http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/29/all xx http://www.itworld.com/internet/86121/sept-11-pager-messages-published-online The pager message is from a woman near a pay phone near 38th Street in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. The woman says her children were evacuated, but she's trying to find them. She tells her husband she loves him. http://www.itworld.com/internet/86121/sept-11-pager-messages-published-online#comments Government Internet Networking Personal tech Security News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:10:49 -0500 ITworld staff 86121 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/86080/rim-wants-you-make-ebay-blackberry-best Research In Motion (RIM) this morning listed an early version of its new eBay for BlackBerry e-commerce application for download on its BlackBerry App Worldsoftware store. The free, beta application lets BlackBerry users with eBay accounts search for items of interest, buy products--via PayPal--and check on account activity, all from their BlackBerry smartphones. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/86080/rim-wants-you-make-ebay-blackberry-best#comments Internet Personal tech Opinion Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:40:01 -0500 ITworld staff 86080 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/86078/app-store-statistics-are-misleading-and-impressive Apple has established the concept of the app store and continues to define the business model for competitors to follow. Mobile operating system platforms, at least those intended for smartphones, are more or less required to have some form of app store now, but enough is enough with 'there's an app for that'. How many apps do we need, exactly? http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/86078/app-store-statistics-are-misleading-and-impressive#comments Mobile & wireless Personal tech Software Opinion Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:40:00 -0500 ITworld staff 86078 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/%5Bprimary-term%5D/86069/hdtv-buying-guide-shopping-tips If you're hunting for a new flat-screen, high-definition TV set, you need to examine the pros and cons of the two HDTV technologies, as well as to study the various features and specifications that HDTV sets may offer. When you're ready to look at some specific models, keep the following shopping tips in mind. http://www.itworld.com/%5Bprimary-term%5D/86069/hdtv-buying-guide-shopping-tips#comments Hardware Personal tech News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:39:57 -0500 ITworld staff 86069 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/%5Bprimary-term%5D/86067/hdtv-buying-guide-select-right-flat-panel-technology High-definition television is truly different from the standard-definition television that it replaces. The screen is wider, and since many more pixels make up the image, you get greater detail. And these days, many television shows and sports broadcasts, as well as Blu-ray Disc movies, can deliver this more-detailed image. http://www.itworld.com/%5Bprimary-term%5D/86067/hdtv-buying-guide-select-right-flat-panel-technology#comments Hardware Personal tech News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:39:56 -0500 ITworld staff 86067 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/%5Bprimary-term%5D/86068/hdtv-buying-guide-making-sense-specifications Whether you're buying your first HDTV or replacing an older model, you'll find all sorts of new specifications and features to consider when shopping. Some of these apply to both LCD and plasma sets, while others are significant for LCDs in particular. Here's a quick overview of the different choices and what they may mean for you. http://www.itworld.com/%5Bprimary-term%5D/86068/hdtv-buying-guide-making-sense-specifications#comments Hardware Personal tech News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:39:56 -0500 ITworld staff 86068 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/86066/kindle-pdf-support-broadens-appeal-businesses Amazon has led the way in driving acceptance of ebook reader devices with its Kindle, but now the market has gotten crowded. This is just the beginning though as ebook readers start to transition from purely consumer gadgets to accepted business tools. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/86066/kindle-pdf-support-broadens-appeal-businesses#comments Personal tech News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:39:53 -0500 ITworld staff 86066 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/86055/gameloft-does-a-backflip-supports-android-phones Strange things may be afoot with mobile game development house Gameloft. Just a few days ago the company's finance director Alexandre de Rochefort announced that the company would cut back its development of Android apps thanks to the lack of organization in the Android Market. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/86055/gameloft-does-a-backflip-supports-android-phones#comments Personal tech Opinion Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:09:59 -0500 ITworld staff 86055 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/86052/hdtvs-holidays-no-bad-time-buy If an HDTV--for yourself or for some lucky gift recipient--is on your holiday shopping list, you're in luck: Experts say vendors and retailers eager to keep sales momentum going in a down economy are offering some very attractive discounts on prices that had already dropped steeply in the past year. (But as always with such big-ticket items, you still need to shop carefully.) http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/86052/hdtvs-holidays-no-bad-time-buy#comments Personal tech News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:09:58 -0500 ITworld staff 86052 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/86048/google-improves-mobile-movie-search Stranded in the middle of a do-nothing town, armed only with a mobile phone? Google has streamlined its movie search function on your iPhone, Palm WebOS, or Android-powered device to make on-the-fly searching for movies easier. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/86048/google-improves-mobile-movie-search#comments Internet Personal tech News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:09:57 -0500 ITworld staff 86048 at http://www.itworld.com