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  • Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 1:40AMMicrosoft, of course, has long been the archenemy of the open source community, which is built on the notion of freely sharing intellectual property for the good of the community.
  • A Microsoft Veteran Embraces Open Source Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 6:18AMKeith Curtis has just written a book about the future of software. That in itself isn’t unique. More unusual is that Mr. Curtis, an 11-year veteran of Microsoft, the world’s largest software company, believes deeply that open source is the future of software.
  • Power.com builds complicated bridges between social networks Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 11:34PMA useful concept marred by a confusing interface: Power.com lets you access all your social networks in one place.
  • Music service subscriptions to help fight AIDS in Africa Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 2:14AMThe new digital music service co-founded by Bono, which promises fans exclusive music by major artists in exchange for $5 a month to fight AIDS, will launch on the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day.
  • Home values puzzling taxpayers Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 12:03AMThe Shawnee County appraiser says your house is worth more than it was last year, but your Realtor disagrees.
  • Xperia gets more panels Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 6:21PMSony Ericsson has announced new panels for its Xperia X1 Windows Mobile phone from Facebook and Windows Live.
  • SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 26, 2008 Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 4:23PMSearchBiz: MSFT’s Online Struggles; More on Yahoo-AOL; Cuts At Technorati Fortune magazine asks why Microsoft can’t make money online, and shares some striking numbers: The company’s Online Services unit, which includes Live Search, aQuantive, and the MSN portal, lost $480 million in the quarter that ended September 30th — 80% more than the same quarter a year ago.
  • Samsung Eternity review (AT&T) Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 4:48PM We get our hands on the latest Samsung touchscreen phone in our Samsung Eternity review. Did Mobile TV make this the best TouchWIZ of the bunch?
  • Sharp Continues National Marketing Campaign with Emphasis on LCD Innovation and Leadership Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 2:23PMSharp Electronics Corporation, the U.S. sales and marketing subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, Osaka, Japan, announces today the third phase of an extensive national marketing campaign that began earlier this year. The campaign continues to focus on Sharp’s strong legacies and true leadership in liquid crystal display (LCD) and solar electricity, with this newest initiative emphasizing Sharp’s LCD ...
  • Sharp Continues National Marketing Campaign with Emphasis on LCD Innovation and Leadership Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 2:08PM MAHWAH, N.J.----Sharp Electronics Corporation, the U.S. sales and marketing subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, Osaka, Japan, announces today the third phase of an extensive national marketing campaign that began earlier this year.
  • iPhone apps: Ziibii, Q Contacts, Glue Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 12:18PMZiibii (free) blends together Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube, plus any other favorite web content into one app. Users will find two different views, River and List. The river turns all of the stories into "rafts" that will float across the iPhones screen on a river. The speed and direction of the story "rafts" can be adjusted by using swipe gestures. The list view provides a more ...
  • Business briefs, Nov. 16, 2008 Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 10:49PMNew cell site BEEKMANTOWN — Unicel customers in Clinton County can now benefit from better coverage and signal strength, a larger calling area, better voice quality and access to high-speed data transfer and other features.
  • Fiat launches mobile phone campaign Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:00AMFiat UK is launching a new advertising campaign for mobile phones starting this week to promote its 500 city car and eco:Drive fuel saving programme.
  • Microsoft Releases Major Update to Windows Live: New Applications and Third-Party Integration Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 11:12PM Microsoft just announced the availability of a number of new and updated online applications in its Windows Live suite : Windows Live Photos, Profiles, People, and Groups. In addition, Microsoft also announced that it will allow its users to integrate content from a large number third-party services, including Flickr, LinkedIn, Pandora, Photobucket, StumbleUpon, TripIt, Twitter, and Yelp. ...
  • HTC Fuze review (AT&T) Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 9:22PM In our HTC Fuze review, we check out AT&T"s new answer to the HTC Touch Pro, and wonder if this phone is polished enough to be the most powerful smartphone on the market.
  • NAVTEQ Announces NAVTEQ Traffic for Microsoft Windows Live FrameIt Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 12:53PM NAVTEQ, a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, announced today the launch of NAVTEQ Traffic real-time traffic information with Microsoft Windows Live FrameIt.
  • EDGE Tech Corp Launches a New Line of Stylishly Sleek High-Resolution Digital Picture FramesThe new High-Resolution ... Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 3:34PMDALLAS, BUSINESS WIRE -- EDGE Tech Corp (www.edgetechcorp.com), a leading U.S.-based supplier of DRAM and flash memory upgrades, portable computing products, storage devices, and other experience-enhancing technology solutions, just released its sleek, stylish line of High-Resolution Digital Picture Frames.
