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A Comprehensive Look at Digg's Recommendation Engine

"It's hard to believe but Digg's latest feature, the recommendation engine is one that has been in the works for over two years. Before they developed images functionality, launched visualization tools, released Google, Netvibes, and Myspace widgets, developed Facebook...

Twitter to buy Summize?

The rumors are a flyin'"Twitter may soon be adding search to its functionality, with the acquisition of Summize, according to blogger Josh Chandler. The rumor-mill is a-chirping [ed. note: tweeting?], with a...

New Shows on Fall Horizon Will Go Online

I admit it, I watch a lot of television. Hey, growing up on Prince Edward Island, there wasn't much to do in the winter, ok? So I got into watching TV for all the wrong reasons (namely, boredom). But as I got...

Confirming months of speculation, Apple has announced that it will begin ship...

I am really glad that I delayed my decision to purchase an iPhone. It was launched at $599 for an 8GB iPhone and then was reduced to $399The iPhone 3G will be available July 11th in 22 countries. The maximum price around the world is $199 USD. The 16GB version will...

Im in ur fone, wastin ur time

The wonders of mobile technology now allow you to be as unproductive in the field as you are in the office! Yup, you can get LOLcats delivered to your mobile phone."That's right. With a little help from Frengo,...

SEARS, ScanBuy 2D Codes, And The Web 2.0 :: Symblogogy

"Last week, at the NRF 97th Annual Convention & EXPO 2008 held at the Jacob Javits Center in New York, Sears discussed its efforts to launch an in-store test solution for providing customers access to...

Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game Of The Olympic Games Releasing In Summ...

"SEGA® Corporation today announced an exclusive partnership with International Sports Multimedia (ISM), exclusive licensee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to develop Beijing 2008™ - the Official Video Game of the Olympic Games. The game is being developed by...

Atmel launches low-cost Starter Kit for CAP customizable microcontroller

"Michel Le Lan, Atmel's Marketing Director for Application-Specific Products, commented, "The CAP Starter Kit significantly enlarges the CAP user community. It lowers even further the cost barrier for developing a customized microcontroller. It can be used by anyone from a...

iNDependence Day: Ten steps (actually 11) to unlock your “bricked” iPhone

For anyone who has unlocked their iPhone, only to find it completely useless after downloading the latest firmware update from Apple, there is still hope:"If you’ve downloaded the latest iPhone firmware on to your previously unlocked iPhone, you have a course of action...

Anti-piracy failure puts Windows users at a disadvantage

"Lots of people start packing up early on a Friday afternoon, and last week, Microsoft's WGA servers decided to follow suit. WGA stands for Windows Genuine Advantage, though a more accurate name would be WAPS, for...

"But I'm Not a Pirate!"

That cash you just dropped on a Vista license, or the larger chunk you spent on a new PC could get your copy of Microsoft Windows XP or Vista flagged as a pirate version, cutting off its interactive capabilities....

Road Trip Planner and Online Travel Guide

"TripCart has all the makings of an innovative travel site that integrates vacation research and planning tools with user generated content, social networking and a great mapping mashup. In my brief review I was...

Sony VAIO XL3 Digital Living System

“Light up your living room with the flush, understated design of the VAIO® XL3 Digital Living System™. Designed to integrate with your living room entertainment system, the VAIO XL3 is a full HD 1080 Media Center PC with Blu-ray Disc™ technology and DVR functionality....

Wordpress 2.1: more than just a bugfix

"Wordpress 2.1 is going to be released today. This new version will not only address security issues and bug fixes, but it will include new functionality. If you think to upgrade your Wordpress version, you better read the 10 things you should know about Wordpress 2.1,...

WSJ: Microsoft, Ford To Announce Partnership

"American auto maker Ford is hoping an agreement with Microsoft to outfit its entire fleet of vehicles with computer and Bluetooth technology will help to turn around the company's fortunes. The announcement is expected to be made in January. The system will be called "Sync,"...

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