U.S. Broadband: Desperate Ideas Of An Industry That Resists Change
Published on June 16, 2008 to OpinionOpinion - Reading about broadband giants and their ideas how to fairly distribute Internet bandwidth to its customers over the past two weeks got me thinking. Read more
Google Shares Take Another Hit After Downgrades
Published on February 26, 2008 to Business & LawGoogle's stock is down almost 40% from its all-time high recorded last November, wiping about $80 billion from the firm's market capitalization. Read more
Microsoft Goes After Apple's Mobile Safari Browser
Published on April 1, 2008 to SmartphonesMicrosoft said today that it will offer Windows Mobile users an Internet browsing experience comparable to what they are familiar with on desktop computers. At the annual U.S. CTIA wireless... Read more
Google Retracts After Caught Stealing Ideas
Published on April 9, 2008 to Using the InternetMonday this week Google launched its App Engine, which was very well received by developers and users alike. Unfortunately, attention turned elsewhere on Tuesday as the Google was caught with its... Read more
Some U.S. Airports Back To Normal After Computer Glitch
Published on August 27, 2008 to SecurityAir traffic at some major U. Read more
Is After-Market GPS Up to Driving Speed?
Published on April 4, 2005 to SmartphonesCar dealers love to tack on more than $1,000 for a GPS navigation option. As an alternative, we tried out two new after-market GPS devices from Lowrance and Roadmate that retail for a whole lot less - but don't throw away your road Atlas yet. Read more
After the Mypal A600 PDA: Does Asus' Mypal A620 Represent a Worthy Encore?
Published on October 10, 2003 to SmartphonesFollowing the splash Asus' Mypal A620's very long-battery life and top-rate features made in the PDA marketplace, what does Asus do for an encore? The company has attempted the seemingly impossible by trying to make its new PDA more powerful than the model it replaces while slashing its price tag. Can they really pull this off? Read more
Life After Sony Connect
Published on May 11, 2006 to Home TheaterHaving trouble getting your Walkman MP3 player to work with Sony's less-than-ideal software? Fortunately, free alternatives exist for a more portable music library. Read more
Sony DSC-R1: Going After SLRs
Published on March 10, 2006 to Digital Still CamerasBridge cameras look like SLRs but use a fixed lens and electronic viewfinder. They are popular with many amateurs, but are also often criticized for the small size of their sensors, which makes it hard to control depth of field and results in noise at high sensitivity settings. Sony is the first manufacturer to go beyond those limitations with their R1. Should you rush out to buy one? Read more