Telco CTOs see Web Traffic Growth as Key Challenge

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By Ritsuko Ando

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Chief technology officers of top U.S. phone companies say dealing with growing Internet traffic is a key challenge, as they work on preventing services like video downloading from bogging down the network.
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Posted on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:55:06 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Phone Makers bullish on 2nd half despite weak Economy

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By Jennifer Tan

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - South Korean cellphone makers and Swedish-Japanese rival Sony Ericsson forecast robust handset sales, defying worries that a slowing U.S. economy and record oil prices will hurt consumer demand.
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Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:03:01 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Motor Trend Pits Shelby GT 500 and Dodge Challenger SRT8 Against Each Other

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Motor Trend has put up a fast comparison between the 2008 Ford Shelby GT and the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8. To my eyes the Shelby GT500 is a much more attractive car, the Challenger looks good but it’s a much larger car with less power.

Motor Trend points out that the Challenger costs about $4000 less than the Shelby as well. The catch is that almost the entire run for 2008 of the Challenger is already spoken for and it is only offered in an automatic. For 2009 the Challenger will be back with mover models and the pistol grip manual that was in the legendary 1970’s version of the Challenger. Read more

Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Motorola to halve Research Labs

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc , the No. 3 mobile phone maker, said on Friday it would roughly halve the size of its research labs to about 300 people as it plans to halt some projects and move at least 180 people to other units.
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Posted on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:36:51 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Screen Actors Guild challenges Rival Union's Pact

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By Leslie Simmons

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Screen Actors Guild on Wednesday continued its campaign against a rival actors' union's tentative contract with Hollywood producers.
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Posted on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:38:55 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Intel Nehalem Socket 1366 Motherboards Emerge at Computex 2008

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Intel Nehalem Socket 1366 Motherboards have emerge at Computex 2008. PCStats provides a closer look at the new Intel Nehalem.

Quote: "At Computex 2008 this week, Intel showcased a half dozen socket 1366 Nehalem-ready motherboards in its booth at the new Nangang exhibition hall in Taipei. Read more

Posted on Sat, 7 Jun 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Activision to Release Ferrari Challenge for Consoles

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Activision says that it and System 3 are bringing the coming Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli to North America. The game is slated to be available in late summer 2008 for PS3, PS2, Wii and Nintendo DS systems.

Activision says that the game is more a racing sim than an arcade style game. The game will include more than 15 international racing circuits with multiple gameplay modes including Ferrari Challenge seasons, Time Trial, Quick Race and Endurance. Online racing with up to 16 players will be available as well. The game will also be updated with downloadable content. Read more

Posted on Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:11:32 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Napster rolls out MP3 Store in Challenge to iTunes

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By Yinka Adegoke

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Napster Inc ., the digital music service, on Tuesday opened the world's biggest MP3 download store with more than 6 million songs in a direct challenge to Apple Inc's iTunes store.
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Posted on Tue, 20 May 2008 22:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft buys Yahoo's Search, Facebook and then challenges Google

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After Microsoft and Yahoo issued statements that they are talking again yesterday, rumors went rampant on what Microsoft's new strategy is.

According to Furrier and Scobelizer, there is a rumor floating in Silicon Valley that Microsoft plans to buy only the search business of Yahoo and then buy the social network giant Facebook. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 May 2008 09:40:27 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia sees half of Cell phones with GPS in 2010-12

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By Eric Auchard

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nokia plans to add navigation to half of the phones it sells within a few years to find new revenue streams amid decreasing handset prices, a senior official at the world's top cellphone maker said.
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Posted on Wed, 14 May 2008 06:01:17 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Luxor: Pharaoh's Challenge for Nintendo Wii Review

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GamePyre reviews the Luxor: Pharaoh's Challenge for Nintendo Wii video game. This Wii game was introduced in January and sells for $19.99 on Amazon.com.

Quote from the review: "All around, Luxor: Pharaoh's Challenge is not a bad sort of puzzle game. Fans of the original PC versions should be satisfied with it, as it not only keeps all the original controls and game play, but adds new elements as well to improve the game play experience. For people like my wife (who adores puzzle games of all sorts) the replay value is worth the $30 price tag. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:47:59 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Army of Two Recruits teams for Online Co-Op Challenge

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EA has put out the call for two man teams to compete in an Army of Two co-op challenge. EA has released two new maps called Security and Strategy corporation (SSC) Challenge mode and maps.

