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iPhone outshines Palm Pre in satisfaction survey
A fresh survey revealed that the Palm Pre-users are satisfied but not as much as Apple's new iPhone 3GS users.
A survey of 200 3GS customers conducted by RBC Capital & ChangeWave Research showed that 99 percent of the surveyed customers were satisfied, of which 82 percent were very satisfied.
ComScore: Microsoft-Yahoo alliance may not affect loyalty of Google users in US
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According to a Friday-released analysis by industry tracker comScore, even though the Microsoft-Yahoo alliance appears to be a promising one, it might still be an uphill task for the partnering companies to overcome the steadfast loyalty of the countless Google users in the US!
Verizon completes initial testing of 4G wireless service
According to a Friday announcement by Verizon Wireless, its initial testing of its 4G wireless service in Boston and Seattle has been completed. The testing involved conducting live data calls over Verizon's Long Term Evolution (LTE) trial networks, using commercial base-station apparatus with prototype devices.
Andreessen’s venture capital firm backing Web browsing startup – RockMelt!
With Netscape co-founder and Web browsing pioneer Marc Andreessen investing in small startups, via his $300 million venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, one of his striking investments is in a starup called RockMelt, which is making a foray into the already over-crowded and highly competitive Web browser arena!
Health Canada investigating the long-term safety profile of Xolair
Xolair, manufactured by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada, is used for the treatment of asthma in people 12 years old and older who have moderate to severe persistent asthma, who react to airborne allergens and whose symptoms are not adequately controlled with inhaled corticosteroids.
Volkswagen to obtain 42% of Porsche
Europe's leading carmaker, Volkswagen has agreed to buy a 42% stake worth $4.7 billion in the sports car unit of Porsche.
The current move of Volkswagen is move towards merging the two car manufacturers into a German automotive giant by 2011.
Volkswagen's CEO, Martin Winterkorn will be the head of the company.
Sony admits VAIOs hit by faulty Nvidia chipsets
Sony has finally confessed that Nvidia's faulty chipsets have affected a growing list of its VAIO laptops.
The Japanese company is not only going to repair the faulty laptops even in case these are out of warranty but also presenting an additional three-year warranty for the Nvidia graphics processor.
July retail sales remained listless despite “Cash-for-Clunkers” program
Despite the entire clamor about the Obama administration's $3 billion "Cash-for-Clunkers" effort to steer the US economy towards recovery via the auto market route, the retail sales continued to remain listless.
Swatch Group’s H1 net profit beats analysts’ estimates; optimistic about H2
Reporting its first-half results on Friday, the world's biggest watchmaker, Swatch Group, said that its net profit during the six-month period fell 28 percent, due to a marked decline in the demand for watches amid recession.
Budgetary constraints may impede NASA’s exploration plans
According to NASA's Human Space Flight Plans Committee, overseeing the review of the US space agency's exploration plans, budgetary constraints may impede NASA from sending astronauts back to the moon by 2020. Moreover, the challenges entailing the 'Mars Direct" mission may also prevent the agency from sending astronauts straight to Mars.
Sony may unveil cheaper PS3 Slim console
Stock shortages of the Sony PlayStation 3 are indicating towards a slim console, which the retailers are expecting to be launched in the near future.
Sony may unveil its plans regarding new version of the machine during subsequent week's GamesCom conference.
Palm reacts to Pre privacy breach claims
Palm has reacted to the public hullabaloo that its Pre handset was spying on its customers.
It may be noted here that Palm Pre hit the headlines this week when one of its user discovered that his Palm Pre was gathering information regarding his location, the applications he used and the like and sending that information back to Palm.
Amgen osteoporosis drug denosumab backed by FDA panel
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The drug, denosumab, for treating osteoporosis in post menopausal women and men being treated for prostrate cancer, was unanimously backed by the advisory panel of Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Microsoft ponders next step after losing case on “Word”
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Microsoft is planning its next step after a US judge ordered the company to stop selling a number of versions of its word-processing software called "Word" as the company knowingly violated a patent held by Toronto's i4i Inc.
Microsoft to support IE6 till 2014
Microsoft's attachment to its Internet Explorer 6 web browser is so great that the software giant is still not ready to dump it.
Microsoft has said that eight-year old IE6 will be supported till 2014; signifying developers will have to stick with it for another five years.
John Chiang: California to redeem IOUs earlier than planned due to revised budget
With Controller John Chiang announcing Thursday that California will stop issuing IOUs, or registered warrants, by September 4, taxpayers, local governments and businesses can finally heave a sigh of relief - they would not have to bear the burden of the economically distraught state's debt by accepting paper promises instead of cash!
NPD Group: Video game software sales plunged 29% in July; hardware sales fell 37%
According to data released by the NPD Group late Thursday, the July sales of video game software in the US touched their third-worst year-over-year plunge since January 1995. The monstrous 29 percent fall in the sales during July - compared to the sales during the same month last year - also marks the fifth monthly decline in a row!
Cancer Death rate is going down in U.S.
Deaths caused due to cancer are on a constant decline in all age groups with younger people topping the charts.
Although researchers say that cancer deaths have considerably reduced, cancer is still the number one killer in the U. S. because the mortality rate caused by heart disease has been decreased faster.
Sony to convert its eBook store to EPUB format by year-end; to challenge Amazon!
Amazon, the e-book market leader thus far has competition coming its way - with Sony announcing its plans to convert its electronic book store to the open EPUB format by the year-end!
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