News: Reads from WWW
Thursday, 6 May 2010
Motorola Rumoured to Acquire Mobile Linux OS Company Azingo
If Motorola's rumoured acquisition of Azingo does go through, it poses a few questions on the company's reliance on the Google Android OS, and the possible emergence of its own smartphone OS in the future.
Google Gets New Look
A new look for your Google search result has been rolled out, with a left panel that shows some of the more advanced search options.
FTC Should Go After Wall Street not Apple
Robert Reich, Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley, weighs in with his thoughts about a possible antitrust probe on Apple., weighs in with his thoughts about a possible antitrust probe on Apple.
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
IBM Makes a Serious Sim City Game
IBM builds their own Sim City-like game, only this one plays serious.
James Cameron talks about the Science Behind Pandora
There's no doubt that James Cameron went to great lengths to make the fictional world of Pandora as detailed as possible in his movie Avatar. He talks about the science behind the movie at Caltech and Discovery has the news.
Apple Facing Possible Antitrust Probe
Apple faces a possible antitrust inquiry from the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice over its latest iPhone OS developer program license agreement which bans cross-platform compilers.
Intel Demos First Light Peak Laptop
Intel demos a laptop with Light Peak, a high-speed optical cable technology that can transmit data at 10 Gbit/s.
Google Editions to be New Digital Store Front
Google has revealed plans to launch a digital e-book store front in the middle of the year.
Adobe Showcases Prototype Tablet Running Android with Flash
The promise of having Adobe Flash is soon to be fulfilled, with the company showcasing a prototype that runs the said feature on a tablet loaded with Google Android.
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
Potential Antitrust Probe for Apple iPhone OS
Apple's iPhone OS 4.0 and its restrictions towards apps created by third party compilers is now facing a potential antitrust probe by either the US Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission.
