The new Asus Eee Top "Kitchen PC"
An all in one computer is great, stylish and packed full of features, however for simple every day use they can sometimes be a little lavish. That was until ASUS released the wallet friendly Eee Top (ET1602). At $600, this touch-based kitchen computer will not cost consumers an arm and a leg. It’s affordable, but some reviewers claim it might not be worth the cost.
Cell phone battles in Barcelona
Analyst Opinion – The one thing you typically get when you follow the news coming from the big mobile industry conference currently being held in Barcelona is that the time to buy a new phone is late in the second half of this year. Most of the stuff folks are excitedly talking about will actually be available around that time. Of course, that is also when the second shoe drops and you realize much of the really cool stuff will…
Paid applications roll into the Android Market, albeit only in the U.S.
Google has finally delivered, sort of. In accordance with public promises
made by the Android Market chief in early January, users of
T-Mobile’s G1 Android in the U.S. will finally be able to purchase
commercial applications for their smartphone over-the-air. Although
other countries have yet to support what appears to be
a controlled roll-out of the service, the move nevertheless
marks an important milestone for Google’s application store that, so far, has been carrying only free applications.
Source:Paid applications roll into the Android Market, albeit only in the U.S.
Obama questions the constitutionality of copyright fines
With the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) still in litigation regarding copyright infringement by individuals who downloaded and shared music on peer to peer networks, it has yet to be determined what the Obama administration’s stance on the matter is regarding reward amounts per infringed song.
Source:Obama questions the constitutionality of copyright fines
Apple kills 20-inch Cinema Display
It’s official. As of today, the 20-inch
Cinema Display is no more, reducing Apple’s display lineup to the
30-inch model (that works with all Macs) and the recently introduced
24-inch LED-backlit Cinema Display featuring a DisplayPort
interconnect and works only with unibody MacBooks. Whether the product’s removal
is the sign of hardware refresh that will transition 20-inch models to
DisplayPort or, as some think, indication of a new 28-inch Cinema
Display that would nicely complement previous rumors of the new
top-of-the-line 28″ iMac model, remains to be seen….
Mobile phone makers announce universal charger standard
One charger for all mobile phones. Today at Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, Spain, several “leading mobile phone manufacturers” have announced an agreement “to produce a standardized charger for the [cell phone] industry in a move set to save time for consumers and reduce waste,” called the Universal Charging Solution (UCS) initiative.
Source:Mobile phone makers announce universal charger standard
IBM delivers rural broadband over power lines
The technology to send broadband Internet access via power lines has existed for a few years now, but typically it has not been capable of delivering a high enough bandwidth at a low enough price to gain any commercial footing in a market where the chief competition is the cable and phone companies. Now, with the $7 billion stimulus package recently made available, companies are making intense efforts to deliver high speed Internet access to the smallest corners of the…
Red Hat and Microsoft play nice on virtualization
Microsoft and Red Hat have joined forces on a virtualization interoperability pact that will be great for customers — especially those who utilized mixed source. Yesterday, it was announced that each company will begin validating and certifying the other’s virtualization software and begin to coordinate technical support. This will be great for customers beginning to utilize mixed source tools involving the incorporation of both Linux and Windows servers within their data center.
Amazon yanks inappropriate sim game from online store
A game released in 2006 by Illusion studio, a game maker based on Japan, has now been pulled from Amazon’s online game store. The game, entitled Rapelay, allows players to simulate the act of raping girls.
Source:Amazon yanks inappropriate sim game from online store
Google's radio advertising program goes off-air
By the end of May, Google will stop selling advertising on broadcast radio stations as part of the search giant’s cost cutting attempts to reel in some of its money-neutral or money-losing ventures. The move will affect as many as 40 workers responsible for this division.