Feb 12
Rockstar launches a new promotional site for the most awaited GTA IV, making us impatient, as the game is expected to be released on April 29th. The site features a map of Liberty City with 9 hotspots and aplenty of screenshots and videos, teasing us with the expected to come. I guess the next 2.5 months are going to last forever.

[via slashgear]
Feb 12
Nokia unveils the N96 3G Quad-Band GSM and HSDPA smartphone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The new handset is replacing the N95 and has the same N81 design, including the dual-slide action. The N96 is considered as the new flagship mobile from Nokia and will be competing on the multimedia-cellular spot. The device features the following specs:
- Display: 2.8” LCD, 16M color (320 x 240).
- OS: S60 3rd edition.
- Internal Memory: 16GB flash and 128MB RAM with microSD extension.
- Camera: 5MP with dual LED flash light.
- Connectivity: WiFi, aGPS, GPS with photo tagging and Bluetooth2.0 + EDR A2DP.
- Music: MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+ and WMA support.
- Video: MPEG-4, H.264, RealVideo, WMV9 and Flash Lite 3.0 support.
- Other Features: DVB-H TV tuner, Nokia Maps, stereo speakers.
- Dimensions: 103×55×18mm, 125gm.
- Availability: Q3 2008.
- Price: $797.

[via Nokia]
Another picture after the break.
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Feb 12
Yahoo’s board of directors officially decided to turn off Microsoft’s hostile acquisition offer for 44.6$ Billion, price that presented $31 per share, a week ago. The rejection adds 2% to Yahoo’s share, 0.2% to Google’s share and -2% reduction on Microsoft’s share. In a press release, Yahoo says the bid is substantially lower than its real value and refuses to consider any offer under 40$ per share.
…”Yahoo! Board of Directors has carefully reviewed Microsoft’s unsolicited proposal with Yahoo!’s management team and financial and legal advisors and has unanimously concluded that the proposal is not in the best interests of Yahoo! and our stockholders.”
“After careful evaluation, the Board believes that Microsoft’s proposal substantially undervalues Yahoo! including our global brand, large worldwide audience, significant recent investments in advertising platforms and future growth prospects, free cash flow and earnings potential, as well as our substantial unconsolidated investments.”
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