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Chrome shines, Gore opines, staffs decline
11/22/2009 6:30:55 AM
Google's Chrome OS captured a lot of headlines and hype this week after the company invited the media in to have a look-see, setting off a whole lot of opinions about whether it will be any good. Microsoft, predictably, doesn't think so. Otherwise, Al Gore offered his opinion on the role supercomputers can play to quell climate change, and for the first time we can recollect there were not one, but two, cat-related IT stories that caught our attention.
Ninjas take on pirates in new iPhone brawler
11/22/2009 6:30:55 AM
Mika Mobila, who previously published the well-regarded Zombieville USA on the iPhone has just submitted its latest creation to the App Store in the shape of OMG Pirates! The game is now at the mercy of Apple's approval process, but you can check out the trailer to see its ninjas vs pirates goodness.
Google Chrome OS: A Simple FAQ
11/22/2009 5:31:08 AM
Everyone's all a-twitter over Google's newly announced operating system, destined for failure. Love it or hate it, though, this puppy's one tough piece of software to ignore.
Digital photo frame proves not memorable
11/22/2009 5:31:08 AM
Unlike flashy frames overloaded with razzle-dazzle multimedia (like the cool but exceedingly ornate HP DreamScreen), the Vizit frame by Isabella ($280 with additional recurring service plan charges) aims for simplicity. Some digital photo frames offer so much functionality that photo sharing becomes an ordeal for the computer-nonsavvy, but the Vizit minimizes the frills.
Mobile wireless router from Zyxel competes with Mi-Fi
11/22/2009 5:31:08 AM
Wireless carriers and retailers have been promising a wide array of low-priced gadgets beyond smartphones that will hit the market soon, taking advantage of faster wireless networks.
Third-party screensavers return to Snow Leopard
11/22/2009 5:31:07 AM
When noted that many (maybe even all) third-party screensavers would no longer work in the new OS. This was because 10.6 required 64-bit compatible screensavers, whereas existing screensavers were 32 bit.
Global warming research exposed after hack
11/22/2009 5:31:07 AM
An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate between skeptics of global warming and those who see it as an urgent problem.
Geared for iPhone
11/22/2009 5:31:07 AM
, a $1 game from developer Bryan Mitchell with a free lite counterpart, is a clever puzzle game for the iPhone. You're presented with two already-placed gears, and a finite number of other gears in assorted sizes. Your task: arrange the gears the right way, to form a fully interconnected chain. There's no grid: You can place the gears anywhere, as long as there's enough room.
Teen gets prison term for attack on Scientology Web site
11/22/2009 5:31:07 AM
A 19-year old New Jersey man this week was sentenced this week to a year and a day in federal prison for hacking into the Church of Scientology 's Web site in Jan. 2008.
Google Chrome OS: Everything You Need to Know
11/22/2009 5:31:07 AM
Unless you live in a cave, don't care at all about technology or have been distracted by Sarah Palin's publicity tour, you've probably heard that Google showed its Linux-based Chrome operating system to the world yesterday.
Need for Speed SHIFT gets free team racing add-on
11/22/2009 5:31:07 AM
The core of thew new update for Need for Speed SHIFT is the "team racing" update that sees two teams of six racers challenge each other online. As with real motorsports, team tactics will be a vital part of working through this new mode, so players will need to coordinate very efficiently in order to be successful.
New H-1B hiring bill takes aim at tech firms
11/20/2009 2:03:38 PM
The two lawmakers who successfully added H-1B hiring restrictions to the financial bailout bill earlier this year have introduced legislation that would bar any firm that lays off 50 or more workers from hiring guest workers.
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