post-gazette.com - Technology http://www.post-gazette.com/ Technology articles and blog entries from TechMan en-us Copyright 2010, post-gazette.com. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:02:36 -0500 15 post-gazette.com http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 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 Google's Computer Might Betters Translation Tool http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041323-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- In a meeting at Google in 2004, the discussion turned to an e-mail message the company had received from a fan in South Korea. Sergey Brin, a Google founder, ran the message through an automatic translation service that the company had licensed. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 France Télécom Needs 'Radical Change' After Suicides, Report Says http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041324-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml PARIS -- France Télécom's new management must move quickly "to take charge and encourage radical change" if it is to put an end to a suicide crisis, according to a study commissioned by the company. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 How Pandora Slipped Past the Junkyard http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041325-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml OAKLAND, Calif. -- Tim Westergren recently sat in a Las Vegas penthouse suite, a glass of red wine in one hand and a truffle-infused Kobe beef burger in the other, courtesy of the investment bankers who were throwing a party to court him. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 Microsoft Gives Rival Browsers a Lift http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041326-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml PARIS -- Rivals of Microsoft's market-leading Web browser have attracted a flurry of interest since the company, fulfilling a regulatory requirement, started making it easier for European users of its Windows operating system to switch. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 Strangers in the Net, Exchanging Glances http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041327-96.stm?cmpid=tech.xml ARE social networking sites bringing us together, or only fake bringing us together? Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500