Why You Still Can’t Tell Your Xbox To Shut Down [Xbox 360]

admin | November 10, 2010

The future that we see in science fiction promises that we will soon be able to trash our Clappers and start activating our favorite household electronics with our voice. But there are limits today. Blame Earth. More » SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY SCIENTIFIC GAMES SANDISK SALESFORCE COM

Windows Phone 7 Debuts in U.S. Stores

admin | November 9, 2010

The first batch of phones running Microsoft’s brand-new Windows Phone 7 operating system hit U.S. stores Monday. More Windows Phone 7 coverage on Gadget Lab: Samsung’s Windows Phone 7 Packs Intuitive, Visual Punch Microsoft Announces First Windows Phone 7 Handsets A Humbled Microsoft Prepares to Boot Up Windows Phone 7 Microsoft Blends Zune Media, Xbox Live Into New Phone OS Microsoft’s Mobile Strategy [...]

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 detailed: 512 CUDA cores, 1.5GB of GDDR5 on ‘world’s fastest DX 11 GPU’

admin | November 9, 2010

It might not be November 9 all around the world yet, but NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 580 has already had its spec sheet dished out to the world, courtesy of CyberPower’s seemingly early announcement. The new chip will offer a 772MHz clock speed, 512 processing cores, and a 192.4GBps memory bandwidth, courtesy of 1.5GB of GDDR5 [...]

Time Warner Cable rolling out Look Back service to the masses

admin | November 9, 2010

Time Warner has been running trials of its Look Back service for a year or so in various markets, but it’s finally ready to bring it to the Real America. The feature lets good, honest folk go back and watch shows they’ve missed for up to three days after they’ve aired, with no need to [...]

Jawbone Jambox brings wireless speakers to Bluetooth devices

admin | November 9, 2010

Aliph has just announced their new Jawbone Jambox wireless speaker/speakerphone.  Those familiar with Aliph’s Jawbone headsets will likely recognize the design motifs in these speakers, which come in four different colors, and house a pair of drivers, a small-dome speaker, a passive-bass radiator, and a built-in microphone.  The Jambox can be plugged into a computer [...]

Hotmail adds full-session SSL for more secure webmail

admin | November 8, 2010

Filed under: E-mail, Microsoft Even average users are a bit more in-tune when it comes to security and privacy on the Web nowadays (thanks in part to the recent Firesheep business). As Sebastian pointed out, there’s a simple solution: browse using HTTPS whenever possible. There’s a minor problem with that fix, however. Many sites log [...]

UniBrows add-on enables IE6 browsing in an IE8 tab

admin | November 8, 2010

Filed under: Browsers Despite its accelerated demise on personal computers, Internet Explorer 6 remains a force to be reckoned with in the enterprise. There are simply too many mammoth companies running applications that depend upon the grizzled, old browser for it to disappear from the market share charts any time soon. A company called Browsium [...]

Turn a Film Canister into a Confetti Bomb [Fun]

admin | November 8, 2010

If you’re looking to add to your arsenal of office pranks, you can turn a film canister and some paper punch cast-offs into a harmless but colorful confetti bomb. More » TRIDENT MICROSYSTEMS TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES TNS

Ben Heck modifies Toshiba Satellite for cramped flights, throws TSA the peace sign (video)

admin | November 8, 2010

So what has technology modder extraordinaire Benjamin J. Heckendorn come up with for his Ben Heck Show this week? Why, a laptop designed to fit on a airplane tray table, thanks to a special swiveling screen. The Coach Section Laptop is a modified Toshiba Satellite with aluminum arms affixed to either side, with slots down [...]

Daily Crunch: From Beyond the Grave Edition

admin | November 8, 2010

Coming Soon: 900GB Torrent Of (Mostly) Every Geocities Web Site Ever Half Of IT People Polled Plan To Stick With XP After It Expires Nice Boots: Cristiano Ronaldo?s CR Mercurial Vapor SuperFly II Have Dynamically Adjusting Studs SteelSeries? 30 Percent Off Halloween Sale; Pay For Your Gear At 7-Eleven Stores With PayNearMe CrunchDeals: Native Instruments [...]