Official rain check program at GameStop/EB Games for Nintendo Wii clarified

If you’re in the market for a Nintendo Wii this holiday season there’s a good chance you’re going crazy trying to find one in stock, so the recently announced official Nintendo Wii rain check program might have caught your eye.
A few more details about the program have come out so please pay close attention if [...]

Benchmark comparisons: Parallels versus VMWare Fusion

Like some of you, I use a Mac and a PC off and on throughout the day. That’s easy when I’m in the office and have a few different computers around me (I am a geek, after all) but when I’m traveling or when I’m working from home I don’t want to have to carry [...]

Nanowire battery technology holds 10 times the charge of Li-ion, could be in production soon

Researchers at Stanford have been able to successfully use silicon nanowires to create a battery that could potentially be used in place of lithium-ion batteries in things such as MP3 players, mobile phones, video cameras, laptops, etc.
What’s the big deal?
Most rechargeable batteries contain lithium-ion, storing electricity as it absorbs positively charged lithium atoms. This works [...]

Nokia officially releases OS2008 to update older Internet tablets

Previously only in beta form, Nokia has officially released OS2008, the version of their Linux-based operating system on their new N810, for their other Internet tablets.
What’s different aside from the updated UI (user interface) and bug fixes?

Mozilla-based web browser replaces Opera
CPU speed increase from 320MHz to 400MHz for N800 users
Flash 9 player
FM radio software
Improved [...]