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Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
Stony Stevenson writes "Vista is proving far less popular than XP did with new PC buyers during the earlier OS's first year on the read more »
Stony Stevenson writes "Vista is proving far less popular than XP did with new PC buyers during the earlier OS's first year on the read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
kRemit writes "The German hacker group Chaos Computer Club today sued the German State of Hessen to prevent the use of electronic read more »
kRemit writes "The German hacker group Chaos Computer Club today sued the German State of Hessen to prevent the use of electronic read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
Paul sends us word on a new exploit seen in the wild that attacks Windows systems completely outside of the control of the OS. "Un read more »
Paul sends us word on a new exploit seen in the wild that attacks Windows systems completely outside of the control of the OS. "Un read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Paul Otellini predicts during his CES keynote that the Internet's impact on the personal computer industry is about to play out ag read more »
Paul Otellini predicts during his CES keynote that the Internet's impact on the personal computer industry is about to play out ag read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
An undisclosed future Panasonic camera will be able to upload pictures directly to Google's Picasa Web albums using T-Mobile wirel read more »
An undisclosed future Panasonic camera will be able to upload pictures directly to Google's Picasa Web albums using T-Mobile wirel read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology ZDNet News
Executive for Hollywood's biggest seller of home movies says economic fears and falling DVD sales figures helped cement the decisi read more »
Executive for Hollywood's biggest seller of home movies says economic fears and falling DVD sales figures helped cement the decisi read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
The big gadget show is now formally under way in Las Vegas. Here are some of the highlights from Monday. read more »
The big gadget show is now formally under way in Las Vegas. Here are some of the highlights from Monday. read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
Geoffrey.landis writes "Microsoft apologized to rival software vendor Corel Corp. for saying that Corel's file format posed a secu read more »
Geoffrey.landis writes "Microsoft apologized to rival software vendor Corel Corp. for saying that Corel's file format posed a secu read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Artist Aaron Skillman created the turntable controller in his garage in order to promote a hip-hop sensibility. read more »
Artist Aaron Skillman created the turntable controller in his garage in order to promote a hip-hop sensibility. read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
COO John Lilly taking over from founding CEO Mitchell Baker, who will remain chairman of company behind the open-source Web browse read more »
COO John Lilly taking over from founding CEO Mitchell Baker, who will remain chairman of company behind the open-source Web browse read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Construction starts February on 8 megawatts of solar power facilities backed by GE and built by SunPower. read more »
Construction starts February on 8 megawatts of solar power facilities backed by GE and built by SunPower. read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Execs from the biggest studios talk business and technology at CES. read more »
Execs from the biggest studios talk business and technology at CES. read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Newspaper issues a correction for Dec. 30 report that claimed the recording industry was trying to outlaw copying music onto a com read more »
Newspaper issues a correction for Dec. 30 report that claimed the recording industry was trying to outlaw copying music onto a com read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
coondoggie writes to tell us Network World is reporting that NASA will this month see the realization of a mission launched in 200 read more »
coondoggie writes to tell us Network World is reporting that NASA will this month see the realization of a mission launched in 200 read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Responding to ATM robberies, the bank is lowering daily withdrawal limits for all customers as a security precaution. read more »
Responding to ATM robberies, the bank is lowering daily withdrawal limits for all customers as a security precaution. read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Web
Webware.com
Internet Explorer 7 disappointed many of our users by offering far too few features much too late. After all, Firefox was way ah read more »
Internet Explorer 7 disappointed many of our users by offering far too few features much too late. After all, Firefox was way ah read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Web
Webware.com
This blog was created to cover cool Web apps, and one of the more interesting trends to follow is that of desktop software which h read more »
This blog was created to cover cool Web apps, and one of the more interesting trends to follow is that of desktop software which h read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
After 36 hours of what seemed like 19th century living, a reporter emerges with a better understanding of how fragile America's in read more »
After 36 hours of what seemed like 19th century living, a reporter emerges with a better understanding of how fragile America's in read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Microsoft chairman sits down for an interview ahead of farewell speech at CES, and presidential candidate Ron Paul is the favorite read more »
Microsoft chairman sits down for an interview ahead of farewell speech at CES, and presidential candidate Ron Paul is the favorite read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
The Microsoft chairman discusses where the XO laptop fits on his radar screen (not too high), as well as other efforts to bring lo read more »
