Tech Zoo

Only at The Washington Times: Kara Rowland discusses the latest technology for consumers and businesses.

• FCC’s car slams into wall

  A race car sponsored by federal media regulators to get the word out about the digital television transition crashed in its first appearance. Published October 20 2008 · Comment

• Gmail helps users avoid e-mails they’ll regret

  New feature, Mail Goggles, requires late-night e-mailers to solve a few math problems in order to send messages. Published October 7 2008 · Comment

• Ebay to cut 1,600 jobs

  The online auction hub on Monday announced plans to trim its global workforce. Published October 6 2008 · Comment

• Ford service lets parents limit speed

  New "MyKey" feature designed for parents of teenager drivers. Published October 6 2008 · Comment

• Update to Palin’s e-mail hack

  Federal agents have raided the apartment of a Democratic delegate's son to search for evidence related to the hacking of an e-mail account of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Published September 22 2008 · Comment

• Best Buy to buy Napster

  Some big tech merger news today as Best Buy Co. Inc. announced plans to buy Napster Inc. for $121 million in a move the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer says will open the doors to new digital entertainment customers. Published September 15 2008 · Comment

• Meet the new iPod family

  Apple Corp. on Tuesday unveiled a revamped lineup of iPod music players. Published September 9 2008 · Comment

• Wilmington’s digital TV transition: the next day

  Wilmington, N.C., on Monday became the first market in the U.S. to transition from analog to digital TV. Published September 9 2008 · Comment

• Preventing “Electronic Aggression”

  While the Internet, cell phones and computers can be a source of effective learning and communication for children, technology has also become a tool for harassing fellow students. Published August 25 2008 · Comment

• Another Shi Tao?

  Reporters Without Borders is calling on Google Inc. to defy a Bombay court order that instructed its Indian subsidiary to reveal the name of a blogger who used its Blogger Web platform to criticize an Indian construction equipment company. Published August 25 2008 · Comment

• Number of “.org” sites tops 7 million

  More than 7 million Internet domains are registered as ".org," sites, making it the third-most popular domain after ".com" and ".net." Published August 25 2008 · Comment

• Introducing Sirius XM Radio

  Former rivals announce details of the newly combined company. Published July 29 2008 · Comment

• FCC Releases XM-Sirius order

  Published July 28 2008 · Comment

• New Cuil on the Block

  How cool is Cuil? Published July 28 2008 · Comment

• AT&T to sell some iPhones without contracts

  AT&T Inc. on Tuesday announced the pricing structure of Apple Corp.'s much-anticipated iPhone 3G, which is going to run on the company's fastest network. Published July 1 2008 · Comment