Taking their cue from a recently-unearthed Apple Inc. patent application which some tech insiders deduced shows the hardware platform for a future “Tablet PC” MacBook, other observers are predicting that the company will release a large-screen (7 in. to 9 in. diagonal LCD) iPod Touch as early as next fall. Adding fuel to the fires [...]

With the global economy in turmoil and the weather (at least in North America) following suit, this holiday season seems like an even risker time that usual to stick one’s neck out and make predictions for the coming year. But there are those who just can’t resist. And, of course, there are always some trends [...]

As reported last fall on TLP, Australian regulators are preparing to instutite national Internet filtering. And many Australians, including civil-rights activists, engineers, Internet providers and politicians from opposition parties, are increasing their protests against the plan. Hundreds of free-speech supporters rallied in each of Australian’s state capitals in recent weeks to protest the plan, which [...]

A leading European Community security organization had ended 2008 with a prediction that cyber crime will soon cause at least as much economic havoc as the current global financial crisis, if left unchecked. Kilian Strauss, of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) told Reuters news service, “These criminals, they outsmart us ten, [...]

A survey of year-end holiday advertising efforts and accompanying media coverage could convince anyone that PC gaming is dead and consoles rule the kingdom. Merchants were marketing consoles, their game titles and their increasingly sophisticated peripherals hard this season — not just to kids but to whole families, many of whom were pooling their gift [...]

Microsoft’s patent lawyers apparently apprenticed at the firm of Scrooge and Marley… A new MS patent application, published Christmas Day, outlines a plan to have ‘standard model’ PCs given away (or heavily subsidized) by service providers who would then charge for use of the computers based on usage time and features accessed by users. Sounds [...]

They’re little software app(lications), or programs, that add-onto your smartphone to make things you want to do on your phone easier. In some cases, they literally make things possible on your phone that weren’t before. Apple is a leader, at the moment, in the phone app market. It’s iPhone apps store lists more than 10,000 [...]

They’re big names in the tech world. You’ll probably recognise at least some of them, even if you aren’t involved in the high tech or financial sectors. Others you’ll know, literally, by the companies they keep… Rachel King of the Silicon Valley Insider, who keeps track of these things, has tabulated the Biggest Tech Losers [...]

It’s too late to order for delivery in time for Christmas, now, but if someone in your house already has, or is lucky enough to find a Sony Playstation 3 under the tree tomorrow, there’s a new accessory that will ease the playability issues they may have with the PS3 controller. XCM-USA.com has released its [...]

We’re giving this gift to all our readers at Christmas time but we hope it will bring you joy throughout 2009 — on whatever date your birthday comes up! So, without further ado, we commend your attention to the Day of Birth Web site, which is your gateway to a wealth of information on your [...]

SanDisk has announced that its 16 GB microSDHC and Memory Stick Micro (M2) mobile memory cards — the world’s largest-capacity removable storage cards currently available for mobile phones — are now available in Canada. Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores are the first major retail outlets in Canada to carry the 16 GB cards. [...]

Like many businesses and virtually all government agencies, TECHLife Post will be operating on a reduced schedule over the Christmas and New Years holidays. While most of our regular contributors, including staff writers and columnists, will be on vacation from December 24, 2008, to January 4, 2009, a skeleton crew will “keep the ship on [...]