Sony to launch 3D TVs in June, rivals Samsung
Japan - Sony Corp will launch 3D televisions in June, entering an increasingly crowded market that is betting the revolutionary TV will become the next hot product in the electronics industry.
Cyber bullying cases put heat on Google, Facebook
World - The Internet was built on freedom of expression. Society wants someone held accountable when that freedom is abused. And major Internet companies like Google and Facebook are finding themselves caught between those ideals.
Not totally safe with antivirus software
KUALA LUMPUR: If you think your computer and its data are completely safe with periodically updated antivirus software, you are wrong, a computer virus expert said.
Symantec Hosted Services Group (Asia-Pacific and Japan) vice-president Bjorn Engelhardt said this is because there are millions of viruses and other malicious software (malware) that are being mass produced and put on the Internet regularly.
Taiwanese student invents solar-powered lifesaver
Taipei - A Taiwan student on Tuesday unveiled a lifesaver which can greatly increase a person's chance of survival after falling into the sea.
The product, called LIFEON, looks like an ordinary plastic life preserver but is a high-tech device, inventor Sheng-cheh said.
Google, Dish testing new TV search service: report
US - Google Inc and No. 2 U.S. satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp are jointly testing a television programing search service, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The paper said the service runs on TV set-top boxes which use elements of Google's Android wireless operating system. It allows users to search content from Dish as well as websites such as YouTube, and to personalize the lineup of shows.
Google backs move to spread internet to Iran, Cuba, Sudan
Geneva - An executive at internet giant Google said Tuesday that Washington's latest move to encourage service providers to expand their work into Iran, Cuba and Sudan was a "great accomplishment."
"Hopefully it will help ... activities all over the world take a small step in what is certainly a long road ahead," said Robert Boorstin, an official in Google's communications division.
He was speaking at a human rights forum in Geneva.
Google takes aim at Microsoft with acquisition
US - Google Inc stepped up its assault on Microsoft Corp's productivity software business with the acquisition of a small start-up company that allows Microsoft users to edit and share their documents on the Web.
Four in five believe Web access a fundamental right
World - Four in five adults believe access to the Internet is a fundamental right -- with those feelings particularly strong in South Korea and China -- and half believe it should never be regulated, according to a global survey.
Leaked information hint at Microsoft’s mobile future
PARIS: The tech blogs are abuzz with speculation about Microsoft’s “Project Pink” phones and their future implementation plans for the newly released Windows Mobile Series 7 operating system.
It has long been rumoured that Microsoft has been secretly working on a series of self-branded mobile phones.
Youths to get TechEureka moment
PETALING JAYA: MSC Malaysia and The Star Online have embarked on a campaign to help Malaysian youths maximise their potential with the help of ICT (information and communications technology).
The campaign — called TechEureka — aims to act as a platform where youths can learn more about the opportunities in the ICT industry and take advantage of them by participating in the various MSC Malaysia programmes.
