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Holiday Gift Guide 2008: GPS personal navigation devices

As a person who travels for work quite often and as a father to daughters who play sports all over the place, a GPS navigation device is an essential piece of equipment for me. Most of my mobile phones have GPS receivers and they work well in a pinch, but...

Tags: Device, TomTom, Garmin Ltd., Navigation Device, Traffic Update, Bluetooth Radio, Lane Assistant Pro Feature, TomTom GO 930T, GPS, Handhelds, Keyboards, Bluetooth, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Wireless, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-11-26

MapQuest Mobile offers live traffic updates

MapQuest Mobile offers live traffic updatesTrue innovationI like this idea! Hats off to a company that truelly innovates - unlike some butterfly company I know . . .

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, MapQuest Mobile, traffic update, Mapquest, mobile

Discussion threads 2005-03-16

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Google, Android 2.0 sticks fork in GPS devices

It would also be great if Android could automatically re-route you in real-time, when things like the Bay Bridge suddenly close. This means munincipalities automatically posting closures on a web site, that all providers can use in real-time. Munincipalities could also distribute traffic in real-time. Lots of possibilities to replacing...

Tags: Handhelds, Mobile operating systems, Smart phones, GPS, Google Inc., Google Android 2.0, GPS Devices, battery, Google Android

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

2010 Lexus RX 350

Photo gallery:2010 Lexus RX 350Few automakers do luxury as well as Lexus these days, and it shows with the interior and ride quality of the 2010 Lexus RX 350. A simple five-seat SUV, the RX 350 damps out the bumps in the road while treating occupants to a well-styled cabin....

Tags: RX 350, Lexus

Product reviews 2009-10-20

2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster

Photo gallery:2010 Nissan 370Z RoadsterWhen we reviewed the new Nissan 370Z Coupe last year, we applauded the company for doing a sports car model update right. Rather than bloating out the car, Nissan reduced size and weight, at the same time putting in a bigger engine. But the roadster version...

Tags: Digital music, cabin tech, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Nissan 370Z, car, sports car, Nissan 370Z Roadster

Product reviews 2009-10-14

TomTom Home 2.7.2.598 (Mac)

TomTom Home is our free desktop software giving you access to a huge range of services and content from TomTom as well as from the global community of TomTom users. It is the only tool you need to update, personalize and manage your TomTom device to enjoy a premium navigation...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, TomTom, TomTom Home, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-14

Oracle OpenWorld: Getting down to business

At Oracle OpenWorld, company co-presidents Charles Phillips and Safra Catz kicked off the day's events with a keynote speech that got right down to business about, well, doing business. In the opening minutes of the keynote, the two took some time to reflect on what the company...

Tags: Car, Oracle Corp., Oracle Open World, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-12

2010 BMW 650i Convertible

Every year we look forward to an updated BMW 6-series, and every year BMW tweaks a few things, but neglects the exterior design. We reviewed a 2009 BMW 650i Convertible earlier this year, and found the 2010 model to be much the same car. The new BMW 650i Convertible uses...

Tags: BMW AG, car

Product reviews 2009-10-09

Monster Patch Tuesday on tap: 13 bulletins, 34 vulnerabilities

Wow, FTP and SMBv2 vulnerabilities sound serious!!!I presume that by default, both of these services are on, accepting connections, and that the firewall is configured to let all of this traffic through?Not that serious -- 1. ftp is not on by default one must enable it2. smbv2 is on by...

Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Monster, SMBv2, patch management, vulnerability

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

CTIA: Qualcomm, AT&T execs reflect on Mobile's past, future

In many ways, it may feel like we've "arrived" when it comes to wireless technology. But Drs. Irwin and Paul Jacobs, the father-and-son duo who run Qualcomm, pointed out during a chat with CTIA President Steve Largent this morning that the industry has seen major changes over the decades and...

