Saturday, March 13, 2010
Tech Gadget
Tom Gromak
Book-it, Dan-o. Sleeve protects laptop with style
The BookBook is a decidedly interesting product, old-fashioned in a retro-cool sort of way, and designed to protect your laptop computer on the go. For those reasons, and deservedly so, it's a … Continued
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Tom Gromak
Google's 'Maps' for bikes not ready for mapping your ride. Yet.
I was excited when I first heard that Google was making its maps technology work for pedal-powered commuters. But I was disappointed by routes that, like directions by car, seem more based on … Continued
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From SiliconValley.com
- February video game sales drop 15 percent - 09:56 AM
- Sony unveils new motion controller to compete with Nintendo - 07:32 PM
- Video games streamed over the Internet: OnLive plans June launch - 06:15 AM
- Sony unveils new motion controller to compete with Nintendo - 05:35 PM
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AP Headlines
- Appeal filed in Phil Spector case - 01:34 PM
- Madonna offers relationship tips on 'Marriage Ref' - 12:11 PM
- Michael Jackson's custom-made furniture for sale - 12:09 PM
- Girlicious band member charged with having drugs - 07:08 AM
- NYC socialite Mortimer launches reality TV show - 06:57 AM
Apple to start taking iPad orders at 8:30 a.m.
Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple Inc. will begin taking pre-orders for its iPad multimedia tablet computer today at 8:30 a.m. EST today. - 03/12/2010
Game on
Review: 'Bad Company 2' intense; 'Final Fantasy XIII' excellent
The immersion you feel launching "Bad Company 2" lasts through the moment you shut down your console, giving you one of the best war experiences in gaming. - 03/12/2010
U-M joining in solar cell effort
Ann Arbor -- The University of Michigan has joined with the South Korean government, a South Korean university and a New Jersey company for a four-year effort to improve the efficiency of solar cell films. - 03/12/2010
Internet fraud dollars doubled last year
Washington -- The cost of Internet fraud doubled in 2009 to about $560 million, the FBI said today. The most common type of fraud reported was scams from people falsely claiming to be from the FBI. - 03/12/2010
'Battlestar Galactica' online game coming
"Battlestar Galactica" is finding new life on the Web. - 03/11/2010
Conan O'Brien turns woman's life atwitter
Conway Township, Mich. -- Last week, Sarah Killen had three Twitter followers. This week, she has 20,000 -- as well as a new iMac computer and offers to help pay for a dress and drinks for her wedding. - 03/11/2010
Repressive regimes up online censorship, report says
New York -- Repressive regimes have stepped up efforts to censor the Internet and jail dissidents, Reporters Without Borders says in a study released Thursday. - 03/11/2010
On latest guitar game, players strum real strings
New York -- An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument. - 03/10/2010
Today's talker
Samsung, Panasonic ready to market 3-D televisions
Want to be the first one on your block with a 3-D television? It will cost you about $3,000. Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what manufacturers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room. - 03/10/2010
Google opens Web store for business applications
San Francisco -- Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet. - 03/10/2010
Google to digitize old books from Rome, Florence
Rome -- Google said Wednesday it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei, in what's being described as the first deal of its kind. - 03/10/2010
Cable, satellite TV firms ask feds to stop TV blackouts
Cable, satellite TV and other video providers have asked the government to intervene in ongoing fee disputes with TV networks -- big-money fights that are expected to escalate this year as more contracts expire. - 03/10/2010
With Twitter friend Conan, Mich. woman's life 'totally nuts'
Conway Township -- Last week, Sarah Killen had three Twitter followers. - 03/10/2010
Apple delays launch of iPad tablet in U.S. until April 3
New York -- The much-anticipated iPad tablet computer from Apple Inc. will start hitting U.S. store shelves on April 3, slightly later than originally planned. - 03/06/2010
Google dangles ultrafast broadband and cities leap
Duluth, Minn. -- Wearing just a T-shirt and shorts, Mayor Don Ness strolled to the end of a dock jutting into frigid Lake Superior. He grinned, waved his arms to a cheering crowd, and jumped in. - 03/05/2010
