Technology News
| 'FAKE STEVE' STOPS BLOGGING AS 'REAL DAN' It was bad enough when Dan Lyons stopped sharing his musings about the technology scene in a hilarious satire of what Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs would be like as a blogger. 11/20/2008 00:44, msnbc |
BEST PLAYSTATION 3 GAMES OF 2008 PlayStation 3 has advanced technology in spades but has been hit and miss with great games to show it all off. This is the year the PS3 hit its stride. 11/19/2008 18:00, msnbc |
| CHINA DENIES TRYING TO OBTAIN U.S. SPACE TECH China on Tuesday dismissed suggestions that it is seeking to illegally obtain U.S. space technology after a scientist in the United States was convicted of violating the U.S. arms embargo on China. 11/18/2008 18:00, msnbc |
ASSISTED REPRODUCTION LINKED TO HIGHER BIRTH DEFECTS A nationwide US study found that babies conceived with Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) were between 2 and 4 times more likely to be born with certain defects than babies conceived naturally. 11/18/2008 18:00, medicalnewstoday |
| NJIT SETS NCAA RECORD WITH 35TH STRAIGHT LOSS The New Jersey Institute of Technology suffered its 35th straight loss, the most of any Division I team, falling to Penn State 74-47 on Monday in the Philly Hoop Group Classic. 11/18/2008 06:00, msnbc |
CAN CONCEPT OF CLEAN COAL BE SALVAGED? Coal may be a four-letter word for many environmentalists. But some researchers believe technology may yet salvage the concept of "clean coal."11/17/2008 15:44, msnbc |
PEW STUDY CITES PERSONAL TECH FRUSTRATIONS According to a new survey, "When Technology Fails," from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, many consumers find it difficult to set up devices, are frustrated when technology breaks down and often need help from someone else to fix the problem.11/17/2008 15:44, msnbc |
THEATER: ONLINE, ONSTAGE: INTERFACING WITH THE WORLD Modern technology is both the subject of “Continuous City” and an integral part of the way it tells its story.11/16/2008 06:00, nytimes |
TECH INDUSTRY, LONG INSULATED, FEELS A SLUMP In the span of just a few weeks, orders for technology products have collapsed and companies have begun laying off workers.11/15/2008 06:00, nytimes |
SUN MICROSYSTEMS TO CUT UP TO 6,000 WORKERS Technology giant Sun Microsystems said Friday it will cut up to 6,000 workers, or 18 percent of its global workforce. 11/14/2008 15:44, msnbc |
HYBRID TUGBOAT MAY GIVE LOCAL PORTS A GREEN PUSH The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the largest cargo container ports in the nation, invest in cleaner-air efforts.
For all of its 21st-century advancements, the shipping industry drags a lot of old technology around.11/14/2008 15:44, LaTimes |
GOOGLE ADDS SEARCHING BY VOICE TO IPHONE SOFTWARE Users of the voice technology can ask any question, ranging from “Where’s the nearest Starbucks?” to “How tall is Mount Everest?”11/14/2008 09:00, nytimes |
TECH PUTS JFK CONSPIRACY THEORIES TO REST A team of experts assembled by the Discovery Channel has recreated the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Using modern technology, the team determined that the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository was the most likely origin of the shot that killed the 35th president of the United S...11/14/2008 03:00, msnbc |
HYBRID TUGBOAT MAY GIVE LOCAL PORTS A GREEN PUSHL.A.-Long Beach complex is investing in cleaner-air efforts
For all of its 21st-century advancements, the shipping industry drags a lot of old technology around. 11/13/2008 18:00, LaTimes |
| HYBRID TUGBOAT MAY GIVE LOCAL PORTS A GREEN PUSHThe ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the largest cargo container ports in the nation, invest in cleaner-air efforts.
For all of its 21st-century advancements, the shipping industry drags a lot of old technology around. 11/13/2008 12:00, LaTimes |
HYBRID TUGBOAT MAY GIVE LOCAL PORTS A GREEN PUSHThe ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the largest cargo container ports in the nation, invest in cleaner-air efforts.
For all of its 21st-century advancements, the shipping industry drags a lot of old technology around. 11/13/2008 09:00, LaTimes |
| INTEL CUTS ITS REVENUE FORECAST FOR QUARTER The world’s largest maker of computer chips slashed its revenue forecast, signaling that the global economic slowdown is reaching into the heart of the technology industry. 11/13/2008 03:00, nytimes |
GOOGLE TRACKS US FLU TRENDS The internet technology and search engine giant Google launched a new tool this week called Flu Trends that the company says accurately estimates the level of flu in each state of the USA in nearly real time by keeping track of certain Google search queries. Flu Trends is free to all and can be view... 11/12/2008 15:00, medicalnewstoday |
| BOLDLY GOING WHERE NO STADIUM HAS EVER GONE BEFORE The Yankees, still looking for pitching help, detoured on Tuesday into discussions of wireless technology, the convergence of video, Internet and voice, and killer apps. 11/12/2008 06:00, nytimes |
GOOGLE CEO ON OBAMA TECH CZAR JOB: NO THANKS Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Friday he would not serve as technology czar in Barack Obama's administration if he was asked. 11/11/2008 00:44, msnbc |
| TECHNOLOGY: FOR IDRIVE 4.0, BMW BRINGS BACK A FEW BUTTONS The revised interface of BMW’s iDrive system is easier to use and may be ready to shed its image as a symbol of technology run amok. 11/10/2008 21:00, nytimes |
NORTEL CUTS 1,300 JOBS AND LOWERS ITS OUTLOOK The telecommunications equipment maker, which never recovered from the technology downturn early in this decade, announced the job cuts as it posted a quarterly loss of $3.4 billion. 11/10/2008 18:44, nytimes |
| NORTEL CUTS 1,300 JOBS AND LOWERS ITS OUTLOOK The telecommunications equipment maker, which never recovered from the technology downturn early in this decade, announced the job cuts as it posted a quarterly loss of $3.4 billion. 11/10/2008 18:00, nytimes |