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1. Real Hi-Fi for the computer

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Friday, 13 November 2009

   ... Computer Speakers are designed to connect to a computer rather than something portable. They come with a built-in digital-to-analog converter and connects to your computer via USB for improved performance. ...

2. Painted ladies fly to ISS

   (Space/Space Features)

   Thursday, 12 November 2009

   ... their own classroms. The children will be able to monitor their progress via still and video images. "One of the most exciting things about this project is that we can use the International Space Station ...

3. The cloud turns CIOs into services entrepreneurs

   (Networking/Networking Opinion)

   Wednesday, 11 November 2009

   ... and non-trivial" that need to be crossed before CIOs will be able to moonlight their data centers as cloud services providers. Still, I believe his vision is an accurate one. It won't be long before CIOs ...

4. Motorola Droid snipes at iPhone's market share

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Tuesday, 10 November 2009

   ... offer a viable alternative to Apple's iPhone, with a full-QWERTY keyboard, 3.7" high-resolution screen and multi-window (Flash 10) HTML browser. 

The smartphone is also capable of running multiple applications ...

5. How Microsoft blindsided vulnerable Apple with Windows 7

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 22 October 2009

   ... was on his forced vacation from the company I met with them and suggested they needed to bring up their game because Windows 95 had a lot of positive buzz and they were in danger of being trivialized. ...

6. Disney's Keychest unlocks movies for any platform

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 22 October 2009

   ... a one-off fee for permanent access to a movie or TV show across multiple devices. Named Keychest, the system would let people watch on anything from a TV to an iPhone, or via cable. The content wouldn't ...

7. Polaroid products rise from the ashes

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Tuesday, 13 October 2009

   ... Technology from ZINK Imaging, available with the PoGo Instant Digital Printer. This connects to a mobile phone via Bluetooth or digital camera via USB cable for instant printing. “The fact that you ...

8. Scientists demonstrate telepathy, well, sort of

   (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

   Wednesday, 07 October 2009

   ... via the nervous system was shown previously in work by Professor Kevin Warwick from the University of Reading, here we show, for the first time, true brain to brain interfacing," said Dr Christopher James ...

9. I speaka da Ingrish. I learn it from a vook

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 01 October 2009

   ... the first viable combination of text and video that is user-friendly and that addresses today's multitasking audience and how it absorbs information and entertainment, by Ellie Hirschhorn, Executive Vice ...

10. Sony's PSP Go is go

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 01 October 2009

    Sony’s PSP Go has launched with new firmware that could be the way games machines are going - it can talk to a mobile phone via Bluetooth to establish a WiFi or 3G Internet connection. Sony’s PSP Go ...

11. Point Grey debuts USB 3.0 digital video camera

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Friday, 18 September 2009

    ... driver provides low-level control of the camera via the USB 3.0 bus. The camera is connected to a USB 3.0 interface card on the host side (Intel i5-based P7P55D ASUS motherboard) which is powered by the ...

12. Sensia radio thinks it's a PC

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Thursday, 17 September 2009

    ... streamer enabling users to listen to music stored on a home computer or network storage device via Wifi. "Sensia is the next major innovation from Pure, which I am confident will bring radio to a whole ...

13. Super Talent uncorks storage bottleneck with RAID SSDs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 16 September 2009

    ... the same performance, except via Fusio-IO - but that costs approximately $10,000 for equivalent speeds." According to the spokesperson, RAIDDrive SSDs will be available in three primary configurations: ...

14. Lenovo touts multitouch screen technology

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Tuesday, 15 September 2009

    ... clean."He noted that SimpleTap facilitated the uninterrupted use touch screens by providing access to hardware-based functions that may be more easily accessed via touch input. "As a quick access interface, ...

15. Microprocessor diversity threatens X86 hegemony

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 14 September 2009

    ... Samsung, NEC, PMC and Via. Vendor Q209 Q109 Q208 Q2 change YoY  ...

16. Analysis: Sony's 3D TV gambit likely to fail

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 02 September 2009

    Sony has pledged to lead the "commercialization" of 3D by introducing a 3D compatible BRAVIA LCD TV in 2010. Unfortunately, Sony's latest initiative is likely to fail spectacularly. San Francisco (CA) ...

