The British team that broke the sound barrier on four wheels is back, eager to continue Britain's tradition for building the fastest cars on the planet.

 

The Inquisitor search plug-in, which offers lightning-fast search suggestions as you type, and learns your habits the more you use it, is now available for Firefox and Internet Explorer.

 

At a congressional hearing, SEC Chairman Christopher Cox and former Federal Reserve head Alan Greenspan both testified that the financial-risk models used by Wall Street firms were based on faulty data.

 

Alarm clocks evolved from bells and buzzers to the clock radio, and now to the internet radio. We found one that makes the our old model seem like a technological relic. Our only concern: Would a WiFi clock be reliable enough to wake us up for work...

 

Imagine what the handbag industry would look like if it was controlled by the record labels and the movie studios. A handbag would only work with one outfit. Its contents would fall out the bottom at international borders. Handbag sharers would be...

 

In the past, we've discussed the oddity that moviemakers often purchase the rights to true stories before making movies about them. There's really no legal reason for them to do so -- as you can't copyright factual information. Anyone can make a...

 

Google hopes that the upgrades in the latest version of hosted Google Analytics service make it more attractive to corporate IT managers.

 

I'm still launching new contests for our 8th anniversary, but the first contest is now over : the winner of the HTC Touch Cruise, pulled randomly from an impressive 430+ entries is... Tony711sc . Congratulations! So what was Tony711sc using back in...

 

Those crazy slang-talkin' felines pounce from the internet to a sold-out art show, with a silent auction to benefit a worthy cause.

 

This week's launch of the T-Mobile g1 phone is going well, according to Rich Miner, Google Inc.'s top mobile executive.

 

Speed, quiet, and low power use add up to a good choice when you need more than a terabyte of storage space.

 

Speed, quiet, and low power use add up to a good choice when you need more than a terabyte of storage space.

 

Air travelers will have to provide their birth date and gender, as well as their full names to the airline when making flight reservations.

 

This week's launch of the T-Mobile g1 phone is going well, according to Rich Miner, Google Inc.'s top mobile executive.

 

Multiyear annuity sales lifted Microsoft's revenue 9 percent for the first quarter of fiscal 2009, but the comp...

 

http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/new...ls.php?id=16877 "Japanese makers have been pretty late in jumping on the NetBooks wagon. Almost a year after ASUS, and due to declining sales in Japan, Toshiba, NEC, and now Epson are launching their Netbooks......

 

A sneaky texting spam campaign hits voters in Ohio. It attacks Barack Obama for his alleged connections to former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers and provides listeners an excerpt from a Fox News documentary on the community organizing group...

 

Nintendo's new jam-based game couldn't be further from the goal-oriented precision tapping of Rock Band. And that's not necessarily a bad thing.

 

The feds want to hold small aircraft to many of the same security rules the airlines have to follow. The people who own those planes say it'll be a colossal headache.

 

Most humans can't visually process more than 300 words per minute. But the pros can whip through 1,200 words in 60 seconds like a hot knife through a best-seller. Learn to overclock your eyes and quadruple your brain's processing power in Wired's...

 

The pricey Panasonic DMP-BD50 offers the most Blu-ray features you can get, but it isn't for everyone.

 

The Hanns Soccer is a leather-clad monitor that's a must-have for soccer fans.

 

Zaroboo's SpeakEasy Voice Recorder is a high-quality voice-recording app that's worth the $2 download.

 

Webroot's new security suite includes great malware protection and online backup, but its firewall isn't up to snuff.

 

 

NASA officials today are hopeful that the latest effort to fire up backup computer systems on the orbiting Hubble Telescope will be successful.

 

Today, I heard that more than 180 Sirius XM shareholders have signed a petition demanding that company CEO Mel Karmazin explain how he plans to raise money to fund more than $1 billion in debt coming due next year. "If the plan is to muddle through...

 

NASA officials today are hopeful that the latest effort to fire up backup computer systems on the orbiting Hubble Telescope will be successful.

 

Check out our hands-on video review of the Casio Exilim EX-FH20. Did the high-speed functionality live up to its potential?

 

Will Casio's new high-speed camera be enough to conquer the appetites of eccentric shooters near and far? Get the answer in our in-depth Casio Exilim EX-FH20 review.

 

Advanced Micro Devices said Thursday that chief financial officer Bob Rivet will be shifted to chief operations officer, and handle administrative duties as well.

 

The biggest news on Apple’s latest MacBook update may also be the most obvious: it’s not plastic anymore. Apple has canned the old (and iconic) white MacBook look in favor of a new unibody aluminum design that makes the MacBook and...

 

In the past, we've written numerous posts about the saga of so-called "sucks sites," which are websites on domain names that take a well-known brand and append the word "sucks" to the end (or something similarly denigrating) in an act of anger or...

 

Microsoft's chief financial officer outlined a three-part plan the company will undertake to weather the current economic crisis.

 

Just hours after Microsoft posted details of a critical Windows bug, new attack code that exploits the flaw has...

 

The Singularity Summit will bring together speakers from different disciplines to talk about the pace of technological change, its impact and how it will affect us.

 

As odd as it sounds, an electric Rolls-Royce makes a lot of sense.

 

A cancer researcher says Sen. John McCain has a 22 percent chance of dying in the next four years. The results of the calculations were published today in The Lancet. Other researchers disagree.

 

Different web browsers render HTML differently by default. A popular trick for making the code stick to one standard is to use a reset stylesheet. This Webmonkey tutorial shows you how to build one into your next project....

