I opted to kill my XM satellite radio subscription last year in favor of using Pandora and my own MP3 library, but this new SkyDock from Sirius has me considering a return. All Things Digital points out that the SkyDock is among the… Read More »
Archive for August 2009
Who doesn’t battle the Apple Sync Services dragon on a semi-regular basis? Here are a couple of examples from Apple Support about how to resolve problems with this very useful yet unfortunately flawed feature: Mac OS X 10.5:… Read More »
We’ve been hard on the federal government for the disconnect between its need to get out $4 billion in broadband stimulus money to areas without broadband and its simultaneous need to map the areas where folks don’t have broadband in order to… Read More »
With technology such as remote control applications hitting the market, tech support and customer service roles can increasingly be performed remotely by anyone with the right skills, a computer, a phone line and a reliable Internet connection. Is tech support or customer service the web working… Read More »
You may not be a Windows user switching to the Mac, but you might know someone who is. Maybe you bought a Mac to run Windows programs on it, and you want to bring those programs to the Mac. The new Parallels Switch to Mac… Read More »
TiVo has filed lawsuits against AT&T and Verizon over DVR patent infringements. From TiVo’s earnings press release: Additionally, today we filed complaints in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas against AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. for infringement of three TiVo patents, including… Read More »
Vehicles and consumer electronics connect on a lot more levels than plugging an iPod into your car stereo. According to Ford Research Senior Manager Ted Miller, who spoke today at IBM’s Almaden Institute summit on energy storage in San Jose, Calif., the incredible shrinking gadget represents… Read More »
Facebook has been in hot water with Canada over how it protects user data, and the country’s privacy commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, is set to announce at a news conference tomorrow that the company plans to comply with the government’s privacy concerns. Last month, Stoddart… Read More »
One of the more patriotic videos of the summer comes from the site that brings you extreme video game satire and unfiltered Andy Dick. 00Bama, a James Bond-esque reimagining of our 44th president as one smooth super-spy, premiered Monday on Atom.com, and… Read More »
A new cat is upon us, but that doesn’t mean I’ll pounce on the latest upgrade, pardon the pun. Dare I admit in public I’m not an early adopter? Hey, if you like living on the edge, go for it. Go ahead… Read More »
While Intel figures to release the next Atom platform before the end of the year, it will still take time for manufacturers to get it into their products. MSI plans to be the first to offer a Pine Trail netbook, says Joanna Sterns at… Read More »
African cell phone penetration rates are at an impressive 37 percent, according to a recent study by Ernst & Young. Impressive because a year and a half ago, at the beginning of 2008, the penetration rate was only 28 percent. That’s a huge increase, and… Read More »
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