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• Tweeting Washer: What's Old Is New

  Make: reports that an enterprising hacker named Ryan Rose has modified a washing machine to post to Twitter when a load is finished (read its very uninteresting tweets here.) Sorry Ryan. It's cool, but it's not new. Back in 1995,...

  

  

• Why Randall Stross and the New York Times Don't Get Wireless

  This Sunday, New York Times business columnist Randall Stross devoted his column to dissing the U.S wireless industry for doubling the cost of text messages to consumers to 20 cents from 10 cents. But what really got Stross lathered was...

  

  

• Cracks Emerge in a Web Security Scheme

  Like many computer security threats, a new weakness in Web commerce emerged today from the grass roots. Researchers said Dec. 30 they?d used 200 PlayStation 3 video game consoles to defeat a Web security mechanism in three days of computing...

  

  

• FCC's Martin Drops Porn Filtering Idea

  Even though Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin is leaving in a matter of weeks, he still hopes to push through a major policy decision he's been backing for months: One that would create a nationwide free wireless broadband network for use by all.

  

  

• iPhone nano Case Unveiled... Where's the iPhone nano?

  Rumors that Apple is about to introduce an iPhone nano continue to swirl. And they've gained some heft after one accessories manufacturer has actually started to sell cases for the yet-to-be-announced device.

  

  

• HP's MediaSmart Server: Second Time's the Charm

  By launching a second version of its MediaSmart Windows Home Server, Hewlett-Packard gets my award for persistence in the face of adversity. I gave the original server a favorable review when it launched in late 2007. What neither I nor...

  

  

• Warner Music Retreats From YouTube

  Warner Music's Edgar Bronfman Jr. attributes his success in part to his focus on acquiring and developing new talent. Now he is threatening to stifle the exposure of these artists by shutting down one of the most popular venues for music buyers looking to discover new music.

  

  

• T-Mobile G2 In the Works?

  There's talk that HTC, the maker of the T-Mobile G1, the first phone based on software developed by a consortium of companies lead by Google, is at it again: The company is within months of releasing a new version of its first device.

  

  

• Microsoft Executive Says What Everyone Else Seems To Be Thinking About Windows 7

  "The biggest news is that it will fulfill all the promises of Vista," says Microsoft server chief Bob Muglia.

  

  

• Samsung to Introduce Android Phone in Q2

  According to this story this morning, Samsung will launch a phone based on Android, the software developed by companies including Google, in a matter of months. The phone will become available in North America the second quarter of 2009 from Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA, which currently offers the only Android phone available in the U.S., the G1. The story implies the phone may look similar to Samsung Instinct.