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Obama aide Full broadband plan not in stimulus

27 May 2010

On February 23, the commonwealth will debut the Virginia physics “flexbook,” Chopra said–Web-based instructional materials that cover areas of physics in which Virginia’s traditional curriculum is lacking.

“You can make information more accessible, collaborate more, and people can do more to hold their elected officials more accountable,” Chopra said.

While funds for broadband deployment will be [...]

Consumers still buying electronics as family gifts

24 May 2010

The survey also found that while 25 percent of those surveyed shopped for electronics over the Thanksgiving holiday, 50 percent plan to buy electronics before the year’s end.

According to results from a survey of more than 3,000 consumers, 62 percent indicated they planned to spend the same amount or more on electronics for family [...]

Five financial Android apps to regulate your dough

20 May 2010

The more sophisticated FireWallet works with budgets inside various accounts and protects your information behind a four-digit pin you change from the all-zero default. It’s a bit trickier to navigate, but also shoehorns in more options. In addition to a more refined interface, FireWallet has graphs and charts to help visualize your spending, and a [...]

Cisco launches new video initiative

18 May 2010

“Video chews up a lot of bandwidth,” Kerravala said. “So adding video to a network can drive a whole new upgrade cycle, and that means more business for Cisco.”
But the video push could be a tougher sell for the Cisco’s core corporate customers, which so far haven’t been big users of video. What’s more, companies [...]

Friday Poll Which tech product is Joe Biden

15 May 2010

Wikipedia (lots of info, not always right) iPhone screen protector Copy machine Energizer bunny (just keeps going and going)
View results
According to you, readers, Barack Obama’s an iPhone, while John McCain is a phonograph, and Sarah Palin is a Hello Kitty assault rifle.
News.com Poll Judging Joe If Joe Biden were a tech [...]

iTunes Plus lets users upgrade individual songs

03 May 2010

I passed on Tribe and paid the 60 cents for the two Kasabian songs. The upgrade menu now looks just like the standard iTunes purchasing interface. A buy button sits next to each song.

I know I’ll probably be able to hear it with better earphones or listening on good speakers. I just wish I could notice something with my stock Apple earbuds.

If I would have just waited a few hours, I wouldn’t have had to pay that 30 cents for “The Shock of the Lightning” by Oasis,