Google Claims it Has to Block Numbers for Google Voice's Survival

From DailyTech: Google Voice is an intriguing service from the internet giant that allows free text messaging, free domestic calling (including to Canada), and reduced international calling rates. The service hasn't been embraced by all handset makers, however. Apple quickly...

Apple Kills Palm Pre Syncing (Again)

From DailyTech: Apple likes to keep its popular products within tight cages where it stands to maximize its revenue and profits. Unfortunately, they keep slipping out. From Psystar unleashing super-simple software support for creating Snow Leopard Hackintoshes, to the iPhone...

Blizzard Releases Race Changer for WoW

From Tom's Hardware: After putting countless hours into World of Warcraft, some players may be tired of their characters. Instead of starting over again just for a change, Blizzard is now offering a paid race changing service. For just $25, you can change your race as long as you...

Sony Recalls AC Adapters For Shock Hazard

From Tom's Hardware: While Sony may have figured out its laptop battery technology, there is now an unfortunate case for the recall of some of the company's AC adapters that pose a shock hazard to its users.

Owners of the AC adapter model VGP-AC19V17, used on the Vaio all-in-one...

Nvidia Readies GeForce 300M Graphics Chip Lineup

From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp. prepares to release a new GeForce 300M series of graphics processing units (GPUs) designed for notebooks, a listing at the company’s web-site revealed. Specifications of the new graphics chips are unclear at this point.

Based on a list of chips located...

ATI Limits Official Windows 7 Support to DirectX 10 Graphics Cards

From X-bit Labs: ATI, graphics business unit of Advanced Micro Devices, does not support DirectX 9 graphics cards officially under Windows 7 operating system. The news hardly affects many end-users, however, some customers may find it frustrating.

Apparently, all ATI Radeon graphics...

Google hit with patent suit related to Chrome browser

From InfoWorld: Israeli company Red Bend filed a lawsuit this week against Google, charging the search giant with infringing one of its patents.

The suit alleges that Google uses Red Bend's patented technology in Courgette, a method Google uses to compress updates and send them to...

Facebook De-friends Its App Verification Program

From PC World: Facebook has abruptly decided to pull the plug on its Application Verification program, which let external developers pay to have their applications certified as exceeding certain requirements.

The company made the announcement on Wednesday evening, as it unveiled a...

Motorola sees small third-quarter profit

From CNET News.com: Beleaguered handset maker Motorola on Thursday had some good news to offer investors, reporting a small profit for the third quarter.

For the three months ended October 3, Motorola reported net income of $12 million, or a penny per share, compared with a loss of...

Nintendo Supersizes Its Handheld With New Jumbo DSi LL

From DailyTech: Nintendo, a quirky Japanese game and gaming console maker, is known for its unusual ideas, creating everything from a bestselling series of games about a plumber who fights turtles to a sales-leading gaming console with meager graphics but innovative motion controls....

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