- Tue Nov 17 8:14 AM PST 2009 Live blog: Ozzie talks Azure and more
Microsoft's chief software architect kicks off the company's Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles by announcing the formal launch of the cloud-based OS.
- Mon Nov 16 11:35 AM PST 2009 Two cheers for Google Books
Friday's settlement offers an awkward resolution on "orphan works." The real problem, says lawyer Larry Downes, is the sad state of copyright law.
- Tue Nov 10 4:00 AM PST 2009 Music industry bows to point-and-shoot cameras
As cheap, powerful automatic cameras and camera phones proliferate, the music industry--and its sports counterpart--have had to realize they can't control fans' ability to take pictures.
- Mon Nov 9 4:11 PM PST 2009 New BlackBerry software will make your phone cooler
BlackBerry-maker RIM has announced a string of software updates for developers, which translates into better, more powerful applications for ordinary phone owners.
- Wed Oct 28 2:19 PM PDT 2009 Intel's next-gen memory closer to reality
Intel and Numonyx announced practical advancements they believe will make phase-change memory meet its performance and capacity promise.
- Tue Oct 20 4:24 PM PDT 2009 Digital City Podcast 54: Taxi cellphone ban; Nintendo's holiday gamble; and the Ballad of Balloon Boy
Episode 54 of the Digital City, where we discuss NYC's plan to stop taxi drivers from using cell phones; Nintendo's big plans for Mario; Washington's high-tech subway system; and show off the best Balloon Boy Web games.
- Wed Oct 14 4:04 PM PDT 2009 Lawsuits filed over Sidekick outages
Various legal actions claim negligence on the part of Microsoft and T-Mobile led to the recent cell phone woes.
- Thu Oct 8 8:35 AM PDT 2009 Ceatec--gadget extravaganza in Japan
roundup The Japanese equivalent of Las Vegas' CES and Berlin's IFA is packed to the skylights with practical products--and offers a glimpse into the future of gadgetry.
- Thu Oct 8 1:55 AM PDT 2009 BlackBerry Messenger 5.0: Get friends with bar codes
The BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 app upgrade released Wednesday adds a number of new features, from group messaging to capturing contacts through a bar code.
- Wed Oct 7 9:00 PM PDT 2009 Slacker Radio tunes into Twitter
A new feature on Slacker Radio.com lets you automatically tweet streaming songs and artists to your Twitter timeline. Think of it as a preview for a weightier version coming later to mobile smartphone apps.




