Archive for March, 2008

Diabetes Study Shows Endeavor, Taxus Stents Are Equal

Diabetes Study Shows Endeavor, Taxus Stents Are Equal

0 / March 31, 2008 8:07 am

Boston (dbTechno) – According to a new study released on Sunday, Medtronic Inc.’s Endeavor drug-coated stent performed about the same as Boston Scientific Corp.’s Taxus stent in treating diabetic patients. The study was sponsored by Medtronic and recorded data for [...]

Apple To Coincide Launch Of 3G iPhone With iPhone 2.0 Update

Apple To Coincide Launch Of 3G iPhone With iPhone 2.0 Update

0 / March 31, 2008 7:51 am

Washington (dbTechno) – It seems that Apple is playing the waiting game in regards to when they will announce the inevitable 3G iPhone. According to Bank of America, the 3G iPhone will release in May, just in time for the [...]

Gears of War Going From Xbox 360 to Big Screen In 2010

Gears of War Going From Xbox 360 to Big Screen In 2010

2 / March 31, 2008 7:44 am

Boston (dbTechno) – Apparently the Gears of War movie is well on its way at this point to release in summer 2010. The film will be based off of the hit Xbox 360 franchise. Reports are that the Gears of [...]

Blockbuster To Expand At Retail, Sell Video Game Consoles

Blockbuster To Expand At Retail, Sell Video Game Consoles

0 / March 31, 2008 7:39 am

Boston (dbTechno) – Apparently Blockbuster will no longer be a destination simply to rent the latest DVDs and video games, it may also be a place to shop for the entertainment. Blockbuster has announced they will begin to expand at [...]

DS Tops Wii, PSP In Japanese Sales Chart

DS Tops Wii, PSP In Japanese Sales Chart

1 / March 31, 2008 7:34 am

Boston (dbTechno) – According to the latest hardware sales figures being released from Japan, the Nintendo DS has managed to take the top spot yet again, beating out the Sony PSP as well as the Nintendo Wii and PS3. The [...]

Could GTA IV Be Coming To Nintendo DS?

Could GTA IV Be Coming To Nintendo DS?

1 / March 31, 2008 7:29 am

Boston (dbTechno) – According to a French retailer, the highly-anticipated Rockstar game Grand Theft Auto IV may be coming to the Nintendo DS. GTA IV is already scheduled to release on the PS3 and Xbox 360 at the end of [...]

Apple Releases Second Beta Version of iPhone SDK

Apple Releases Second Beta Version of iPhone SDK

0 / March 31, 2008 7:24 am

Washington (dbTechno) – Apple has announced that they have released the second beta version of the iPhone SDK. This brings iPhone applications, as well as the App Store, one step closer to being released to the public in June. The [...]

Microsoft’s OOXML Likely To Get ISO Approval

Microsoft’s OOXML Likely To Get ISO Approval

2 / March 31, 2008 7:19 am

Washington (dbTechno) – It is believed that the Redmond, Washington software giant Microsoft will have their Office Open XML set as the ISO standard. It has yet to be confirmed but Microsoft seems very confident that OOXML will be approved.

U.S. Attorney General Says Piracy Helps Fund Terrorist Attacks

U.S. Attorney General Says Piracy Helps Fund Terrorist Attacks

0 / March 31, 2008 7:14 am

Washington (dbTechno) – U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey has come out and stated that piracy, along with counterfeiting, helps fund terrorist attacks. This statement links all of those BitTorrent users out there to terrorist activity. Mukasey spoke to Silicon Valley [...]

Yahoo Eyes Women With New Site, Shine

Yahoo Eyes Women With New Site, Shine

0 / March 31, 2008 7:08 am

Boston (dbTechno) – Yahoo has launched a brand new Web site for women known as Shine. The new site is geared towards women between the ages of 25 and 54-years-old. Shine will offer just about everything Yahoo believes women want [...]