UK 'ahead in digital TV uptake'

Digital television is spreading faster in Britain than in France, Canada, the US, Germany and Japan, according to research.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:59:19 GMT

Privacy forum sets online agenda

A new US privacy group aims to influence the policies of the incoming Obama administration.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:16:02 GMT

Web debut for Guns N' Roses album

Guns N' Roses have launched their new album on MySpace, ahead of its release in shops.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:00:38 GMT

Cyber-bullying trial opens in US

A US woman goes on trial accused of using a fake online personality to bully a 13-year-old girl who later killed herself.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:27:09 GMT

Microsoft to offer free security

Microsoft has announced it will offer a free anti-virus and security software suite and will discontinue its OneCare service.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:35:14 GMT

App Store Pick of the Week: Google Mobile

Available only on iPhone, Google Mobile features Voice Search. Simply speak your query and let Google do what it does best. The free application also offers My Location searches (finding businesses based on your current location), performs contact and history searches, and includes a new Apps tab for rearranging Google Apps. Give it a try. It works, and it’s fun.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:09:13 PST

Striking it rich with iPhone

When Trism hit the App Store, life changed for 29-year-old Steve Demeter, relates Brandon Griggs (cnn.com). In just two months, Trism netted the former ATM software designer a cool $250,000, encouraging him to found his own iPhone game development company, Trismology. “It’s done phenomenal business,” says Demeter of the game. And he already has five more titles in development.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:22:27 PST

Quick Tip of the Week: Help Pointers

Need help with an application? In Mac OS X Leopard, you’ll find Help in the menu bar of every application. Help points the way to tutorials, user guides, keyboard shortcuts, and other valuable resources. Specific to the application you’re using, Help offers Numbers help when you’re running Numbers and Pages help when you’re using Pages. Learn more about Help in the latest Quick Tip of the Week.
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:02:11 PST

iMac delivers MRI analysis in less than 10 minutes

By comparing the hippocampus of a patient suffering from episodic memory to that of a healthy person of the same age, Professor James Brewer can determine whether the patient is suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease. Trouble is, to manually assemble the 256 hippocampi MRI images, it can take an entire week. Or he can run NeuroQuant on his iMac and get a statistical report in about 8.5 minutes.
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:18:47 PST

Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk): Musical Macs

An ensemble of student computer scientists and musicians, the Stanford Laptop Orchestra uses 20 MacBook computers to compose and perform new music. “We tilt the notebook and use its built-in accelerometer to expressively control sound. We use the trackpad as a kind of violin bow,” explains Ge Wang, SLOrk’s founder. ”You can make some wild, diverse music with the MacBook.”
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:33:39 PST

App Store Pick of the Week: Nine Inch Nails Revenge

Tapulous has brought a new rhythm section to its highly popular Tap Tap Revenge. The first special edition of the music game — Nine Inch Nails Revenge ($4.99)— lets you tap and shake to the beats of 13 Nine Inch Nails tracks. Play solo or against a friend in head-to-head two-player mode.
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:35:06 PST

iPhone and iPod touch vying with game leaders

iPhone and iPod touch have become “serious competitors to Nintendo’s DS handheld and Sony’s PlayStation Portable,” report Nick Wingfield and Christopher Lawton (online.wsj.com). And for good reason. Says one gamer who “sold his PSP and may get rid of his DS soon”: “‘I can listen to my iPod and play games at the same time, and when I’m done I can just put it in my pocket.’”
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:31:14 PST

Get organized for the holidays

By downloading the Bento 2 Holiday Pack. In addition to a free, 30-day trial of Bento 2, the Holiday Pack comes with pre-designed templates you can use to organize contacts and keep track of the cards you send and the gifts and donations you make.
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:21:08 PST