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After General Motors ended their endorsement deal with Tiger Woods, its Microsoft turn to end its partnership with Cleveland Cavalier star LeBron James.
James and MSN have terminated their contract. As a result, the MSN Web page upon which the two sides collaborated and James’ personal page, LeBronJames.com, have been shut down.

Microsoft has confirmed that they are noticing attacks on the Windows operating system which are connected to bugs they have already fixed. Microsoft is advising that the users should update their copies with the MS08-067 patch if they have not already done so.
Security company Symantec had earlier notified about these attacks. Microsoft has [...]

MSI Computer has announced that they are soon going to showcase a version of their MSI Wind Netbook that would feature support for WiMAX 3G networks.
This new model is named U120 and it would be otherwise similar to current generation of MSI Wind.
The company is also doubling the hard disk capacity in this version. It [...]

Hugo Boss has collaborated with Samsung to release their own branded handset. The Hugo Boss concept came from the F480 handset and features a 5MP camera, a 2.8 inch touchscreen display, a redesigned touchWiz interface and supports 3G and HSDPA connectivity.
The Handset was redesigned to the specification of Hugh Boss with ringtone that reflects the [...]

As part of its effort to sharpen its business focus and priorities, Nokia will discontinue mobile device sales and marketing activities in Japan. Vertu, Nokia’s line of luxury mobile devices will continue with strong focus on the Japanese market. Nokia substantial global R&D and sourcing operations in Japan will also continue unaffected.
“In the current global [...]

HP ProCurve announced the integration of the best-in-class Colubris Networks product line into the existing ProCurve networking portfolio. The new product family adds an 802.11n wireless overlay solution based on Colubris’ industry-first optimized architecture, giving customers a choice of fully integrated and overlay wireless solutions. HP ProCurve also announced the availability of a new 802.11n [...]

Sony Ericsson has just launched the latest panels for its multimedia convergence phone, the Xperia X1, teaming up with the popular social networking site Facebook and Microsoft Windows Live. These web-centric panels come in addition to the existing connectivity panel from Dashwire, a site which allows you to sync your phone content to the web [...]

Lenovo announced plans to bring customers a new security defense against unauthorized data access on Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks. The Lenovo Constant Secure Remote Disable feature lets users send a simple text message command via a cell phone to render their PC useless to unauthorized users when the notebook is lost or stolen. Lenovo worked with [...]

Symantec Corp. makers of Norton security software, announced the availability of Norton AntiVirus 2009 Gaming Edition, a new offering designed specifically with the gaming community in mind. From protecting assets earned on massive multi-player games to keeping malware at bay, Norton AntiVirus 2009 Gaming Edition is fast and light on system resources, and never compromises [...]

Twitter’s founders Evan Williams and Jack Dorsey turned down the $500 million stock buyout offer from Facebook.
Williams and Dorsey said they have not explored the full potential of their site thus they consider selling the company to Facebook premature. Twitter has more than six million users sending messages, known as Tweets, among friends within the [...]