Category Archives: Tech
Google Chrome supplants Safari as third most popular Internet browser in U.S.
BEIJING, June 30 — Google Chrome has replaced Apple Safari for the first time as the third most used Internet browser in the United States, behind Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) and Mozilla’s Firefox, according to media reports Wednesday. Chrome had … Continue reading
Facebook doing “reasonable job” for user privacy
BEIJING, June 4 — Online social networking service Facebook said it is doing a “reasonable job” of giving users control over their account privacy, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. At the Wall Street Journal’s All Things Digital conference Thursday, … Continue reading
Google to unveil Chrome operating system in fall
BEIJING, June 3 — Internet giant Google said it is planning to release its own operating system, Chrome OS, for free this fall, media reported Thursday. The Chrome OS, seen as a rival to Microsoft’s Windows, will be designed initially … Continue reading
Google phases out Windows use: report
BEIJING, June 2 — Internet search giant Google is phasing out internal use of Microsoft’s Windows operating system out of security concerns, the Financial Times reported Wednesday. Citing several Google employees, the FT said the internal directive to move to … Continue reading
Asustech unveils tablet PC “Eee Pad” to challenge Apple’s iPad
BEIJING, June 1 — Asustech Computer, a PC manufacturer of Taiwan, China, joins the race to challenge Apple’s iPad by introducing its own tablet PC named Eee Pad. Ahead of Tuesday’s start of Computex trade show in Taipei, Asustek said … Continue reading
Wal-Mart to sell iPhone 3GS for $97
BEIJING, May 25 — Wal-Mart said it will slash the price of Apple’s 16GB 3GS iPhone to 97 U.S. dollars this week, according to media reports Tuesday. Beginning Tuesday, the new price will save customers more than 100 U.S. dollars … Continue reading
Play Pac-Man on Google
BEIJING, May 24 — Internet giant Google embedded a playable Pac-Man game on its home page during the weekend to mark the 30th birthday of the classic arcade videogame. Internet users who opened Google’s home page after 1500 GMT Friday … Continue reading
New Microsoft phones aim at young consumers
BEIJING, April 13 — Microsoft on Monday unveiled two new mobile phones dubbed “Kin One” and “Kin Two,” aiming at young consumers who emphasize social networking. Both the new Kin phones have touch screens, slide-out QWERTY keyboards and cameras, and … Continue reading
iPad smashing video becomes Internet hit
BEIJING, April 6 — A video of a group of teenagers smashing up a brand new iPad has become an immediate Internet sensation, just a few days after the new Apple tablet PC went on sale. The video posted on … Continue reading
iPhone most used mobile phone in U.S.: Nielson
BEIJING, Dec. 23 — The iPhone 3G is crowned the most-used mobile phone in the U.S., according to data published by market research company Nielsen Wednesday. Owning 4 percent of an “embedded base of all subscribers” from Jan. to Oct. … Continue reading