Android 2.2 (Froyo) versus iOS 4: the browser showdown (video)

Our test candidates were a 16GB iPhone 4 (with a shameless color mod) and a Nexus One rocking the official OTA 2.2 update and Flash 10.1.  http://bit.ly/9utjVj

Will wait for the iPad in Mexico

Waiting for the iPad hope it will soon arrive

Nintendo teams with Google for glorified ‘Google Fight’ gameplay for Wii

Apparently it’s a bit of trend at Nintendo as well (or maybe Nintendo just likes money), because they’ve teamed up with Google to release a game for the Wii in Japan called Ando Kensaku comprised of just such a mechanism. Players compete by guessing the most popular search term, an action we hope is somehow augmented [...]

Nokia, others seen following Apple in tablet push

Many other handset makers and PC vendors, including Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Hewlett-Packard Co , are expected to follow Apple Inc’s move into the new category of devices, between traditional PCs and smartphones. Over the weekend, Apple sold more than 300,000 iPads on the tablet computer’s first day in stores, a strong showing that roughly [...]

U.S. stocks finish mostly up after Fed’s soothing words

U.S. stocks finished Tuesday’s session with modest gains, helped by assurances from the Federal Reserve that easy money conditions would continue. Stocks rose to their highest levels of the session after the release of the minutes from the Fed’s last policy-setting meeting, at which central bankers decided to keep their target lending rate near 0%. Fed [...]

China Central Bank Said to Resume 3-Year Bill Sales

China’s central bank will sell three-year bills tomorrow for the first time since June 2008, seeking to drain cash from the world’s fastest-growing economy, traders at three of the nation’s largest banks said. The People’s Bank of China asked the lenders to give indications of their demand for the securities, said the traders, who asked [...]

Verizon CEO: We want the iPhone

Almost since the day it was revealed to the public, American customers have been clamoring for the iPhone to be made available on Verizon’s network. Many potential iPhone buyers have cited their distaste for AT&T as their primary reason for not jumping on the iPhone train, and the chant has been relentless for almost three [...]

Bank of Japan holds steady

More than two shares advanced for each that fell as the MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained for the fifth day. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average increased 0.4 percent to 11,321.29 and the Hang Seng Index rose 1.3 percent to 21,813.47.

Lenovo C200 brings NVIDIA Ion 2 stateside for $499

NVIDIA Ion 2 system it looks like today is your lucky day since it looks like Lenovo has scored an early lead in unleashing the wrath of the new Atom / GeForce combo. Available sometime this month, the 18.5-inch C200 all-in-one isn’t going to replace that Core i7 rig for ripping through Command & Conquer [...]

Dost thine iPad trouble thee?

A number of persistent issues have been reported by anxious iPadites across the USA, including weak or intermittent WiFi signal, overheating, broken PDF exports from Pages, and the iPad completely forgetting your network settings and password.