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1. Steve Jobs determines smoking is injurious to your Mac

   (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

   Sunday, 22 November 2009

   ... put at risk. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) mentions a number of other hazardous substances including calcium carbonate, sucrose, and talcum powder. One Mac user had an extended ...

2. Microsoft claims "fantastic" Windows 7 sales

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   But refuses to divulge any details or sales figures Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told an annual shareholder's meeting that sales of Windows 7 have met the company's expectations. Ballmer, who was quoted ...

3. Google rolls out Chrome OS source code

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   Eliminates all "unnecessary" processes Google has released the source code of its long-awaited Chrome OS. According to the Mountain View-based company, the alternative operating system is optimized for ...

4. Scientists develop 'Star Trek phaser'

   (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   ... demonstrates that photoswitches may have great potential in turning photodynamic therapy on and off, and for other applications in medicine and research, they say. The study appears in the Journal of ...

5. IBM simulates cat, maps human brain to improve chip tech

   (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

   Wednesday, 18 November 2009

   A cat can look at a queen Scientists at IBM said they'd made progress towards creating a computer system that will simulate and emulate the human brain for sensation, perception, action, interaction and ...

6. AMD debuts ATI Radeon 5970 GPU

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 18 November 2009

   Unlocked and overclocked AMD has introduced its long-awaited ATI Radeon HD 5970 (Hemlock) GPU. According to company spokesperson Devon Nekechuk, the 5970 features advanced Overdrive technology that allows ...

7. Intel claims it's driving supercomputers. Not AMD

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 16 November 2009

   ... released in the first half of next year. Intel also said that it's introducing a beta program for Ct technology, a method of using parallel programming in C and C++ by creating auto generated code across ...

8. British man given bionic butt

   (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

   Sunday, 15 November 2009

   ... but that doesn’t bother me. My gratitude to the surgeons is endless because what they have done is a miracle." Galvin had been told that he would have to wear a colostomy bag for life after two operations ...

9. Weekly hardware roundup

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Saturday, 14 November 2009

   ... Hackintoshes, AMD Fusion and Nvidia's Fermi. Analog joystick mouse WarMouse and OpenOffice have introduced an alternative multi-button pointing device. The $75 OpenOfficeMouse features 18 buttons, an ...

10. Nvidia CEO says he is "all" Apple

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 13 November 2009

    ... Burke told TG Daily. "Their reputation for providing quality products people love is well-earned and we are proud to be a part of their platforms." See Also Apple plans 50 new stores Microsoft: Windows ...

11. We didn't copy Windows 7 from Mac OS. Did we?

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 12 November 2009

    ... around a screen. Apple got there first - and for a while there were two operating environments, GEM and Windows, both of which floated above the command line prompt in DOS. And then there was OS/2. Steve ...

12. Microsoft readies five million Natal units for launch

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 11 November 2009

    November 2010, 14 games, fifty bucks UK gaming site MCV has published the first details of Microsoft's Project Natal controller for the Xbox 360. Sources say the innovative gaming controller will be released ...

13. Apple update fixes critical Snow Leopard bugs

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 09 November 2009

    Introducing 

Mac OS X 10.6.2 Apple has released a long-awaited update for its Snow Leopard (SL) operating system. According to Club Cupertino, Mac OS X 10.6.2 includes general operating system fixes ...

14. DDR2 "shortage" causes DRAM prices to soar

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 09 November 2009

    ... which said the benchmark price is now $41, up from $36. The analyst company thinks that DDR2 contract prices are likely to continue to rise during the month. Manufacturers of DRAM want the next generation ...

15. Apple plans iPhone lockdown

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 06 November 2009

    ... installation, hardening of security domains within the OS, cryptographic services and risk analysis of security threats. So what does Apple expect from the lucky candidate? "This position requires ...

16. Apple reverses Atom Snow Leopard ban

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 05 November 2009

    ... a post on Stell's Blog. "The Atom lives another day, but nothing is concrete until the final version of [Snow Leopard] 10.6.2 is out." Unsurprisingly, the short-lived Atom ban sparked rampant speculation ...

