Articles Posted on 11 May 2009
Apple Bans Me So Holy iPhone App
News Mobile & Telco
Apple has rejected the Me So Holy iPhone App on the grounds that the application violates a particular section of the iPhone agreement that deals with objectionable content. Ironically, in this case, the process of approving or...
Windows 7 Will Be Released Before End of 2009 Says Microsoft
News Mobile & Telco
Software behemoth Microsoft, has that it will be releasing Windows 7, the long awaited successor to Vista, before the end of the year. Bill Veghte, senior vice president of the Windows Business at Microsoft, said in his keynote...
City WiFi Efficiency Harmed By Baby Monitors
News Hardware
A report published by Ofcom shows that the performance of wireless broadband networks can be seriously compromised by the use of interfering devices. According to the study carried out by Mass consultants, these include baby...
Microsoft Uses Google World Domination Threat To Influence EU Decision
News Mobile & Telco
Microsoft may be trying to push forward the argument that Google could become an all-too-powerful entity if Microsoft is prevented from developing its Internet browser freely. According to some well placed sources close to...
Microsoft Pushing Fake Updates To Windows 7 RC
News Hardware
Microsoft will be testing Windows 7 update infrastructure by pushing up to 10 dummy updates for release candidate installations worldwide as of tomorrow. A post on Microsoft Update Product Team Blog says that the exercise is part...
Blinkx To Integrate Internet Video Search Into Set Top Boxes
News Web
Video-only search engine service Blinkx has partnered with CE platform specialist Miniweb to integrate Blinkx's services into the latter's interactive television platform. Viewers will ultimately be able to search and sift...
EU To Put Code Responsibility In Software Makers' Hands
News Security
If a new consumer protection proposal conceived by the European Commission (EC) is passed into law, software companies would be held liable for their products and will be covered by same laws which are applicable to tangible...
Sony Playstation Phone Rumours Come Back With A Vengeance
News Mobile & Telco
Sony Ericsson's President, Hideki Komiyama, has said that the company will not rule out carving out a niche for itself based on Sony's strength in gaming, hinting at the release of a Playstation Mobile phone. This, he said, could...
Google Debuts First TV Advert Campaign Ever
News Web
Google has showed its faith in television - as a medium - by launching its first TV ad campaign ever in the US to promote its free web browser, Chrome. The campaign is an attempt by Google to grab the short attention span of...
Nokia To Kit Out Ovi Store With 20,000 Items At Launch
News Mobile & Telco
It seems like that Nokia plans to start its much awaited Nokia Ovi Store with more than 20,000 featured items which will include both applications and media files. The store will also feature a recommendation engine which...
