Tech and Gadgets

Consumers tighten belts, but good deals abound for tech gifts

k.kastrounis — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

By Omar L. Gallaga
Cox News Service

Santa Claus laid off 10 percent of his elfin staff this month. The jingle bell industry is seeking a government bailout. Fannie Mae can only afford to buy a pack of tube socks for Freddie Mac this year.

Sling.com like video site Hulu with a twist

k.kastrounis — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:54:07 -0500

By RACHEL METZ AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Since its launch in March, video-streaming site Hulu has become a popular place to catch TV shows, video clips and movies for free on the Web.

Apparently, the folks behind Hulu - which is a joint venture between General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal and News Corp. - aren't the only ones that think this is a good idea.

Review: Blackberry Storm vs. iPhone

k.kastrounis — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

By Walter S. Mossberg

The Wall Street Journal

To its fiercest devotees, one of the best things about the BlackBerry is its carefully designed physical keyboard, which the skilled BlackBerry addict can play like a violin. These folks scorn Apple’s popular iPhone, whose keyboard is virtual and must be operated by tapping on the screen.

Google empowers users to edit search results

k.kastrounis — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:29:17 -0500

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- If Google delivers useless search results, just erase them and you won't see them again.

Review: New BlackBerrys cool but can't beat iPhone

k.kastrounis — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:35:06 -0500

By Rachel Metz AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- With the recent releases of three new BlackBerrys across three different wireless providers, Research In Motion Ltd. has fired back at Apple Inc. in the Great Smart Phone Skirmish of 2008.

'Generation Dumbo:' How social networking is making teens dumb

k.kastrounis — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:01:01 -0500

- From Port Folio Weekly With the vast sea of knowledge available on the Internet, logic would have it that current and future generations of the digital age should be the more informed, knowledgeable and better educated than those who have gone before.

Hampton Roads cities recognized for technology efforts

lauren.king — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:25:04 -0500

Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake and Hampton have all been named among the most technologically advanced U.S. cities by the Center for Digital Government, according to its 2008 “Digital Cities Survey.”

Cutting through the digital TV static

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:52:30 -0500

Three months from today, the television broadcast system that most Americans watched growing up will sign off forever. Through a handful of measures since 1996, Congress has ordered most broadcast stations to phase out their use of conventional analog transmission and switch their signals to digital technology by the end of Feb 17, 2009.

Beach company finds niche in e-records

k.kastrounis — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:51:23 -0500

By Jill Canada

For Inside Business

Leticia Feliciano began DOMA Technologies – a document imaging and electronic file management company – in 2000 in Virginia Beach after leaving the U.S. Marine Corps.

While a Marine and working for the Judge Advocate Division, she noticed an overabundance of paperwork in the JAG’s legal office.

Gossip web site raises jitters, legal questions

k.kastrounis — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:01:00 -0500

By Susan Kinzie

The Washington Post The Georgetown University students had some questions for gossip Web site founder Matt Ivester. Such as, why can’t you prevent people’s reputations from being smeared on your site? Why don’t you take down the racist comments? Do you know some students are so distraught about the things said about them that they might drop out of school?