Google Earth presents historical photos
View aerial images of European cities bombed during WWII Google Earth has made historical aerial images available that show the devastation of European Cities caused by bombing raids during World War II....Read more |
Shock exit for SAP chief Apotheker
After two-year tenure, CEO's contract not renewed as vendor returns to joint leadership model SAP chief executive Léo Apotheker has departed the firm after "a mutual agreement" with the vendor's Supervisory Board not to extend his contract....Read more |
Melting Arctic could cost global economy over $2.4tn
Report predicts warming effects of melting sea ice and rising methane emissions will accelerate climate change impact The melting of ice in the Arctic could result in economic costs of between $2.4 trillion (£1.54tn) and $24 trillion by 2050, according Read more |
SAP chief executive resigns
Software giant will be led by two top board executives SAP chief executive officer Leo Apotheker resigned over the weekend by “mutual consent” after a 20-year career at the software firm....Read more |
Microsoft on prowl for more VADs
Ingram Micro will be among those to join Bell and C2k as it works towards new status Microsoft has announced plans to broaden its distribution line-up with the launch of its Value Added Distributor (VAD) Programme. The programme is open to distributors wRead more |
EA in the red for 12th quarter in a row (AFP)
AFP - US videogame giant Electronic Arts was unable to fight its way out of the red over the Christmas holidays, and has posted a net loss for the 12th consecutive quarter.Read more
SAP shares slip on CEO's ouster, questions (AP)
AP - German software maker SAP AG's stock slid 2.5 percent Monday, the day after CEO Leo Apotheker unexpectedly resigned and was replaced with a pair of co-chief executives.Read more
Nokia says accused of securities fraud in US (AFP)
AFP - Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, said Monday a class action complaint alleging securities fraud was filed against it in New York on Friday.Read more
Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked (AP)
AP - Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has deviseRead more
Google cuts fee to break Nexus One contract (AP)
AP - Google Inc. has lowered by $200 the fee it charges customers who break a standard two-year contract for its new Nexus One phone on the T-Mobile USA Inc. network. Read more
Toyota to recall over 50,000 Prius in Europe (AP)
AP - Toyota Motor Corp. says it is recalling some 50,000 Prius cars to change the software for the anti-lock brake system. Read more
Electronic Arts outlook disappoints, shares decline (Reuters)
Reuters - Electronic Arts Inc warned that fiscal 2011 earnings would miss Wall Street expectations as it grapples with a lack of blockbuster new games after a succession of missed targets and restructurings. Read more
Nuance Communications narrows 1Q loss (AP)
AP - Speech-recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc. said Monday it narrowed its loss in the fiscal first quarter as revenue in the company's two largest divisions, health care and dictation, and mobile and enterprise, increased. Read more
NetEase suspends new user registration for hit game (Reuters)
Reuters - China's third-largest online game operator NetEase.com said it has suspended new user registration for World of Warcraft (WoW) in China and will reapply for a license to operate the expansion pack of Activision Blizzard's hit game. Read more
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Blu-ray: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
It's not up there with the Pixar classics, but the anarchic sense of humour of this computer-animated film from Sony Pictures puts it a cut above most Computer animated films have tended, over the last decade, to fall into one of two groups: truly exceRead more |
Nuance Paperport 12
Turn paper documents into fully editable, searchable files Converting paper documents into electronic ones needs two things: a scanner or camera, and optical character recognition (OCR) software. Once you have a document as a computer file, though, it Read more |
Tomtom UK and Ireland for iPhone
Use your iPhone as a driving aid Like many modern smartphones, Apple’s iPhone 3G and 3GS have built-in GPS satellite navigation systems and can show on a map where they are located. This Tomtom program, downloadable for £60 from Apple’s App Store,Read more |