Palm decided to drop its $50 app developer application fee and refund all fees previously paid. A last-ditch effort to compete in the smartphone market? Hot Hardware.

As the backlash against Facebook grows, the question is whether an open-source alternative such as the Appleseed Project can actually work; Network World. Meanwhile, IBM predicted that electronics sales were going to rise this summer. Hot Hardware.

Open source is not synonymous with free, but that’s what some people think. Why that shouldn’t annoy us. Network World. IBM scientists have created the tiniest map in the entire world. Wow. Hot Hardware.

Ubuntu Women is trying a novel approach to getting more girls interested in computers: Show them girls who are interested in … computers. No pink allowed. Network World. The “Mac Metropolis” ranking from Experian – how does your city stack up? Hot Hardware.

Educating people in open source principles and practice isn’t so easy. Network World. Vonage releases its Android application. Hot Hardware. 24 pissed me off. Officially. big time. TV Tyrant.

Mobile data has surpassed voice, and it’s only becoming a bigger piece of the pie. On Hot Hardware. Mozilla releases data on its usership, and it accounts for nearly a third of browser use internationally. On Network World.

Fully a third of Barron’s top-respected CEOs are from the tech industry. On Hot Hardware.

Microsoft claims it’s not the enemy of open source software it once was. It kind of makes sense. On Network World. Netflix has announced it’s started shipping discs to customers who have Wii consoles, so they’ll be able to stream directly to their television sets. On Hot Hardware. Finally, this is the final season of [...]

Responding to community appeals, Google has added a bicycling layer to its Maps. Hot Hardware. On Lost, we finally had a hint that not everything is predestined and not everyone has to repeat the mistakes he or she made first time around. TV Tyrant.

A Windows vulnerability has forced Energizer to take its battery charger powered either by a wall outlet or a USB off the market. Hot Hardware.