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Sirius XM gets $530M from Liberty Media

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:40:59 +0000

After Sirius XM prepared itself for bankruptcy, Liberty Media stepped in and invested $530 million into the company for 40% ownership in the company. Sirius XM was on the verge of filing for chapter... Read more...

Gmail gets multiple inboxes

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:51:50 +0000

Google Labs has introduced a new tool for inboxes, called Multiple Inboxes, which is available under the Labs tab in your Gmail account. Users need to enable the add-on in order for it to... Read more...

Google Earth gets a big update

Andrew Lyle — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:47:01 +0000

Google has updated their popular world mapping software with new features like ocean imagery, historical and touring. The newly updated Google Earth 5.0 allows users to take a trip back in time with the... Read more...

Microsoft Virtual Earth gets a 48TB update

Sean Bradford — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:08:03 +0000

Over than past few months, the Microsoft Virtual Earth team has been preparing the service for one of it's biggest updates since the release. What's the definition of "one of it's biggest"? Well it's over... Read more...

TV Hz game gets taken to new levels, for no reason at all

Brad Sams — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:27:26 +0000

LG is taking the Hz game to the next level with its TrueMotion LCD TV. LG will be showing off its overkill 480Hz TV at this years CES. While Sony just got done... Read more...

Windows XP gets another stay of execution

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:04:37 +0000

Microsoft has extended the final OEM and reseller delivery date for the Windows XP from January 31, 2009 to May 30, 2009. The cut off date for PC makers to obtain licenses for the software... Read more...

Windows Live Hotmail gets an update

Sean Bradford — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:22:16 +0000

Thanks to the feedback of thousands of users who reported scrolling issues with the recent release of Windows Live Hotmail, Microsoft has rolled out another update to customers fixing the issue. Users can now revert... Read more...

Asus Eee Box B203 gets Celeron power

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:46:50 +0000

Asus has slipped another new Eee box model into its lineup called the B203. While pricing is unknown at this point, the CPU Asus chose for the machine could make it one of the least... Read more...

Facebook gets hit with a virus

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:06:08 +0000

Facebook has been hit with a virus that could spread to its 120 million users. The virus has been dubbed "koobface", which tries to gather personal information from users computers such as credit... Read more...

Supreme Commander gets a second life on Impulse

Spencer Scott — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:47:37 +0000

Supreme Commander gets a new life with the announcement that Supreme Commander Gold is now available on Impulse. Supreme Commander Gold combines the awesome action of both Supreme Commander and Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance.... Read more...

Google gets rid of StarOffice from pack download

Damien Reynolds — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:35:16 +0000

Everyone needs an Office Product on their computer and when Google added StarOffice to their free Google Pack it was a good move but in the last few weeks they have quietly, without any word,... Read more...

Obama gets backing of Google CEO

Tom Warren — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:31:35 +0000

Chief Executive Eric Schmidt will hit the campaign trail this week on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama The Wall Street Journal reports. The Google chief said in an interview that "I'm doing this... Read more...

Windows XP gets another six months

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:33:20 +0000

Given its history of moving deadlines at a moment's notice, it hardly seems surprising that Microsoft is keeping Windows XP alive even longer than expected, but its latest move looks particularly bad for Vista. The... Read more...

Phorm gets UK government backing

Tom Warren — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:49:50 +0000

Phorm has received it's biggest endorsement yet - a statement from the UK government declaring its controversial ad targeting technology legal. The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has released a statement to... Read more...

ReiserFS creator gets 15-to-life for murder

Michael Stanclift — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:35:51 +0000

Hans Reiser, creator of ReiserFS, a journaled computer file system used by Linux, was handed a prison sentence of 15-to-life Friday, putting a final capstone on a case that began as a murder mystery, and... Read more...

French lawyer gets 6 month ban over P2P legal threats

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:36:04 +0000

A lawyer working with Swiss anti-piracy outfit Logistep has received a ban from practicing as a lawyer for six months. Elizabeth Martin sent inappropriately aggressive and deliberately false and misleading letters to thousands of alleged... Read more...

iPhone gets It's own "Unlimited" Calling Plan.

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:46:27 +0000

Today, Apple released It's official "Unlimited" calling plan for the Apple iPhone. The plan starts at $119.99/monthly and comes with: Unlimited Voice Calling Unlimited email and web surfing Visual Voicemail 200 Text Messages... Read more...

Google Gets Into Web Sites Building Business.

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:49:23 +0000

Google, is aiming to become the go-to place for creating Web sites. It is taking its first step toward that goal, with the debut of a free service designed for high-tech neophytes looking for a... Read more...

North America Gets the Turok Demo

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:10:56 +0000

The single-player Turok demo that was released a few weeks ago is now on the Xbox Live Marketplace is now available in North America. Previously, it was only available in virtually every country that doesn't... Read more...

RockBand Gets peripherals

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:42:56 +0000

MTV Games, Harmonix And EA Confirm Plans To Ship Standalone Rock BandTM Instruments To U.S. Retail Stores Harmonix, one of the world's leading developers of music-based games, and MTV Games, , along with distribution partner... Read more...

