Tag archive: York

Skepticism conitnues to surround Amazon's Kindle ebook reader, launched last November and heralded as a radical, game-changing re-invention of the book. Now New York's Ectaco, best known for building handheld language translators has decided to enter the electronic reader business with its jetBook. The jetBook features a 5-inch grayscale display, integrated bi-lingual dictionaries and multilingual support, an integrated MP3… Read More

Whether you are deeply in love or deep in the dog house this Valentine’s Day, the object of your affection will appreciate a thoughtful gift straight from the heart. Since flowers and chocolate are soooo last century, try something different this year and pick up sugary sweet high-techery that has a decidedly longer shelf life than roses or chocolate ever could. $99 USD, Optimus 7” Digital Photo Frame As a symbol of… Read More

You won’t be using it anytime soon, but researchers at a pair of British universities have created software that allows a cameraphone to function as a computer mouse, according to a report on Vnunet.   Teams working together at York and Newcastle universities have created the software that uses Bluetooth technology. By moving the phone as you would a mouse, it could interact with public displays, letting users perform such tasks as… Read More

YouTube has found itself the recipient of yet another lawsuit. As if it wasn’t bad enough that Viacom, the English Premier Football League and Paramount Pictures are all suing the video-sharing site, now the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has joined the fray.   The NMPA claims that a number of songwriters aren’t receiving proper compensation whenever their music appears on the site. They’ve joined… Read More

Microsoft Corporation announced today it has reached a settlement with former self-proclaimed "spam king" Scott Richter and his Colorado company OptInRealBig, LLC, for some $7 million. The settlement is contingent on bankruptcy proceedings against the company being dismissed by a Denver court, but Microsoft says, after recovering its expenses from the case, it plans to re-invest all money from the settlement, including putting $5… Read More

Intermix Media Inc. which calls themselves a web marketer will be paying the state of New York $7.5 million dollars over the course of three years to settle accusations that the company installs spyware on user's computer systems. As part of the new agreement, Intermix Media will also stop any ad-related downloads from being distributed, although the company says they have voluntarily stopped distributing their adware products and… Read More

Starting today, commuters will be able to stay connected to the Internet and office email at train stations along the Northeast Corridor. Following an agreement announced earlier this year, Amtrak and AT&T Wireless today began offering high-speed wireless internet (Wi-Fi) service in six of the railroad's busiest train stations in the region. The stations are: Boston Route 128 Station Providence New York Penn Station… Read More