Category Archives: Tech
Police help Apple hunt lost iPhone
BEIJING, Sept. 6 — San Francisco police said they had helped Apple search for a “lost item,” following reports saying that a prototype of Apple’s yet-to-be-released iPhone 5 had gone missing in July. Last week, technology news website CNET reported … Continue reading
Nintendo unveils new game system “Wii U”
BEIJING, June 8 — Japanese videogame giant Nintendo Tuesday provided a preview of its second-generation game system “Wii U”, aiming at meeting the standards of hardcore video players. Nintendo chief executive Satoru Iwata unveiled the new system at the opening … Continue reading
Facebook ups security after Zuckerberg’s page hacked
BEIJING, Jan. 27 — Online social network service Facebook rolled out additional measures for its members to protect their online privacy. The security enhancements came on Wednesday immediately after Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s fan page was hacked. A … Continue reading
Microsoft sells over 2 mln Windows Phone 7 in 2010
BEIJING, Jan. 27 — Software giant Microsoft said on Wednesday it sold more than 2 million copies of its new Windows Phone 7 operating system to handset makers in 2010. That number represents the software units licensed to mobile handset … Continue reading
Yahoo’s Q4 earnings double but revenue fall
BEIJING, Jan. 26 — Yahoo Inc.’s quarterly earnings doubled in the last three months of 2010 despite its sales fell 4 percent, the Internet group announced Tuesday. The company’s revenue fell to 1.2 billion U.S. dollars in the fourth quarter … Continue reading
Google to hire more than 6,000 in 2011
BEIJING, Jan. 26 — Internet giant Google Inc. said it plans to hire at least 6,200 people this year in the company’s biggest expansion yet, according to media reports Wednesday. The hiring plan was announced on Tuesday by Google’s senior … Continue reading
Google fires engineer for snooping on users
BEIJING, Sept. 16 — Google confirmed Wednesday that it fired an employee earlier this year for violating its policies on accessing the accounts of its users. David Barksdale, a 27-year-old engineer in Google’s Seattle offices, used his position to break … Continue reading
Apple’s iPad to hit Chinese market Friday
BEIJING, Sept. 14 — Apple Inc. plans to begin official sales of its iPad tablet computer this Friday in China, the company announced on Monday. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the Wi-Fi models of the iPad will be … Continue reading
Expedition to create hi-tech map of “Titanic” wreckage
BEIJING, Aug. 23 — A team of scientists set out from Canada Monday to create a detailed map of the wreckage of the Titanic. Setting out from St John’s, Newfoundland, the 30-member crew will spend more than 20 days at sea, … Continue reading
Apple manager pleads not guilty in kickbacks case
BEIJING, Aug. 17 — Apple Inc. global-supply manager Paul Devine pleaded not guilty to charges that he accepted kickbacks from Asian suppliers Monday. Devine, 37, was charged in a federal grand jury indictment last Wednesday with 23 counts of wire … Continue reading