Nintendo to Launch “Large Screen” DSi in Japan

October 27, 2009

In a bid to kick start sluggish demand for video games in Japan, gaming console manufacturer Nintendo Co on Tuesday announced the launching of the new version of its popular handheld device called Nintendo DSi, which features a larger screen. However, the gaming giant failed to mention the exact date of the release, saying that [...]

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Microsoft Eyes PC Sales Rebound with the Launch of New Windows 7 OS

October 26, 2009

World’s largest software manufacturer Microsoft Corp. on Friday expressed strong belief that PC sales around the world will soon catch up with the growing economy following the launch of the new Windows 7 Operating System, which was tagged as its “most important” release in past ten years. Microsoft is now vying for a larger share [...]

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Music Labels, Google Join Force on Music Search – Sources

October 24, 2009

The world’s biggest online search engine Google Inc will join forces with leading record companies for the launching of its newest feature that is specially designed for music search, sources said on Friday. According to sources, the new feature in Google’s search engine will help users to browse for music files, to listen to sample [...]

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Advertising Agencies Pushed For DOJ’s Approval on Yahoo, Microsoft Deal

October 20, 2009

Advertising Agencies in the US on Monday urged the Justice Department to finally approve the merger deal between online giant Yahoo and software manufacturer Microsoft Corp, citing that benefits it would bring among advertisers in the country. In a letter to the DOJ, the American Association of Advertising Agencies has asked antitrust commission, the one [...]

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Latest Wi-Fi Technology Allows Gadgets Talk Without Connecting to Wireless Network

October 16, 2009

Wi-Fi Alliance, an industry group in charge of services and developments in the technology, on Wednesday announced that it is nearing completion of “Wi-Fi Direct,” which is designed to allow various kinds of gadgets to talk to each other without having to connect to a wireless network first. According to the group, staring in the [...]

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“Pickup Lines” iPhone App by PepsiCo Earns Criticism for Stereotyping

October 15, 2009

PepsiCo on Thursday issued a letter of apology for its new iPhone Application, which was tagged for stereotyping women and making men more of a “chauvinist pig”. However, PepsiCo Spokesperson Nicole Bradley said that the company will not pull out the application from Apple’s online App Store. “The App is only available for users 17 [...]

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Data Loss Prompts T-Mobile to Halt Sale of Popular Sidekick

October 14, 2009

One of the biggest wireless carriers in the United States, T-Mobile, has temporarily suspended on Monday the sale of its popular Sidekick mobile phone following complaints by users of massive server malfunction and personal data loss. According to reports, customers said that they have lost saved personal information in their Sidekick mobile phones after its [...]

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Comcast Enforces Pop-up Alerts to Fight “Botnets”

October 11, 2009

The largest Internet Service Provider (ISP) and high-speed Internet provider in the United States, Comcast Corp., on Friday announced plans to enforce pop-up message service to its customers in a bid to fight the growing problem of “botnets” in its system. In an interview, Comcast executives said that they will ask their customers to enlist [...]

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New Nissan Futuristic Concept Car “Makes Drivers Wanna Fly”

October 9, 2009

Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. on Thursday shown to the public its new futuristic concept car, called the “Land Glider”. The zero-emission electric vehicle was said to tilt left and right when cornering giving its drivers, or pilots, the distinct feeling of gliding in the air. The new Land Glider was also designed like most [...]

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Hackers Posted Lists of Hotmail Account Passwords Online

October 6, 2009

Software giant Microsoft Corp. has blocked on Tuesday thousands of Hotmail accounts after hackers posted its respective passwords in the Internet. Microsoft, in a statement, said that they immediately blocked access to this accounts after hackers were able to plundering account information through phishing activities, then posting the accounts passwords online. Hotmail is the software [...]

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