  • Local non-profit organizations receive $3.9 million in Welborn Foundation grants Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 6:10PMWelborn Baptist Foundation, Inc. Thursday awarded $3.99 million in 53 grants to Tri-state not-for-profit organizations, for programs within the Foundation’s target areas of Promotion of Early Childhood Development, Promotion of Healthy Adolescent Development, Faith-Based Initiatives, Improvements In Community Health Status and School-Based Health Programs, according to a release from the ...
  • Text Messaging, Facebook Can Get You in Legal Trouble Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 10:57AMToday, many companies are largely unprepared while text messages replace e-mail as the digital smoking gun.
  • Man gets 10 years for enticing 14-year-old Saturday, November 1, 2008 @ 11:13AMA Green County man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in federal prison for using a computer to entice a Madison County girl to engage in sexual activity.
  • Samsung Propel review (AT&T) Tuesday, October 28, 2008 @ 9:57PM We slide open the newest consumer QWERTY phone in our Samsung Propel review. Has AT&T entered the square-QWERTY phone market with a splash?
  • Pantech Matrix review (AT&T) Tuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 9:07PM We go both ways in our Pantech Matrix review, loving the calling features but wishing AT&T had done more with messaging. Check out our complete hands-on look.
  • Scientists help Microsoft and Yahoo improve online security Tuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 2:03PM(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer scientists at Newcastle University have cracked the security behind the biggest names in global email services.
  • Indian parents relieved as grammar returns to Australian classrooms Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 12:49AMBy Neena Bhandari, Sydney, Oct 18 : Indian origin parents, for whom grammar books were part and parcel of the school curriculum back home, have welcomed the news of grammar being re-introduced in Australian classrooms after 30 years.
  • Oral Mucositis: Side Effect Of Anticancer Therapy Highlighted During Breast Cancer Awareness Month Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 12:08PMAs millions of Americans participate in educational initiatives as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, they should keep in mind an important yet under-recognized consequence of breast cancer therapy: oral mucositis, one of the most common and debilitating side effects of cancer treatment. Oral mucositis (OM) is a painful inflammation/ulceration of the mucous membranes in the mouth.
  • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Shines Spotlight On Oral Mucositis As A Common Side Effect Of Anticancer Therapy Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 5:08AMAs millions of Americans participate in educational initiatives as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, they should keep in mind an important yet under-recognized consequence of breast cancer therapy: oral mucositis, one of the most common and debilitating side effects of cancer treatment.
  • Breast cancer awareness month spotlights oral mucositis: Side effect of anticancer therapy Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 10:23AM( Eusa ) As millions of Americans participate in educational initiatives as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, they should keep in mind an important yet under-recognized consequence of breast cancer therapy: oral mucositis, one of the most common and debilitating side effects of cancer treatment. Fortunately, women with breast cancer -- as well as other cancer patients -- have at ...
  • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Shines Spotlight on Oral Mucositis as a Common Side Effect of Anticancer Therapy Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 4:11AM As millions of Americans participate in educational initiatives as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, they should keep in mind an important yet under-recognized consequence of breast cancer therapy: oral mucositis, one of the most common and debilitating side effects of cancer treatment.
  • T-Mobile G1 review (T-Mobile) Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 11:37PM In our T-Mobile G1 review, we open up the new Google Android OS and see if it deserves all the hype. Check out our in-depth look.
  • Motorola Krave ZN4 review (Verizon Wireless) Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 11:07PM Our Motorola Krave ZN4 review checks out the cool design and agile touchscreen on this Verizon Wireless phone. So why would we throw this one back in the oven?
  • Oscars pundits predict a nom for Rourke Monday, October 13, 2008 @ 5:42PMThe only consensus picks: Mickey Rourke for best actor and Anne Hathaway for best actress and "Frost/Nixon" for best picture.
  • Central feels pain of student number drop Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 11:45AMDEWITT — The Central Community School District is experiencing another wave of declining enrollment in the 2008-2009 school year.
  • Debate Preview: Town Hall Format May Not Help John McCain This Time Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 1:07PMThe Republican nominee faces a tougher landscape now .
  • October 7, 2008 | 15:08 IST Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 4:38AMLG Electronics, a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, is all set to strengthen its camera-phone portfolio by announcing another mega launch – the LG KC550 and the entry of the dazzling LG Secret (KF750) into the Indian market after a huge international success.
  • Residential consumers to get meter deposit refund first Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 12:17PMRESIDENTIAL customers of the distribution utility Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be the first to get the refund for their meter deposits starting next month.
