Year: 2008

The current economic crisis has a lot of people wondering where to put their money. The stock market is chaotic, some banks are wobbly and real estate, that old standby, is on a downward spiral. […]

  Interesting plan for Current TV.  In some ways Twitter makes more sense than traditional blogging. People will be able to share quick reactions.   Current TV is handing over feedback on the upcoming presidential […]

As you are probably aware, almost all commercial DVDs are embedded with software to prevent their being copied. That software, called “content scrambling system” (CSS), not only prevents users from duplicating their DVDs but also […]

On September 2, I wrote a first look about Google’s new Chrome browser. I gave it a mixed quick review but now I’ve had a chance to live with it for 10 days and I have […]

For 18 years Demo has been a place for start-up tech companies to strut their stuff to an audience of tech-insiders including venture capitalists, tech journalists and entrepreneurs. About 900 people are attending the show, […]

by Larry Magid   Move over Microsoft and Mozilla – Google has its own Web browser. In a couple of hours of testing I found it fast, but not always faster than the competition, and […]

By Larry Magid San Jose Mercury News September 1, 2008 ADLERSHOF, Germany — About 12 miles south of the center of Berlin, this district has a rich history of science, technology and innovation. But when […]

At the IFA show in Berlin the big story is “white goods” – the fact that the show, for the first time in its 84-year history, is mixing home appliances along with consumer electronics. The […]

by Larry Magid At the IFA show in Berlin the big story is “white goods” – the fact that the show, for the first time in its 84 year history is mixing home appliances along […]