 

If online advertising is headed for a fall, as many people are assuming, what are all those hundreds of Web 2.0 startups doing to contend with the possible loss of their key business model? I mean, besides panicking and laying...

 

British scientists experiment with foods that fool the body into feeling like it's had a rich, satisfying meal. By helping folks trim their waistlines, the researchers feel they're adding one more tool to the fight against obesity....

 

Sony cut its annual profit forecast by a drastic 57%. Now you might think then Sony should just cut finally the price for the PS3 to make some sales, but Sony blames not the video game sales for the cut. Sony sees the reason in the firmer yen and...

 

Wolverine Data has unveiled its Internet radio device called the WorldRadio. The device can pick up stations from more than 15,000 radio stations worldwide. The device supports UPnP allowing users to stream music stored on their PC. The stand-alone...

 

Three out of four children have seen images on the internet that disturbed them, according to an NSPCC poll.

 

You probably remember the uproar that surrounded the release of Spore, where plenty of people were pissed off at EA's decision to use draconian DRM and made their feelings known via thousands of 1-star reviews on Amazon.com. At one point, all of...

 

Samsung Mobile today announced the upcoming availability of their innovative TouchWiz user interface in the U.S. market. This unique and customizable interface has been made popular by Samsung's international products, including the SGH-F480/TouchWiz...

 

Today Nokia revealed its smallest Bluetooth headset to date, the Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-804 with Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR technology and weighs only 0.278 ounces. Here is more info: This new Bluetooth headset combines cutting-edge technology with...

 

Secrets of the new Star Wars game

 

Actor William Shatner feels "nothing but pity" for his Star Trek co-star George Takei after failing to be invited to his wedding.

 

As the government prepares to take over screening terrorist watch lists from the airlines, doubts remain about the efficiency -- and intrusiveness -- of the move.

 

Sony has revised down its financial outlook for the full year due to lower sales of key products as a result of the slowing economy and the strong Japanese yen.

 

Yesterday, cable service provider Comcast announced it will offer super-fast broadband speeds to its Internet access subscribers in Boston and Philadelphia. To become available in 10 major markets in the next few months, the service will offer speeds...

 

Google just announced that it will share revenues from Android Market with operators. Developers will get 70% of the revenues from selling their applications through the marketplace. And, once Google's costs are covered, operators will get the rest....

 

ABI Research says that after the digital conversion terrestrial viewers of free TV signals will be left. According to the survey, 70% of analog TV viewers will get a converter, 10% will move to cable or satellite and 20% will simply not watch TV....

 

Despite the poor economy in America, consumer electronics sales are expected to grow significantly in the US this holiday season. Among the top items of holiday, wish lists are computers, phones, and digital cameras. One of the most interesting...

 

The global release of a much-anticipated video game is delayed because of concerns it could offend Muslims.

 

The financial crisis is certainly the result of a series of rather complex situations, and with many people rushing to try to understand what happened, plenty of totally incorrect, but very simplified, explanations are being proffered: it was the...

 

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Mastiff and Renegade Kid have announced Moon for the Nintendo DS to be released this November. About the game:Taking place on the cold lunar surface in the year 2058, Moon places gamers in control of Major Kane of ...

 

Regular contributor Bill Thompson looks at what makes a good user interface

 

Amazon.com is adding Windows and SQL Server to its hosted EC2 service, which has come out of beta test mode after two years.

 

http://mobilitysite.com/2008/10/att...video-1st-look/ There's lots of news on the Epix popping up - Mobilitysite has a couple of things worth checking out if you're looking for first-hand info on this device. Above is Chris Leckness' unboxing...

 

A new broadband service from Comcast offers 50-Mbps download speeds to customers in a few U.S. markets.

 

Thanks to Facebook, I never lose touch with anyone. And that, my Friend, is a problem. Hey, want to be my friend? It's more than possible; it's probable. Hell, we may already be friends—I haven't checked my email in a few minutes. And once we...

 

Earlier this week, in writing about some kids convicted of theft in the real world, I jokingly asked if we'd soon hear of someone arrested for "murder" for killing a virtual character. Who knew it would happen so fast? Okay, actually, it's not that...

 

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http://www.adobe.com/support/downlo...072&fileID=3772 If you're a Lightroom user like me, you'll be interested to know that Adobe has released the first update to Lightroom 2.0. The 2.1 release is a 64.3 MB download that I installed quite quickly...

 

So.... some of you may have posted some comments on Techdirt this morning and are now noticing that those comments are gone. Kaput. Missing. This is especially ironic, considering the story this morning getting the most comments was about Amazon's...

 

The software introduces a wide scope of virtual platform support, performance and resource optimization -- for both Microsoft and VMware infrastructures.

 

The Application Systems User Group of Greater Cleveland, an IBM systems user group, shut down after attendance dropped when users turned to the Web to more easily connect and share information.

 

Google has finally fixed a problem affecting the e-mail service of its Apps suite.

 

Microsoft warned that attackers are exploiting a critical flaw in the Windows operating system that could be used in a worm attack and rushed out an emergency patch on Thursday.

 

http://www.mobilecomputermag.co.uk/...martphones.html "HP has announced two new Windows Mobile smartphones today - the iPaq Voice Messenger and Data Messenger. HP is pitching the smartphones at two different markets and the iPaq Voice Messenger is...

 

In this sneak peek at Wired's annual Fall Test product roundup, we've got video reviews of two of the year's best new products: the Nokia E71 and the Apple iPod Touch.