среда, 30 апреля 2008 г.

MySpace Karaoke launched

MySpace Karaoke to be launched today
Social networking service MySpace is set to launch a new feature named MySpace Karaoke today.
This new service would be largely powered by kSolo technology which was acquired by Fox Interactive around two years ago.
Both MySpace and Fox Interactive are part of News Corp.
MySpace co-founder and President Tom Anderson spoke about [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7554-myspace-karaoke

вторник, 29 апреля 2008 г.

AMD Business Class desktop personal computers launched

AMD Business Class desktop personal computers launched
Microprocessor company AMD has announced their first computer brand named AMD Business Class.
The company would develop and design these machines in collaboration with partners like Dell.
AMD said that these desktops would be followed by a range of new laptop products.
These machines are likely to be sold by companies like [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7548-amd-business-class

Nokia launches Nokia 6600 fold, 6600 slide, and 3600 slide mobile phones

Nokia launches Nokia 6600 fold, 6600 slide, and 3600 slide mobile phones
World’s leading mobile phone maker Nokia has announced three new mobile phone devices.
These are: Nokia 6600 fold, 6600 slide, and 3600 slide.
These phones would be priced in the range of $274 - $430 and would be available in the market before the end of [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7547-nokia-6600-3600

понедельник, 28 апреля 2008 г.

Qwest Communications launches 20 megabits per second plan in USA

Qwest Communications launches 20 megabits per second plan in USA
Qwest Communications International has launched a new DSL plan in the US market which offers speeds of 20 megabits per second.
This plan would cost the customer $104.99 per month. Another plan offering speeds of 12 mbps is available for $51.99 per month.
These plans would cost USD [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7544-qwest-communications

Spike Lee working with Nokia Productions on mobile movies

Spike Lee working with Nokia Productions on mobile movies
Nokia Productions has announced that they are now working with Spike Lee.
He would now be directing a movie made from mobile phone recorded footage.
These footages would be provided by regular mobile users from their daily life.
Lee spoke about this project: “You are seeing firsthand the democratization [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7536-spike-lee

воскресенье, 27 апреля 2008 г.

Microsoft Live Search News gets RSS Functionality

Microsoft Live News Search gets RSS Functionality
The developers at Microsoft have now added RSS functionality to their MSN Live Search News service.
They have now added RSS feeds into the browse and search result sections.
It’s pretty surprising that they did not add this vital functionality to the service from the very start.
The service still lacks an [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7535-live-search-news-2

Mobile News Network: Associated Press collaborating with Verve Wireless

Mobile News Network: Associated Press collaborating with Verve Wireless
Verve Wireless has announced that they are now collaborating with Associated Press to bring news to mobile devices.
The deal would see AP delivering their multimedia content to mobile devices. The service would generate revenues from advertising.
AP director of global product development Jeffrey Litvack spoke about this new [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7533-mobile-news-network

суббота, 26 апреля 2008 г.

Canon Image Lounge open in Gurgaon

Canon Image Lounge open in Gurgaon
Canon has announced the opening of their Canon Image Lounge in the Gurgaon city.
The company said that this lounge would enable prospective customers to touch, feel and try out their products.
This new store was inaugurated by Kensaku Konishi, president and CEO, Canon India and Alok Bharadwaj, senior vice president, Canon [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7531-canon-image-lounge

Research in Motion to open a new research facility in Germany

Research in Motion to open a new research facility in Germany
Makers of Blackberry mobile devices RIM has said that they are now planning to establish a new research and development facility in Germany.
They would be spending close to around $45 million in the first year of operations at this new facility being planned for Bochum, [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7523-research-in-motion

четверг, 24 апреля 2008 г.

Acer’s Intel Atom based laptop coming in June

Acer’s Intel Atom based laptop coming in June
PC maker Acer has said that they would be launching their first notebook product to be powered by Intel Atom processor in June this year.
They would display this new product at the Computex trade show in Taipei.
This new product is likely to be an ultra mobility notebook [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7516-acer-intel-atom

Microsoft closing down their MSN Music license servers

Microsoft closing down their MSN Music license servers
Software giant Microsoft has some more bad news for their loyal customers.
The company has now announced that they would soon close down their MSN Music license servers.
These servers are required by the people who bought music from the now-dead MSN Music digital media store to authenticate their [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7515-msn-music

среда, 23 апреля 2008 г.

