Archive for the 'Computers' Category

Scientists ask: Is technology rewiring our brains? (AP)

University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Psychiatry  Dr. Gary Small plays with a digital memory electronic device at his office at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior in Westwood, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - What does a teenage brain on Google look like? Do all those hours spent online rewire the circuitry? Could these kids even relate better to emoticons than to real people? These sound like concerns from worried parents. But they’re coming from brain scientists.

Apple Pulls ‘Old’ Antivirus Software Warning (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - The latest commercial for Apple’s I’m a Mac, I’m a PC campaign against Microsoft has been tarnished. Just days after Apple posted an article telling Mac users to run antivirus software on Mac OS X, the company pulled the article, saying it was old.

Microsoft’s Massive ratchets up in-game ads (CNET)

CNET - NEW YORK–”Even in a down year that we’re all facing, this industry’s growing,” said J.J. Richards, the newly appointed general manager of in-game advertising company Massive, at an advertiser event Wednesday.

The phone that feels the flu before you do (AP)

AP - Did your parents tell you to remember your scarf when you went out, so you wouldn’t catch a cold? Today, the advice might be: Remember your cell phone.

Amazon.com Feeds Impulse Shopping Frenzy with iPhone App (PC World)

PC World - Just in time for the busy holiday shopping season, Amazon.com has released an iPhone App that gives users a direct portal to the Website without the Safari middleman. After you sign into your account, the Amazon App lets you search, buy items with a single click, access your wish list and account information, and basically do everything the regular website offers.