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Audit finds PG&E smart meters accurate

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 21:32
However, the utility's customer service is faulty, according to an independent review of the controversial yet pioneering smart-meter program.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

Facebook adds new remote log-out security feature

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 21:30
Facebook users who log in from multiple devices will soon have a way to make sure they are only logged in on the computer they are currently using.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

Acer comes back down to earth, Dell rises

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 21:17
Fastest-growing PC company of the last few years stumbles during the second quarter. Observers say it has to do with Acer's reliance on notebook sales as desktops gain.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

More evidence that light at night ups cancer risk

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 21:15
New research out of the University of Haifa shows a clear link between light at night and cancer in mice, with the suppression of melatonin playing a key role.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

Toshiba recalls 41,000 laptops for overheating

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 20:53
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says 129 cases of Toshiba Satellite laptops melting from overheating have been reported, but no major injuries.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

Apple's Ping seems half-baked at launch

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 20:48
A scanty selection of artists to follow and missed opportunities to encourage user interaction are among the early problems.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

The mystery of the disappearing Facebook-Ping integration

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 19:12
On Wednesday, Apple said users of its music social network could find friends via Facebook. But the feature has vanished, apparently over a tiff between the companies.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

Survey: E-mail eats up your time off

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 18:51
Outlook add-in maker Xobni finds Americans and Britons are having trouble getting away from the workplace because of the reach e-mail has into their lives.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

Focus EV to use liquid thermal battery control

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 18:35
Car will take its battery pack temperature, then automatically cool or warm it to optimal temperature range before charging or engaging the battery.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

Motor City getting in on electric fever

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 18:28
Coulomb Technologies installs free public electric-charging station in downtown Detroit as part of ChargePoint America program to encourage EV adoption.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

Nigerian scam tops list of decade's online cons

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 18:16
Notices of winning the lottery and requests from Russian women who want to know you better are also up there on Panda Security's ranking of decade's top Net swindles.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

India wants local servers from RIM, Google, Skype

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 17:45
India plans to ask the three companies to set up local servers in the country so that security agencies can monitor customer communications.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

All Apple news

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 16:41
A new streaming Apple TV arrives with Netflix as predicted, iOS 4.1 comes with HDR photography and GameCenter, and new iPod Nanos drop the iconic clickwheel.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

Navteq tries to make GPS directions more 'human'

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 16:09
Company creates a way to make GPS directions far more understandable to the average driver.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

Road Trip Pic of the Week, 9/2: What is this?

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 16:00
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Week challenge.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

Cisco buys Arch Rock in smart-grid push

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 15:46
Networking giant to augment its IP-based communications tech with planned purchase of start-up Arch Rock, which makes wireless sensors for buildings, data centers, and utility networks.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

Two years on, Chrome reshapes browser market

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 15:37
The influence that Google's browser has had on the market is broader than its actual use. On Chrome's second anniversary, Google releases the sixth stable version.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

Google and AOL renew their partnership

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 15:27
The companies say they'll keep their worldwide partnership going for five more years, in an arrangement that now factors in YouTube and mobile search.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

Walkman beats iPod in Japan, if only for a moment

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 15:09
Sony's music gadget surpasses Apple's iPod in sales in Japan for the full month of August, coincidentally just ahead of Apple's annual refresh of its music player line.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter

HP wins 3Par for $2.4 billion

Torsdag, 2010-09-02 14:41
update Dell walks away from the storage company after a bidding war that started at $18 a share and ended up with Hewlett-Packard's winning offer of $33 a share.
Kategorier: IT-nyheter