To celebrate the launch of Gears of War 2, Microsoft is introducing a new special edition Zune that has been emblazoned with the Crimson Omen etched on the back. The player is already available for pre-order at Amazon.com and it will be released on November 7, 2008. Based on the new 120GB model, this Zune [...]
Microsoft continued to make its case on Tuesday that it is a friend to open source, listing a number of efforts it has undertaken in spaces ranging from Linux to virtualization and rich Internet application technology. Traditionally, Microsoft has been viewed as the commercial counterpoint to the open-source movement. But the company’s presentation on Tuesday [...]
The first cell phone running Google Inc.’s mobile software looks something like Apple Inc.’s iPhone and has a large touch screen, but it also packs a trackball, a slide-out keyboard and easy access to Google’s e-mail and mapping programs. Google made its debut as a cell phone software provider Tuesday at an event where wireless [...]
Google Inc has halved the amount of time it stores personal data gathered from its users’ Web surfing habits, a move aimed at improving its privacy policies, a company official said. Google used to store such data for 18 months, but has now trimmed that duration to nine months. Nicole Wong, Google’s deputy general counsel, [...]
Latest rumors: – Revamp of entire iPod line. – Small cosmetic changes to Touch, Nano to see significant redesign (see pic). – iPods to see fairly large price drops to distance itself from the $199 iPhone. – iPod touch 2.1 software, iPhone to get update very soon after. – iTunes 8.0 (“it’s a big update [...]
Worldwide online video revenue is expected to top US$4.5 billion by 2012, up from $1.2 billion in 2008, predicts research firm In-Stat. Much of that revenue is expected to come from online video rentals, with ad-supported online video making up a major part, too.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has confirmed that the iPhone 3G has a kill switch that can remotely remove software from the devices. Jobs told The Wall Street Journal that Apple needs the capability in case it inadvertently allows a malicious program such as an application that steals user’s personal data to be distributed to iPhones [...]
Google’s YouTube troubles just got kicked up a notch. Italian media company Mediaset is suing YouTube and its owner, Google, for at least 500 million euros ($779 million). Mediaset claims that Google and YouTube carried out the “illegal distribution and commercial use of audio and video files,” according to a Bloomberg report. According to a [...]
An exciting new home theater experience is coming to living rooms this holiday season. At the E3 Media and Business Summit, Microsoft Corp. and Netflix, Inc. the world’s largest online movie rental service, today unveiled an exclusive partnership to offer consumers the ability to instantly stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix to the television [...]
Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed Wednesday that the iPhone will feature more than 160 games when the company launches its App Store service this week. The games will join more than 500 iPhone applications expected to hit App Store. According to the New York Times, 25% of those applicaitons will be free, and 90% will [...]
