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A One-Stop Mobile-Device Recharger
Would you still want the capability to fly, whether you were called for to put on a 117-piece set of chain mail before each flight? Would you still value instant teleportation, whether you had to fill out a 72-page structure before each jaunt? Would you still want ultimate control by the universe, w…
Microsoft, Sony Remain Upbeat About Holiday Sales
At the Tokyo Game Show that week, one of the primary goals of entertainment companies is to show off the latest alternate realities for game players to lose themselves in. Such escapism is understandable, given the sickly state of the real world’s financial institutions. But lurking in the shadows l…
Microsoft, Sony will Launch Competing Virtual Worlds
Microsoft is raising Xbox 360 forecasts in Japan amid rumors Sony might drop the price of its PlayStation 3 even more. Meanwhile, Microsoft is planning to release an Xbox 360 with a Blu-ray drive, putting it on more equal digital-media footing with its main rival.
And as the holiday shopping season…
SlingCatcher Outruns Digital Media Boxes
On Thursday, Sling Media pushed out its latest innovation — the SlingCatcher. The SlingCatcher lets customers watch online video from a diverse spectrum of sites on the Net, including network television venues like ABC.com, video composition sites like Hulu.com and CollegeHumor.com, community video…
Rumors Have Apple Offering an $800 MacBook
The Web is percolating rumors that a new Apple laptop is in the works with an $800 price tag. Currently, Apple lists its lowest-priced MacBook at $1,099.
The intense speculation was fueled by an Apple e-mail inviting reporters to attend an Oct. 14 media event hosted by CEO Steve Jobs, at which he i…
Questions Remain From Break-In of Palin’s E-Mail Account
The indictment of David Kernell, 20, the University of Tennessee student accused of breaking in to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s Yahoo e-mail history, may mark the end of the FBI’s forensic examination. But even whether Kernell is convicted at his December trial, crucial policy questions are likely to r…
Touchscreen Smartphones Are Leading the Market
When Sam Hurst, a professor at the University of Kentucky, developed touchscreen technology nearly four decades ago, he probably had no concept his innovation would be the basis for a popular consumer interface and change the way humans and machines interact.
We have come a lengthy way since Hurst’…
