Craigslist grapples with competitor on board
Craigslist, the pioneering online classified Web site, is facing a large new competitor, one that has accumulated insider knowledge of Craigslist's business. — On Friday, eBay's online classified se...
SL business sues for copyright infringement
SECOND LIFE, July 3 (Reuters) - Second Life entrepreneur Kevin Alderman filed a copyright infringement lawsuit on Tuesday against Second Life resident Volkov Catteneo, and Alderman's lawyer said he pl...
Is It Copyright Infringement To Embed An Infringing YouTube Video On Your Blog?
from the questions,-questions,-questions dept — While there has been a great deal of discussion (and a few lawsuits) concerning the legality of YouTube hosting infringing videos, one question where ...
Gadget boom to drive up energy demand: report
LONDON (Reuters) - Flat-screen televisions, computers and other hi-tech gadgets will use nearly half of a typical British household's total electricity by 2020, an energy conservation body said in a r...
iPhone without AT&T
I've found a way to activate a brand new unactivated iPhone without giving any of your money or personal information to [AT&T] NSA. The iPhone does not have phone capability, but the iPod and WiFi wo...
Second Life Avatar Sued for Copyright Infringement
Right in time for the July 4th holiday week (after all, what's more American than demanding your day in court?), businessman Kevin Alderman and his lawyer have just filed suit against someone who goes...
HTC OMNI PICS AND SPECS
The rumors about the upcoming HTC OMNI communicator have been flying around the Web for a few months now. And from some leaked details and specs, HTC Omni sounded like a very interesting mobile gadge...
Nintendo Announces DS Camera, Face Training
Having already trained the brains of the Japanese and begun work on training their eyes, Nintendo now wants to train... their faces. — Otona No DS Kao Training, or Face Training, includes a camera t...
Zhiny: Motorola Zante Looks Even Shinier than You Know Who, Also Runs on EDGE
Here's the Zante, up close and lustrously yours. Today we got plenty of fresh technical information about this Motorola-flavored Sidekick plus two new pretty pics. One of them above, the other after...
Honey, we need to talk - with my Nokia Speakerphone HF-300
Espoo, Finland - Having a conversation in and out of the car is about as simple as talking to yourself, thanks to Nokia's first speakerphone, the stylish Nokia Speakerphone HF-300. This detachable Bl...
Steorn's Orbo "free-energy" machine demonstrated!
Here we go, after months of doubt over claims of a magnetic machine promising "infinite clean energy," Steorn will be putting their wares on display for public scrutiny in London. A physics defying p...
My run-in with Marc Benioff, and tips to be a star performer
Time magazine just hired me to write a piece about workplace trends among young people. One of the things I wrote about was how much people value the opportunity to volunteer for non-profit organizat...
Steve Wozniak v. Stephen Colbert — and Other Pranks
and Other Pranks — Steve Wozniak showed up at our San Francisco studio riding in fine style... on a Segway. He had told me via email that he would just park anywhere in the city, and I imagined this...
The Pirate Bay Wants MediaDefender to Walk the Plank to Bankruptcy
The guys at The Pirate Bay aren't happy. Certain commercial outfits have been trying to use their trackers to hunt down pirates - companies like Media Defender who will be fresh in your mind followin...
Sony patents liquid airbag
Sony has filed for a U.S. patent on a liquid airbag for electronics - in particular, for hard disks. The idea is that the electronics will be wrapped in a fluid-filled bag so if the outer case suffer...
Warning of data ticking time bomb
Microsoft UK Managing Director Gordon Frazer running Windows 3.1 on a Vista PC — The growing problem of accessing old digital file formats is a "ticking time bomb", the chief executive of the UK Nat...
After attacks, US government sending team to Estonia
(InfoWorld) - Two months after much of Estonia's online infrastructure was targeted by an online attack, the U.S government is sending cyberinvestigators to help the Baltic state better understand wha...
WiFi revolution hits a snag
Fee for Internet service brings drop in number of Toronto subscribers — Long lauded as the technology that would turn cities into techie meccas, WiFi continues to creep across metropolises. — Year...
Microsoft Yet To Get On Top Of Forza 2 Racism
Offensive material still being punted around — Despite its best efforts, Microsoft's moderation is proving insufficient to prevent racism from rearing its ugly head on Forza 2. — Although it's one...
Palm Treo vs the iPhone: 10 Rounds
iDay has come and gone, and the first iPhones have made their way into the hot, grubby hands of gadget geeks and Apple cultists. It's an important phase: how well is this svelte little beauty going t...
If Trust Is Lost, Google Will Crumble
Google in the past has been able to fend off criticism of its increasing dominance of the online market and remain highly profitable. However, increasing criticism of its powerful position could harm...