E-Reader Growth Hinges on Women, $99 Price Tag, Says Forrester

While men will pay a high price to own the latest e-gadget, women on a budget are more apt to represent a sustainable market for e-readers.

Posted on: August 6, 2009 9:00 am

Denial-of-Service Attack Knocks Twitter Offline

Targeted by a denial-of-service attack earlier today, Twitter is back up though possibly not entirely stable.

Posted on: August 6, 2009 9:00 am

Report: 89.7% of bing.com Internet Pharmacy Advertisers Don’t Require a Prescription

LegitScript and KnujOn released a report analyzing search results on bing.com for Internet pharmacies showing almost 90% were operating unlawfully.

Posted on: August 5, 2009 9:00 am

MyFi Plus iPod Touch (Almost) Equals iPhone

MiFi, a battery powered Wi-Fi router, plus an iPod can give you something similar to an iPhone, depending on your data pservice. This article includes some setup instructions.

Posted on: August 5, 2009 9:00 am

Use Your Pre as a Modem with My Tether

Now Pre users can tether their smartphone and laptop to get an internet connection. This page includes links to the app and a video showing how to set it up.

Posted on: August 5, 2009 9:00 am

As eBook Readers Heat Up, Standardization Will Be Critical

Right now it seems like each device has its own format for e-books. But, with competition growing and customers complaining, standardization can’t be far away.

Posted on: August 5, 2009 9:00 am

Sex, Murder, and Facebook: The Perils of Social Media

During a recent murder trial the judge ordered jurors not to discuss the case. The jurors may not have spoken a word about the case but a couple of them posted information on their Facebook pages.

Posted on: August 4, 2009 9:00 am

OCZ readies monster 1TB SSD drive

A 1-terabyte Solid State Drive (SSD) that will fit into a 3.5-inch drive slot will be released later this month by OCZ. While not cheap, the drive is said to get speeds of 250MByte per second for reads and 220Mbyte per second for writes over a SATA2 interface.

Posted on: August 4, 2009 9:00 am

Launch your own satellite for only eight grand

Yes, a mere $8,000 can buy you a personal, global-orbiting, limited-lifespan, satellite. Interorbital Systems is offering 32 TubeSats in a single launch.

Posted on: August 4, 2009 9:00 am

The $99 Palm Pre Is Back

LetsTalk.com is offering the Palm Pre for only $99.99, sort of. You’ll actually pay $199.99 then get both instant and mail-in rebates to knock $100 off the price.

Posted on: August 4, 2009 9:00 am