Cable Giving Free Equipment for DTV Transition
Comcast Corp and other U.S. cable companies said on Wednesday they would give free equipment to customers in the switch-over to digital signals, amid criticism that they were using the transition to promote more expensive packages.
High-Def Video Capture
How to capture and play back HD programs.
Facebook: Now You Can Check Out any Time You Like
Facebook has streamlined the procedure for eliminating all data from a user account when the user closes it and leaves the site for good. But it's still unnecessarily clunky.
Jon Rubinstein to Replace Colligan as Palm CEO
Palm executive chairman and former Apple executive Jon Rubinstein will become chief executive, succeeding Ed Colligan, as the company seeks to revive its fortunes with a new smartphone and operating system.
Microsoft Readies 'Monaco' Competitor to Apple's GarageBand
Just because users soon will be able to run Windows on Intel-based Macs doesn't mean Microsoft is backing away from competition with the Mac operating system. In fact, Microsoft is aiming straight at Apple with a forthcoming music-making program for Windows Vista.
Bits &Bites v24n4
Hitachi is preparing two new minidrives for consumer electronics gadgets, due by the holidays.
Google Windows Apps Coming to Linux
Google and CodeWeavers Inc. are collaborating to bring Google's popular Windows Picasa photo editing and sharing program to Linux. Sources say that this project could be the first step in brigging other Google Windows applications to the Linux desktop.
Hands On: HP Pavilion dv2, a 12-inch "Non-Netbook"
The 12-inch HP Pavilion dv2 is designed to bridge (and exploit) the gap between netbooks and standard laptops. Its $750 price is true to that credo, though full-fledged budget laptops have been edging down into that space.
Google Maps Now Tromping Down Footpaths
Sorry privacy-minded UK citizens, Google Street View is expanding even further into your backyard. The company's photography-based map imaging service has defeated several lawsuits in England and is now looking to expand its coverage--to footpaths.
YouTube to Finally Test Copyright Tech
Top online video service YouTube will soon test a new video identification technology with two of the world's largest media companies, Time Warner Inc. and Walt Disney Co.