The Microsoft chairman discusses where the XO laptop fits on his radar screen (not too high), as well as other efforts to bring lo read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
BoingBoing is covering an interesting piece of software called VideoTrace that allows you to easily create 3D models from the imag read more »
BoingBoing is covering an interesting piece of software called VideoTrace that allows you to easily create 3D models from the imag read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
If a terrorist fires a surface-to-air missile at a civilian airliner, should the plane be able to shoot back? read more »
If a terrorist fires a surface-to-air missile at a civilian airliner, should the plane be able to shoot back? read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
NBC Nightly News has moved its Sin City edition to later this week. The show originally planned to broadcast its newscast live fro read more »
NBC Nightly News has moved its Sin City edition to later this week. The show originally planned to broadcast its newscast live fro read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Some digital picture frames and other devices sold over the holidays may include malicious software. read more »
Some digital picture frames and other devices sold over the holidays may include malicious software. read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
nerdyH writes "A new Linux-based portable media player (PMP) features an eyeglass-like head-mounted display with 800 x 600 resolut read more »
nerdyH writes "A new Linux-based portable media player (PMP) features an eyeglass-like head-mounted display with 800 x 600 resolut read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
The product actually debuted at CES last year, but will go on sale sometime in the second quarter of this year Sling says. read more »
The product actually debuted at CES last year, but will go on sale sometime in the second quarter of this year Sling says. read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
babooo404 writes "Jimmy Wales latest project, Search Wikia has launched into alpha this morning. Most reviews have been negative. read more »
babooo404 writes "Jimmy Wales latest project, Search Wikia has launched into alpha this morning. Most reviews have been negative. read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Here's what the 2008 presidential candidates have to say on all things technology. Also: the latest from the road to the White Hou read more »
Here's what the 2008 presidential candidates have to say on all things technology. Also: the latest from the road to the White Hou read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Just a few months after Acer's purchase of the American PC maker, the two companies are functioning as one. read more »
Just a few months after Acer's purchase of the American PC maker, the two companies are functioning as one. read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Web
Webware.com
AOL's new AIR-based XDrive front-end is simple, but universal. At CES, AOL was showing new features in its media sharing se read more »
AOL's new AIR-based XDrive front-end is simple, but universal. At CES, AOL was showing new features in its media sharing se read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
smooth wombat writes "In a move to stave off the FCC, cable operators have now agreed upon one standard to allow TVs and other gea read more »
smooth wombat writes "In a move to stave off the FCC, cable operators have now agreed upon one standard to allow TVs and other gea read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology ZDNet News
Just before his farewell CES keynote speech, Microsoft's chairman reflects on Redmond's rivals and the changing face of Windows. P read more »
Just before his farewell CES keynote speech, Microsoft's chairman reflects on Redmond's rivals and the changing face of Windows. P read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Web
Webware.com
I wanted to touch on two Facebook apps this afternoon that are highly useful for people with a lot of friends. One is to keep an e read more »
I wanted to touch on two Facebook apps this afternoon that are highly useful for people with a lot of friends. One is to keep an e read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology ZDNet News
Co-branded device is designed to play and record shows from any U.S. cable operator's system--but not those of satellite providers read more »
Co-branded device is designed to play and record shows from any U.S. cable operator's system--but not those of satellite providers read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology ZDNet News
Co-branded device is designed to play and record shows from any U.S. cable operator's system--but not those of satellite providers read more »
Co-branded device is designed to play and record shows from any U.S. cable operator's system--but not those of satellite providers read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Web
Webware.com
This post was updated at 12:14 PM PT to include comment from Plaxo. A representative from business networking site LinkedIn has d read more »
This post was updated at 12:14 PM PT to include comment from Plaxo. A representative from business networking site LinkedIn has d read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
Lucas123 writes "BitMicro has unveiled an 832GB NAND flash drive that will begin shipping later this year. The E-Disk Altima drive read more »
Lucas123 writes "BitMicro has unveiled an 832GB NAND flash drive that will begin shipping later this year. The E-Disk Altima drive read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology ZDNet News
Inside the Googleplex, Ron Paul is wildly popular. Here's what happened when current and former Google engineers hit the Granite S read more »
Inside the Googleplex, Ron Paul is wildly popular. Here's what happened when current and former Google engineers hit the Granite S read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Web
Webware.com
Apparently, Apple is willing to make concessions to the film industry to bolster iTunes' lackluster movie offerings. Busine read more »
Apparently, Apple is willing to make concessions to the film industry to bolster iTunes' lackluster movie offerings. Busine read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Web
