart of the Milky Way. To commemorate the International Year of ...

4. Amazon releases Kindle for PC

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Tuesday, 10 November 2009

   Color my world? Amazon is offering a free Kindle for PC application that runs on XP, Vista and Windows 7. But while this might not be any big deal, an advert on top of the download page shows a Winnie ...

5. Gamers ditch Xbox 360 for PS3 sequels

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 05 November 2009

   More than a Blu-ray player A recent survey conducted by OTX Gameplan indicates that gamers may be ditching the Xbox 360 to play popular sequels on the Playstation 3 console. "The PS3 seems poised to ...

6. ICANN releases non-Latin domain names

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 29 October 2009

   The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - ICANN - has, as expected, approved internet domain names (IDNs) containing non-Latin characters. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names ...

7. Opinion: Ditching Windows has never felt so good

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   Wednesday, 21 October 2009

   Microsoft has launched yet another iteration of its infamous Windows operating system. Fortunately, I have chosen to opt out of the Microsoft universe and am well on my way to becoming a loyal disciple ...

8. SSDs inch toward the desktop

   (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

   Wednesday, 21 October 2009

   ... SSDs are sexy. That's primarily because they have the advantage of being fast, up to 250MB/sec for reads, in some cases. There's no mechanical device scrambling around reading and writing data, so information ...

9. Otellini: Intel ‘knew nothing’ about insider trading probe

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Monday, 19 October 2009

   Intel CEO Paul Otellini says the company knew nothing about the insider trading investigation into Galleon Group, which implicated an Intel executive, until the Feds turned up. Intel CEO Paul Otellini ...

10. Acer beats up Dell on shipments

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 14 October 2009

    ... the same period in 2008. But shipments in Asia/Pacific grew 16.1 percent to 25.2 million units, with China showing 28.5 percent growth. In Latin America, 6.9 million units shipped in the third quarter, ...

11. Keep on blogging in the free world

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Monday, 12 October 2009

    ... communities, drive discussions of issues, and to be thought leaders in their respective businesses. Apple wants to control information and suppresses its potential bloggers. Ironically, while Apple's ...

12. PS3 claims "top home console" slot as Wii sales decline

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 08 October 2009

    The PlayStation 3 is expected to claim the "top home console" slot for the month of September. According to EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich, hardware unit sales for next-generation systems are likely to ...

13. Khronos introduces OpenMax AL multimedia specification for MIDs

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 07 October 2009

    The Khronos Group has officially released its OpenMax AL 1.0 specification. According to Khronos spokesperson Jonathan Hirshon, OpenMax is a cross-platform, C-language API for "high-performance" MID ...

14. Government anti-leak document leaked

    (Security/Security Features)

    Monday, 05 October 2009

    ... to obtain sensitive information was unfortunately published online. It describes methods of countering the threat from 'subversive or terrorist organisations' and those terrible investigative journalists ...

15. AMD talks up graphics as Nvidia kicks off GPU conference

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 30 September 2009

    ... encouraging development of physics middleware built around OpenCL and Bullet Physics, AMD and Pixelux say they’re offering ‘a route toward physics simulation that spans game consoles, PCs and other hardware ...

16. ATI introduces Radeon HD 5800 GPU for DirectX 11 gaming

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 22 September 2009

    ATI has introduced its long-awaited Radeon HD 5800 GPU series. The 5800 - which is AMD's first DirectX 11 GPU - supports Eyefinity Technology, OpenCL and DirectCompute 11. ATI has introduced its long-awaited ...

17. Allman Brothers tie record company to the whipping post

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 16 September 2009

    ... recording expenses many times over. Polygram and its buyer UMG had nothing to do with the creation of these recordings, incurred no risk or cost, and never had to spend a dime marketing them or promoting ...

18. Adobe pays $1.8 billion to get into online ads

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 15 September 2009

    ... seen as an attempt to diversify from Adobe's core design business, which is reliant on periodic updates to packages such as Creative Suite, and to provide steady income in-between upgrades. Utah-based ...

