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- 2008 Audi A5
- Photo gallery:2008 Audi A5One of the prettiest coupes around, the 2008 Audi A5 comes in with excellent handling, thanks to the standard Quattro all-wheel-drive system. Its 3.2-liter engine produces adequate power, but you'll have to step up to the Audi S5 for real fun. Our test car came with a...
- Tags: Digital music, Cable, Digital media, MMI, iPod Interface, Audi AG, Audi A5, Apple iPod
- Product reviews 2008-06-03
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- Using mind control to talk to machines
- At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, the company's Justin Rattner talks to Emotiv Systems President Tan Le about new interface technologies that are making humans more like machines. In a demo for conference attendees, Le shows a headset Emotiv developed that can track electrical signals in the brain...
- Tags: Machine, Intel Developer Forum
- Videos 2008-08-21
- Apple puts on back-to-school full court press
- Apple has always been a big player in the education market and this year it appears to be grabbing more share by selling Macs with iPod discounts among other moves. Let's connect a few dots: AppleInsider reports that RBC analyst Mike Abramsky is projecting...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Desktops, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- iTunes Unlimited: music subscription rumor returns
- We've heard the rumors of an iTunes subscription service before, but they've never materialized. It doesn't hurt that Steve Jobs has long been a vociferous opponent of rental music paying one monthly fee for unlimited music downloads. When asked about it he recites his familiar mantra that "people want to...
- Tags: Apple iTunes, Music, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Seinfeld to host the Microsoft Makeover
- Finally, Microsoft is responding to the long-running "Mac vs PC" advertising campaign and they're tapping Jerry Seinfeld to be the pitchman. According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft's $300 million campaign is kicking off with a $10 million bit with Seinfeld. It's too early to say whether...
- Tags: Advertisement, Campaign, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- New touch screen Classmates unveiled today
- Intel unveiled a new iteration of its Classmate PC today, featuring a touch screen with tablet mode, a new wedge design, and motion-sensing internal hardware. According to Intel's press release, "Our ethnographic research has shown us that students responded well to tablet and touch screen...
- Tags: Touch Screen, OEM, Intel Corp., Classmate, Accelerometer, Keyboards, Tablets, Monitors & Displays, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Components, Semiconductors, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- A Wii Legal Action: Publicity For Simplicity
- Finally, a fight over remote controls that rely on hand motion, more than buttons. Oh, Nintendo's Wii has about a half-dozen buttons, plus a four-cornered "plus sign" for directional instructions. Well, Hillcrest Labs of Rockville, MD, can top (actually, undercut) that. It markets...
- Tags: Cable Television, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Nintendo Wii, Hillcrest Labs, Cable, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- ModelSheet: good in theory, needs more work
- Modelsheet is pitched as a product that is supposed to make the development of complex models much easier than the default 'Excel way.' In theory it removes a number of the steps necessary to ensure data accuracy and template integrity. However, there are usability issues that need urgent attention. ...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Theory, Spreadsheet, ModelSheet, Productivity, Microsoft Excel, Web Browsers, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Internet, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- The news on Intel's Nehalem; chips with integrated GPUs up next
- Intel has given new details of what it calls the biggest change in its processor platform in a decade. The new information on Nehalem, discussed in keynotes and presentations at the Intel Developer Forum this week, was expected. Nehalem isn't a single product, but a family of...
- Tags: Core, Intel Corp., Chip, GPU, Nehalem, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- News to know: IDF; Windows 7 wishes; IE 8; Salesforce.com
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Salesforce acquires InStranet; Will take it SaaS and better target call centers Ed Bott: My Windows 7 wish list ...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Jason O'Grady, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Intel Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- New Android SDK finally given to developers
- It's been a long time since a new Android SDK has been publicly released to developers -- the last one was made available only to contest winners which made some developers feel less than appreciated. This comes right after the FCC approved the first Android handset expected to be...
- Tags: Developer, SDK, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- Live from IDF: Entertainment, WiMax and a sense of security.
- When you're talking tech, it never hurts to have a convertible BMW on stage with you. The afternoon keynote speeches at the Intel Developer Forum covered a lot of ground and some eye candy to keep us focused on what a couple of hours of geek speak can morph into,...
- Tags: Security, Laptop Computer, Entertainment, Computer, Intel Corp., WiMAX, Advertising & Promotion, Productivity, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Notebooks, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- Who should lead SOA? Enterprise architects or business analysts?
- Who should lead SOA? Enterprise architects or business analysts?EA should be a good BA?Why do we assume that an EA wouldn't have BA skills? An EA is responsible fo mapping business needs onto technology so an EA best have some BA skills."...qualified people that not only are tech savvy, but...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Electronic Arts Inc., SOA
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- Apple releases iPhone 2.0.2, as usual, sans changelog
- Apple today release firmware 2.0.2 for iPhone and the iPod touch. Yipee. But, once again, Apple is completely lame in the software update department. This screen is a perfect example: Apple needs to begin implementing a real changelog with its software updates. It's pretty...
- Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Software Update, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- Tom Bihn announces first "Checkpoint Friendly" bag
- Tom Bihn announces first "Checkpoint Friendly" bagSaving you around...... oh, perhaps five seconds of your time each trip. Well worth the 200 bucks, and a great signal to luggage thieves everywhere that you have a valuable laptop. Go for the beat-up rucksack and a plastic bag, and save yourself $200...
- Tags: Notebooks, Tom Bihn, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- My Windows 7 wish list
- My Windows 7 wish listPut more muscle in thereWhen you pay 100+ bucks, you'd expect it's loaded with more than just Notepad or Paint. Those two haven't had much major upgrade since Windows 3.0. If you want some themes, you shouldn't have to pay another 40 or so to get...
- Tags: Keyboards, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- An Event Apart 2008: Day 2
- The second day of An Event Apart will feature plenty of web standards jargon. I will be posting photos and notes from today's events. Unfortunately, the slides are reserved for attendees only, but I will try to gather as much information as...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microformat, Tool, Post-it Note, Eric Meyer, CSS, Productivity, Keyboards, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- Overheated iPod nano blamed for three fires
- Overheated iPod nano blamed for three firesYikesSounds like a bad battery.The AP says 2 overheated, Reuters says 3 fires... So which is it?http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080819/D92LAQMG1.htmlA scorched paper and a scorched mat do not mean fires.How do Reuters and AP have such wildly different stories?RE: Overheated iPod nano blamed for three firesI'm...
- Tags: Digital music, Apple iPod Nano, Apple iPod
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- Why there's a software support and maintenance revolution underway
- Why there's a software support and maintenance revolution underwayGood article, Larry.Software companies are running out of ways to make you buy their latest version. There just isn't anything in newer versions that increase productivity. So they have to raise their revenue somewhere.I think it is better for companies to hire...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Internal IT, database manager, software, maintenance revolution
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- Overheated iPod nano blamed for three fires
- Japan's trade ministry said on Tuesday that three fires had been caused by overheating Apple iPod nanos, which it said could be due to a battery defect. TOKYO--Japan's trade ministry said on Tuesday that three fires had been caused by overheating Apple iPod nanos, which it said could be...
- Tags: Ministry, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Nano, Battery, Apple Inc., Engineering, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Reuters, iPod nano, Apple, fires, batteries, Japan
- News items 2008-08-19
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