Category: TECH.BLORGE
Dell building PC on a stick
Dell has announced its Android-PC-on-a-stick device will launch in July for $100. Though the concept isn’t new, the company hopes its brand power will help interest both consumers and business users.
The device, dubbed Project Ophelia, physically resembles a slightly [..]
Lulzsec hackers get lengthy jail terms
Gmail action buttons allow one-click response
Google has launched a new Gmail tool that lets you take relevant actions in response to an e-mail — before you’ve even opened and read it. But functionality may be limited at first.
The new tool, known as quick action buttons, will appear [..]
Google launches Hangouts for group conversations
Google rumored to launch unlimited music service
Google appears to be on the verge of announcing a subscription music service. It’s a market that’s proven tricky so far for smaller players.
Bloomberg sources say Sony, Warner and Universal have all signed up for the service. They are the [..]
Google Glass facial recognition already here
China is moving into the Detroit auto business
Detroit and Michigan are experiencing a Chinese invasion. Chinese car companies are opening offices in [..]
1stFone is a mobile phone for children
A British company called OwnFone has launched a mobile phone for children. Called 1stFone, the device can only make and receive phone calls, with no capacity to send text messages or to access the Internet.
Airline passengers could get broadband
The Federal Communications Commission is proposing new rules that will make it easier for airlines to offer high-speed, reliable internet access during flights. Some users could even find it exceeds the service they get at home.
Syrian net outage still a mystery
Plastic printed gun is fired raising gun control issues
While most 3D printers are still too expensive [..]
Adobe switches Photoshop to subscription model
Adobe has announced that in future all its Creative Suite software will be subscription only. It’s upset some users but could be a much better business model.
The decision means there’ll be no Creative Suite 7. Instead Adobe will offer ‘Creative Cloud’ subscriptions for [..]
US Senate Passes Internet Sales Tax Bill With Overwhelming Support
It wasn’t even close. It was in the political realm a safe, bipartisan, landslide victory. On Monday night the United States Senate approved S.743, also known as the Marketplace Fairness Act, with 69 Senators voting for, and a paltry 27 voting against. The bill, which [..]






