Archive for December, 2008
Gmail notice touts Chrome and Firefox, dismisses IE
Google is pushing users of its Gmail e-mail service to dump Microsoft’s Internet Explorer for its own Chrome browser or Mozilla’s Firefox. When users of IE6 reach Gmail.com, a “Get faster Gmail” message appears in the Web-based service’s menu bar …
Read More..>>RIM extends Certicom takeover deadline
WATERLOO, Ont. ‘” ‘” ‘” Technology heavyweight Research in Motion Ltd. said Wednesday it was extending the expiry date on its offer to buy the Toronto-based Certicom Corp. by 12 days. Rim said the hostile bid, valued at $66-million or $1.50 per …
Read More..>>Google Employees Take G1 Dream Phone Instead of Cash Gift
Then annual Google tradition (or shall we say obligation?) of giving out holiday cash gift to its employees worldwide is not happening this year. Google is putting this annual practice into halt and instead decided to hand out the G1 Android Phone …
Read More..>>Top Dell execs leave as PC maker restructures
BOSTON (Reuters) – Two top Dell Inc executives recruited to help turn around the No. 2 PC maker are leaving as part of the second major staff shake-up in the two years since founder Michael Dell returned as CEO. The company, once the top PC maker …
Read More..>>Nokia’s new N-Gagement
The communications giant is finding its feet, writes Jason Hill. SIX months after Nokia released its new N-Gage platform, the communications giant is slowly finding its feet in mobile gaming. It’s been a long and bumpy road for Nokia in the gaming …
Read More..>>China approves long-awaited 3G licences
BEIJING, Dec 31 (Reuters) – China’s state council, or cabinet, said on Wednesday it had approved the issuance of long-awaited licences for next generation (3G) mobile networks, opening the door to $41 billion in spending for equipment. Licences will …
Read More..>>T-Mobile to offer Eee PC on Boxing Day?
A fairly credible rumour has surfaced that T-Mobile will be getting into the netbook sales market on Boxing Day with an Asus Eee offer. It has become increasingly common for mobile phone operators to bundle netbooks with their offerings, and T-Mobile …
Read More..>>RIM extends expiry date on Certicom takeover bid
WATERLOO, Ontario – BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. said Wednesday it is extending its offer to buy wireless data-encryption company Certicom Corp. by 12 days. Rim said the hostile bid, valued at $66 million Canadian dollars ($54 million) or …
Read More..>>Statue at Madoff Home Is Missing
Payback is, well, in this case, a statue. Palm Beach police are investigating the disappearance of a $10,000 copper sculpture of two seated lifeguards from the multimillion-dollar home of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff. Palm Beach police …
Read More..>>China to issue 3G licenses tonight
Shanghai. December 31. INTERFAX-CHINA – China’s long-awaited 3G licenses will be issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) tonight, a source from a telecom equipment company told Interfax on Dec. 31, giving the green light …
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