Intel Puts Un-ratified Standard in Centrino

Link: Intel Puts Un-ratified Standard in Centrino
Filed under: Mobile News, Technology News

Intel Corporation plans to include the IEEE 802.11n standard, which is not expected to be ratified before the first half of 2008, into its Centrino chips by next year. Industry analysts have voiced concerns about plans to deploy high speed IEEE 802.11n ...

 

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Google to close Google Answers

Link: Google to close Google Answers
Filed under: Companies News, Google News

Google Answers is to close down. Google announced that although they would leave the existing site up as an archive, they would no longer be taking new questions for the service. The project began more than four years ago, and started with four people administrating ...

 

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Forum admins warned on new wave of spam

Link: Forum admins warned on new wave of spam
Filed under: Webmaster News, Security News, Internet News

Forum admins are today being warned of a new wave of spam coming to forums. It comes after Russian hackers developed a script to auto submit spam posts to a wide range of forum software - and released it onto the open markets. The script ...

 

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DMOZ directory still broken after a month

Link: DMOZ directory still broken after a month
Filed under: Webmaster News, Internet News

The DMOZ directory is still suffering serious technical problems, a month after they first appeared. The problem - attributed to a hardware issue - prevents DMOZ editors from being able to log in and edit entries. The technical issues were first announced on ...

 

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O2 Rejects Mobile-phone Wi-Fi

Link: O2 Rejects Mobile-phone Wi-Fi
Filed under: Companies News, Mobile News

Mobile operator O2 has decided to support GSM and 3G mobile technology, rather than Wi-Fi in its next generation of phones. At a London summit in November, O2 rejected Wi-Fi hotzones and WiMax. Dave Williams, O2's chief technology officer said "We've played with ...

 

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Social networks Digg false stories

Link: Social networks Digg false stories
Filed under: Blogs, Internet News

Internet users were reminded to be wary of social news sites, after Digg posted a false story claiming that 650,000 Playstation 3's had been recalled. The story continued to be front-page news on the site, even after a slew of community members ...

 

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GOOG shares over $500

Link: GOOG shares over $500
Filed under: Finance News, Google News

Shares in Google have topped over $500 each today, creating a market cap of over $154 billion. This makes Google the world's 22nd biggest company by market valuation. However, Google has only a quarter of the revenues of the lowest earning company in the top ...

 

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Exterity bundles IPTV packages for hotels

Link: Exterity bundles IPTV packages for hotels
Filed under: IPTV News

The IPTV market is enjoying looking to get a boost from the hospitality industry. One of the leading IPTV vendors, Exterity – whose products are targeting the education, corporate, and hospitality industries – has created a bundle specifically for the hotel industry and ...

 

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CBS endorses YouTube

Link: CBS endorses YouTube
Filed under: Legal News, IPTV News, Google News, Internet News

CBS's chief research officer, David Poltrack, has said that he doesn't want their content off YouTube - even if illegally uploaded. The statement came in an address to the Future of Television Forum at New York University's Stern School of Business. According to the Advertising ...

 

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World’s First ‘Time-machine’ Satellite DMB phone Launched

Link: World’s First ‘Time-machine’ Satellite DMB phone Launched
Filed under: Mobile News, Technology News

LG Electronics has extended its mobile phone portfolio with the launch of the SB-120 - the world’s first ‘time-machine’ satellite DMB phone. Worldwide handset sales are forecast to reach one billion a year by 2009 and advanced technology phones, which provide a wide range ...

 

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Dual Role Device MAC IP Core Launched

Link: Dual Role Device MAC IP Core Launched
Filed under: Mobile News, Technology News

Wipro-NewLogic, the semiconductor design services provider has launched its Dual Role Device MAC Intellectual Property core based on the Certified Wireless USB specification from the USB-IF. The product is one of the first MAC cores in the market based on the Certified Wireless ...

 

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Vista Release Promises Greater PC Security?

Link: Vista Release Promises Greater PC Security?
Filed under: Microsoft News

Microsoft is releasing its Vista operating system next week with the promise of major improvements in security for PC users. Vista is the first major upgrade to the Windows operating system in five years. Vista will be available to major business users ...

 

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VoIP still illegal in India

Link: VoIP still illegal in India
Filed under: VoIP News, Technology News, Internet News

Voice over Internet Protocol, the technology which allows a call from a PC to a landline at a cheaper rate than landline to landline, is still considered illegal in India. The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) denied reports that VOIP will be liberalized. There had ...

 

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IPTV slowly reaching Europe

Link: IPTV slowly reaching Europe
Filed under: IPTV News, Technology News, Internet News

IPTV is making its mark in Europe, while it is just getting off the ground in America. European and Asian carriers have established enough of a consumer base that it is forecasted that subscriber numbers will reach 17 million by the year ...

 

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Oil prices settle on recent lows

Link: Oil prices settle on recent lows
Filed under: Finance News, Economy News

Oil prices appear to have settled to new lows after huge increases over the past 18 months. WTI December contracts were 44 cents lower to $55.82 per barrel on Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange A $2.50 fall on Thursday was attributed to ...

 

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BSkyB grabs stake in ITV to battle Virgin NTL merger

Link: BSkyB grabs stake in ITV to battle Virgin NTL merger
Filed under: Companies News, IPTV News

BSkyB has bought a 17.9% share in ITV. This could potentially cause problems for a proposed merger of ITV and NTL which was announced earlier in the week. Richard Branson is currently the majority sharehold in NTL and had openly supported the merging of ...

 

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MySpace sued by Universal Vivendi

Link: MySpace sued by Universal Vivendi
Filed under: Legal News, IPTV News, Google News

Universal Music has started legal proceedings against MySpace for alleged copyright infringement. It comes only weeks after Google bought the online video service YouTube, and shows the increasing pressure that social networking sites are under over copyright issues. Copyright violations have long been a ...

 

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