FTC Fast-Tracking Google-DoubleClick Review
U.S. antitrust authorities are reviewing Google Inc's purchase of advertising company DoubleClick as quickly as possible, Federal Trade Commissioner Jon Leibowitz said on Thursday.
Maxtor Launches Tiny Backup Drive
Maxtor's new OneTouch III Mini Edition weighs a mere seven ounces and is designed for extreme portability.
Sona Mobile Launches Media Platform Designed for BlackBerry Devices
Sona Mobile has launched its Sona Media Platform designed for BlackBerry devices, delivering media content including video clips, highlights, news as well as management capabilities.
Inside Obama's Classified Smartphone
President Obama is keeping his BlackBerry, but if he wants to send war plans to Gen. Petraeus, he'll need a Sectera Edge – and maybe not even a second, personal, BlackBerry. Here's why.
Bits &Bites v24n16
Online gaming is on a tear, especially in Asia. Subscribers to online games in the Asia-Pacific region outside Japan spent over $1 billion in fees last year, according to IDC researchers.
Game Hacks, Phishing Leveled Up in 2008
Last year brought a spectacular increase in malware designed to trick users out gaming-related information according to ESET's 2008 Global Threat Report.
AOL: We're a Music Destination, Not a Radio
AOL on Thursday defended its music strategy, and took issue with a Tuesday report from the NPD Group that said while consumers are most familiar with AOL Music, Pandora gets the most play in terms of actual usage.
TomTom to Buy Map Supplier Tele Atlas
TomTom, the world's biggest maker of car navigation devices, plans to buy its main map supplier, Tele Atlas, for 1.8 billion euros ($2.5 billion) to improve the maps used by millions of drivers.
Cyber Monday Outages Hit Dell, Victoria's Secret
While actual data on Cyber Monday sales and traffic will have to wait a day or three, early reports of site failures seems relatively limited.
Apple iPhone Halfway Hacked
Well, we're getting there. A hacker named "ozbimmer" has managed to fool his iPhone into placing calls on the Australian Telstra telephone network, although he hasn't managed to receive calls as yet.
