post-gazette.com - Technology http://www.post-gazette.com/ Technology articles and blog entries from TechMan en-us Copyright 2010, post-gazette.com. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:32:09 -0500 15 post-gazette.com http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 Facebook Helps Social Start-Ups Gain Users http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042629-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml AUSTIN, Tex. -- The only thing more challenging than deciphering the names of all the social-minded Web sites battling for attention at the South by Southwest technology conference here -- Brizzly, Vicarious.ly, Stalqer, Quora and so forth -- would be the chore of signing up for each one individually. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 Netflix Cancels Contest After Concerns Are Raised About Privacy http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042630-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml Netflix's $1 million contest for the best method to improve its movie recommendations was such a research and business hit that, when the winners were declared last September, the company immediately announced plans for another one. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 3-pointers in 3-D may be coming to theater near you http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10071/1042200-67.stm?cmpid=tech.xml Think a wrinkled bracket and a college sweatshirt are all you need to get the full March Madness experience? Pretty soon, you'll also need a bag of popcorn and a pair of goofy glasses. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Wee Mousie, Fear Not A Touch PC http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1042005-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml Blame "Minority Report." Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 Lights, Sirens and a Dash Wired With Distractions http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1042006-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml They are the most wired vehicles on the road, with dashboard computers, sophisticated radios, navigation systems and cellphones. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 Tricks to Keep Your Device's Battery Going and Going http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1042007-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml If you're a recent convert to smartphones, you're probably still discovering all the amazing things that your new BlackBerry, Android phone or iPhone can do. But one thing you most likely found out right away: the more you do, the shorter your phone's battery lasts. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 Putting All Your Conversations on the Small Screen http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1042008-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml One curse of the digital age is the need to manage multiple continuing conversations -- be they via Facebook, Twitter, e-mail, instant messages or text-messaging on your cellphone. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 Game Daze: 'Battlefield: Bad Company 2' http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041801-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml Video game review Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Web searches for doctors can be complicated by conjecture, and misleading information http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041397-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml Need to find a hotel in Starkville, Miss.? Find one with confidence at TripAdvisor.com, or any number of online websites. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500