HP Upline Hosted Storage Service faces uptime issues

HP’s Upline Hosted Storage Service faces uptime issues
HP recently launched a new service which provides unlimited storage space for a fee for users to store their data online.
This service named HP Upline was designed to protect user’s data “whether your hardware fails, your computer is lost or catastrophe strikes.”
However, the company seems to be facing [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7508-hp-upline

вторник, 22 апреля 2008 г.

Acer Aspire 5920 with inbuilt WiMax support

Acer Aspire 5920 with inbuilt WiMax support
Acer has showcased their latest laptop product named Acer Aspire 5920 which features built-in support for WiMax technology.
They are planning to offer this laptop through Sprint Nextel and other companies providing WiMax services.
They are getting this notebook manufactured by Quanta Computer and it should be available on sale in [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7500-acer-aspire-5920

Skype to launch a $9.95/month international calling plan

Skype to launch a $9.95/month international calling plan
Skype is scheduled to launch a new international calling plan for its users today.
This plan would cost USD 9.95 a month and would allow the users to make unlimited calls to land-line phones in 34 countries.
This plan would cover major countries including most of the European countries in [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7499-skype-international-calling

понедельник, 21 апреля 2008 г.

BMW delay plans to launch Mini in India

BMW delay plans to launch Mini in India
BMW has said that they are now delaying their plans to launch their Mini compact car in the Indian market.
They were scheduled to bring the Mini to India sometime next year.
BMW said in a statement: “Last week, we have taken a decision to scrap plans to bring [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7495-bmw-mini-india

воскресенье, 20 апреля 2008 г.

Alexa updates Alexa Rankings

Alexa updates Alexa Rankings
Alexa has announced that they have now updated their Ranking services to include more parameters.
The company is now aggregating data from several sources which they claim would improve the quality and accuracy of the results.
Alexa said in its announcement:
Alexa toolbar users’ interests and surfing habits could differ from those of the general [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7488-alexa-rankings

Verizon XV6900 mobile phone launched

Verizon XV6900 mobile phone launched

US based mobile service provider Verizon has launched their latest Smartphone device named XV6900.
The company said that the device features a touch screen and stylus and it supports EV-DO 3G network.
The device also comes loaded with a full keyboard, camera, and suite of Windows enterprise applications.
Verizon added: “The XV6900 is a [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7485-verizon-xv6900

суббота, 19 апреля 2008 г.

Blockbuster sued for privacy violation related to Facebook Beacon ad system

Blockbuster sued for privacy violation related to Facebook Beacon ad system

Cathryn Elaine Harris, of Dallas County, Texas has filed a privacy violation lawsuit against video rental company Blockbuster.
She is claiming that the company passed her personal information to the popular social networking service Facebook.
This information was passed to Facebook through their controversial Beacon advertising system.
Randy [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7482-blockbuster-facebook

четверг, 17 апреля 2008 г.

Six Apart launches Blog It application on Facebook

Six Apart launches Blog It application on Facebook
Six Apart is the company behind the popular blogging tools Movable Type and TypePad.
The company has now introduced their blogging tool named Blog IT on the Facebook social network.
This tool enables the users to post blog posts from within Facebook.
The tool supports various blogging applications including Blogger, TypePad, [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7472-six-apart-launches-blog-it-application-on-facebook

Asus M70 notebook now offer up to 1 TB storage space

Asus M70 notebook now offer up to 1 TB storage space
Asus has announced their new laptop model named M70.
The company is offering this notebook product with up to 1 terabyte of storage space.
Asus M70 also comes loaded with features like full HD capability, Blu-ray support.
the company has however not revealed the launch date or [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7470-asus-m70

среда, 16 апреля 2008 г.

