Sunday, October 23, 2005

Numb Thumbs?

Tapping away at tiny keyboards takes its toll on some users.

Web Titans Rake it In

Record sales at Google and Yahoo! are likely to keep improving as the Net draws a bigger share of add dollars.

New browser in town

A small team of developers in California on Friday launched a cutting-edge Firefox-based Web browser dubbed Flock, which integrates next-generation Web technologies such as RSS content feeds, blogs and bookmark and photo sharing.

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Sunday, October 16, 2005

The Clicker: Apple’s real plan for iPod video?

iPod (with video) in white and black smaller

You’ve got to love Apple. Crazy like a fox they are. Oh sure – some of their decisions regarding the new iPod might seem a little odd to the gadget-lovers among us. “No DivX???” is the phrase most often muttered when Engageteers start reading of the new iPod’s video functions. Read more here.

Saturday, October 08, 2005

A living roon on four wheels

The Chrysler Akino concept has two doors on the passenger side (with only one on the driver's side) to allow for a booth-like rear seat.
The Chrysler Akino concept has two doors on the passenger side (with only one on the driver's side) to allow for a booth-like rear seat.

Robot Cars to Do Battle in Desert Race

When 15 competitors lined up in Nevada last year for the U.S. Defense Department's first million-dollar robot race, hopes were high. The challenge: to drive a vehicle without a human driver or remote control some 150 miles (241 kilometers) through the Mojave Desert.

Thursday, October 06, 2005

Hackers Shift Focus to Financial Gain

Internet criminals want your computer, your money and your identity. And their tactics are becoming increasingly refined and organized, according to security experts.

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Sun and Google: Publicity Ploy or Power Grab?

A small strategic partnership may set off a seismic shift in the software industry's competitive landscape.

Tuesday, October 04, 2005

The Mind of an Inventor

He built his first computer as a child. In his 20s, he had moved on to supercomputers. Now Danny Hillis is thinking of bigger things.

Monday, October 03, 2005

A model displays Microsoft Corps next-generation Xbox 360 video game console at Tokyo Game Show 2005, Japans biggest video game software exhibition, at Makuhari Messe Convention Centre in Chiba, east of Tokyo September 16, 2005. REUTERS/Toru Hanai [Photo via NewsCom] Electronic Arts unveils games for Xbox 360 launch
Reuters - Mon Oct 3,12:58 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc. on Monday announced five video game titles that will be available for Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 console when it launches next month.

William Bright displays his iPod with a subway map display outside the Prince Street subway station in New York Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005. Bright had downoadable subway maps on his website until he received a 'cease and desist' letter from a lawyer for the Metropolitan Transit Authority. (AP Photo/Babeto Matthews)
William Bright displays his iPod with a subway map display outside the Prince Street subway...