Katie Couric tests the waters with live webcasts Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 'CBS Evening News' anchor checks out the medium's possibilities by going live with more-casual, even cheeky, coverage of the Democratic and Republican national conventions.
NEW YORK -- Katie Couric was listening to Declan McCullagh, CNET's chief political correspondent, explain Barack Obama's and John McCain's stances on Net neutrality.
Electronic Arts spawns Spore -- which may be a benevolent god Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 The unconventional video game could usher in a new golden age for the once undisputed industry giant, which has slipped in recent years.
Spore lets people play god, tinker with a digital primordial soup and birth civilizations that conquer galaxies.
Tropical storm may delay nation's first test of digital TV conversion Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Wilmington, N.C., which is scheduled to make the switch Monday, is in Hanna's path.
Rumbling toward the Carolina coast, Tropical Storm Hanna may force the delay of the nation's first test of the digital television conversion.
Cellphone executive takes up a new calling Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Cyriac Roeding completes a 6-week world tour in which he traveled to such places as Nepal and Brazil to witness how people use their mobile devices.
Most people take a vacation to get away from their jobs. Cyriac Roeding took a vacation for his job.
Online tools let parents peer into their kids' school day Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 What's he eating for lunch? Is she showing up for class? What subjects are they weak in? Software is helping unravel the mystery.
It's tough sending little Bobby or Suzy back to school. Parents may worry what kinds of teachers their children will encounter, whether they'll be as smart as their classmates and whether bullies will steal their lunch money.
Obama, McCain have contrasting styles in Web advertising Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 It's been hard to avoid Barack Obama's distinctive red, white and blue "O" logo on display ads as you tool around online, particularly on news sites. In contrast, the star logo of his Republican presidential rival John McCain's campaign hasn't shined as brightly across the Web.
Googling Google
Google Chrome already beating Opera Garett Rogers Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:10:55 -0000 Maybe Google really does have something here — in just two days, they have leapfrogged Opera in market share, and have their eyes set on bigger fish. I would have thought that Google’s foray into the browser market would have taken a bit more time to develop, but it seems that adoption has been [...]
AD: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:10:55 -0000 Google launches Picasa 3.0 and more Garett Rogers Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:21:29 -0000 Picasa is a tool that has become almost impossible to replace for many photography hobbyists, and basically anyone who takes pictures with a digital camera. The application, which used to cost lots of money before Google acquired it, has a huge community of passionate users that will be extremely happy they are finally getting [...]
Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea Garett Rogers Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:11:12 -0000 Google has officially confirmed that it will be launching it’s new browser called “Chrome” that will take on Internet Explorer and Firefox. This is huge news, and for many people, it has been too long overdue. Rumors of the gBrowser have been floating around for years — maybe there is still hope for [...]
Microsoft spends $486 million to compete with Google Garett Rogers Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:43:58 -0000 Today we’re seeing headlines about Microsoft’s latest huge investment that is going to “accelerate pursuit of Google“. They purchased a company called Ciao that is said to be used by 26.5 million people a month to compare and review products. It might be a case of regional usage, but I’ve never heard of [...]
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Computer Companies - Google News
Dell to sell its factories - Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:32:59 -0000 Wall Street JournalDell to sell its factoriesSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 12 hours agoThe move marks a drastic change to the business model that had propelled Dell to the spot of the world's largest-selling computer company before it was ...Report: Dell looking to sell off manufacturing plants ComputerworldIDA seeks to avert jobs threat amid talk of Dell sell-off Irish TimesReport: Dell in talks to sell PC factories NetworkWorld.comAustin American-Statesman - Wall Street Journalall 238 news articles Indian IT major may thrive on home market - Economic Times Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:21:41 -0000 Indian IT major may thrive on home marketEconomic Times, India - 2 hours agoOver the years, the Indian technology story has been scripted by the myriad contracts bagged by companies in the overseas markets. Growth has been great, ...BPO giants differ on Indian outsourcing opportunities Moneycontrol.comall 2 news articles In Ad Campaign, Microsoft Looks To A Post-Desktop 'Windows' - CNNMoney.com Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:41:23 -0000 Washington PostIn Ad Campaign, Microsoft Looks To A Post-Desktop 'Windows'CNNMoney.com - 18 hours agoThe campaign was developed by ad agency Crispin, Porter & Bogusky at a reported cost of $300 million and Seinfeld (who had an Apple computer on display in ...Microsoft Kicks off new Windows Campaign with Star Power Prdomain Business Register (press release)all 466 news articles