Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:01:05 -0600 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:01:05 -0600 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/movies/How-Robert-Pattinson-Can-Really-Bite-You-70542802.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:16:12 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/New-Moon-Poster-Main.jpg
Beware, 'Twilight" fans: Hackers are trying to lure you in with malware that really sucks.

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This holiday season, you'll really need a smartphone to shop your best.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/Wargames_in_the_Age_of_Terrorism_Bay_Area.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:12:25 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/codmw2_640x480.jpg
4.7 million units of 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' were sold in the first 24 hours of its release, according to Activision.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/Geeks_Jam_Google_Bay_Area.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:49:14 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/KNTV_Geeks_Jam_Google_111609_78_mezzn_640x480.jpg
For several hours, you could hear a pin drop at Google's Mountain View, Calif. headquarters, as geeks from around the world worked to solve complex problems with computer code.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/NASA_s_Tweetup.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:56:34 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/KNSD_NASA_s_Tweetup_111609_25_mezzn_640x480.jpg
You can be a NASA groupie using Twitter today as a group of users participate in the NASA Tweetup tied to the launch of Atlantis.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/Barack-Obama-I-Dont-Use-Twitter-70201982.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:19:38 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*92/Obama+on+Blackberry2.jpg
In Shanghai, the president made a shocking admission: Those aren't his tweets.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/How-Music-Is-Stolen-In-2009-70193077.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:58:36 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/DECADE+REALITY+American+Idol.jpg
A group of online file-hosting services are using music theft to grow even bigger than Facebook. Here's how they're doing it.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Hot-Sexy-and-Green-on-Twitter-70163442.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:00:40 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/hotecowomenoftwitter.jpg
Check out the top ten hot eco-evangelistas on Twitter.

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As much as 94 percent of all e-mail is spam, and many of those messages are trying to steal your personal information.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/around-town/cars/Why_Do_We_Power_Our_Cars_With_Gas__Chicago.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:42:38 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/82825231_640x480.jpg
Vehicles can be powered a number of ways, but the world seems to be stuck on gasoline. Why? That's a Good Question.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/Dell-Introduces-an-iClone-69986507.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:19:44 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/dellmini3.jpg
The PC maker's new smartphone looks awfully familiar.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/Hot-Startups-Rocked-With-Lawsuit-Threat-69923697.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:06:14 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*80/3116296915_e00b3b4155_b.jpg
Zynga, Facebook and other players in social games could face a class-action suit.

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Lego has gone well beyond blocks and is now enrolling in the school of rock, while 27 gold medal events are being waged on the Wii.

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Exiting the courtroom, Silicon Valley's rival chipmakers get back to slugging each other in the market.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/The-Coolest-and-Creepiest-Thing-on-Facebook-69868102.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:24:50 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*94/79493977.jpg
A new Facebook app tags your photos. Cool, or disturbing?

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/around-town/shopping/Chicago-Speaker-Makers-Honored-in-Time-Mags-Top-50-Inventions-69870627.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:09:19 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/OrigAudio+p1.jpg
OrigAudio makes portable, eco-friendly speakers.

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Northwestern doc is about to become the first space surgeon.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/Twitter-Coming-To-A-Serious-Racial-Discussion-Near-You-69767662.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:48:45 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/kanyeaddE.jpg
The social networking site is exploding in popularity with the African American community.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/music/Grumpy-Old-Tweeters-69682377.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:00:02 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/steven+tyler+and+joe+perry-640.jpg
Aerosmith feud plays out on Twitter as an old man's musings spur a "twitcom." When did social media get invaded by cranky guys?

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/Gamers-Heed-the-Newest-Call-of-Duty-69708532.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:25:12 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/modernwarfare21.jpg
Checking out "Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," and why it could be the best seller ever.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/Pucker-Up-and-You-May-Be-Called-a-Duckface-69703272.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:25:43 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/duckface01.jpg
It seems to have become all the rage on popular networking sites such as Facebook and Twitpics: people posting pictures of themselves puckering up instead of smiling for the camera.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/celebrity/Levi-Johnston-Puts-Twitter-On-Notice-jw-69680212.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:20:11 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*80/826651722.jpg
More evidence that the drama in Wasilla is a story of "stupid is as stupid does."

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Jenn Van Grove explains what can go wrong when your boss, and his customers, don't like your tweets.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/Motorola-Phones-History-66929097.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:03:21 -0600 Motorola debuts its Droid phone , we look back at a history of the Schaumburg company's handheld devices.]]> http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/first_pic.jpg
As Droid launches, we look back at 36 years of Motorola phones.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/Will-Facebook-be-Less-Friendly-to-Scammers-jw-69410717.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:52:58 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*80/3116296915_e00b3b4155_b.jpg
Have you fallen prey to scams on social networks? Here's one possible scapegoat.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/Ex-Cisco-Star-the-Big-Loser-in-Skype-Battle-69392012.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:12:47 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*98/skypefounders.jpg
eBay and the founders of Skype have ended lawsuits that threatened the Internet phone service's multibillion-dollar spinoff.

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Alexandra Micuda waited outside a Verizon store in San Francisco since before 3 a.m. to get the store's very first Google Android phone.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/Twitter-Adds-Convenience-Features-to-Homepage-69379197.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:09:59 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/Phone+Tweets.jpg
In the week after rolling out the new Lists feature Twitter has announced a string of new improvements to their homepage, most of which offer users the convenience that they already find on many desktop and...

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/DJ_Hero_Worth_the_Scratch_Bay_Area.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:59:51 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/djhervid_640x480__165192.jpg
From DJ Hero to a fitness boot camp with Jillian Michaels, several new video games are about timing, dexterity and motion.

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DJ Hero and Jillian Michaels' fitness game require catlike reflexes.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/around-town/fashion/Wanna-Be-a-Hipster-Theres-an-App-for-That-jw-68938207.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:16:57 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/4068436757_5d3887ebdc_b.jpg
Are you tired of mocking hipsters yet? How about poseurs?

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/E-Books-Squabble-But-They-Dont-Sell-Out-68919992.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:53:51 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/ebook.jpg
A new lawsuit makes one wonder why there's such a frenzy over electronic readers.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/Stranger-Returns-Missing-Camera-68733157.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:20:05 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/20091102124417567-474433-17.jpg
A stranger's act of kindness reunites a woman with her father, who recently died.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/All-We-are-Saying-is-Give-Facebook-a-Chance-68712992.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:03:38 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*89/kissgalQ.jpg
Social network starts peace page. But can Facebook save the world?

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