http://www.post-gazette.com/ Technology articles and blog entries from TechMan en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Sun, 5 Feb 2012 06:09:30 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12036/1207944-348.stm?cmpid=tech.xml Chris Bell, 25, was named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 list, along with more famous names like LeBron James and actor Jonah Hill, Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck and actress Chloe Moretz. The Carnegie Mellon graduate describes himself as a game artist with formal training in game and graphic design. Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12036/1208007-96-0.stm?cmpid=tech.xml HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A Teaneck, N.J., shoemaker has joined with a California technology company to create a shoe that uses GPS technology to record where a wearer walks -- and send alerts to caregivers if someone dealing with Alzheimer's disease or dementia wanders away and gets lost. Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12036/1208008-28-0.stm?cmpid=tech.xml Ever drop your tablet or cell phone and end up surprised that the glass didn't break? TechMan, who tended to drop so many things that his mom often called him "doppich" (Pennsylvania Dutch for "clumsy"), has wondered about cell phone toughness. The answer is Gorilla Glass, developed especially for mobile electronics. Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12035/1208212-96-0.stm?cmpid=tech.xml BRUSSELS -- European governments, supported by the top justice official in the European Union, are pressing Google to halt coming changes to its privacy policies while they investigate the implications for personal data protection. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12034/1207872-96-0.stm?cmpid=tech.xml Since the moment he dropped out of Harvard University, Mark Zuckerberg has stayed remarkably focused on two things: Facebook, and being the boss of Facebook. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12034/1207873-96-0.stm?cmpid=tech.xml TOKYO -- When Kazuo Hirai first joined the Sony family in 1984, the proud electronics maker was the definition of cutting-edge. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12033/1207654-96-0.stm?cmpid=tech.xml SAN FRANCISCO -- The graffiti artist who took Facebook stock instead of cash for painting the walls of the social network's first headquarters made a smart bet. The shares owned by the artist, David Choe, are expected to be worth upward of $200 million when Facebook stock trades publicly later this year. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12033/1207655-96-0.stm?cmpid=tech.xml At this point, the first rule of technology should be clear to everyone: as progress marches forward, gadgets get smaller. Our phones. Our cameras. Our laptops. Our savings. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12033/1207656-96-0.stm?cmpid=tech.xml A few years ago I tried to use my fax machine. I hadn't used it in months and it failed. I didn't even think about replacing it. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12033/1207657-96-0.stm?cmpid=tech.xml Gene S. Morgan creates T-shirts with images of South Pacific tiki carvings. Each design is strikingly different, which he accomplishes by putting photos through a set of filters that add color, patterns and texture. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12033/1207658-96-0.stm?cmpid=tech.xml TOKYO -- Sony on Wednesday picked Kazuo Hirai, a video game executive who led a turnaround of its PlayStation business, as its next president and chief executive, in a bid to regain some of its magic. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500