Technology
Twitter recommended user list favors Dems in Calif. gov race
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is on the suggested user list and has 1.2 million followers. His likely opponent for the Democratic nomination, Attorney General Jerry Brown, also made the list and has 960,000 followers, even though he is not a declared candidate and has posted the fewest tweets of all the gubernatorial hopefuls.
Posted: 10 days agoSparks, Nev. to host energy, tech conference next week
The convention entitled “Re-Energizing America” runs Monday through Thursday at John Ascuaga’s Nugget in Sparks. It will include workshops intended to help businesses access more than $2 billion in federal grants and contracts for energy-efficient technologies.
Posted: 10 days agoReview: $99 WikiReader is a pocket encyclopedia
There are few better illustrations of the staggering advance of digital technology than the new WikiReader. It’s the size of a thick table coaster, and contains nearly the entire text of the English-language Wikipedia. That’s 3.1 million articles, written and edited by volunteers around the globe.
Posted: 10 days agoHawaii gets $5.3M in fed funds for smart grid
The funding is part of a $3.4 billion nationwide effort for renewable energy promoted by President Barack Obama on Tuesday.
Posted: 10 days agoBarnes & Noble unveils new e-reader: the 'nook'
Barnes & Noble Inc. unveiled a new electronic-book reader Tuesday that will compete with Amazon.com’s Kindle. The wireless nook, which runs on Google Inc.‘s Android platform and comes with 2 gigabytes of memory built in, can store and play MP3 audio files and photos.
Posted: 17 days agoBengals WR Ochocinco has iPhone app
Chad Ochocinco has a new iPhone application that was created with the help of Bengals quarterback Jordan Palmer and breaks new ground for the media-savvy receiver.
Posted: 17 days agoComcast to debut cable shows online by year's end
Comcast will be the first cable TV operator to unlock online access to a slate of valuable cable shows and movies, aiming to replicate what’s available on television through video on demand.
Posted: 17 days agoHP, Amazon to sell paperback versions of e-books
Hewlett-Packard Co., the world’s top seller of personal computers and printers, is teaming up with online retailer Amazon.com Inc. to join Internet search leader Google Inc. as the latest entrants in the quirky new market of re-creating digital books as paperbacks.
Posted: 17 days agoUS scientist accused of trying to sell secrets
A scientist who worked on the cutting edge of moon exploration has been caught trying to sell classified secrets to an FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence agent.
Posted: 18 days agoNASA puts new rocket on launch pad for test flight
NASA’s new rocket, which is supposed to eventually carry astronauts to the moon, arrived at the launching pad Tuesday for a test flight next week.
Posted: 18 days ago