nyt-gadget-blog.gifThe New York Times (NYT) is taking on the likes of AOL's (TWX) Engadget and Gawker Media's Gizmodo with a new gadget-focused blog, Gadgetwise. Like its tech-focused sibling Bits, Gadgetwise reads smart. And assuming it stays fresh, it will keep near-top placement in our RSS reader.
Apparently, escaping from Guantánamo Bay is not quite as easy as Harold and Kumar made it seem. As the NYT points out, the prison still harbors terrorists that the government claims are highly trained and resourceful—including at least one detainee that was taught how make detonators out of old SEGA cartridges. In all likelihood, the individual they were referring to was Hassan Bin Attash—a teenage detainee that human rights organizations believe was tortured before doing time in Gitmo. It's just like stuffing an NES into a cartridge—only more scary and depressing. [NYT via DasGamer via Kotaku]
NEW YORK -- The United States has ended the war in Iraq and indicted President George W. Bush on treason charges, The New York Times reported Tuesday. OK, well not really.
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Announced a couple days ago at the BlackBerry Developers Conference, BlackBerry Web Signals drops customizable push content on your phone from most news sources under the sun: New York Times, Fox News, Reuters, Accuweather and more. Once you're set up, Web Signals will push news straight to your BlackBerry—since you know, news the economy is actually in great shape could arrive at any minute. [BlackBerry via BGR]
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Vikram Pandit, the Indian-American CEO of Citigroup, could well be on his way out as the banking giant is looking at various options, including his sacking, to infuse confidence among its investors and tide over the worst-ever crisis it is facing, a media report here said Saturday.
New York, Nov 22 (IANS) Vikram Pandit, the Indian-American CEO of Citigroup, could well be on his way out as the banking giant is looking at various options, including his sacking, to infuse confidence among its investors and tide over the worst-ever crisis it is facing, a media report here said Saturday.
News.cnet.com writes: "It's a clear sign of the continuing evolution of video games when hot titles splurge on big mainstream media ads. The most shocking example we've seen recently has been Tuesday's Election Day New York Times, where Fallout 3 was featured in a full-color, full-page ad (see below), taking up the coveted back cover spot of the paper's "A" section."
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According to the New York Times, a group of security researchers have found what they call a "serious flaw" in the Android software that runs T-Mobile's G1 Google phone.
(Reuters) - Internet search and advertising leader Google Inc is increasingly looking at the energy sector as a potential business opportunity, the New York Times reported.
According to the New York Times, a group of security researchers have found what they call a "serious flaw" in the Android software that runs T-Mobile's G1 Google phone.
ZURICH, Nov 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. probe into whether Switzerland's UBS illegally helped wealthy Americans dodge taxes is targeting senior and mid-level executives and could result in one or more indictments, the New York Times reported.
ZURICH, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice has expanded its criminal investigation into foreign banks which sell offshore private banking services to include Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and HSBC Holdings (HSBA.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the New York Times said, citing people briefed on the matter.
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The NYT travel section calls Boston a town for science lovers. "If you're the kind of person whose idea of fun is probing the structure of DNA or designing a faster toy bobsled, Boston is an inspiring place to spend a few days." Some places to put on your itinerary are the MIT Museum, the Boston Museum of Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, and various museums of Harvard University. And, if you just want to chill geek-style, there are plenty of bars and restaurants, like MIT hangout and Chinese restaurant Mary Chung, that are "packed with nerds," says Eran Egozy, co-founder of Harmonix Music Systems, the video game developer Rock Band and Guitar Hero.
IconAn interesting NYT Bits blog entry covers Opera's mobile browser. Buried in the middle of the article is this quote: "Opera's engineers have developed a version of Opera Mini that can run on an Apple iPhone, but Apple won't let the company release it because it competes with Apple's own Safari browser." It also talks about Opera on the Wii and browsers in cars. A good read. My Take: But back to the iPhone. As tempted as I am to just shrug it off, since Apple is free to run its App Store any way it pleases, as an enthusiastic iPhone user, I think Apple is shooting itself in the foot here, as it is with all the "competitive" apps being rejected. Apple does stand to lose some Google revenue by letting people use other browsers, but they have much more to gain by unleashing the creativity of the developer community and giving them the fre
blackberry-bold.jpgThe NYT's David Pogue weighs in on RIM's attempts to keep pace with the iPhone. He loves the too-expensive Bold and harrumphs about the flaws in the cheaper Flip. The BlackBerry vs. iPhone score, meanwhile, remains the same:
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