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Gamers will probably be overjoyed to hear about the fact that a beta for Battlefield: Bad Company. However, the requirements for getting into the beta might have a couple of them up in arms.Read More...

It's not good enough to be the clear leader in a mature market sector like cell phones. To stay youthfully vibrant, Nokia is embracing a new set of competitors and is repackaging itself as an "Internet company."Read More...

Following the uproar generated by the news that EA would be selling weapons in Battlefield: Bad Company, the corporation has decided to forget about the microtransactions. Nothing like a little bad press, eh?Read More...

A company called Psystar claims to be selling the OpenMac, a $399 Mac clone with Leopard preinstalled, at least they are until Apple Legal shuts them down.Read More...

Neil Young, an 11-year veteran at Electronic Arts, has recently left the company to found an iPhone game publishing company called Ngmoco.Read More...

Innovation usually gets blocked or slowed down by monopolies. A company with barely any competition can make decisions that concentrate more on the profits and less on the satisfaction of their customers. Time-Warner is currently testing metered bandwidth plans for new customers in Beaumont, Texas. New customers have to select a metered bandwidth plan with a combined bandwidth consumption of 5 to 40 Gigabytes with no option to upgrade to a flatrate.

Google Earth is unbeatable when finding stuff, looking at the world, finding your route and so on, but it doesn’t really give you information on what the places you see are like. Schmap is service I found which tries to bring together Google Maps, and actual information on places to get you valuable travel guide quality info.

Google's $625 million acquisition of antispam and data security company Postini is finally bearing fruit. The search giant announced a new security service today: for $3-25 per year, corporate clients can use Postini's spam filters and security features as a means of protecting their own e-mail systems against data loss, spam, or other types of risks. Read More...

EA showcased Battlefield: Bad Company at GDC, and we got a look at the single player and had some hands-on multiplayer time.Read More...