Archive for March, 2007

Argentine province bets on Silicon Valley future

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Better known for its rich farming
and universities, the central Argentine province of Cordoba is
styling itself as the country’s own Silicon Valley, and more
than 250 technology firms already call it home.

Friday, March 30th, 2007

AT&T, Qwest, Verizon win U.S. govt telecom contract

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. General Services
Administration cast Sprint Nextel Corp. aside and picked
AT&T Inc. , Qwest Communications International Inc.
and Verizon Communications on Thursday for the
largest-ever federal telecommunications contract.

Friday, March 30th, 2007

WTO confirms U.S. loss in Internet gambling case

GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) on
Friday confirmed its ruling the United States had done nothing
to abide by an earlier verdict that labelled some U.S. Internet
gambling restrictions as illegal.

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Who Loves the Sun: The Solar-Powered DS Lite

The maniacs at Tom’s Hardware behind the solar Wii have done it again, this time making a solar Nintendo device that’s a bit more portable. Yes, they’ve brought their sun-loving ways to the DS Lite, making a version that lets you have marathon …

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Argentine province bets on Silicon Valley future

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Better known for its rich farming
and universities, the central Argentine province of Cordoba is
styling itself as the country’s own Silicon Valley, and more
than 250 technology firms already call it home.

Friday, March 30th, 2007

iTunes Discount Scheme: About Time, But Good

One of the most annoying aspects of iTunes, or any other music download service, is that once you’ve bought a few single tracks for your 79p each and you decide to opt for the full album, you end …

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Proposal for porn domain rejected

Plans to create a dedicated internet domain catering for pornographic websites are rejected.

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Clapton to host clinic fundraiser

Guitar legend Eric Clapton will play with BB King and Willie Nelson at a concert in aid of his rehab clinic.

Friday, March 30th, 2007

IBM helps blind ’see’ web video

IT giant IBM has developed a multimedia browser to make content accessible to vision impaired people

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Phone tech targets teen smokers and drunk drivers

By the end of 2008, more than 600,000 cigarette vending
machines across Japan — where most teenagers get their smokes
– will be installed with an electronic age-verification
device.

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Tiny files set for a big future

BBC Click’s Ian Hardy looks at the latest developments in digital compression.

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Web news readers have greater attention span: study

WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) - People who use the
Internet to read the news have a greater attention span than
print readers, according to a U.S. study that refutes the idea
that Web surfers jump around and don’t read much.

Friday, March 30th, 2007

TJX card problem flags retail identify theft risk

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Consumers who want to be sure about
protecting their personal data and preventing identity theft
might need to pay solely with cash, shun retailer loyalty
programs and only make returns when they have a receipt.

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Sirius to launch TV service in Chrysler 2008 cars

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.
will launch its backseat television service exclusively in
several DaimlerChrysler cars and minivans later this
year, the companies said on Thursday.

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Nokia 5700 Makes European Debut

For those of you not obsessed with anorexic phones, Nokia thinks it has just the answer with the musically inclined 5700 XpressMusic and its twisty bottom.

This is the successor to the old 3250, which also had …

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Brazil rainforest internet plan

A plan to link isolated Amazon communities to the internet has been announced in Brazil

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Campaign backs US Idol’s ‘worst’

An American Idol contestant consistently criticised by the judges is backed to win by a “vote for the worst” campaign.

Friday, March 30th, 2007

iPod + Driving = “Danger, Danger, Screech…”

We all know using mobile phones while driving is a bad thing, punishable by law and floggings etc.

However, I’ve been in cars with drivers attempting to sort out a portable GPS on the dashboard at 60mph …

Friday, March 30th, 2007

O’Leary to present X Factor show

ITV confirms presenter Dermot O’Leary will host the next two series of the X Factor.

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Users warned on Windows cursors

Microsoft is warning users about a flaw in Windows animated cursors that could leave users open to attack.

Friday, March 30th, 2007