Lifehacker - Daily news roundup
- Microsoft expands browser testing [BBC]
"Microsoft is offering free phone support to consumers who test a new version of its Internet Explorer browser."
- For Sun Microsystems, a Leader With Little Taste for Convention [NYT]
"Jonathan Schwartz says his belief that progress is made by the unconventional is reflected in his home, his company and his ideals."
- Robot legs could give Japan's elderly a lift [Reuters]
"A two-legged robot being developed by Japanese scientists could one day carry the elderly and handicapped up stairs or inclines."
- Hit series "Lost" inspires a global online game [Reuters]
"More than 20 broadcasters around the world are uniting to run an interactive game based on the hit TV series "Lost," planting clues on different media formats to help solve a cryptic worldwide mystery."
- Seagate to Unveil 750-Gigabyte Hard Drives [AP]
"Seagate Technology LLC is beefing up the capacity of its hard disk drives to a whopping 750 gigabytes, offering consumers of digital media more storage for their computers than ever before."
- Ford to promote green investments to consumers [Reuters]
"Ford Motor Co. said it will give consumers concerned about harmful greenhouse emissions an opportunity to invest in clean energy projects via a new Web Site that will calculate suggested investments based on the amount of carbon dioxide produced while driving."
- World's digital divide is narrowing: study [Reuters]
"The digital divide is narrowing as citizens in emerging markets get online via computers and mobile phones, with some regions now on a par with developed nations, a ranking of Web-savvy nations showed on Wednesday."
- Microsoft Complains Rivals Get 'Free Ride' [AP]
"Microsoft Corp. complained Wednesday that the European Commission had forced it to hand over trade secrets to rivals, effectively giving them a "free ride" on the work the software maker did to acquire new customers and develop new technologies."
- Disney-ABC exec says online offerings fight piracy [Reuters]
"The ABC television network's decision to sell its content online, while angering affiliates, was aimed at preventing piracy from eroding the broadcasting business, a senior network executive said on Tuesday."
- New TiVo boxes let users record two shows at once [Reuters]
"TiVo Inc. said on Tuesday it will start to sell digital video recorders with dual tuners that allow users to record two television programs simultaneously."
