Archive for June, 2011

PostHeaderIcon Can Justin Timberlake help bring Myspace back?

Specific Media, along with part-owner Justin Timberlake, look to reorganize and re-energize Myspace.



PostHeaderIcon Judge rejects Google argument, allows Wi-Fi suit to proceed

Judge rejects Google’s argument that data broadcast on Wi-Fi was similar to publically accessible radio



PostHeaderIcon Dinosaur-era feather colors revealed

High-tech X-rays point to the feather colors of some of the oldest-known birds, reports a study looking back from the Age of Dinosaurs.



PostHeaderIcon Tests show proposed wireless network could harm GPS systems

Test results filed with federal regulators show that a proposed high-speed wireless broadband network could interfere with GPS systems.



PostHeaderIcon A river bug in Europe may be the Earth’s loudest creature

Scientists have recorded what may be one of Earth’s loudest animals: a bug less than a 10th of an inch that produces 99.2 decibels of sound.



PostHeaderIcon HPs TouchPad has potential

As sales of PCs decline, HP is banking on devices based on the WebOS operating system it bought from Palm.



PostHeaderIcon News Corp sells MySpace for $35M

News Corp. has sold struggling social networking site MySpace for $35 million, according to a person familiar with the matter.



PostHeaderIcon Foursquare hack turns NYC into giant game of Risk

“World of Fourcraft” uses Foursquare and Google Maps APIs to turn New York City into a giant game of Risk.



PostHeaderIcon Tech titans in Top States for Business 2011

California ranks No. 1 yet again on CNBC’s list, but tech-savvy runners-up to the Silicon Valley state aren’t that far behind.



PostHeaderIcon Google unveils latest social network

Online search leader Google is taking yet another stab at social networking, this time with a project it calls Google+.