♦ Former network engineer sues Apple over its IT sweatshop

David Walsh, a network engineer at Apple for over a decade, claims that the companyknown for obsessively over-worked engineershas been routinely requiring overtime hours but not paying for them. According to his lawsuit, which is seeking class-action status...	1 vote

♦ The New York Times and LinkedIn Form Strategic Relationship

NYTimes.com and LinkedIn announced today a strategic relationship that will give LinkedIn members a more focused and personalized experience on the Business and Technology pages of NYTimes.com.	1 vote

♦ Opera Software releases Opera Mobile 9.5 beta

It's time that Opera Mobile got its due. Long overshadowed by Opera Mini--the light, server-fed browser for Java phones--Opera Mobile is a robust browser built on Web standards (and written with C and C++) that's known for delivering a full Web experience to Windows Mobile and Symbian phones.	1 vote

♦ Price of gas prompts Ford to take hard look at RWD sedan program

Development of Fords new large rear-wheel-drive sedans has been moving full speed ahead, despite a lack of media hype or leaks. But with fuel costs off the charts, the new models planned for both the Lincoln and Ford brands could be in jeopardy, said Ford product development boss Derrick Kuzak.	1 vote

♦ Canon EOS Rebel XS Digital SLR Camera Announced

Photographers Looking for the Next Step Up From Their Point-and-Shoot Camera Will Enjoy the High-End Features and Fun-to-Use SLR Technology of Canon's Newest Rebel Camera Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, announced the introduction of the EOS Rebel XS...	1 vote

♦ Week in review: Microhoogle intrigue

Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google are facing probes, proxies, and accusations of backroom politicking as their various attempts to link up come under scrutiny.	1 vote

♦ Initial Sales Show Samsung’s Instinct To Be A Big Hit

Sprint’s Wireless Division President John Garcia aptly put it when he said that the Samsung Instinct will be their best selling EVDO handset ever. Barely two weeks after its initial sale, stocks for the Instinct went poof as a result of strong early response from long excited customers. Even as Sprint expected a big launch placing its largest ever initial order for any EVDO handset...	1 vote

♦ Study: Carbon nanotubes mimic asbestos in mouse tests

BOSTON — Strong, versatile little "nanotubes" made out of carbon are considered future stars in nanotechnology research in medicine and industry. Now a study finds that longer threads of the stuff mimic the toxic qualities of asbestos, renewing questions about how carbon nanotubes can be used safely. Researchers with British institutes and the U.S.	1 vote

♦ Password Manager XP

This software is a turn-based strategy game in which you command either the United States military or China's military. As commander during a war that takes place in the Far East, you control a modern military which is based on realistic units with high-tech armament. Using these units...	1 vote

♦ Road Test: 1984 Aston Martin Lagonda, 1984 Bentley Mulsanne, and the 1985 Maserati Quattroporte

Aston martin CEO Ulrich Bez says the Rapide four-door Detroit show concept is going to reach production. It was an unplanned announcement, made in his native German to a German interviewer-Bez's P.R.	1 vote

♦ Crash gets back in his Kart

Vivendi Games Mobile today announced the European launch of Crash Bandicoot® Nitro Kart and Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D, the latest titles in the billion-dollar Crash Bandicoot video game franchise which has generated more than three million mobile phone unit sales to date worldwide. In both the 2D (for Java phones) and 3D (for Symbian devices) mobile versions of Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart...	1 vote