Tags: Device, Mobile, Network, AT&T Corp., Qualcomm Inc., CTIA, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Researchers devise way to deny denial-of-service attacks

How about a real-world test?They could set up a test site to the public and see if the hackers can take it down. Let the hackers do their best!Why the server?Why not move the process to the incoming router?Great Idea, good Start....and who else is making progress like this..?Wont...

Tags: SECURITY, Network technology, NETWORKING, denial of service, server, ZDNet Tech Update Today, DOS, router

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

TomTom Home 2.7.2.1825 (Windows)

TomTom Home is our free desktop software giving you access to a huge range of services and content from TomTom as well as from the global community of TomTom users. It is the only tool you need to update, personalize and manage your TomTom device to enjoy a premium navigation...

Tags: TomTom, Microsoft Windows, TomTom Home, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-01

2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 Track w/navigation

Photo gallery:Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 TrackEarlier this year, we looked at a 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 with the track package, and criticized it for not making a navigation option available. Hyundai rectified that problem recently, shipping new Genesis Coupe's with an optional navigation package. As we put more emphasis...

Tags: Hyundai, navigation system, Hyundai Genesis Coupe, car, Genesis Coupe, XM NavTraffic

Product reviews 2009-09-30

Windows SMB2 exploit now public; Expect in-the-wild attacks soon

Another "researcher" makes a name for himself.So, just why was it necessary for for this Bozo to actually "create and release the code" for the exploit? Let me guess. His company makes money by hyping up the level of fear. See their web page where they say...

Tags: Firewalls, SECURITY, Network security, Patches, Microsoft Windows, Windows SMB2, attack, firewall, antivirus

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

WSJ on the Kindle, meet price elasticity

News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch has a bevy of pay-for-content experiments planned, but he should be ready to meet some pushback. One grand experiment, the Wall Street Journal's price increase on the Kindle, has turned this customer off. The Wall Street Journal subscription on the Kindle jumped...

Tags: Wall Street Journal, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-28

AT&T prepares for iPhone MMS day tomorrow

AT&T plans to roll out its highly-anticipated Multimedia Messaging Service MMS to iPhone customers in the U.S. tomorrow, September 25, 2009. DSLReports quotes a source familiar with AT&T's MMS plans: Starting at 10AM Eastern (on the 25), AT&T will send out a mass text to a group of iPhone...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Multimedia, MMS, Multimedia Messaging, AT&T Corp., DSLReports, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Instant Messaging, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Internet, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-09-24

NY Traffic Jams 1.02 (Mobile)

NY Traffic Jams features latest map of New York area in four scales, GPS point of the current location on the map, super fast map scrolling, auto and manual update of traffic information, strong compression of traffic information for fast data transfer over the net, loading indicator allows to monitor...

Tags: Mobile, PlanetDrives, Traffic Information, GPS, Monitors & Displays, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-09-16

The 10 smartphones that emit the most radiation

BT rulesBut one cannot text wehn driving!How many of your thoughts can be expressed with 160 characters?HTC Touch Pro for me!:)I love it! :)Hmm... I wonder how much the HTC Touch Pro2 will emit the radiation? :)RE: The 10 smartphones that emit the most radiationWhen I first got my phone...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, radiation, smart phone

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

The ultimate guide to scareware protection

Throughout the last two years, scareware fake security software, quickly emerged as the single most profitable monetization strategy for cybercriminals to take advantage of. Due to the aggressive advertising practices applied by the cybercrime gangs, thousands of users fall victim to the scam on a daily...

Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Web, Search Engine, Antivirus, Malware, Social Engineering, Security Software, Search, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-09-13

Nextar 43LT - GPS receiver

Nextar 43LTWhat's great about it: Advanced features found on expensive GPS units, free traffic, easy to enter address."This GPS by far has more advanced features than most GPS units in this price range. I did not have any of the problems mentioned in the negative reviews.After using this GPS unit,...

Tags: GPS receiver, GPS-unit, GPS

Discussion threads 2009-09-12