PC Magazine - A new Microsoft-developed technology called SideSight looks like something that deserves to be on a next-generation iPod touch. Or in a magician's repertoire. -- read full article
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:56:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
NewsFactor - Electronics retailing giant Circuit City is facing a classic Hobson's choice: file for bankruptcy protection or close as many as 150 stores. If the nation's second-largest seller of consumer electronics chooses Door #2, it could generate an estimated $350 million in inventory liquidation, job cuts, and infrastructure reductions. -- read full article
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:23:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
Reuters - Taliban insurgents said Tuesday they had told mobile phone operators to shut down their networks during the day in the Ghazni province, southwest of Kabul, saying signals help track insurgent fighters. -- read full article
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:20:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
InfoWorld - The BlackBerry, iPhone, and T-Mobile G1 may be the kings of smartphone cool, but if you ask me, they all share one big shortcoming: They don't run Windows Mobile. -- read full article
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
Macworld.com - SwitchEasy on Monday announced the release of CapsuleThins for the fourth-generation iPod nano. The new case is $19.99. -- read full article
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:45:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
PC Magazine - Microsoft has reportedly delayed Xbox Live Primetime into spring of next year, citing a desire to ensure a smooth launch of the NXE in November. -- read full article
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:57:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
Reuters - LG Electronics Inc said on Tuesday it would set up two solar cell production lines at the site of its suspended plasma panel plant, as the company seeks to find a new growth engine in the renewable energy business. -- read full article
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:43:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
Reuters - Taiwan's Asustek Computer aims to increase its notebook output by 77 percent in 2009 as it rides growing demand for its low-cost laptops, local media reported on Tuesday.
AP - South Carolina wants to jam cell phone signals in prisons to prevent convicts from committing further crimes. There's one significant problem with the plan: It's against the law. -- read full article
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:08:40 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
Macworld.com - Maintain has announced the release of Cocktail 4.2 (Leopard Edition), a new release of their utility software for Mac OS X 10.5. A free update for registered users, Cocktail costs $14.95. -- read full article
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:30:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
AP - THE BACKDROP: Back-to-school spending on personal computers and other consumer electronics was slower than expected, and fell off a cliff in September. Now many analysts expect shoppers to put off big purchases this holiday season in favor of cheaper gifts. -- read full article
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:31:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
Macworld.com - Active Storage on Monday introduced its Active Storage XRAID, a 16 terabyte RAID system for Macintosh users that occupies three units of rack space. It costs $14,999. -- read full article
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:15:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
PC Magazine - What if, instead of vibrating, your cell phone simply tapped your hand or leg? And would you perceive a game controller that rubbed your hand to be a good thing? Microsoft researchers are working on new ways to make this happen. -- read full article
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:36:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
CNET - Apple has fired back in the latest round of the Mac versus PC ad wars with two commercials tweaking Microsoft's marketing strategies. -- read full article
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:09:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
Reuters - Users of the Symbian mobile phone operating system, meeting in London this week, hope that making the software freely available will help it regain momentum in the battle with new rivals like Apple and Google.
