FreshNews.com: Other Areas of Tech Interest http://www.freshnews.com/news/other-tech-areas/ California Tech News Updated Daily! Other Areas of Tech Interest en-us Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:20:02 -0700 1000 MOUNTAIN VIEW--- VeriSign Domain Report Shows Internet Growth Remains Strong http://www.freshnews.com/news/other-tech-areas/article_45160.html 2008-09-05 VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, today released the Domain Report for the second quarter of 2008, highlighting the continued growth of the Internet globally. At the midpoint of 2008, there were 168 million domain name registrations across all of... WASHINGTON--- Sony Recalls Notebook Computers Due to Burn Hazard http://www.freshnews.com/news/other-tech-areas/article_45145.html 2008-09-04 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Certain VAIO TZ-series Notebook Computers Units: About 73,000 Manufacturer: Sony Electronics Inc., of San Diego, Calif. Hazard:... SAN DIEGO--- .Tiger Airways selects the Hamilton Sundstrand APS 3200 Auxiliary Power Unit http://www.freshnews.com/news/other-tech-areas/article_45142.html 2008-09-04 Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), has signed a long-term agreement with Tiger Airways to install its APS 3200 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) on Tiger's new fleet of up to 60 Airbus A320 aircraft. Tiger Airways currently operates a fleet of 12 APS 3200-equipped A320s from... SAN FRANCISCO--- MarketTools' August/September 2008 Insight Report Reveals Impact of Web Activity on Consumers' Purchasing Decisions http://www.freshnews.com/news/other-tech-areas/article_45128.html 2008-09-04 MarketTools, the technology and solutions leader for online customer insights, today unveiled the results of its August/September 2008 Insight Report focused on the increasing American trend to stay socially connected on the Web and the impact of this activity on product purchasing decisions. A nationwide survey of 1,000 U.S.... EL SEGUNDO--- DIRECTV and TiVo to Launch New HD DIRECTV DVR with TiVo Service http://www.freshnews.com/news/other-tech-areas/article_45107.html 2008-09-03 DIRECTV, Inc. (NASDAQ:DTV), the nation's leading satellite television service provider, and TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ:TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVR), announced today that they have extended their current agreement, which includes the development, marketing and distribution of a new HD DIRECTV DVR... COSTA MESA--- More Than 80 Percent of Americans with a DVR Can’t Live without It According to NDS Survey http://www.freshnews.com/news/other-tech-areas/article_45098.html 2008-09-03 More than 80% of Americans say that they can’t live without a Digital Video Recorder (DVR), according to a new survey of DVR owners commissioned by NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV. A DVR or personal video recorder (PVR) lets you record TV shows in digital format... SAN FRANCISCO--- Biotech Drops Back to Earth in August, Burrill Finds http://www.freshnews.com/news/other-tech-areas/article_45083.html 2008-09-02 While the general markets managed to end August in positive territory as oil continued a sharp slide, biotech came back to earth after its stellar performance in July closing in negative territory. The Dow finished up 1.5%, the NASDAQ closed the month up 1.8% and the Burrill Biotech Select...