Monday, March 15, 2010
Tech Gadget
Tom Gromak
Book-it, Dan-o. Sleeve protects laptop with style
The BookBook is a decidedly interesting product, old-fashioned in a retro-cool sort of way, and designed to protect your laptop computer on the go. For those reasons, and deservedly so, it's a … Continued
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Tom Gromak
Google's 'Maps' for bikes not ready for mapping your ride. Yet.
I was excited when I first heard that Google was making its maps technology work for pedal-powered commuters. But I was disappointed by routes that, like directions by car, seem more based on … Continued
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From SiliconValley.com
- Magid: A Nobel Peace Prize for the Internet? - 07:19 PM
- Sony unveils new motion controller to compete with Nintendo - 07:18 PM
- Tech Test Drive: solar-powered gadgets - 05:55 PM
- February video game sales drop 15 percent - 09:56 AM
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AP Headlines
- Indonesian villages cashing in on 'hobbit' craze - 09:06 AM
- Info on the go for travelers without smart phones - 02:41 PM
- Redefining hostels: Not just for young travelers - 11:35 AM
- Use new Fodor's 80 Degrees quiz for spring break - 11:33 AM
- Review: Local advice from PocketSherpa iPhone app - 05:38 PM
- Social networking changing the way we travel - 02:11 PM
- Snuba mixes snorkeling and scuba - 05:07 PM
- What's Out There site showcases great landscapes - 05:44 PM
- Send your postcards with a phone app by e-mail - 01:25 PM
Amazon dumps Colo. affiliates after state demands it collects sales taxes
Last week, blogger Kristie McNealy, along with at least 4,000 others like them, lost a chunk of their business when Amazon.com announced it was cutting ties with its Colorado-based affiliate marketers -- Web sites and bloggers that help it sell products. - 03/15/2010
FCC proposes major push for access to high-speed Internet
The Federal Communications Commission is proposing an ambitious 10-year plan that will reimagine America's media and technology priorities by establishing high-speed Internet as the country's dominant communication network. - 03/15/2010
Survey: Readers don't want to pay for news online
NEW YORK -- Getting people to pay for news online at this point would be "like trying to force butterflies back into their cocoons," a new consumer survey suggests. - 03/15/2010
Apple to start taking iPad orders at 8:30 a.m.
Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple Inc. will begin taking pre-orders for its iPad multimedia tablet computer today at 8:30 a.m. EST today. - 03/12/2010
Game on
Review: 'Bad Company 2' intense; 'Final Fantasy XIII' excellent
The immersion you feel launching "Bad Company 2" lasts through the moment you shut down your console, giving you one of the best war experiences in gaming. - 03/12/2010
U-M joining in solar cell effort
Ann Arbor -- The University of Michigan has joined with the South Korean government, a South Korean university and a New Jersey company for a four-year effort to improve the efficiency of solar cell films. - 03/12/2010
Internet fraud dollars doubled last year
Washington -- The cost of Internet fraud doubled in 2009 to about $560 million, the FBI said today. The most common type of fraud reported was scams from people falsely claiming to be from the FBI. - 03/12/2010
'Battlestar Galactica' online game coming
"Battlestar Galactica" is finding new life on the Web. - 03/11/2010
Conan O'Brien turns woman's life atwitter
Conway Township, Mich. -- Last week, Sarah Killen had three Twitter followers. This week, she has 20,000 -- as well as a new iMac computer and offers to help pay for a dress and drinks for her wedding. - 03/11/2010
Repressive regimes up online censorship, report says
New York -- Repressive regimes have stepped up efforts to censor the Internet and jail dissidents, Reporters Without Borders says in a study released Thursday. - 03/11/2010
On latest guitar game, players strum real strings
New York -- An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument. - 03/10/2010
Today's talker
Samsung, Panasonic ready to market 3-D televisions
Want to be the first one on your block with a 3-D television? It will cost you about $3,000. Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what manufacturers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room. - 03/10/2010
Google opens Web store for business applications
San Francisco -- Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet. - 03/10/2010
Google to digitize old books from Rome, Florence
Rome -- Google said Wednesday it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei, in what's being described as the first deal of its kind. - 03/10/2010
Cable, satellite TV firms ask feds to stop TV blackouts
Cable, satellite TV and other video providers have asked the government to intervene in ongoing fee disputes with TV networks -- big-money fights that are expected to escalate this year as more contracts expire. - 03/10/2010
