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Get Your Game on for $100 on the PS2

Get Your Game on for $100 on the PS2

Sci/Tech

31 Mar 2009
New York - It has been almost 10 years since the Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2) came on the marketplace and now for the cash strapped ...

Disney signs deal with YouTube to provide short-form content

Disney signs deal with YouTube to provide short-form content

Sci/Tech

31 Mar 2009
Jacksonville - Media giant Disney Media Networks has signed a deal with Google to make short-form content available to be streamed via YouTube. The companies are ...

Skype for iPhone

Skype for iPhone

Sci/Tech

30 Mar 2009
Jacksonville - Ebay-owned voice service Skype is now available for mobile users and iPhone users, with a free Skype download being made public on Tuesday ...

 
Tesla Shows Off Family-Friendly Electric Car

Tesla Shows Off Family-Friendly Electric Car

Sci/Tech

30 Mar 2009
Jacksonville - On Thursday, Tesla Motors introduced an all-electric, 0-emission sedan. The Model S boasts a sleek design and look of luxury at an attractive ...

Can Microsoft fool Conficker April 1?

Can Microsoft fool Conficker April 1?

Sci/Tech

26 Mar 2009
Jacksonville - The Conficker worm is getting a lot of attention these days as having the potential to do a lot of damage to computers ...

Onlive Aims to Make Game Consoles Obsolete

Onlive Aims to Make Game Consoles Obsolete

Sci/Tech

26 Mar 2009
Jacksonville - The future of gaming consoles could be cloudy if the upstart video game company OnLive’s new offering is successful. Steve Perlman, a Silicon Valley ...

 
China Blocks YouTube

China Blocks YouTube

Sci/Tech

25 Mar 2009
Jacksonville - Without explanation, China has once again blocked video sharing web site YouTube. First blocked by the Chinese government just about a year ago during ...

Google Improves Search Results

Google Improves Search Results

Sci/Tech

25 Mar 2009
Jacksonville - Google has made two positive changes to its search engine (and in more languages as well). It is now offering longer descriptions for your ...

AT&T Promises a Faster 3G iPhone by June

AT&T Promises a Faster 3G iPhone by June

Sci/Tech

24 Mar 2009
Jacksonville - AT&T has begun testing its new, faster 3G service in Chicago. Since the advent of internet-capable phones, especially Apple's iPhone, cell providers have ...

 
AT&T to Sell the iPhone without a Two-Year Agreement

AT&T to Sell the iPhone without a Two-Year Agreement

Sci/Tech

23 Mar 2009
Jacksonville - For those who have been waiting to buy themselves an iPhone but have not been willing or able to commit themselves to a ...

Alaska Volcano Mt. Redoubt a Ticking Time Bomb

Alaska Volcano Mt. Redoubt a Ticking Time Bomb

Sci/Tech

20 Mar 2009
Scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage are warning that sensors on Alaska volcano Mount Redoubt show increased seismic activity. The volcano, located about ...

YouTube and Universal Close to Striking Deal

YouTube and Universal Close to Striking Deal

Sci/Tech

20 Mar 2009
Jacksonville - There is talk about the joining of Universal Music Group and Google Inc to create a new music video hub that would be ...

 
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