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Questions swirl around Mac clone maker Psystar

04 Sep 2010

Netkas, who created the EFI v8 emulator, says he released the software under a strict noncommercial license. For a while, Psystar had not even acknowledged his contribution, but the company has added an “open source” section to its site noting his authorship of the EFI v8 emulator and saying, “Psystar will promote Open Source [...]

Yahoo to try using Google for search ads

29 Aug 2010

The test caught antitrust attention in Washington, which already was on alert after Google’s acquisition of Internet ad company DoubleClick, which closed in March.

“Yahoo will be testing Google’s AdSense for Search service, which will deliver relevant ads alongside Yahoo’s own natural search results. This is only a limited test, and does not necessarily mean [...]

Twitter’s new home page Information, not status u

24 Aug 2010

Deep.

Dear Person Who Constantly Tweets About What He Or She Is Eating For Breakfast,
And when you click the “Sign up now” button? You’re invited to “join the conversation.” Yeah, that’s right. Now think about whether “the conversation” really wants to hear about that pint of Ben & Jerry’s you’re about to dig into.
“We’re eager to [...]

The coming 3D revolution Hype or reality

23 Aug 2010

Some of the more advanced forms of the technology are already being used in scientific and medical research. And you know what that means. If there’s a big market for it, the technology will eventually come down the cost, size, performance, and power learning curve. And the next thing you know, it’ll be in your [...]

U.S. military enlists iPod Touch for battlefield

23 Aug 2010

Soldiers can use applications to add translated phrases to maps and photos, as well as show villagers video messages from local leaders. A new program called Vcommunicator translates spoken and written Arabic, Kurdish, as well as two Afghan languages.

The hottest new battlefield weapon in Baghdad is also a hot item on the home front.

Another application [...]

Subwoofer Setup Guide

23 Aug 2010

Merely buying a great subwoofer is no guarantee you’ll wind up with great bass. There are too many ways to squander its performance potential, that’s why putting in the extra effort to achieve proper subwoofer setup is crucial. This two-part guide will tell you everything you need to know about getting the most from your [...]

Ouch! Newspaper revenues take biggest plunge on re

23 Aug 2010

We’ve all known for a while now that things aren’t looking exactly rosy for the newspaper industry (for an excellent account of the state of the newspaper world read this New Yorker article).
Now, Editor & Publisher has figures that are enough to make any newspaper mogul cry.
Total print advertising revenue last year [...]

Are you intuitive

23 Aug 2010

Einstein was definitely intuitive, but what’s that got to do with technology? Well, there are logical reasons for most of the runaway technology successes that come to mind, but a few make me wonder.
The next morning, my wife pulled the pillow off my snoring head and announced, “We have no water.”
And how about [...]

Sony Ericsson ready to challenge Nokia’s ‘Comes wi

23 Aug 2010

CNET News staff writer Marguerite Reardon contributed to this story.

“This is the new frontier for a lot of these phone companies,” said Mike McGuire, a digital music analyst. “Clearly Sony Ericsson can’t be ignored. There should be some interesting potential in terms of linkage to other parts of Sony. Maybe you see it tied to [...]

Share and synchronize your Outlook and Google cale

23 Aug 2010

Import your Google Calendar as an iCalendar file (.ics) to add its entries to your Outlook 2007 calendar.

Select the .csv file you exported from Outlook to import it to your Google Calendar.
Since I started synchronizing my e-mail inboxes a few months ago, I rarely even open my Outlook mail client. I much prefer seeing [...]