Tech Zoo Archive: April 2008
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More on the D block
For those of you who didn't see it, my column today summarized a talk about the future of the so-... Published April 30 2008
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Facebook Chat reactions
As most Facebookers surely have noticed by now, the country's No. 2 social networking site has ad... Published April 30 2008
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Senate committee votes to nullify FCC rule
The Senate Commerce Committee, in a nod to opponents of media consolidation, today approved a bil... Published April 24 2008
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As home sales go, so go related Web searches
From the interesting but not-too-surprising department: An analyst at Hitwise compared falling pr... Published April 24 2008
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EBay Inc. tangles with Craigslist
Online auctioneer eBay is taking Craigslist to court over claims that the San Francisco-based cla... Published April 23 2008
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"Net neutrality" for dummies (or normal people who
Call it what you will — "Internet freedom," "net neutrality," "network management" —... Published April 22 2008
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Google celebrates National Small Business Week
Folks from the Internet search giant are in Dupont Circle today at Free Range Studios demonstrati... Published April 21 2008
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Oregon: Only we can publish our state laws
State lawyers for Oregon have issued at least two cease-and-desist letters this month demanding t... Published April 17 2008
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A file sharer's bill of rights
Comcast Corp. and Pando Networks Inc. — in a move that could take some of the wind out of "... Published April 15 2008
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Silk, velvet, crystals and a cell phone
Sarah Vernall is here at CTIA all the way from New Zealand to show off her designs for cell phone... Published April 3 2008
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For those of you who are wondering...
...The answer is yes: Everyone here is on a cell phone, everywhere, all the time.\ \ \ (I even sa... Published April 3 2008
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The touch of a finger
The promise of fingerprint-sensing technology has yet to be realized — or even broached &#... Published April 3 2008
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Snap, send, get
Several startups are taking advantage of cell phone cameras to offer image recognition services.... Published April 3 2008
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Not-so-basic Instinct could give iPhone a scare
I just checked out the Instinct, Sprint Nextel Corp.'s new iPhone-like device from Samsung. New C... Published April 2 2008
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High-tech yarmulke
\ \ So I couldn't help but notice this reporter's yarmulke, which is clearly the point. \ \ \ A r... Published April 2 2008
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A different kind of touch screen
I was first drawn to Neonode's N2 media phone because it was so small and looks like one of those... Published April 2 2008
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Scan for content
In the next year and a half, most cell phone cameras will be able to communicate with the phone's... Published April 2 2008
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Accessorizing mobile gaming
A company called Zeemote Inc. is showing off a wireless joystick consumers can use to play games... Published April 1 2008
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FCC head hopes to dismiss Skype petition
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin was met by applause here in Las Vegas... Published April 1 2008
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Notable quotable
"I've gone from the comfort of anonymity and relative obscurity to being almost famous."\ \ \ ... Published April 1 2008
