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Xbox 360 Hard Drive accessory bumped to 250GB in Japan

On March 11th, Microsoft will kick out its 250GB external hard drive to the good people of Japan; notable, as the first time that this 250GB drive has been sold anywhere outside of a new console bundle. The slab of external magnetic storage is set t…

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Gadgets |

Get Google Toolbar’s Features Without the Toolbar

Google’s Toolbar does a few nifty things, but it is, well, a browser toolbar. And it might track your browsing without permission. Here’s how to get most of its features without having to install it, or nearly any extra software.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |
 

Redesigned IBM exhibit opens at Disney World

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – A redesigned IBM exhibit called “Smarter Planet” opened on Friday at Walt Disney World near Orlando, bolstering IBM’s 14-month-old campaign to rebrand itself as a company that provides global software solutions as well as i…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |

Microsoft: Better-Than-Expected Quarterly Profit

With strong sales of Windows 7, Microsoft Corp posted a bigger-than-expected 60 percent jump in quarterly profit and said it expected business technology spending to recover this year, Reuters reported.Net profit came to $6.7 billion, or 74 cents per s…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |
 

ASCII Group Selects 2X Software to Expand Virtual Computing Offerings for $10.5 B Reseller Network

DALLAS, January 29 /PRNewswire/ –

– 2X Software Adds its Virtual Computing Product Line to ASCII Group
Offerings to its Extensive Reseller Network

2X Software today announced its partnership with the ASCII Group to offer
the 2X virtual c…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |

Media Alert – Kansas Public Schools to Reveal MacBook Management Strategy in Absolute Webinar

Absolute Software co-hosts free webinar on how one K-12 school district simplified IT asset management and theft deterrence for their 1:1 computing program

VANCOUVER, Jan.

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |
 

Copyright Damages Out Of Control: $51 Million For Satellite Cracking App?

It continues to amaze me that there’s anyone out there who thinks that the damages awarded in many copyright suits are anywhere close to reasonable or proportional to the “crime” at hand. Copycense points us to an article about a guy who was found …

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |

Nintendo Q3 profit down 23 pct

TOKYO (Reuters) – Nintendo Co Ltd posted a 23 percent fall in quarterly profit as software sales for its DS handheld game player slowed and it cut the price of its Wii console, and the company kept its forecast for a first annual profit decline in four…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |

Apple iPad – first impressions

Apple’s new iPad gives the company new opportunities to compete against devices from e-readers and netbooks to digital picture frames.
Trying the device out after its unveiling on Wednesday, I was impressed by the elegance and ease of use of the …

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Blogs |

Apple iPad: Everything You Need to Know

The Apple iPad’s announcement has confirmed months of speculation. Journalist and analysts are patting themselves on the back for a job well done, and we can finally stop reading about all those iTablet/iSlate rumors. But what does Apple&#8217…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Gadgets |