http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Stay plugged in to technology news. Cox staffers across the country and around the globe bring you breaking tech news and other high-tech tidbits and explain what it all means to you and your community -- 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Only with "Plugged In." en-us bkeefe@coxnews.com 2008-07-23T15:51:04-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Stay plugged in to technology news. Cox staffers across the country and around the globe bring you breaking tech news and other high-tech tidbits and explain what it all means to you and your community -- 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Only with "Plugged In." First there was Wikipedia, now there’s Knol. Google just opened its own encyclopedia-like online site for user-generated content, which it is calling Knol (a unit of knowledge, as it explains). Just like with Wikipedia, Knol lets users work together in... http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/07/23/what_do_you_knol_googles_newes.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in First there was Wikipedia, now there’s Knol. Google just opened its own encyclopedia-like online site for user-generated content, which it is calling Knol (a unit of knowledge, as it explains). Just like with Wikipedia, Knol lets users work together in... 5466003@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-07-23T15:51:04-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/07/21/icahn_on_board_at_yahoo_but_st.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Yahoo Inc. is giving in to Carl Icahn, granting him three seats on its board of directors in an attempt to appease the incendiary investor and snuffing out at least some of the fireworks at its upcoming annual meeting. In... 5395303@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-07-21T14:26:17-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/07/18/new_amd_chief_sees_clear_path.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in On Thursday, the day he was named chief executive of Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Dirk Meyer wore jeans and cowboy boots to work. It’s his usual office attire, unless he’s traveling or at a formal meeting. The casual attire fits... 5357103@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-07-18T17:37:08-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/07/17/amd_replaces_its_chief_executi.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has replaced Hector Ruiz as chief executive, naming Dirk Meyer to succeed him. Ruiz will remain chairman. The announcement came as AMD reported its seventh quarterly loss in a row, including a per-share loss that... 5329303@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-07-17T17:21:27-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/07/16/pc_shipments_stay_strong_top_v.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Worldwide PC shipments in the second quarter increased 16 percent over the same period last year, to almost 71.9 million units, according to Gartner Inc., a technology research firm. Dell recorded a second consecutive quarter of faster shipment growth than... 5298903@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-07-16T16:44:37-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/07/16/downloads_of_iphone_3g_applica.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Downloads for the 3G Apple iPhone topped 10 million in the first weekend. Users are doing multiple downloads, probably because there are 200 free applications on the iTunes site where there’s a list of the top mobile programs. There are... 5298203@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-07-16T16:19:30-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/07/16/texas_gunnin_for_video_games.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in LOS ANGELES - Speaking at the E3 video game industry conference here today, Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he will seek new state incentives to try and recruit more gaming companies to the Lone Star State. Perry wasn’t specific, but... 5296603@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-07-16T15:36:24-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/07/15/research_firm_five_companies_m.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Technology disposal and recycling is growing into a huge business. But the industry is still quite fragmented, and the process different firms use to dispose of a company’s old equipment is far from consistent. IDC hopes to inject a... 5262903@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-07-15T13:23:36-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/07/15/intel_unveils_new_chips.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Intel Corp. unveiled a new lineup of laptop chips Monday night that it claims are faster, better and use less power than anything on the market. The five new Centrino Core 2 Duo processors help put Intel further ahead of... 5249603@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-07-15T03:30:25-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/07/14/dell_to_spruce_up_its_corporat.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Dell is planning to add a bit more style and a few new technologies to its line of business notebooks. A recent peek at the new Latitude laptops showed a black, textured exterior, an edgier shape and a logo... 5244903@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-07-14T18:05:13-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/07/14/apple_sells_1_million_3g_iphon.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Apple sold 1 million 3G iPhones in its first three days, the company says. Not bad considering it took 74 days to reach that total in the iPhone’s initial rollout. Then again it wasn’t sold in 21 countries the first... 5235603@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-07-14T13:46:37-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/07/11/not_everybody_loves_the_iphone.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in There’s always a naysayer, even with the much-hyped 3G iPhone. Mitch Wagner, in a blog on InformationWeek.com, said the new cell phone wasn’t a breakthrough device. He, as other reviewers have pointed out, complained that you’ll surf the Internet faster... 5195003@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-07-11T15:05:35-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/07/11/iphone_3g_delivers_on_muchhype.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Apple has solved the number-one gripe about last year’s iPhone — the speed. The 3G version is indeed faster to surf the Internet than the first iPhone. The company says it’s three times faster. I didn’t necessarily find it so.... 5189503@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-07-11T11:33:23-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/07/10/expect_a_longer_wait_in_line_f.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in More iPhone food for thought. If you’re planning to line up for the 8 a.m. launch tomorrow of the 3G iPhone, don’t expect a simply in-and-out procedure. To keep people from activating the phone on their own (remember, the young... 5174303@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-07-10T17:47:33-05:00 http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/07/09/the_iphone_rumor_mill_kicks_up.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in With the Apple 3G iPhone coming out Friday, there are rumors flying all over the blogosphere. Techcrunch.com is speculating that the Apple App Store, where users will be able to download cool applications for their new phone, will open ahead... 5145703@http://www.dailyadvance.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-07-09T17:24:42-05:00