It's Time for Online Advertisers To Grow Up
>Score one for the Adware-busters. ContextPlus closed up shop today. The Web site of the online advertising vendor writes that "ContextPlus Software Distribution has been Discontinued" due "to...
View ArticleSony Unveils Its 'Ultra Mobile PC'
>After Microsoft unveiled its Ultra Mobile PC, or "Origami," concept March 9, we witnessed a flurry of new hardware interpretations from a variety of vendors. The basic idea is a mobile device...
View ArticleHas Yahoo Lost Its Edge?
>Yesterday Yahoo debuted its new - and many critics say long overdue - home page for U.S. surfers. The new page is Yahoo's first redesign in nearly two years - practically decades in Internet time....
View ArticleApple's New MacBooks Are 'Flaky' - Users
>Less than 24 hours after Apple unveiled its new MacBook laptop, some users have begun reporting that the black matte finish on the notebooks is fragile, literally flaking or peeling off.
View ArticleSamsung Unveils Super Phone
>Samsung unveiled a super smartphone today at the Korea 2006 Expo -- one that replaces your digital camera, iPod and GPS gadget. Oh, and you can use it to make calls, too.
View ArticleGet 'Lost' With Game Coming Next Year
>It had to happen. By next year there should be a PC and video game based on the ABC TV series, "Lost." The French company Ubisoft announced today a long-term licensing deal with Touchstone...
View ArticleMicrosoft Should Open Vista To Skype, IM
>Included in the newest beta of Vista released today is a very good collaboration tool, known as Windows Meeting Space. But although it's useful, Microsoft isn't going far enough with it -- it...
View ArticleMake Free Skype Calls With Regular Phone
>A gadget called the Skype USB to RJ11 Adaptor lets you make and receive free Internet VoIP calls using your regular home phone -- and your cell phone. The device plugs into your PC's USB port, and...
View ArticlePainful Privacy Lessons
>Since the theft of a disk containing names, social security numbers, and birth dates for more than 26 million veterans from the home of a Veterans Affairs data analyst was made public last week,...
View ArticleIranian Nuclear Crisis More Than Just Fun And Games
>The Iranian government claims its nuclear program is for the production of energy -- peaceful purposes only. The U.S. government claims Iran is secretly working on nuclear bombs for its long-range...
View ArticleApple And Blackberry -- Not What You Think
>Everybody's talking today about Canaccord Capital analyst Peter Misek's prediction that Apple and Research In Motion (RIM), maker of the popular BlackBerry handhelds, will join forces to develop...
View ArticleGoogle Spreadsheet: It's a Dumb Idea
>Somebody pinch me. I suppose the recent report that Google will soon be releasing an online spreadsheet will be a great thing to many, but don't count me in that group.
View ArticlePCs Are The New Lunchbox
>When I was a lad, most of the kids who brought lunch to school carried a pop-culture themed metal lunchbox -- usually comic or TV characters. Well, we all grew up, got jobs and now sit there with...
View ArticleIs That A Projectorphone In Your Pocket?
>There are two big problems with computing devices small enough to put into your pocket: input and output. Solutions to the input problem include things like Palm's Graffiti and the BlackBerry's...
View ArticleWristwatch Is Peripheral Device For Your Phone
>Citizen announced a new wristwatch this week called the Citizen VIRT W700. The watch stays in contact with your cell phone via Bluetooth. If you get a call, the watch vibrates, flashes a light and...
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