Nokia 6212 Classic to feature Near Field Communication

Nokia 6212 Classic to feature Near Field Communication
World’s largest mobile phone maker Nokia has said that their upcoming 6212 Classic mobile phone device would come loaded with integrated Near Field Communication technology.
This feature would enable the device to act as an electronic wallet.
The technology allows owners of the mobile devices to connect two phones to [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7465-nokia-6212-classic

Sphere acquired by AOL

Sphere acquired by AOL
Time Warner has said that their AOL division has now acquired Sphere.
Sphere is basically a web service providing contextual search solutions.
Web publishers are able to connect their content with related material on the web using their solutions.
The two companies did not reveal the financial aspects of this acquisition deal.
This is going to [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7461-sphere

вторник, 15 апреля 2008 г.

Apple iPhone in China still some time away

Apple iPhone in China still some time away
Market sources say that Apple is yet to begin any talks with mobile operators in China to launch the iPhone in this market.
China is one of the largest mobile markets in the world and Apple would like to have a presence here.
China is also the market where iPhone [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7458-apple-iphone-in-china

Salesforce.com integrates Google applications with its products

Salesforce.com integrates Google applications with its products
Salesforce.com has announced that they are now adding support for Google technologies into their products.
The business software service provider has now started integrating its products with Google services like Gmail.
Other Google applications being integrated are word processor, spreadsheet and presentation.
The integrated solution would be available to their customers starting [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7452-salesforce.com-google-2

понедельник, 14 апреля 2008 г.

Fujitsu to showcase a laptop made up of wood

Fujitsu to showcase a laptop made up of wood
Fujitsu has announced that they are soon going to display a concept laptop product whose casing would be made up of wood.
Most laptops are usually made up of plastic or metal.
The company said that this product would make use of cedar wood for the case.
Fujitsu [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7451-wooden-laptop

Associated Press launches Online Video Network

Online Video Network: Associated Press now providing a video syndication platform
Associated Press is collaborating with software giant Microsoft to launch a new online video syndication platform for web publishers.
The company would let content providers to syndicate online video to other sites across the Web.
The revenues generated from advertising would be shared between the three parties.
This [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7446-online-video-network

воскресенье, 13 апреля 2008 г.

Indonesia removes YouTube ban

Indonesia removes YouTube ban
Indonesian Internet providers have removed the ban on the Google owned video sharing service YouTube.
The ban was applied by the government due to a video hosted on the service related to an anti-Islam film made by a Dutch politician.
The ISPs said that they would now concentrate on blocking access to the [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7442-youtube-ban-2

суббота, 12 апреля 2008 г.

Microsoft Clearflow technology to be showcased

Microsoft Clearflow technology to be showcased
Microsoft is all set to showcase a new technology named Clearflow which is designed to help customers avoid traffic jams while they are driving.
The technology has been under development over the last five years by a group of artificial-intelligence researchers at the company’s Research lab.
The company is aiming to use [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7440-microsoft-clearflow

Sun announces Project Caroline internet services

Sun announces Project Caroline internet services
Sun has announced their latest research project codenamed Project Caroline aimed to provide internet services.
The company said that this platform is based on the platform-as-a-service model. It would provide a hosted platform for Internet services.
John McClain, a Sun senior staff engineer working on Project Caroline added in a statement: “In [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7439-project-caroline

четверг, 10 апреля 2008 г.

Tata Nano could be launched in South Africa

Tata Nano could be launched in South Africa

Tata Motors has said that they are considering launching their upcoming model Tata Nano in the South African market.
Tata Motors managing director Ravi Kant said in a statement: “South Africa is one of the biggest international markets and Nano perfectly fits into the personal transport market. We will [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7430-tata-nano-africa

среда, 9 апреля 2008 г.

MySpace Latino expanding to offer local communities

MySpace Latino expanding to offer local communities
Social networking industry giant MySpace has announced that there are now expanding their services for the users in Latin America.
The service is now adding eight bilingual communities focused on Latino celebrities including bands, celebrities and sport stars.
Victor Kong, the Miami-based managing director for MySpace Latino spoke about these new [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7419-myspace-latino

Nokia Tube Concept to take on Apple iPhone

Nokia Tube Concept to take on Apple iPhone

World’s largest mobile phone maker Nokia might have the numbers to show for their performance but none of their products can match the charisma of the Apple iPhone.
The company continues to work on a worthy challenger to the iPhone.
Nokia has codenamed the challenger as Tube. The company said [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7416-nokia-tube

вторник, 8 апреля 2008 г.

