Monthly Archives: February 2009

A report intending to portray the iPhone as “hated” in the Japanese market turns out to have been built upon fake quotations from industry writers and observers who were misrepresented by remarks attributed to them that they never made. Their … Continue reading →

The argument over whether an outcrop of rock in South West Greenland contains the earliest known traces of life on Earth has been reignited, in a study published in the Journal of the Geological Society. The research, led by Martin … Continue reading →

In one of the most shocking and bizarre comments ever made by a company chief, Hirai, the brains behind the entire PlayStation empire, explained to the Official PlayStation Magazine in its February issue that Sony didn’t want to make it … Continue reading →

Ahoy, GPS-stranded motorist. Stop banging the dashboard, and consider this timely reincarnation of dead reckoning to help you find your way out of “GPS-denied environments,” or at least alert others to where you can be found. Seer Technology is offering … Continue reading →

Samsung has become the first netbook maker to unveil a machine based on VIA’s Nano processor – as predicted. VIA has often said the Nano is aimed at full-size laptops, leaving the new chip’s predecessor, the C7-M, for netbooks, and … Continue reading →

Looks like Apple Employee #1′s old 17″, maxed-out PowerBook is for sale on eBay, remarkably devoid of Cheetos fingerprints. But who acquired it from Woz to begin with? The answer might surprise and disappoint you. More

Asustek Computer and MicroStar International are expected to become one of the first suppliers of notebooks, which utilize Intel Corp.’s inexpensive processors in ultra-thin mobile computers. Asus and MSI are projected to make their products available in the channel before … Continue reading →

In recent years, we’ve been getting rid of cables on our phones, Internet, and even on (some) PCs, and now the rush to nix the cable clutter in home theaters is on. The Gefen Wireless HDMI Extender ($999 direct) utilizes … Continue reading →

Advanced Micro Devices is known for its negative attitude towards netbooks, ultra low-cost personal computers in sub-notebook form-factor with low-performance microprocessor. The company’s chief executive officer said in a recent interview that netbook category will be forgotten in a year … Continue reading →

U.S. President Barack Obama has proposed a funding boost for NASA that provides more support for Earth sciences missions and aviation, while keeping the agency’s three space shuttles on target for a 2010 retirement. NASA would receive $18.7 billion for … Continue reading →

As you probably already know Internet Explorer 8 is going to be more standards compliant than previous versions of the web browser. While that sounds great to us geeks that understand what that means it also poses a problem for … Continue reading →

Microsoft filed a patent infringement action against a vendor of Linux-based personal navigation devices (PNDs), and for the first time appears to target open-source Linux components. The company listed eight patent violations found in TomTom’s Linux-based PNDs, three involving the … Continue reading →

At Greener Gadgets in New York today, Freeplay Energy gave a sneak peek of a solar-powered radio with a 30-hour battery life and cell phone-like status bar. Unannounced until now, the radio with the ultra long battery life will sold … Continue reading →

AMD flash-mem spin-off Spansion has been hit with two separate employment lawsuits after unexpectedly laying off 35 per cent of its workforce earlier this week. Both suits – Refuerzo v. Spansion and Rubaker v. Spansion – were filed yesterday in … Continue reading →

NASA engineers and programmers today started repowering the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter after the spacecraft shut itself down earlier this week. The restarting process may take almost a week, said Jim Erickson, project manager for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter at NASA’s … Continue reading →