Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Best Buy offers used iPhones at lower price

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Retailer Best Buy Co, seeking new ways to appeal to cost-conscious shoppers, said on Tuesday it is selling refurbished versions of Apple Inc's iPhone 3G at its stores that are priced about $50 less than new iPhones.

Monday, January 5, 2009

Microsoft sold 28 million Xbox 360s by end of 2008

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp sold 28 million units worldwide of its Xbox 360 video game console through the end of 2008, expanding the Xbox's lead over rival Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 console in worldwide unit sales, the company said on Monday.

Hitachi to enter memory-based drive business with Intel

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics conglomerate Hitachi Ltd said it and U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp would jointly develop solid state drive (SSD) memory devices, which are seen as a promising alternative to hard disk drives.

Brains of autistic slower to react to sounds: study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The brains of autistic children react to sounds a fraction of a second slower than those of normal children, which may help explain the communication problems associated with autism, researchers said on Monday.
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China's ancestral turtle sheds light on evolution

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers in China have unearthed fossils of the most primitive turtle to date, a creature with teeth, a fully formed belly shell and a back shell that appeared to be just evolving.
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Sunday, January 4, 2009

Woman cleared of felonies in MySpace suicide case

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A suburban mother who prosecutors say drove a love-struck 13-year-old girl to suicide by tormenting her with a fake MySpace persona was acquitted on Wednesday of the most serious charges against her.

Mobile apps find a home on touchscreen devices

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Touchscreen phone users are discovering that much of the fun in their devices stems from applications -- those little nuggets of convenience, amusement and distraction available for download on the slightest whim.

Celebrity blogs let stars speak for themselves

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the fast-paced world of celebrity news, stars are increasingly turning to their own Web sites and blog postings to talk about themselves in a do-it-yourself approach to managing their public images.
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Russian computer game acts out new Georgia war

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian computer game simulating a new war between Russia and Georgia, in which NATO-member Poland backs a fresh bid by Tbilisi to take back its rebel regions, is to hit shops soon.
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Saturday, January 3, 2009

Hundreds wait at Verizon stores for BlackBerry Storm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hundreds of people lined up at some Verizon Wireless stores on Friday to buy the BlackBerry Storm, the first touch-screen phone from Research In Motion that aims to compete with Apple's iPhone.
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Lawmakers urge FCC to delay contentious actions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Key U.S. lawmakers urged regulators on Friday to delay action on contentious items ahead of the transition to digital television, which will likely postpone a spectrum auction opposed by cell phone companies.
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Astronauts install water recycler on space station

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Astronauts hooked up a water recycling system and installed two new bedrooms aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday while crew mates prepared for a second spacewalk to fix the outpost's power system.

Cellphone industry eyes charger power savings

HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top five cellphone makers launched on Wednesday a common energy rating system for chargers, making it easier for consumers to compare and choose the ones consuming the least energy, Nokia said.
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Friday, January 2, 2009

Beatles to zombies, videogamers set for varied 2009

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - For videogame publishers the start of 2009 marks a new phase in gaming with the release of new titles no longer confined to the top holiday sale months but spread throughout the year.

Diamonds suggest comets caused killer cold spell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tiny diamonds sprinkled across North America suggest a "swarm" of comets hit the Earth around 13,000 years ago, kicking up enough disruption to send the planet into a cold spell and drive mammoths and other creatures into extinction, scientists reported on Friday.

China Mobile soars after 3G approval; pushes HSI up

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Mobile , the world's top wireless carrier, jumped more than 3 percent on Friday, helping extend gains in the broader market, after China approved the issuance of licenses for next generation (3G) mobile networks.

NetPlay buys 2 mobile gaming Web sites

(Reuters) - British gaming firm NetPlay TV Plc said on Friday it acquired Venturygames.co.uk and Toucanwin.com, the mobile gambling and skill gaming businesses of Info-download Ltd, a unit of Zed Worldwide SA, for 1 million pounds ($1.46 million) in stock.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Cellphone industry eyes charger power savings

HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top five cellphone makers launched on Wednesday a common energy rating system for chargers, making it easier for consumers to compare and choose the ones consuming the least energy, Nokia said.
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Beatles to zombies, videogamers set for varied '09

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - For videogame publishers the start of 2009 marks a new phase in gaming with the release of new titles no longer confined to the top holiday sale months but spread throughout the year.

Log on to make resolutions to help others in 2009

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Instead of making vows to lose weight, save money or get fit, a U.S. charity is challenging people to log on to the Internet to make New Year resolutions to help others.

Music album sales tumble further in 2008

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. album sales slid for a seventh time in eight years in 2008 as growth in the digital arena, one of the few bright spots in the ailing music industry, slowed, according to data issued on Wednesday.