america

Photos: America at 4-gigapixel resolution

News A 2004 photo of the Marin Headlands, the Presidio, Alcatraz and Oakland behind San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge was taken with a 480mm lens by Graham Flint as part of the ultra-high-resolution Gigapxl Project's Portrait of America.

18 July 2006, 9:54

Europe bests North America as largest PC market

News North America accounted for 67.1 million, or 30.7 per cent, of shipments. In 2004, 62.4 million PCs shipped to North America while 62 million went to Europe. Shipments to the Asia-Pacific and Latin America grew at a faster rate -- 26 percent -- but...

19 January 2006, 11:20

Photos: Lift off at Spaceport America

News Credit: Spaceport America The designs have been released and construction on Spaceport America will begin in 2008 in Credit: Spaceport America Credit: Spaceport America Credit: Spaceport America Spaceport America which, along with the hangar...

Tags: earth, commercial, travel, terminal

22 November 2007, 9:30

America set to embrace wallet phones

News With Europe's first commercial rollout just launched, analysts are predicting that mobile wallets -- such as phones with near-field communication (NFC) technology embedded -- are gearing up to take on the US too.

25 April 2006, 9:01

RIAA cracks down on Internet2 file-swapping

News The Recording Industry Association of America filed a law suit on Tuesday against students at 18 universities accused of operating file-swapping services on the supercharged Internet2 network. According to Sherman, the Motion Picture Association of...

16 May 2005, 13:50

Panasonic to emphasise plasmas

News Yoshi Yamada, chairman and CEO of Panasonic North America, has three words for you: plasma, plasma and plasma. Japanese headquarters kicked off reforms in 2001 and Yamada came to America to implement changes in the US office.

10 January 2006, 8:58

Recording and movie groups join Internet2

News The Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry Association of America will join the Internet2 network coalition, Internet2 officials announced on Friday. The RIAA's decision to join the coalition comes several months after it...

12 September 2005, 8:51

Alleged UK NASA hacker to face trial in US

News Accused hacker Gary McKinnon has lost a crucial battle in his fight to avoid prosecution in the US after a British judge ordered his extradition to America. McKinnon was instructed that he must prepare himself to be flown to America on 17 May.

11 May 2006, 9:18

Downloading films not 'very serious' for most people

News In a survey of 2,600 Americans via the Internet and in telephone interviews, Digital Life America found 78 per cent considered taking a DVD from a store without paying as a 'very serious offense'. There is a Robin Hood effect -- most people...

26 January 2007, 10:23

News.blog: Wii mania not reaching eBay

News The Wii -- which retails for $250 (£130) -- launched on Sunday night across North America. Anyway, this probably means that the people who queued up across America to buy a Wii might actually be keeping their Wiis.

20 November 2006, 11:27

Report: $250 Wii for 19 Nov US launch

News As it turns out, the console will arrive in North America and South America on Sunday 19 November, according to the Times. Our goal is to bring gaming back to the masses," Nintendo of America president and chief operating officer Reggie Fils-Aime...

14 September 2006, 11:18

Half a million PSPs sold in first two days

News Sony Computer Entertainment America said in a statement that PSP products generated more than $150m in revenue for the company during the handheld's first week on sale, surpassing any previous game system launch.

13 April 2005, 10:40

Video in, mini drives out on Samsung music players

News The company is also working with an unnamed game publisher to bring 1970s and '80s arcade games to the device, said Mark Farish, senior marketing manager of digital audio for Samsung Electronics America.

27 July 2005, 9:10

Sharp unveils 108-inch LCD TV

News A lot of people had questions when we introduced a 65-inch TV," said Bob Scaglione, senior vice president of Sharp Electronics America. Sharp also released a Blu-ray player at the show for North America.

8 January 2007, 9:05

Nintendo sells one million systems in one week

News Outgoing Nintendo of America senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications George Harrison took the time to beat the corporate hype drum one last time. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime.

Tags: sales, president, america, playstation

29 November 2007, 9:37