17. Notebook benchmarks fail to convey performance, price

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 05 November 2009

    ... its Vision platforms convey, compared to benchmarks, which are fairly static. He said: “Fitness for use is at the heart of what we’re talking about. Our goal is to tailor a proof point to a usage model. ...

18. DashBoard shows users what Google's got on them

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 05 November 2009

    ... Docs, Web History, Orkut, YouTube, Picasa, Talk, Reader, Alerts, and Latitude.  "The scale and level of detail of the Dashboard is unprecedented, and we're delighted to be the first internet company ...

19. Space elevator climbs nearly 1km high

    (Space/Space Features)

    Thursday, 05 November 2009

    ... a $900,000 prize. "The entire team is exceedingly satisfied that our system performed this well today," says the company, which is hoping to improve on its speed today. The LaserMotive system uses a ...

20. Internet users do have friends

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Thursday, 05 November 2009

    ... of Americans feel they have no one with whom they can discuss important matters - about the same proportion as in 1985. But the researchers found that ownership of a mobile phone and participation in ...

21. Karmic Koala displays bad karma

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 03 November 2009

    ... ATI graphics not working properly, Compiz performance very poor, wireless dropping out, wireless not always picked up." "I liked Intrepid, I was annoyed at the Intel fiasco in Jaunty, and now it seems ...

22. ATI HD 5900 spotted in the wild

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 02 November 2009

    ... according to Alien Babel. The site had been asking around and found out that ATI has decided to drop the “X2” nomenclature and its upcoming dual GPU-on-a-PCB cards. The card that was supposed to be ...

23. The NSA's Latest Listening Post

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 02 November 2009

    The National Security Agency has started work on its new $2 billion data center in Utah. The National Security Agency has started work on its new one-million square foot, $2 billion data center in ...

24. Unidentified bug causes massive CPU spike on 27-inch iMacs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 30 October 2009

    ... some applications like Rosetta Stone, Front-Row, iPhoto, Garage band and others start running slowly. I always end up having to restart the system," complained PenSilveltMEKY. "And this morning I encountered ...

25. Nvidia: Our nForce chipsets are "better" than Intel's

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 30 October 2009

    ... have traditionally been full of innovative features, even better than Intel's own chipsets. [For example], Nvidia Ion has redefined the netbook category," Nvidia spokesperson Brian Burke explained in an ...

26. Amazon streamlines payment process

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 29 October 2009

    Amazon is simplifying its check-out process, eliminating the whole username, password, 'add to cart' and payment method palaver. Amazon is simplifying its check-out process, eliminating the whole username, ...

27. RightNow's pre-emptive strike

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Wednesday, 28 October 2009

    ... success manager" to each account. These are RightNow staff who get their bonuses based on customer satisfaction. A nice idea. But its laser-like focus on the social aspect of the service sets RightNow ...

28. VMWare tempts Mac users with "ultimate" Windows 7 experience

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 27 October 2009

    VMWare has rolled out its Fusion 3 virtualization platform for Mac OS X. The $80 Fusion 3 - which offers 50 new features - allows users to run native Windows applications with "Mac simplicity." VMWare ...

29. Ubuntu is still rubbish

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 27 October 2009

    ... of Win 7 on the C: drive again, I chose install, expecting to be presented with a screen showing me the disks, partitions and installed operating systems already in place. Was I so wrong as to expect ...

30. Is Windows 7 too good for Apple to FUD?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Tuesday, 27 October 2009

    ... and he is changing his tune). As a result they have shifted their negative campaign against Windows Vista into a FUD campaign against Windows 7 using innuendo and association to disparage Microsoft’s ...

31. Peer pressure can lead to big energy savings

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

    Monday, 26 October 2009

    ... 38 percent of carbon emissions in the US and eight percent of world emissions. Activities such as home weatherization (insulation and so forth), routine vehicle maintenance and opting for the clothes ...

32. Nokia sues Apple over alleged iPhone patent infringement

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 22 October 2009

    Nokia has alleged that Apple's iPhone infringes on a number of its patents. The 10 patents reportedly relate to technologies that are "fundamental" to device and mobile compatibility standards.Nokia ...

33. Phone users miss the wheels of a clown

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 21 October 2009

    ... interesting and novel objects. The effect appears to be caused by the distraction of a cell phone conversation, because people walking in pairs did not display the same range of problems.” It didn't ...

