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Cellphones to monitor highway traffic

Cellphones to monitor highway trafficPrivacyI want to point out that producing strong privacy guarantees is one of the key research issues being investigated in this study. We understand that privacy is critical to the success of a system like this. –Quinn Jacobson / Nokia Research Center, Palo AltoYes, privacy is...

Tags: privacy, ID Number, monitor, cell phone

Discussion threads 2008-02-01

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Phone Amego 1.1.3 (Mac)

Phone Amego provides Caller ID, Address Book, Google Voice, and Bluetooth phone integration in Leopard and beyond. Features: On screen caller ID with optional voice announcement Dial calls directly from your Address Book or selected text Create an Address Book contact from received caller ID with one click ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Phone, Caller ID, Sustainable Softworks, Phone Amego, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2009-12-03

2010 Mazda Mazda6

Photo gallery:2010 Mazda Mazda6With models such as Camry, Accord, and Altima, the midsize sedan market is at once the most practical and most boring in the U.S. The 2010 Mazda6 is yet another entrant among a class that appeals to comfort, reliability, and economy, yet Mazda tries to differentiate itself...

Tags: interior, Mazda Motor Corp., Mazda Mazda6

Product reviews 2009-12-01

Apple sues power adapter knockoff maker

Gah!!!Our patent system is a mess. "I patent supplying 20V DC to your laptop!!! muwahahahahaha!!!!"If you follow the link...backwards about 5 times, you'll find the patent in question:[u]http://www.google.com/patents?id=h7cOAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4&source=gbs_overview_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false[/u]It's a design patent, which covers the [i]look[/i] of the adaptor.Check this out, and see what you think:[u]http://www.informationweek.com/galleries/showImage.jhtml?galleryID=326&imageID=136&articleID=221901168[/u]I stand correctedOther stuff is still...

Tags: Apple Inc., patent, design patent

Discussion threads 2009-11-30

CallClerk 3.6.3 (Windows)

CallClerk caller id software lets you know who is calling on the phone in more ways then you may have thought possible. Use it as an answering machine, fax and/or to immediately e-mail you when you get a call (attaching the caller's message or fax). CallClerk can update a Web...

Tags: Caller ID, Caller, Microsoft Windows, Rob Latour, Fax, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-29

Sony Vaio FW560F/T (brown)

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. Several months ago, one of our favorite retail laptops was the Sony Vaio FW480J/T. Besides offering no-hassle Blu-ray playback and a large...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, game, Intel Core 2 Duo, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-25

Sony VAIO VGN-NW270F/S

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The Sony Vaio VGN-NW270F/S is a stylish, spacious laptop for high-definition fans with low budgets. For a reasonable $699 at Best Buy, the Vaio...

Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-24

Toshiba Satellite U505-S2970

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The Toshiba Satellite U505-S2970 is a thin-and-light laptop that is neither thin nor light. It feels solidly built, but this is a 13.3-inch laptop...

Tags: Notebooks, Network technology, laptop computer, satellite, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2009-11-24

Apple to smokers: butt out or void your warranty

Well here it is...http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0446.htmlI have seen tar filled electronicsIt gets nasty. You open them up, and they can be full of tar and all this brown/black gunk. You can get a nicotine high just by touching the parts.As for second hand smoke risk, thats kind of unfounded. Is that gunk...

Tags: Apple Inc., cigarette, joint, Cannabis, tar, smoker, computer

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

2010 Nissan Altima Coupe 2.5 S

Photo gallery:2010 Nissan Altima Coupe 2.5 SWhen the 2010 Nissan Altima Coupe showed up in our garage, we registered some disappointment as we first looked around the car. The cool coupe style suggested days spent straightening the curves along winding mountain roads, but the continuously variable automatic transmission and four-cylinder...

Tags: Altima Coupe, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., car, Nissan Altima

Product reviews 2009-11-20

Samsung LN26B360

Photo gallery: Samsung LNB360 seriesTo a bargain HDTV shopper, the array of small-screened LCDs must seem inexhaustible and indistinguishable, but among recent models we've reviewed, the Samsung LNB360 stands out with the best picture quality. It's no reference-level display, mind you, but it managed to beat out the...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung LNB360

Product reviews 2009-11-20

Samsung LN32B360

Photo gallery: Samsung LNB360 seriesTo a bargain HDTV shopper, the array of small-screened LCDs must seem inexhaustible and indistinguishable, but among recent models we've reviewed, the Samsung LNB360 stands out with the best picture quality. It's no reference-level display, mind you, but it managed to beat out the...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung LNB360

Product reviews 2009-11-20

Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with Windows, Mac and Linux

Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with WindowsI gave it some thought too and realized that Chrome OS only has the bad and the ugly. There is nothing good about it. All data stored in the cloud, and on Google's...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Samsung Convoy SCH-U640 (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:Samsung ConvoyEditors' note: This review originally reported that the Convoy does not support Verizon's push-to-talk network. In fact, the phone does support the service. We apologize for the error.Hot on the rugged heels of the Motorola Barrage comes an equally durable phone for Verizon Wireless called the Samsung Convoy....

Tags: Verizon Wireless, keypad button, Samsung Convoy, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-11-20

CRM Association-Netherlands Rocks Het Huis!

I'm in love with Amsterdam....no wait, I love it but I'm not in love....no, hold on, I like it a lot, but I'm not in love, nor do I love it. The Theory.... Interestingly enough (to me at least and who else am I really writing this for...

Tags: Car, Amsterdam, Conference, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-11-16

Samsung Mythic SGH-A897 (AT&T)

Even though AT&T launched its live mobile TV service more than a year ago, but few support it-- the last one we saw was the Samsung Eternity, which was released in October 2008. Now it seems that AT&T may be looking to breathe fresh life to the service by releasing...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Telecom & Utilities, NOW IT, phone dialer, Mythic, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., home screen, phone, AT&T Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-14

Samsung Behold II (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:Samsung Behold IIFirst announced at CTIA Fall 2009, the Samsung Behold II is Samsung's second Android device for the U.S. market the Samsung Moment being the first and T-Mobile's fourth Android offering. Based on the Samsung Galaxy Lite, the Behold II tries to set itself apart from the crowd...

Tags: Cellular phones, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Behold, Samsung Behold II, T-Mobile

Product reviews 2009-11-13

2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i

Photo gallery:2010 Subaru Outback 2.5iAs much as we respect the general utility of many Subaru models, the cars have proved very limited in useful cabin electronics. That hasn't changed much for the 2010 model year, with Subaru moving very tentatively into accommodating personal electronics. The 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i maintains...

Tags: gear ratio, cargo area, Outback, Subaru

Product reviews 2009-11-11

Cricket Captr

Though touch-screen multimedia handsets and complicated smartphones are common these days, that doesn't mean there isn't a market for entry-level phones. The Cricket Captr is one such handset, with basic features and only a VGA camera. The photo quality isn't too good, but if all you want is a phone...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Instant messaging, Cricket, camera, phone

Product reviews 2009-11-10

'Tis the season for ID fraud: Retailers face $100 billion in losses

No problemThey just need to apply for a bailout. no surprise hereif nobody is going to investigate and chase the crooks they feel embolden to try again.This will become a cost of 'doing business', pretty much like the immigration law being broken without consequences.I hope that was meant to be...

Tags: Social Security, Operational accounting, Personal finance, identity fraud

Discussion threads 2009-11-09