Home for 10 people ... in a portable box

"HELSTON, Cornwall, UK (CNN) -- A huge cyclone struck Myanmar in May 2008. It was the largest recorded disaster in that country, killing more than 130,000 people and leaving millions homeless. ...

UK Broadband Users Might Pay 'Download Tax'

People living in the UK already pay a tax based on the number of televisions they have in the household, so a new proposal to tax downloaders of pirated software really comes as no surprise.In the proposal, which is garnering lots of heat from angry citizens online, the...

Guerrilla Marketing: How to turn the iPhone into a ultra mega powerful game m...

"We all the mac fans have much in common, we love our fruity company and its products, the mac os x, the Newton makes us cry and the Classic gives us rejoice… 14 years and still running, but there is one thing that is inseparable of mac users is that we are hardcore gamers...

Section 8 loophole thwarts evacuees return to New Orleans- We Don't Want no S...

"Two weeks ago in Houston, two Katrina evacuees hauled the final boxes out of their apartments. But even as their landlords prepared to change their locks, Gina Martin and Samantha Egana couldn't go home to New Orleans, because their Section 8 vouchers were stalled by the...

Nvidia Joins "One Netbook per Geek" Race

Some computer-centric companies concerned with pulling 3rd World areas into the 21st century computer culture have been active in producing miniature computers that are cheap yet functional in order to help connect the have nots to the haves, at least technically. We've all...

Future Apple Devices May Be Solar Powered

Ever since NowPublic member Innes Yates got me thinking about solar powered electronics I've been interested in this field.  Apple is always ahead of the curve and this is no exception."Employees at Apple have filed a patent for integrating solar cells into portable...

Desktop Sidebars

A while ago, I have been searching for Desktop Sidebar. I have sincefound a few types of desktop sidebar but I am reluctant to try out eachone. In addition, some of the sidebar might not have a wide range ofwidgets selection. Here’s the list. Windows Vista SidebarGoogle...

PoV: Salling Clicker v3.5 and Nokia E61

“Salling Clicker is ouraward-winning remote control software. It lets you control popularapplications from a mobile phone or handheld computer through a userinterface similar to a portable media player”- quoted from Salling Clicker website I would say that it’s a pretty...