November 3, 2015 Tech Travel: Why All Gadgets Should Be Banned on Flights Plenty of people want to use their e-readers, tablets, and smartphones during take-off and landing and think the FAA should lift its ban. I disagree, and the reasons seem obvious.
November 3, 2015 Google TV Is Dead. Long Live Google TV? Logitech's CEO Guerrino De Luca has lost his patience and is killing the Revue, the only box out there with Google TV. But good news: Google TV isn't quite dead yet..
November 3, 2015 3 Reasons Why Windows 8 May Be Dead on Arrival Windows 8 will feature more tablet and touch-like features, as well as erase the interminable boot up time that it currently takes a PC to start up. And Windows 8 will be available for desktops, laptops, and tablets. Unfortunately, Windows 8 may be dead on arrival.
November 3, 2015 Does the iPhone Spell Doom for the Video Game Console? There were once high hopes for video game consoles like the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii. But recently, it's begun to look as if the video game console's days are numbered.
November 3, 2015 The Real Force Behind Ebook Sales: Heaving Bosoms Men aren't the only ones using tech to explore their fantasies. Women are using ebooks more and more, devouring lusty titles like "Maid for the Billionaire" -- a current bestseller for the Kindle.
November 3, 2015 You've Been Hacked, Now What? Privacy concerns surrounding Apple and Google, massive data thefts at Sony and Epsilon, Tom Tom selling its data ... face it, you're going to get hacked, and no matter how careful you think you are, the truth is there's nothing you can do to stop it. So what can you do about it?
November 3, 2015 Can Nintendo Wii and Game Consoles Reinvent Themselves? Video game consoles have push the technology envelope far ahead of PCs, how responding to a wave of your hand, for example, or to the sound of your voice. But does this herald a surprising change: Is gaming the next feature to go?
November 3, 2015 Hand-Held Epidemic Coming? Experts Fear Rise in Smartphone Viruses More smartphones than computers shipped during the last quarter of 2010 -- more than 100 million of them. Numbers like that make the devices attractive targets for hackers. How do you keep yourself safe?
November 3, 2015 Will Internet Radio Kill the FM Radio Star? Technology companies like Rhapsody, Slacker, and Last.fm are taking aim at a business that's been a mainstay in our lives for over a century: FM radio. And new in-car services are targeting the last bastion of FM broadcasting.
November 3, 2015 The Six Biggest Tech Surprises of 2010 -- and Predictions for 2011 Every year, there are ingenious devices that fail miserably -- and some mediocre gadgets that became global hits. 2010 is no exception.