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Earth Hour 2009, as told by bloggers - Apr 9, 2009

Blogs A post on Global Voices Online nearly brought a tear to my eye. Noor Hidayah painstakingly reconstructs a thread of events from blog posts starting from Brunei's decision to join Earth ... Read story »

Android Developer Challenge winners focus on location - Sep 1, 2008

Crave Google has made several software developers a little richer this week, distributing US$3.75 million in prizes for 20 applications designed for its Android mobile phone operating system. Fifty finalists were in ... Read story »

Twestival--February 12, 2009 - Feb 5, 2009

Blogs Last week, I quit Twitter. This week, I'm back on Twitter. The reason is because of Twestival.  On February 12, 2009, 175-plus international cities will be hosting Twestival to bring Twitter ... Read story »

Attack of the killer robo-gardeners - Mar 13, 2009

Crave Each robot in MIT's garden is outfitted with a robotic arm and a watering pump, while the tomato plants themselves are equipped with local soil sensing, networking, and computation. I'm ... Read story »

Formula One design vet creating eco-smart city car - Jul 11, 2008

Crave The styles from Europe this year are decidedly green and small. Designer Gordon Murray, best known for his work on Formula One racing cars, recently detailed a new city car design ... Read story »

"Green" gadgets need better labeling, report says - Nov 28, 2008

Crave Unclear product labeling prevents many consumers from buying affordable, energy-efficient electronics, and companies making "greener" goods aren't getting proper credit, according to a recent report. HDTVs, desktop computers, laptops, and printers ... Read story »

HNIS COMFY AT HOME - Mar 28, 2009

Blogs     Contrary to popular perception that the Indian HNI is looking at the overseas markets for realty investments, the fact of the matter is that he is far more comfortable in home ... Read story »

Adobe uses graphics chip for faster Photoshop CS4 - Sep 23, 2008

Features For the first time, the upcoming Photoshop CS4 will be able to employ the muscle of your computer's graphics chip.  Read story »

Smartphone king Symbian ready to strike back - Jun 4, 2009

Features Apple gets all the attention for its iPhone. So what's Symbian, the leader in mobile operating systems, to do? Executive David Wood lays out the plan. Read story »

Five ways to make digital music sing - Sep 7, 2008

Crave Neil Young says the tech industry doesn't care as much about music quality as it should. Perhaps that's because the average iPod-toting iTunes customer doesn't give a second thought to whether ... Read story »

iPhone users say the 2.1 software update delivered - Sep 29, 2008

Crave Recently, I asked iPhone 3G owners to tell me if the 2.1 software update had fixed the widespread issues with dropped calls, short battery life, and faulty 3G connectivity. Now, just ... Read story »

Are you really safe online? - Oct 21, 2008

Blogs With the proliferation of the broadband Internet, consumers face more online threats than ever. Do you know how to keep yourself fully protected? Security solutions companies have the unenviable tasks of ... Read story »

Which PC maker will fare best in a bad economy? - Nov 17, 2008

Crave Commercial and consumer spending on technology is expected to fall off in the next year, and the PC industry is bracing for the impact. Already beginning to feel the effects of ... Read story »

Will Zune do Windows Mobile? Looks likely - Dec 17, 2008

Crave There are a ton of rumors flying around right now saying that Microsoft just might introduce a Zune-ified competitor to the iPhone at CES next month. There are also those ... Read story »

Cowon releases D2+ with minor upgrades, but why? - Feb 23, 2009

Blogs Cowon has released the D2+ with a few minor upgrades from the original successor, the Cowon D2. This was the company's best & steady-selling model among its Cowon players in both ... Read story »

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