Sub-$200 Panasonic Camera Adds Focus Lock
Panasonic avoided getting lost in the sea of product announcements at last week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas by waiting until Friday to announce three sub-$200 cameras. One selling point: a focus lock feature that can target, focus, and lock on a target, even if it is moving.
5 Ways the Apple Store Rocked Best Buy on iPad Launch Day... or Did It
FCC Faces Internet Decision on AT&T, Qwest
U.S. regulators are expected to decide on Thursday whether to grant a request by AT&T to lift some regulations that govern what it can charge rivals for access to the company's high-speed Internet lines.
Google App Engine Now Open
Google's new App Engine provides a hosting solution for web developers to build their apps on top of, sparing developers the trouble of server maintenance and scalability.
Eastman Kodak Sues Matsushita Over Digital Camera Patents
Eastman Kodak Co. said on Friday it is suing Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., alleging that the maker of Panasonic brand consumer electronics infringed Kodak's digital camera patents.
Nvidia Says Older Mobile GPUs, Chipsets Failing
Nvidia said Wednesday that it will take a one-time charge of up to $200 million as a result of mobile chipsets and graphics chips failing at higher than expected rates.
Clicks Up, Dollars Down During Holidays; Google Wins
Traffic to retail Web sites saw a jump in December, but clicks did not translate into sales, with overall spending down 3 percent, according to data from comScore.
Why Can't We Make U.S. Grads U.S. Citizens?
An immigration system that allows foreign students to earn advanced math and science degrees at U.S. universities but refuses to let them work in the country after graduation is counterproductive and will serve only to advance the current innovation brain drain, according to a Tuesday panel of tech experts.
Webroot Security Suite Adds Firewall
Webroot's Spy Sweeper 5.5 with AntiVirus, our current Editor's Choice for spyware protection, has a new name and new skills.
Danish Govt. Orders ISP to Block Pirate Bay
A Danish court has ordered Denmark-based Internet service provider Tele2 to shut down its customers' access to the popular file-sharing site Pirate Bay, Danish IT magazine Computerworld reported on Monday.
