Saudi Arabia Blocks Amnesty International Website

Saudi authorities have apparently blocked the main site for Amnesty International after Amnesty criticized a new Saudi law on terrorism.

Posted on: July 26, 2011 9:00 am

Touchscreen keyboard morphs to fit your typing style

IBM has patented a new type of touchscreen keyboard. The new keyboard automatically rearranges and adjusts the size of the keys to fit your fingers and typing style.

Posted on: July 25, 2011 9:00 am

A Web Browser For Graphing Calculators

If you have a TI-83+ through a TI-84+SE graphing calculator, you can now access the web through it. The Gossamer Web browser is the creation of Christopher Mitchell.

Posted on: July 25, 2011 9:00 am

RIM’s PlayBook Gets Federal Security Approval

RIM received FIPS 140-2 certification for its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, the first tablet device to be certified to the U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard.

Posted on: July 25, 2011 9:00 am

Google+ Users Irked at Surge in Deleted Accounts

Google’s policy of “only real names” is creating some problems in Google+. A number of accounts have been deleted which, in some cases, has meant losing access to all of Google’s products.

Posted on: July 25, 2011 9:00 am

New article: Is Windows Phone 7 for power users?

Previous versions of Windows Mobile truly were tailored for power users, but what of Windows Phone 7, the new mobile OS from Microsoft? How does it compare to previous versions? Editor-at-Large James Booth takes a look at the new Windows Phone 7 in this in-depth review.

Read this Computing Unplugged article.

Posted on: July 24, 2011 9:00 am

iRoc – the Ultimate Smartphone Accessory

The iRoc system replaces your existing car radio and uses your iPhone as the hub of an information ecosystem creating an integrated motor vehicle audio, video, navigation, and on-board communications system.

Posted on: July 22, 2011 9:00 am

Don’t Panic! It’s only Linux 3.0

Linux 3.0 has been released. It includes new drivers and a lot of bug fixes and… not much more. No ABI [application binary interface] changes, no API [application programming interface] changes, nothing to break your system.

Posted on: July 22, 2011 9:00 am

Tablet crash test: iPad 2 vs. Galaxy Tab vs. Xoom

This was an expensive test, dropping tablets onto concrete paving from waist height, that you probably don’t want to do at home. The 2-minute video shows just what such a drop could do to your favorite tablet.

Posted on: July 22, 2011 9:00 am

Adobe releases lengthy list of Apple Lion woes

Now that Lion is out, Adobe has discovered a number of their products don’t run very well on the new operating system.

Posted on: July 22, 2011 9:00 am