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'Internet van' turns 30

November 9, 2007, 1:00pm PST

The Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., celebrates a nondescript converted bread truck for its instrumental role in developing the first mobile and wireless Internet connection. News.com's Kara Tsuboi introduces the engineers behind a feat that happened three decades ago this month.
OpenLaszlo: Neutral ground for online developers

November 8, 2007, 12:11pm PST

Laszlo Systems' OpenLaszlo environment makes it possible for Internet application coders to develop their applications once and run them on any of the top rich-media platforms. The downside: it's using an outdated open-source license whose terms are widely acknowledged as overreaching.
Interactive game merges tech with urban adventure

November 6, 2007, 6:00pm PST

Hewlett-Packard's Mscape suite of software applications helps users create location-based games and tours. HP brings its technology, currently in beta, to life with an urban adventure using handheld devices and actors. Here, CNET News.com's Erica Ogg chronicles her journey in San Francisco.
Vintage Computer Festival: The rare, historic, and bizarre

November 6, 2007, 12:00pm PST | 2 | Latest comment by mrogers@...

Blow off the dust and get ready to dig through boxes. News.com's Kara Tsuboi takes a tour of the biggest garage sale for antique computers, vintage video games, and discarded gadgets--the Vintage Computer Festival at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. And for the first time in decades, the 45-year-old LINC personal computer lights up.
Flixster built into MySpace profile via Google's OpenSocial

November 2, 2007, 10:12am PDT

ZDNet takes a look at a demonstration of how functionality from the Flixster social movie review site can be piped directly into a MySpace.com profile using Google's OpenSocial framework as the connective tissue between the two sites.

Take a look at Tokyo, tech capital

November 1, 2007, 12:00pm PDT

Tokyo is arguably the high-tech capital of the world. With cutting-edge technology, efficiency in travel and creative options for living in constrained spaces, the city of 12 million people is also a model for other growing cities. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos took a camera with him on a recent trip to see why this city has gained the status it has.
Avistar to solve multistreaming dilemma?

October 30, 2007, 11:13am PDT

On the floor of Interop New York, ZDNet's David Berlind stops by Avistar Communications' booth to take a closer look at its new videoconferencing client. With the ability to dynamically adjust video quality in relation to bandwidth constraints, Avistar offers a unique product in the multistreaming space.
Plat'Home's Linux server fits in your palm

October 30, 2007, 10:27am PDT

On the floor of Interop New York 2007, ZDNet Executive Editor David Berlind stops by the Plat'Home booth to take a closer look at its new--and small--Linux servers. With no moving parts, the OpenBlock S266 and the OpenMicroServer can operate in places where there is little room as well as little tolerance for machines that produce excessive heat.
Is Zeno the future of home entertainment?

October 29, 2007, 7:00pm PDT | 3 | Latest comment by SmilingSheep

Zeno, a humanoid robot with a $300 price tag, is set to be released in 2009. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos takes a look at a prototype and asks why this one may be different than others that have come before it.
Nokia's pricey, unlocked E90 smartphone: Slick design for business elite

October 26, 2007, 11:29am PDT

While cruising the floor at Interop, ZDNet executive editor David Berlind stopped by the Nokia booth to take a look at the E90 Communicator. Between its numeric keypad (on the outside of its clamshell design), a QWERTY keyboard (on the inside), a great display, and a full complement of software for business professionals, might the E90 be the perfect business accessory?
WiMAX: Worth the wait?

October 26, 2007, 9:57am PDT

WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) promises ubiquitous high-speed mobile wireless broadband connectivity. Tom Flak, the CMO of Soma Networks, discusses the vision behind WiMAX and the complexities of its deployment.
Sarah Meyers TV: Where the world is headed?

October 25, 2007, 12:47pm PDT

First there were Webcams. Now this: Sarah Meyers holds a Sony camera at arm's length from her head, streaming live video of herself to the Web over a Verizon Wireless-based connection. She has her own site and is a channel on Justin.TV, where there are many others just like her. Is the human race heading toward 6.6 billion channels?
Do HP Pavilions have a Wi-Fi problem?

October 25, 2007, 12:40pm PDT | 1

Tipped-off by a reader, ZDNet's David Berlind takes HP to task in Tech Shakedown for what appears to be a serious problem with the Wi-Fi feature on some Pavilion notebooks. Despite many complaints listed on HP's Web site over nearly five months, there's been little response from HP. Instead, the forum shows customers banding together to figure out the remedial steps to solve the problems.
Microsoft CEO talks Windows Mobile

October 24, 2007, 1:00pm PDT

From CTIA 07 in San Francisco: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks with CNET News.com's Ina Fried about the importance of Windows Mobile and how he sees it evolving.
Ballmer: 'Vista is great for consumers'

October 24, 2007, 1:00pm PDT | 35 | Latest comment by jasondlnd

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO, speaks with CNET News.com's Ina Fried about Vista's critics and the European Union's regulatory rulings.