DUBLIN, Ireland–It knows when you are sleeping. It knows when you’re awake.

“It” is neither Santa Claus nor a monster in the closet. Rather, it’s technology from Dublin-based BiancaMed that can track and analyze a person’s sleep and night-breathing patterns without disturbing the sleeper, said CTO Philip …

If you missed the hands-on review of the release version of Zumobi’s quick-apps for Windows Mobile phones, here’s your chance to see it in action in this First Look video. You’ll see the app’s rich graphics and interesting design. If you can overlook the slight rendering …

Continuing its spending spree, Acer announced Monday it plans to acquire E-Ten for $290 million.

Based in Taiwan, E-Ten has been around for more than two decades, and part of its business includes manufacturing Pocket PC phones and PDAs for other companies. But it’s probably known best to consumers …

Welcome to MP3 Mailbag Monday, a new feature where I answer a selection of questions about MP3 players and accessories, such as headphones, speakers, and music services and software. Each week, my in-box is flooded with questions from around the world, and while a handful of them are very particular …

You may already know that your Mac can open some documents — PDFs, RAW photos, Excel spreadsheets, text files — in a variety of applications. But did you know that you can tell Mac OS X that you’d prefer to open all Excel documents in Numbers, all text files in Pages, or all PDF documents in Preview? Find out how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.

In his review of Safari 3, Jason Cranford Teague (macworld.com) awards the “solid, streamlined browser” 4.5 (out of five) stars, and he offers this recommendation: “Mac users who need a streamlined Web browser for simply browsing the Web should use Safari 3. (So should their Windows counterparts, since Safari runs on both platforms.) Safari has all of the features that most Web surfers will ever need, it’s extremely fast, and it integrates seamlessly with other Mac applications.”

I’m not sure this is what Ron Johnson had in mind when he set out to create Apple’s chain of retail stores, but recently the shops unexpectedly topped a list of hot spots.

Cosmo says that if you are looking to meet a man, you can’t do …

Where’s My Cell Phone is a handy new single-serving app to help track misplaced mobile phones. It’s for those times when your cell phone is nowhere to be seen and you simply don’t have another phone available to make the call.

Instead of using Google Maps and …

No one knew what would become of Panic after the tragic loss of guitarist Michael Houser in 2002, but the seminal Georgia jam act continues to offer excellent new material. “Free Somehow” showcases their classic mix of grizzled vocals, Southern rock grit, and jammy extrapolations.

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The EX is coming to Europe.

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Driving around the streets of London and Geneva over the last couple of days, I have noticed a conspicuous absence of Infiniti and Acura models. The premium brands of (respectively) Nissan and Honda are virtually unknown in Western European countries, where …