Archive for the ‘Hot Hardware’ Category

 

March 10, score one for bicyclists

March 10th, 2010

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.

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March 8, USB battery charger off the market

March 8th, 2010

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.

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March 3, insecurity abounds

March 3rd, 2010

Most software, whether open source or proprietary, is insecure and vulnerable, a report found. Network World.
And then there’s another kind of insecurity: Will the post office ending Saturday deliveries mean no more weekend Netflix or Gamefly? Hot Hardware.
Meanwhile, on 24, nothing happened. TV Tyrant.

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Feb. 25, malicious computer attacks on the rise

February 25th, 2010

Not too shockingly, I suppose, cyber attacks via phishing, malicious links and vulnerabilities continue to be on the rise. I wrote about IBM’s latest report on Hot Hardware.

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Feb. 22, CBS agrees to cheap iTunes pricing

February 22nd, 2010

CBS has agreed to sell some shows for 99 cents via  iTunes, extending the reach of online viewing. My analysis on Hot Hardware.

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Feb. 19, a new cloud

February 19th, 2010

Comcast is launching a cloud. Read about it on Hot Hardware.

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Feb. 17, netbooks and Caprica

February 17th, 2010

Netbooks are gaining in popularity and driving down laptop prices. On Hot Hardware.
Meanwhile, on Caprica, Joseph Adama is becoming badass. On TV Tyrant.

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Feb. 12, catastrophic hard drive failure

February 12th, 2010

A new app allows you to experience it without experiencing it; I wrote about it for Hot Hardware.

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Feb. 10, productivity & security

February 10th, 2010

While researching the 20 top iPhone productivity apps, I ended up downloading several. I haven’t used them yet, but they were too awesome not to download. Not very productive of me, I know. Read about them on iSmashPhone.
On Hot Hardware, I wrote about USB security software that’s been updated and now supported for Macs as [...]

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Feb. 1, e-readers won’t save the newspaper industry

February 1st, 2010

A study out of the University of Georgia found that e-readers are unlikely to be the savior of the newspaper industry. Ah, well. Nice thought. On Hot Hardware.

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