Samsung Galaxy S Shines at New York Launch

From PC World: It may or may not turn out to be the game-changer Samsung says it is, but the Samsung Galaxy S, now in four flavors for four carriers, is indeed a top-shelf smartphone with an astoundingly vibrant screen that puts it in a class by itself-for the moment.

At a press...

Amazon.com experiences hours-long outage

From CNET News.com: Amazon.com experienced a widespread outage on Tuesday that lasted, at least for many customers, more than three hours and displayed blank or partial pages instead of product listings.

By mid-afternoon, Amazon's home page was devoid of any product photographs and...

YouTube: Why the Flash era isn't over

From CNET News.com: Google is among the biggest proponents of a collection of Web technologies that reproduce many important features of Adobe Systems' Flash, but it's not yet time for regime change at YouTube.

One of the most important parts of the upcoming HTML5 standard is...

Hulu Plus Coming to iPhone, PS3, Xbox 360; Will Cost $9.99/Month

From DailyTech: After months and months of speculation, Hulu Plus is finally upon us. The service expands upon the currently free Hulu service by including support for the iPhone, iPad, select Samsung TVs, and select Samsung Blu-ray players.

When it comes to consoles, Sony's...

OCZ Launches RevoDrive: Cost-Efficient PCIe SSD

From X-bit Labs: OCZ Technology Group on Monday released its RevoDrive PCI Express solid-state drive that offers exceptional performance amid moderate price. The novelty redefines the market of PCIe SSDs, which previously were only available for advanced systems and were very...

150 Million Windows 7 Licenses Sold – Microsoft

From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. has announced that it had managed to sell 150 million licenses of Microsoft Windows 7 operating system released last October, which essentially makes the new OS the fastest selling operating system in the world.

“First off, we are excited to announce...

Seagate 3TB Drive Raises Storage to New Heights

From PC World: It feels like we've been stuck at 2TB forever. Not anymore: Seagate announced it's shipping the industry's first 3TB hard drive, the FreeAgent GoFlex Desk External Drive.

This news is significant because Seagate has figured out a workaround to the long-standing...

Microsoft knocks Google Docs over support

From InfoWorld: Microsoft took another shot at rival Google today as it touted the support it provides for Office 2010.

In a blog post Monday, Barbara Gordon, who heads Microsoft's customer service and support, argued that her company's offerings beat Google's hands down.

"The...

Google issues Android 2.2 to Nexus One phones

From CNET News.com: Google has started sending out Android 2.2, aka Froyo, to those with its Nexus One phone.

"Starting today, Nexus One users will begin to receive the Android 2.2 (codenamed Froyo) over-the-air software update on their phones," according to a Monday blog post about...

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