International Business News Blogs - Teknowledge http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/rss/sections/teknowledge.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/rss/sections/teknowledge.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A new set of documents leaked to Gizmodo show off Microsoft’s Courier’s user interface, which uses everything from multi-touch gestures to pen-based handwriting. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091104/microsoft-courier-interface-details-leaked-online.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/11167/20091104/microsoft-courier-interface-details-leaked-online.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:35:21 EST Apple CEO Steve Jobs Credit: Reuters For Apple die-hard fans everywhere, MacLife has put together a video montage of CEO Steve Jobs announcing every single new Apple product since the original iMac all the way up to the iPhone 3GS and the recently renewed version of the iPod Nano. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091104/video-footage-of-steve-jobs-entire-product-keynotes-from-the-imac-to-the-iphone.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/11164/20091104/video-footage-of-steve-jobs-entire-product-keynotes-from-the-imac-to-the-iphone.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:49:14 EST Motorola and Verizon Wireless will soon roll out a new smartphone dubbed 'Droid' later this month and its been generating by buzz with its 'iDont' ads which poked fun at Apple's iPhone. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091027/motorola-droid-idont-ad-rebuttal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/10954/20091027/motorola-droid-idont-ad-rebuttal.htm Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:48:33 EDT How does Microsoft celebrate its Windows 7 launch in Japan? By partnering with Burger King and serving up gigantic seven patty burgers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091026/burger-king-japan-selling-windowsburgers.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/10920/20091026/burger-king-japan-selling-windowsburgers.htm Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:56:59 EDT Microsoft opened the doors to its first retail store in Scottsdale, Arizona on Thursday, the same day it released its much-talked about, Windows 7. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091022/microsoft-opens-its-first-retail-store-more-to-come.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/10858/20091022/microsoft-opens-its-first-retail-store-more-to-come.htm Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:42:11 EDT Apple store (Reuters)pple told its developers on Thursday that it will allow the purchase of virtual goods in its free apps on the iPhone and iPod Touch. The announcement is a big step forward as it could be the beginning of a virtual goods model. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091015/apple-to-allowvirtual-goods-purchase-from-within-free-iphone-apps.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/10706/20091015/apple-to-allowvirtual-goods-purchase-from-within-free-iphone-apps.htm Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:42:00 EDT Nokia on Tuesday announced that it is partnering with AT&T to sell the Nokia Booklet 3G for $299 with a two-year contract. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091014/nokia-booklet-makes-it-official-299-withyear-atcontract.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/10672/20091014/nokia-booklet-makes-it-official-299-withyear-atcontract.htm Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:12:55 EDT Apple iPhone market share is growing at a rate faster than anticipated, US and international market, according to a new report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091012/apple-iphone-market-share-up-16-pct-in-us-11-pct-worldwide.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/10624/20091012/apple-iphone-market-share-up-16-pct-in-us-11-pct-worldwide.htm Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:25:38 EDT YouTube now gets over a billion hits a day, according to a new video blog post by the founder of the website. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091009/youtube-hitsnew1-billion-per-viewers-day-record.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/10572/20091009/youtube-hitsnew1-billion-per-viewers-day-record.htm Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:20:18 EDT Almost a month after Apple launched the iPhone 3.1 update, Apple today released the iPhone 3.1.2 update for iPhone and iPod Touch users. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091008/how-to-update-your-iphone-or-itouch-to-iphone-os1-2.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/10533/20091008/how-to-update-your-iphone-or-itouch-to-iphone-os1-2.htm Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:47:49 EDT It's no secret that Apple is known for its loyal customers, but just how much do Apple users look up to the company's CEO, Steve Jobs? http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090928/seriously-what-would-steve-jobs-do.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/10269/20090928/seriously-what-would-steve-jobs-do.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:39:01 EDT Apple Store (Reuters) A group of employees at an Apple retail store in Seattle, Washington are planning an October 3rd walkout, citing abusive working conditions and labor law violations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090922/apple-store-employees-unhappy-with-abusive-working-conditions-in-seattle.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/10120/20090922/apple-store-employees-unhappy-with-abusive-working-conditions-in-seattle.htm Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:42:28 EDT The changes Apple made to its App Store through the release of iTunes 9 have left iPhone app developers both excited and cautious. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/iphone-developers-displeased-with-new-app-store.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/9822/20090910/iphone-developers-displeased-with-new-app-store.htm Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:11:11 EDT Google has come under some strain these past weeks as it tries to diversifies into more and more areas. By doing so, the tech giant keeps bumping up against legal boundaries, turning them into a unfriendly giant monopolist. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090824/are-googles-challenges-turning-intoburden.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/9078/20090824/are-googles-challenges-turning-intoburden.htm Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:24:29 EDT MySpace may be close to acquiring social music service iLike in a potential deal worth about $20 million, according to TechCrunch. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090817/myspace-may-be-buying-ilike-report.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/8706/20090817/myspace-may-be-buying-ilike-report.htm Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:00:43 EDT Credit cards (Source: Reuters) A federal grand jury has indicted Albert Gonzales, of Miami, Fla., for allegedly hacking into computers belonging to retail and financial companies and stealing over 130 million credit and debit cards. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090817/hacker-stole-130m-card-numbers.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/8704/20090817/hacker-stole-130m-card-numbers.htm Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:38:44 EDT Mozilla Corp.'s popular Firefox browser surpassed the 1-billion download milestone on Friday. The figure includes downloads of all versions of the web software, dating back to its release in 2004. The browser has an estimated 31 percent share of the world market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090731/firefox-hitsbillion-downloads.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/7985/20090731/firefox-hitsbillion-downloads.htm Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:22:38 EDT Video game sales in the US dropped to $1.17 billion in June - almost a third down on the same month last year - making it the biggest drop for nine years, according to research by the NDP group. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090720/us-game-sales-down-31-in-thes.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/7456/20090720/us-game-sales-down-31-in-thes.htm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:01:25 EDT Reports surfaced today that Apple will launch an $800 tablet computer in October. The netbook is rumored to sell for about $800 and sport a 9.7-in. screen, a Taiwanese news site has reported. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090713/report-apple-netbook-coming-in-october.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/7211/20090713/report-apple-netbook-coming-in-october.htm Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:15:35 EDT TechCrunch claims that Apple has placed an order for camera modules destined for the next version of the iPod Touch. The size of the order is "massive." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090706/is-ipod-touch-gettingcamera.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/6893/20090706/is-ipod-touch-gettingcamera.htm Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:19:25 EDT