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China resumed the recruitment of employees. Google is expanding in China
More apparent confusion about Google in China: some reports on Wednesday said that Google is hiring new employees in China, suggesting the company has a renewed confidence in its future here despite its pledge last month to stop following government ... Read More
Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #181
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #181 for the week
February 14th – February 20th, 2010. In this issue we cover: Debian
Import Freeze in effect, Feature Freeze in place – Alpha 3 freeze ahead……
New MOTU, Ubuntu single sign on service ... Read More
Cisco’s first space router successfully tested in orbit
Cisco Systems today announced that first satellite-based router of the Internet Routing In Space (IRIS) program have been successfully carried out in-orbit testing, marking the Internet routing was finally out of the earth, toward the space. IRIS (Internet Routing in Space, Internet ... Read More
Acer’s founder predict:US IT brands may be gone in 20 years
According to Agence France-Presse US computer brands may be gone in 20 years' time due to an inability to produce the low-priced PCs the market demands, the Taiwanese founder of computer maker Acer was quoted as saying Tuesday.
"The trend for low-priced ... Read More
Nintendo once again dominate the holiday games market
Nintendo games once again dominate the Christmas holiday market in U.S. The New Super Mario Bros Wii sold 2.82 million units in December, raise the total sales to 400 million units in the U.S. market.Following with Wii Sports Resort at number ... Read More
Microsoft shows off Windows tablets at gadget show
Yahoo News.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer showed off a new touch-screen, tablet-style computer from Hewlett-Packard Co., the first of several such devices expected to be unveiled this month.
The tablet — also known as a slate, a one-piece portable computer without a ... Read More
Microsoft shows off Windows tablets at gadget show
Yahoo News.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer showed off a new touch-screen, tablet-style computer from Hewlett-Packard Co., the first of several such devices expected to be unveiled this month.
The tablet — also known as a slate, a one-piece portable computer without a ... Read More
NASA cuts space shuttle price down to $28.8 million!
Here's a recession bargain: the space shuttle. NASA has slashed the price of these 1970s era spaceships from $42 million to $28.8 million apiece. The shuttles are for sale once they quit flying, supposedly this fall. The new lower price ... Read More
Google gets support from White House, seeking explanation from China
The White House made it clear on Thursday that it support Google's decision that refuse to self-censoring search results and U.S. diplomats sought an explanation from China on cyber attacks that prompted Google to threaten to quit from Chinese market, ... Read More
Battery maker Ener1’s stock drops after Fisker deal falls apart
Advanced battery maker Ener1 saw its stock price drop 16 percent today to close at $5.18. The loss could be attributed to talks between the company and possible battery buyer Fisker Automotive that were supposed to lead to a supply ... Read More
Google considers pulling out of China implicating the Chinese government of cyber warfare
Ladies and gentlemen, you are now witnessing a landmark moment.
Remember the day, for this is finally the day when a corporation sticks it to an entire nation. The largest nation in the world. Google's sure got balls.
Look at the clock, ... Read More
Google to China: you in the global world, or out?
Google has taken the ‘nuclear option’ and threatened to pull out of China if it is not allowed to run its Google China website free from the intrusive hand of Chinese government censorship. Only one word to describe this bombshell: ... Read More
AMD to Give Notebooks a Boost With 5000 Series Mobility External GPUs
Finally an external GPU solution may be approaching the U.S. laptop gaming market
For the last several years it has been the dream of more than one DailyTecheditor/laptop gamer to see external GPU enclosures to come to the U.S. market. Most laptop ... Read More
Avatar is hot at China box office
BEIJING (Hollywood Reporter) – Despite record snowfall and bitter cold, "Avatar" burned up China's box office, earning about $5 million Monday to set a record for a weekday opening here, Twentieth Century Fox said.
The 22nd century sci-fi movie could be on its ... Read More
EC Roundup: Your legal questions answered –- and more startup therapy
Here’s the latest from VentureBeat’s Entrepreneur Corner:
Ask the attorney: Founder vesting — Attorney Scott Walker kicks off this regular Entrepreneur Corner series, answering the burning legal questions of startup owners. This week: Should you split company stock equally among founding ... Read More
Facebook fund 30 thousand U.S. dollars per person for cloud computing research
Social networking giant Facebook has announced that it will fund 30,000 U.S. dollars for each researchers who engaged in data mining techniques and other cloud computing techniques .
Facebook subsidy amount 30,000 U.S. dollars for nine months(3333 U.S. dollars per month to pay), ... Read More
Nexus One RELEASE: Google Phone Goes On Sale
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — It's official: Google Inc. will sell its own mobile phone in an effort to protect its online advertising empire as people increasingly surf the Web on handsets instead of personal computers.
The phone announced Tuesday had been ... Read More
Intuity finds $64M to monitor blood glucose levels
Intuity Medical, maker of monitors for blood glucose, has brought in $64 million in a fourth round of funding, according to a filing with the SEC. Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., the company is backed by U.S. Venture Partners, Versant Ventures, ... Read More
Skype announces embedded TV service, high-def video calls
LG and Panasonic will be adding Skype service to their internet-connected high-definition TVs, the popular web-telephone company announced today. The television companies are set to debut their new models on Wednesday, the day before the Consumer Electronics Show kicks off ... Read More
HP debuts 20 new products, from touch-enabled netbooks to 1lb mini projector
It’s raining Hewlett-Packard products today. The world’s biggest computer company is announcing 20 new computer-related products today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
We saw them last month and the bottom line is that HP continues to design elegant ... Read More













