Archive for April, 2011
Amazon Cloud Player steals march on rivals
Amazon has unveiled its ambitious music streaming service, Cloud Player, which allows users to play songs across a number of computers and Android smartphones. Music lovers will be able to upload most of their existing music library – including tracks bought through Apple’s iTunes – to Amazon, as well as buy new songs for digital [...]
Read moreMicrosoft takes on Google with antitrust case
Microsoft has upped the ante in its bitter rivalry with Google by filing its first formal complaint to regulators, claiming the search engine giant is restricting competition. The US technology firm on Thursday filed the complaint to the European commission, which announced a formal investigation into Google in November, adding significant weight to the chorus [...]
Read moreApogee rolls out Duet 2 pro audio interface for Macs
Recently drop $500 on an Apogee Duet audio interface for your Mac after pondering one for all these years? Then we’re afraid we’ve got a bit of bad news for you, as the company has now finally rolled out a successor to the highly-desirable device. Apparently redesigned from the ground up, the new Duet 2 [...]
Read moreNanogenerators produce electricity by squeezing your fingers together, while you dance
First practical nanogenerator produces electricity with pinch of the fingers ANAHEIM, March 29, 2011 – After six years of intensive effort, scientists are reporting development of the first commercially viable nanogenerator, a flexible chip that can use body movements – a finger pinch now en route to a pulse beat in the future – to [...]
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