Recent Tech News Posts

Researchers: Prostate Biopsy Not Always Necessary, May Lead To Other Health Ailments

Winston-Salem, NC (AHN) – Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that some elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men may be… Read more »

2009 MLB season in review: San Francisco Giants

It is somewhat hard to evaluate the 2009 season of the San Francisco Giants. ON one hand they gave their fans exactly what was expected, good pitching followed by poor… Read more »

Skype's Legal Situation Clears

chill writes "Skype's co-founders, Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, have agreed to transfer ownership of the remaining Skype technology that eBay didn't own, paving the way for eBay to complete… Read more »

Did Phoenix ever deserve to have a NHL franchise?

The Winnipeg Jets moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1996 due to their inability to keep star players in Winnipeg and because Winnipeg featured a hockey arena that was the smallest… Read more »

Norwegian Court Rules ISP Doesn't Have To Block The Pirate Bay

C4st13v4n14 writes "In a sudden outbreak of uncommon sense yesterday, a Norwegian District Court handed down the decision that Telenor, Norway's largest ISP, will not have to block access to… Read more »

Video: Markos Moulitas Gets Tom Tancredo To Walk Out Of MSNBC Interview

The Daily Kos’ Markos Moulitas can add another notch in his belt Friday after he managed to get former GOP Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo to walk out mid interview. Markos… Read more »

Study Finds Internet, Computer Use Helps Keeps Elderly Mental Acuity Elevated

Hilo, HI (AHN) – A study by UCLA suggests that use of the Internet by seniors helps to “stimulate and possibly improve brain functioning.” According to researchers Internet searching engages… Read more »

Boxee Beta Set For December 7th Private Trial Release

Boxee has officially been announced for a private beta release on December 7th 2009. The program is capable of streaming TV and movies to HDTV’s with a remote content option… Read more »

KDE Founder Receives Highest German Honor

Jiilik Oiolosse writes "KDE founder Matthias Ettrich was decorated today with the German Federal Cross of Merit for his contributions to Free Software. The Federal Cross of Merit is both… Read more »

Sony Demos Natal-Like Control System

An anonymous reader writes "It's not just Microsoft investigating full body, markerless motion capture. Sony has enlisted the help of Swiss firm Atracsys to develop similar technology. Sony has openly… Read more »