Feed
Technology News
Technology News
PSA: AT&T DSL and U-Verse landline internet caps begin tomorrow, if you can see this website
Tomorrow is May 2nd, 2011, and you know what that means -- tomorrow is the day that AT&T will impose data caps on DSL and U-Verse Internet, and begin tallying up overage fees. At least, that was the plan on March 18th -- when the company formally announced 150GB DSL and 250GB U-Verse caps -- but even if you're a paying customer who chows down several hundred gigabytes in a month, you may not (...)
2011-05-01 13:16:00 | EngadgetBeing Square never seemed so cool (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Mobile payment company Square just announced their partnership with Visa (V), and the credit card giant will invest an amount in the “single-digit millions.”
2011-05-01 13:00:00 | Yahoo NewsFCC offers public a chance to chime in on AT&T/T-Mobile deal
The Federal Communications Commission opens up ongoing deliberations over the AT&T/T-Mobile merger to public comment on its website.
2011-05-01 12:57:59 | Digital TrendsObama Ridicules Trump With a Smile [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Mashable - At Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Dinner, president Obama had a ballroom full of press luminaries laughing at Donald Trump, while Saturday Night Live's Seth Meyers made sure the roasting was spread around to many of the media outlets that were present. Obama's pointed satire of Trump included the graphic of a "Trump White House" you see here, created by the real White House specifically for the occasion.
2011-05-01 12:54:13 | Yahoo NewsReport: Apple's Phil Schiller says white iPhone not thicker than black
A report suggests that Apple's Phil Schiller sends a Twitter direct message to a reader of 9 To 5 Mac and says the white iPhone is definitely not thicker than the black one
2011-05-01 12:43:46 | CnetApple Earn More Than Microsoft Due to iPad 2 and iPhone 4?
It has just been confirmed that in the financial results for the first quarter of 2011 the profit made by Apple surpassed that picked up by Microsoft for the first time in well over a…Apple Earn More Than Microsoft Due to iPad 2 and iPhone 4? is a post from: Gadgets and gizmos
2011-05-01 12:12:09 | Gadgets and GizmosTutorial: Complete guide to MythTV
MythTV is a little involved to set up, but worth the effort. It's more than a TV recorder - its plug-ins add plenty of extra functions, and the scripting interface means that you can do all sorts of clever things with it.We'll look at installing and setting up MythTV, as well as how to use the various functions. We'll also deal with a number of the common questions that arise.Let's start with the hardware. (...)
2011-05-01 12:00:00 | Tech RadarFormula 1 Hybrid Power : F1 Pit Lane to be Electric Powered?
An interesting change to how Formula One cars run is on the cards. From the 2013 season the FIA governing body is going to bring in a new hybrid system.Adam Parr is the boss…Formula 1 Hybrid Power : F1 Pit Lane to be Electric Powered? is a post from: Gadgets and gizmos
2011-05-01 11:54:43 | Gadgets and Gizmos160th World’s Fair Celebrated with Animated Google Doodle
It’s been a very busy time for the Google homepage which has seen no less than three bespoke Google Doodles in the past seven days. Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 160th World’s Fair Expo and…160th World’s Fair Celebrated with Animated Google Doodle is a post from: Gadgets and gizmos
2011-05-01 11:40:10 | Gadgets and GizmosLinkedIn for Android goes mobile with your business contacts (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Facebook users include just about everyone you know and anyone you might ever imagine knowing, but through that tool you're more likely to find photos of their kids and bulletins of what they had for dinner, rather than assistance finding a job. If you want to network for business, use LinkedIn. Period.
2011-05-01 11:21:00 | Yahoo NewsSony Says Parts of PlayStation Network Will Be Back Online This Week
Hackers infiltrated the service, making off with detailed personal information and forcing a catastrophic system shutdown.
2011-05-01 11:20:26 | New York Times
Screen Grabs: Newly minted Bengals wide receiver AJ Green rocks Dell Streak during NFL draft (video)
A tipster sent us video from ESPN's NFL draft coverage, asking us to identify the giant phone in University of Georgia wide receiver AJ Green's hand. Turns out it's a white Dell Streak, perhaps the only phone on the market capable of dwarfing the Cincinnati Bengals' fourth overall pick by comparison. Keep in mind, Green is a big guy -- he's 6 feet, 4 inches. He also catches footballs for a living, so we (...)
2011-05-01 11:14:00 | EngadgetReview: Peppermint One
Peppermint is another Ubuntu derivative distribution, in a similar vein to the likes of early CrunchBang and Mint. It has two unique selling points. The first is speed without feature compromise, as the entire system has been tuned for lightening-fast operation. This is mostly due to the use of OpenBox for its desktop environment. Its quick user interface doesn't waste time making things look too pretty. Unlike KDE, you'll find that menus appear instantly, (...)
2011-05-01 11:00:00 | Tech RadarMystery delay will not deter editors from covering the royal honeymoon
After the over-hyped media build-up came the inevitable fairytale purple prose in yesterday's newspapers, augmented by yet more today. But it was also a return to royal reportage reality, in which adulation was liberally mixed with speculation. And, if I read it right, there was a giant bone for editors to gnaw on in future. We are heading for controversy.Insiders, aides and friends made their entrances into copy as papers tried to fathom the (...)
2011-05-01 10:34:00 | Guardian.co.ukReview: LaCie Wireless Space 1TB
Network attached storage devices aren't exactly thin on the ground these days, with the likes of the HP MediaSmart Server and Western Digital's My Book Live being obvious examples. At first glance, the LaCie Wireless Space looks like yet another NAS trying to snatch a bit of the limelight – albeit a rather swanky looking one. LaCie has once again employed design guru Neil Poulton to make its NAS look sexier than your average (...)
2011-05-01 10:30:00 | Tech Radar