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OnLive Gaming Service Demonstrated On iPhone

OnLive has demonstrated an iPhone app in which users are able to play against gamers on a PC or on the company’s MicroConsole. OnLive CEO Steve Perlman demonstrated his company’s game streaming service simultaneously on two iPhones.
“While we only showed a tech demo today, it was great to give people in the audience a chance [...]

Google Helps US Holiday Travelers With Wi-Fi

US travelers forced to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas in airport lounges will be able to send emails to their families for free, after Google declared it will sponsor free Wi-Fi at the nation’s airports. Google Tuesday said that it would provide the free Wi-Fi access through a partnership with Boingo Wireless.
The search monolith has [...]

ICANN Approves non-Latin Domain Names

The organization responsible for managing the assignment of domain names and IP addresses has approved a new plan to allow non-Latin characters in Web extensions. Known as Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), the system is designed to globalize the Net so regions around the world can use their own local alphabet characters to surf in cyberspace, [...]

Anyone Updated to Windows 7?

Please tell us the good/bad/ugly of upgrading to Windows 7 and any others concerns you may have faced.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Approves Net Neutrality Rules

With a unanimous vote to move forward on a rule-making process for how the federal government will police access to the Internet. The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to approve proposed new rules aimed at blocking Internet service providers, like Comcast, and wireless phone companies such as Verizon and AT&T, from intentionally halting or slowing [...]

Apple Updates Macs For The Holidays

Apple Updates Macs For The Holidays. Apple refreshed its line of iMac all-in-one desktop computers in a new edge-to-edge glass design and aluminum enclosure, the price is unchanged at $1,199. The new MacBook laptops are lighter at 4.7 pounds and will start at $999. The Mac mini, the lowest-priced computer at $599, was refreshed, with [...]

Verizon Motorola Droid Takes Aim at iPhone

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Verizon Wireless isn’t holding back to promote Droid, its upcoming Android handset aiming directly at the Apple iPhone. The No. 1 U.S. wireless carrier (Verizon) this weekend began a series of television ads designed to up the iPhone which operates on rival carrier AT&T. The “iDon’t/Droid Does” ads run down a list of [...]

Balloon Boy Father Denies Publicity Stunt: Falcon Heene found in attic

Police are to investigate allegations that a incident which saw a six-year-old boy (Falcon Henne) apparently go missing was actually a hoax dreamed up by his fame-hungry family. The disappearance of Falcon sparked a 50-mile chase watched by a worldwide TV audience after he was thought to have sailed off in a homemade balloon shaped [...]

Apple To Switch On FM Radio in iPhone, iPod Touch

Apple is just around the corner of releasing an FM radio application for the iPhone and iPod Touch and it will be for the current models. According to the rumor (9to5 Mac) Apple will awaken the FM transceiver already dormant within the devices, currently only used to talk to the Nike+ widget.
The holdup on this [...]

Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.1.2 Update

Apple’s just posted up iPhone OS 3.1.2, which purports to fix some of iPhone OS 3.1’s Bugs. The update was focused mainly on providing bug fixes for a few problems introduced in iPhone 3.1. Apple specifically calls out a problem where the iPhone may not wake from sleep. Once you update to 3.1.2, you’ll also [...]