Broz NewsHand picked tech news, published daily.Get Used to It Sky-High Oil Prices Are Here to Stay- May 14, 2008 Gasoline prices are only going higher. Drive less. Can't afford that $5,000 a year to drive to work Move. What the heck are you doing living way out the burbs anyway Drive less Loading Wired Newshttp://broznews.org/comments.php?id=57270_0_1_0_C Download Now: Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope Released- May 13, 2008 worldwidetelescope.org Microsoft has released its highly anticipated Worldwide Telescope software, which can be used by astronomers and non-astronomers alike to explore the heavens with a desktop client akin to Google Earth Digg All News, Videos, & Imageshttp://broznews.org/comments.php?id=57269_0_1_0_C The Top 5 Android Developer Challenge Round 1 Winners- May 13, 2008 Android challenge winners here. Round 1 of the Android Developer Challenge has come to a close and 46 of the 50 winners have been made public (the remaining four opted not to disclose their work). For your convenience, we dug through the winners and picked five of the apps we think might be in the mix for that sweet $275,000 prize in the final round. Gizmodo, the Gadget Guidehttp://broznews.org/comments.php?id=57268_0_1_0_C Inventor Demos Soft Pneumatic Exoskeleton, a Good Getaway Suit- May 13, 2008 We caught a quick glimpse of the Soft Pneumatic Exoskeleton before, but here inventor Che-Wei Wang demonstrates it on himself, explaining how the system gives added power to limbs at key moments. He can power it with a mini scuba tank or one of those CO2 cartridge for pellet guns, but the usage is limited by the capacity of gas you can carry. Ideal scenarios he says include hard landings dudes involved in "parkour" street jumping could use it to avoid ripping up their kneecaps....http://broznews.org/comments.php?id=57267_0_1_0_C Bold new BlackBerry 9000 to take on expected 3G iPhone- May 13, 2008 The new Bold Blackberry phone is a bigger, fatter, heavier Blackberry that is sorta supposed to compete with the iPhone. The screen is way smaller, the space for music is a paltry 1 gig (expandable to a paltry 8 gigs) and it doesn't have a real browser. It runs Microsoft crap software too. How is this competition for the iPhone RIM introduced the BlackBerry Bold this morning, the company's latest and greatest smartphone that bears a striking resemblance to the iPhone. It has a handful of...http://broznews.org/comments.php?id=57266_0_1_0_C Philadelphia's municipal WiFi network to go dark- May 13, 2008 Philadelphia has failed to come up with a way to take over its municipal WiFi network from EarthLink, so the company plans to begin shutting the network down next month. The move serves as another nail in the coffin for municipal WiFi. Ars Technicahttp://broznews.org/comments.php?id=57265_0_1_0_C HP to acquire EDS for $13.9 billion- May 13, 2008 update It's official now. Deal will create a computer services giant intended to rival IBM in the market for serving business customers. Technology news - CNET News.comhttp://broznews.org/comments.php?id=57264_0_1_0_C A reminder of why Microsoft wanted Yahoo- May 13, 2008 Let's just say Google's online applications really start eating away at Microsoft's Office market. Then what Would Microsoft's purchase of yahoo! have helped The mega-merger plan may have gone away, but the threat from Google it was supposed to address hasn't. Technology news - CNET News.comhttp://broznews.org/comments.php?id=57263_0_1_0_C Hackers go after restaurants, markets- May 13, 2008 Three men are indicted for installing software at cash register terminals that captured credit and debit card data from California shoppers. Technology news - CNET News.comhttp://broznews.org/comments.php?id=57262_0_1_0_C GM keeps building cars on XP- May 13, 2008 One explanation for GM's lack of quality and innovation is that they use Windows computers. They may never switch to Vista, tho. That's using your head. The automaker tells BusinessWeek that it is considering skipping Windows Vista entirely and waiting for Windows 7 Technology news - CNET News.comhttp://broznews.org/comments.php?id=57261_0_1_0_C |