Google has just made search a lot more useful, and real-time search offerings (i.e. Twitter Search, OneRiot, and Tweetmeme) are about to feel the power of the Google juggernaut. Why? Because of the release of Google Search Options, a new Google search feature that provides the user the ability to drill down search results by [...]

Acer provided new details about two of its smartphones, but kept silent on price points for each of them.
The computer maker, which unveiled a lineup of Windows Mobile smartphones at Mobile World Congress in February, said that its dual-SIM DX900 is now available in France, the U.K., Germany, Spain, Portugal, Russia and the Middle East, [...]

Despite Microsoft’s constant denials that it’s to offer a Zune-themed mobile, a tweet from a Microsoft employee has hinted at an iPhone rival due in June.
From a new Twitter account set up to promote the launch of Office 2010, the tweet reads: “New product launch, that’s all I’m allowed to say. Hold off from buying [...]

For years, companies have tried to get the perfect combination that would assure optimum functionality at the lowest possible cost. Indeed, it has become the Holy Grail for PC manufacturers.
A Chinese company called Skyzone is now entering the fray with the Alpha 680 netbook. The Alpha 680, slated to be released in three months time, [...]

Finnish operator Elisa and Nokia Siemens Networks have demonstrated a new technology that allows operators to increase voice capacity of their 3G networks, potentially up to double the baseline capacity. The trial call was conducted in Elisa’s live 3G network using R&D prototype devices supplied by Nokia. In technical terms the demonstration was of the [...]

Greece’s data protection agency has banned Google from expanding its Street View service in the country, pending “additional information” from the firm.
Street View gives users a 360-degree view of a road via Google Maps.
Authorities want to know how long the images would be kept on Google’s database and what measures it will take to make [...]

Within the next few months Asus will launch the Asus Eee PC T91, a tablet-style netbook with a swivelling touchscreen. The Asus Eee PC T91 adds tablet functionality to the burgeoning Asus Eee PC line.
The Asus Eee PC T91 has an 8.9in rotating touchscreen display that converts into a tablet and a stylus. The Asus [...]

Pirate software on PCs in the UK has surged to a record 27 percent last year, which translates to around ?1.49 billion in lost sales, service and support opportunities, according to the sixth annual global IDC software piracy study.
One in four PCs in UK has illegal softwareWorldwide, software piracy climbed to a record high, making [...]

Google’s Android operating system is expected to grow by 900 percent in 2009, encouraged by vendors, developers and operators, a May 11 report from research firm Strategy Analytics is predicting.
The report, “Global Smartphone Vendor Market Share by Region: 2008,” breaks down smartphone market growth by region and operating system.
“The Android mobile operating system from Google [...]

AT&T said it recently conducted an optical-fiber transmission capacity test over a simulated 580-kilometer link that produced total bandwidth of 32 Terabits per second.
According to AT&T, the results exceeded the bandwidth capacity of the previous record-setting test by 25% and over more than twice the distance.
The telco worked with network-equipment provider NEC and fiber-optic cabling [...]