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- Touch in Windows 7: Just for show?
- Support for multitouch input is one of the most tangible ways that Windows 7 differs from its predecessors. But will many people actually get their hands on the technology? There's a reason the first thing in Windows 7 that Microsoft chose to show publicly was its support...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Notebook, PC, Microsoft Corp., Computer, NextWindow, N-Trig, Software Collection, Microsoft Windows 7, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows 7 beta, touch, multitouch, Ina Fried, News.com, Ina Fried, News.com
- News items 2009-07-02
- Green Dam's day not done
- Chinese students were out partying in celebration of the news that China has delayed its mandate that PCs sold in the country must have intalled some spyware named Green Dam Youth Escort, according to Reuters. "We are very happy because we got what we wanted," a young artist said....
- Tags: Thomson Reuters Corp., Ed Black, PC, Manufacturer, Desktops, Manufacturing, Government, Hardware, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Nokia launching 12-megapixel camera phone
- Nokia launching 12-megapixel camera phoneAs an N79 owner...I can say that Nokia can make a very good camera phone.My N79 definitely outshines my old Nikon CoolPix 4300 for image quality. More than the extra 0.7 megapixels would explain on their own. The video mode is better than some digital video...
- Tags: Camera phones, video mode, camera phone, camera, Nokia Corp., phone
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- News to know: Firefox 3.5; Lenovo; Blackberry Tour; Chambers
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Benchmarking Firefox 3.5 Testing Firefox 3.5 ... mind your add-ons! Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.5 released, more...
- Tags: Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- iPhone 3GS overheating linked to battery
- iPhone 3GS overheating linked to batteryMy 3G iPhone is operating fine since the 3.0 upgrade.No problems here.My 2G BatteryI have noticed my 2G battery running down a lot quicker over the past few days. I chalked it up to the fact it's going on two years hold. OMG THEY...
- Tags: Engineering, Smart phones, battery, iPhone 3GS, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-06-30
- Forrester expects IT spending trough in third quarter; U.S. tech spending to fall 5 percent in 2009
- Forrester Research has revised its 2009 technology spending projections with expectations that U.S. IT spending will fall 5.1 percent in 2009 with global outlays to drop 11 percent. Forrester's revision is a cut from the 3.1 percent decline expected in its March report. Forrester analyst Andrew Bartels...
- Tags: Gross Domestic Product, Business Investment, Information Technology, IT-spending, Forrester Research Inc., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Breaking news: Green Dam Day delayed
- On the eve of destruction, China has delayed Green Dam Day. Reuters reports that China will delay an order that all PCs sold in the country come equipped with Green Dam-Youth Escort. The government had set July 1 as the day. [Add 1]...
- Tags: Software, China, Agency, Tools & Techniques, Advertising & Promotion, Government, Management, Marketing, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Photos: NASA Science and Technology Showcase
- A look at the high-tech research and development going on inside the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif. by CNET News.com
- Tags: NASA Ames Research Center, NASA, Photograph, Research & Development, Business Operations, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-06-29
- Supreme Court rebuffs Hollywood's attempt to block remote DVR services
- The consumer hasn't often won in Washington when its interests have squared off against Hollywood's, thanks in part to the industry's strong lobbying efforts. But one institution where lobbying money doesn't come into play is the Supreme Court, and Monday's session dealt an indirect blow to the entertainment industry when...
- Tags: Hollywood, U.S. Supreme Court, Digital Video Recorder, DVR, Digital Video, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-06-29
- Confirmed: Developer of software stolen for Green Dam is under attack
- Confirmed: Developer of software stolen for Green Dam is under attackGreen dam removal.It seems that if Green Dam is a stolen program then the programs owner should be able to disable it. Why not Bomb all of the Chinese Green dam programs and solve the problem once and for...
- Tags: SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Communist, NOW IT, Green Dam, attack, USSR, software
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
- Camera phones haven't outpaced regular digital cameras - yet
- Ontela, a Seattle-based company that provides technology infrastructure to wireless companies that allows consumers to unlock the photos in their camera phones, released a research report today that finds camera photo uploads are still fewer than those from digital cameras. That might not seem like much news, but considering how frequently...
- Tags: Phone, Camera Phone, Digital Camera, Photograph, Camera, Camera Phones, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-06-29
- Sony settles digital camera lawsuit with CalTech
- Sony settles digital camera lawsuit with CalTechouchwonder how much of a donation they made lol.RE: Sony settles digital camera lawsuit with CalTechAny details about the settlement available?RE: Sony settles digital camera lawsuit with CalTechMost of the details weren't disclosed in the press, but the case is California Institute of Technology...
- Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, digital camera lawsuit, California Institute of Technology, digital camera, Sony Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-26
- Parents bought me an Apple fruit, not Apple computer: FML
- After the news this week, I think the vast majority of us could do with a cheer-me-up post. The FML craze has been spreading like wildfire since the start of this year: the website, Twitter and Facebook especially. "FML", stands for "f*ck my life", has its own dedicated website which...
- Tags: Phone, Apple Inc., Boyfriend, Computer, FML, Productivity, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- News to know: Yahoo, Windows 7, Palm, AMD, Blackberry Tour, Netbook
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not Google Yahoo: Showtime for shareholders this morning ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Richard Koman, Yahoo! Inc., Palm Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not Google
- Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not GoogleBuy Buy Buy"The short answer is no. It?s not necessary to buy newspapers. Newspapers, like many other industries, need to rethink their business models. For now, Yahoo is happy to partner with them on advertising and content-sharing."I'd be looking to go...
- Tags: Financial accounting, Strategy, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Bartz, Yahoo shareholder, shareholder
- Discussion threads 2009-06-26
- Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not Google
- Yahoo's Carol Bartz took the stage at her first annual shareholder's meeting as CEO this morning. The first half of the meeting was business as usual, specifically votes on the re-election of board members and other official business facing the board. It wasn't until about halfway through the meeting that...
- Tags: Shareholder, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Government, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- Dell follows HP in certifying servers against new Energy Star server spec
- There hasn't been all that information released so far by the major hardware OEMs about how their server technology stands up against version 1 of an Energy Star specification for servers that was adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA a bit more than a month ago. HP was...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Specification, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Dell PowerEdge, Servers, Hardware, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- TV's future: the partnerships are forming now
- In just the last few days, there were a few news announcements that, separately, were kind of ho-hum. But together, it appears that the stars are suddenly starting to align for the next generation of television, one that's more of an on-demand Internet-based experience, instead of a schedule-driven feed from...
- Tags: Partnership, TiVo Inc., Programming, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- Students create portable device to detect suicide bombers
- According to latest reports, improvised explosive devices IEDs, the weapons of suicide bombers, are responsible for about half of soldier casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. To help contain this urgent threat, specialized contractors are being called in to provide services like counter IED training and technologies like...
- Tags: Student, Portable Device, Corporate Communications, Handhelds, Networking, Marketing, Hardware, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-06-24
- Taxpayers are NOT bailing out Ford Motor, or are we?
- We all know the sorry saga of two-thirds of the former Detroit Big Three. GM in bankruptcy, shedding brands and trying to become competitive once again. Chrylser is now essentially a distribution arm for Fiat, a second tier car company that had no American market share a year...
- Tags: Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-06-23
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