http://www.ecoustics.com/latest/news Latest news, updated every five minutes http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/601459.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:01:00 -0500 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-1023_3-10392982-93.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Temporary restraining order finds BlueBeat's arguments "lacking in clarity" and sees the threat of irreparable harm to the copyright holders. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:51:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/181674 The Beatles are banned again from BlueBeat, which will take its tune to court this month. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:28:00 -0500 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-27083_3-10392954-247.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Three years after the human genome was sequenced at a price tag of $3 billion, Complete Genomics does it for just $4,400 in material cost. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:38:03 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/181673 The iPhone could go truly global next year with hybrid support for both UMTS and CDMA networking. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:22:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/181672 I have decided to hold onto my iPhone, for now anyway. Why? Because the iPhone is the PC of smartphones--in the good sense of what a "PC" represents. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:44:00 -0500 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-1035_3-10392936-94.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The AppleInsider blog says it's gotten wind of a "hybrid iPhone," due in the third quarter of 2010, that would work on both GSM and CDMA (hear that, Verizon?). Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:42:00 -0500 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-17852_3-10392917-71.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Testing on the Large Hadron Collider is halted after a bird drops a chunk of carbohydrates into the machine, causing a power outage. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:59:00 -0500 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-17852_3-10392907-71.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Right now, you have to buy one and sign a two-year contract. Is a Gadget of the Month Club the answer? Or should phone companies be more like clothes stores? Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:58:00 -0500 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-1035_3-10392897-94.html?part=ecoustics-cnet That $350 fee doubles the current one, but Verizon insists it's justified because of the higher prices of today's phones. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:04:22 -0500 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/1606-2_3-50079240.html?tag=rsspr.6250233&part=ecoustics-cnet Ubisoft's upcoming fitness game, YourShape, promises an experience a step up from Wii Fit. In the process, can it help revitalize the Nintendo console? Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:56:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/181656 WarMouse introduced on Friday a new mouse which seems to be aimed specifically at incredibly dexterous OpenOffice users. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:21:00 -0500 http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/601372.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:11:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/181652 Join the editors of PC World for an irreverent round-table discussion of this week's hottest technology trends. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-2007_4-10392767-12.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Flixster's Movies app just isn't up to snuff on BlackBerry. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:57:00 -0500 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13505_3-10392714-16.html?part=ecoustics-cnet As businesses try to capitalize on the growing mobile software market, open source can offer a way to encourage adoption and build products in the image of the prospective buyer. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:53:42 -0500 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-30976_1-10392735-10348864.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The App Store business model, nearly perfected by Apple, has changed the way software is made, sold, distributed, and priced. Join Rafe Needleman in discussion with CNET's Maggie Reardon and GigaOm's Sebastian Rupley. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:15:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/181630 So, you've got your spiffy new Motorola Droid phone from Verizon. Now what? Try these 10 top-notch Android apps to get started. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:25:00 -0500 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13526_3-10392724-27.html?part=ecoustics-cnet An initiative called Abbey Road Live will enable concert attendees to buy CDs, DVDs, or flash cards with recordings of the show they just heard. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:21:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/181637 Key online storefronts Impulse, Direct2Drive, and GamersGate won't distribute Modern Warfare 2 after learning it's bundled with competitor's software. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:06:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/181644 Big retailers hope early sales will drive traffic to brick-and-mortar stores and retail websites, possibly nudging consumers to start their holiday shopping early. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:53:00 -0500 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13860_3-10392676-56.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The search king has given much of its front page love this week to honor Sesame Street's 40th anniversary, but it did save some space to tout the new Droid smartphone. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:20:58 -0500 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13860_3-10392637-56.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Desmond Tutu is among the guests in the first episode of the Web video show, which debuts next week. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:59:00 -0500 http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/601341.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:45:00 -0500 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-19514_3-10392636-239.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The crew of the International Space Station made preparations Friday to take refuge in their Soyuz lifeboats, if necessary, due to an expected close encounter with a piece of space debris. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0500