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More Problems Plague Large Hadron Collider, Will Shut Down for a Year_

What's the over/under on how long the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) stays running? We don't know the answer, but we'd be inclined to take the 'under' bet every time. In the latest bit of bad news, the atom smashing machine will have to be shut down at the end of 2011 for up to year in order to address design issues."It's something that, with a lot more resources and with a lot more manpower an

  

RAM Prices Remain High in Early March_

Remember when you could pick up a respectable memory kit for not much more than a handful of pocket lint? If you didn't pony up for a RAM upgrade back then, you might be kicking yourself now. RAM has gone up in price, and rather than spend $50 on a quality 4GB kit, you're now looking at around $100 or more.That's still pretty cheap compared to the days of yore, but with awesome hardware on the ho

  

Twitter's New Service "Strikes a Major Blow" against Malicious Links_

In a blog post earlier this week, Del Harvey, director of Twitter's Trust and Safety team, said the microblogging service is taking a proactive approach to detect and eliminate phishing scams and malicious links."Today, we're launching a new service to protect users that strikes a major blow against phishing and other deceitful attacks," Harvey wrote. "By routing all links submitte

  

Fortune on the Potential Fortune of Tablets_

This is an interesting read on the potential fortune of Tablets from Fortune. Beginning with a quote from NVida that says “we’ve found our most personal computer” that is a morph of of a line often uttered in the days where only Microsoft was in the Tablet PC space, it is full of promise of [...]

  

I Can’t Navigate My Location Friend Requests_

My inbox is littered with friend requests on Gowalla, a check-in service that I can use to show my location. But when I get these emails from strangers I have never met, talked to, tweeted with or emailed, I don't really know what to do.

  

App Store SEO: The Impact of iTunes Web Preview_

When iTunes web preview pages first appeared for songs and albums the industry was abuzz with the possibility that iTunes could be migrating to the cloud. iTunes preview has so far had little impact on how we use purchased media content, but it has had a [...]

  

Launch Games and Emulator ROMs from Boxee [Games]_

If Boxee is your main media interface, you don't have to shut it down to enjoy some old-school emulation gaming. A clever Launcher app, and some command line tweaking, lets you jump right into Zelda, Mario, and other ROMs. More »

  

DoubleTwist Adds Podcasting to Its Device Syncing Powers [Updates]_

Windows: doubleTwist makes for a convenient way of syncing your smartphone, camera, and other USB-plug-able gadgets, especially if you're not using Apple products. Now doubleTwist does a great job of finding and monitoring podcasts, and sending them where you want to listen. More »

  

Sony unveils Move, its PS3 motion controller_

On Wednesday, Sony unveiled Move, its motion-sensitive controller.

  

Local Currencies Damp MTN Profit_

Africa's largest cellphone-network operator reported a 4.3% fall in full-year net profit despite a rise in revenue as weak local currencies weighed on the company's bottom line.

  

@ Media Summit: NYTCo's Sulzberger: Metered Model Is Right Today - But 10 Years From Now, Who Knows?_

Just a few weeks after NYTCo (NYSE: NYT) chairman and publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. and president and CEO Janet Robinson discussed the company’s forthcoming online meter system at paidContent’s recent conference on the subject, the two execs took the stage at Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s Media Summit 2010 to continue to sell the idea. But before they got into that, they discusse

  

Viral Video: Get Ready for Endless 3D Movies (Like December's "Tron: Legacy") [BoomTown]_

Is it just me or does it feel like pretty much every movie from here on out is going 3D, given the huge success of “Avatar” in the theaters?BoomTown is stocking up on the migraine medicine right now.In any case, here’s the latest trailer for the upcoming Disney (DIS) movie, set for a holiday release, which is actually a sequel to a 1982 film, “Tron,” starring Oscar-w

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