Archive for June, 2008
« Previous EntriesVirgin Mobile to Buy Helio
Saturday, June 28th, 2008Virgin Mobile USA has announced it will be buying Helio, a struggling cell phone carrier that was founded to bring the advanced features of South Korean phones to the U.S. market, for $39 million in stock. At the same time, British billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Group and SK Telecom, the South Korean carrier that is [...]
Rogers Announces iPhone Plans in Canada
Saturday, June 28th, 2008Rogers announced service plans for the iPhone 3G in Canada today. iPhone 3G combined voice and data plans start at $60 and will be available starting July 11th. “As the wireless provider voted number one in wireless satisfaction(x), Fido is thrilled to offer a variety of well-priced voice and data plans making iPhone 3G accessible [...]
TechSpot PC Buying Guide - June 2008
Saturday, June 28th, 2008Whether you are a first time builder seeking guidance or a seasoned enthusiast lacking the time it takes to compare the seemingly endless pit of hardware available, we've got you covered. Our buying guides provide an in-depth list of today's best hardware, ranging between three unique and yet typical budgets.
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Japan Uses DS to Teach English
Saturday, June 28th, 2008Nintendo is banned everywhere but the classroom at Tokyo Joshi Gakuen school in Japan as the ubiquitous DS consoles become the latest tool in English instruction. Junior high school teacher Motoko Okubo has used the handheld DS and textbook software since May in weekly sessions focusing on vocabulary, penmanship and audio comprehension. “They've been using [...]
Police Say GTA IV Inspired Crime Spree
Saturday, June 28th, 2008Author's Note: Here we go again!
Teenagers who police say went on a video-game-inspired late-night crime spree were arraigned Thursday after they mugged a man outside a New Hyde Park supermarket and menaced motorists in Garden City with a baseball bat, a crowbar and a broomstick, Nassau police said. The teens told detectives they [...]
19-year-old ‘fast flux’ botnet pioneer agrees to plea guilty
Saturday, June 28th, 2008‘Nugache was mine’
The author of a Trojan that broke new ground in botnet circles has agreed to plead guilty to secretly infecting thousands of victims’ machines so that he could steal their personal data and launch attacks on websites.
DOJ sinks another EliteTorrent admin
Saturday, June 28th, 2008World safe again
Another ex-administrator of former BitTorrent tracker Elitetorrents is facing prison time for his part in the site’s peer-to-peer sharing of copyright material.
Google plugs YouTube into Playstation 3
Saturday, June 28th, 2008Go go Gadget video
To the surprise of no one, Google is now offering software that streams video, photos, and music from your PC to your television.
Sun picks away at NetApp’s patent claims
Saturday, June 28th, 2008Botched settlement results in more blogs of fury
The war-of-words between Sun Microsystems and NetApp over patent infringement claims wages on, while legal means to settle the matter have failed.
IBM woos Microsoft with iDataPlex oddity
Saturday, June 28th, 2008When will you get a turn?
Never one to miss out on a marketing opportunity, IBM has already started tweaking the new iDataPlex system to reach more customers before the box has even started shipping.