New Apple Patent Hints at Multi-Touch iBooks
The latest Apple patent application making the rounds shows off what appears to be an ultra-wide laptop touchpad, designed to make use of multi-touch gestures, a la the iPhone.
Dolby Applies Home Theater Logo to PCs
On Tuesday, Dolby Laboratories announced updates to its four-year-old "PC Entertainment Experience" program.
Dell Announces New Business Desktop PCs
The Optiplex 960 series is a business-performance line of desktop PCs for enterprise customers, and the Optiplex FX160 series is a new line of thin clients with flexible configurations for the corporate shop.
Collective Search Is Next Focus, Ask.com CEO Says
Ask.com, the small rival to Google, aims to tap the collective search habits of its 50 million users to improve the relevancy of Web search, its chief executive says.
Hands-On: AT&T's Samsung Jack, BlackBerry 8900
AT&T this week showed off two of their new smart phones, the Samsung Jack - the latest in Samsung's Blackjack line - and the BlackBerry 8900.
Niveus To Retrofit Media Center PCs with CableCards
In preparation for the Microsoft Vista launch in late January, Niveus Media—a manufacturer of high-end Media Center PCs—announced it will not only be integrating Microsoft's new CableCard technology into its forthcoming high-end PCs, but will also upgrade previously built systems for free.
Washington Post Caught in Metadata Gaffe?
Metadata found in online images may help pinpoint the location of a 21-year-old hacker who openly admitted to breaking into computers and turning them into botnets.
Major CE Makers Pledge to Support Yahoo Widgets
Samsung, LG, Sony and Vizio have all pledged to support the Yahoo Widget Channel technology originally launched last September. But only Toshiba will be using Intel's media processor inside its TVs.
Nielsen: 40 Percent of People Use Smartphones, Tablets While Watching
According to a Nielsen report, 40 percent of smartphone and tablet owners are using their devices while they watch TV.
Microsoft Launches "Live Lab"R&D Center
Microsoft, Google and Yahoo turn to academia to keep the Internet edge.
