iPod vs. Zune Update
So how is the Zune, Microsoft's MP3 player, doing so far? — The Zune debuted just before the frenzied holiday shopping season, and so far, it's ranked No. 2 behind rival Apple's iPod, according to s...
Missing Person: Kim Family
Missing Family — The San Francisco Police Department is seeking information regarding a missing San Francisco family of four. On Friday, November 24, 2006, James Kim, his wife, Kati Kim, and their ...
Huffington Post Will Add Original Reporting to Its Blog
The Huffington Post, which started about 18 months ago as a political Web site for celebrity bloggers, is preparing to venture into original reporting, with plans to cover Congress and, already, the 2...
ATM system called unsafe
A U.S. Secret Service memo obtained by MSNBC.com indicates that organized criminals are systematically attempting to subvert the ATM system and unscramble encrypted PIN codes. (Will Burgess / Reuters...
For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs a Big Debate
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — When computer industry executives heard about a plan to build a $100 laptop for the developing world's children, they generally ridiculed the idea. How could you build such a compu...
Seagate CEO: I help people "watch porn"
You think tech execs are boring? Check out a freewheeling interview with Seagate's Bill Watkins, who might be Silicon Valley's most outspoken CEO. — SAN FRANCISCO (Fortune) — Sitting at the arm of ...
Virtual Console Stuff: Controller Get
Golden Axe was pretty bad. Luckily — considering I just dropped eight lousy bucks on it — it's one of those games that's bad in a good way. I can enjoy it ironically. If you've never played it, ima...
Expo gets an update, adds Facebook sharing and more international support
The Windows Live Expo team just rolled out an update earlier today. Here are the details, via the Team Blog: — Public availability in the UK and China! Welcome to social classifieds, guys!
Goodbye Search Engine Watch & Best Wishes!
Today is my last day with Search Engine Watch, with me heading to my new digs at Search Engine Land tomorrow. I wanted to wish Search Engine Watch all the best going forward, plus help readers unders...
Netstreams DoorLinX MP3 Doorbell is Your Bell
The humble doorbell has just made the leap into the 21st century. DoorLinX by Netstreams can play an MP3 of your choice whenever someone presses your doorbell button, and that MP3 is easily placed on...
Real life crashes into Second Life's digital idyll
Aleks Krotoski — It was three weeks ago that my virtual world disintegrated. I had been struggling with a digital littering problem in my Social Simulation Research Lab and I wanted to automate the...
SAP's mixed-up confusion
Thomas Otter, a smart technology blogger who works for the corporate software giant SAP in Germany, finds himself baffled and befuddled these days. He can't figure out what "software-as-a-service" me...
Review of Feedburner
Several months ago, b5media made the choice to move all our feeds to Feedburner. We had actually been looking to do this for awhile, but there were a couple things holding us back. Portable feeds an...
ANGER AT YOUTUBE VIDEOS THAT SHOW HOW TO BREAK INTO HOUSES
Householders were warned today to check their security in an alert sparked by video website YouTube. — Hundreds of videos are available on the site showing users how to pick locks, which experts fea...
Verizon, NFL Team up to Offer Live NFL Network Game Broadcasts on Verizon's Consumer Broadband Services
Verizon to Offer Live NFL Network Programming Over Broadband. Deal Includes Thursday and Saturday Regular Season NFL Games, Various College Football Bowl Games and Other Programming
Microsoft CEO to Kick Off Launch of New Windows, Office, Exchange Products
News conference at NASDAQ also marks Microsoft's 20th year as a publicly traded company. — What: Microsoft Corp. will host a news conference and live webcast to announce the availability of the Wind...