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Sony Computer Entertainment is backpedaling on a Monday announcement that claimed award-winning status for its Sixaxis wireless controller for the PlayStation 3. As it turns out, the video game maker did not win a Technology and Engineering Emmy award from the National Academy of Television Arts &am...
Consumers -- at least those that own either Motorola's new MotoRazr maxx V6 and MotoRazr V3xx devices -- are starting to download Yahoo's beta version of its Go For Mobile 2.0, which launched this week at the International CES. Key among the new features in this version is Yahoo's oneSearch search e...
Eons, the media company launched by Monster.com creator Jeff Taylor, on Tuesday unveiled a search engine aimed at baby boomers and seniors. Dubbed "Cranky.com," the age-relevant search engine is designed to deliver targeted search results for the over-50 crowd, combining expert reviews with user rat...
The average person spends nearly an hour a day driving to and from work, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. So-called "extreme commuters" spend four hours or more -- that's the equivalent of spending over a month per year sitting in a car. Long commute times are one factor driving the demand for t...
In the midst of a Consumer Electronics Show that has featured a slew of high-definition products and announcements, Warner Home Video unveiled its "Total Hi Def" disc late Tuesday. The company boasts support from major retailers for its innovation, which it hopes will alleviate consumer confusion ov...
Security threats paint a constantly evolving landscape, and there is no end in sight in terms of threats that keep appearing. Enterprises have survived through extraordinary cycles of security threats, including the 2003 "summer of worms"; the 2004 proliferation of DDoS-based cyber extortion of onli...
More than half of all American teenagers network online, according to new research conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. In growing numbers, teenagers are using the Internet to form and maintain friendships, network and get advice and information about nearly any subject, accord...
Eons, the media company launched by Monster.com creator Jeff Taylor, on Tuesday unveiled a search engine aimed at baby boomers and seniors. Dubbed "Cranky.com," the age-relevant search engine is designed to deliver targeted search results for the over-50 crowd, combining expert reviews with user rat...
Appearing to hedge its search bets, electronics giant Samsung on Monday announced partnerships with competing search engines Google and Yahoo. Samsung will preload Yahoo services, including a content personalization feature called Yahoo Go for Mobile 2.0, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Messenger, and Yahoo oneSe...
Making New Year predictions about technology requires a very polished crystal ball. Eric Openshaw, principal and leader of Deloitte Consulting's technology, media, and telecommunications practice in the U.S., offers some sobering insights into the world of consumer technology, providing details abou...
When Apple introduces a new version of a product, it's usually undertaken with some buzz-inducing design flair that fires up the imagination and whets the appetite for consumption. That's not the case with its new MacBook offerings. Instead of fiddling with the good looks of the MacBook, the 1 Infin...
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates took center stage at International CES Sunday night in Las Vegas, kicking off the computer industry's largest annual convention with a keynote speech that described what he called the "Digital Decade." Gates was quick to cite plenty of stats to back up his assertions: m...
Many analysts believe Apple is set to unveil a set-top box that could bear the name "iTV" at this week's Macworld Conference and Expo. Netgear, however, beat Apple to the punch Sunday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where the company debuted its Digital Entertainer HD media receiver, ...
Yesterday, Bill Gates was supposed to give the best keynote talk in his history, but given I write this column the week before it is published I have no idea whether he actually delivered the goods. Steve Jobs doesn't do his thing until after the column publishes and most of you are still in the dar...
Are you already breaking some of your New Year's resolutions? Don't fret -- just go to the Internet. You'll find a multitude of Web sites available to help people who have promised themselves that this is the year they will lose weight, quit smoking, adopt a greener lifestyle, get their finances in ...