Back in the USSR
Nick Carr is truly the gift that keeps on giving. His latest can-opener concerns the alleged Google strategy of converting all reading interfaces to search and keyword (i.e. tagging) interfaces. Nic...
Yahoo Unveils Public Details Of "Panama" Ad System Upgrade
Yahoo's finally gone public with details about its new "Panama" ad system upgrade, which when launched later this year will bring the system up to matching what Google's long offered, though both Yaho...
A Game For All Ages
Nintendo gave TIME the first look at its new gadget, which it hopes will turn girls and even granddads into video gamers — It is cherry-blossom time in Kyoto, Japan, and I am dancing the hula for Sh...
Beatles lose Apple court battle
The Beatles have lost their court challenge against Apple Computer over its iPod and iTunes download service. — Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the families of George Harrison and John Lennon co...
Silicon Graphics files for Chapter 11
Computer firm's stock plunges on news, as company blames delays in rolling out new technology, competition from rivals. — BOSTON (Reuters) - Silicon Graphics Inc., a struggling maker of high-perform...
Revenge of the nerds
Three computer geeks at the U of T are renowned developers of anti-censorship software, including a program out this month that could allow people to outwit the world's most repressive regimes — Loo...
For MTV Fans, a Parallel Universe of Programs: At Once Online and on TV
Even for overachievers who are used to multitasking, the idea of watching two versions of the same television show at the same time — one on television and one on a computer — is something that is pro...
Announcing Intel Core 2 Duo
"Conroe" and "Merom" get a name and a birthday — Intel has just passed us word about a new branding decision for the upcoming second generation Core processors. Intel's first generation desktop Cor...
Falling for super-geek
He has made a fortune from his website offering casual sex among the classified ads. But Craig Newmark is more interested in bird-watching than profits — and he is scaring the pants off his rivals. ...
Samsung Q1 Review - Under the Spotlight
Washington Post was lucky enough to get their hands on the Samsung Q1 UMPC and posted an in-depth review of it. According to the website, the Q1 may get a lot of takers because of its cool gadget fac...
Report: Vista to hit antispyware, firewall markets
New security features in Windows Vista will largely eliminate the need to run separate antispyware or firewall software, according to a new analyst report. — Due out early next year, the next major ...
Comparative broadband ideas
The primary reason that Japan and Korea do so much better than the U.S. on any measurement of broadband (availability, penetration, price, speed) is that there is fierce competition in the market for ...