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Blu-Ray is doing good in 2009

2009-01-22T05:25:00.000-08:00

Blu-ray: Strong Start for 2009By Brennon Slattery, PC WorldA burst of sales plus a wave of new players and recorders at CES equal a strong start for Blu-ray.Blu-ray has had a tumultuous past, but after its showing at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which ended Jan. 11, the technology shows great promise. Disc sales have tripled in the past year, according to The

10 things I hate about iTUNES and one

2008-08-22T05:37:00.000-07:00

10 things I hate about iTUNES and one11 Things We Hate About iTunesRick Broida, PC WorldiPod and iPhone owners know that Apple's iTunes is the dominant software for managing digital media. But some aspects of iTunes drive us nuts.We all use iTunes. It's our gateway to millions of song downloads, thousands of TV shows and movies, that killer new App Store and a terrific selection of podcasts.

17 Free iPhone 3G Applications or Apps you must have

2008-07-27T06:30:00.000-07:00

17 Free iPhone Apps You Need Right Nowby Tim Moynihan, PC WorldWe take a fast look at new iPhone applications that let you drink beer virtually, interact with music in cool ways, and even do some useful things.Everybody who knows about the new iPhone applications knows about Super Monkey Ball and MLB At Bat. But after dropping all kinds of dough on a new iPhone and a 3G service plan, you can save

iPhone 3G launch today -will it live the hype?

2008-07-11T06:48:00.000-07:00

So the worlwide launch of the new iphone happened this morning. Many people lined up outside the cellphone stores in the US, Ireland, Japan and other major countries. They even have a digitial clock outside their stores that serves as a countdown to get the new Iphone. But let's check the people's comments...Most of the buyers were really excited to get this new phone. However, there are also

Can Women's Sports Bra power an iPod

2008-06-30T05:36:00.000-07:00

Victoria's CircuitAdrienne SoAs a woman who loves sports, I've always found the concept of breasts bothersome. If all goes according to plan, they will fulfill their intended function for about three of the 70 years that I have them. The rest of the time, they alternate between getting in my way and embarrassing me. They are a favorite target of Frisbees and soccer balls. Finding sports bras is a

The Minds and Talents behind the technology we know today - part 1

2008-06-20T06:08:00.000-07:00

The Minds and Talents behind the technology we know today - part 1 of 5Without the imagination and hard work of these 50 innovators, technologies you use every day might never have been invented.It's easy to look at a laptop, an iPod or a laser printer as nothing more than a tool to get work done with or to while away your free time on, but these and many other high-tech devices didn't fall off a

How to have a ROCK STAR status in YouTube - a guide

2008-06-04T05:39:00.000-07:00

Being famous in YouTube is as easy as 1-2-3 here in my How to achieve Rock Star Status in YouTube Guide Achieving Popularity on YouTubeWhile there is no guaranteed method for achieving popularity on YouTube, there are many thingsyou can do to increase your chances of success. The following list represents the most commonapproaches that can be used for virtually any video created for YouTube.■

This Happens to GTA IV haters

2008-05-20T05:07:00.000-07:00

This Happens to GTA IV hatersAs might be expected, Rockstar Games manages a bank heist with "Grand Theft Auto IV," with first week sales exceeding $ 500 million. It did so with almost all the praise of critics Thursday, as evidenced by the 99-out-of-100 average score on the overall review of the site Metacritic. Thus, huge sales and luminous reviews - everyone loves "Grand Theft Auto IV",

Push your Broadband to the Limit Tips for faster connection speeds

2008-05-03T21:21:00.000-07:00

Push your Broadband to the Limit Tips for faster connection speedsEven if you're paying top dollar for high-speed Internet service, you may not be getting the performance you expect. Follow our guide to boost your broadband speed.If you're serious about the Internet, chances are you spend anywhere from $30 to $99 per month for a broadband Internet connection. But regardless of how much you pay,

Mobile phones to watch out for 2008

2008-04-19T23:58:00.000-07:00

Mobile phones to watch out for 2008The Cream of the New Cell Phone CropSanyo Katana LXMore Glow-through Displays: Sanyo's Katana LXThe Katana LX is another mirror-encased handset that will display call and other info via a glow-through OLED sub-surface external screen. The latest iteration of Sanyo's popular, affordable, skinny, GPS-enabled Katana clamshell, the LX will be offered in the U.S.

Hot Headed Microsoft CEO sets deadline for Yahoo deal

2008-04-06T21:57:00.000-07:00

Hot Headed Microsoft CEO sets deadline for Yahoo dealBy Daisuke Wakabayashi and Eric Auchard SEATTLE/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc has three weeks to accept Microsoft Corp's $31-a-share cash-and-stock offer or Microsoft may lower its bid and take its offer to Yahoo investors, Microsoft said on Saturday. Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said in a letter dated April 5 and

Another New Google Feature is Alarming Sites owners

2008-03-24T03:05:00.000-07:00

Retailers and publishers have fought hard to work their way up in the ranking of Google’s search results and refine the search features of their own Web sites to help users once they arrive. Now, Google is taking a greater role in helping users search within particular sites. And some of the same retailers and publishers are not happy about it.Skip to next paragraphAndrew Shurtleff for The New

D-Link's Quadband DIR-855 Wireless N Router is the bomb

2008-03-22T15:41:00.000-07:00

D-Link launches Quadband DIR-855 Wireless N RouterPosted Mar 3rd 2008 1:51PM by Darren MurphFiled under: Networking Perpetual HD media streaming and online deathmatches got your current router in a bind? D-Link's looking to solve said quandary by introducing the Quadband DIR-855 Wireless N Router, which quite simply "supports true concurrent 802.11n transmission over both 2.4GHz and 5GHz channels

Modern Spy Gadgets in circulation today for you to buy

2008-03-22T15:35:00.000-07:00

Top 10 Barely-Legal Gadgets for the Modern Spy by Alex Santeria, Mar 3, 2008 This is a guide I wrote for people who have a desire to obtain gadgets like James Bond without being enrolled in the military or secret service. Here are listed 10 categories of devices you can buy to make you feel like a James Bond, from laser beams that cut things to x-ray goggles that see through

Cheapest Laptops Under $1000 but very reasonable priced to it's performance

2008-03-22T15:30:00.000-07:00

The Best Laptops Under $1000These days, $1000 lands you a pretty well rounded budget laptop. You can easily get 2GB of memory, 120GB or more of hard disk space, 802.11b/g wireless networking, and dedicated multimedia shortcut keys that let you watch DVDs or view documents without booting into Windows. The Acer and Dell laptops in our list even sported HDMI connections, extras we didn't expect at

Forget Social Sites, the Web's Platform Is FIREFOX

2008-03-22T15:28:00.002-07:00

I spent an hour Thursday with John Lilly, CEO of Mozilla, and Mike Schroepfer, Mozilla's vice president of Engineering, and learned a few things. For one thing, I once argued that Mozilla should hire more "capitalist pigs." John's riposte Thursday was, "We have more capitalist pigs than you think." John didn't mean that Mozilla is just another commercial open-source company. It's not. Clarifying

3D Camera is in the horizon from Stanford Researchers

2008-03-22T15:28:00.001-07:00

Stanford researchers developing 3-D camera with 12,616 lenses Camera technology produces a "depth map" of the scene. The possible uses range from facial recognition to 'in vivo' biological imaging. Philip Wong, Abbas El Gamal and Keith Fife are developing a digital camera that sees the world through thousands of tiny