Apple Applies For Touchscreen Gesture Patent
Apple Computer has applied for a patent on several methods of applying gestures to touch-sensitive input devices, possibly implying a touchpad- or touchscreen-enabled product is in the company's future.
Intel Begins Making Next-Gen 'Nehalem' Pitch
Intel provided an architectural update to its roadmap on Monday, setting the stage for its transition into the "Nehalem" architecture near the end of the year.
Intel Plans 120-Gbyte SSDs for Notebooks
Intel plans to ship a 120-Gbyte 2.5-inch solid-state disc drive (SSD)in a month's time, company executives plan to announce at the Intel Developer Forum on Tuesday.
New eVoice iOS App Transforms iDevices Into Feature-Packed Phone Syste
Customers with an iPhone/iPad/iPod touch can now make &receive calls over a data connection from anywhere in the world without using carrier plan minutes.
5 Ways the Apple Store Rocked Best Buy on iPad Launch Day... or Did It
MySpace Seeks Court Help Regarding Predator E-mails
News Corp.'s MySpace filed a request on Monday in a Pennsylvania state court to seek guidance on how it can legally provide local authorities with the private e-mails of convicted sex offenders who had lurked on its service.
Congress Plays Host to Google, Amazon Book Battle
The debate over Google Books raged on Thursday as the search engine giant battled attacks from Amazon and the U.S. Copyright Office, and defended its right to scan "orphan works", or books whose rights holders cannot be found.
Jobs' Apple Salary Still Just a Dollar
Several senior executives at Apple Inc took home 2007 cash bonuses that doubled their salaries but Chief Executive Steve Jobs maintained his annual pay of $1 and took no additional compensation, the company said on Wednesday.
Facebook Update Would Ban Sponsored Profiles
Facebook has added some updates to its Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, a document intended to make the site more democratic. Most of the changes are rather minor, but the social networking site does want to ban users from earning money from their personal profiles.
HP Launches Desktops, Home Server
On Monday, HP introduced several PC desktops, desktop accessories, and rolled out an inexpensive $300 media server for the home.
