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Skype Now Available for Nokia Smartphones

Skype Now Available for Nokia Smartphones

Skype and Nokia today jointly announced the release of Skype for Symbian, a Skype client for Nokia smartphones based on the Symbian platform. Skype for Symbian will allow Nokia smartphone users worldwide to use Skype, over either a WiFi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G). It is downloadable

03.3.2010 | Mobile, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Apple sues HTC over phones with Google software

Apple sues HTC over phones with Google software

Apple Inc sued Taiwan's HTC Corp, which makes touchscreen smartphones using Google software, accusing it of infringing 20 hardware and software patents related to the iPhone. Even though the suit did not name Google Inc as a defendant, Apple's move was viewed by many analysts as proxy for an

03.3.2010 | Business, Featured Article, Mobile, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Google With Antitrust Investigation in Europe

Google With Antitrust Investigation in Europe

Are Google search results purely algorithmic, or does the “do no evil” empire occasionally inject editorial oversight in the name of stifling competition? According to three European companies — one of which is owned by Microsoft — the latter is true, and according to The Telegraph, their

02.24.2010 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Google Can Now Buy and Sell Electricity

Google Can Now Buy and Sell Electricity

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has authorized Google Energy to buy and sell electricity in bulk like any other utility. The FERC, the agency with oversight of the U.S. power grid, signed an order on Thursday that grants Google Energy market-based rate authorization. This paves the w

02.22.2010 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Apple Event: Focus on Reinventing Content

Apple Event: Focus on Reinventing Content

The teaser for Apple’s press event, “Come see our latest creation,” has a double meaning. Content creators, not gadget freaks, will be the biggest target of Apple’s Wednesday press conference. Although most of the speculation has centered on a tablet device that will likely be announc

01.27.2010 | Business, Marketing, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Google's New High-Res Satellite Images of Haiti

Google’s New High-Res Satellite Images of Haiti

Google has released new, higher-resolution satellite images of the Port-au-Prince area of Haiti that was devastated by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on Jan. 12. The new impressively detailed photos were taken on Sunday, Jan. 17 and have resolution of around 6 inches, according to Google. You can

01.21.2010 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Google puts off launch of Nexus One in China

Guardian.co.uk wrote: Google has postponed the launch in China of a new mobile phone incorporating its email and web services, following its row with the government there over censorship and hacking of its internal network. "The launch we have been working on with [mobile carrier] China Unicom

01.19.2010 | Mobile, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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German Government Warns Against using IE

German Government Warns Against using IE

BBC.co.uk wrote: The German government has warned web users to find an alternative browser to Internet Explorer to protect security. The warning from the Federal Office for Information Security comes after Microsoft admitted IE was the weak link in recent attacks on Google's systems. Micros

01.18.2010 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Kodak Sues iPhone and BlackBerry

Kodak Sues iPhone and BlackBerry

Guardian.co.uk wrote: Kodak has launched lawsuits alleging that the iPhone and BlackBerry - two of the world's most popular mobile phones - infringe its patents. The photographic pioneer said on Thursday that it had filed a case in the Western District of New York against Apple and Canadian ha

01.14.2010 | Mobile, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Facebook taps McAfee to shield users from attacks

Reuters.com wrote: Facebook, the world's No. 1 social networking site, which has been a target of several high-profile cyber attacks in the past year, is giving away security software from McAfee Inc to protect its users. Facebook said on Tuesday its 350 million users can download a free six-m

01.13.2010 | Social Media, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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