New York Times
- China Drawing High-Tech Research From U.S.
As China develops a high-tech economy, American
companies like Applied Materials that have factories there are now also building research labs in China.
- Google and Partners Seek Foothold in the Living Room
A platform called Google TV will bring the Web into the living room through televisions and set-top boxes.
- Letter From Chinese Ad Sellers to Google Appears Fake
A letter demanding that Google compensate advertising agents if it withdraws from China probably is not genuine.
- Studios and Cable Unite in Support of Video on Demand
As DVD sales sink, an advertising campaign aims to push consumers to rent more movies through their cable boxes.
- HTC 'Disagrees Strongly' with Apple's Patent Claims
Responding to two Apple patent lawsuits, HTC says its touchscreen technology predates the iPhone.
- What We're Reading: Girls Talk, Dodd Attacks and Geeks Drink
The impact of the SXSW conference: Twitter breathalyzers, sexism on Twitter and Foursquare's success?
- Tech Talk Podcast: Recycling a Hard Drive
The Tech Talk podcast covers recycling a hard drive and solving problems with Flash.
- SAP Bosses Say It's Now Pedal to the Metal
The German software company, ridiculed for missing deadlines in the past, says it has embraced speedy software development to get back on track.
- When Couples Fight on Facebook, Everyone Knows the Score
Ashley Andrews and James Gower use Facebook as a court of public opinion for many of their grievances.At 400 million members, Facebook might just replace restaurants as the go-to place for couples to cause a scene.
- Phone Smart: Apps That Are Just in Time for ?Play Ball?
There are several iPhone apps that allow users to follow Major League baseball games in excruciating detail.
- Guggenheim Exhibit Raises Bar on Museum Auctions
The museum collaborated with an auction Web site to mount a major show with the intention of selling its contents to the highest bidders.
- How Smart Could I Make My Dumb Manhattan Apartment?
Turning a one-bedroom apartment into a push-button kingdom in which the heat, the locks and the music can be controlled with a touch.
- Court Says Parents Can Block ?Sexting? Cases
A federal appeals court ruled that parents could block the prosecution of their children on child pornography charges for appearing in photographs found on classmates? cellphones.
- Programmers Are Indicted in Madoff Case
Two men were accused of developing the computer programs used in the fraudulent investment-advisory business.
- Time Seem Right to Spin Off PayPal
The online payment company PayPal would continue to grow if its parent, eBay, let it leave the nest.
- How Privacy Vanishes Online, a Bit at a Time
Using bits of data from social network sites, researchers gleaned names, ages and even Social Security numbers.
- F.C.C. Questioned on Its Plan to Expand Broadband Access
The Federal Communications Commission characterized its proposal, which it sent to Congress, as a step for keeping the country competitive.
- Europe?s Public Broadcasters Seek Easier Access Online
The European Broadcasting Union said its proposals were intended to push cross-border online video services.
- Kitchen Gadgets Take the Fast-Food Mentality Into the Home
Forget sous vide and braising and the farm-to-table ethos. We are a nation that cooks with an index finger.
- Google Partners Call for Clarity on China Plans
Chinese firms selling ad space on Google?s search pages warned the company that they may seek compensation if Google shuts its Chinese portal.
- A Virtual Tour of the Biennial, Twitter (and Cameras) Allowed
On Tuesday, the Whitney Museum of American Art and WNYC will provide an online tour of the biennial.
- Emory University Saves Rushdie?s Digital Data
As research libraries and archives are discovering, ?born-digital? materials are much more complicated and costly to preserve than anticipated.
- Mobile Fees Under Pressure With Network Rollout
The introduction of faster Long-Term Evolution networks could lower costs for operators and potentially unleash a new price war in the industry in Europe.
- C-Span Puts Its Full Archives on the Web
Researchers, political satirists and partisan mudslingers, take note: C-Span has uploaded virtually every minute of its video archives to the Internet.
- A Television Project That Might Make Steve Jobs iRate
Epix has struck a development deal for a new series called "iCon," to be written by Dan Lyons, who has sent up the Apple chief executive on his popular blog, The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs.
- TV Sports: Putting N.C.A.A. Games Online to Try and Satisfy the Majority
Fans unhappy with CBS?s regionalization of the N.C.A.A. tournament found a way to see the games they wanted when CBSSports.com started streaming games online.
- Observatory: Researchers Find New Paths to Cool Down Computer Chips
Researchers have used a short-pulse, high-intensity laser in the effort to help electronics engineers make faster chips.
- South by Southwest's Location-Based Allure
A swirl of new media at the South by Southwest conference.
- Telling Friends Where You Are (or Not)
Giving people more choices in revealing their locations with their cellphones is being popularized by the Foursquare service.
- Video Game Review | Final Fantasy XIII: From Square Enix, a Stunning and Distant World
Final Fantasy XIII is a milestone of artistic conception and technical execution that has been egregiously undermined by obstinately prosaic overall design.
- China Issues Warning to Google?s Partners
Authorities warned that Google?s partners must comply with censorship laws even if the search giant does not, an industry expert said.
- Volunteers Duplicate Federal Videos for an Online Archive
The International Amateur Scanning League has taken it upon itself to copy as much federal video as it can and put it online.
- Media Cache: Publishers Question Apple?s Rejection of Nudity
German publishers are worrying that Apple?s desire to limit offensive material on its iPhone applications is spilling over into censorship.
- State of the Art: Playing It Cool With a Jawbone in Your Ear
A new phone earpiece strives to be smaller and more stylish than its predecessors. Does it succeed?
- Steps to Take to Reduce the Anxiety of Paying Online
Making sure Web sites send your personal data in encrypted form is crucial to security.
- Xobni Arrives on the BlackBerry
At our sibling blog Bits, Claire Cain Miller reports on the introduction of Xobni Mobile for BlackBerry devices.
- Touch-Type With Your Thumbs
How do you get rid of "thumbos," those cellphone message typos? Practice. And try some handy tips.
- App of the Week: A Reason to Use the Phone in the Car
Steer Clear Mobile is a portable and valuable lesson for teen drivers -- or even adults.
