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Microsoft Patents Pay-as-You-Go PC Computing
Did you purchase the entire Microsoft Office Suite, but only use Word? Were visions of becoming a Photoshop whiz short-lived? Do you only use the Internet to check e-mail? A pay-as-you-go computer developed by Microsoft might be an economical choice down the line. The software giant has applied for a patent that would offer low-priced computers ...
Games May Revitalize Aging Brains
Turns out all of Nintendo's “Train Your Brain!" hoopla may not be hoopla after all. Reuters reports that a new study shows older adults who played a videogame for a month demonstrated improved scores on tests of their cognitive functions, including memory, reasoning, and multi-tasking. But here's some not-so-good news for Nintendo: The game they played ...
$7m From Gates Foundation for Library Broadband
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have awarded nearly $7 million to two non-profit groups in an effort to improve broadband Internet access in public libraries. The foundation will donate $6.1 million to Connected Nation, a non-profit Internet advocacy group, and about $852,000 to the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP). The ...
Copyright Holders to Radio: Don't Be a Scrooge
The season of 24-hour holiday music is upon us, but it's not all jingle bells and Rudolph for a music copyright coalition, which is demanding that radio stations hand over adequate royalty rates. “In the spirit of the holidays, we're asking that the radio industry not be a Scrooge," Jennifer Bendall, executive director of musicFIRST, said ...
CDs Purchases Down, Video Games Help Sales
Sales of physical CDs continued to decline in the third quarter while digital download sales saw a small uptick, according to data from NPD Group. Artists who participated in music-based video games, meanwhile, also saw a bump in album sales. The number of CDs sold during the third quarter dropped 19 percent from the same period ...
China Says It Has Right to Block Some Web Sites
China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday the country was within its rights to block websites with content illegal under Chinese law, including websites that referred to China and Taiwan as two separate countries. China regularly blocks sites it finds unsavory, particularly those related to Tibet or critical of the Communist Party. It considers self-ruled Taiwan as ...
Pandora Hits Windows Mobile
It's been a long time coming, but Pandora Media just announced that Internet radio station Pandora is now available for Windows Mobile smartphones — at least in a limited fashion. As with other versions, Pandora for Windows Mobile lets you key in any artist or song; the service will then create a custom Internet radio station ...
Most Americans Prefer Internet to Sex
Would you rather give up sex or the Internet for two weeks? For 46 percent of women and 30 percent of men, the answer is sex, according to a study conducted by Harris Interactive and sponsored by Intel. Among women ages 18 to 34, about 49 percent opted to forgo sex for two weeks, while 52 ...
Google Friend Connect Hooks up with Twitter
Can't get enough of Twitter? The micro-blogging site will now be integrated with Google Friend Connect. “This means that when you join a friend connected site, you can choose to use your Twitter profile, discover people you follow on Twitter who are also members of the site, and quickly tweet that you have found a cool ...
Reuters Poll: 2009 Mobile Phone Market to Shrink
Mobile phones sales will shrink next year at their fastest pace ever as consumers cut spending, a Reuters poll showed, with analysts increasingly concerned about unsold phones piling up in stores. On average, the poll of 36 analysts shows global market volumes shrinking 6.6 percent next year and 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter—traditionally the strongest ...
