Daily Tech: Is Hillary a PC and Barack a Mac?

• Have you noticed how Hillary Clinton's campaign website boasts traditional PC features while presidential candidate Barack Obama's website is much more Mac oriented?! — The New York Times


• The Skype plugin for the Apple TV is now available. . .Allowing you to obtain your contact list, set preferences and make calls. — CrunchGear


• Angelina Jolie admits that she's not very tech savvy. — Techie Diva


• The top ten most memorable tech Super Bowl ads. — Valleywag


• LG announces its latest slider phone, the KF510, which is set to launch February 11th in Barcelona. — Engadget

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Microsoft Offers $44.6B for Yahoo!

By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
This sort of deal has been rumored for some time, but now it’s reality - or at least the offer is. Microsoft has made a proposal to Yahoo!, offering $31 / share, or $44.6B, to acquire the company. This would be a 62% premium over yesterday’s closing price. The [...]

The Week in Geek

This week was somewhat of a rollercoaster — we got a little riled up over The Human Car, Heath Ledger, and some creepy gadgets. Big sigh. Is it the weekend already? Get your recap of what was big on geek this week with my slideshow!

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Amazon.com Buys Audible

By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
On Thursday, Amazon.com announced it has reached an agreement to buy Audible, which if you haven’t already “heard,” is the leading audiobook reseller. The deal is valued at $300 million, which is a 20% premium over Wednesday’s closing price for Audible (ADBL).
In a press release, Steve Kessel, Amazon.com’s senior vice [...]

Netscape Gets a One Month Stay of Execution

By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
In late December AOL indicated it would end support for Netscape on February 1st, but it’s now extended that date to March 1st. If you check the announcement blurb at the top of their webpage, you’ll see it’s changed to March 1st, although the informational post still says February 1st.
There [...]

The Eco Button Reminds You to Power Down Your Computer

This big green Eco Button may look like it could potentially save the world one tap at a time, but it's actually just a fancy way of reminding you to put your computer in energy-saving "ecomode."

The Eco Button connects to your computer via a USB cable and whenever you step away from your desk to take a call or head out for lunch, you simply press the button and it puts your computer into energy-saving mode while it's idle. Because the button is illuminated and simple to use, the company is hoping that people will use it rather than navigating to the energy-saving mode in their menu bar. . . .Therefore reducing your carbon footprint and your energy bills. You'll also get to see how much power and money you're saving with an included software program. Now let's hope they come out with one I can put in the bathroom to remind my boyfriend to turn the water off!

How Do ISP’s Make Money from Music?

By Jimmy Daniels of The Grid Live
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
I just finished reading this article from Reuters that talked about U2’s manager taking ISP’s to task for not ending illegal music downloads and protecting the musicians, i.e., his cash cow. He goes on to say that the government helped the ISP’s create a “thieves’ charter” and [...]