New York Times
- Driven to Distraction: Distracted Driving in Ambulances and Police Cruisers
Despite efforts to get drivers to stop texting, police officers and paramedics use an array of dashboard gadgets.
- Tricks to Keep Your Device?s Battery Going and Going
Smartphone and laptop batteries may seem like cruel masters when they threaten to lose power, but you have more control than you may think.
- A Futures Site Coming to Bet on Movie Ticket Sales
A virtual futures exchange is being assembled to allow people to bet money on a film?s box office success.
- The Mouse That Roared: Turning to the Internet to Catch a Favorite TV Show
With new devices making it easy to stream Internet content to a television, more people are watching cable shows for free.
- Advertising: Like Texting, but With Video
Companies like American Greetings are moving beyond texting by offering services that send video messages to cellphones.
- Battery Ventures Raises a Fresh $750 Million
Battery Ventures' new, $750 million fund is the latest sign of a revival in Silicon Valley.
- TV May Be the New Google Reader Play's Best Venue
Google announced a new feature of its Google Reader Web site on Wednesday called Google Reader Play. The updated application offers a simple, personalized view of Web content.
- What We're Reading: What You're Reading
Our daily roundup of technology tidbits features Google's new service to show you what the Web is reading, the employment boom for hackers and a couple of trips down memory lane.
- Tech Talk Podcast
This week's podcast includes the changing fortunes of Pandora, the Internet radio site and an exploration of geek style.
- TV Providers Seek New Federal Rules on Retransmission Rights
With a petition to the F.C.C. and a letter to Congressional leaders, cable and satellite providers said the current rules were ?broken and in need of repair.?
- Demand for Lithium Is Poised to Take Off
As awareness spreads that lithium is an ingredient for hybrid cars, a hunt is under way for sources of the metal.
- In Illinois, Scores Apply to Run as No. 2 on Democratic Ticket
After scandal forced the nominee for lieutenant governor out, Democrats in Illinois are letting citizens apply online to run.
- For the Afflicted, a Little Black Box to Jog Failing Memory
The Sensecam measures movement and takes digital pictures.Researchers have tested the Sensecam, which contains a digital camera and an accelerometer, as an aid to people with Alzheimer?s disease and other memory disorders.
- Using Computing Might, Google Improves Translation Tool
The company?s network pushes the limits of translation technology and has become a favored source for millions.
- France Télécom Needs 'Radical Change' After Suicides, Report Says
France Télécom has already stopped several practices identified as being particularly disruptive, like forcing employees to change jobs and closing work sites.
- After Boom and Bust, Solar Power Has a Place in the Spanish Sun
A national commitment to solar power transformed one community but big subsidies led to unsustainable growth.
- State of the Art: Multitouch Computing Is Here. Will Gorilla Arm Follow?
Finger gestures used on the iPhone can now be used on laptops and full-size computer screens, but the tactile experience isn?t quite the same.
- Q&A: Controlling the PC by Phone
The iPhone App Store has apps that allow you to remotely tap into your PC.
- No Noise Is Good Noise
The Sony NC300D earbuds perform as well as their bigger cousins, the over-the-ear NC500Ds, but at a fraction of the size and weight.
- Yoink if You Want Free Stuff
Yoink, a new Apple iPhone application and Web site, allows people to post and look for free items in areas near them.
