US scientists have developed a microfibre fabric that generates its own electricity, making enough current to recharge a mobile phone or ensure that a small MP3 music player never runs out of power.
Sometimes, it's not easy to leave the Googleplex. Even for the many millionaires among the search giant's pre-IPO employees, there's great appeal to a workplace that prizes creativity and rewards its employees -- of course, there's also the cachet of working at one of the hottest tech companies in the world, a virtual Shangri-La for the geek set.
Air travellers leaving the United Kingdom on Thursday faced the strictest security measures in years: iPods, mobile phones, laptops, and even books and magazines were no longer permitted as carry-on items.
A San Francisco start-up is promising faster, safer and smarter Web surfing -- but there's a catch.
In his upcoming role as Google's chief Internet evangelist, Vint Cerf says he'll act as a 'bumblebee,' transporting ideas among the company's worldwide laboratories.
We've all experienced that irritating feeling upon walking into a nearly empty restaurant, only to see little 'reserved' signs on the empty tables, and to be told by the matre d' that no tables are available even as other people enter and are escorted to their tables.
Mobile phone companies have seen the green bandwagon go by and are flinging themselves on it faster than you can say "lazy, greenwash-spewing me-too merchants" but in the pantheon of would-be eco-friendly mobile makers, Nokia is coming up with some of the best and worst ideas on the market.
I can't say I ever thought a laptop was too heavy or bulky or genuinely inconvenient because I couldn't effortlessly slide one into an unpadded manila envelope.
Near field communications -- or NFC -- may sound like another dull mobile acronym. However, the reality is a smooth system that will delight the lazy and impatient.
US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.
At some stage, many people will find themselves asking why they left that great little job to take a turn in the management ranks. Let's take a few minutes to consider how you can avoid becoming a member of this group.
On the last day of JavaOne, the Sun vice president shares exotic uses of the software, like dancing robots and underwater exploration vehicles.
In 10 years almost everything will be tagged, say the experts. So what are these little chips that are soon to be so pervasive, and how will they take over your business?
Radio frequency identification has the potential to revolutionise supply chains of retailers the world over. However, for a 20-year-old technology, it still has significant teething problems.
The Konica Minolta Magicolor 4650DN goes a long way to reducing the gap between inkjet and laser colour handling. Overall the Magicolor was very easy to use, and the basic unit is great value for money.
Designed to be compact, the Evolution is suitable for a short inner-city commute or travel to meetings only.
Designed to carry 17-inch laptops, the sturdy Kensington Contour Roller combines suitcase-like construction with the organisation of a laptop bag.
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