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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Google Android phone unveiling Sept. 23
The official debut of the first smart phone powered by Google’s Android software has been set for next Tuesday.
In an e-mail invitation sent to reporters and analysts, T-Mobile says it will hold a New York press conference to unveil the handset on the morning of Sept. 23.
T-Mobile reportedly plans to begin selling the highly-anticipated phone, an HTC handset called the “Dream,” in October.
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Survey says: All teens play games
If it seems like just about every teenager is playing a video game these days, it’s because they are.
In the most comprehensive study of its kind, a new survey shows that 97 percent of all teenagers and 99 percent of all male teenagers regularly play video games of some sort, whether on a console like Xbox 360, a computer or their cell phone or iPod.
But the survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project debunks the stereotype of a typical gamer as an anti-social teenage boy addicted to violent games involving shooting or fighting.
About 76 percent of teen gamers said they played games with others - online or otherwise - at least some of the time and 65 percent said they play games with others in the same room.
And while shooter-games are certainly popular, the most played games involve less violent play like NASCAR racing, puzzles like Tetris or Bejeweled or sports games like football, soccer and skateboarding, according to the study.
“This report does a lot of myth-busting,” said Amanda Lenhart, the Pew senior researcher who authored the study. “It’s not just about 14 year old boys alone in the basement blowing things up.”
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UPDATED: Dell shares plunge on weaker demand outlook
Shares of Dell Inc. fell about 9 percent in late morning trading after the computer giant said it saw weakening global demand for personal computers.
Analysts said the announcement could be a precursor to more cost cuts. Dell already has announced a 10-percent worldwide workforce cut and is seeking to sell all of its manufacturing plants to contractors to cut costs.
Dell shares were down $1.65, or 9.17 percent, to $16.34 at 12:43.
Earlier this year, Dell was among the first computer companies to warn of softening demand in the United States. This morning, the company said that “continuing conservatism” had spread to Western Europe and parts Asia.
