Daily News Alert | Sunday, May 17, 2009 12:00 AM PDT |
April video game sales decline 17 percent
Thu, 14 May 2009 06:03 pm PDT
AP - Lacking the big hits that made the year-ago period a standout, U.S. video game sales dropped sharply in April for the second month in a row as customers continued to watch their wallets. Full Story | Top |
Google glitch disrupts search engine, e-mail
Thu, 14 May 2009 01:05 pm PDT
AP - Millions of people were cut off from Google Inc.'s search engine, e-mail and other online services Thursday, sparking a flurry of frustrated venting that served as a reminder of society's growing dependence on Google's technology. Full Story | Top |
Review: Flaws in Web's much-touted WolframAlpha
Wed, 13 May 2009 11:27 am PDT
 AP - When a free Web service called WolframAlpha launches in the coming days, the general public will get to try a "computational knowledge engine" that has had technology insiders buzzing because of its oracle-like ability to spit out answers and make calculations. Full Story | Top |
Wolfram Alpha: A Test Run
Sat, 16 May 2009 11:54 am PDT
PC World - Wolfram Alpha is online for testing throughout the weekend, in anticipation of the online knowledge base officially going live on Monday. Although the launch team warned in the Wolfram Alpha Blog that the site may go down periodically throughout the weekend, anyone has a chance to check out how well it answers fact-based questions from its database of information organized by Wolfram Alpha staff. Full Story | Top |
Mac News Briefs: ProjectWizards rolls out trio of updates
Fri, 15 May 2009 04:48 pm PDT
Macworld.com - ProjectWizards officially released new versions of its Merlin project-management software and the Merlin Server companion product that allows for collaborative product management. The newly released version 2.7 had previously been available as a public beta. In addition, ProjectWizards also released a 1.0.1 update to the Merlin iPhone app, fixing a connectivity issue. Full Story | Top |
Google Users Live By the Cloud, Die By the Cloud
Sat, 16 May 2009 05:30 am PDT
PC World - The Google outage confirms what everyone should already know: If it seems too good to be true, watch out! Google's failure is a lesson for everyone who is putting too many eggs in one basket, whether the basket is cloud computing or those who've ditched wired telephones for a wireless-only world. Full Story | Top |
Apple Rumors: iPod Gets an iPhone-like Camera and 'Project Charlie'
Fri, 15 May 2009 01:50 pm PDT
PC World - With all the unsubstantiated rumors buzzing about a new iPhone and its alleged features, it's becoming increasingly apparent that Apple will launch some sort of new or upgraded device very, very soon -- perhaps even at its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) June 8-12 in San Francisco, or maybe later this summer in a separate announcement. Full Story | Top |
EPA Gives Servers Energy Star Ratings
Fri, 15 May 2009 02:00 pm PDT
PC World - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will introduce its Energy Star for Servers program on Friday, aiming to make it easier for buyers to identify energy-efficient systems. Full Story | Top |
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