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Emory University Saves Rushdie’s Digital Data 15 Mar 2010
As research libraries and archives are discovering, “born-digital” materials are much more complicated and costly to preserve than anticipated.
Q&A: Seeing Internet Explorer on Chrome 15 Mar 2010
How to make the Chrome browser read pages designed for Internet Explorer.
One on One Interviews: Who Should Be Next? 15 Mar 2010
Which technology mavens would you like to see interviewed by the Bits blog for its "One on One" series of Q. and A.'s?
Our daily roundup of technology news tidbits includes Facebook's ascendancy over Google in traffic, BlackBerry users' iPhone envy and Fandango's introduction of movie tickets on cellphones.
Twitter Keynote Gets Thumbs-Down - on Twitter 15 Mar 2010
An on-stage interview with Evan Williams, chief executive of Twitter, failed to please users of the service.
Owe Someone Money? Just Bump Your Phones 15 Mar 2010
PayPal's new iPhone application promises to make it easier to exchange money without cash or checks.
Mobile Fees Under Pressure With Network Rollout 15 Mar 2010
The introduction of faster Long-Term Evolution networks could lower costs for operators and potentially unleash a new price war in the industry in Europe.
Researchers have used a short-pulse, high-intensity laser in the effort to help electronics engineers make faster chips.
The Price of a Dead iPad Battery: $99 15 Mar 2010
Apple detailed its battery replacement policy for the new iPad: $99 plus $6.95 shipping.
South by Southwest's Location-Based Allure 15 Mar 2010
A swirl of new media at the South by Southwest conference.
German publishers are worrying that Apple’s desire to limit offensive material on its iPhone applications is spilling over into censorship.
With social media, a traditionally passive form of entertainment could someday become a conglomeration of professional production and multiple conversations.
The International Amateur Scanning League has taken it upon itself to copy as much federal video as it can and put it online.
Telling Friends Where You Are (or Not) 14 Mar 2010
Giving people more choices in revealing their locations with their cellphones is being popularized by the Foursquare service.
British Put Teeth in Anti-Piracy Proposal 14 Mar 2010
Internet companies and civil liberties groups contend the powers it would give the British authorities would be a move toward censorship.
Final Fantasy XIII is a milestone of artistic conception and technical execution that has been egregiously undermined by obstinately prosaic overall design.
Only 35 percent have a favorite site and 21 percent rely primarily on a single source, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.
China Issues Warning to Google’s Partners 14 Mar 2010
Authorities warned that Google’s partners must comply with censorship laws even if the search giant does not, an industry expert said.
So-called mommy blogs were once little more than glorified electronic scrapbooks. Now they have evolved into a cultural force to be reckoned with.
Eight days before the film is shown on PBS, it will appear on Facebook for a social experience of the film.
Apple’s Spat With Google Is Getting Personal 14 Mar 2010
Once allies, Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt are now engaged in a gritty fight over mobile computing and cellphones.
A small Kenyan-born Web site is bringing crowdsourcing to disaster relief and other humanitarian causes.
When a Flip video camera won’t connect with a Mac laptop, a new father inadvertently embarks on a customer-service adventure.
Music in the cloud, an Internet music service that everyone anticipates but which has not yet caught on, would cause problems for the music industry itself.
Fiber optic links may soon help consumer gadgets and computers communicate with each other at ultrahigh speeds.
Sony Adds Motion Control to the PS3 13 Mar 2010
Sony introduced its answer to the motion-controlled Wii, the PlayStation Move.
Smartphone and laptop batteries may seem like cruel masters when they threaten to lose power, but you have more control than you may think.
Finger gestures used on the iPhone can now be used on laptops and full-size computer screens, but the tactile experience isn’t quite the same.