Archive for the ‘Science and Technoloty’ Category

Times Online

Apple also behind Slate Computing, filings suggestApple InsiderRecords indicate that Apple may be behind Slate Computing, LLC – the company currently in possession of the iSlate trademark. Slate Computing, owner of the "iSlate" trademark may be a shell company set up by Apple to quietly obtain US …Will the Apple tablet be a full-fledged [...]

The Guardian

Year in Review: Smart phones – with apps – ruleSan Francisco ChronicleWhile smart phones have been with us for the better part of this decade, it was in 2009 that they became a mainstream phenomenon, reshaping what it means to compute, surf the Web and share information. Led by the iPhone and the BlackBerry [...]

Daily Contributor

$128.6 Million Powerball Ticket Sold in Ky.New York TimesBy AP LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Anyone who bought a Powerball ticket in Kentucky is going to want to double-check it. Kentucky lottery officials say there was a single $128.6 million winning Powerball ticket sold in Georgetown, 65 miles east of …Kentucky ticket wins Powerball; Lotto [...]

Homer Tribune

Once in a blue moon to happen ThursdaySan Jose Mercury NewsOn Thursday, a second full month in a month will appear in the night sky, an occurrence known as a Blue Moon. There has not been a two full-moon month since 2007, when sky gazers enjoyed one on June 1 and again on June [...]

CIO

The rise of Google ChromeCNET NewsGoogle's Chrome accounts only for about 4 percent of browser usage worldwide, but in 2009, it exerted outsized influence. Google launched the open-source browser in 2008, prompting many to ask why anyone needed another after Microsoft's Internet …Review: Google ChromeTimes of IndiaThe 10 best Google Chrome extensions for work and [...]

Product Reviews (blog)

Apple iSlate Chatter Obscures Device SignificanceInformationWeekApple's expected release of a humongous-screened iPod will legitimize the platform for business users. It could, in turn, revive Windows-based tablets and make Webpads the big alt.platform story of 2010. By Alexander Wolfe All the rumor mongering …Apple's iSlate: What we know for sureCNET NewsApple's New Tablet Called [...]

Sunday Times.lk

Mexico wants binding climate accord at 2010 summitWashington PostAP MEXICO CITY — Mexico will push for a binding international agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions when it hosts the next climate change summit in Mexico City in the coming year. Mexico seeks to accomplish what the recent Copenhagen conference …Copenhagen has given us the [...]

BigPond News

Kindle is most gifted Amazon item, everCNET News"We are grateful to our customers for making Kindle the most gifted item ever in our history," said Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. In another milestone for the e-reader, the company noted that on Christmas Day, for the first time …E-books spark battle inside the publishing [...]

CTV.ca

Christmas Day Q & A: Santa considering relocationTheNewsTribune.comSunny Torvaldson, age 212, is executive director of the North Pole Economic and Community Development Office. Since taking the job in 1872, Torvaldson has weathered many a storm, including the blizzard of 1950, which delayed Santa's departure by three …Postal Employees Work as Santa Claus for Local ChildrenWJLANORAD [...]

Sydney Morning Herald

Evidence points to Apple's ownership of iSlate.com domainApple InsiderRecords show that Apple has owned the iSlate.com domain name since 2007, indicating a possible name for the company's much-rumored tablet device. Apple has owned the domain iSlate.com since at least 2007 according to records discovered …The Wonder Of Apple's TabletWashington PostApple stock soars to [...]