Choosing the Best H55/H57 Motherboard - Part 1

January 3, 2010 saw the lift of Intel's embargo on the Clarkdale family of processors and supporting H55/H57 series chipsets. Boards featuring these chipsets have been in our labs for a few weeks now, and we have been busy testing them to figure out which one makes the most sense to buy. Join u...

Armatix pistol / wristwatch combo tells time… to stay put

Armatix has apparently been working on its so-called "smartgun" concept for quite a while, but it's now finally shown up at the Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHO...

Stephen Colbert shows iPad at the Grammys

Apple tonight took advantage of the Grammy Awards to surprise the audience with an appearance by an iPad (viewable below). Taking action on Stephen Colbert's mock demand for an iPad on his show, Apple gave the host an iPad for his presentation of the "Song of the Year" award. He teased that eve...

Inhabitat’s Week in Green: turbines, rubber circuits, and cola-powered cars

We're happy to introduce The Week in Green, a new item from our friends at Inhabitat. Each week they'll recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us. Welcome! Sure, the iPad happened this week, but we also caught sight o...

New rules on recycling batteries

Retailers selling more than 32kg of batteries a year must now provide recycling bins in a bid to cut the amount going to landfill.

NEWS: WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Startpage

Your business is your business - don't make it theirs

On a daily basis it’s impossible to know just how many people log in to their computers, fire up their browser and then use Google to find what they’re looking for. Millions for sure.

A...

Rewriting European privacy law for digital age

European legislation covering the protection of private data is being dragged into the digital age in a potential threat for social networking sites like Facebook where users display foibles, often without a thought for consequences.

Apple’s own approach to iPad e-books could confuse

(AP) -- Even as Apple's iPad will likely energize electronic reading, the new device is undermining a painstakingly constructed effort by the publishing industry to make it possible to move e-books between different electronic readers.

The iPad’s future shock

[The following is excerpted with permission from the blog of independent software developer Fraser Speirs' blog at speirs.org.]

The Macalope Weekly: Welcome, all-knowing iPad!

The iPad is here! Happy iPad, everyone! Now all that's left to do is take sides in the battle of histrionics over whether it's the greatest thing ever or the biggest disappointment of all time. Hurry up! You don't want to be the dorky kid that gets picked last!