NASA to Beam the Beatles “Across the Universe”

By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
At 7 PM EST on Feb. 4, NASA is going to celebrate five different anniversaries by beaming the Beatles’ song “Across the Universe” into deep space.
Monday will mark the 40th anniversary of the day the song was recorded. Also celebrated will be the anniversaries (this year) of NASA’s founding, the [...]

Download of the Day: Songbeat

I honestly will never get tired of new downloads, websites, and applications for digital music (especially free ones) because music is my constant companion to my all-day computer sessions and keeps me sane. Or somewhat sane.

Anyway, Songbeat is an application that lets you download or stream any previously played music from Seeqpod (and I assume, most other streaming-music hosting sites). For now, it's only available for Windows, but will be available for OS X "soon," so fingers are crossed. Enjoy, Windows users!

More Dangers of Smoking: “Super Smash Bros. Brawl” Problems

By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
This is why it’s sometimes good when Japan gets the first releases: the bugs get worked out there first. There have been reports of some having problems playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl on the Nintendo Wii, with errors on boot and sluggish video playback.
Nintendo has decided that the issue is [...]

Daily Tech: Sony Unveils Teeny New XDV-D500 TV

• Another new pocket-friendly gadget, Sony's new XDV-D500 features a 3-inch screen and a 432 x 240 pixel resolution display and has a battery life of eight hours. — Engadget


• Wondering who Silicon Valley is rooting for in the elections? Microsoft is supporting Hillary, while Google and Yahoo are for Barack Obama. — Wired


• Sprint launches an unlimited access plan, which is available now and costs $119 before taxes. — Boy Genius Report


• Apple's new iPhone ad includes a rare appearance by Facebook. Talk about prime marketing real estate! — Valleywag


• Apple co-founder founders Steve Wozniak creates a brief how-to video explaining the basics of playing Segway Polo. — Cult of Mac


• Log in and take the Centro quiz to win a pretty in pink Centro by Palm! — geeksugar

Intelius Shuts Down Controversial Cell Phone Directory

By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
Only a few months after launching an online cell phone directory with over 90 million numbers, Intelius has shut it down, following an outcry from both the wireless industry as well as consumers.
In a press release, Liz Murray, Communications Manager at Intelius said:
“As a company, we have strived to be [...]

Daily Tech: Apple Adds a 32GB iPod Touch to Its Lineup

• The Apple site was down last night . . . Why? Because Apple unveiled a 16GB iPhone and 32GB iPod Touch this morning. Both cost $499. — CrunchGear


• Googlers get stranded at the airport while on their way to Disneyland for a company trip. — Valleywag


• Considering buying a new laptop? Here are five things to keep in mind when laptop shopping. — Switched


• Presidential candidates reveal whether they are PC or Mac users. — Yahoo!


• Is Motorola's new teaser video giving us clues about its upcoming Z12 media phone? — Ubergizmo


• Log in and take the Centro by Palm quiz to win a pretty in pink Centro Smartphone! — geeksugar

Dell to Cut 1,200 Jobs

By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
Not a good week to be employed in tech. First Yahoo!, now Dell.
Dell Inc. is cutting more than 1,200 jobs, about 900 of them at a call center in Canada, as the computer maker reduces its sales and support work force.
It’s one of the biggest rounds of layoffs at Dell [...]