Acer aims to overtake HP in notebook sales

Acer recently outpaced Dell as the second largest PC seller in the world. Is No. 1 Hewlett-Packard next on the list? Acer Chairman J.T. Wang reportedly intends to ship 40 million notebooks in 2010, a number that could help the Taiwanese company challenge and even overtake current champ Hewlett-Packard for the top spot in portable… Continue reading Acer aims to overtake HP in notebook sales

Apple Disabling Support for Intel Atom Processor in Latest 10.6.2 Build?

OS X Daily reports on a discovery that Apple’s latest developer build of Mac OS X 10.6.2 disables support for Intel’s Atom processor. While Apple’s exact motive for the change is unknown, the result is that users who have modified their Atom-powered netbooks to run OS X will be unable to easily apply the 10.6.2 update… Continue reading Apple Disabling Support for Intel Atom Processor in Latest 10.6.2 Build?

Old Dogs movie trailer

Two best friends — one unlucky-in-love divorcee (ROBIN WILLIAMS) and the other a fun-loving bachelor (JOHN TRAVOLTA) — have their lives turned upside down when they’re unexpectedly charged with the care of six-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives.

Facebook awarded $711 million in spam lawsuit

Facebook was awarded $711 million in a judgment Thursday against self-described “spam king” Sanford Wallace. Judge Jeremy Fogel of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California granted Facebook’s application for a default judgment against Wallace for violating the Can-Spam Act, which bans “false and misleading” marketing e-mails. Fogel also found that Wallace… Continue reading Facebook awarded $711 million in spam lawsuit

Want to steer clear of H1N1

Scientists at Iowa State University monitored mice that ran regularly on a treadmill over a 3.5-month period and mice that did not run at all; the moderate exercisers developed less severe symptoms from the influenza virus, including less inflammation in their lungs, than those that did not run. “Perhaps the moderate stress from repeated exposure to… Continue reading Want to steer clear of H1N1