Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/tech en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:55:12 -0500 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:55:12 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/movies/How-Robert-Pattinson-Can-Really-Bite-You-70542802.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:16:12 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.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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Manassas's residents will have to soon turn to a new ISP when they want to play World of Warcraft.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/around-town/shopping/Shopping-the-iPhone-Way-70425972.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:53:51 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*75/iphone+reading.JPG
This holiday season, you'll really need a smartphone to shop your best.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/tech/Wargames_in_the_Age_of_Terrorism_Bay_Area.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:12:25 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.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.

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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.

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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.nbcwashington.com/news/tech/Barack-Obama-I-Dont-Use-Twitter-70201982.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:19:38 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*92/Obama+on+Blackberry2.jpg
In Shanghai, the president made a shocking admission: Those aren't his tweets.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/around-town/shopping/Apple-Reverses-Decision-on-Cap-Hill-App-70200542.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:43:40 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/pelosi21.jpg
Apple reverses its decision on a Capitol Hill iPhone app.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/tech/How-Music-Is-Stolen-In-2009-70193077.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:58:36 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.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.nbcwashington.com/news/green/Hot-Sexy-and-Green-on-Twitter-70163442.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:00:40 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/hotecowomenoftwitter.jpg
Check out the top ten hot eco-evangelistas on Twitter.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/tech/Dell-Introduces-an-iClone-69986507.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:19:44 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/dellmini3.jpg
The PC maker's new smartphone looks awfully familiar.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/tech/Hot-Startups-Rocked-With-Lawsuit-Threat-69923697.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:06:14 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*80/3116296915_e00b3b4155_b.jpg
Zynga, Facebook and other players in social games could face a class-action suit.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/tech/Legos_That_Rock_Bay_Area.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:22:11 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/legovid_640x480.jpg
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.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/tech/Did-Intel-Get-Off-Cheap-in-AMD-Settlement-69873872.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:33:36 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*80/amd.jpg
Exiting the courtroom, Silicon Valley's rival chipmakers get back to slugging each other in the market.

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A new Facebook app tags your photos. Cool, or disturbing?

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/Don_t_Be_Fooled__Facebook_Phoney_Money_Washington_DC.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:54:30 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/Facebook_640x480.jpg
Liz Crenshaw tells you how to avoid a new scam on Facebook.

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The social networking site is exploding in popularity with the African American community.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/around-town/shopping/Congress-Artist-MAD-Over-App-Rejection-69749842.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:59:00 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/pelosi21.jpg
A way to find info on senators on Capitol Hill?

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/music/Grumpy-Old-Tweeters-69682377.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:02 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.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.nbcwashington.com/news/tech/Gamers-Heed-the-Newest-Call-of-Duty-69708532.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:25:12 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.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.nbcwashington.com/news/tech/Pucker-Up-and-You-May-Be-Called-a-Duckface-69703272.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:25:43 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.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.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/celebrity/Levi-Johnston-Puts-Twitter-On-Notice-jw-69680212.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:20:11 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*80/826651722.jpg
More evidence that the drama in Wasilla is a story of "stupid is as stupid does."

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/around-town/events/Google-Overlords-Offer-Free-WiFi-69674672.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:06:58 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*80/72131667.jpg
Enjoy some free airport WiFi this holiday season from Google.

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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.nbcwashington.com/news/tech/Will-Facebook-be-Less-Friendly-to-Scammers-jw-69410717.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:52:58 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*80/3116296915_e00b3b4155_b.jpg
Have you fallen prey to scams on social networks? Here's one possible scapegoat.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/tech/Ex-Cisco-Star-the-Big-Loser-in-Skype-Battle-69392012.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:12:47 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.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.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/tech/_This_Is_The_Phone_I_ve_Been_Waiting_For__Chicago.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:01:32 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/KNTV_This_Is_The_Phone_I_ve_Been_Wa_110609_34_mezzn_640x480.jpg
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.nbcwashington.com/news/tech/Twitter-Adds-Convenience-Features-to-Homepage-69379197.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:09:59 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.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...

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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.nbcwashington.com/around-town/fashion/Wanna-Be-a-Hipster-Theres-an-App-for-That-jw-68938207.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:16:57 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/4068436757_5d3887ebdc_b.jpg
Are you tired of mocking hipsters yet? How about poseurs?

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/tech/E-Books-Squabble-But-They-Dont-Sell-Out-68919992.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:53:51 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/ebook.jpg
A new lawsuit makes one wonder why there's such a frenzy over electronic readers.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/tech/Stranger-Returns-Missing-Camera-68733157.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:20:05 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.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.nbcwashington.com/news/tech/All-We-are-Saying-is-Give-Facebook-a-Chance-68712992.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:03:38 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*89/kissgalQ.jpg
Social network starts peace page. But can Facebook save the world?

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