CONSUMER REPORTS: For the first time ever, Consumer Reports has brand repair rates for flat-panel and rear-projection TVs. CR’s data reveals that flat-panel LCD and plasma TVs have been highly reliable, requiring few repairs during the first three years of use. The report, featured in CR’s December issue, reveals that on average, rear-projection TVs were [...]
Gmail decided to take a dump today. Users were unable to log in around 2 p.m. eastern time. No word on the cause yet. All we know is that Google is working on it. In the mean time, I can always send up smoke signals. This is a good time to break for lunch.
Let’s face it, laptops don’t really belong on your lap. They’re hot, sometimes heavy, and there’s even rumors about them causing sperm-count problems in men. A year ago I blogged about the LapWorks Laptop Desk 2.0 and Ultralight, which I’ve used ever since. There’s a growing movement lately of people who use their laptops at [...]
Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett sent MySpace a letter ordering them to “secure and maintain all information concerning MySpace profiles used by registered sex offenders” in his state. “It is essential that MySpace preserve any information about online profiles created by registered sex offenders,” Corbett said. “We know that online predators are actively using social [...]
Motorola, in a bid to improve its video services for its home and small business users, made a move to acquire Modulus Video, Inc. Modulus, according to a press release, is a leading MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC) company that specializes in putting this video over the Internet and broadcast/television systems. Both sides seem pleased. [...]
Google, if you believe what you read, has come up with a way to provide free, fast Internet services to the entire country. There’s only one catch. It goes through your toilet. Check out Google TiSP for yourself
Apple Computer has finally unleashed their long-awaited iPhone, the iPod Cell Phone, which promises to provide Internet/e-mail access, portable, widescreen media and a digital cellphone in one device, according to a press release. “iPhone is a revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years ahead of any other mobile phone,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s [...]
All those friends in high and far places are going to be that much harder to reach out and touch this New Year’s. According to a press release: Airwide Solutions, the leading provider of mobile messaging infrastructure and applications, today announces expectations of an all-time peak in SMS volumes during the upcoming New Year’s celebrations. [...]
Yahoo! has shown its true colors, and they’re not Fox gold and blue. CNN has reported MySpace drew more American website visitors in November than Yahoo!, for the first time ever. MySpace, the News Corporation-owned social networking site has been gaining on the giant Internet directory for some time now. While this does raise serious [...]
Here’s another one of those top 10 lists. 1. DLO HomeDock Deluxe: A home entertainment center for the iPod which is the world’s first iPod dock that lets you view and select your iPod’s music on your TV screen, allowing you to navigate, select and play your songs using the included 18-button remote control. 2. [...]