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Archive for March, 2008

The Palm Centro Sells 1 Million - Mobility Site

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Business Wire (press release)

The Palm Centro Sells 1 MillionMobility Site - 42 minutes agoPalm announced the Centro late last year. They were after the gray area of users in the US. The people that wanted more from their feature phone, but didn’t really need a super PDA Phone like a Windows Mobile device, Blackberry, etc.Palm sells […]

Hon Hai Precision To Ship At Least 10 Million 3G iPhones -Source - CNNMoney.com

Monday, March 31st, 2008

NewsOXY

Hon Hai Precision To Ship At Least 10 Million 3G iPhones -SourceCNNMoney.com - 44 minutes agoTAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (2317.TW), the world's largest contract electronics maker, plans to ship at least 10 million third-generation iPhones for Apple Inc. (AAPL), a person familiar with the situation told Dow …Apple 3G iPhone Expected […]

Apple sued over 'inflated' iMac claims - Register

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Ars Technica

Apple sued over 'inflated' iMac claimsRegister - 54 minutes agoBy Drew Cullen → More by this author Kabateck Brown Kellner says the monitor is "vastly inferior to the previous generation it replaced", not that you would know it from Apple's "grossly inflated" claims.Apple Is Sued Over iMac Colors Claim The Associated PressSuit Accuses Apple Of […]

Feature: PS3 vs Xbox 360: The release calendar showdown - GamePro.com

Monday, March 31st, 2008

GamePro.com

Feature: PS3 vs Xbox 360: The release calendar showdownGamePro.com - 14 hours agoMicrosoft won 2007, but Sony may win the war with a bigger lineup of must-buy games. Read on for the full release calendar showdown!Rumor about Lite-On making Xbox 360 Blu-ray Drive I4UIn-Game Soundtracks Off Limits To PS3 PSX ExtremeKikizo - TG Dailyall 5 news articles

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US Attorney General: Piracy Funds Terror - DailyTech

Monday, March 31st, 2008

KLEW

US Attorney General: Piracy Funds TerrorDailyTech - 2 hours agoPiracy funds terrorism, says US Attorney General Michael Mukasey, and the Department of Justice is going to do something about it.US Atty. Gen. Says Piracy Threatens National Safety InformationWeekMukasey: There’s A Dark Side to Technology and Terrorists Use It eFluxMediaArs Technica - Inquirer - Afterdawn.com - San Jose Mercury Newsall […]

Chocobo’s A Dungeon of Cuteness - Next Generation

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Kotaku.com

Chocobo’s A Dungeon of CutenessNext Generation - 39 minutes agoBy Samantha Mason BLOG— Get ready for a cute-overload, as Square Enix announced today that Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon will be coming to the Wii on July 8. What better pick me up than a strong dose of cuteness?Final Fantasy Fables for Wii dated GameSpotChocobo's Dungeon […]

Apple Is Sued Over iMac Colors Claim - The Associated Press

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Ars Technica

Apple Is Sued Over iMac Colors ClaimThe Associated Press - 59 minutes agoSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An iMac owner sued Apple Inc. Monday claiming the 20-inch iMac desktop computers can't display the "millions of colors" Apple promises in promotional materials.Suit Accuses Apple Of iMac Deception InformationWeekApple hit with new, colorful lawsuit over iMac displays Ars […]

8000 NASA workers could lose their jobs - Tampa Bay’s 10

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Space Ref (press release)

8000 NASA workers could lose their jobsTampa Bay’s 10 - 1 hour agoCAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - The Kennedy Space Center could lose thousands more jobs than once expected after the shuttles retire in 2010, according to a preliminary jobs forecast NASA will release Tuesday.Shuttle launched delayed a week; liftoff set for May 31 […]

From a Burial Pit in Southern Peru, a Golden Oldie - New York Times

Monday, March 31st, 2008

BBC News

From a Burial Pit in Southern Peru, a Golden OldieNew York Times - 2 hours agoBy HENRY FOUNTAIN Archaeologists have discovered what appears to be a gold necklace from a 4000-year-old burial pit in southern Peru.Necklace is 'oldest in Americas' BBC NewsAmericas' Oldest Gold Artifact Discovered National GeographicBloomberg - Reuters - The Associated Press - AFPall 104 news […]

Google Docs Aims At Microsoft Office Live With 'Gears' - CRN

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Slippery Brick

Google Docs Aims At Microsoft Office Live With 'Gears'CRN - 50 minutes agoBy Jack McCarthy, ChannelWeb Google took an important step forward Monday in its rivalry with Microsoft Office Live, reporting that Google Docs will allow users to edit word processing documents offline.Google to phase in offline access options for Docs BetaNewsGoogle Sharpens Word Processor […]

Necklace is 'oldest in Americas' - BBC News

Monday, March 31st, 2008

BBC News

Necklace is 'oldest in Americas'BBC News - 1 hour agoBy Helen Briggs A necklace found near Lake Titicaca in southern Peru is the oldest known gold object made in the Americas, archaeologists say.Americas' Oldest Gold Artifact Discovered National GeographicNecklace is oldest gold artifact in the Americas ReutersThe Associated Press - AFP - AZ Central.com - LiveScience.comall 78 news […]

Space freighter ready for its close-up - MSNBC

Monday, March 31st, 2008

The Tech Herald

Space freighter ready for its close-upMSNBC - 35 minutes agoNASA TV via AP By Dave Mosher Europe's massive Jules Verne space freighter wrapped up its final dress rehearsal high above Earth on Monday, priming the ship for a Thursday docking with the international space station.Dainty space truck proves itself BBC NewsJules Verne practices close […]

Google to phase in offline access options for Docs - BetaNews

Monday, March 31st, 2008

ReadWriteWeb

Google to phase in offline access options for DocsBetaNews - 1 hour agoBy Scott M. Fulton, III, BetaNews One of the most innovative additions that Google may be making to its applications suite would, in a bygone era, be one of the most basic features: the ability to save locally.Google Sharpens Word Processor For Battle With […]

Google Sharpens Word Processor For Battle With Microsoft - CNNMoney.com

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Slippery Brick

Google Sharpens Word Processor For Battle With MicrosoftCNNMoney.com - 6 hours agoSAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Google Inc. (GOOG) has taken steps to broaden the reach of its Web-based features that compete with Microsoft Corp.Google Docs Aims At Microsoft Office Live With 'Gears' CRNGoogle Docs pulls head out of the cloud, goes offline Ars TechnicaBetaNews - InformationWeek - […]

Suit Accuses Apple Of iMac Deception - InformationWeek

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Ars Technica

Suit Accuses Apple Of iMac DeceptionInformationWeek - 1 hour agoLawyers claim Apple deceived consumers by grossly inflating the capabilities of its 20-inch iMac monitors, which they say cannot display millions of colors.Apple hit with new, colorful lawsuit over iMac displays Ars TechnicaApple hit with another "millions of colors" lawsuit Apple InsiderGizmodo - MacNN - San Antonio Business […]