iLuv's iMM183 Weather band radio for iPod and iPhone By TechUniverse The iMM183 Hi-Fi Dual Dock Alarm Clock ($149) features NOA/S.A.M.E Weather Hazard Alert system, and can dock iPhones and iPods simultaneously. So when you are snoozing in bed and that impending foul weather comes bearing down, you'll know it thanks to the clock's weather band radio and NOAA emergency alert system. ...Read More »

Google Voice lets users keep phone number By TechUniverse Google Inc has introduced a new feature that will allow consumers to use its Google Voice service without switching to a special phone number, potentially broadening the appeal of the nascent, and controversial, service. Google said late Monday that new users of its service will be able to have the calls that they don't answer forwarded to a special Google Voice electronic mailbox, essentially bypassing the voicemail provided by their phone carriers. ...Read More »

America beats Guadalajara in first game shown in 3D By TechUniverse Excited Mexicans clutching buckets of popcorn and soft drinks in cinemas ducked whenever the ball was kicked toward them as they watched Sunday's big game between America and Guadalajara in 3D. At the packed Azteca, thousands more had a more traditional view of the match between the country's two most popular teams which finished with a 1-0 victory to America after an early goal by Colombian Aquivaldo Mosquera. "It was incredible," said 25-year-old Claudia Fernandez. "I'd already seen films in this format, but watch a football match, never, and I don't regret it because it's much more exciting." ...Read More »

Shrimp's eye points way to better DVDs By TechUniverse The amazing eyes of a giant shrimp living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef could hold the key to developing a new type of super high-quality DVD player, British scientists said on Sunday. Mantis shrimps, dubbed "thumb splitters" by divers because of their vicious claws, have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom. They can see in 12 primary colors, four times as many as humans, and can also detect different kinds of light polarization -- the direction of oscillation in light waves. Now a team at the University of Bristol have shown how the shrimps do it, using remarkable light-sensitive cells that rotate the plane of polarization in light as it travels through the eye. ...Read More »

Day One With Windows 7 By TechUniverse Windows 7 is here and not a moment too soon. Microsoft's two-and-a-half year old operating system is a dog, and will hopefully be put to pasture. After many years of development, Windows 7 shipped October 22, and after a full day of using Windows 7 Professional, I have to admit I am really liking what I have seen so far. Windows 7 is a more elegant operating system that does away with a lot of the complaints that Vista was an OS that acted like an overcautious granny. Read on for some nifty new features. ...Read More »

Millions (yes, millions) of Computers are Infected by Fake Security Software By TechUniverse Millions have already fallen foul of fake online security. Don't be a victim. Image: Symantec. If leading security vendor Symantec is to be believed, then diligent PC owners actively keen to protect their computers from cyber criminals might still be vulnerable to attack despite seeking to take preventative action. ...Read More »

Barnes&Noble's Nook eReader By TechUniverse Barnes&Noble has been answered Amazon's Kindle eBook reader with a device of its own called the Nook. Powered by the Android operating system and with an 10 day rated battery life, a wi-fi radio that works in BN stores and 600 college bookstores nationwide, and the capability to share certain book titles with other Nook users. ...Read More »

Watch and control your TV from your iPhone By TechUniverse For those of you who have to watch TV on their iPhone, Monsoon Multimedia has released the Hava Mobile Player, which gives you the capability to control your TV (cable, satellite, DVR, standard or high definition, and Tivo) from virtually anywhere you can get connected with your iPhone. ...Read More »

Study charts links between mobile phones, tumors By TechUniverse Studies on whether mobile phones can cause cancer, especially brain tumors, vary widely in quality and there may be some bias in those showing the least risk, researchers reported on Tuesday. So far it is difficult to demonstrate any link, although the best studies do suggest some association between mobile phone use and cancer, the team led by Dr. Seung-Kwon Myung of South Korea's National Cancer Center found. ...Read More »

FCC asks Google to explain how, why it blocks calls By TechUniverse U.S. regulators on Friday asked Google Inc to explain how the Internet giant's Voice service blocks expensive calls to some rural areas, after lawmakers demanded an investigation. The Federal Communications Commission asked Google to respond by October 28 with information about how Google Voice calls are routed, why it restricts calls to particular telephone numbers and how Google chooses the numbers. Google must also identify how many users of Voice now exist and whether the company plans to offer Voice on other than an "invitation-only" basis, according to the letter sent by Sharon Gillett, chief of the FCC's wireline competition bureau. ...Read More »