Analysts are expecting Intel and Research in Motion (RIMM), manufacturer of the Blackberry) to announce a new partnership at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco. As part of the deal, RIMM will begin to use Intel’s low-power communication chips and will help Intel promote its WiMax long-distance protocol.

The WiMax wireless […]

Mobile content/game developer and publisher Glu Mobile (formerly Sorrent, Inc. and Macrospace Ltd.) has received a $7.5 million investment from Time Warner. This follows the $20 million in follow-on venture capital funding round in May led by Granite Global Ventures, with participation from BA Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Globespan Capital Partners and Sienna […]

Nanotechnologists at University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and an Australian colleague have produced transparent carbon nanotube sheets that are stronger than the same-weight steel sheets.
Component strength is extremely important for many applications and tested strength of the new material already exceeds the strongest steel sheets and Mylar and Kapton sheets used for ultralight air […]

Vindigo and Zingy were both acquired by the Japanese mobile content company For-Side.com last year. For-Side.com representatives have talked for months about the possibility of rolling up U.S. operations under the Zingy brand, and the consolidation of Vindigo appears to be the first step. It is unclear of additional For-Side companies such as […]

It looks like Google is finally moving into the Instant Messenger (IM) and VOIP arena with an upcoming release of Google Talk. The L.A. Times is quoting a source close to the services that said that Google will launch the services soon, possibly as early as this week.
The discussion of a Google IM began […]