Monthly Archives: March 2006

The fact that Intel’s Itanium family is largely incompatible with the company’s widely used x86 processors such as Pentium isn’t a problem, because the chips serve separate markets, according to an Intel executive. Is that like the market that IBM … Continue reading →

Sony said it was going to adopt the MP3 format for a range of Walkman flash music players it will introduce during this spring. The units will also play Sony’s TRAC3 format (why bother?), as well as WMA and WAVs. … Continue reading →

Good news for germ haters of America. The Mitsubishi Jet Towel, a high-speed commercial hand dryer that offers extra-sanitary operation fast, went on sale nationwide this week. The product has been used in Japan for almost a decade. Credit: Mitsubishi … Continue reading →

A nimble, four-legged robot is so surefooted it can recover its balance even after being given a hefty kick. The machine, which moves like a cross between a goat and a pantomime horse, is being developed as a robotic pack … Continue reading →

The Commwarrior.A virus tries to replicate itself by sending multimedia messages to people on the phone’s contacts list, and also tries to do the same via Bluetooth wireless connections with other devices, eventually draining the battery. Unlike computer viruses that … Continue reading →

Every once in a while, an e-mail shows up that sends me head-scratching back into the LofD&PC. (Could be grubs, but I don’t think so…) Such is the case with the letter that follows, which I have obtained the persmission … Continue reading →