Loading ...Ryan Fitzgerald is unemployed, lives with his father and has a little bit of time on his hands.
So, he decided to offer his ear, to anyone who wants to call. After posting a video with his cell phone number on YouTube on Friday, the 20-year-old told The Boston Globe he has received more than 5,000 [...]
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While less-than-technical observers have opined in recent months about the sudden ubiquitousness of the BlackBerry device, the truth is, only recently has it begun tapping into the power of the integrated handset. It has indeed proven the power of secure, portable e-mail (as well as how quickly it’s missed when it goes down for a [...]
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I’ve calibrated several sets in Mitsubishi’s Diamond line for clients, so already knew that while they might not win every category in an RPTV shootout, they would be a top contenders in a few of the most important ones. I knew for sure they could make an excellent HD picture. Several months ago, however, I [...]
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An iPod is fine for listening to music on the go, but sometimes people want to cast headsets aside and hear their playlists piped through the living room by a sound system.
Manufacturers offer dozens of devices that do this: The iPod pops into a docking station in an updated version of a boombox and can [...]
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The “free software” protester who barged into an award ceremony with Microsoft chairman Bill Gates at Beijing’s prestigious Peking University has triggered a vigorous debate among China’s Internet users on his motives and cause.
The protestor, who was wearing a black suit and tie at the time, has been identified in newspapers as Wang Yang, also [...]
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VIA has shrunk its motherboards again and has announced its Pico-ITX design which is barely larger than a playing card. The 10 cm by 7.2 cm board is 75% smaller than the already small Mini-ITX form factor board released a few years ago. VIA’s reference board the VT6047 runs the VIA C7 or [...]
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Dell Inc. yesterday bowed to pressure from customers and dumped its Vista-only policy for consumer PCs by adding Windows XP as an operating option on half a dozen machines.
Dell now offers Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional on two Dimension desktops — the E520 and E521 — and four Inspiron laptops — the 1405, [...]
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Beautiful plumage on Monday’s IT Blogwatch: in which we ask, “Is Microsoft dead?”. Not to mention how to make your own Kentucky-style fried chicken…
A few days ago I suddenly realized Microsoft was dead. I was talking to a young startup founder about how Google was different from Yahoo. I said that Yahoo had been warped [...]
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Equipment based on the emerging 802.16e standard is leading the way
Mobile WiMax, hyped for years by Intel Corp. and other vendors, has turned a corner toward reality, according to industry observers.
Mobile technology is outpacing the licensed wireless broadband market overall, and gear based on the emerging IEEE 802.16e mobile WiMax standard is leading the way, [...]
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