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Webcams have been around for awhile now, but it hasn't been until recently that they've started to become a hit with the instant messaging crowd. The classic videophone may have been a bust, but the marriage of Webcam and IM has started to capture the affection of Net gabbers. Apple, as usual, was q...
As technology becomes a large part of many consumers' everyday lives, the risk of overexposure to new advances grows for people of all ages. Children, however, may be especially at risk of becoming too dependent on devices and outlets such as television sets, cell phones, music players, video games ...
Palm has launched a new Treo smartphone aimed at the European market, saying the device was specifically designed for Vodafone's third-generation high-speed mobile network. The Treo 750v, also the first Palm device unveiled in Europe to use Windows Mobile 5.0, will launch in seven countries by the e...
Samsung on Monday unveiled a prototype for what could one day become a less expensive substitute for flash memory and at the same time touted a healthy flash memory market with high demand and prices to match. The South Korea firm's new technology -- phase-change random access memory -- could eventu...
In an effort to encourage greater adoption of broadcast mobile TV services and accelerate service deployment, Motorola and Nokia on Monday said they would work together to make their Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H)-enabled mobile devices and network services interoperable. DVB-H technology...
Online fantasy gaming site "Second Life" on Friday admitted it suffered a security breach that exposed real-world personal data of its role playing users. A detailed two-day investigation confirmed that some of the unencrypted customer information stored in the database was compromised, potentially ...
Last week, HP launched an impressive array of new products -- but few noticed, because the news once again surrounded events that happened when their ex-CEO was still there, screwing up the company. Meanwhile, Gateway finally got a new CEO in J. Edward Coleman, who has a good pedigree as a turnaroun...
The high season for video game sales is just around the corner and there is still speculation about what two of the three major console vendors will bring to market. Sony announced earlier this week that its new PlayStation 3 would be available in much lower quantities than expected in the U.S. in N...
Concerns over its lingering dispute with European antitrust regulators may force Microsoft to delay the launch of Windows Vista in Europe. The software giant said unless European Commission regulators give it a clear indication about whether the first new version of its operating system since XP wil...
Hold on to your hats -- California lawmakers have finally done something even the most jaded critic will appreciate. It's called cable franchise reform, and it will have a positive impact on California and the entire nation. "California has led the way in the evolution of new technology, and with ...
IBM is building a supercomputer capable of petaflop performance -- 1,000 trillion, or a quadrillion, calculations per second -- for the U.S. Department of Energy using a combination of more than 30,000 Cell Broadband Engine and AMD Opteron processors. The new supercomputer, dubbed "Roadrunner," will...
White children are far more likely to use the Internet than Hispanic and black children, according to a new report from the National Center for Education Statistics. The study, based on a national representative of households in 2003, reveals that 91 percent of students in nursery school through 12...
Sony on Wednesday said the European launch of its next-generation PlayStation 3 video game console will be delayed until March 2007. The machine will go on sale in the U.S. and Japan in November as planned. A problem in mass producing a key component in the machine's Blu-ray disc player is causing t...
From Baby Einstein tapes for infants to Reader Rabbit software for two-year-olds to Nintendo consoles given as early as fifth birthdays and beyond, technological advancements designed to stimulate the intellect and entertain the soul are overwhelming many 21st century kids. Technology access has bee...
Google has announced that it will comply with a Brazilian court's order to turn over data that could identify users of its social networking site, Orkut, who are suspected of illegal activities such as child pornography. A Brazilian judge hearing the case had threatened to levy a US$23,000 fine for ...
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