  • • October 2008 FEATURE ARTICLES • Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 9:13AMA multi-hospital system transforms its culture and processes to optimize patient flow.
  • AOL’s Luddites Love Their E-Mail More Than Google’s Geeks Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 12:53PMIf you read the comments on our post asking who uses AOL, you would think that a big number of the company’s users simply keep their AOL.com e-mail address to hear from long-lost correspondents who haven’t heard they have moved on to Gmail.
  • Man who raped girl, 12, escapes jail after judge says victim tricked him into thinking she was 19 Thursday, September 18, 2008 @ 7:18AMA man who admitted raping a girl of 12 he had met on the internet has escaped jail because she told him she was a 19-year-old mother.
  • Making movies in the cloud: Windows Live Movie Maker Wednesday, September 17, 2008 @ 5:13PMThe latest suite of Windows Live "Wave 3" betas is now available for download, which includes the beta of Windows Live Movie Maker. Can you really use it to edit a motion picture? Yea...in a sense, as we found out first-hand.
  • Art Galleries Tuesday, September 16, 2008 @ 2:12AM"Barnyard Portraits" by Karen Barone Exhibition of new oil paintings titled "Barnyard Portraits" by artist Karen Barone of Campbell. Reception Sept. 6, from 1-4 p.m. Exhibit runs through September. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 650-321-0220 or visit www.portolaartgallery.com . Portola Art Gallery, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park
  • Geek Notes: Flippers On Your Feet And A Camera On Your Face Monday, September 15, 2008 @ 11:13PMBig LCD displays on digital cameras are easy to view with goggles on, which makes waterproof models great for underwater photography. But a waterproof camera can be inconvenient when you need your hands for something else - like, say, swimming.
  • AOL’s Luddites Love Their E-Mail More than Google’s Geeks Friday, September 12, 2008 @ 9:22PMIf you read the comments on our post asking who uses AOL, you would think that a big number of the company’s users simply keep their AOL.com e-mail address to hear from long-lost correspondents who haven’t heard they have moved on to Gmail.
  • Simplicity in a Cellphone, for the Inner Minimalist Wednesday, September 10, 2008 @ 7:22PMThe TM506 is the first phone from T-Mobile that supports wireless 3G networks in some cities in the United States and overseas.
  • Fitbit Inc. Launches at TechCrunch50 Providing Preview of Health and Wellness Device and Website Tuesday, September 9, 2008 @ 6:47PM SAN FRANCISCO----Today, Fitbit Inc., a new company devoted to making America healthier, introduced the Fitbit Tracker and Website at the TechCrunch50 conference. Fitbit inspires people to exercise more, eat better and live a healthier lifestyle.
  • Big Spenders Blast Google-Yahoo Ad Deal Monday, September 8, 2008 @ 5:03PMThe Association of National Advertisers wants the proposed Google-Yahoo advertising partnership blocked. The trade group -- which represents 400 companies that collectively spend over $100 billion in marketing communications and advertising annually -- has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice objecting to the deal.
  • Art Galleries Saturday, September 6, 2008 @ 2:14AM"Barnyard Portraits" by Karen Barone Exhibition of new oil paintings titled "Barnyard Portraits" by artist Karen Barone of Campbell. Reception Sept. 6, from 1-4 p.m. Exhibit runs through September. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 650-321-0220 or visit www.portolaartgallery.com . Portola Art Gallery, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park
  • Art Galleries Saturday, September 6, 2008 @ 2:14AM"Barnyard Portraits" by Karen Barone Exhibition of new oil paintings titled "Barnyard Portraits" by artist Karen Barone of Campbell. Reception Sept. 6, from 1-4 p.m. Exhibit runs through September. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 650-321-0220 or visit www.portolaartgallery.com . Portola Art Gallery, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park
  • Chrome Privacy Is Full of Dents Wednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 12:09AM News Commentary. Is anyone else bothered by just how much information Chrome collects?
  • The final frontier Tuesday, September 2, 2008 @ 9:19PMIN THE 1970s, German sociologist Jurgen Habermas talked about the ‘public sphere’, a utopian space where all citizens could come together, free from fear, to discuss issues that were of concern to them. Sounds pretty ideal, doesn’t it?
  • Problems Emerge Measuring Web Video Ads Monday, September 1, 2008 @ 12:52AMWeb video advertising may be plagued by some of the same squishy metrics that have bedeviled traditional television ratings for years. New problems in estimating the size of the market suggest that the supposedly quantifiable Web is in fact sometimes too difficult to quantify.