Japanese Nurse Robot Is Even More Lifelike
A pearly white robot that looks a little like E.T. boosted a man out of bed, chatted and helped prepare his breakfast with its deft hands in Tokyo on Tuesday, in a further sign robots are becoming more like their human inventors.
AT&T Profit up on Strong Wireless Sales
AT&T added a net 2 million wireless subscribers in the quarter, the highest third-quarter increase in the company's history.
Nokia: Phones Will Kill MP3 Players, Videocams
Mobile phones will deal a final blow to makers of music devices and video camcorders,having already hit the photo industry, a senior executive at handset maker said this week.
Facebook Exporter Tool Links Pages to Twitter
Facebook on Thursday announced an exporter tool that will send Facebook Page updates directly to Twitter.
Broadcom Crams Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, FM Onto Chip
Semiconductor maker Broadcom announced on Friday a new single-chip solution that combines Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and an FM receiver onto one silicon die.
AMD Adds 'Black' Dual-Core Athlon
On Monday, AMD rolled out a pair of dual-core Athlons, part of its "Cartwheel" value platform for home PCs. Only one of the parts will be available directly to consumers, however: the AMD Athlon X2 7750 Black Edition processor.
Vizio Rides Again Atop North American LCD Market
Vizio has once again returned as the leading vendor of LCD TVs in the North American market, as the recession spurred shoppers to seek lower prices.
Republican Fred Thompson Aims for Blogger-in-Chief
If Republican Fred Thompson enters the presidential race as expected, the actor and former senator will be aiming to add another title to a crowded resume—blogger-in-chief.
Nuance Buys Voice-to-Text Vendor Jott
Speech-recognition technology supplier Nuance Communications said it acquired Jott Networks, a voice-to-text transcription service provider, to firm up the voice services portfolio of its mobile division.
Twitter Kills IM Support, For Now
Anxiously awaiting the return of Twitter IM? Don't hold your breath; the micro-blogging site has no plans to restore instant messaging to the site any time soon.
