Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Stanford undergrads: iPhones are addictive

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Almost half of the 200 students with iPhones polled at Stanford University say they’re addicted to the device, with 75 percent admitting they take it to bed.

LifeLock to pay $12 million to settle deceptive-practices claim

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

FTC complaint alleged that LifeLock made false claims for adequately protecting customers from identity fraud and data theft.

Lady Gaga on Rock Band

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Google may soon be searching your set-top box, the PlayStation Network gets new high-def movies, and Lady Gaga may grace Rock Band.

Windows Live support via e-mail ends

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Starting Wednesday, users with problems will have to go to online forums to get answers to issues with Microsoft’s consumer Web services.

What Apple’s and Microsoft’s patent threats mean for start-ups

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Given the likelihood that everyone violates the patents of everyone else, patent collectives like OIN may be critical to protecting the interests of start-ups against larger players.

1366 Tech leaping from pure silicon to solar wafer

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Solar start-up 1366 Technologies is working on a technology that promises to dramatically cut the cost of solar cell manufacturing.

Waterpebble gets water-wasters out of the shower

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Water-saving device uses the length of your first shower as a benchmark, indicating via a series of gently flashing “traffic lights” when you need to get out of the shower already!

Back to the future at MySpace?

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

The site’s new co-presidents are overseeing revival plans to keep MySpace from sinking further.

Acer’s PC market numbers add up

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Across all of 2009, Dell managed to stay ahead of Acer by a hair’s-breadth, but the year-end trend wasn’t going Dell’s way.

GDC 2010: Scaling the summits of game play

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

roundup This week’s Game Developers Conference brings together designers, programmers, publishers, and others for the latest from the world of video play.