IBM is to buy Sun?

Some interesting changes are maybe on the horizon. If this deal happens maybe lot will happen in the software era as Sun has a lot of software in its hands, like Java and MySQL and Solaris to name a few. Lot of...

Nvidia Mulls X86 Chip for Low-cost Computers

"Nvidia may develop an integrated x86-based chip for use in low-cost computers, an Nvidia executive said this week, a move that would step up its rivalry with Intel. Nvidia is considering developing an integrated...

NCsoft confirms new layoffs

It is so said, that some well known companies have stuff not going well. The NCSoft, famous for the MMO games like Guild Wars and Lineage series, Tabula Rasa, City of Heroes and Villians, Auto Assault, Aion, has...

Why do they call it the "Big Bang", if there's nothing to it

I really don't understand the huge thing around the "Big Bang" stories going up and down, because there is nothing to it, no threat."One argument raised against doomsday fears was that collisions at energies...

Nokia buys out Symbian to create Google rival

With the change in the licensing of the Symbian operating system, something great is going to happen. Nokia has a huge userbase of the operating system, but it is not alone, by using this technology. Maybe some...

What Privacy Policy?

I don't like, when my private data is shared with third party companies... How about You?"In response to a survey answered by 500 privacy and 900 marketing executives in industries ranging from health care to...

Wii firmware update causes outrage

"Nintendo's latest Wii firmware download has outraged buyers of Datel's Freeloader device after it was revealed that it renders the add-on useless.Datel's Freeloader device, which sells for around £10, allows Wii...

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

"From the first time you lay eyes on Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid 4, it's tempting to take him as a metaphor for the game as a whole. Here we have an old warhorse taking one final outing, seemingly out of place in the new world, with a few new technologies at his disposal,...

Beyond Good & Evil returns - Xbox News at GameSpot

If you've ever played a good Action Adventure game, Beyond Good & Evil is one of those. The critics liked it very much, although this did not look on the selling. I liked the original game, it was funny, logical and had a great story. Now it looks as the story is going to...

Hop1800 phone that costs just $10

"The Hop1800 from Hop-on the will come in two varieties; a dual-band 850/1900MHz and a 900/1800MHz for Europe and Asia. It will weigh 77 grams, offer 4 hours of talk time, 150 hours of standby time and polyphonic ring tones.At a $10 price point in the US retail and convenient...

The Hello Kitty phone is coming . . . your daughter will want one

Technology is combining with trends, so now your daughter is a target of mobile phones (if she is older then 9) or your girlfriend if she is in favour of the brand. "Mobile phones branded with the popular...

Napster launches DRM-free download service

More and more music stores are finally turning away from DRM (Digital Rights Management), which is good for the customers, as they can listen to the music they bought on any devices they have and prefer to listen...

Hungarian Emfesz says to start building new plant

"Hungarian gas wholesaler Emfesz said on Thursday that next year it would start building its planned gas-fuelled power plant which will have a total capacity of 2,400 megawatts.The first two of the plant's six...

Grand Theft Auto IV: the biggest and the best

"The most eagerly awaited game of the year is finally here. Nick Cowen goes for a stroll through Liberty City""This is a video game that offers such a degree of depth, it dwarfs the effort of all of its peers...

Windows Vista SP1 Now An Automatic Download

"Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) on Thursday released the first major update for its Windows Vista operating system to its automated download service, meaning that Vista users could receive the update by default as early...

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