Archive for May, 2010 - Page 26
Apple MacBook Given A Refresh [Apple Updates The MacBook Lineup, Adds 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo CPU, NVIDIA 320M Graphics & A 10 Hour Battery Life]
As previously rumored, the Apple Macbook lineup has been given a refresh and with it comes some decent performance enhancements and some extra battery life. But perhaps the nicest part is that the pricing has remained the same as it [...]
Nintendo Wii Receives Endorsement From American Heart Association [Wii Games Receive Stamp Of Approval From AHA, Just A Marketing Gimmick?]
What would convince you that playing the Nintendo Wii should be part of a healthy, balanced diet? The American Heart Association (AHA) has recently put its stamp of approval on Nintendo’s Wii, Wii Fit Plus and Wii Sports Resort. This [...]
Microsoft Announces Technical Computing Initiative For High-performance Computing [Microsoft Aims To Gain Share In Supercomputing & Solve Complex Modeling Problems]
On Monday, Microsoft proudly announced its Technical Computing initiative that will focus on providing high-performance computing by combining several PCs together to be able to perform complex calculations. This supercomputing technology will empower scientists, engineers and analysts to make more [...]
HP-Palm Deal Comes After Bidding War [More Companies Wanted Palm Than You Thought As HP Out-Played Four Other Suitors]
HP paid a hefty $1.2 billion (including debt) to acquire ailing phone manufacturer Palm. That price was seen as high at the time, as it included a 23% premium on the stock price (for a company that was hemorrhaging money). [...]
Echofon: FTC Has An Agenda Against Google [AdMob Competitor Interviewed By FTC Says US Gov Is Out To Get Google]
For the past few weeks, we’ve been occasionally talking about Google’s purchase of AdMob. Google purchased the popular mobile ad firm, and together, they’ll make up an estimated 21% of the mobile ad space in both mobile apps and the [...]
Alleged PSP 2 Specs Leak [New Rumor Says That PSP 2 Will Have Cell Processor, Touchscreen, 3G Modem]
A website is reporting from a video game industry contact that the rumored Sony PSP 2 won’t be unveiled at the upcoming E3 show, as earlier rumored, but will be coming later this year. In addition to that later date, [...]
Verizon LTE iPhone Coming in 2011? [Verizon Rumored to Launch Five LTE Devices in the Following 12 Months; Is the iPhone One of Them?]
June 7 might be the day when the first CDMA iPhone gets officially mentioned by Apple. We’re definitely interested to see when this Verizon iPhone is coming out since we’ve seen various rumors reporting various dates for the future launch [...]
Acer Will Not Show Chrome Devices At Computex [Despite Rumors Reported By Every Site On The Web, Acer Says It Has No Plans For Chrome Netbook Or Tablet]
A few days ago, we (and every other tech blog on the internet) reported the rumor that Acer was preparing to show off Chrome OS netbooks and tablets at the upcoming Computex trade show in Taipei. A few days after [...]
Mac Steam for Mac Benchmarks Roll in With Disappointing Results [Steam for Mac Gets Pitted Against Steam for PC and Comes Out on Bottom]
Back on the 12th of this month we let you know that the Mac OS X version of Valve’s digital distribution platform, Steam, had finally been made available. Finally, Mac users and PC users would be on a level playing [...]
The Pirate Bay Goes Down Due To Legal Pressure [Iconic Torrent Website Offline After Tunnel Broker Gets Legal Injunction]
BitTorrent users are surely upset after The Pirate Bay, one of the most popular BitTorrent indexing sites (and historically, the most resilient) has currently dropped off the internet after their IP tunnel broker received a legal injunction from several big [...]

