<![CDATA[News Tom's Guide US - Miscellaneous - Event Coverage]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ en 10 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:48:11 +0100 <![CDATA[News Tom's Guide US - Miscellaneous - Event Coverage]]> http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_guide_us.jpg http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ <![CDATA[7,000 Dominoes Used to Celebrate Windows 7]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/dominoes-windows-7-video-microsoft,news-4969.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/dominoes-windows-7-video-microsoft,news-4969.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:40:00 CET All the Windows 7 hype is finally dying down. No more insane burgers or performances by Ashley Tisdale, no more Family Guy clips or launch parties. It's nearly over, guys. But nearly never won the race. ]]> <![CDATA[Yahoo Apologizes for ''Hack Day'' Lap Dancers]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Yahoo-Hack-Day-Dancers-Apology,news-4912.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Yahoo-Hack-Day-Dancers-Apology,news-4912.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:50:00 CEST Yahoo was flamed for providing lap dancers at a recent Hack Day event.]]> <![CDATA[Carmack Qualifies Lunar Landing Challenge]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Lunar-Landing-Challenge-Nasa-Carmack,news-4651.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Lunar-Landing-Challenge-Nasa-Carmack,news-4651.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:50:00 CEST John Carmack's Armadillo aerospace could win $1 million in NASA's Lunar Lander Challenge.]]> <![CDATA[Robot Nurses To Cut Health Care Costs]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Robot-Nurses-Cut-Healthcare-Costs,news-4590.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Robot-Nurses-Cut-Healthcare-Costs,news-4590.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:11:00 CEST A roboticist thinks robot nurses are on the horizon.]]> <![CDATA[Oldest ''Working'' Computer Gets New Life]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/UK-Oldest-Harwell-Computer-WITCH,news-4591.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/UK-Oldest-Harwell-Computer-WITCH,news-4591.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:10:00 CEST The oldest "working" computer is getting a make-over and a spot in a retirement home.]]> <![CDATA[Boeing Successfully Tested Laser Cannon]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Boeing-Laser-Cannon-Test-ATL,news-4572.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Boeing-Laser-Cannon-Test-ATL,news-4572.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:20:00 CEST Cyberwars, laser beams, magnetic car engines... the world is coming to an end.]]> <![CDATA[QuakeCon: Doom II on XBLA]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Doom-Xbox-Game-QuakeCon,news-4437.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Doom-Xbox-Game-QuakeCon,news-4437.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:11:00 CEST Doom II for Xbox Live Arcade made an appearance today at QuakeCon.]]> <![CDATA[Contractor Leaks Obama's Chopper Plans to Iran]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/marine-defence-president-helicopter,news-3549.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/marine-defence-president-helicopter,news-3549.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:00:00 CET Blueprints and other technical information of Obama’s presidential helicopter have cropped up on Iranian P2P networks – a serious breach.]]> <![CDATA[Download Feature May Come to Youtube]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/youtube-download-video-feature,news-3331.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/youtube-download-video-feature,news-3331.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:30:00 CET For those of you that like to compile collections of funny or other important videos from the widely popular YouTube service, you could be in for change. Change for the better.]]> <![CDATA[Youtube's Pope Channel on Wii and PS3]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/YouTube-nintendo-PlayStation-Vatican,news-3319.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/YouTube-nintendo-PlayStation-Vatican,news-3319.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:40:00 CET YouTube is reaching more viewers than ever, now addressing Wii and PlayStation 3 gamers, as well as Catholics directly.]]> <![CDATA[An Apple Zone for CES'10?]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-macworld-ces,news-3284.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-macworld-ces,news-3284.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:40:00 CET One of the big announcements prior to CES this year was that there would be no Steve Jobs at Macworld and that Apple was pulling away from the Macworld Conference and Expo completely. Rumors today emerge that the company could be stepping back.]]> <![CDATA[CES 2009: PC Building Competition]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/PC-Building-Competition,news-3269.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/PC-Building-Competition,news-3269.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:30:00 CET Tom's Hardware Managing Editor Chris Angelini competed in the annual "Build Your Own PC" race. He was a contender, until technical difficulties arose.]]> <![CDATA[MacWorld '09; Apple's Final Show]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-macworld-macbook,news-3254.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-macworld-macbook,news-3254.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:30:00 CET Macworld 2009, which kicked off yesterday, highlights Apple goodness with the likes of GarageBand, iMovie, iWork and more.]]> <![CDATA[Kid Shoots Parents Over Halo 3]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Halo-3-Shot-Parents,news-3153.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Halo-3-Shot-Parents,news-3153.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:50:00 CET A 17-year-old male shot his parents - killing his mother and wounding his father - all because they took Halo 3 away from him.]]> <![CDATA[U.S. Army Sets Up in Second Life]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Second-Life-Linden-Labs-Army,news-3079.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Second-Life-Linden-Labs-Army,news-3079.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:00:00 CET <![CDATA[Google Jumps Ship in Advertising Partnership with Yahoo]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/google-yahoo-advertising-deal,news-2896.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/google-yahoo-advertising-deal,news-2896.