17. TVs set to go 3D this year

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 01 September 2009

    ... according to the Financial Times, Sony is expected to announce later today that it will have 3D products in the shops by the end of the year. It is likely to launch Bravia televisions, Vaio laptops, PlayStation ...

18. Darkfield Logitech mouse perfect for sofa surfing

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 30 August 2009

    ... else would you expect, established via Bluetooth and a tiny USB Bluetooth stick that slides into a USB port. In contrast to the first generation of Bluetooth mice and keyboards, the setup of the mouse ...

19. EU cars to phone home after crashing

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 24 August 2009

    ... soon be forced to install technology that would automatically call the emergency services in the event of a crash, says the EU. European Telecommunications Commissioner Viviane Reding wants to see the ...

20. Employers peek: It's not just YourSpace, you know

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 19 August 2009

    ... percent use MySpace. Eleven percent search blogs, while seven percent follow candidates on Twitter. The industries most likely to screen job candidates via social networking sites or online search engines ...

21. Watchdog bans "fake" Skype ad in UK

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 19 August 2009

    ... to his parents via Skype video - with a crystal-clear picture and perfect sound. Five viewers - presumably Skype users themselves - complained, saying the advertisement misleadingly exaggerated the sound ...

22. Top secret US spyplane blamed for spate of UFO sightings

    (Space/Space Features)

    Sunday, 16 August 2009

    The UK's Ministry of Defence has opened its secret UFO files containing details of 800 reports of flying saucers and attempted alien abductions. London, England - The UK's Ministry of Defence has opened ...

23. Chip Wars: NVIDIA and ATI spar over OpenCL GPU support

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 14 August 2009

    ... that AMD's SDK supports OpenCL for GPU + CPU via a single environment. "We are the only company in the industry that can claim that. The beta for the CPU portion is available for download now and the ...

24. Wifi pacemaker is heartening news for New York woman

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Monday, 10 August 2009

    ... home monitoring system that transmits data to her doctor via the web, enabling almost 90 percent of the routine diagnostic work to be done without the need to visit the hospital. The wireless pacemaker ...

25. Toyota hybrid does 68 miles for $2.50

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

    Friday, 07 August 2009

    ... viability of current technology. "Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell technology has advanced rapidly over the last two years," said Irv Miller, TMS group vice president, environmental and public affairs. "In ...

26. Twitter goes up before the beak

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 05 August 2009

    ... mass notification systems that allow a group administrator or 'message Author' to originate a single message that will be delivered simultaneously via multiple communication gateways to members of a group ...

27. Microsoft to stream old BBC programs

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 30 July 2009

    ... and aimed at people between 18 and 30.The BBC's iPlayer service only shows the most popular TV and radio programs for a few days - but is increasingly seen as a viable way of watching favorite shows without ...

28. 3D movie downloads due in Q4, says Sonic

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 21 July 2009

    ... 1080p 3D premium movies at home." 3D movies from CinemaNow will be delivered via the PC, which will perform the necessary decoding to display them on both 3D-ready PC displays and 3D-ready digital TVs ...

29. Jackson's death sparks wave of spam

    (Security/Security Features)

    Thursday, 02 July 2009

    ... email address or phone number and the 'from' email address is bogus, the spammer can easily harvest recipients' email addresses via a free live email address if computer users reply to the spam message. ...

30. TG Daily’s Dads and Grads Product Giveaway: Play along and win!

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 19 June 2009

    ... and on Twitter you’ll simply tweet your responses to trivia questions throughout the day both of these methods will result in entries into our prize drawing. The prizes are awesome, and the competition ...

31. Microsoft does Reality TV with Jack and Suzy Welch

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 17 June 2009

    ... and the presentations. The show could include a comedian who comments on all of it via a voice over.     The subtle lesson is learning how to pitch ideas, which is something that approaches ...

32. Big Blue ploughs $100 million into mobile research

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 17 June 2009

    ... capabilities and an analysis of all candidate agents' calendar availability. For the 83 percent of the world that does not have easy access to the Web via PCs, IBM is striving to help mobile phone ...

33. The Great Digital Scam: TV is irrelevant

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 16 June 2009

    ... to access what they used to – or are being charged more for the privilege. Who benefits? If you distribute content via cable or satellite, welcome to the Golden Age. The last few million cable-hating ...

34. New York is prime site for jet stream kites

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

    Monday, 15 June 2009

    ... tethered, kite-like wind turbines transmitting energy to the ground via the tether. "We found the highest wind power densities over Japan and eastern China, the eastern coast of the United States, southern ...

