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Microsoft Bing makes porn content more accessible - Jun 4, 2009

Blogs The tech world is on the edge of its seat, eagerly awaiting the results of how people will embrace the latest search engine from Microsoft--Bing. As with every innovation, there will ... Read story »

China blocks sites prior to 20th anniversary of Tiananmen - Jun 4, 2009

Crave Almost 20 years ago exactly, on June 4, 1989, the Chinese military opened fire on prodemocracy protesters in Tiananmen Square, resulting in the loss of hundreds--if not thousands--of innocent lives. Most ... Read story »

Behold the motion-sensitive controller wars - Jun 4, 2009

Crave The new motion-control system from Sony was announced at E3 on the heels of similar new technology from both Microsoft and Nintendo. Forget the console wars. We're in the motion-sensitive ... Read story »

Using cheaper MicroSD memory in your PSP and Sony cameras is a no-no - Jun 4, 2009

Crave The SDHC MicroSD to Memory Stick MS Pro Duo Adapter Sleeve costs just US$2.85. For anybody who complains that Sony's Memory Stick Duo memory cards are too expensive compared with ... Read story »

Bing it on! - Jun 5, 2009

Blogs There's been a lot of buzz about Microsoft's new search engine Bing, and due to some nice features and impressive search results, I see some people questioning whether this will end ... Read story »

Super-wide 43-inch NEC display is super-expensive - Jun 5, 2009

Crave Remember those "wider is better" Pontiac commercials from several years back? NEC will probably need a marketing campaign at least as effective (was that one even effective?) to sell the following ... Read story »

E3 2009: The wrap-up - Jun 5, 2009

Crave There's an odd sort of Kremlinology that surrounds the annual Electronic Entertainment Exposition, with one of the main topics of conversation among showgoers, industry watchers, and video game enthusiasts being ... Read story »

Logitech introduces "simulator-grade" flight controller - Jun 8, 2009

Crave The US$299 Flight System G940 will hit stores in September. Flight-sim enthusiasts take note that Logitech has unveiled the US$299 Flight System G940 at E3. It's the company's first force-feedback ... Read story »

E3 2009: The predictions scorecard - Jun 8, 2009

Crave Before E3 2009 began, CNET's trio of gaming experts--Dan Ackerman, Jeff Bakalar, and Scott Stein--offered their predictions on what they expected to be the show's big news stories. Now that ... Read story »

Down Under gets first dibs on Windows 7 - Jun 8, 2009

Crave The first retail sales of Windows 7 will take place in New Zealand and Australia on 22 October, Microsoft confirmed this week. Windows 7 will hit first New Zealand, then Australia, ... Read story »

Apple bashes Windows 7, talks Snow Leopard - Jun 9, 2009

Crave While Microsoft is trying to position Windows 7 as an exciting new version of the operating system, Apple on Monday tried to characterize it as the same old Windows. In a ... Read story »

Apple announces Safari 4, QuickTime 10 - Jun 9, 2009

Crave At WWDC this morning, Apple's Bertrand Serlet came out with guns blazing, not just in support of Snow Leopard, but of Safari and QuickTime, too. Announcing that Safari 4 would leave ... Read story »

Can Apple beat the too-expensive rap? - Jun 9, 2009

Crave Apple got aggressive on pricing at WWDC 2009. The big knock on Apple--whether or not it's always been accurate--is that its products are more expensive than most of its competitors. ... Read story »

Windows 7 not likely to jolt PC market - Jun 9, 2009

Crave Bill Veghte Microsoft's top Windows business executive said Monday that for all his excitement about Windows 7, he doubts the release of the operating system will lead to a significant ... Read story »

WWDC and the iPhone 3GS - Jun 10, 2009

Blogs Apple's WWDC keynote address had many of us here in Tokyo awake well into the early hours of Tuesday morning. There was no earth-shattering announcement (no tablet as many anticipated), but ... Read story »

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