International Business News - Tech http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/tech.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/tech.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Talks between General Electric and Vivendi over the future of NBC Universal have stalled, the New York Times reported on Friday night. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/ge-vivendi-talks-over-nbc-universal-stalled-report.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224501-nbc-sign-on-the-general-electric-building.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/ge-vivendi-talks-over-nbc-universal-stalled-report.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/ge-vivendi-talks-over-nbc-universal-stalled-report.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:40:01 EST As more details of Google Chrome OS came out on Thursday, people already took to Twitter and blogs to voice their complaints with the new OS and shared why they won't be using it when it launches at the end of 2010. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/tech-round-google-chrome-os-save-energy-chrome-os-available-now-nook-delays-shipments.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/tech-round-google-chrome-os-save-energy-chrome-os-available-now-nook-delays-shipments.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:32:47 EST Google Inc has won a seat at the smartphone table. Two years after the Web search leader announced its plan to barge into the market, a dozen phones are using Google's Android mobile operating software, including Motorola Inc's heavily promoted Droid phone. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/google-phone-strategy-takes-off-challenges-ahead-goog.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224509-google.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/google-phone-strategy-takes-off-challenges-ahead-goog.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/google-phone-strategy-takes-off-challenges-ahead-goog.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:42 EST Might sound bizarre, but its true. If all, or the majority of the computers and laptops in the US used Google Chrome OS right now, it would save up to 1.5 million hours, or 217 years of energy consumption every day. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/google-chrome-os-could-save-217-years-energy-per-day-us-chromeos.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224500-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/google-chrome-os-could-save-217-years-energy-per-day-us-chromeos.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/google-chrome-os-could-save-217-years-energy-per-day-us-chromeos.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:41 EST Google Chrome OS open source version was released on Thursday and already programmers have turned the code into a test version of the new OS that is set to officially debut at the end of 2010. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/google-chrome-os-out-now-goog-chromeos.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/google-chrome-os-out-now-goog-chromeos.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:24:12 EST Google Chrome OS open source version was released on Thursday and already programmers have turned the code into a test version of the new OS that is set to officially debut at the end of 2010. The working Chrome OS has already appeared on several peer-to-peer BitTorrent tracking sites, including Mininova.org and Pirate Bay. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/google-chrome-os-available-now-atbittorrent-near-you-goog-chromeos.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/google-chrome-os-available-now-atbittorrent-near-you-goog-chromeos.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:48:38 EST Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a U.S. jury he "never, never, never" committed fraud as he took the stand on Friday in a civil trial pitting international shareholders against the French conglomerate and former top executives. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/ex-vivendi-ceo-messier-testifies-losses-not-fraud.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224488-messier-of-vivendi-leaves-the-elysee-palace.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/ex-vivendi-ceo-messier-testifies-losses-not-fraud.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/ex-vivendi-ceo-messier-testifies-losses-not-fraud.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:48:02 EST Barnes & Noble Inc said on Friday it had sold out of its first allotment of newly launched Nook electronic readers due to high demand and new shipments will not arrive in time for the holidays. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/barnes-noble-says-nook-shipments-will-be-delayed.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224477-the-barnes-noble-nookwireless-ebook-reader-is.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/barnes-noble-says-nook-shipments-will-be-delayed.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/barnes-noble-says-nook-shipments-will-be-delayed.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:08:12 EST As more details of Google Chrome OS came out on Thursday, people already took to Twitter and blogs to voice their complaints with the new OS and shared why they won't be using it when it launches at the end of 2010. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/why-people-wont-use-google-chrome-os-goog.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/why-people-wont-use-google-chrome-os-goog.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:41:53 EST Dell , the world's No.3 PC brand, said on Friday that its core business of selling computers to companies was returning, after a sharp drop-off during the global downturn led to disappointing quarterly results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/dell-bets-on-corporate-spending-for-recovery.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224434-a-company-logo-of-dell-is-seen.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/dell-bets-on-corporate-spending-for-recovery.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/dell-bets-on-corporate-spending-for-recovery.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:32:01 EST China's government appears increasingly to be piercing U.S. government and defense industry computer networks to gather useful data for its military, a congressional advisory panel said on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/chinese-cyber-spying-seen-growing-againsts.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/chinese-cyber-spying-seen-growing-againsts.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:08:01 EST Sony Corp said on Friday that its planned entertainment content distribution service for network-compatible TVs and other devices will be launched next year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/sony-to-launch-online-entertainment-service-in-2010.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/sony-to-launch-online-entertainment-service-in-2010.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:08:01 EST French mobile phone games company Gameloft said it and other software developers were cutting back investment in developing games and other applications for Google's Android platform. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/gameloft-says-it-others-reining-in-android-plans.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224436-singapore-telecommunications-representative-displays-the-htc-dream.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/gameloft-says-it-others-reining-in-android-plans.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/gameloft-says-it-others-reining-in-android-plans.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:08:01 EST New Google Inc software will start up a computer as fast as a television can be turned on, the search company said on Thursday as it showed off its Chrome operating system designed for PCs that do their work on the Web. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/google-says-pc-will-start-in-seven-seconds-or-less.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224441-google.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/google-says-pc-will-start-in-seven-seconds-or-less.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/google-says-pc-will-start-in-seven-seconds-or-less.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:08:03 EST China's government appears increasingly to be piercing U.S. government and defense industry computer networks to gather useful data for its military, a congressional advisory panel said on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/chinese-cyber-spying-grows-againsts-report.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/chinese-cyber-spying-grows-againsts-report.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:24:02 EST The wireless chip industry expects smartphone market surge to continue, with British microchip designer ARM saying growth would likely even accelerate further next year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/smartphone-growth-to-continue-strong-in-2010.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/smartphone-growth-to-continue-strong-in-2010.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:08:01 EST China's government appears increasingly to be piercing U.S. government and defense industry computer networks to gather useful data for its military, a congressional advisory panel said on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/chinese-cyber-spying-grows-againsts-report-says.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/chinese-cyber-spying-grows-againsts-report-says.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:48:01 EST New Google Inc software will start up a computer as fast as a television can be turned on, the search company said on Thursday as it showed off its Chrome operating system designed for PCs that do their work on the Web. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/google-pc-will-start-in-seven-seconds-or-less.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224425-google-pc-will-start-in-seven-seconds-or-less.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/google-pc-will-start-in-seven-seconds-or-less.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/google-pc-will-start-in-seven-seconds-or-less.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:24:02 EST Dell Inc's <DELL.O> quarterly profit plunged 54 percent on lower-than-expected sales as it lost market share to competitors engaged in a budding price war in the PC market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/dell-results-miss-expectations-shares-drop.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224424-dell-results-miss-expectations-shares-drop.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/dell-results-miss-expectations-shares-drop.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/dell-results-miss-expectations-shares-drop.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:40:01 EST Google revealed more details of its Google Chrome OS on Thursday - showing how lightweight and fast it is - but early reactions from blogs, Twitter and Facebook, show that potential users are already finding problems with it. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/potential-users-find-early-faults-with-google-chrome-os-twitter-chromeos.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224416-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/potential-users-find-early-faults-with-google-chrome-os-twitter-chromeos.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/potential-users-find-early-faults-with-google-chrome-os-twitter-chromeos.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:35:31 EST