1 Billion Virtual World Users. And They’re Mostly Pre-Teen Girls.

Kristen Nicole | October 1st

The number of virtual world users has reached a mega-milestone this week: 1 billion registered accounts. That’s a lot of avatars. It also means a huge convergence of virtual interactions and...»

Microsoft Taking Motorola to Mobile Court: Patent Infringement on Android Phones

Kristen Nicole | October 1st

Microsoft has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Motorola, saying the manufacturer used 9 Microsoft patents in its Android-based smartphones. Microsoft’s released statement;

REDMOND, Wash. – Oct. 1, 2010 – Microsoft Corp. today filed
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Slowing Demand For PCs Could Affect HP, Dell, Intel Revenues

Tom Foremski | October 1st

Market research firm iSuppli has cut its global chip revenue forecast by 9 per cent because of slowing demand from the consumer sector and a rise in chip inventories.

The forecast has been cut to 32

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EU Sues UK for Breaching Internet Privacy Policies

Kristina Farrah | October 1st

Privacy issues have been a sort of a hot topic all over the world recently. The first issue was filed against Google for collecting Wi-Fi data from its Street View cars, followed by ...»

Justin.tv on iPhone Outpaces Android, Combined 20% Spike in Broadcasts

Kristen Nicole | October 1st

Justin.tv has gained  a 20% increase in the number of broadcasts available on its site, for the month of September.  It’s Justin.tv’s recently launched mobile apps you can thank for that, according to NewTeeVee. We’ve covered a lot...»

Google’s New WebP Image Format, Boost for Mobile Browsing?

Maria Deutscher | October 1st

Doing something similar to what Microsoft did with the Office pack, Google has recently released a developer’s preview of a new and lighter image format called WebP.  It's capable of decreasing an average of about...»

India Gains on RIM with Manual Access to Messages – Still After Automated Access

Maria Deutscher | October 1st

The Indian government now has manual access to BlackBerry messages.  It's a step India's hopeful about, with goals of receiving automated access to messages in the coming months. Officials here, sharing their concerns with several...»

Microsoft Appoints New Head for Xbox, Office Division

Maria Deutscher | October 1st

After having to see the former head of their Office division being snatched by Nokia  only to become their CEO, Microsoft rushes straight into filling the vacancy by hiring one of their own – Kurt...»

Samsung to Discontinue Symbian Developer Support; Not a Good Start for the Nokia Corporate Re-vamp

Sarwat Jabeen | October 1st

Samsung has announced today that the company would no longer support the development of Nokia's Symbian platform. The announcement was made in a letter via Samsung mobile innovator forum. The brief announcement gave the...»

HP Shares Decline After Naming Apotheker as New Company CEO

Kristina Farrah | October 1st

Tech giant Hewlett-Packard experienced a 3.1 % slide in shares,  after announcing Leo Apotheker as its new CEO to replace Mark Hurd. Apotheker is the ex-CEO of SAP AG, a German business software maker....»