setup

'WoW' battles server problems

News I don't know Blizzard's system setup. With 6 million subscribers, each of whom pays $15 (£8.99 in the UK) a month, Blizzard Entertainment's online game World of Warcraft has become a billion-dollar enterprise.

25 April 2006, 10:49

Photos: Fighting crime with 'nonlethal' tech

News This pistol-like setup from Jaycor is a more traditional-looking nonlethal option for law enforcement agencies. Cdr. Charles 'Sid' Heal heads the technology exploration program in the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.

Tags: law, station, wave, ground

31 October 2007, 9:51

Mac OS X hacked in half an hour

News The rm-my-mac challenge was setup similar to how you would have a Mac acting as a server -- with various remote services running and local access to users. Gaining root access to a Mac is "easy pickings", according to an individual who won an OS X...

7 March 2006, 11:05

Yahoo software turns your PC into DVR

News Users are prompted to give their ZIP code during setup, so that the proper service provider can be chosen. Yahoo has released a beta version of software that turns a PC into a digital video recorder. The software, Yahoo Go for TV, is free to download.

27 April 2006, 10:51

Photos: How to survive a Humvee rollover

News Inside the HEAT setup, Spc Among the dangers faced by the coalition ground troops in Iraq, some of the most pernicious are roadside bombs that target moving vehicles. The stand-off weapons, also known as improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, have...

Tags: training, story, department, army

12 November 2007, 10:11

Apple to Intel: Some advantage, plenty of risk

News Unfortunately, such a setup could, and would, be spoofed. Will Apple go to Intel? It's easy to think about, but hard to do, warn analysts. The two companies have recently met to discuss an alliance that could lead to Apple computers running...

24 May 2005, 10:16

New Nikon cameras print through Wi-Fi

News The camera," he writes, "can't connect to a computer or printer until you first install the software on your computer, connect the camera through its USB cable, walk through a series of setup screens and name your connection (or, as Nikon calls it...

2 September 2005, 9:34

Photos: Ripping up the robot guitar

News Carey says the headstock assembly is the doer" of the setup. While Tuesday's teardown was scheduled to open up Sony's OLED TV, travel difficulties prevented the set from making it to San Jose. Instead, David Carey, a self-professed "teardown geek...

Tags: self, networks, embedded, board

17 April 2008, 9:17

Behold the customisable keyboard

News If 25 keys aren't enough to navigate a particular application, keys numbered 26 to 50 can be purchased separately, giving users up to 50 configurable keys for any one setup. Game fans like to moan about the standard QWERTY keyboard layout.

27 June 2005, 10:29

Photos: Deflating a MacBook Air

News However, this small setup produces quite a bit of sound. For the sake of full disclosure: our Apple MacBook Air is in working condition before we crack it open. Caption text by Mark Kaelin. Credit: CNET Networks/Mark Kaelin

Tags: ram, board, hard drive, air

6 March 2008, 9:35

Will your PC keep up with Vista?

News If adjustments are made, then the rating for a particular setup will decline, and consumers may feel their PC is losing steam. How does Windows Vista love thy computer? Let it count the ways. Microsoft is building a tool into the new operating...

16 March 2006, 11:14

Google rivals face YouTube crisis

News Competitors who rely on the same setup as YouTube," said Heberger, "where it's all user-generated content, they might be in trouble facing a Google-YouTube team. With its planned $1.65bn acquisition of the video-sharing Web site YouTube, Google may...

11 October 2006, 10:03

Photos: The practical robots

News The ConnectR will automatically find the available wireless networks in range, when it's first turned on during setup, and allow its owner to choose which one to use. The Looj, whose photos were accidentally leaked earlier by the Federal...

28 September 2007, 10:18

Photos: Low-cost tech aids basic needs

News The setup costs a city between $4,000 (£2,000) and The world of consumer electronics thrives on the latest, greatest and fastest gadgets. New inventions tend to target a wealthy minority but most of the world operates at a far slower pace than that...

27 September 2007, 10:37

Wireless USB set to cut the cable

News This isn't the most elegant setup, however. The PC and consumer electronics industries have been talking up Certified Wireless USB (Universal Serial Bus) links as a replacement for those tried-and-true USB cables connecting the PC to everything...

18 October 2006, 9:52