“The researchers tell me they believe they can get to the point where it’s so good they can give you the model number of the appliance that is turned on or off,” said Justin Rattner, Intel chief technology officer. …
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By adjusting the personalization settings, users will be able to see a stream of news based on their interests. All you have to do is click on “Edit personalization,” and select the type of news you’re most interested in. …
Microsoft abandons Kin phones | Technology | Los Angeles Times
Posted: 30th June 2010 by Ben in Tech NewsComments Off
Just as quickly as it came, Microsoft is saying goodbye to its Kin line of phones. The Kin, a pair of Verizon Wireless smartphones aimed at youth, hit store shelves about seven weeks ago, and failed to keep its cool.
Intel Research Day ponders location, gesture tech | Circuit …
Posted: 30th June 2010 by Ben in Tech NewsComments Off
The chipmaker’s annual science fair for its researchers shows the company is thinking about where technologies just now coming to consumers will be now and years in the future. Read this blog post by Erica Ogg on Circuit Breaker.
Antenna engineers, Apple wants you to help with iPhone reception …
Posted: 30th June 2010 by Ben in Tech NewsComments Off
This may be the right way to hold the iPhone 4, according to Apple. Credit: Kiichiro Sato / Associated Press Are you an unemployed antenna engineer who specializes in wireless mobile devices? Apple Inc
Four major trends the tech vendors are talking about | American …
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Mango Languages marketing rep Beverly Cornell told me about a mobile product in the works there, which will provide offline mobile access to language-learning tools. This mobile app is part of a suite of new products for the …
Tech Talk Podcast: Videos and Video Games – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com
Posted: 30th June 2010 by Ben in Tech NewsComments Off
On this week’s podcast: Miguel Helft on Google’s victory over Viacom, family-friendly online multiplayer gaming and a look at new headphones.
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Google News is getting a face lift, making it easier for people to personalize the news by location and preference. The new heart of the homepage, as Google software engineer Kevin Stolt described it in a blog post, is a stream of …
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At the same time that Senate Republicans are voicing disagreement over withdrawal timetables when it comes to Afghanistan, we are about to meet a big milestone in our withdrawal timetable for Iraq — and it doesn’t even rate a mention.
Google News' update could add credit to the social network rumors.
Posted: 30th June 2010 by Ben in NewsComments Off
If Google were to make some of the changes that I wrote about in the earlier article to Orkut and Buzz, and then offer integration of the considerably more social Google News , we could have the next social sharing monster sitting right …