Blue Ocean Wireless and ip.access provide GSM coverage to merchant ships

Blue Ocean Wireless’ global service enables merchant seafarers to use their mobile phones while at sea as if they were in port.

Posted on: February 2, 2009 9:00 am

HP TouchSmart tx2z

The TouchSmart tx2z is HP’s first multitouch convertible tablet. The 12-inch display, even with 1280 x 800 resolution may not be big enough for everything, but it has other features that may out-weigh that deficit.

Posted on: February 2, 2009 9:00 am

False Hopes: Adobe Desperate to Install Flash on the iPhone?

Adobe is working a version of Flash for the iPhone, but even if Adobe gets it to work, will Apple offer it?

Posted on: February 2, 2009 9:00 am

Ma.gnolia Suffers Major Data Loss, Site Taken Offline

It was everyone’s worst nightmare come to life. The bookmark sharing website lost both the primary data stote and the backup, forcing the site to close while engineers work to recover data.

Posted on: February 2, 2009 9:00 am

David on DTV on CNN

David’s back on CNN.com, this time with Unhappy Days: How the economy will tank when plain ol’ TV goes away. On rare occasions, the United States Congress does the right thing. This may be one of those occasions, but we’ll have to wait until next week to find out. On Monday, the Senate voted to delay the U.S. television conversion from analog to digital by four months, from a February 17th “doomsday” to a potentially less problematic June 12.

Posted on: January 30, 2009 9:00 am

Take a Peek at the Google Drive

Want to store your files on Google’s servers? Google Drive may soon be a reality.

Posted on: January 30, 2009 9:00 am

Rs 500 ($10) laptop display on Feb 3

A $10 laptop (Rs 500) prototype, with 2 GB RAM capacity, will be on display in Tirupati, India, on February 3. Indian scientists developed the laptop after determining the $100 laptop from Nicholas Negroponte was too expensive.

Posted on: January 30, 2009 9:00 am

Extech Data Systems Introduces Apex 3 Thermal Printer

Extech Data Systems has introduced the Apex 3 Direct Thermal Printer, designed to meet the mobile worker’s need for a lightweight, rugged printer.

Posted on: January 30, 2009 9:00 am

Microsoft Patent Envisions a Desktop Smartphone

Microsoft, looking ahead to when smartphones will replace desktop computers, has filed a patent for a smartphone docking station.

Posted on: January 30, 2009 9:00 am

Swiss police spy marijuana field with Google Earth

Proving that privacy is getting harder to find, Swiss police investigating a drug ring discovered a large pot farm using Google Earth.

Posted on: January 29, 2009 9:00 am