Archive for the ‘Silicon Valley’ Category
Samsung GO Netbook N310 10.1-Inch With 9 Hour Battery Life
Friday, August 28, 2009 8:51 No CommentsAs the Netbook world evolves, another generation of compact sturdy netbooks arrives just for the Christmas buying season (and back to school).
Samsung has addressed many of the concerns of netbooks buyers by making the Samsung Go Netbook a joy to type on. Keyboard pitch and size seem to be just right and are gathering great [...]
Apple IPhone 3GS Problems with Overheating, Battery Life and SMS vulnerability
Monday, July 6, 2009 13:08 No CommentsiPhone 3GS battery life
Some iPhone owners are reported to be disappointed by the battery life on the iPhone 3GS handset, and Consumer Reports magazine reports that the iPhone 3GS battery lasts one hour less when making calls than the original iPhone.
The Apple website has more information on the iPhone 3GS battery with recommendations on how [...]
Sun IBM Split, is Cisco lurking?
Monday, April 6, 2009 10:07 No CommentsSun’s stock plummeted nearly 23 percent this morning to $6.68 a share in premarket trading
This follows reports in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal that the company rejected a formal buyout bid of $9.40 a share or less, and terminated an exclusive negotiating agreement, prompting IBM to withdraw its offer.
The IBM offer [...]
AT&T Strike – The end of the world as we know it
Sunday, April 5, 2009 10:00 No CommentsPalm Sunday seems an appropriate day for 110,000 workers at AT&T to go out on strike.
Communications Workers of America and AT&T are in the process of contract negotiations in Austin, Texas, said Jason Burns, president of CWA Local 6401 in Topeka.
The bargaining is for wages, benefits, pension and work rules, said Marty Richter, a spokesman [...]
