Category Archives: Tech
Yahoo to shut down offices in holidays to cut cost
BEIJING, Dec. 22 — Yahoo says it will close its offices from Christmas through New Year’s Day to help cut cost, according to media reports Tuesday. Yahoo spokeswoman Dana Lengkeek said the move is the first time that the company … Continue reading
Google begins books digitization in French library
BEIJING, Dec. 22 — Internet search giant Google began digitizing half a million books from the Municipal Library of Lyon, France, Monday. Patrick Bazin, director of the Municipal Library of Lyon, said Google is contracted to scan the books in … Continue reading
Iraqi gov’t opens YouTube channel
BEIJING, Nov. 26 — The Iraqi government Wednesday launched an official channel on the popular video-sharing website YouTube. The channel on the Google-owned site was opened when Google chief executive Eric Schmidt was paying a visit to Baghdad. Iraqi Prime … Continue reading
New power plant prototype uses salt to produce electricity
BEIJING, Nov. 25 — The world’s first osmotic power plant was unveiled in Norway, which can utilize the energy when freshwater encounters seawater to produce clean electricity, according to media reports Wednesday. Statkraft, a state-owned power group of Norway, is … Continue reading
EC objects to Oracle acquisition of Sun Microsystems
BEIJING, Nov. 10 — European Commission (EC) antitrust regulators have raised formal objections to Oracle Corp., the world’s biggest proprietary database company’s proposed 7.4 billion U.S. dollars acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. After it launched a formal antitrust probe of … Continue reading
Nokia to recall 14 mln chargers
BEIJING, Nov. 10 — Finnish mobile giant Nokia announced Monday that its 14 million mobile phone chargers could be potentially dangerous for users, and said it had started a program for consumers to replace them for free. The chargers to … Continue reading
New Wi-Fi technology allows gadgets connect directly
BEIJING, Oct. 15 — The Wi-Fi Alliance, a multinational industry group specilized in wireless connection technology, Wednesday said it had nearly finished working on a specification that enables electronic devices to connect each other directly. Wi-Fi Direct, a set of … Continue reading
Nokia netbook to be $300 with AT&T contract
BEIJING, Oct. 14 — Nokia Corp. says its first 3G-capable netbook will cost 300 U.S. dollars in the United States market with a two-year wireless broadband contract from AT&T Inc. Nokia’s netbook, the Booklet 3G, will be on sale at … Continue reading
Apple director leaves Google’s board
BEIJING, Oct.13 — Arthur Levinson, a director at Apple Inc. and Google Inc., resigned from Google’s board, the Internet search leader announced Monday. Levinson’s move averted a regulatory probe into overlapping directors in the two companies. The Federal Trade Commission … Continue reading
Yahoo board member Icahn trims stakes with sale of 12.7m shares
BEIJING, Sept. 1 — Carl Icahn, one of Yahoo Inc.’s largest stockholders, has already sold 12.7 million shares, reducing his holdings to a 4.5 percent stake, according to media reports Tuesday. Icahn made the sale in the stock market’s last … Continue reading