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by Peter Smith

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Peter Smith writes about personal technology for ITworld.

Wii to Watch Now; PS3 to embrace Harmony?

Posted Mar 22, 2009 - 10:44 pm

A Netflix rumor for the Nintendo Wii, and a solution to Sony PS3 remote woes from Logitech.
Hardware, PS3, video games
Up, up and away! Team takes photos of space on the cheap

Posted Mar 20, 2009 - 02:14 pm

Four students launch a camera 100,000 feet up for some amazing pictures from the edge of space.
Offbeat, flight, space
Does Twitter make us dumb, or just lazy?

Posted Mar 19, 2009 - 09:56 pm

Scads of Twitter users read, believe, and pass on an obvious hoax post. Are these people honestly that gullible, or do they just Tweet first and read later?
Offbeat, hoax, Twitter
Internet Explorer 8 available as of noon EDT today

Posted Mar 19, 2009 - 07:56 am

More secure, more compliant, and faster. At least, that's what Microsoft claims
Software, Internet Explorer, Microsoft
Chrome Experiments launches; productivity plummets

Posted Mar 18, 2009 - 08:05 pm

Javascript tech demos come to life on this new site. Get comfortable because these things can really suck you in.
Development, Chrome, fun
Fujitsu launches color e-reader

Posted Mar 18, 2009 - 08:16 am

The FLEPia "e-paper mobile terminal" is interesting tech, but might need a bit more development time before it becomes really useful.
Personal Tech, e-readers
Twitter "house ads" appear

Posted Mar 17, 2009 - 01:13 pm

A new feature on the twitter homepage raises the question: what constitutes an ad?
Business, ads, Twitter
Sci Fi channel becoming Syfy. Huh?

Posted Mar 16, 2009 - 12:53 pm

The channel that only geeks love decides that it doesn't love geeks.
Offbeat, branding, Tech & society
AT&T doubles SXSW capacity...in FOUR hours!?

Posted Mar 16, 2009 - 08:16 am

At SXSW, iPhone users were having all sorts of trouble getting good service on their phones. AT&T says it fixed the problem. Really quickly.
Mobile & Wireless, AT&T, iPhone
Kevin Rose launches WeFollow Twitter directory.

Posted Mar 14, 2009 - 05:42 pm

Twitter gets a new directory service compliments of Digg co-founder and Dark Tipper.
Internet, Kevin Rose, Twitter

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