Technology Current

Terrorist ‘tweets’? US Army warns of Twitter dangers

Julian Hooks — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:08:23 +0000

A draft US Army intelligence report has identified the popular micro-blogging service Twitter, Global Positioning System maps and voice-changing software as potential terrorist tools. The report by the 304th Military Intelligence Battalion, posted on …

123people search engine expands to US

Julian Hooks — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:47:19 +0000

123people.com, a free search engine which scours the Internet and gathers and displays information about people, has expanded to the United States. “After months of private beta tweaking and adding new features to improve the high powered people search engine…

‘Call of Duty’ goes back in time

Julian Hooks — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:03:50 +0000

After the success of “Call of Duty 4,” the latest in the popular shooter franchise, “World At War,” takes gamers back to World War II. Plus, there’s Kiefer Sutherland. And lots of attack dogs.

Volkswagen Routan Minivan

Julian Hooks — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:45:55 +0000

Watch a detailed introduction of the totally new Volkswagen Routan minivan by Brett from Volkswagen.

2009 Dodge Ram

Julian Hooks — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:19:10 +0000

2009 Dodge Ram Truck

Watch a video of Jim Press, President of Chrysler LLC, doing an introductory walkaround of the totally new 2009 Dodge Ram pickup truck.

MySpace Music expands indie catalog with IODA deal

Julian Hooks — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:56:19 +0000

MySpace announced a partnership with digital music distribution company IODA on Thursday that will bring more than one million songs from independent artists to the recently launched MySpace Music.

NYC’s Green Skyscraper

Julian Hooks — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:14:34 +0000

The new Bank of America building in New York City uses sustainable and recycled materials. It also generates two-thirds of its own energy!

Anti-piracy software creates more problems than it solves

Julian Hooks — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:46:36 +0000

Is there such a thing as “good” anti-piracy software in games? The perennial topic has been pushed back into the spotlight recently thanks to the PC game Spore.

“Spider-Man: Web of Shadows” Trailer

Julian Hooks — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:10:18 +0000

Trailer for the Xbox 360 and PS3 video game “Spider-Man: Web of Shadows”

Computers controlled by gesture?

Julian Hooks — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:07:14 +0000

Computer users of the future could use gestures or even their minds to control their machines.