Saturday, September 06, 2008
Tech Gadget
Tom Gromak
Keep your cool when you're at work on the go
Whoever invented the word 'laptop' never imagined the high-powered machines and sizzling hot processors that would be in use today. It's a good thing we have products like the Futura LapWorks laptop … Continued
From the Tech Blog
Tom Gromak
On this day in history: Some very old tech that's still everywhere
It was 72 years ago today that Henry F. Phillips received a patent for something that we take for granted today: The Phillips screw and screwdriver. Today, they're everywhere. That PC you're … Continued
More Tech Headlines
From the San Jose Mercury News
- Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps - 12:32 AM
- Report: Samsung working to acquire SanDisk - 12:32 AM
- New Seinfeld ad draws negative reviews online - 12:32 AM
- What will Google's Chrome mean for Firefox? - 12:31 AM
- Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps called gurus - 05:47 PM
From SiliconValley.com
- Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps - 12:32 AM
- New Seinfeld ad draws negative reviews online - 12:32 AM
- Tech Test Drive: Madden NFL 09 (Xbox 360) - 07:04 PM
- Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps called gurus - 05:47 PM
- Review: New "Spore" game is fun and engrossing - 09:17 AM
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- Google reigns as world's most powerful 10-year-old - 12:07 PM
- Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps - 02:47 PM
- Tech firms fare better than most in jobs slump - 04:21 PM
- Nokia warns 3Q market share will fall; shares dive - 04:36 PM
- Russia's MTS to sell Apple iPhone - 09:32 AM
- New music site gives fans a cut of tune sales - 10:13 AM
- New eBay site has social, environmental aim - 04:55 AM
- Internet traffic grows 53 percent from mid-2007 - 03:33 PM
- Review: Google Chrome lacks polish under the hood - 04:20 PM
Meet Chrome -- Google's innovative, new Web browser
Google has introduced a new Web browser, called Chrome, aimed at wresting dominance of the browser market from Microsoft's Internet Explorer. The move takes the Google-Microsoft rivalry to a whole new level. If Google succeeds, it will be a big deal, with major ramifications for the future of the Web. - 09/05/2008
Game on
'Super Mario Sluggers' disappoints, 'Tales of Vesperia' better
There is no substitute when Nintendo pumps out a Mario-themed sports game, where average gamers and younger kids can all pick up a controller and have fun without all the sim-related minutiae that would be overwhelming and burdensome. There is no substitute, in this case, except for perhaps a better game. - 09/05/2008
TiVo to launch new DVR in extended DirecTV deal
NEW YORK -- TiVo Inc. said Wednesday it will launch a new high-definition digital video recorder under an extended agreement with DirecTV Group Inc., reigniting a once-cooling relationship. - 09/04/2008
Facebook users adding some new wrinkles
Two years ago, the social media Web site changed from college students-only to something anyone could join -- no matter how many gray hairs they might have. - 09/04/2008
A web of prizes
In Internet giveaway business, ePrize wins
Scratch and play. Spin and win. Spend an evening surfing the Web and you could amass a wealth of freebies, from soda to sunscreen to spa visits. - 09/03/2008
Google starts own Web browser
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc. is releasing its own Web browser in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search engine. - 09/03/2008
Finding profit, purpose in recycling cell phones
DEXTER -- Cell Phones for Soldiers recently sent out 50,000 prepaid phone cards thanks to Michigan-based ReCellular, which has processed 1.4 million phones for the charity already this year. - 09/02/2008
Google takes aim at Microsoft with new Web browser
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc. is releasing its own Web browser in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search engine. - 09/02/2008
Ad targeting based on ISP tracking now in doubt
NEW YORK -- It sounded like a winning proposition -- free money -- for Internet access providers. By tracking their subscribers' personal Web surfing habits, they could help deliver ads targeted to the consumers' interests, and claim a share of the burgeoning online advertising market dominated by Internet search companies. - 09/01/2008
6 Internet providers disclose Web tracking for ads
NEW YORK -- The nation's largest Internet service providers all say they haven't partnered with Silicon Valley startup NebuAd Inc. to monitor Web surfing and deliver targeted advertising to their subscribers. Here is a look at six smaller service providers, however, that have conducted trials. The companies say all the tests have ended, often to review privacy and related issues. No provider is known to be currently using NebuAd. - 09/01/2008
Business plan
Service drives tech company
Creative Computer Solutions of Michigan is a Troy-based high-tech service and sales company. Owner David Hoose said the firm specializes in computers of all kinds, Web hosting and site design. - 08/30/2008
Sony is the star of the Games Convention in Germany
The Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, is the biggest annual video-game event in Europe, and it keeps getting bigger. This year, more than 203,000 people got a look at the latest offering from 547 exhibitors spread over more than 1 million square feet. That's a lot to take in over the four-day show. - 08/30/2008
Comcast's Internet cap official
Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable operator, said subscribers whose use of the Internet exceeds 250 gigabytes of data a month may get a warning call and could lose their service. - 08/29/2008
Game on
'MLB Power Pros' a hit, 'Hand of God' a miss
Mixing a blend of anime visuals with the feel (intentional or not) of Nintendo's classic "RBI Baseball," "MLB Power Pros 2008" has much in common with last year's edition of the game. Casual gamers not looking for an intense game of baseball will find a happy refuge here, because everything is simplified to the extent that older gamers that remember the first baseball game on consoles won't be overwhelmed and can just sit back and have fun. - 08/29/2008
What a monster: 'Spore' mania is about to hit
Will Wright is not offended by the explicit monsters some folks have created using his evolution simulator, no matter which private parts they may resemble. In fact, Wright says he's been impressed with the indecent beasts spawned by a slimmed-down edition of "Spore," his much-anticipated but difficult-to-describe game. - 08/29/2008
