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From a press release last week from Vudu, maker of my favorite set-top instant-movie box: “Extended Rental for $0.99: Starting immediately, the VUDU service will allow viewers to renew any standard definition video rental for just 99 cents within seven days of first viewing a film…the most generous rental renewal policy in the industry. The rental [...]

Visitors to Rome will no longer have to rely on their imagination to see the ancient city at its glorious peak. Just point TimeMachine, a new handheld gadget produced by Ducati Myers and the University of Bologna, at famous sites like the Colosseum and it automatically displays a 3D reconstruction of the building. The device is the first commercial application of the Rome Reborn project, an ongoing

Licensing costs could send the music discovery startup out of business

The digital refuseniks hit Napster - but that's not the whole story

When you come to TechBlog for your daily dose of all things geeky, you know its Web address as blogs.chron.com/techblog. But that's not really how you get here. As far as the machines that keep the Internet humming are concerned, the server that dishes out TechBlog is actually at 130.80.29.125, a unique Internet Protocol address. That series of numbers gets translated into the word-based address by the Domain Name System . That's because it's a lot easier for us stupid humans to remember a name than a string of seemingl

Updated 12:20 p.m.  Google's Android phone, the HTC Dream, is apparently approved by FCC - Nov. 10 is the latest release date  iPhone 3G Connectivity Affecting 2% of Customers?  Software Fix Soon? - Alleged Steve Jobs e-mail promises the issue will be fixed.  Some Russian PCs used to cyberattack Georgia - Russian PC owners volunteered their systems for the cause.  <a title="Dell Denied- 'Cloud Computing' both descip

Smashing Magazine has compiled some examples of things that could be in your future

Are your videos a bit dodgy? No worry, improve them with photographs!

A look back at a time when science held sway.

A process used in wastewater treatment may increase efficiency in ethanol plants.

Probing the salamander genome reveals clues to its remarkable ability to regrow damaged limbs and organs.

Pakistani scientists have a way to boost download speeds.

Saturday night, I went with my daughter to see Nine Inch Nails' performance at Houston's Toyota Center . I wasn't merely accompanying a 17-year-old - I'm a NiN fan, and even though I'm in my early 50s, I still love rocking out when I get the chance. Now, a concert is a social affair, but in a limited way. You may be there with friends, but you're surrounded by thousands of strangers with whom you have limited interaction. You share an experience with the rest of the crowd, b

 Giant of Internet Radio Nears Its 'Last Stand' - Pandora says it will be forced to shut down if it must keep paying high royalty fees.  8Tracks: A Free, Legal Music Service We Love - It's similar to Muxtape .  U2 Tracks Leak After Bono Plays Stereo Too Loudly - Passerby walking near Bono's villa recorded them, put them on YouTube. Heh.  <a tit

Th Soviet Union used to fake photos to rewrite the past, and now ordinary people are doing the same thing

It's almost 10 years since Page and Brin launched their search engine. But have we handed too much power to them?

 Are Macs More Expensive? Let's Do the Math Once and For All - Detailed, comprehensive breakdown of features, pricing for Apple, Dell, Sony and HP notebooks from Harry McCracken.  New 'Checkpoint Friendly' Laptop Bag Procedures - If you've got a TSA-friendly bag, here's what you need to know to use it.  Lessons From Netflix's Fail Week - Or, how a disaster need not be a PR dis

Sales are up 41% on last year, and Nintendo is dominating the chart

Take one small child, add a pinch of celeb chef and mix with liberal sprinkling of swearing...

A nice list of cases where "cloud computing" hasn't quite lived up to the hype