Stories about: Billion

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Is Chrome OS the future of computing? I hope not. 09/07/2009 06:43:00

Google's idea of an operating system sounds pretty cool: Lightweight. Speedy. Secure. Web-centric. But while I'm sure Chrome OS will pick up some fans, I have a hard time seeing this as the way of the future for computing.
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Billion BiPac 7402NX wireless router 22/06/2009 15:34:00

Next-generation ADSL2+ and 3G mobile broadband are the extra features to be found on Billion's advanced Billion BiPac 7402NX wireless modem router.
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Microsoft to tour Europe sans browsers 15/06/2009 08:01:00

Ah, those wacky Europeans. They think nothing of stripping down and jumping into the Mediterranean in the altogether or, at most, those skimpy man sacks they call swimsuits.
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Nanotube chip could store data for a billion years 09/06/2009 09:34:00

Researchers have demonstrated a form of archive memory using carbon nanotubes that can theoretically store a trillion bits of data per square inch for a billion years.
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Apple rejects Holy App, saves us from heresy 13/05/2009 07:55:00

Apple is playing the moral watchdog game again, this time banning from its App Store the Me So Holy app. In yet another episode of the rejected Apps soap opera, Apple found the app "objectionable," according to its iPhone developer agreement.
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Nokia readies its own App Store with 20,000 titles 13/05/2009 07:52:00

The world's largest handset manufacturer, Nokia, is prepping its long-awaited application store for mobile devices at the end of May. With the new service, which is called the Ovi Store, the Finnish company will try to emulate Apple's success -- only with more than 20,000 titles at launch.
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Virtual goods marketplace leading to revenue within Facebook 12/05/2009 07:02:00

Facebook could see a record US$500 million in revenue this year, fueled by a market of virtual goods, where users are willing to pay for points to buy things like imaginary flowers, food for their online pets and virtual poker chips they will never be able to cash out.
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AT&T to buy divested Verizon assets for $2.35B 12/05/2009 05:02:00

AT&T has agreed to pay US$2.35 billion for network assets in 18 U.S. states that Verizon Wireless has to divest as part of its acquisition of Alltel last year.
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More iPhone business apps emerge 12/05/2009 04:22:00

When EA Tiger Woods PGA Tour teed off on the iPhone last month, the business world must have let out a collective giggle. Finally, an iPhone app for the business executive. All joking aside, the iPhone's lack of business apps has been an Achille's heel for the popular consumer device.
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Sun shareholders file suit to block sale to Oracle 11/05/2009 04:33:00

Sun Microsystems shareholders filed three separate lawsuits last month in an effort to halt the company's pending sale to Oracle, according to a filing Sun made with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Friday.
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Obama orders review of NASA return to the moon 08/05/2009 09:45:00

Plans for NASA to send humans back to the moon might be in jeopardy.