19. Boinggg... military robot jumps 25 feet high

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 15 September 2009

    ... hovering when crossing obstacles under 10 meters high. The Precision Urban Hopper was developed by Boston Dynamics for Sandia National Laboratories, and funded by the US's military research organisation, ...

20. August game sales caught in downward spiral

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 11 September 2009

    ... down 5 percent for the full year." Divnich also noted that Batman Arkham Asylum sales were in-line with expectations and indicated a strong showing for the PlayStation 3 SKU. "The PlayStation 3 SKU gave ...

21. New Hubble instruments take dramatic images

    (Space/Space Features)

    Wednesday, 09 September 2009

    ... Hubble (10 pictures) A dramatic golden explosion shows a star bursting to life in the Carina nebula, while a dying star releases superheated gas in a butterfly-like formation. A densely ...

22. Apple announces press conference, world faints with excitement

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    Tuesday, 01 September 2009

    ... world stock markets into turmoil and causing journalists to reach for their hyperbole buttons. Shares of Kleenex tissues soared today as journalists desperately sought to outdo each other with wild speculation ...

23. Humbled Psystar hopes to 'coexist' with Apple

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 28 August 2009

    ... - which had previously vowed to fight Apple with 'guns blazin' - now claims that it wishes to 'coexist' with Club Cupertino as a 'competitor.' "Apple has done a great job creating a stylish and functional ...

24. Tom Tom releases iPhone application

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Sunday, 16 August 2009

    GPS firm Tom Tom said it has released a $100 application for the iPhone 3G and 3GS so you can find your way round the malls of the USA and the wild wastes of Canada.GPS firm Tom Tom said it has released ...

25. Khronos Group releases OpenGL 3.2

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 03 August 2009

    ... of Direct3D applications. San Francisco (CA) - The Khronos Group has released Open Graphics Library (OpenGL) 3.2. The updated standard features enhanced performance, increased visual quality, accelerated ...

26. Microsoft releases emergency IE patch

    (Security/Security Features)

    Tuesday, 28 July 2009

    ... with Internet Explorer. However, users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be "less impacted" than those browsing with administrative user rights. "As a defense-in-depth ...

27. Microsoft revenue plummets 17 percent

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 23 July 2009

    Microsoft has confirmed that fourth quarter revenue plummeted a shocking 17 percent to $13.10 billion. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $3.99 billion, ...

28. Barnes & Noble launches eBook store with Kindle killer

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Monday, 20 July 2009

    ... device, which may be the Kindle’s biggest threat today. The company said that the eBooks will be compatible with many electronic computing devices out there, including the iPhone and iPod touch, Blackberry ...

29. Google releases Moon in Earth on 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing

    (Space/Space Features)

    Monday, 20 July 2009

    ... has been integrated in Google’s Earth application. There is a new Moon section in Earth, which lets users explore the moon in a similar way as Earth. Chicago (IL) – On July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong ...

30. Bing gets slightly more traffic, flat advertising money

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 14 July 2009

     As we are waiting for the releases of June search market share rankings from Comscore and Nielsen Netratings, Microsoft reveals that it received about 8% more hits on Bing during the month. Unfortunately, the ...

31. Bethesda to update PS3 owners on Fallout 3 DLC status

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 10 July 2009

      Bethesda Softworks is reportedly planning to update PS3 owners on the status of Fallout's long-awaited DLC. Operation: Anchorage was originally expected to debut in late June, followed by the ...

32. Google Chrome OS: Is Google finally jumping the shark?

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 09 July 2009

    ... its history where the bloom falls off the rose. I worry that Google has just hit that wall. The company’s announcement that it’s working on its own operating system, Google Chrome OS, represents a radical ...

33. Feds probe major carriers over possible anti-trust violations

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 07 July 2009

    The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has reportedly initiated a wide-ranging review of major telecommunications companies over possible anti-trust violations. According to the Wall Street Journal, federal officials ...

34. Symantec releases beta Norton new protection model

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 02 July 2009

    ... crime." The 2010 editions use a reputation-based malware detection which Symantec thinks can detect zero-day malware. In addition to this improved heuristic testing system, the 2010 family uses the traditional ...