34. Phoenix ties knot with Samsung for "instantly on" notebooks

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 21 October 2009

    ...  That's done by using Phoenix Hyperspace, which lets notebooks start and shut down within seconds - admittedly that's not instant. The operating environment lets you switch to Windows for specific tasks ...

35. Apple refreshes iMac lineup with 21.5 and 27-inch displays

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 20 October 2009

    ...  The recently introduced iMac lineup offers LED-backlit displays with a 16:9 aspect ratio for HD video. In addition, the 21.5-inch model includes a high resolution 1920-by-1080 pixel display, ...

36. Verizon droid guns for iPhone

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Monday, 19 October 2009

    ... lying down. The usual suspect Apple blogs are predictably reacting in their normal restrained manner and spouting outraged indignation. The only real hitch is that Verizon refers a lot to "open development" ...

37. The Delusions of IT Startups

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Monday, 19 October 2009

    ... information about companies that are, in most cases still in or barely out of beta with their products (or features). In fact, its own product is still in beta. Most helpful is its YouNoodle 500 list, ...

38. Insecurity leads to fascism

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Monday, 19 October 2009

    ... to use the same anonymous structure because the great unwashed are clearly not to be trusted. Kaspersky says everyone should have a unique identification, regulated with internet passports, internet police ...

39. Salt crystals promise improved data storage

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Monday, 19 October 2009

    ... that light can be used to trigger crystal formation," said Dr Andy Alexander of the University’s School of Chemistry. "We have refined this technique and now we can create crystals on demand. The researchers ...

40. Managers admit they can't handle server utilization

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 18 October 2009

    As many as 4.7 million servers around the world are doing nothing useful at all, with the vast majority of server managers admitting they don't really grasp server utilization. As many as 4.7 million ...

41. Kindle is no answer to reading books digitally

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Sunday, 18 October 2009

    ... color capabilities and other capabilities probably supplied by third parties, just like third parties create applications for the iPhone. The other vital component for an e-reader to be universally successful ...

42. Judge protects Verizon ringtones from greedy publishers

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 16 October 2009

    ... the US District Court, this federal rate court proceeding with mobile providers is about much more than just ringtones," ASCAP said in a statement obtained by Bloomberg. The organization also pledged ...

43. Acer Liquid Android has a super screen

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 15 October 2009

    ... you're wearing a kilt or trews.Check out the pics and specifications here, courtesy of Google Translate. ...

44. Windows 7 boots fast enough for normal people

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Sunday, 11 October 2009

    ... endless articles in green crayon slating Windows’ slow boot and shutdown times when compared with other operating systems so exotic that no one uses them, in the real world, it simply doesn’t matter. At ...

45. Radio waves used to see through walls

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Sunday, 11 October 2009

    ... can locate and track moving people or objects in an area surrounded by inexpensive radio transceivers that send and receive signals. People don't need to wear radio-transmitting ID tags. Variations in ...

46. Microsoft kills Works

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 09 October 2009

    Microsoft is dumping its venerable Works application suite and replacing it with an ad-supported, free version of Office 2010, dubbed ‘Starter Edition’. Microsoft is dumping its venerable Works application ...

47. Nvidia accuses Intel of 'improper claims,' pulls out of chipset development

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 08 October 2009

    ... Intel spokesperson told TG Daily that the dispute between the two corporations over the terms of its cross license has continued for more than two years. "There is nothing new in [this] dispute. We will ...

48. Windows 6.5: Living in a Post iPhone World is a Bitch

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 06 October 2009

    ... into an alternative reality.  In the world they think they knew being hardware independent is the model and Microsoft is King.  In the world they suddenly find themselves in Apple, who isn’t ...

49. Red Hat attacks ‘patent trolls’

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 05 October 2009

    ... the industry and leaves developers open to exploitation’. "Red Hat continues its commitment to the free and open-source software community by taking a strong position against bad software patents," says ...

50. Toshiba shows off Cell chip TV

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Monday, 05 October 2009

    ...  Toshiba includes HDMI and DNLA connectivity and a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio with a 240Hz refresh rate. The TV will become available in Japan by the end of the year but we're unlikely to see the machine ...