http://www.ecoustics.com/latest/news Latest news, updated every five minutes http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-17939_109-10034375-2.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Added features include support for a new video tag element introduced with the HTML 5 standard, along with some speed enhancements. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:27:18 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-1001_3-10034365-92.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The advent of Google's Chrome browser, software pros say, should spur a big speedup for JavaScript, which would raise its standing against Microsoft's Silverlight technology. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:43:55 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13860_3-10033827-56.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Speculation has it that it was a goof-up that had the Republican nominee standing in front of Walter Reed Middle School during his acceptance speech. In any case, the image brings back memories for CNET News' Ina Fried. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:45:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-10805_3-10033746-75.html?part=ecoustics-cnet After years of letting Apple's attack ads go unanswered, software maker sets out on difficult, costly journey of trying to take back control of what Windows stands for. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:17:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17780 At this week's CEDIA Expo in Denver, home automation developer Control4 introduced its new HC-200 home automation control unit. What's surprising about the HC0-200 isn't so much the wealth of home automation possibilities it offers, but it's sub-$500 price tag in a field traditionally dominated by expensive hardware controllers."We believe the HC-200 sets a new standard of affordability for home automation," said Control4 CEO Will West, in a statement. "The evolution of our Home Controller line highlights Control4's commitment to providing flexible alternatives to fit the different needs of homeowners and in the case of the HC-200 will open tRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:00:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-1035_3-10033666-94.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The No.1 mobile handset maker in the world says a weakening global economy and price cuts from competitors will affect its market share standing for the third quarter. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:31:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13641_3-10032902-44.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Google's new Chrome browser is an interesting entry into the revitalized "browser wars." But what is also interesting is how Google chose to describe some of Chrome's capabilities and intentions to the world: with a comic short story. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:34:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-10787_3-10032922-60.html?part=ecoustics-cnet North American gamers won't be able to get their hands on the product until Sunday, but the early reviews suggest that hype notwithstanding, EA has a big hit on its hands. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:28:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17741 He could face life in jail. That’s the possible sentence hacker Gary McKinnon could face if found guilty in the US of illegally accessing 97 government computers.The 42-year-old Scots-born Londoner has exhausted all possible legal appeals, including one to the European Court of Human Rights, and his lawyer has now appeal to the British Home Secretary to intervene and obtain an assurance from American authorities that McKinnon will be allowed to serve his sentence in the UK if convicted.The lawyer, Karen Todner, told the BBC:"It is standard practice for both the Dutch and Israeli governments to seek this assurance on behalf of their nationals whoRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:00:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-17852_3-10030555-71.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The search giant's courting of ad agencies leaves a lot to be desired. Understanding, for example. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:10:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13515_3-10030962-26.html?part=ecoustics-cnet In the popular Acid3 web standards test, Google's Chrome beats out the latest stable builds of Firefox and Internet Explorer. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:47:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17733 Google has added a new component to its Google Apps Premier Edition service offering: video sharing via a new offering called Google Video. Google video lets users browse to find a video on their local system, then upload it to Google to share with colleagues, friends, or the whole world. Videos can be viewed in standard Web browsers (even on the Flash-free iPhone), and users can add ratings and tags to video offers, and download videos for offline viewing. Videos an also be embedded within an application; for instance, an enterprise support system could tap intoRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:15:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17716 U.S. District Judge James Selna has found that telecommunications gear maker Qualcomm has violated an injunction by continuing to use and support WCDMA chips in its QChat walkie-talkie products that allegedly infringe on three Broadcom patents. Now, Qualcomm will have to pay Broadcom the gross profits from the sale of those devices, as well as attorneys' fees from the contempt proceedings."Over the past two years, Qualcomm has been found to have infringed four Broadcom patents, abused the standards-setting process, and committed gross discovery misconduct, and now has been held in contempt of a court-ordered injunction," said Broadcom intellectual property VP David Rosmann, in a stRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17715 Microsoft is lookin to improve its profie in Europe for online