Daily Tidbits: China's Web users match total U.S. citizens
China's Web usage has grown significantly over the past year and now 298 million Chinese citizens are online.
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Control your TiVo via text message with Kwiry
Kwiry adds TiVo control to its suite of SMS-based services, which already includes Yelp, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, and Netflix.
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Want to eliminate Psystar? License Mac OS X
Apple is still battling the maker of a computer using its operating system. Might its conflict be resolved if it simply dumps the lawsuits in favor of a licensing plan?
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HP focuses on patent quality, IBM on quantity
Big Blue leads the planet in patent grants each year, but perhaps it should follow Hewlett-Packard's lead in focusing on the quality of patents sought.
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Sirius' on-again, off-again signal problems
Are your satellite radio signals not as strong as they used to be? Are service interruptions becoming more frequent? If so, you're not alone.
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Nortel files for bankruptcy
Telecommunications equipment maker seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the current economic crisis exacerbates the troubled company's problems.
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Facebook opens up its markup language (sort of)
The social network's language now accepts custom tags, but until it actually opens the code, it is crippling its own ambition to be the Web's dominant social platform.
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Buyer beware: Solid-state drive prices vary--a lot
The solid-state drive has arrived, but its prices are all over the map. Usually, but not always, higher-price SSDs use better controllers and larger cache memory.
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Report: Oracle cuts workforce by 500
The company has made staff cuts in its North American sales and consulting areas, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
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New browsing apps available for the iPhone
The App Store is now open to a number of Safari-based Web-browsing applications, previously deemed by Apple to be "duplicating functionality."
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A storied role for technology at Sundance
The festival has always showcased cinematic innovation. This year is no different, with experimental films, cutting-edge art installations, and forums about the rapidly shifting media landscape.
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Sundance Film Festival, starring...the environment
Redford's indie film fest saw a huge spike in submissions for environmental documentaries. Those screening this year cover topics ranging from dirt to overfishing to no-net-impact lifestyles.
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Tapping the Earth for home heating and cooling
Geothermal energy, or ground-source heat pumps, which use the earth as a heat sink are getting more interest as people look to cut the cord on fossil fuels.
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Prevent snoops from recovering your erased files
When you delete a file, you're not really removing the information. Two free programs--Eraser and SDelete--take very different approaches to secure file deletion.
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Why Google should make room for raccoon recipes
Google's Marisa Mayer declares at Crunchies that more people are now googling for recipes than restaurants. Here's why Google shouldn't forget raccoons' fine taste.
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Blockbuster to offer video downloads
Movie rental chain announces partnership to offer instant access to its video library through various home and portable devices.
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Google to launch reseller program for Apps
The new program will allow partners to resell Google Apps together with bundled services, opening up the SaaS platform for new markets.
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Battery maker Boston-Power fills coffers to expand
The lithium ion battery maker gets $55 million in a Series D round to accelerate move from laptop batteries into transportation and utility energy storage.
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Piracy prompts iPhone developer to put ads in game
A developer of an iPhone game says piracy is threatening Apple's iPhone Apps Store business.
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My latest puzzle love: KenKen
Sayonara, Sudoku. For a better-rounded puzzle that includes not just logic, but math, too, try KenKen. It's probably even good for you.
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