TUAW reports workers allegedly poisoned while making iPhones on Oct 27, 2010Several Chinese laborers are reporting serious illness after being exposed to a toxic chemical while assembling iPhones. According to reports, the workers inhaled vapors of a chemical called n-hexane while working in a poorly-ventilated room. An ABC...
Windows 7 SP1 RC is Out on Oct 27, 2010The first service pack for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is almost here. Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc updated the Windows Blog yesterday to say the service pack has hit the release candidate stage, and you can grab the RC right now from the Tec...
MacWorld posts MacBook Air benchmark results on Oct 27, 2010There’s a lot to like in Apple’s latest version of the MacBook Air, such as the smaller size, longer battery life and faster flash storage. Still, I was disappointed that the new MacBook Air uses the aging Core 2 Duo processor. The new Air even t...
Microsoft to charge royalty fees to prevent Acer, Asustek from using Android in netbooks, say Taiwan makers on Oct 26, 2010Microsoft plans to impose royalty fees on Taiwan-based vendors of Android handsets for using its patents in e-mail, multimedia and other functions, with Acer and Asustek Computer being targets in an actual attempt to prevent the two vendors from adop...
Wi-Fi Direct launches Today on Oct 26, 2010Wi-fi Direct allows devices to directly connect with no hot spot. The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced a new Wi-Fi specification that allows devices to directly connect to each other. The new specification is called Wi-Fi Direct and it has launched today...
Watch the BlackBerry Playbook Tablet strut on Stage on Oct 26, 2010...
Google 'Confirms' Gingerbread Android OS on Oct 24, 2010And what features will be included in "Gingerbread"? Earlier this month, Android chief and vice president of engineering explained. "More forms of communication. I think social media is a form of communication," Rubin said. "I think you would just t...
MSI reveals the GE603 gaming laptop on Oct 24, 2010Keeping copy/pasters well fed, MSI has today announced a new addition to its gaming laptop line, the GE603 model which features a 15.6-inch LED backlit display, is based on an Intel platform, and comes equipped with the DirectX 11-supporting GeForce...
Fudzilla reports FarmVille creator sued on Oct 24, 2010FarmVille creator Zynga has been sued for "illegally sharing the Facebook user data of its customers with advertisers and data brokers." The co-lead attorneys of the lawsuit, Edelson McGuire, claims Zynga violated federal law and its contract with Fa...
DigiTimes: MacBook Air shipments to reach 700,000 units in 4Q10, says paper on Oct 24, 2010Apple's MacBook Air shipments in fourth quarter of 2010 are expected to reach about 700,000 units, accounting for more than 17% share of the company's 4.1 million Mac shipments, while the 11.6-inch model will account for 60% of the total MacBook Air...
