By Andrew Liszewski The first thing you probably said to yourself after seeing the MotKey was, “Wait a minute, didn’t LaCie already release a key-shaped USB flash drive?” And the answer to that of course would be yes . But LaCie’s keys feature slimmer form factors, stainless...

Sometimes tips come in that seem too good to be true. Take today, for example. I got a tip that Bill Gates’ new site, The Gates Notes , was running on a Linux-powered server. This would be ironic since Gates is of course the founder of Microsoft, which is Linux’s biggest competitor in the...

When Google launched its own DNS service last month, one of the main stated goals behind the project was speed. The problem is that most Internet users have no idea what a DNS server is, let alone how to configure one, or test how fast it is. But one Googler has taken it upon himself to create an easy...

For some time now, Google Chrome has been working with a number of extensions — but unofficially. That’s about to change in a big way, maybe as soon as tomorrow. And some digging through backchannel chatter reveals some of Google’s intentions here. As first spotted by DownloadSquad earlier...

Google’s browser now has an extension to use the Web of Trust , a project that lets people rate the trustworthiness of Web sites and see how others have rated them. The open-source plug-in previously worked only with Firefox and Internet Explorer, but now a version is available for the new developer...

By David Ponce At 0.5cm, or 5 milimeters, or better yet for y’all non-metric readers, 0.2inches, the CZC 09 from ShenZhen Zichuang Technology claims to be the world’s thinnest. It also happens to be really light, at 750 grams. Feature-wise, you get “an ARM11 based CPU, 8.9 inch 1024*600...

Motorola is moving to make a comeback with new phones based on the Android operating system. Motorola unveiled its MOTOBLUR vision and its first device at the GigaOM Mobilize ‘09 Conference in San Francisco on Thursday. MOTOBLUR will debut on Motorola’s new 3G Android-powered device —...

Opera Software on Tuesday took the lid off its final version of Opera 10. The free, open-source browser works on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms and offers three key features it hopes will woo browser users. First, Opera 10 features Opera Turbo, a new compression technology that, when enabled, automatically...

Nokia has seemed determined recently to remind the world that it, not a certain Cupertino [Calif.] rival, is the world’s dominant handset maker. In the space of four days, the Finnish company, which accounts for 37 percent of global mobile-phone sales, announced plans for a netbook computer, unveiled...

With next weeks Nokia World Expo looming, the Booklet 3G, Nokia ’s product announcement are going full steam ahead with the new N900. First reports were that it was a phone similar to the N97, using the Linux based Maemo OS. Now its an internet tablet.   It will pack the ARM Cortex-A8 processor...

It used to be that if you had any sort of affinity for Macs, then there was a good chance you were a graphic artist, musician or niche computer fan. Today, the Mac is popular among an increasing number of users in a variety of work environments. Apple’s platform doesn’t look like it’ll...

Late Tuesday night, Google , the company that became a tech giant through search and advertising company, announced that it’s branching out into an unrelated direction, the operating system business. It will release next year the Chrome OS , a free competitor to Microsoft’s Windows operating...