Queen Elizabeth II gets hooked on Wii

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:17:36 +0000

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has found herself a new hobby--playing with Prince William's Wii. British red top The People reports that the Queen has become hooked on the console after William brought it round... Read more...

PS3 Play TV gets price and date

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:23:07 +0000

Play TV, the PVR & digital tuner add-on for the PS3 has been given a release date and price. Play.com have it available for pre-order. They list a Â£99.99 price tag with a release date... Read more...

Sirius gets ready for 2008: New Year's Eve Concerts

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:36:44 +0000

Sirius Satellite Radio plans to broadcast 13 exclusive live concerts from across the United States on New Year's Eve 2008. Artists will include Velvet Revolver, 3 Doors Down, Patti Smith, The English Beat, Chubby Checker... Read more...

Japanese Wii Gets DS Downloads

Andrew — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:53:33 +0000

Nintendo has launched a new Wii channel in Japan that allows people to download demos of DS games. As promised last month, the new channel also has other content like Wii trailers and a feedback... Read more...

Speedball XBLA Gets Treats

Andrew — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:48:20 +0000

Empire has revealed plans to release a continual stream of new content for Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe on Live Arcade, a bit like a persistent nosebleed. The first of these was a Theme Pack to... Read more...

Facebook users: Humane Society gets Windows Live's $50,000

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:55:28 +0000

When Windows Live Messenger's "i'm Making a Difference" challenge was first announced, Microsoft said it would award a dollar for every member to the winning non-profit organization (the maximum donation sum being $50,000). The group's... Read more...

US spammer gets over two years in jail

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:40:36 +0000

A New York judge has sentenced 28-year-old Todd Moeller to a 27-month term and fined him more than $180,000 after he pleaded guilty earlier this year for his part in a spamming operation that sent... Read more...

Gmail Gets IMAP

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:45:27 +0000

It appears that Google is working on integrating IMAP into Gmail. Download Squad reader eD! Thomas sent in a tip letting us know he came across the new IMAP setting while snooping around Gmail. However,... Read more...

'Million solar roofs' program gets off to a bright start

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:26:11 +0000

California's solar initiative, better known as the million solar roofs program, has had "a very healthy start," according to Polly Shaw, the solar initiative analyst for the state's Public Utilities Commission. At San Jose's SunPower,... Read more...

Ubuntu Gets Gutsy, But Is Linux Ready?

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:01:24 +0000

The Canonical-backed Ubuntu open-source community chalked up another milestone today with the release of version 7.10 of its flagship Linux operating system with a swag of user-friendly updates, but its real test will be how... Read more...

Microsoft: Google gets undue credit for ad conversions

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:55:43 +0000

Google undeservedly has gotten all the credit for many clicks on the online ads it delivers via its search engine, but Microsoft wants to put a stop to that. So said Brian McAndrews, senior vice... Read more...

Firefox Gets No Respect From PC Makers, Despite Popularity

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:36:53 +0000

By some estimates, Firefox has surged to take anywhere from 12 percent to more than one-third of the overall Web browser market. But PC makers are acting like they couldn't care less. And that doesn't... Read more...

Windows Live SkyDrive gets 1GB of storage

Steven Parker — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:08:37 +0000

Today, Windows Live SkyDrive has received some updates to the service - including everyone now having 1GB of storage. That's double what was previously there. Along with increased storage, the SkyDrive Team has included a... Read more...

Windows Vista gets skinned

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:57:29 +0000

Software developer Stardock released WindowBlinds 6 today. Amongst the new features includes the ability to customize the entire Windows Vista user interface as well as the capability to give Windows XP users the look and... Read more...

Sun Microsystems CEO Gets $7.7 Million in Compensation

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:56:28 +0000

According to Associated Press calculations, Sun Microsystems Inc. Chief Executive Jonathan Schwartz received a compensation package which the company valued at $7.7 million for beating financial goals. The new CEO helped the server and software... Read more...

Steve Jobs gets a grilling at UK iPhone launch

Steven Parker — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:13:51 +0000

Thanks Radish for posting this in Back page News. It's a video of the iPhone launch in the UK. From Crave TV: Last week we got a cryptic... Read more...

T-Mobile Gets iPhone in Germany

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:48:19 +0000

Apple and T-Mobile said Wednesday that the carrier will begin selling the iPhone in Germany on November 9, the same day UK consumers first see the device. T-Mobile is Germany's largest provider with 30.7 million... Read more...

PSP Gets More Functionality with Communications & Navigation

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:39:26 +0000

Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated has teamed up with British Telecommunications to release software that turns the Sony PlayStation Portable into a communication device that can make video and voice calls as well as send instant... Read more...

Hotmail Gets Storage Limit Bump, Other Upgrades

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:48:17 +0000

Microsoft announced today that Hotmail would undergo some major upgrades over the next several weeks that should make the service more attractive to webmail users. The most notable change is that the company is bumping... Read more...

Scrybe Gets Venture Funding from Adobe, LMKR

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:04:16 +0000

Scrybe, the online/offline calendar and organizer, has closed their series A round of financing from Adobe Systems Incorporated and LMKR. You'll probably recognize the company from the somewhat viral product demo that swept the blogosphere... Read more...