Tech
Verizon, Redbox to join forces
posted: 02/07/2012 3:17 a.m. Discuss
Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.
On-board computer is the pilot
posted: 02/06/2012 3:33 a.m. Discuss
The new drone that the Navy is testing near Chesapeake Bay is designed to land on the deck of an aircraft carrier, one of aviation’s most difficult maneuvers, without a pilot in the cockpit or anywhere else.
Tech sector bright spot in poor job market
posted: 02/06/2012 3:30 a.m. Discuss
Hiring in the technology sector is gaining momentum.
Electric vehicles few, but retailers adding chargers
posted: 02/06/2012 3:27 a.m. Discuss
“Charge it” has a double meaning at some shopping malls and retail stores across the country.
Lab creates bullet that guides itself for machine guns
posted: 02/06/2012 3:24 a.m. Comments 3
Figuring out how to pack a processor and other electronics into a machine gun bullet has been a challenge for engineers at Sandia National Laboratories, so weapons experts say the miniature guidance system the lab has developed is a breakthrough.
ON COMPUTERS: Google’s ‘Blogger’ easiest tool for free posting
posted: 02/06/2012 3:16 a.m. Discuss
We recently wrote about some website-creation tools but didn’t talk about blogs, which are what many people really want and are easy to create and maintain.
TECH SPOTLIGHT: Product’s name a mouthful, but it makes typing on tablet computers more convenient
posted: 02/06/2012 3:14 a.m. Discuss
It’s time to talk tablets.
Technology firms team up to fight e-mail ‘phishing’ scams
posted: 02/06/2012 3:13 a.m. Discuss
Google, Facebook and other big technology companies are jointly designing a system for combating e-mail scams known as phishing.
iPhone’s Siri virtually useless, Scots say
posted: 02/06/2012 3:11 a.m. Discuss
D’ye want me tae spaek more clearly, Siri?
Technology news in brief
posted: 02/06/2012 3:01 a.m. Discuss
Apple blocks withdrawal of devices FRANKFURT — Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola’s attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany, the latest twist in an extended legal duel over patents between the companies.
Facebook IPO at $5 billion for now
posted: 02/02/2012 4:38 a.m. Discuss
In a milestone for one of Silicon Valley’s hottest companies, Facebook filed papers Wednesday announcing a $5 billion initial public offering of stock in the world’s biggest socialnetworking business.
Gates touts high-tech crops in hunger fight
posted: 01/31/2012 3:12 a.m. Discuss
Bill Gates has a terse response to criticism that the high-tech solutions he advocates for world hunger are too expensive or bad for the environment : Countries can embrace modern seed technology and genetic modification or their citizens will starve.
New control not remotely like old
posted: 01/30/2012 3:14 a.m. Discuss
A new generation of televisions allows viewers to control them simply by speaking or gesturing.
As Android rises, Google is left behind
posted: 01/30/2012 3:11 a.m. Comment 1
Since Google Inc. introduced its Android operating system in 2007, the company’s strategy has been simple: Give it to developers for free and make money when consumers click ads on the Web or through applications. That model is hitting a snag.
Firm makes high-tech splash
posted: 01/30/2012 3:09 a.m. Discuss
Chrysler workers are using tools normally found at film animation studios — such as 3-D videos and computerized motion sensors — to reshape the way they assemble cars or build engines.
