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Archive for August 20th, 2008

Hewlett-Packard reports 14% rise in net profit

Posted by: ADMIN on: August 20, 2008

Hewlett-Packard Co reported a higher quarterly profit on solid international sales in its computer and printer businesses.
HP said it earned $2.03 billion, or 80 cents per share, in the latest period, up from $1.78 billion, or 66 cents per share, a year earlier.
Revenue from outside the United States accounted for 68 percent of [...]

Parents Spy on their Kids Online Activities

Posted by: ADMIN on: August 20, 2008

Some 25% of parents secretly log into their child’s social network page, online security firm Garlik has found. As many as 72% of parents snoop on their children and 26% had set up their own social network page to spy on their kids.
The action may be justified as the report found 66% of children [...]

Samsung Launches New EcoPhone

Posted by: ADMIN on: August 20, 2008

Samsung introduce its new E200 Eco Cell Phone. The E200 Eco is made of bio-plastics that is created out of corn. Even the box has been made of non-coated, recycled paper.
The E200 features a 1.3 megapixel camera, video messaging capabilities and an MP3 player.
Earlier this year, Samsung introduced two other environmentally friendly devices – [...]

Apple Offers 60 More Days of Free MobileMe Service

Posted by: ADMIN on: August 20, 2008

Apple is offering a 60-day extension to MobileMe accounts to make up from problems users have suffered since the service’s launch. This is the second such extension that Apple has offered; in mid-July, the company offered a free 30 day addition.
MobileMe replaced .Mac, Apple’s subscription-based online service. Users are given custom e-mail addresses, a Web [...]

Yahoo Opens Up Digg-Like Buzz for Public Contribution

Posted by: ADMIN on: August 20, 2008

Yahoo announced that Buzz is now open to the public and anyone who wants to submit stories is free to do so. Initially launched in February, only a handful of publishers were allowed to post stories then.
Yahoo Buzz is a social news site that allows users to vote for their favorite news stories, which [...]