Japanese electronic giant Toshiba Corp. announced on Tuesday that it is developing a new technology that would allow viewers to watch 3D television without special glasses. In an interview, Toshiba spokesperson Yuko Sugahara confirmed earlier reports, saying that the development for such technology is now being undertaken. “Many people don’t like to wear those special glasses to watch TV for a long time, specially people who must wear 3-D glasses over regular glasses. That is why Toshiba is now developing a new technology that would allow users to view 3D movies even... 

Cambodian authorities expressed alarm over the significant increase of cheating incidents among students, who used cellphones to share answers during national examinations. According to reports, hundreds of students were caught talking to friends or relatives over their cellphones to ask for answers in the exams. Some students even bribed their professors to allow them to browse their “smuggled” notes for answers. Initial investigations also showed that teachers and their cohorts have masterminded the massive cheating incident, even selling answers to the national exams... 

A report over the weekend told that thousands of Saudis are now selling off their BlackBerry devices ahead of the scheduled ban by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. However, with very few people willing to buy the smartphones, Saudis were forced to sell it at a much cheaper price. “I want to get a new smartphone. Since the announcement of the ban, many Saudis have already traded or sold their BlackBerry fearing that they will not be able to sell it when the ban is already implemented,” a Saudi national said. Many cellphone shops in the UAE and Saudi Arabia also... 

The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday announced a controversial decision, legalizing the so-called “jailbreaking” of the popular Apple iPhone and unlocking of other mobilephones and smartphones. Jailbreaking an iPhone allows users to use the device on other carriers aside from AT&T, the official wireless partner and sole distributor of the Apple Inc gadget. When the iPhone has been unlocked, users can now also run other applications, on the device even those without approval by Apple. Based on estimates by the FCC, there are at least one... 

Computer giant IBM Corp. has raised its annual forecast for this year as the technology sector batted for bigger sales in the coming months. The company made the announcement despite shaky market conditions in the technology sector, saying that the worst is finally over for the sector and bigger sales will be at hand in the comings months. IBM also reported that its net income for the second quarter of this year has spiked up by nine percent ($3.39) billion, or roughly $2.65 per share. The figures have topped earlier analysts’ projection of $2.58 per share. But the company... 

Computer giant Microsoft Corp. and the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) have teamed up to produce the most detailed 3-D images of space and the planets through the so-called “WorldWide Telescope.” Microsoft’s “WorldWide Telescope,” which has been steadily increased viewership on the Internet, is the galactic version of Google Earth. With the help of NASA, Microsoft was now able to produce high-definition 3-D images of objects and planets that can be found in the Milky Way and other galaxies. One of the highly talked about image was the true color... 

A human rights group on Wednesday cried foul over recent moves of the Chinese Internet regulators, who want to reduce the anonymity among online users in mainland China. State Council Information Office director Wang Chen, in his address to the national legislature in April, has called for the extensive system that would require all Internet users to use their real names when going online or buying a mobile phone. Chen said that the new registration system will allow the Chinese government to better manage the Internet and the content being provided by its users. The Chinese... 

A group technology experts and volunteers has released on Thursday a new version of the popular open-source blogging website WordPress. Dubbed as WordPress version 3.0, the new software hosts more than 2, 700 upgrades, which include 1, 217 bugs fix. At least 218 volunteers have provided the software upgrades for the 13th version of the software. Research and consulting firm Real Story Group analyst Adriaan Bloem said that WordPress has now become the “most capable” blogging platform on the Internet, citing the most notable upgrade in the website’s feature – the multi-task... 

In a bid to attract more consumers to its doors, the world’s largest coffee chain Starbucks Corp. announced on Monday that it will be offering unlimited use of wireless internet access (Wi-Fi) in all company-operated stores starting July 1. Starbucks hopes to take back lucrative share of the restaurant business from its rivals like McDonald’s Corp. and other coffee chains that have long used free Wi-Fi connection to attract customers. This time, Starbucks takes one step further by giving customers free Wi-Fi access, which will include special news networks and entertainment... 

A mobile phone security firm on Monday revealed that hackers have developed new types of computer virus that can be planted in Smartphones running on Microsoft Windows operating system. In a statement, San Francisco-based security firm Lookout said that the viruswas planted in video games designed for Smartphones such as “3D Anti-Terrorist” and “PDA Poker Art.” “The worst part is that these games were available on websites that provides legitimate software for cell phones and Smartphones,” Lookout chief executive John Hering said. Hering, citing the results of their...