Petite Palm Pixi Simplifies, Pretties Up the Smartphone

Palm’s new Pixi is smaller than the Pre, lower priced, and comes with some interesting graphics on the case.

Posted on: September 9, 2009 9:00 am

Study Reveals How Much Cellphone Radiation You’re Getting

Spending most of your day on a cellphone may not be the best idea, but just how bad is it? The Environmental Working Group analyzed radiation emissions from 1,268 cellphones, which can at least give you some numbers to think about.

Posted on: September 9, 2009 9:00 am

Camera-equipped Nano Highlights Apple’s IPod Changes

Apple has announced several changes to its line of iPods. Prices have come down and new features are being added. This article has a summary of the changes.

Posted on: September 9, 2009 9:00 am

NTSB tells workers to hang up cells

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has instituted a ban for its employees on using wireless devices, hands-free or not, while driving.

Posted on: September 9, 2009 9:00 am

Nokia’s Handset, Netbook Pricing

Nokia’s latest phones and netbooks come with a dose of sticker-shock. Prices for the new, unlocked, devices don’t come with the “discounts” included with most service contracts.

Posted on: September 8, 2009 9:00 am

Asus Eee Reader to Feature Dual, Hinged Screens

Asus is entering the e-reader market with a dual-screen model that could sell for as little as $164, undercutting most of its competitors.

Posted on: September 8, 2009 9:00 am

Amazon offers to replace Orwell books on Kindles

After the surprise deletion of George Orwell’s books from Kindles, Amazon is offering to replace the books, right down to any annotations made my users.

Posted on: September 8, 2009 9:00 am

Privacy Group Asks to Join Google Book Lawsuit As Deadline Approaches

The Google Book Search allows you to read out-of-print books without having to locate a physical copy. However. It also means Google is collecting data on you as you search their database.

Posted on: September 8, 2009 9:00 am

New article: Oh, sweet SATAsfaction

We’ve gotten a number of interesting drive enclosures in recently, and this week, we’re taking a look at two of them: the NetDisk from IOCell Networks and the InfoSafe eSATA removable enclosure from StarTech.

Read this Computing Unplugged article.

Posted on: September 7, 2009 9:00 am

7 Ways to See the World Through Twitter’s Eyes

Tweets, even at only 140-characters each, take a while to read. Pictures can be “read” far more quickly. This article includes information, and links, on seven image apps for Twitter.

Posted on: September 4, 2009 9:00 am