News technology 2008-06-05 Andanh.com

Blind can play MIT group's video game Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:31:24 -0400
"AudiOdyssey" will never match the popularity of the hit "Guitar Hero" game. But a group of MIT students thinks its recently released music game could...

Icahn tells Yahoo board to scrap severance plan Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:38:54 -0400
SAN FRANCISCO - Activist investor Carl Icahn wants Yahoo Inc.'s board to scrap an employee severance plan that drove up the potential cost of Microsoft Corp.'s bid...

AMD rolls out new laptop chip package Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:02:29 -0400
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rolled out a new package of chips for laptops today, a major overhaul of its mobile lineup the chip maker hopes will help it...

Softbank to offer iPhones in Japan Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:43:58 -0400
TOKYO - Japanese mobile carrier Softbank Corp. said Wednesday it has a deal with Apple Inc. to sell the iPhone later this year - the first such agreement in Japan for the...

You want close-ups? High-def, 3-D technology is transforming theaters Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:05:25 -0400
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In the movie theater of the near future, the big attraction may not be a movie. How about a front-row seat for opening night of Andrew Lloyd Webber's...

Virtual prediction: Lakers top Celtics in 7 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:38:47 -0400
The flesh and blood Boston Celtics might have some trash to talk should they ever run into their videogame alter egos. In a simulation of EA Sports' 'NBA Live...

Verizon Wireless says it will buy Alltel Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:49:32 -0400
NEW YORK - Verizon Wireless has agreed to buy Alltel Corp. for $5.9 billion, which would make it by far the largest cellular carrier in the U.S. Verizon Wireless would...

E-Trade makes it easier to trade on the BlackBerry Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:08:16 -0400
NEW YORK -As if BlackBerry users needed one more excuse to be glued to their screens, E-Trade Financial Corp. is giving its account holders an application that will let them...

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