Google Sky, Slooh bringing users live astronomy

From CNET News.com: For some time now, Google Sky has enabled users to view a wide range of imagery from high-level sources like the Hubble Telescope, NASA satellites, and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. But the service has never provided a method for users to view community-created...

PS3 Netflix Streaming to Lose Disc Requirement Next Week

From DailyTech: Over the last year, Netflix has greatly increased the number of devices that are capable of streaming content making it easier than ever for consumers to try the company's streaming offerings.

In 2009, Netflix streaming landed on the PS3 making the owners of the...

ATI Ships 25 Millionth DirectX 11 Graphics Processing Unit

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices' graphics business unit, previously known as ATI, announced on Thursday that it had shipped 25 million of graphics processing units (GPUs) that support DirectX 11 application programming interface (API). Unfortunately, even advanced product...

AMD to Bet onto Mini-ITX with Nettop Brazos Platform

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices hopes to gain nettop market positions next year when its partners ship micro-ITX mainboards based on Zacate processors for low-power desktop personal computers. While it is clear that Zacate chips have a number of advantages over competing...

Galaxy S Begins Receiving Froyo Update

From DailyTech: Before even launching the Galaxy S line of Android smartphones, Samsung promised consumers that they would receive Froyo at some point on the devices. According to reports from BriefMobile, the beginning of that reality is underway.

A number of users of the Galaxy S...

MeeGo to woo developers with upcoming release

From PC World: The MeeGo project is getting ready to release version 1.1 of the operating system, which should allow developers to start working on applications for smartphones, according to a blog post.

"Creating [version 1.1] is important because it gives developers, especially...

Tango Knocks Twitter, Skype and Facebook Off Their Perch

From PC World: Have you noticed? Facebook, the world's favorite social networking tool, has been jockeying for position lately. So have Skype and Twitter. These giants lost their lead after an unprecedented run-up from newcomer Tango, a new free mobile-to-mobile video calling service...

Apple's iPad Heading to Verizon, AT&T Stores

From DailyTech: Well, we didn't see this one coming. With all of the talk about a "done deal" for Apple's iPhone 4 on Verizon's CDMA network, it appears that were backroom discussions of a different nature going on between the two companies. Verizon announced today that it will be...

AOL in Talks to Buy Yahoo, Yahoo Might Also Buy AOL

From DailyTech: Yahoo! Inc. and AOL, Inc. have a lot of in common. Both are two of the most recognizable names on the internet. But both have struggled greatly in recent years. AOL, known for its iconic free registration floppy discs and CDs, had 30 million registered users to its...

Foxconn Raising Prices to Avoid Further Suicides

From X-bit Labs: Hon Hai, or Foxconn, is essentially the manager of one of the world's major electronics factories. Foxconn is one of the premier manufacturers of electronics designed by Apple, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Microsoft, Dell, HP, among many others.

Although Foxconn is...

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