Taking to the Streets – and Tweets – in Tehran

With many Iranians protesting election results, the government has blocked text messaging as a way of communication. People are posting to YouTube instead.

Posted on: June 15, 2009 9:00 am

Burning Question: Why Isn’t Wireless Net Access Available Everywhere?

WiFi started with a bang a few years ago but lack of direction has led it nowhere fast. Now the iPhone has pushed telecoms into upgrading their networks.

Posted on: June 15, 2009 9:00 am

Samsung Refreshes Omnia Handsets

The automated translation from Korean may not be wholly accurate but, this article offers specs on the new Omnia Pro device B7610.

Posted on: June 15, 2009 9:00 am

Android a good fit for netbooks

While most netbooks may be “under powered” for Windows 7, some tests indicate they run Google’s Android operating system very nicely.

Posted on: June 15, 2009 9:00 am

New article: Modding Fallout 3 for fun and firepower

What you may not know is that those of you on the PC can mod Fallout all on your own, and at no expense. We’ve been tinkering with Fallout 3 on the PC here in the ZATZ Labs (yes, while we should have been doing real work), and we thought it’d be helpful to show you the list of mods we installed for Fallout 3.

Read this Computing Unplugged article.

Posted on: June 14, 2009 9:00 am

News: How To Seize a Laptop And Make It Stick

Police in Boston seized a laptop under authority of a warrant for 3 alleged “illegal” acts by the owner. But, because of the way the warrant was worded, the police had to return the laptop.

Posted on: June 12, 2009 9:00 am

Can National Broadband Plan Handle Nation’s Dreams?

The Federal Communications Commission has been working on a plan to on how to allocate broadband. Will the final plan continue to favor the current phone companies and ISPs or will it actually open fast access to all American’s?

Posted on: June 12, 2009 9:00 am

When Lost on the Road, Just Use the Code

NavCode, Inc. has launched MyNavCode.com, a website designed to find physical addresses via simple codes. MyNavCode links data to a single code so you don’t need to copy or type out the entire address.

Posted on: June 12, 2009 9:00 am

Palm Pre Tips & Tricks: Killer Keyboard Shortcuts, Touch-Gestures and More

Al Sacco offers 18 quick tips for your new Palm Pre. He takes a peak at Advanced Gestures, cutting and pasting text, and customizing the Quick Launcher among others.

Posted on: June 12, 2009 9:00 am

China’s computers at hacking risk

China has mandated that all computers sold in China will include “Green Dam Youth Escort” screening software designed to block websites deemed undesirable. However, the software has a number of flaws that could cause problems.

Posted on: June 11, 2009 9:00 am