Linux, U.S., Intel, IBM, and research dominate supercomputing
The BBC has released an interesting analysis of the world’s supercomputing prowess based on the June 2010 TOP500 Supercomputing list. The report shows, unsurprisingly, that …
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Shhh, the comment rating system is sleeping…zzz…zzz…zzz…
As many of you have noticed the comment rating system has been down for about a week, so, in the spirit of mindless customer service …
Skype 2.0 drops for iPhone, enables calls over 3G
Skype has just released software version 2.0.0 for Apple’s iPhone via an App Store update. Improvements listed for the new version include: Call using your …
Motorola Shadow and DROID 2 appear in Verizon inventory
DroidLife has gotten their hands on some images which appear to show the Motorola DROID 2 and the Motorola Shadow lounging around Verizon Wireless’ inventory …
BlackBerry Bold 9650 avaiable in Verizon Wireless stores on June 10th?
BlackBerry Reporter has a screen shot of what they’re claiming to be an internal Verizon Wireless email. One that pegs the BlackBerry Tour Bold 9650 …
Rumor: Bing to be default search provider in iPhone OS 4?
TechCrunch is citing a “reliable source” who claims that Bing will be getting the nod as iPhone OS 4’s default search engine once the finalized …
Sprint EVO 4G: Qik video chat to cost extra, 4G hotspot loophole, Sprint stores to open early
There have been a plethora of EVO 4G stories circulating the interwebs today, so we thought we should combine all the tidbits into one post …
Chrome extensions get access to desktop notification APIs
How about some added browser functionality for those Chrome lovers out there. The Chromium Blog has announced that as of Chrome 5, Chrome extensions will …
AT&T to offer iPhone insurance for $13.99/mo
One of our AT&T ninjas just hit us up with some news that will excite those of you who have a chronic case of the …
Rumor: Apple TV refresh coming, to resemble an iPhone?
Engadget has just received some fairly shocking intel on what exactly the next revision of the Apple TV will entail. According to Eng, the next …
Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 sales will top 30 million by end of 2011
Here’s a fairly bold prognostication…with 2010 almost half way over, and not a single phone in the market, Microsoft is predicting sales of Windows Mobile …
webOS UI designer to join Google's Android team
Love Android? Think its UI could use a little unifying sexification? Well, you may be in luck. All Things Digital/Digital Daily is reporting that Matias …
Firefox Home coming to iPhone, brining Awesome Bar with it
Yesterday, the good folks over at Mozilla announced that they will be releasing an iPhone app, based on Firefox Sync technology, called Firefox Home. Home …
Acer Liquid Stream gets official as the Acer Stream
Acer has just made the high powered Liquid Stream official via a press release. Acer describes the Android 2.1 device as a, “high-end multimedia smartphone, …
Retrevo: 30% of potential U.S. netbook purchasers bought an iPad
Retrevo has a new study out that suggests 1 in 3 potential U.S. netbook buyers opted for the iPad as opposed to the keyboarded alternative. …
Lost series finale breaks torrent records
The series finale of Lost has earned the perhaps-not-so enviable honor of being the most torrented file of all time. Torrent Freak reports that the …
U.S. to give GPS system an $8 billion upgrade
The United States is about to give the now nearly ubiquitous Global Positioning System an $8 billion overhaul. The improvements, which involve replacing each of …
Acer's Liquid Stream gets FCC'ed
It appears as though the newly discovered Acer Liquid Stream — trying to disguise itself as the Acer S110 — has made its way across …
Chrome sheds beta tag on Mac and Linux offerings
The Chrome Team is welcoming two more platforms out of beta, as both the Mac and Linux versions of the browser have officially shed their …
Microsoft to shake up Entertainment Group, J Allard and Robbie Bach out
It looks like Microsoft is doing a little spring cleaning in their beleaguered Entertainment Group, as a just announced corporate shake up aims to keep …
Apple to showcase fourth generation iPhone video chat capability in new adverts?
A little more kindling for the fourth generation iPhone rumor fire. Engadget has received a tip from a “reliable source” that indicates American Beauty director, …
LG Fathom gets official on Verizon Wireless
We knew it was coming…and now it is official. Verizon Wireless and LG have just announced the release of their newest Windows Mobile 6 joint …
Nokia and Yahoo! form strategic partnership, co-branded services on the way
Nokia and Yahoo! have announced the formation of a strategic partnership — on a global scale — that will, “leverage each others’ strengths in e-mail, …
Steve Jobs to give WWDC keynote
Not groundbreaking stuff, but newsworthy nonetheless. Apple has just announced that the company’s CEO, Steve Jobs, will be giving the opening keynote at this years …
Google adds encrypted search option with SSL
Yesterday, Google announced a new feature for its world dominating popular search engine, SSL. By simply directing your web browser to https://www.google.com you can take …
The Shack will be pumping out WiMAX?
An Engadget tipster has sent in a few images indicating that The Radio Shack may be installing WiMAX repeaters in its stores prior to the …
AT&T’s open letter to customers explains ETFs
Yesterday, we mused about AT&T’s adjustment to their ETF pricing as reported by the Wall Street Journal. Late yesterday, AT&T’s PR department decided to put …
AT&T to raise ETF on smartphones, lower ETF on feature phones
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that AT&T will raise the early termination fee on its line of smartphones from $175 to $325 starting June …
FTC green-lights Google AdMob deal
The Federal Trade Commission had been investigating Google’s bid to buy mobile advertising firm AdMob…that is until today. In an official statement, the FTC wrote, …
Seagate's hybrid laptop hard drives improve performance, keep price in check
Solid state hard drives are amazing. SSDs deliver a level of performance and stability that their spinning, magnetic counterparts simply can not compete with. The …
