- Tue Nov 17 4:33 PM PST 2009 A stethoscope app? Be still my beating heart
The iStetho Adapter, from start-up RidRx, converts an old stethoscope into an electronic one using an iPhone or iPod Touch and the iStethoscope Pro app.
- Tue Nov 17 2:29 PM PST 2009 Microsoft, ex-worker settle claims
Claims of patent infringement and trade secret theft have been dropped in a settlement between Microsoft and former worker.
- Mon Nov 16 12:12 PM PST 2009 Vote for us or the chicken gets it (1107)
The Podcast awards are on and we're up against TWiT again, so we had to get drastic. We will no longer protect your chicken from Dokken if you don't vote for us. So there. Also Psystar is no longer protected from Apple and Modern Warfare 2 is no longer
- Mon Nov 16 10:58 AM PST 2009 Apple, Bloomberg: Two media brands in the social era
Bloomberg and Apple have more in common that you might think.
- Fri Nov 13 11:00 AM PST 2009 Week in review: Pre-holiday buying spree
Lots of big tech players go shopping, while Intel closes antitrust deal. Also: Windows 7 inspired by Mac OS?
- Thu Nov 12 3:07 PM PST 2009 What Intel just bought for $1.25 billion: Less risk
Intel's giving nearly 10 percent of its cash hoard to its top rival so it doesn't risk an even bigger payment. It's also hoping to ease other antitrust cases.
- Thu Nov 12 12:10 PM PST 2009 The New Testament of Torrents (1105)
I'm very pleased that LegalTorrents.com has come along to prove that I'm not crazy when I say there are plenty of legal reasons to use torrents. And they even have a torrent of Bible 2.0. Probably with new commandments from the MPAA. We also chat about AM
- Thu Nov 12 8:01 AM PST 2009 Wrapping up Speeds and Feeds, part 4: Security
PCs and the Internet provide only fragmented support for secure storage and communications. Technology and standards are available to provide security by default. What are we waiting for?
- Thu Nov 12 6:21 AM PST 2009 Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust settlement
AMD drops its litigation while Intel agrees to "abide by" a long list of prohibitions. And renewed patent cross-license agreement frees AMD to spin off chip manufacturing.
- Wed Nov 11 11:55 AM PST 2009 Microsoft hides its hot new TV service (1104)
Bing has taken over MSN video and it has videos from every network. Why isn't Microsoft trumpeting this? We also get really confused by Verizon's unlimited plan that has a limit of 5GB. Does it? Doesn't it?




