'IPod rival' speculation dampened
Microsoft has said reports that the company is planning an MP3 player to rival the iPod are based on "speculation and rumours". — The software giant and games console firm said it did not "have anyt...
Tail Is Wagging the Internet Dog
THE media columnist Jack Shafer was confused, and maybe a little jealous. He wondered last week why a two-year-old article by Paul Boutin, his fellow Slate writer, was suddenly drawing huge traffic n...
FBI plans new Net-tapping push
The FBI has drafted sweeping legislation that would require Internet service providers to create wiretapping hubs for police surveillance and force makers of networking gear to build in backdoors for ...
Analysts: Windows on Macs will not open corporate doors
Apple's switch to Intel processors and the Macs newfound ability to run Windows natively may lead to increased adoption in the home and small business marketplace, but will probably not translate to a...
Web 2.0 in Japan
Japan is a country renowned for it's technological prowess - being on the cutting edge of robotics, hybrid car research, video game entertainment and countless other areas. Strange then, that whilst ...
Security agency war game tries to teach Net defense
WASHINGTON—The National Security Agency may be known for its stealthy eavesdropping techniques, but it's going public with advice for how to train a new generation to defend against computer threats. ...
Coghead, A New Web App Machine
The Enterprise is widely viewed as the next playground for collective technologies known as Web 2.0. While there has been a lot of talk, only a handful of companies have come up with Web 2.0 inspired...
Five-second ads try to counter TiVo
It may take longer to read this sentence than to watch one of Honda's recent mini-commercials. — In just five seconds, the TV ad shows features of its new Fit hatchback, followed by a computer-type ...
Sprint PCS Vision Phone Katana By Sanyo
Sprint's new Sanyo Katana may look exactly like a plastic RAZR, but it's no disposable. It's a reasonable midrange phone designed to help Sprint customers scratch their itch for the nation's most pop...
An Internet Lifeline for Troops in Iraq and Loved Ones at Home
With mortar shells exploding near him sometimes twice a day in Ramadi, Iraq, Sgt. Mark Grelak found a way to shut out the heat, the noise, and all the demands of his job — sweeping the local highway f...
Want a Google health scrapbook?
Someone over at The Deal, a site that tracks venture capital activity, sent me their latest scoop: a move by Google to enter the health field in a major way is in the works (although as the site point...
'Googling' Lands In Dictionary
Merriam-Webster on Thursday stamped its approval on a raft of words that will appear in its next dictionary update, including the verb "google" and other tech terms such as "spyware" and "mouse potato...
The Myth of the New India
INDIA is a roaring capitalist success story. " So says the latest issue of Foreign Affairs; and last week many leading business executives and politicians in India celebrated as Lakshmi Mittal, the f...
View Red Steel Screenshots — 12 Image(s)
12 Image(s) — UbiSoft generated a lot of buzz this past spring when they revealed their plans for Red Steel, a first person action game that would be exclusive for Nintendo's Wii console. FiringSqua...