advertising, e-commerce, and Internet search…so the company has entered into a deal to buy Greenfield Online, which owns European price comparison and review service ciao.com. The all-cash deal will snap up all the outstanding shares of Greenfield Online for $17.50 apiece, with the total transaction totaling some $486 million. The companies expect the transaction will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2008.Ciao offers price comparisons, user reviews of technology and consumer products, and enables users to join groups and share opinions. Ciao earns revenue on referral fees, adRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:30:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17700 Toshiba is indeed managing to keep its foot in the high-definition video market without actually letting Blu-ray into its shop, stepping out at this year's IFA show in Berlin with yet another consumer-oriented product that makes standard-definition content look better. Toshiba claims its new Regza ZF series of LCD HDTVs are the first in the world to include upscaling technology, using a Cell processor—the same technology in Sony's PlayStation 3—to take SD content to "near-HD quality."Toshiba plans to offer the Regza ZF series in 40- and 46-inch sizes; the units will offering full HD 1,920 by 1,080 resolution, 100Hz refresh, and a dyn Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17695 There’s no final release date set yet, but Microsoft has made the Beta 2 of its new IE8 browser available for download by consumers – folling up on the promise by Bill Gates that it would be available before the end of August.With a smart address bar that uses previously typed URLs to predict a requested address, better tabbed browsing and the previously-disclosed In Private privacy feature, IE8 offers a lot of improvement over its predecessor, and will be more standards compliant.James Pratt, a senior product manager in the IE development team, told Computerworld:"Beta 2 is suitable for all u Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/2300-1042_3-6244987-1.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Some of the most striking nonprofits in Brazil are those that help connect people with disabilities--not just to the Internet, but also to jobs. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-1023_3-10027435-93.html?part=ecoustics-cnet How are the Democratic delegates getting out their party's message while at the DNC? Are they texting like Obama? Social networking on Twitter or Facebook? Or relying on the old standards: phone and e-mail? Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:52:51 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/150385 New features give IE 8 a better look, better security, and better conformance to Web standards, but the revised browser is still playing catch-up with Firefox. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:10:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13953_3-10027064-80.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Standing 52 stories in the air at the trendy Carnelian Room in San Francisco, executives from Dell, Facebook and Salesforce.com discussed the meaning and use of the latest technology buzzword, cloud computing. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:29:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17689 With new Asus-Eee-style netbooks popping up every day, the market for small, cheap solid-state drives is booming, and Samsung is hopping in. Moving away from its prior emphasis on faster, larger drives for consumer applications, Samsung on Tuesday revealed a new line of inexpensive SATA II drives specifically tailored for miniature notebooks.The drives will be 30 percent smaller than standard traditional 2.5-inch dr Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:50:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17683 Although the camera hasn't been a very well-kept secret, Nikon has formally introduced its Nikon D90 DSLR digital camera, offering a 12.3 megapixel resolution, scene recognition, outstanding sensitivity and image quality, and—for the first time in a DSLR camera—the ability to shoot video at up to 1,280 by 720 pixels at 24 frames per second.Although SLR (and DSLR) cameras are treasured by photographers for their extensive anual capabilities, letting experienced photo pros adjust and control their shows down to the most minute detail, the D90 packs a number of time-saving automatic features, in Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:15:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13579_3-10026806-37.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The App Store rejected Murderdrome, a comic optimized for the iPhone, because of its violent content. The owner is now advocating the creation of a ratings system for the store. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:05:42 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17680 When the Firefox 3 browser was released earlier this year, it was to great fanfare and even a world record for the most downloads in 24 hours. But it would appear that a number of those with older versions ignored Firefox 3, preferring to stick with what they new.Now Mozilla has launched a campaign to make converts of them and encourage them to upgrade and make Firefox 3 the standard, Vnunet reports.When they launched Firefox 2, they’ll see a pop-up window offering them the chance to upgrade, or delay their decision – or never be asked again. But in an effort to persuade, the po Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17679 “All the parts of the Internet are on the iPhone.”That was Apple’s claim in a British TV ad for the iPhone, and it proved controversial.Two people complained to the watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), claiming that the ad wasn’t actually true. And after an investigation, the ASA has said they were right, and that the ad misled customers.Why? Well, quite simply because the iPhone doesn’t include any proprietary software like Java or Flash in its Safari browser, so web pages seen on the iPhone might look different to those seen on a co Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0400