http://www.ajc.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 dzehr@statesman.com 2009-01-09T11:55:11-05:00 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." Dell hasn’t rolled out a smart phone yet, but it’s working with a wireless carrier to subsidize one of its small laptops instead. The company said today it will sell one of its mini-notebook computers for $99 — after a... http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2009/01/09/dell_offers_mininotebook_for_9.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Dell hasn’t rolled out a smart phone yet, but it’s working with a wireless carrier to subsidize one of its small laptops instead. The company said today it will sell one of its mini-notebook computers for $99 — after a... 9947703@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2009-01-09T11:55:11-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2009/01/08/dell_joins_the_ces_hoopla_with.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in (Updated: Adds information about sneak preview of Adamo, Dell’s new thin and light notebook PC.) The Consumer Electronics Show is underway in Las Vegas, and every consumer electronics company worth its salt has something to show for it. Dell put... 9922703@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2009-01-08T13:10:38-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/11/21/end_of_the_virtual_world_for_g_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Google is giving up on its virtual world project, shuttering its not-so-lively site called Lively at the end of this year, the company announced. The short-lived virtual world, where users could create animated avatars like the sad little guy on... 8996303@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-11-21T13:00:32-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/11/17/yahoo_founder_yang_out_as_ceo_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in From the As-the-Yahoo-turns department, the Internet giant just announced that it has begun searching for a CEO to replace founder Jerry Yang. Yahoo, of course, has been fraught with troubles and suffering from shareholder angst since its on-again, off-again, gone-for-good... 8894203@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-11-17T20:14:33-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/11/17/ibm_and_cray_take_fastest_supe.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Roadrunner is still the fastest animal in the supercomputing world, but Jaguar is nipping at its heels. IBM’s Roadrunner system kept its hold on the No. 1 spot on the latest Top500.org list of the world’s fastest supercomputers. Cray’s XT5... 8874103@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ Texas 2008-11-17T09:31:51-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/11/12/prognosis_for_pc_sales_grim.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in It’s getting ugly out there for personal computer makers. The current recession has sparked “rapid, seismic changes in consumer behavior” that have made this holiday season “the most difficult climate we’ve ever seen,” Best Buy CEO Brad Anderson said today.... 8774903@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-11-12T11:43:40-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/10/31/internet_sales_in_the_dumps_to_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Not even the mighty Internet is immune from this economic downturn. It’s easy to see that consumers are spending less when your neighborhood store closes or marks goods down to fire-sale prices. It’s less obvious on the Internet. New numbers... 8456803@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-10-31T12:25:36-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/10/30/dell_launches_new_site_for_the.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in The holiday season will bring millions of people to retail stores in search of new computers, but Dell is getting ready for millions of shoppers who want to buy online, too. The computer maker rolled out a new Web page... 8419803@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-10-30T11:05:29-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/10/28/google_deal_could_change_books.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in In another major step toward changing the idea of books as we know them, Google Inc. has reached an agreement with publishers and authors to scan millions of books and post them on the Internet for users to read, download... 8355503@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-10-28T12:48:25-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/10/17/michael_dell_chief_blogging_of.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in A couple years ago, Michael Dell urged his company to expand its presence on blogs and other social media. Now, he’s joining the fray. Dell opened up a new company blog today with its first entry, offering tips on... 8088203@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-10-17T14:10:09-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/10/08/dell_got_a_nibble_from_craigsl.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Michael Dell can be a pretty good salesman, but he doesn’t get ‘em all. Craig Newmark, the guy who put the Craig in Craigslist, met Dell at a meeting recently. In an interview today, Newmark recounted a snippet of... 7867403@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-10-08T18:44:39-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/10/07/amd_spins_off_manufacturing_op.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is spinning off its semiconductor manufacturing operations, teaming up with an Abu Dhabi high-tech investment firm to create a new company that will take over its factories and related operations in Austin and elsewhere. In a... 7809303@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-10-07T06:24:39-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/10/06/ebay_adds_businesses_cuts_jobs.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in It must have been a busy weekend over at eBay Inc. Early Monday morning, the online auctioneer announced it is buying two companies that will further its push into the online advertising and payments business. At the same time, the... 7793903@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-10-06T13:17:09-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/10/02/sony_unveils_digital_book_with.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Hoping to stir the sleepy electronic book market and steal some of the spotlight from Amazon.com’s Kindle, Sony Electronics is unveiling its latest Reader Digital Book this evening in New York. Sony’s PRS-700, shipping to retailers this month and... 7722703@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-10-02T18:01:00-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2008/09/30/dell_loading_iron_man_on_pcs.html?cxntfid=blogs_plugged_in Dell has started selling computers preloaded with this summer’s blockbuster, Iron Man, the first in what it expects to turn into a broad array of movie offerings for customers. The company said it eventually will offer a range of... 7655803@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/ 2008-09-30T13:18:03-05:00