Technology / Internet


Slashgear, 03.09.10 10:33 UTC

LG offers a look at new 3D plasma PX990 TV and other gear at IFA

LG is on hand at IFA in Berlin and the company is showing off some of its new 3D TV offerings. LG has its first Plasma 3D set on hand at the show called the PX990. The set has active 3D tech and is ...


Technology Review, 03.09.10 10:31 UTC

Blog - How To Tell Who Is Influencing Whom in a Group Discussion

The Physics arXiv Blog produces daily coverage of the best new ideas from an online forum called the Physics arXiv on which scientists post early versions of their latest ideas. Contact me at ...


Engadget, 03.09.10 10:31 UTC

Chrome is now 2 years old! Google celebrates with release of version 6

Two years. Can you believe it's only been two years since we started browsing the internet faster than a potato can tear through the air? Well, Google can, and it's certainly not been sitting around ...


The Register, 03.09.10 10:31 UTC

Netgear launches next-gen powerline Ethernet kit

Netgear has announced what may well be the world's first consumer networking products based on the as-yet-unratified IEEE P1910 next-gen powerline Ethernet standard. Netgear's Powerline AV 500 series ...


CNET News.com, 03.09.10 10:08 UTC

SD revamp to triple flash card speeds in 2012

BERLIN--The SD Card Association is working on a revision to its widely used flash memory card technology that should nearly triple the data-transfer speeds of mainstream SDHC and larger-capacity SDXC ...


Techcrunch, 03.09.10 10:08 UTC

YC-Funded Cloudant Launches Its NoSQL Cloud Database Platform

YCombinator-funded Cloudant, a database platform built around Apache’s open source CouchDB framework, officially launches after three years of hard work. Cloud-based like Cloudera and Amazon Web ...


The Register, 03.09.10 10:08 UTC

Samsung shows 'airfoil' luxury laptops

More laptops have been announced at the IFA show by Samsung. This time it's the "premium" QX series - given a "airfoil design exterior" that's aluminium clad like as certain fruit-branded ...


The Register, 03.09.10 10:08 UTC

Spammers latch onto Ping to pump iPhone survey scams

Spammers have been quick off the mark in exploiting Apple's new iTunes social network to punt survey scams. Ping only launched on Wednesday but is already being deluged with scams and spam messages, ...


Engadget, 03.09.10 10:06 UTC

Lacie MosKeyto streamlines portable storage, invites bad puns

Lacie's keeping up its eccentric branding strategy today with this pest-inspired new USB key. Measuring a mere 20mm in length and 10 grams in weight, the MosKeyto is ready to all but disappear once ...


Engadget, 03.09.10 10:06 UTC

Huawei Ideos hands-on

Chinese telecom giant Huawei -- which has been playing the Android game with major carriers around the world for some time now -- has selected IFA to debut the Ideos, a new entry-level model running ...