Technology News

Where is Google voice-powered search? (CNET)

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:41:00 +0000

CNET - Reporters were put into a frenzy this week when Google announced it was set to launch version two of its mobile search application for the iPhone which included the addition of voice-powered search, allowing you skip the keyboard altogether. But now the question is, where is it?

Original post by CNET and software by Elliott Back

Facebook removes Italian neo-Nazi pages (CNET)

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:51:00 +0000

CNET - Facebook pulled several Italian neo-Nazi pages from its Web site following a public outcry and complaints from European regulators that the pages promoted violence against gypsies.

Original post by CNET and software by Elliott Back

Privacy groups target Google Flu Trends (CNET)

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:12:00 +0000

CNET - Google’s recent announcement that it may have found a way to predict U.S. flu trends has led to the inevitable expressions of concern from some privacy groups.

Original post by CNET and software by Elliott Back

Can Blu-ray save Christmas for Hollywood? (AP)

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:09:19 +0000

AP - Movie studio executives on Friday presented the best-case scenario for a winter holiday surge in the purchase of high-definition Blu-ray players as their best hope to keep the U.S. home video market’s decline from accelerating past 3 percent or 4 percent this year.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

NASA turns to open-source problem-tracking databases (CNET)

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:36:00 +0000

CNET - When the Space Shuttle Endeavour launches Friday afternoon, assuming it is not delayed, the astronauts onboard and the technicians on the ground at mission control will have at their disposal new software that could streamline the process of problem reporting and analysis.

Original post by CNET and software by Elliott Back

In shift, Microsoft sells software online (AFP)

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:08:13 +0000

AFP - Microsoft, which has made billions of dollars selling packaged software, has opened its first online store in the United States offering its ubiquitous programs for downloading.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Ex-Tech billionaire gets 9 years for stock fraud (AP)

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:56:53 +0000

AP - A flashy Las Vegas entrepreneur who became a billionaire at the height of the dot-com bubble was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for stock fraud, capping a seven-year investigation that led to seven convictions.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Obama transition team names FCC review leaders (CNET)

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:25:00 +0000

CNET - President-elect Brack Obama’s transition team on Friday announced who will lead the transition project’s review of the Federal Communications Commission, the office of the United States Trade Representative, and a number of other agencies, departments, and executive offices.

Original post by CNET and software by Elliott Back

Sun Microsystems slashes jobs in survival fight (AP)

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:00:38 +0000

AP - The economic downturn might be pushing Sun Microsystems Inc., one of the storied names in computing, to the brink of extinction.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Summary Box: Sun Microsystems slashes jobs (AP)

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:49:21 +0000

AP - SUN DOWN: Still not fully recovered from the dot-com bust eight years ago, Sun Microsystems Inc. is being walloped by this economic downturn. In response the company plans to cut as many as 6,000 jobs 18 percent of its work force.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back