Acer’s new Veriton Z280G All-in-One computer aims to bring a dash of style to business and commercial computing, with sleek design and an 18.5-inch display. Computer maker Acer has taken the wraps off a stylish new Veriton Z280G all-in-one PC, which it hopes will appeal to U.S. commercial customers looking for a sexy-yet-inexpensive PC to [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Acer Rolls Out Atom-Powered Veriton All-in-One
Posted: 25th August 2009 by eiyadmahmoud2 in UncategorizedTags: acer, Atom-Powered
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Yahoo Not Ceding Search Business to Bing
Posted: 25th August 2009 by eiyadmahmoud2 in UncategorizedTags: Business, Yahoo
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After years of dancing around each other, Microsoft and Yahoo cut recently cut a 10-year deal that has Microsoft’s new Bing search engine acting as the power behind Yahoo’s search—but that apparently doesn’t mean Yahoo plans to surrender its identify in the search market and essentially let its search become a branded version of Bing. [...]
Bing Licensing Wolfram Alpha Data?
Posted: 25th August 2009 by eiyadmahmoud2 in UncategorizedTags: Licensing, Wolfram
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Has it happened or not? Microsoft says it’s “just speculation,” but TechCrunch says Microsoft has signed a deal with search engine (or computational knowledge engine) Wolfram Alpha that would let Bing use some of its data for particular queries. Wolfram Alpha hasn’t enjoyed great reviews. It’s not strictly a search engine, but tries to answer [...]
Sony Reader Daily Edition Goes Wireless, Promises Library Books
Posted: 25th August 2009 by eiyadmahmoud2 in UncategorizedComments Off
Electronics giant Sony is continuing its assault on the Amazon Kindle, today announcing another new ebook reader: the Sony Reader Daily Edition. The Daily Edition directly addresses some of the points where Kindle fans could argue they had an advantage: the Daily Edition touts a slightly larger 7-inch E-Ink display that can handle 16 levels [...]
One More Time: Cell Phones Cause Brain Tumors?
Posted: 25th August 2009 by eiyadmahmoud2 in UncategorizedComments Off
It’s one of those endless debates that’s starting to border on myth…or urban legend, depending who you believe: does using a cell phone increase one’s risk of cancer, particularly tumors in the ear or brain? Many studies have claimed to find no link between cell phone use and increased risk of cancer, but some others [...]
