Kids’ cell phones growing up fast
As more kids clamor for mobile phones, wireless carriers have figured out what those young customers don't want: phones that look like toys. They would rather have something sleek like...
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Fertile ground for magazines
Final print copies of InfoWorld, a 29-year-old weekly computer magazine, were shipped to subscribers last week. Death was attributed to plummeting print revenues and declining readership. "There's no guarantee anymore...
Cheating a real problem in Club Penguin’s virtual world
With all the qualms parents have about the Internet, from worrying about sexual predators to whether their kids spend too much time online, here's another one: It can teach them...
The boys are back in town
MORNING Saturdays are for being childish, an occasional challenge in winter with a let's-keep-moving preschooler to entertain. Yet there are plenty of fun-filled activities in Chicago's East Village and Wicker...
Channel 2 offers HDTV hotline for Super Bowl
Time is running out if you want to watch the Super Bowl on a high-definition television and you haven't made the purchase yet. Likewise, if you haven't contacted your cable...
Web site builds links to music connection
I can't get enough of VH1 Classic, a music channel buried so deep on my digital cable lineup (Channel 473) that I'm amazed I ever noticed it. But I did,...
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The Tribune's Eric Benderoff checks out the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, an annual feast for the senses. Practically anything you can plug in, turn on or activate...
Gates shows Vista system
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates highlighted the "connected experiences" features of the Windows Vista operating software and showcased a new product for the home that holds "terabytes" of storage in a...
Combo player a win for consumers
LG Electronics officially announced Sunday morning one of the worst kept secrets of this year's Consumer Electronics Show. The company's BH100 will play both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs, the...
Gates announcing Ford partnership
Trying to thwart the dominance of Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod as an accessory for the car, Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates is expected to announce a new partnership with Ford...