http://www.komonews.com/news/tech RSS Feed for KOMO - News - Technology en-us Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:07:06 GMT http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/27164929.html Apple Inc. has released an iPhone software update it says improves communication between the smart phone and wireless networks. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/27132639.html Japan is investigating a possible battery defect in the popular iPod Nano music player after reports that two overheated in Tokyo, scorching nearby paper and a woven straw mat, a government official said Tuesday. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/27132559.html A cell phone ring tone that sings "Condom, condom!" has been launched to promote safe sex in India, where condoms carry a strong social stigma and HIV and AIDS are growing problems, health experts said Tuesday. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/27132464.html Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/27132019.html Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade has become an invaluable resource for high-quality casual games. If you haven't connected your Xbox 360 to the Internet, you're missing out on a great deal of what the system has to offer. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/27092154.html A fledgling Web site called Mygazines.com encourages people to copy and upload popular magazines that are currently on newsstands. Visitors can read high-quality digital copies of dozens of current titles, including People, Men's Health and The Economist, in their entirety. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/27091889.html On Monday, the Japanese electronics company is releasing a new DVD player that it says does more than previous models to improve the look of DVDs on high-definition TVs. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/27074669.html You can blame the impending shutdown of all full-power analog TV broadcasts on Feb. 17, a deadline set by the government, for the lack of free cell phone television reception. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/27055299.html The U.S. military is paying scientists to study ways to read people's thoughts. The hope is that the research could someday lead to a gadget capable of translating the thoughts of soldiers who suffered brain injuries in combat or even stroke patients in hospitals. http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/27022719.html When Honora Wolfe and her husband moved to the outskirts of Boulder, Colo., she wanted an environmentally friendly way to commute to her job as a bookshop owner in the city.