Children are being encouraged to teach their grandparents to use the internet to help close the digital divide. With the internet becoming a place to file for emergency aid, shop, and keep in touch with Continue reading “Kids urged to teach the elderly internet skills”.
Some owners of Apple Computer’s new “impossibly small” iPod Nano are quickly finding out that the new iPod is delicate. Hundreds of complaints about the screens scratching, cracking, and/or failing are coming to light all Continue reading “Apple iPod Nano Users Cry Foul on Nano’s Screen”.
We just heard that Activision is going to increase the price on their game titles by US $10 to “keep up” with Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox 360. Right now all the talk is about console titles, Continue reading “Activision to increase game prices by $10”.
It looks like future wars are going to be fought by humans and machines fighting side by side. South Korea has announced plans for a mobile combat robot that is designed to kick ass without Continue reading “South Korea Plans to Build Combat Robot for Battlefield”.
ABIT Computer plans to migrate half of its motherboard capacity, mostly entry-level production, to Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) by the end of October. ABIT?s high-end segment, including the Fatal1ty brand line, will continue to be Continue reading “ABIT Cuts Suzhou Plant Motherboard Production By 50%”.
Remember when gas spiked to $3-plus a gallon after Hurricane Katrina? By this time next week, that could seem like the good old days. Experts are guessing that gas could reach $5 a gallon if Continue reading “Hurricane Rita could mean $5 gas”.
Pages on Google’s Web site refer to an upcoming wireless internet service, but Google still declines to comment. The Google site refers to a product called “Google Secure Access,” which is designed to “establish a Continue reading “Google plans WiFi service possibly called Google Secure Access”.
After GDDR3 comes GDDR4 and Fudo over at The Inq believes that the nVidia G80 will be the first video card to use the new memory chips. Makes sense to us, but we don’t know Continue reading “Rumor: nVidia G80 to use GDDR4 memory chips”.
ATI makes the claim that you’ll never look at your PC the same way again, once you’ve seen a computer with Avivo. Avivo includes hardware and software technologies that refine video capture and playback, and Continue reading “ATI Technologies Announces Avivo”.
An Intel press release claims their upcoming 65nm process will stretch the battery life of mobile devices. This is good news after the last process reduction did not go how Intel hoped it would. Our Continue reading “Intel’s 65nm process improves power consumption”.
Virus writers have developed a worm that spoofs the behaviour of internet search engine Google, varying the results displayed to suit the requirements of hackers. the search engine’s address – even if they make a Continue reading “Star Wars worm infects gamers downloading off warez sites”.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products, today announced the rollout of its new U3 DataTraveler line of USB smart drives, initially shipping in 512-MB and 1-GB capacities. Based on Continue reading “Kingston Launches U3 Powered DataTraveler”.
Eight companies in five states have been targeted by Microsfot for selling pirated software. The lawsuits were filed in Arizona, California, Illinois, Minnesota and New York against companies that allegedly sold counterfeit copies of software Continue reading “Microsoft sues more resellers over piracy”.
Dennis Kozlowski, the former Tyco International Ltd. chief executive is going to jail. This once agains shows that stealing money is not a wise thing to do unless you like to sport handcuffs. Dennis Kozlowski, Continue reading “Ex-Tyco execs sentenced to up to 25 yrs”.
The price of crude oil is up $3 a barrel by mid-morning trading due to concerns over tropical storm Rita. Rita is moving toward the Florida Keys with sustained winds of about 60 mph and Continue reading “Tropical Storm Rita sends crude over $66 a Barrel”.