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Archive for May, 2010

Seattle tops ‘Forbes’ most-wired cities list

27 May 2010

5. Boston, Mass.
10. Baltimore, Md.
1. Seattle, Wash.
7. Minneapolis, Minn.
That’s one of the keys to the Forbes list: The magazine weighed three factors while determining its list: broadband adoption, access options, and the number of Wi-Fi hot spots. While San Francisco was tops in broadband adoption, for example, it was 23rd in access options and 16th [...]

Trulia Bucking the layoff trend

24 May 2010

Regardless, Trulia is operating in an extremely competitive market. With competitors such as Zillow, Redfin, and DotHomes, it won’t be easy for the company to stay ahead of a significant economic downturn, now that its competitors have significantly reduced expenses. But with strong growth and solid performance, Trulia believes that it can adapt to any [...]

Touching Windows 7

20 May 2010

To scroll through a Word document, for example, users can run their finger anywhere in the Word window (not just in a narrow scroll bar). It has also added some visual cues, such as making a window bounce when one has reached the end or beginning of a document. That helps, because it can be [...]

Google audio search graduates to Labs project

18 May 2010

The site’s search box has instructions: “Search what the politicians are saying.” The search results are presented next to a YouTube video player, and clicking each result sets the player to show the part of the video where the words were spoken. It doesn’t just show speeches–a search for “bridge to nowhere” also returned the [...]

Don’t pretend video games are as bad as cigarettes

15 May 2010

No matter what anyone says about violent video games, and no matter what links may be found, no one can prove that playing them actually causes children to be violent. In fact, numerous studies have found that there is no link between violent video games and aggressive behavior.
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Google and ‘Vanity Fair’ party with the GOP

03 May 2010

MINNEAPOLIS–Republican partygoers in the Twin Cities this week may have been sporting slightly more formal attire than their counterparts in Denver–think more suits and pearl necklaces–but that doesn’t mean their parties were any less bumping.

The Google/Vanity Fair party Thursday night in Minneapolis for the Republican convention largely measured up to, and in some respects surpassed, the Google party in Denver.

The one Hollywood celebrity CNET reporters spotted at