35. Review: LG enV Touch

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 15 June 2009

    As of June 5, the LG enV touch is available to consumers at all Verizon Stores, and should be available to consumers via authorized Verizon retailers soon, as I’ve noticed a lag between the two store ...

36. Toshiba on track for 16nm process

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 15 June 2009

    Japanese electronics giant Toshiba is heralding the return of germanium in a new semiconductor process that promises to be viable at 16nm - roughly half the size of today's state of the art technology. ...

37. Universities and schools hacked to sell Viagra and porn

    (Security/Security Features)

    Monday, 15 June 2009

    Educational websites around the world, including MIT and Berkeley, have been hacked to include links to sites selling products such as Viagra and Cialis.Oxford, UK - Educational websites around the ...

38. Feds bust fake video games scam

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 12 June 2009

    ... Steven M. Martinez said that Cabrera was arrested June 8 in Riga, Latvia, and the two are scheduled to appear in the District Court for the District of Nevada on July 2. According to the indictment, ...

39. The clock is ticking for Apple’s next big thing

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Monday, 08 June 2009

    ...  Apple’s a company that’s clearly in its element because it has ruthlessly tuned into what consumers need and want, and has refused to deviate from its mission. It’s the kind of business acumen that’ll ...

40. The Palm Pre: The best smartphone yet. Period.

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 04 June 2009

    ... now, they were right. You got one or the other. Period.  But the Palm Pre is slim and it has a keyboard.  It is a nice implementation, too, because the keyboard slides out in an abbreviated "C" ...

41. IBM teams with Swedes in 'space weather' study

    (Space/Space Features)

    Tuesday, 02 June 2009

    ... communications via radio and TV signals, airline and space travel, and satellites. However, the recent advent of new sensor technology and antenna arrays means that the amount of information collected ...

42. Microsoft bleats Beatles Rock Band, says yeah, yeah yeah to Project Natal

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 01 June 2009

    ... Paul and Ringo made a suprise cameo appearance, while Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison appeared briefly on stage. A Microsoft spokesperson explained that the Abbey Road album would be available for download ...

43. BBC and YouTube may launch international iPlayer site

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 01 June 2009

    ... the service would be supported by video sharing site YouTube, owned by Google. It would be free, accessed via the internet. However, a BBC spokesperson told the Telegraph that there were significant ...

44. Phone scams and virus 'epidemic' could be just round the corner

    (Security/Security Features)

    Friday, 22 May 2009

    ... while Multimedia Messaging System (MMS) virus, like many computer viruses, spreads using the address book of the device. Not surprisingly, hybrid viruses, which can infect via both routes, pose the most ...

45. Intel to play WiMax vs. 3G game as capacity vs. coverage

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Thursday, 21 May 2009

    ... and data capability via WiMax, but we she indicated that the majority of the devices will support either voice or data. We did not go much further into this topic, but it is somewhat obvious that this ...

46. Intel seeks to replace traditional CMOS with emerging technology

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 21 May 2009

    A number of companies, including Intel, are attempting to design a viable replacement for traditional charge-based complementary metal–oxide–semiconductors (CMOS). CMOS technology, patented in 1967 ...

47. Updated: Verizon promotes $200 HP netbook

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 14 May 2009

    Verizon has confirmed that it will be selling the 3G enabled HP Mini 1151NR netbook for $200. However, the subsidized price is contingent upon activiation of a new two-year mobile broadband plan. Chicago ...

48. The Gaming Renaissance Movement

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    Friday, 08 May 2009

    ... this year. Investment numbers haven’t been this low since Q1 1998 – that is 11 years! With VC funding not a viable alternative at the moment for many startups, the only alternative is to get creative. ...

49. Next-gen iPhone 'to lose telephony functions'

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Friday, 08 May 2009

    ... obviate the need for users to have to do it themselves, allowing them to go off for a drink. Branding for the device has yet to be finalized, but sources claim the front-runner is currently the iStyle ...

50. Cablevision to offer 101 Mbps broadband

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Tuesday, 28 April 2009

    ... and Connecticut via its Optimum brand. The new service, priced at $100 per month, is being called “Optimum Online Ultra” and leverages the new DOCSIS 3.0 technology. Cablevision believes that Optimum ...