Monthly Archives: March 2009

The CTIA 2009 spring show is just a few days away, and there are sure to be new product announcements. HTC, Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, LG–they’ll all be there. However, there’s one company in particular that’s at the forefront of my … Continue reading →

Cut, copy and paste is an easy task. For the past week, I’ve been able to play with the beta version on the new iPhone OS 3.0. As you probably know, the 3.0 update brings a long list of features … Continue reading →

(Credit: GIPS) Global IP Solutions (GIPS), the company that provides IP-based voice and video communication for mobile platforms, has now further brought its solutions to power Web 2.0. The company announced Monday that CommuniGate Systems (CGS), a carrier-class mobile unified … Continue reading →

ParaScale Cloud Storage’s interface. (Credit: ParaScale) Cloud storage is getting a lot more feasible for enterprises. ParaScale, a start-up in developing cloud storage solutions, announced Monday the availability of its ParaScale Cloud Storage (PCS) software. The software, once installed on … Continue reading →

(Credit: Wikipedia) Updated at 9:13 p.m. PDT with the information provided by BKIS that its free version of BKAV antivirus software can remove the worm from any infected computer. There’s been a lot of fuss about theConficker worm. However, there … Continue reading →

Take a break from contemplating whether you’re “cool enough” to own a Mac and check out some of the more newsworthy gadget stories that graced Crave this week. (Credit: IGN) • Samsung’s e-book reader nears its launch. Rumor has it … Continue reading →

Confession time. I can’t stop looking at my Wattson. Before you ask who–or more specifically what–that is, this spiffy-looking device that’s just reached Singapore shores helps keep track of your power consumption. For those in Asia where meter watching is … Continue reading →

On Thursday, Microsoft started running new anti-Mac ads that are designed to take a serious poke at the one spot where Apple has traditionally been vulnerable: pricing. All you have to do is shop for a computer to know that … Continue reading →

Assistive tech for the disabled is an important topic people may not give much thought to, even though an estimated 54 million Americans are considered to be physically or mentally disabled. That’s about 19 percent of the U.S. population. AbledBody … Continue reading →

Midwesterners and Texans are doing their best to prop up the U.S. retail consumer technology market, according to new sales data released Thursday. Sales of HDTVs are key to supporting the entire consumer electronics industry, according to The NPD Group. … Continue reading →

You may be familiar with Western Digital’s My Book family of external hard drives. A popular example is the My Book Essential Edition that offers up to 1TB of storage. The company announced Wednesday that it has expanded the My … Continue reading →

The newly implemented Captcha method that's based on 3D images. (Credit: Dong Ngo/CNET) I wrote a blog about a new way of creating Captchas by using 3D images that Taylor Hayward, a blogger, came up with and thought it would … Continue reading →

LG Xenon (Credit: LG) LG Neon (Credit: LG) AT&T let the cat out of the bag a little ahead of the CTIA conference, introducing to its upcoming offerings two LG handhelds with slide-out QWERTY keyboards, the LG Xenon and the … Continue reading →

Nokia E71x (Credit: Screenshot by Bonnie Cha/CNET) Getting a jump-start on CTIA 2009, AT&T Wireless announced on Sunday night the upcoming availability of two messaging-centric smartphones, the Nokia E71x and Samsung Propel Pro. The two devices are expected to be … Continue reading →