HP Pavilion dv3000 Entertainment Notebook PC launched in India

HP Pavilion dv3000 Entertainment Notebook PC launched in India
Hewlett Packard has launched their latest notebook model in the Indian market.
The company has now introduced HP Pavilion dv3000 Entertainment Notebook PC.
HP said that this model is aimed at mobile professional who requires powerful computing capabilities, convenient security and multimedia features.
Diptesh Ghosh, Country Manager, Consumer Laptops, [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7415-hp-pavilion-dv3000

Pizza.com sells for $2.6 million

Pizza.com sells for $2.6 million
Chris Clark has sold Pizza.com domain he had owned since 1994 for a cool price of USD 2.6 million.
The domain was sold after a weeklong auction process.
He spoke about selling the domain: “It’s crazy, it’s just crazy. It will make a significant difference in my life, for sure.”
When he had originally [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7414-pizza.com

понедельник, 7 апреля 2008 г.

Hynix Semiconductor announces LPDDR2 memory chip for mobile phones

Hynix Semiconductor announces LPDDR2 memory chip for mobile phones
South Korea’s Hynix Semiconductor has announced that they have developed a new memory chip for mobile devices.
This memory chip has been named LPDDR2 and it can process data at 800 megabits per second.
The company claims that this makes it the fastest chip of its kind in the [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7406-lpddr2

Microsoft gives Yahoo a deadline before it target shareholders

Microsoft gives Yahoo a deadline before it launches hostile takeover bid
Software giant Microsoft has given Yahoo a deadline after which they are planning to launch a hostile takeover attempt at a lesser price offer.
The company said that Yahoo has to accept a deal before April 26 or they would start targeting the shareholders of the [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7404-microsoft-yahoo-merger-2

<b>Blood for oil</b>

If I give plasma the blood bank here they will pay me $50.00. My girlfriend says its stupid but I am litterally running my car on empty and all of my paychecks go to rent money and insurance. Does this hurt to give plasma? ...

Source: http://www.cyclelicio.us/2008/03/blood-for-oil.html

воскресенье, 6 апреля 2008 г.

Corn $6 per bushel! Ethanol in your tank, people starve.

Incredible! Starvation for oil (corn ethanol) now? Along with blood for oil in Iraq?

Source: http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/4/6/3623641.html

[Blogs] Made in China: How Beijing exports racism and colonialism

If ever there was an example of a 'blood-for-oil' then this would be it. They buy most of the weapons and oil of the Sudanese, through the diplomatic immunity of the Chinese veto at the United Nations. The letter 2 months ago, ...

Source: http://www.labourhome.org/story/2008/4/5/7361/60926

суббота, 5 апреля 2008 г.

<b>Blood</b>, <b>Oil</b>, and Prophets -- Sightings

The movie There Will Be Blood comes out soon on DVD, and I expect to watch it. The movie, which was nominated for an Oscar, focuses on the California oil boom early in the 20th century. It is a movie about power, pride, and even a bit ...

Source: http://pastorbobcornwall.blogspot.com/2008/04/blood-oil-and-prophets-sightings.html

On Whether Soldiers Too Can Be Saved . . .

Much of that disagreement is in bad faith (”Bush Lied, People Died” “No Blood for Oil” etc.), but I am willing to admit that many have good faith questions and disagreements about it. Is this a war of self-defense? ...

Source: http://planetaugsburg.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/on-whether-soldiers-too-can-be-saved/

пятница, 4 апреля 2008 г.

A Crime in Our Names: Iran

He has several books out, the latest of which is Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America’s Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum. If you want more background information on him, you can visit Wikipedia’s article or the ...

Source: http://druidjournal.net/2008/03/31/a-crime-in-our-names-iran/

Twingly promises a spam free blog search engine

Twingly promises a spam free blog search engine
Market research has shown that majority of the blogs online are solely created for spamming purposes. They have become a potent tool in the hand of search engine optimizers.
As a result, most blog search engines today are full of non relevant posts from such useless blogs.
Twingly is a [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7388-twingly

Holistic Pet: Increase Your Pet’s Longevity with a Healthy Liver

In many ways, your pet’s liver is analogous to the oil filter in a car. You need to keep it clean or the “blood” (eg, oil in the car) gets dirty. When the liver’s job becomes overextended, the body cannot filter out as much as it should ...

