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 park in reception areas, executive suites, lobbies, and any office environment that could use a touch of class without sacrificing [...]

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. Instead, Yahoo says it plans to continue to innovate in the Internet search space, integrating its search more deeply with [...]

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 specific queries by giving links to pages that will offer an answer. That means it’s not a direct competitor of [...]

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 of greyscale, and the unit will sport an integrated 3G modem to provide free 3G wireless connectivity to the Sony [...]

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 claim a link or that the naysayer’s findings aren’t conclusive. Today, the International EMF Collaborative issued a new report (available [...]