35. Apple releases iPhone OS 3.1 Beta and iPhone SDK 3.1 beta

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 01 July 2009

    ... gives the iPhone OS 3.1 tactile feedback (a vibrate function) when icons are moved, Bluetooth compatible voice control, paste capabilities when utilizing the dialer application, which will now also convert ...

36. AMD releases a processor you can’t buy

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 30 June 2009

    ... those processors will be. Of course, there is the question why AMD would give away such a small number of processors in the first place, besides the obvious expectation that there will be new Gigahertz ...

37. NASA releases 99% complete topographic map of Earth

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Tuesday, 30 June 2009

    ... set measured Earth at a distance of just 98 feet apart, which creates the foundation for stunning images that are provided free of charge. Extra: SLIDESHOW Washington, D.C. – NASA and the Japanese government ...

38. TG Daily’s Dads and Grads Product Giveaway: Play along and win!

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 19 June 2009

    ... cleansing; purifying and exfoliating face cleanser helps slough away impurities and prepares skin for the perfect shave. Designed with energizing essential oils, exfoliating beads and gentle cleansing ...

39. Samsung releases video wall system

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 17 June 2009

    ...  The Ultra Definition Display System is available from Samsung dealers in the US and the cost of the wall depends on the application. The UD system can display information from up to 125 networked PCs, ...

40. Nine out of 10 US adults annoyed by cellphones, says Intel

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 17 June 2009

    ... using a laptop in a public bathroom and hearing typing and conversations at a church, funeral or doctor's surgery. "We have more and more technology in our lives - much of it in our handbags, backpacks, ...

41. Wii games help improve coordination in Parkinson's patients

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 12 June 2009

      A recent study funded by the National Parkinson's Foundation has concluded that Wii games help improve coordination, reflexes and other movement-related skills. "The games require visual perception, ...

42. Apple at its best: Safari 4 an “incredible” success

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 12 June 2009

    Safari today announced that Safari 4.0 has been downloaded more than 11 million times during the first three days following its launch. Market share numbers provided by Net Applications seem to confirm ...

43. Bing, Bing, Bing! Microsoft’s search market share climbs

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 09 June 2009

    I still doubt that Bing will be enough for Microsoft to attack Google’s dominating role in the search market, but if we believe data published by Comscore then it seems that Bing has increased Microsoft ...

44. Apple releases Nitro-powered Safari 4

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 08 June 2009

    ... faster version that customers are going to love," spun Apple guru Philip Schiller. "Safari is enjoyed by 70 million users worldwide and with its blazing fast speed, innovative features and support for ...

45. Spotify shows off Android app

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 28 May 2009

      Euro-music service Spotify is showing off an Android application to let you search, stream and browse the music you like. Euro-music service Spotify is showing off an Android application to let ...

46. Technique may treble lithium battery performance

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 19 May 2009

    ... oxide cathodes, at reasonable rates with good cycling stability," said Dr Nazar. Dr Nazar said a patent has been filed, and she is reviewing options for commercialization and practical applications. ...

47. Apple releases OSX 10.5.7 Update

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 13 May 2009

    Apple released the Mac OS X 10.5.7 update for its operating system. The update improved both the stability and performance of the hardware and includes up to 70 security and bug fixes, which patch ...

48. Apple replaces Jobs with a row of execs at WWDC

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 13 May 2009

    ... the new iPhone OS and Apple’s upcoming GPU-accelerated desktop operating system. With Steve Superstar missing in the kick-off show, Schiller will be carrying tremendous weight on his shoulders, and will ...

49. Kopin releases "golden" Bluetooth gizmo

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 11 May 2009

    Kopin Corporation has unveiled the Golden-i, a three-ounce Bluetooth headset with a 15-inch virtual PC display. The device offers a hands-free natural speech recognition interface for wireless control ...

50. Nvidia releases CUDA 2.2 with Windows 7 support

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 08 May 2009

    Nvidia today released version 2.2 of its CUDA software development platform, which allows programmers to create multithreaded GPGPU applications that run on GeForce and Tesla cards.Santa Clara (CA) ...