Source: http://enewschannels.com/2008/04/02/enc2848_030458.php

четверг, 3 апреля 2008 г.

<b>Blood</b> and <b>Oil</b>

Those gathered at the American Petroleum Institute reportedly called out the now familiar refrain “no blood for oil!”, which may be a popular rallying cry but has little to do with the war in Iraq. This recent article by Washington Post ...

Source: http://www.nixonblog.com/?p=316

Thick as <b>Blood</b>, Slick as <b>Oil</b>: a Review of PT Anderson’s There Will <b>...</b>

Drainage is an important theme throughout the movie — draining from the earth, fellow man, the heart, and the spirit — blood for oil, oil for blood, one in the same. That drained feeling comes not just from the script’s symbolism, ...

Source: http://katymerritt.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/thick-as-blood-slick-as-oil-a-review-of-pt-andersons-there-will-be-blood/

среда, 2 апреля 2008 г.

This is Not a Political Post

In 2006, Dick and Lynne Cheney gave 78% of their income to charity. (That's not a misprint.) One is of course a prophet of change and peace; the other is a Grinch-demon warlord thirsty for blood and oil and the bones of small children. ...

Source: http://gospeldrivenchurch.blogspot.com/2008/04/this-is-not-political-post.html

Emergency Protest Against Attack on Basra this Wednesday - Downing <b>...</b>

STOP THE ATTACKS - END THE OCCUPATION - NO BLOOD FOR OIL Emergency Picket Wednesday 2 April 2-4pm, Downing Street Protest against Iraqi, US and British military occupation action Hundreds are dead, public infrastructure has been ...

Source: http://www.handsoffiraqioil.org/2008/04/emergency-protest-against-attack-on.html

вторник, 1 апреля 2008 г.

Google trend 16 mar 08: <b>Blood For Oil</b>

It's hard to miss the point of the "Blood for Oil" Web site. It features one poster of an American flag with "Blood for oil?" in white block letters where the stars should be and two dripping red handprints across the stripes. ...

Source: http://tr3nd.blogspot.com/2008/03/google-trend-16-mar-08-blood-for-oil.html

<b>Blood for Oil</b>

“If we went to war for oil, we did it as clumsily as anyone could do. And we spent more on the war than we could ever conceivably have gotten out of Iraq’s oil fields even if we had particular control over them,” says Anthony Cordesman, ...

Source: http://zavibes.com/index.php/blood-for-oil/

Thick as <b>Blood</b>, Slick as <b>Oil</b>: a Review of PT Anderson’s There Will <b>...</b>

Drainage is an important theme throughout the movie — draining from the earth, fellow man, the heart, and the spirit — blood for oil, oil for blood, one in the same. That drained feeling comes not just from the script’s symbolism, ...

Source: http://katymerritt.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/thick-as-blood-slick-as-oil-a-review-of-pt-andersons-there-will-be-blood/

Google trend 16 mar 08: <b>Blood For Oil</b>

It's hard to miss the point of the "Blood for Oil" Web site. It features one poster of an American flag with "Blood for oil?" in white block letters where the stars should be and two dripping red handprints across the stripes. ...

Source: http://tr3nd.blogspot.com/2008/03/google-trend-16-mar-08-blood-for-oil.html

<b>Blood for Oil</b>

“If we went to war for oil, we did it as clumsily as anyone could do. And we spent more on the war than we could ever conceivably have gotten out of Iraq’s oil fields even if we had particular control over them,” says Anthony Cordesman, ...

Source: http://zavibes.com/index.php/blood-for-oil/

Here&#39;s that bag of <b>blood for oil</b> you ordered, Mr. President

http://snaps.lumra.com/~Heres_that_bag_of_blood_for_oil_you_ordered_Mr._President. Comment on it!

Source: http://snaps.lumra.com/~Heres_that_bag_of_blood_for_oil_you_ordered_Mr._President