Emergency Phone Technology Turns Deadly05.05.2008 16:20 - source: www.topix Voice over Internet Protocol telephone service may have contributed to a boy's death in Canada as paramedics responded to a 911 call more than 2,000 miles away. via The Post Chronicle Read more… |
SwissQual unveils platform extension for optimization of WiMAX nets05.05.2008 16:20 - source: www.topix SwissQual's Diversity Network Optimization and Benchmarking system now supports WiMAX technology. via Microwave Engineering Online Read more… |
Fonality Launches Open Source Telephony Ecosystem05.05.2008 16:20 - source: www.topix "We're pleased to be Fonality's partner to bring the highest quality IP-PBX systems to the SMB. Our award-winning cards combined with Fonality's breakthrough technology guarantee reliable calls and great voice quality." Fonality announces the Fonality Authorized Certified Ecosystem, a program that certifies third party products for trixbox CE, trixbox Pro and PBXtra so customers and resellers can deploy them with complete ... via VoIPMonitor.net Read more… |
AIM calls from TringMe03.05.2008 20:37 - source: voip-news.co.uk 
AIM calls from TringMeby Lin FreestoneMay 2, 2008A provider of a web-based telephony platform, TringMe, has enabled millions of AOL Instant Messenger call-out users to make calls directly. Read more… |
Microsoft ups Yahoo offer above $31 per share (AP)03.05.2008 20:37 - source: Yahoo tech AP - Microsoft Corp. finally dangled a higher takeover bid in front of Yahoo Inc. Friday, hoping to reach a friendly deal after weeks of saber rattling. Read more… |
Tesla rolls out its long-awaited electric sports car (AP)03.05.2008 20:37 - source: Yahoo tech AP - It's safe to say Jeremy Snyder gets a charge out of the two-seat Tesla Roadster whenever he pulls one off the lot ?— and not because it's equipped with an all-electric engine. Read more… |
Mechanical squirrels, robot lizards jump into research (AP)03.05.2008 20:37 - source: Yahoo tech AP - One gray squirrel, its bushy tail twitching, barked a warning as another scrounged for food nearby. It was an ordinary spring day at Hampshire College, except that the rodent issuing the warning was powered by amps, not acorns. Read more… |
Amazon sues NY over Internet sales tax collection (AP)03.05.2008 20:37 - source: Yahoo tech AP - Amazon.com is suing New York over a new law that requires out-of-state online companies to collect sales tax from shoppers in New York. Read more… |
Cuba puts first computers on sale to the public (AP)03.05.2008 20:37 - source: Yahoo tech AP - Cubans are getting wired. The island's communist government put desktop computers on sale to the public for the first time Friday, ending a ban on PC sales as another despised restriction on daily life fell away under new President Raul Castro. Read more… |
AOL, Yahoo, RealNetworks Suffer Setback In Music Licensing Fees (TechWeb)03.05.2008 20:37 - source: Yahoo tech TechWeb - ASCAP estimates that the court's formula would lead to a total payment of $100 million from the three companies. Read more… |
Dell Hurries to Fix Faulty Laptop Keyboards (PC World)03.05.2008 20:37 - source: Yahoo tech PC World - Dell on Friday said it has stopped shipment of two Vostro laptop models in Europe after discovering a faulty keyboard design... Read more… |
Deutsche Telekom eyes up Sprint takeover (AFP)03.05.2008 20:37 - source: Yahoo tech AFP - German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom is examining a possible bid for loss-making US mobile provider Sprint Nextel, Germany's Der Spiegel said Saturday. Read more… |
SpringSource Offers App Deployment Platform (TechWeb)03.05.2008 20:37 - source: Yahoo tech TechWeb - SpringSource Application Platform 1.0 is an open source, lightweight version of an application server and will compete with products from Oracle, IBM, and Red Hat. Read more… |
IT gurus launch software cleanup of Estonia (AFP)03.05.2008 20:37 - source: Yahoo tech AFP - Skype guru Ahti Heinla and Microlink and Delfi founder Rainer Nolvak put cutting-edge IT technology and 40,000 volunteers to work Saturday to clean-up the tiny Baltic Sea state of Estonia. Read more… |
MTV owner Viacom reports 33 pct 1Q profit rise (AP)03.05.2008 20:37 - source: Yahoo tech AP - Strong sales of the video game "Rock Band" helped lift first-quarter earnings 33 percent at the entertainment company Viacom Inc., a major cable network operator which owns MTV and Nickelodeon. Read more… |
Rich/Poor Income Gap Widening To Chasm03.05.2008 20:37 - source: CBS And the impact on those on the lower end of the scale continues to widen, evidence shows. Benno Schmidt looked into it, and a reporter who just penned a book on the topic discussed it, on The Early Show. Read more… |
Bush Defends His Economic Record03.05.2008 20:37 - source: CBS President Bush, defending his record and his rhetoric, said that his administration has been "clear and candid" about the nation's economy, in response to criticism from Democrats who say his view of the economy is rosy and unrealistic. Read more… |
1 U.S. Soldier Dead In Baghdad Bomb Attack03.05.2008 20:37 - source: CBS U.S. soldiers killed 14 suspected Shiite militants and an American soldier died in a roadside bomb attack in the latest clashes in Baghdad, the military said. Read more… |
Fed Cracks Down On "Unfair" Credit Cards03.05.2008 20:37 - source: CBS The Federal Reserve and other regulators initiated steps to end "unfair and deceptive" credit card industry practices assailing consumers who are already struggling to cope in a bad economy. Read more… |
Obama Holds Narrow Lead In Guam Primary03.05.2008 20:37 - source: CBS With 12 out of 20 districts reporting in Democratic presidential caucuses on Guam, delegates for Barack Obama are ahead with 899 votes to 769 for those pledged to Hillary Rodham Clinton. Read more… |
Powerful Midwest Storms Leave Deadly Trail03.05.2008 20:37 - source: CBS Storms rolling across Arkansas killed eight people Friday morning, including a teenager while she slept in her bed and a father and his son. Read more… |
Microsoft Ups Yahoo Offer To $47.5B03.05.2008 20:37 - source: CBS Citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal reported early Friday that the world's largest software maker may be preparing to go straight to Internet pioneer Yahoo's shareholders. Read more… |
N.Y. Congressman Apologizes For DUI Arrest03.05.2008 20:37 - source: CBS A Republican congressman from New York City apologized to his family and constituents Friday for his drunken driving arrest after a night on the town with New Yorkers who were in Washington for the Giants' White House celebration. Read more… |
Derby Day With A Tax Rebate Check To Spend03.05.2008 20:37 - source: CBS Hats, mint juleps and mud rule at the Kentucky Derby as fans gather to watch four-legged three-year-olds compete in the 134th annual Run for the Roses. Read more… |
Tibetan-Chinese Talks To Begin03.05.2008 20:37 - source: CBS Representatives of the Dalai Lama were to arrive in Hong Kong, ahead of the first meetings with Chinese officials since violent anti-government protests erupted in Tibet, a top official of the Tibetan government-in-exile said. Read more… |