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If Henry Ford were alive today, his jaw might very well drop to the floor. Though Ford's cars were innovative for the time, the automaker probably never could have imagined that the company that bears his name would one day ink a deal with Microsoft for hands-free Bluetooth technology in-vehicle ope...
Late last year, a congressional committee began examining the idea of taxing property inside digital worlds such as Second Life. If that happens, a digital Boston Tea Party should break out, perhaps making it the only place in America where a real revolution could still happen. Over the holidays, an...
The average person spends nearly an hour a day driving to and from work, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. So-called "extreme commuters" spend four hours or more -- that's the equivalent of spending over a month per year sitting in a car. Long commute times are one factor driving the demand for t...
Making New Year predictions about technology requires a very polished crystal ball. Eric Openshaw, principal and leader of Deloitte Consulting's technology, media, and telecommunications practice in the U.S., offers some sobering insights into the world of consumer technology, providing details abou...
Indications are that 2007 will be a bumper year for the solar power and renewable energy industry, as was noted in Part 1 of this two-part series. As an increasing number of state governments are introducing renewable power and energy standards and incentives, Washington, D.C., lawmakers at the clos...
Professional cyberthieves and organized crime rings are looking to cash in on stolen identities and are releasing an increasing amount of malware in the process. McAfee predicts the following disturbing trends: a rise in the number of password-stealing Web sites that use fake sign-in pages for popul...
The renewable energy snowball is gaining momentum, spurring the evolution of a full-blown economic ecosystem -- from small local businesses selling and installing solar PV systems for the residential retrofit market to large-scale commercial and residential installations that involve public and priv...
The pending January release of Windows Vista raises questions about the security benefits of using one operating system over another. Microsoft claims that Vista's new architecture hardens it against vulnerabilities from viruses, spyware and adware attacks. However, users should be wary of putting t...
With the introduction of the California Solar Initiative -- due to go into effect January 1 -- solar photovoltaic industry firms are scrambling to adjust to changes in application processes, rebate pricing, and energy efficiency and metering requirements. Some are using California as a test bed for ...
Social networking is going mobile and is poised for spectacular growth over the next five years, according to a research report released Monday. The report from ABI Research predicts that mobile social communities will be attracting members in swarms, more than tripling in size worldwide from some 5...
The planned release of Vista at the end of January has provoked a great deal of speculation about its expected impact on hackers. Microsoft claims that Vista will offer completely new, more secure core components. Until now, users of other operating systems -- such as Unix, Linux and Mac OS -- have ...
I spent much of last week in Brazil watching five South American University teams show prototypes of their ideas on what the majority of the world needs in personal computing hardware and services. In addition, last week Congress once again went after HP -- but this time seemed to step in front of t...
Some 450 leaders from the U.S. renewable industry's policy, financial and technology sectors assembled on Capitol Hill on November 29-30, meeting with members of Congress and government agency officials during the American Council on Renewable Energy's fifth annual national policy conference. Broadb...
IT guru Robin Bloor has thrown down the gauntlet to the antivirus software industry, but the only response he's received has been the equivalent of one hand clapping. For months now, Bloor, a partner with Hurwitz & Associates, a consulting and research firm in Waltham, Mass., has been preaching ...
There may be a shortage of the latest and greatest video game consoles this holiday season, but there is certainly no lack of new games from which to choose. Part 1 of this two-part series looks at at five of the hottest new game titles: "Gears of War," "Guitar Hero II," "Resistance: Fall of Man," "...
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