Monthly Archives: August 2008

Is Sarah Palin a hacker? Well, not exactly, but that’s what a couple of articles and a nascent internet rumor might have you believe. According to a 2007 article in Salon about Alaska’s frontier politics, Palin, Senator John McCain’s pick … Continue reading →

Once the leader in rentals and the place where practically everyone found time to stop after work and pick up a few movies, Blockbuster is now a shadow of its former self. Competitors, suspect management, and evolving industry dynamics have … Continue reading →

A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research ship docked at Pearl Harbor on Thursday after a monthlong expedition to find and document shipwrecks in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. The scientists were thrilled because they found two previously undiscovered shipwrecks. They … Continue reading →

First, an iPhone price cut left early buyers feeling foolish, and then came reports that some iPods were spitting sparks. Now, the new iPhone 3G has been marred by bugs, spotty service, disappearing programs for the device and a veil … Continue reading →

One more IFA, one more gallery of absolutely crazy PC mods by nutty Europeans. The best of the lot was, without a doubt, this menacing Unreal Rocket Launcher. But there are others, each of them more silly, pointless, and horrendous … Continue reading →

Two US hospitals were put on emergency lockdown Saturday after several patients arrived at St. Louis, Missouri emergency rooms after being exposed to an unknown substance, hospital officials said. Hazardous materials teams rushed to the hospitals after patients entered complaining … Continue reading →

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On Saturday, the NHC began trying out Gustav updates via podcast. The NHC is also making a PDA/smartphone-friendly version of its site available. According to the Associated Press, the nation’s wireless carriers have been preparing for such a storm since … Continue reading →

Sarah Palin’s life has been abuzz since she was officially selected as John McCain’s running mate on Friday. Her Wikipedia page has, likewise, been awash with activity. After well over a thousand edits were made to her page that day, … Continue reading →

Apple’s iPod has been easing tensions with Iraqi citizens in a real-world experiment that has seen the music player provide on-the-spot translating for a fraction the cost and size of earlier systems. Instead of carrying around a relatively bulky PDA … Continue reading →

Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is leaking from the permafrost under the Siberian seabed, a researcher on an international expedition in the region told Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter on Saturday. “The permafrost now has small holes. We have found elevated … Continue reading →

Advanced Micro Devices plans to announce its first desktop microprocessors produced using 45nm process technology on the 8th of January, 2009, the first day of Consumer Electronics Show. The code-named Deneb chips will not get truly high clock-speed boost, but … Continue reading →

German customs police raided South Korea’s Hyundai IT Corp (048410.KQ: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) in Berlin on Saturday, seizing flat-screen televisions from its stand at IFA, the world’s largest consumer electronics fair. A German court had ruled late on … Continue reading →

It looks like Asus’ fabled wood notebooks that have shown up at trade shows and on blog postings in the past will actually turn out to be more than just concepts and prototypes – they’re finally coming out for consumers. … Continue reading →