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- The high carbon-cost of search . . .
- Well compared to having to actually drive somewhere, or call a human being by phone, search is very carbon efficient. Not say that it could not be better. I think it would be better to worry about other areas where there is still a lot of low hanging fruit. For...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-27
- Garmin Nuvi 1690
- Garmin made a pretty big splash last year when it debuted the Nuvi 880, its first-ever Internet-connected portable navigation device PND featuring MSN Direct data service. With MSN Direct scheduled to go offline in the very near future, Garmin had to create something to fill this void, so it partnered...
- Product reviews 2009-11-24
- GoPro Motorsports HD Hero
- GoPro had a hit on its hands with the first-generation GoPro Hero. The small camera combined decent video quality and rugged reliability in a small package that was easy to use in action-based scenarios. However, the Hero wasn't without its flaws. Finicky battery choices that often cut recording sessions short...
- Product reviews 2009-11-24
- Chrome OS will rise or fall on the safety dance
- Scare tactics against Chrome OSI can see Microsoft really did the 'safety dance' with Windows it has been so successful...Chrome_OS is an entirely different modular approach plus they are using Open_Source with NO limitation of how high they can reach. I find it amazing anyone with a straight face say...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- HP vs. Dell: Showdown at the Windows 7 upgrade corral
- Well, the great thing is all the competition. I like to see Acer squeezing them both from below, and of course competing with each other. Of course also great to see all the pressure on MS to innovate and lower prices.Google Chrome_OS will be hard to beatWell, with Google_Chrome_OS it...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Apple's Schiller defends app approval process; misses the point
- Maybe so, but you miss it too.The point is Apple [b]doesn't care![/b] Apple has the Bad Cop/Good Cop thing down pat. Steve feeds his Napoleon complex and Phil trots out to make warm and fuzzy noises. Remember-Steve never wanted the app store, his plan was web apps only (unless he...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Apple to smokers: butt out or void your warranty
- Well here it is...http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0446.htmlI have seen tar filled electronicsIt gets nasty. You open them up, and they can be full of tar and all this brown/black gunk. You can get a nicotine high just by touching the parts.As for second hand smoke risk, thats kind of unfounded. Is that gunk...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Light Peak: black hole
- Light Peak is a high-speed optical I/O interconnect - starting at 10 Gbit/sec and scaling to 100 - whose parents are 3 of the biggest I/0 screwups in high tech: Sony, Apple and Intel. Can you spell doomed? by Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Admob: Droid and Android army make big browsing splash
- I don't see how....Palm is going to survive in this market. The iPhone vs Android will be interesting to watch however.Android is still milles away from the iPhoneAfter looking at the few Android phones in the market, I can tell you that without a doubt, the Android is competition for...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Sonos ZonePlayer S5
- We've long been fans of the Sonos Digital Music System, which lets you stream all manner of digital audio throughout your home, but we were always a bit disappointed that Sonos didn't sell a speaker that had the system's ZonePlayer networking component integrated right into it. Well, that's exactly what...
- Product reviews 2009-11-20
- Chrome OS: Some Early Preview Videos
- google should move away from linuxI suppose they could easily take away all those messes of the current os by doing that. Haha! Crummy-um "Chromium OS and Open Source" video-- the guy is calling it Crummy-um! Sounds about right.RE: Chrome OS: Some Early Preview VideosAnd ZDNet falls hook, line,...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Royal Navy gets creative in attracting engineers - develop online game
- Engineering is not what it used to be. There used to be only 10 or so basic engineering degrees one could graduate with. Now there are hundreds (some even argue it's triple that) of specialties. Most are in demand all over the world. The technology revolution is moving at a...
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Apple's "force fed ads" patent more likely related to content, not hardware
- Perhaps neitherHopefully you are right and they'll use this process to allow customers to earn free content. Unfortunatley I see this as being a way for Apple to increase its warchest by forcing its followers to view ads. Perhaps it'll be a blend - view enough ads to put $10...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- Photo gallery:2010 Audi A5 CabrioletThe Audi A5 is a stunningly beautiful coupe with excellent power and performance. Unfortunately, the 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet is not that car. In an effort to please drop-top lovers, Audi cut the roof off of the A5 Coupe, an element that accounted for the majority...
- Product reviews 2009-11-16
- Vizio VO320E
- Photo gallery: Vizio VO320EVizio chose to adorn its VO320E 32-inch LCD with claims of environmental consciousness, saying the little set exceeds Energy Star guidelines by 15 percent. But that's not a very high standard, and according to our tests the Vizio, while definitely no power hog, sips just...
- Product reviews 2009-11-16
- Geoengineering warning to Congress
- How was that unforseen? Everyone who's had jr high science knows thatEvery artificial increase in one life form ever tried has always resulted in an increase in their natural predators.There's absolutely no reason to consider spending a single dollar to affect climate change. Depending on if you choose to...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-15
- Greenland becomes green land; Brazil gets good news
- Yes we know it is all lies...http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/globalwarming.htmlhttp://www.climatechangefraud.com/Did the dinosaurs pass some gas and causethe ice age? I guess they should have beentaxed for passing gas!;)Do you do any actual research?Or do you just try to scare people into thinking the way you do?Greenland is one of the worst examples you...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion as companies end litigation war; Is it a new chip era?
- Inhell got off cheaplyProbably AMD needed the cash now because it would have gotten a lot more in a trial.This is good news for computer usersGood news all around. The cross licensing will allow advancements with a minimum of lawyer intervention.Won't matter, AMD is toastThey haven't produced a CPU worth...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Microsoft Patents Sudo - So Sudo me!
- i do think that it time for some rule and regulation .and some major MS legal bashing . anti-trust Adrian this is shameless self promotionYou would not even have this if a reader had not given it to you. Means nothing but what youre getting out of it, HITS....
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i
- Photo gallery:2010 Subaru Outback 2.5iAs much as we respect the general utility of many Subaru models, the cars have proved very limited in useful cabin electronics. That hasn't changed much for the 2010 model year, with Subaru moving very tentatively into accommodating personal electronics. The 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i maintains...
- Product reviews 2009-11-11
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