Friday July 30, 2010

Michigan Living is now news and information from Michigan sources.

   Technology (Detroit News)
Review: 'DarkStar One: Broken Alliance' needs fixing up
]]>"DarkStar One" is not as simple as, say, "Asteroids," but it's pared down and lacks polish. Nothing comes easy in "Dragon Quest IX," and it's that challenge that keeps you coming back.

Amazon CEO hopes new Kindles stoke sales
]]>Seattle -- Jeff Bezos isn't just confident you'll want a Kindle e-book reader. The CEO of Amazon.com is bracing for a future in which you'll also want ones for your kid heading to college, your spouse in a book club and perhaps even Grandpa.

Smartphone app gives visitors a personal look inside Ford House
]]>Starting Thursday, visitors to the historic Edsel & Eleanor Ford House on Lake Shore Drive in Grosse Pointe Shores can use a new mobile application while touring the house and grounds.

Judge sets aside judgment against eBay
A federal judge today set aside a default judgment against online auction giant eBay over the company's practice of forcing sellers to use PayPal.

Future game-makers test their skills at Ann Arbor summer camp
]]>Remember this: In a world where computers run everything, nerds rule.

'Dragon Quest IX' is an old-school delight
]]>"Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies" is a complete throwback to classic sword-and-sorcery RPGs like "Wizardry" and "Ultima." And it's delightful.

New government rules allow unapproved iPhone apps
Washington -- Owners of the iPhone will be able to legally break electronic locks on their devices in order to download software applications that haven't been approved by Apple Inc., according to new government rules announced Monday.

Credit card hackers make themselves at home at hotels
]]>A study released this year by SpiderLabs, a part of the data-security consulting company Trustwave, found that 38 percent of the credit card hacking cases last year involved the hotel industry.

FCC, public safety at odds over broadband plan
WASHINGTON -- Two years ago, the Federal Communications Commission stumbled as it tried to create a nationwide wireless broadband network for police officers, firefighters and emergency medical workers, delaying the construction of what everyone agrees is an urgently needed system.

   Technology (CNN)
New phones are too big for pockets
Something weird is happening to mobile phones: After shrinking from enormous Zack Morris proportions in the '80s and '90s, they're getting bigger again.


The KIN phone is dead -- 'buy now!'
At the end of June, after much hype and a major mass-media ad campaign, Microsoft pulled the plug on KIN, its family of semi-smartphones.


At $139, is the new Kindle 'cheap?'
Prices in consumer electronics tend to fluctuate wildly.


Facebook wants you to ask Questions
Facebook has begun the rollout of a new feature, Facebook Questions, which will allow users to get answers to their queries from the entire Facebook community.


   Christian Science Monitor
House details 13 violations against Rep. Charles Rangel

The 13 charges against Rep. Charles Rangel include allegedly failing to report $600,000 in income and improper fundraising for the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service.




Internet gaming in the US: If it were legal, what would be the effects?




Unemployment extension 101: how health care is affected

Congress excluded a subsidy for 'COBRA' from the unemployment-benefits extension. As of June 1, thousands of unemployed face higher insurance costs.




Bush tax cuts: Will the economy suffer if they expire?

Many Republican and Democratic lawmakers say the economy is still too fragile to let the Bush tax cuts expire this year. President Obama, however, pledged to end tax cuts for anyone earning $250,000 or more.




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