Linus Torvalds: Kellogg

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Because he's a frosted corn-flsnake. Geddit?

LG Electronics and Microsoft Sign MoU for Strategic Collaboration in Mobile Convergence

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
LG and Microsoft today announced the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form strategic collaboration in Mobile Convergence.

Day One: Coming off the social network crack

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
I've taken Twitter our of my Outlook, Facebook off my Firefox, and both applications out of my Blackberry. I am going Cold Turkey 2.0. For the next seven days, social networks are dead to me.

Ryanair Plans $15 Flights to Europe

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Low-cost Irish monster Ryanair announces that it plans to begin flying from Europe to the US with economy tickets starting at 10 euros, or around $13.00.

Interviews With Ruth Kedar, The Woman Who Designed The Google Logo

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology

Circuit City to Retrench

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology

Dope Wars Comes To iPhone [IPhone]

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Had to happen. A version of the venerable PC classic Dope Wars has come to the iPhone.

BlackBerry Bold Goes on Sale Today in the U.S. Exclusively at AT&T Stores, Other AT&T Sales Channels

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
DALLAS, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In addition to selecting the next president of the United States, Americans can make another choice on Election Day -- to buy the sleek and stylish BlackBerry(R) Bold(TM) smartphone,...

Circuit City

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Mark Chediak | Sentinel Staff Writer Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation's second-largest consumer electronics retailer, said Monday that it is closing about 20 percent of its U.S. stores, including one in Central Florida. A...

Tweens And Teens Double Use Of Diabetes Drugs

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
America's tweens and teens more than doubled their use of type 2 diabetes medications between 2002 and 2005, with girls between 10 and 14 years of age showing a 166 percent increase. One likely cause: Obesity, which is closely...

Apple May Cut IPhone 3G Production by 40 Percent

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service is likely to cut production of its hot-selling iPhone 3G handset by up to 40 percent during the current quarter, an analyst warned Monday, saying the expected change signals weaker demand for...

Cyber Commander: A Robot Overlord for the Strobist

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
AlienBees has released yet another consumer-level radio-controlled flash trigger, but this one is a little different. The name – Cyber Commander – might give you a clue.

Google Search Update Blows Up, Google Reverting Back Now

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Over the weekend, Webmasters started to notice major changes with the Google search results. Most of those changes are documented in an incredibly long but only three-day long thread at WebmasterWorld.

140: The 2008 election’s other magic number

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
While 270 electoral votes is the target number to capture on election night, 140 has been key to capturing voters’ attention throughout this campaign season – 140 characters, that is.

VoxOx: Not quite a Skype killer, but close

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
It’s hard out there for a VOIP solution. Skype rules the desktop and Vonage rules the den so where does an upstart like VoxOx belong?

19% of Mobile Consumers in the U.S. are Using Smartphones

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
As the entry fee for smartphones drops lower and lower, the wallet friendly price point found with most feature phones (or, as some might say, "dumbphones") is beginning to lose its luster.

Microsoft confirms MinWin is in Windows 7, after all

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
MinWin -- the core of the Windows operating system -- is, indeed, in Windows 7. It's just not part of it in the way many people (including yours truly) initially assumed.

Apple: No new products before the holidays

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Squashing any rumors to the contrary, Apple confirmed for Macworld on Monday that the company will not release any new products before the holidays.

Yahoo, Google Revise Search-Ad Deal

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
Yahoo and Google have sent the Justice Department a revised version of their search-advertising agreement, which limits the scope of the deal as they scramble to get it past regulators.

Dreamforce 2008: BigMachines Announces New Sales Document Application

authorsizzletime03 Nov 2008categorytechnology
BigMachines, Inc. announced that it is developing a new native application on the Force.com platform from salesforce.com. The announcement was made today at Dreamforce ’08, salesforce.com’s User and Developer Conference. The...