http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Technology 60 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:51:47 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1344484.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1344484.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:07 EST Twitter, the social-networking company valued at $1 billion by venture capitalists, said it is generating sales of more than $4 million a year and plans to build on that revenue with advertising. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1344351.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1344351.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46 EST The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money through IPOs in 2010. But the response to two of the newly public companies shows that investors continue to be careful about where they place their bets. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1345082.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1345082.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST As Sony's e-book devices vie with the Kindle to win over readers, the real showdown may come later: when a shift to electronic textbooks at schools threatens to eclipse the current market for the products. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343626.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343626.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:01 EST A group of major national research libraries says users now can search the full text of 1.6 billion pages from 4.6 million digitized volumes. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343510.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343510.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:06 EST European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343376.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343376.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:36 EST Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1342715.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1342715.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:26 EST EBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $2 billion to an investor group that included the founders of the Internet phone service. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1342704.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1342704.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:16 EST A key element of Dell Inc.'s turnaround strategy has been a vow not to cut prices as aggressively as rivals just to keep market share. The tactic has allowed competitors such as Acer Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. to steal business from Dell, and this fall Dell lost its ranking as the world's No. 2 PC maker. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1342373.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1342373.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:21 EST Some of the computer industry's biggest players - such as IBM Corp., Intel Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. - have wowed Wall Street this fall with stronger-than-expected profits. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1342238.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1342238.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:01 EST Consumers will have to wait until next year's holiday shopping season to find out if Google Inc.'s new operating system can deliver on its promise to make low-cost computers run faster. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1342180.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1342180.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:21 EST Shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty Media Corp.'s entertainment businesses, as the chairman of both firms dampened speculation about a sale to a big phone company. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1342142.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1342142.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:01 EST Think of it as closed captioning for the new media world. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1342088.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1342088.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:36 EST Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1341963.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1341963.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:44 EST Once again it's that shopping time of year and if digital photography is on your shopping list, here is a roundup of accessories to kick off the season. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1337340.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1337340.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Product: Jabra Stone Bluetooth headset.<p/>Features: Comes in one size and fits in the right ear. Weighs only 0.25 ounces. The headset has two hours of talk time, but the stone-shaped charger holds three full charges for when you need power on the go. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1325454.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1325454.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST WHAT: Motorola Droid, sold by Verizon.<p/>FEATURES: Runs on Google's Android 2.0 mobile operating system. Has 16 gigabytes of memory, a 5-megapixel camera with flash and options for photo effects, and slides open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1324124.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1324124.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:37 EST WHAT: Motorola Droid, sold by Verizon<p/>FEATURES: Runs on Google's Android 2.0 mobile operating system. Has 16 gigabytes of memory, a 5-megapixel camera with flash and options for photo effects, and slides open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1314213.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1314213.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:52 EST The software and equipment lets users insert themselves into short movie clips -- such as Forrest Gump, The Godfather and Ferris Bueller's Day Off -- with the original actor removed from the scene. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1301813.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1301813.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT PRODUCT: Garmin Nüvifone G60, sold by AT&T<p/>FEATURES: GPS navigation with preloaded maps, e-mail and texting, 3-megapixel camera, Internet browser. It comes with a car mount, but no car charger. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1290973.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1290973.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:07 EDT Product: Windows 7 operating system<p/>Features: Several new features, including libraries, taskbar icons instead of tabs, jump lists instead of recent documents, and XP Mode, which allows users to run a virtual version of Windows XP in the background. If you have other Windows 7 computers, you can set up Homegroups to share whatever documents you want between computers without having to move files into public folders. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1245269.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1245269.html Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Instead of typing in your credit card information when shopping online, swipe a credit card through the SmartSwipe while at the payment screen, and the forms for credit card information will be filled out and encrypted. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1244541.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1244541.html Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:27 EDT Product: NetSecure SmartSwipe, a personal USB credit card reader for online shopping<p/>Features: Instead of typing in your credit card information when shopping online, swipe a credit card through the SmartSwipe while at the payment screen, and the forms for credit card information will be filled out and encrypted. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1211756.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/reviews/story/1211756.html Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT This is the ideal gadget for parents wanting to monitor teen drivers . . . or good for spying on anyone, for that matter. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/1071234.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/1071234.html Sat, 30 May 2009 03:01 EDT The video-game store looks more like a multiplex during the summer months, with just about every blockbuster action movie getting an interactive tie-in. More than half of the films on last week's box-office top 10 list have related games. Next weekend, you'll be able to watch Pixar's Up on the big screen, then grab the game on your way home. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/540387.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/540387.html Tue, 20 May 2008 16:29 EDT The Nintendo Wii has already done what video game naysayers said couldn't be done -- get children and adults off the couch with active games such as Wii Sports. The innovative Wii Fit takes it a step farther by creating a virtual gym in your living room that helps families incorporate fitness, as well as the escapist fun of video games, into their daily routine. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/516647.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/516647.html Fri, 02 May 2008 03:01 EDT Grand Theft Auto IV is all about the American Dream. An immigrant comes to this country with dreams of escaping his past and building his fortunes. But instead of finding streets paved in gold, he finds a city where hookers and hustlers work the streets and crime is a way of life and the only way to survive. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/249801.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/249801.html Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:05 EDT The gamers stood in line for hours, from Los Angeles to Miami. Three years without a Halo fix and the day finally arrived. At 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, thousands of fans rushed inside stores across the nation to reach the holy grail of video games - a copy of Halo 3. Was it worth the wait? http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/248649.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/248649.html Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:00 EDT The week belongs to Halo 3. Does it really matter what else is out in stores? For those few gamers without the Halo fever, CSI 4: Hard Evidence is also debuting. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/241194.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/241194.html Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:10 EDT This week the Sims franchise comes to the Wii, street racing gets Juiced and composer Frederic Chopin stars in Eternal Sonata. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/232885.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/232885.html Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:35 EDT Gamers are in for a tough choice this week: competing NHL titles, a promising action-adventure game for the Playstation 3 and a skateboarding simulator. Decisions, decisions, decisions. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1344239.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1344239.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31 EST A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1344193.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1344193.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:51 EST Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343950.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343950.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:06 EST Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343643.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343643.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:51 EST A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343643.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343643.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:51 EST A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price.