http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. I felt desperate as I drove. My second trip to Starbucks in four hours; how pathetic was this? But I had to have a fix. Caffeine? Sure, I'd take some. But that wasn't what I really needed. I was there, again, as I would be again in 12 more hours, for the Internet access. http://www.physorg.com/news153598921.html Technology Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:25:24 EST news153598921 Most of us drive our cars to get from one place to another. Still there are those who enjoy getting underneath the hood and tinkering. It's basically the same with computers these days. There are many who enjoy messing around with the operating system and the hardware to do all kinds of interesting things. Yet most of us today simply want to use the computer to do something functional be it write a document, send e-mail or going online to find something. The computer today is pretty much like an appliance in that we use it to get a job done. http://www.physorg.com/news152987616.html Technology Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:34:28 EST news152987616 Buying electronics can be an awfully tough decision, especially in this economy where every dollar counts. With people cutting back on going out for entertainment, what's available around the house - such as the television, computer and video games - takes on added importance. http://www.physorg.com/news152987285.html Electronics Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:28:53 EST news152987285 Q. In December, I was contacted by 16 former colleagues and friends who had received "invitations" from me through Reunion.com, a Web site I had never visited. It was quite embarrassing, because the colleagues were at a level where I would not even be e-mailing them directly, let alone asking them to join me on some nonprofessional Web site. http://www.physorg.com/news152982384.html Technology Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:07:43 EST news152982384 I've been using a thumb-size gadget that is a riveting example of how the Internet has turned our vast planet into a small village. http://www.physorg.com/news152473252.html Electronics Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:41:55 EST news152473252 Q. I installed Windows on a new PC hard drive, but failed to activate the software with Microsoft's online service in the required time. Now, when I try to access music, Windows asks me if I want to activate. When I try to comply, Windows says it's already activated, then again prompts me to activate. What can I do to get around this annoying condition? http://www.physorg.com/news152387718.html Technology Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:55:45 EST news152387718 (PhysOrg.com) -- With the launch of President Obama's White House website, three days ago, there has been extensive use of YouTube videos on the site. As we all know Google now owns YouTube and tracks every visitor that lands on the YouTube website or plays a YouTube video. The same did hold true for anyone visiting the White House website, until now. http://www.physorg.com/news151936423.html Technology Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:34:10 EST news151936423 Maybe the Internet isn't just one massive predator preyground after all. Maybe our children are much safer in cyberspace than we thought. http://www.physorg.com/news151510052.html Technology Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:07:32 EST news151510052 Some friendly skies are about to become a Wi-Fi hot spot. http://www.physorg.com/news151175040.html Technology Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:04:00 EST news151175040 (PhysOrg.com) -- Originally, Moore`s Law described the number of transistors that can fit on an integrated circuit, which doubles approximately every 18 months. Now, a team of researchers from China has discovered that Moore`s Law can also describe the growth of the Internet. In a recent study, the researchers have predicted that the Internet will double in size every 5.32 years. http://www.physorg.com/news151162452.html Physics Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:34:12 EST news151162452 For most teenagers, privacy is important. They want to be able to go in their rooms, shut the door and close the world out. It's their safe place, a haven for them and their friends. http://www.physorg.com/news151059596.html Technology Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:59:56 EST news151059596 (PhysOrg.com) -- The world-wide economic indigestion has slightly impacted CES 2009 newcomer company demonstrations and gawker attendance. So, far Formula One Sponsors, (the big Kahunas) like Microsoft, ASUS, Hitachi, and Toshiba are in the tweaking, refining, perfecting and slimming mode. http://www.physorg.com/news150649786.html Electronics Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:09:46 EST news150649786 Samsung Electronics announced today at the Storage Visions 2009 Conference here that it has developed a 100 gigabyte (GB) solid state drive for use in servers for applications such as video on demand, streaming media content delivery, internet data centers, virtualization and on-line transaction processing. http://www.physorg.com/news150565368.html Electronics Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:42:48 EST news150565368 Adobe Systems and Intel today announced plans to collaborate on the development to port and optimize Adobe Flash technology for the Intel Media Processor CE 3100. This effort is expected to provide consumers with richer and more seamless Web-based and video viewing experiences through advanced Intel-based cable set-top boxes, Blu-ray Disc players, digital TVs and retail connected AV devices. http://www.physorg.com/news150389447.html Technology Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:50:47 EST news150389447 Microsoft Corp.'s Internet browser lost a notable number of users during the last half of 2008, according to recently published data, a trend that underscores the growing competition in a market long dominated by the software giant. http://www.physorg.com/news150295585.html Technology Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:46:25 EST news150295585 Verismo's VuNow is an affordable solution for video lovers that sends free internet video content directly to your Television set. VuNow only takes a minute to connect, just plug in the AC power, connect your A/V or HDMI cable, and connect your home network via Ethernet or an optional wireless adapter. http://www.physorg.com/news149947539.html Electronics Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:05:39 EST news149947539 Independent security researchers in California and researchers at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in the Netherlands, EPFL in Switzerland, and Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands have found a weakness in the Internet digital certificate infrastructure that allows attackers to forge certificates that are fully trusted by all commonly used web browsers. http://www.physorg.com/news149860866.html Technology Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:01:06 EST news149860866 (PhysOrg.com) -- Most of the knowledge and services potentially available on the worldwide web can`t be accessed through browsers and websites. A new European research project has devised a smart toolkit that unlocks and links the web`s hidden resources. http://www.physorg.com/news149345949.html Technology Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:59:09 EST news149345949