2 free Microsoft downloads are gobsmackingly good
Andy Ihnatko: I know. It has been an expensive few weeks. I've been writing exclusively about pricey wireless mobile devices and although it has been exciting to talk about the iPhone 3G S and the Palm Pre and the Kindle DX . . . well, metaphorically, I have to write about Top Ramen all summer long to make up for the budget shortfall.
Andy Ihnatko: I know. It has been an expensive few weeks. I've been writing exclusively about pricey wireless mobile devices and although it has been exciting to talk about the iPhone 3G S and the Palm Pre and the Kindle DX . . . well, metaphorically, I have to write about Top Ramen all summer long to make up for the budget shortfall.
Facebook to overhaul controversial privacy provisions
NEW YORK Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users ability to control who sees the information they share on the site.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs back at work after transplant
Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is back at work after a five-and-a-half-month medical leave, during which he received a liver transplant.
Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is back at work after a five-and-a-half-month medical leave, during which he received a liver transplant.
From Silicon Valley to Cubs
In a reversal of fortune, a hotshot prospect raised in the epicenter of Northern California's technology startup culture last week became the property of a Chicago-based company. Brett Jackson, first-round draft pick of the Chicago Cubs, aspires to be a field general of the sporting world's ultimate turnaround project. "In baseball, like business, the game is about moving forward," said Jackson, a 20-year-old center fielder who optimized his hitting and fielding skills at the University of California, Berkeley. "Don't dwell on failure and keep your goals and aspirations in mind."
In a reversal of fortune, a hotshot prospect raised in the epicenter of Northern California's technology startup culture last week became the property of a Chicago-based company. Brett Jackson, first-round draft pick of the Chicago Cubs, aspires to be a field general of the sporting world's ultimate turnaround project. "In baseball, like business, the game is about moving forward," said Jackson, a 20-year-old center fielder who optimized his hitting and fielding skills at the University of California, Berkeley. "Don't dwell on failure and keep your goals and aspirations in mind."
Comcast to offer wireless Internet service
PHILADELPHIA---- Comcast is rolling out wireless Internet service Tuesday in Portland, Ore., with plans to add three other cities by the end of the year.
Toshiba pits Normal against Boring
NORMAL, Ill. -- When Toshiba went looking for the everyday ways people use laptop computers for an advertising campaign, it decided to focus on two towns whose names scream run of the mill.
