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Singapore's Universal Nettop Box--just do it! - Dec 3, 2009

Blogs Techgoondu blogged about the wisdom of having a Universal Settop Box in Singapore. Alfred Siew of Techgoondu always picks up the nice stuff to write. I don't agree with him sometimes, ... Read story »

Get turn-by-turn directions with Google Maps Navigation - Oct 29, 2009

Crave Don't try this on game day, but the new Google Maps Navigation application will show you how to take a spin past Boston's Fenway Park. You can almost hear the ... Read story »

Get Chrome extensions working on your Mac - Dec 9, 2009

Blogs Let's take a short break from the usual China-specific tech and gadget news, and take a look at the brand new Google Chrome for Mac web browser, which was released today ... Read story »

Popular Mechanics' breakthrough award - Oct 12, 2009

Crave On Thursday, Popular Mechanics magazine will unveil its 2009 Breakthrough awards. Included on the list is a series of innovators, as well as a number of products, including this lawn mower, ... Read story »

Photos: Popular Mechanics' 2009 Breakthrough Award winners - Oct 16, 2009

Features From wind turbines suitable for the home to bacteria-powered batteries, the magazine's 5th annual awards is chock full of innovations that could change products and technology forever.  Read story »

Mobile Firefox almost ready for primetime - Dec 10, 2009

Crave Mozilla is wrapping up work on its first version of Firefox for mobile phones, an important step in bringing the second most popular PC browser to an area where a rival ... Read story »

Xavier School dumps Windows for Linux - Jan 14, 2009

Blogs Nope, this has nothing to do with the X-Men's School for Gifted Youngsters, but is about the Jesuit-run school in the Philippines which decided to save millions of Philippine pesos by ... Read story »

Apple Mac OS X Snow Leopard review - Aug 27, 2009

Features With a ton of upgrades and out-of-the-box Microsoft Exchange support, OS X Snow Leopard is a must-have for Mac owners. Read story »

Tech newsmakers of 2008 - Dec 23, 2008

Blogs 2008 is an exciting year for the information technology industry. We saw a lot of new technologies and innovations being introduced this year, both in terms of hardware and software. The following ... Read story »

Tracking Stolen Laptops and Desktops - Sep 30, 2008

Blogs Geeks in Washington University in the U.S. have developed an Open Source application that claims to allow users to locate stolen devices such as mobile computers, PDAs or desktops. Adeona is ... Read story »

Chrome + Android: Give us your best shot - Sep 5, 2008

Crave We know Google is going to take over the world, we just don't know when. But what we do know is you are probably sick of reading about its latest Chrome ... Read story »

OpenOffice 3.0--No longer an alternative - Oct 14, 2008

Blogs It's been quite some time that OpenOffice was viewed as an alternative to Microsoft Office. But the latest release of OpenOffice version 3.0 seems to be pointing to a different direction. It ... Read story »

Report: Samsung readying Android phone - Dec 22, 2008

Crave The latest to line up with word of an entry into the Android phone sweepstakes: Samsung Electronics. Korea IT News reports that the electronics giant plans to offer a phone based ... Read story »

ebooks printed, bound and shipped to your doorstep for US$5 - Nov 26, 2008

Blogs While looking around blogs and forums for which ebook reader I should buy myself this Christmas, I ran into an interesting post. It pointed me to Siam eBookPrinters' Web site. The publisher ... Read story »

Sexy Space--world's first SMS worm made in China - Aug 12, 2009

Blogs There is a silent but ever-present chip carried around on the shoulders of many in this country about the nation's "what have you done for me lately" innovation sector. Sure, China ... Read story »

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