AltWeeklies Wire
The Consumer Biotech Revolution is On the Horizonnew
Predicting the future of the home-tech phenomenon.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-31-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Silicon Valley Isn't the Only High-Tech Game in Townnew
You'll never guess which cities host cutting-edge tech developments.
NOW Magazine |
David Silverberg |
10-26-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
When Science Attacks!new
The two scandals that rocked the sci-tech world last week reminded us that bad research and implementation can kill.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-24-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Is Wireless Philadelphia Obsolete?new
EarthLink is still finishing its buildout of the city's wifi network, but the cutting edge of wireless internet access has already moved on.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Meir Rinde |
10-22-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Taking a Bite of the Applenew
When a 17-year-old cracked the iPhone, dicey legal questions followed.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
10-19-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Cashing in on AuctionPalnew
Selling your shit online just got a little easier.
Dig Boston |
Christine Liu |
10-17-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
On Jacking Off a USB Devicenew
Her name is Moaning Lisa, and I fondled her at Arse Elektronika, a conference in San Francisco devoted to pornography and technological innovation.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-17-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Google's Gentrification Shuttlenew
The counter-migration has begun.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Stephen Elliott |
10-17-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Philly's Green Screennew
In a format similar to the CNN/YouTube citizens' forums for the presidential candidates, Philadelphians were invited to digitally record themselves asking mayoral candidates Michael Nutter and Al Taubenberger questions about green issues in videos that will be acccessible during the event via YouTube.
Philadelphia Weekly |
G.W. Miller III |
10-15-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Free Wifi for Portland May Be Kaputnew
MetroFi, the company that has the contract to bring free WiFi to 95 percent of the city, isn't planning to expand beyond its current downtown service area.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
10-11-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
The Curious Case of IM Etiquettenew
What's great about IM's away flag is that it gives you plausible deniability if you don't want to talk to somebody who has messaged you -- after all, you might really be away.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-10-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Russian Sergey Brin and Googlenew
A KGB-style propaganda and spying machine?
Tags: Google, computers & technology
Podcasting to the Convertednew
The brothers of the Holy Cross monastery are using technology.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
10-01-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Hit This Site: GoodReads.comnew
Whereas most other social sites are not specifically thematic, Good Reads is all about books -- you can see what books your friends are reading, list what books you are reading and list books that are on your list to read before you die.
C-Ville Weekly |
Nell Boeschenstein |
09-26-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Inside the Internet Archive's Blood and Gutsnew
After agonizing over how to deal with the archive's growing collection of war videos and consulting with experts, founder Brewster Kahle has come up with a solution that satisfies both his archivist and populist sides.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
09-26-2007 |
Tech
