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Jen-Hsun Huang is ‘looking forward’ to court date with Intel
Mar 10, 2010 Industry Leave a comment
Sometimes companies spar out their differences behind closed doors, and sometimes they have guys like Jen-Hsun Huang at their helms and the whole world gets to know how they feel and what they intend to do about it. He has taken a recent interview with Fortune magazine as an opportunity to eloquently lay out his side’s case.
Facebook killer’s monitoring referred to IPCC
Mar 10, 2010 Industry Leave a comment
The police force monitoring serial sex attacker Peter Chapman before he fled to kidnap, rape and murder Ashleigh Hall has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
Dutch Pirate Party Joins Election Race
Mar 10, 2010 Industry Leave a comment
Following in the footsteps of the Swedes and Germans, the Dutch Pirate Party has decided to join the national elections being held this spring. The Pirate Party booked a surprising victory by scooping two seats in the European Parliament last year, but has yet to score its first elected seat in a national Parliament.
Court Maintains Ban on DVD Backup Software
Mar 10, 2010 Industry Leave a comment
Judge sides with MPAA in case against Real Network’s RealDVD software that would allow consumers to make backup copies of purchased DVDs for personal use.
Sam Pitroda: "voting is going to go on cellphone" [VID]
Mar 10, 2010 Industry Leave a comment
Sam Pitroda, adviser to the PM of India delivers his views on cell phone voting and how the paradigm of the classroom will change in the future. He also states the “internet is going to bring this whole idea of guru back.”
The Rise of Netbooks (Infographic)
Mar 10, 2010 Hardware Leave a comment
2009 saw dramatic growth in the popularity of netbooks. This trend is expected to continue in 2010 as they become increasingly affordable.
Crowd-sourced Toshiba Satellite Notebook = Thin & Sexy
Mar 10, 2010 Hardware Leave a comment
If you could design a perfect laptop, what features would you include or leave out? Best Buy asked its customers, then channeled the info back to laptop manufacturers. The Satellite E205 is Toshiba’s offering and it weighs in at a decent price, with solid performance and Intel WiDi wireless display to TV technology on board.
The World’s First Commercial Brain-Computer Interface
Mar 10, 2010 Hardware Leave a comment
The world’s first commercial effort at a patient-ready brain computer interface is on display over at CeBIT 2010, but don’t go throwing out your keyboard and mouse just yet.
Nokia Files Patent for Self-Charging Phone
Mar 10, 2010 Gadgets Leave a comment
Kinetically powered cell phones have been relegated to futuristic concepts..or have they? Nokia files a patent that could lead to the first real piezoelectric mobile phone.
Apple’s Long History of Lousy First Reviews
Mar 10, 2010 Apple Leave a comment
Though the iPad has drawn some harsh reviews, it’s hardly the first Apple product to get trashed (at first). A look back at 25 years of “flops”