Monthly Archives: June 2009
Cassini Findings Hint of Possible Life on Saturn
Signs of life-of some sort, possibly-may be percolating beneath the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus.Using data gained from the Cassini Equinox Mission, scientists have...
Apple’s $600 Mac Mini Costs Nearly $400 to Make, Says iSuppli
iSuppli's latest teardown was of the Apple Mac Mini desktop computer.Tearing down and tallying up the components of the tiny cube-which measures just 2...
Social Networking Sites Scramble for Storage on Jacko News
There's no question that the sudden death on June 25 of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, has caused the biggest Web traffic surge...
Twitter Brings Users Together in Real Time for Iran Election, MJ
There was a time in 2008 when you couldn't go a week or two without reading on popular high-tech blogs that Twitter was down....
Microsoft Cutting Windows 7 Prices for Momentum, Strong Holiday Sales
Microsoft's strategy of aggressive price cuts and free upgrades for its upcoming Windows 7 operating system, due to be released Oct. 22, could be...
When Heavy Web Traffic Hurts: MJ Mourning Crashes Google
Crashes on the Web are common, but you don't often hear of crashes on Google's Web search engine, which reportedly has the infrastructure muscle...
iPhone App Store Puts Apple in Sticky Situation
Since the debut of the Apple App Store in July 2008, iPhone and iPod touch owners have been able to access a rapidly increasing...
Attackers Use Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett as Lure
One of the first things I did when I heard pop singer Michael Jackson passed away yesterday—besides decide which of his music videos I...
Weekly Unemployment Numbers: An Exercise in Futility
Want a break from the recession? Me too.How about the Department of Labor take a few weeks off and report on these things a...
Senate Confirms Genachowski as FCC Chairman
A major piece of President Obama's technology policy fell into place June 25 with the Senate confirmation of Julius Genachowski as the next chairman...