The SSC Challenge mode allows two teams to compete in an obstacle course for a chance to join the SSC, the Private Military Corporation in Army of Two. The new maps will be available on April 24th in North America and Europe on the Xbox Live marketplace and the Playstation store. The maps will be available in Europe in May 2008. The maps will sell for $7.50. Read more

Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:03:01 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Football Challenge 08 - Free online Soccer Game

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The UEFA Euro 2008 soccer tournament is taking place in Austria and Switzerland. The people behind the World's largest online Ski Race Game have released today the Football Challenge '08 game.

Football Challenge '08 is a free PC game, where football fans can play matches against other teams online. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:29:21 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Centris Says Half of OTA Homes in Challenging Digital Areas

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We have talked several times about the coming transition from analog to digital broadcasts next year and the potential problems TV watchers getting over-the-air broadcasts face. A new study from Centris says that over half the current OTA watchers are in challenging digital reception areas.

"We have completed an analysis of the entire country to identify where in each market the receptivity gaps exist and now have exact figures for the number of at-risk households down to individual census block groups," says David Klein, Executive Vice President of Centris. "The statistics suggest that digital TV signal coverage will be significantly more limited than currently anticipated and further reinforce the need for industry and consumer education on this issue," he adds. Read more

Posted on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:06:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Asus Eee PC 900 to ship in Taiwan in 2nd half of April

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Digitimes reports that the 2nd generation Asus Eee PC (Asus Eee PC 900) will be available in Taiwan in the 2nd half of this month according to sources.

Timing is now everything for Asus to maintain its leadership in the low-cost ultra mobile notebook segment. HP announced the HP 2133 Mini today. It is supposed to ship also still in April for $499. Read more

Posted on Tue, 8 Apr 2008 02:11:38 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Dr Pepper issues Challenge to Guns N' Roses

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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Many have tried, but so far nobody has been able to pry the decade-in-the-works Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" from the hands of lone remaining original member Axl Rose.
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Posted on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:54:10 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Exclusive Halo 3 Action Figure yellow ODST

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Entertainment Earth and McFarlane Toys have joined to offer an exclusive action figure from Xbox console's Halo 3 video game.

The 6-inch scale yellow ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper) is fully articulated and features authentic accessories. Read more

Posted on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Intel Nehalem, Dunnington, Tukwila and Larabee Details

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Intel revealed details about their upcoming products with new codenames for you to get familiar with: Nehalem, Dunnington, Tukwila and Larabee.

Pat Gelsinger, Intel Senior Vice President, disclosed details around Intel's multi-processor (MP) servers based on Intel's 6-core processor codenamed "Dunnington" and Intel's new Itanium processor codenamed "Tukwila." Gelsinger discussed current hot enterprise topics, including virtualization and the new SPEC power benchmark for measuring server energy efficiency, in which Intel-based systems hold all of the top 20 spots. Read more

Posted on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:45:14 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Halo's sexy Cortana is new I4U Gadget Model of the Month

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This month we have a treat for Halo fans. The I4U Gadget Model of March is Cortana the hot CG babe from the Halo franchise.

If you play Halo on your Xbox 360 you know Cortana is a fictional artificially intelligent (AI) character. We made her real with our new model Francesca.

To make the HALO experience complete we handed Francesca the Halo 3 Plasma Rifle.

See the Cortana Photos Now
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Posted on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Actress Halle Berry delivers Baby Girl: Report

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry has delivered her first child, a girl, People magazine reported on Sunday.
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Posted on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:10:22 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Readybot Challenge for Kitchen Cleaning Robots

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The Readybot challenge was stated by a group of Silicon Valley engineers with the goal of creating a robot that could take over the mundane task of cleaning the kitchen. The Readybot Challenge is an effort likened to the DARPS Grand Challenge robot race car.

The goal of the challenge is simple enough, clean the kitchen. "People ask what will be the breakthrough application for consumer robotics," comments Tom Benson, team leader, "we think people want a robot that can clean the kitchen." Read more

Posted on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:59:46 CST | by Shane McGlaun