Hybrid core X86 based computer tips up at SC08 (The Inquirer) THE WORLD’S FIRST hybrid-core computer was unveiled yesterday at the Supercomputing Conference 2008 in Austin, Texas (SC08), by start-up firm Convey Computer Corporation.

Plug into tech on the cheap (Boston Herald) DALLAS - Americans spent $129 billion on consumer technology last year, but it's a good bet that number could fall in 2008, thanks to the slow economy. If you're...

Plug into tech on the cheap (Greensboro News & Record) DALLAS - Americans spent $129 billion on consumer technology last year, but it's a good bet that number could fall in 2008, thanks to the slow economy. If you're pondering a reduced gadget budget, though, don't despair. There are many ways to reduce your expenses without going cold turkey on tech. read more

Giant International's touchscreen Intouch IT7150 photo frame: disembodied hand not included (Engadget) Not that we'd expect any reputable digital picture frame manufacturer to consort with a real, live hand model, but we've gotta hand it to Giant International for discovering this particularly unnatural, eerily glowing appendage to point vaguely at its new Intouch IT7150. Lucky for us, the device in question is not at all cheap and uninviting, featuring a 7-inch 800 x 480 LCD touchscreen, ...

He doesn’t buy the novelty of absinthe; but in his attempt to appreciate the beverage, JOSH BERNSTEIN samples enough ... (New York Press) I first met the green fairy in damp, gray August 1998. That summer, my pal Andrew and I lived in grimy north London. We shared a two-floor flat with chain-smoking Aussies who chugged cheap champagne and obsessively played Jenga.

The hidden cost of Google Apps (CNN Money) What happens when a business throws out its scheduling and collaboration tools and replaces them with Google's low-cost, online business software? To find out, we at Blumsday migrated our entire shop of roughly a dozen employees and contractors to test out Google Apps.

How to boot up computer faster (The Post and Courier) While the Internet age has our virtual lives up to warp speed, there remains a nagging speed bump: the time it takes to get your computer operating system up and running. It can be a couple of minutes or more, depending on the age of your computer and the applications it has. And as more p...

The stock to buy when regulators call (CNN Money) In the mess that has enveloped companies and the broader economy, there is a lot of finger pointing and blame being thrown about. Some people have the patience to wait for karmic retribution. For the rest of us, there are securities lawyers and regulators aplenty to mete out punishment.

Michael Giltz: DVDs: Wall-E Vs. Panda Death Match! (HuffingtonPost) My computer was at the Apple Store being repaired so I'm cramming in two weeks of columns in one week and I'll try to be...

Judge dismisses Psystar's antitrust claims against Apple (TG Daily) The legal battle between the Mac-clone maker Psystar and Apple took a drastic a drastic turn as a Judge granted Apple's motion to dismiss Psystar's antitrust claims. Psystar failed to convince Judge William Alsup that Macs represent an independent market and that Apple is actively depriving "legitimate" rivals like Psystar from competing with the company. We are now expecting Apple's legal ...