Modern Warfare 2 made $550 million in sales in the first five days of its release, breaking all previous first-to-five day entertainment industry box office records, according to developer Activision. Activision compared their revenue figures with other entertainment record-breakers (books, movies, video games): The (previous) largest five-day worldwide video game sales record: Grand Theft [...] Full story...
BelAir Networks today announced the BelAir100SN, a combined 802.11n/DOCSIS 3.0 unit that can be installed overhead on the cable operator’s distribution plant in less than 15 minutes.
GOOGLE is developing software for the first phone capable of translating foreign languages almost instantly — like the Babel Fish in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Portland Mayor Sam Adams (@MayorSamAdams), at his annual State of the City Address this Friday, said the city will make available $500,000 for innovative small business ventures which may be matched by banks.
AT&T’s new FamilyMap, allows you to track the location of your family members directly on your iPhone.
Supercomputer scientist Dan Reed notes that Microsoft and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) have announced a collaborative project where Microsoft will offer individual researchers and research groups free access to advanced client-plus-cloud computing.
SpaceFlightNow, one of the top space news sites, has a special edition of “This Week In Space” with Miles O’Brien with a detailed look at President Obama’s sweeping changes for the U.
Deutsche Telekom is considering the future of its US mobile unit, T-Mobile USA, according to the Wall Street Journal, with options including an IPO, a partial spinoff of the business, or a merger with a US rival.
After four delays, India’s 3G auctions are likely to take place this year. The auction is expected to take place in August-September this year.
Super Bowl XLIV pits the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Indianapolis Colts (IndyStar coverage) against the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New Orleans Saints (NOLA coverage) to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2009 season.
Comcast’s proposed deal to buy a 51 percent stake in NBC Universal from General Electric is having congressional hearings today.