The Tech Report: miscellaneous newsThe Tech Report: Current developments in personal computing: miscellaneousUPDATED: Could Google purchase Valve- September 17, 2008 A rather strange rumor has popped up on the web this morning. The Inquirer's Charlie Demerjian claims to have it on good authority that Google is just about to announce a buyout of Valve. As Charlie points out, you don't have to think very hard about Google's potential motives for...http://techreport.com/discussions.x/15529 First Android handset coming next week from T-Mobile- September 16, 2008 Just over 10 months after Google took the wraps off its Android mobile platform, the first Android-based cell phone is about to debut. At least, that's what Engadget says. The gadget blog claims to have "received confirmation" that T-Mobile will launch an Android handset on September 23. T-Mobile might...http://techreport.com/discussions.x/15526 Crysis finds itself in top-10 best-sellers chart- September 16, 2008 Who said games with demanding hardware requirements can't sell well In the case of Crytek's Crysis, the title might just have had to wait for graphics cards to get cheaper. Shacknews reports that the latest PC gaming best-sellers chart lists Crysis among all the usual suspects (Blizzard and Maxis...http://techreport.com/discussions.x/15525 24,600 HP employees to get pink slips by 2011- September 16, 2008 Like all big mergers, the fusion of HP and technology-services firm Electronic Data Systems will put some current employees back in the job market. In this case, though, a staggering 24,600 staffers will receive pink slips over the next three years. The Associated Press says most of the firings...http://techreport.com/discussions.x/15521 Google files patent for floating data center- September 16, 2008 Say what you will about Google, the company certainly knows how to think outside the box. As Data Center Knowledge reports, Google has filed a patent for the concept of a barge-based data center. If the term confuses you, don't worryit's exactly what it sounds like. The patent application...http://techreport.com/discussions.x/15517 |