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CET Rather than facing a potential protracted legal battle, Google has decided to opt-out of a deal with Yahoo which was to see Google providing advertising around Yahoo’s search results. This deal would have been worth nearly US$800 million to Yahoo]]> <![CDATA[Large Hadron Collider On; Earth Still Exists]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/large-hadron-collider,news-2566.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/large-hadron-collider,news-2566.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:10:00 CEST The world's largest particle accelerator takes its first step to becoming fully operational]]> <![CDATA[Apple Gets Ready to Announce Revamped iPods Suspected Price Cuts]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-iPod-iTunes-8.0-iPhone,news-2556.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-iPod-iTunes-8.0-iPhone,news-2556.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:10:00 CEST It’s going to be a long day for Apple as the company’s Let’s Rock event kicks off in San Francisco. Speculation as to what Apple is announcing in the way of iPods and iTunes is going off the charts...]]> <![CDATA[Mythbusters' Stars Meet And Greet Fans At NVISION]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/mythbusters-savage-hyneman-nvision,news-2487.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/mythbusters-savage-hyneman-nvision,news-2487.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:20:06 CEST San Jose (CA) - The stars of the hit Discovery Channel show Mythbusters chatted it up with NVISION attendees today during a meet and greet session.]]> <![CDATA[IDF 2008: For Notebooks, 'Thin' is 'In']]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/IDF-notebooks-thin-laptops-OLED,news-2421.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/IDF-notebooks-thin-laptops-OLED,news-2421.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:30:00 CEST Rajiv Mongia of Intel's Mobile Platform Group, who is also a thermal mechanical engineer, has made it his job to cram as much performance as possible into something we consider stylish enough to hopefully turn into a trend.]]> <![CDATA[BlizzCon Site Crippled With Traffic, Tickets Taken Offline]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/BlizzCon-tickets-Blizzard,news-2324.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/BlizzCon-tickets-Blizzard,news-2324.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:20:00 CEST Fans trying to get their hands on tickets for Blizzard’s BlizzCon convention set to take place in California this October were all-a-flap when company announced tickets were on sale at the beginning of the week...]]> <![CDATA[Defcon's Wall Of Sheep Eats IPhones For Breakfast, Lunch And Dinner]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/defcon-wall-of-sheep-iPhone,news-2306.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/defcon-wall-of-sheep-iPhone,news-2306.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:40:01 CEST Las Vegas (NV) - Smartphones are great for texting and surfing the web, but many of those applications have absolutely no security according to security researchers at the recently completed Defcon computer security conference.]]> <![CDATA[Transit Authority Jumps In Front Of Train, Publishes Confidential White Paper]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/transit-authority-hackers-lawsuit-Defcon,news-2291.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/transit-authority-hackers-lawsuit-Defcon,news-2291.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:10:00 CEST Las Vegas (NV) - Court cases are a wonderful thing because almost all the evidence and filings become public record.]]> <![CDATA[Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Given Restraining Order, But Still An Epic Fail]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Massachusetts-subway-hack-lawsuit,news-2290.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Massachusetts-subway-hack-lawsuit,news-2290.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:40:01 CEST Las Vegas (NV) - The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority has been granted a temporary restraining order against three MIT hackers who were scheduled to give a Defcon talk.]]> <![CDATA[Massachusetts Transit Authority Sues Defcon Subway Hackers]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Massachusetts-subway-hack-lawsuit,news-2289.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Massachusetts-subway-hack-lawsuit,news-2289.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:40:00 CEST Las Vegas (NV) - Three MIT students probably won't be giving their scheduled Defcon speech on getting free subway rides.]]> <![CDATA[Death From The Mailroom - iPhone Hacks Your Company From The Inside]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPhone-hack-mailroom-Defcon,news-2288.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPhone-hack-mailroom-Defcon,news-2288.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:30:00 CEST Las Vegas (NV) - The Apple iPhone is great for phone calls and viewing YouTube videos, but it can also be turned into one heck of a wireless hacking tool capable of wrecking havoc on almost any company or government organization from the inside.]]> <![CDATA[Let The (War)games Begin! Black Hat And Defcon Hacking Conventions Begin]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/black-hat-defcon-hacking,news-2245.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/black-hat-defcon-hacking,news-2245.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:40:00 CEST Las Vegas (NV) - For the next week, the brightest computer security minds are meeting in Las Vegas to drum up new ways of breaking into and protecting networks.]]> <![CDATA[Bot Beats Human Champs at Poker]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/poker-human-bot-polaris-vegas,news-1933.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/poker-human-bot-polaris-vegas,news-1933.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:20:00 CEST Las Vegas (NV) - An unflinching, uncaring silicon machine beat several top poker champions during "Man versus Machine" match at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas.]]> <![CDATA[Westinghouse Upgrades $50,000 Quad HD LCD]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Westinghouse-quad-LCD,news-1712.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Westinghouse-quad-LCD,news-1712.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:50:03 CEST <![CDATA[Flirt And Order Drinks With The Microsoft Surface Bar Table In Vegas]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Microsoft-Surface-Vegas,news-1649.html#xtor=RSS-211744 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Microsoft-Surface-Vegas,news-1649.html#xtor=RSS-211744 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:40:01 CEST