Archives: 2008 February

The Apple iPhone, which brought touch screens to the masses, demonstrated how much consumers want better user interfaces. The Texas Instruments Developer Conference, which opened Tuesday at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, demonstrated some amazing possibilities. The annual event also provided a launch pad for new chips from the Dallas-based company and a showcase for […]

Apple has been developing a habit of putting out new stuff each Tuesday. Exactly what it comes out with is almost always a surprise, but since the beginning of the year, it’s really taken a toll on the nerves of Apple followers who’ve been anxiously awaiting a refresh of the MacBook Pro. They finally got […]

The Homeland Security Department is testing technology that would allow its agents to use cell phones or e-mail devices to covertly share live video of possible terrorists over a law enforcement network. The idea is prompting concern from privacy advocates. Department officials call the security surveillance system “RealEyes” because it instantly broadcasts images to anyone […]

NASA’s flagship mission to land a nuclear-powered, next-generation rover on Mars is facing development problems and ballooning costs that could threaten its scheduled launch next year. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin told a congressional hearing this month that engineers had to redesign the heat shield on the Mars Science Laboratory after tests showed the protective layer […]

The long-awaited — and perhaps overdue — refresh to the MacBook Pro lineup finally came Tuesday morning, and along with it, a laptop surprise: Apple beefed up its consumer-grade MacBooks too. The announcements set the Apple-focused blog world on fire, with some commenters noting they were just happy to see the MacBook Pro holdouts finally […]

If the 2006 online video market was still in the traffic-building stage, 2007 marked the beginning of the monetization stage. This new media platform engages a prime audience group for marketers. Online publishers and their technology partners large and small were pressed hard in the last few years by these marketers for quality ad inventory, […]

Fake Steve Jobs–the lost tapes

Featured links from the CNET Blog Network

Fan-funded music–Instead of relying on a record label or the band yuppie, bands can turn to music fans to help get started.

AMD Barcelona finally ready–HP, Dell prep systems–AMD's long-awaited quad-core Opteron “Barcelona” processor appears to be ready to go

$11.4 billion wasted on software patent litigation…and counting–Software patents are a […]

After a week-long meeting of standards delegates, Microsoft indicates that it is well positioned for ISO approval of Open XML but foes say issues remain unresolved.

Microsoft's Vista pricing strategy is about emerging markets, not established markets.