Webware.com
Updated at 12:10 p.m. to include potential Yahoo Mail features. LAS VEGAS--Yahoo is hoping to prove it can be as mobile and open read more »
Updated at 12:10 p.m. to include potential Yahoo Mail features. LAS VEGAS--Yahoo is hoping to prove it can be as mobile and open read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
daveofdoom writes "This week Microsoft launched an SMB program that contains the words 'open', 'value' and 'subscription', none of read more »
daveofdoom writes "This week Microsoft launched an SMB program that contains the words 'open', 'value' and 'subscription', none of read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
daveofdoom writes "This week Microsoft launched an SMB program that contains the words 'open', 'value' and 'subscription', none of read more »
daveofdoom writes "This week Microsoft launched an SMB program that contains the words 'open', 'value' and 'subscription', none of read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology ZDNet News
The software maker has acknowledged it was wrong when it told users certain file formats were insecure. Microsoft has acknowledg read more »
The software maker has acknowledged it was wrong when it told users certain file formats were insecure. Microsoft has acknowledg read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Web
Webware.com
This post was updated at 12:10 PM ET to include comment from Zango. Good riddance: Facebook has banned the "Secret Crush" applica read more »
This post was updated at 12:10 PM ET to include comment from Zango. Good riddance: Facebook has banned the "Secret Crush" applica read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology ZDNet News
Cell phone and TV makers at CES are placing their bets on whether U.S. economic troubles will stop consumer spending. Electroni read more »
Cell phone and TV makers at CES are placing their bets on whether U.S. economic troubles will stop consumer spending. Electroni read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
One very active supporter of the Republican now campaigning in N.H. is Vijay Boyapati, a Googler who quit his job to help bring ou read more »
One very active supporter of the Republican now campaigning in N.H. is Vijay Boyapati, a Googler who quit his job to help bring ou read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "A story in the online site of the Aussie science mag Cosmos discusses how archaeologists are using sop read more »
An anonymous reader writes "A story in the online site of the Aussie science mag Cosmos discusses how archaeologists are using sop read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Video: Microsoft Chairman bids farewell at CES. On Sunday at CES, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates discusses the parin read more »
Video: Microsoft Chairman bids farewell at CES. On Sunday at CES, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates discusses the parin read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
This past August, big news dropped in the tabletop gaming community: 2008 would see the release of a fourth edition of Dungeons an read more »
This past August, big news dropped in the tabletop gaming community: 2008 would see the release of a fourth edition of Dungeons an read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Video: The 41st CES opens Monday, but the 4000 members of the media got an early look over the weekend.. Before the read more »
Video: The 41st CES opens Monday, but the 4000 members of the media got an early look over the weekend.. Before the read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Web
Webware.com
I've spent the last two weeks on the road, meeting with customers and prospects. It has been enlightening, to say the least. One read more »
I've spent the last two weeks on the road, meeting with customers and prospects. It has been enlightening, to say the least. One read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
With one day to go before New Hampshire's primary, the Clinton campaign has accused Obama's camp of violating political communicat read more »
With one day to go before New Hampshire's primary, the Clinton campaign has accused Obama's camp of violating political communicat read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
porkpickle writes "Russia plans to participate in a European mission to investigate Jupiter's moon Europa and search for simple li read more »
porkpickle writes "Russia plans to participate in a European mission to investigate Jupiter's moon Europa and search for simple li read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Web
Webware.com
At a pre-CES event last night, I looked at two little GPS gizmos that are designed to attach to your dog's collar, so if Spot goe read more »
At a pre-CES event last night, I looked at two little GPS gizmos that are designed to attach to your dog's collar, so if Spot goe read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
A version of the new four-door Panamera will use the same gas-electric drivetrain as the upcoming Cayenne hybrid. read more »
A version of the new four-door Panamera will use the same gas-electric drivetrain as the upcoming Cayenne hybrid. read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Web
Webware.com
As part of the Consumer Electronics Show extravaganza in Las Vegas this week, Yahoo has opted to announce the next iteration of it read more »
As part of the Consumer Electronics Show extravaganza in Las Vegas this week, Yahoo has opted to announce the next iteration of it read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Search giant filed a patent application last year for extracting and using text that can be seen in image and video files. read more »
Search giant filed a patent application last year for extracting and using text that can be seen in image and video files. read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
alphadogg writes "The IT department is dead, and it is a shift to utility computing that will kill this corporate career path. So read more »
alphadogg writes "The IT department is dead, and it is a shift to utility computing that will kill this corporate career path. So read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
The company touts the Rokr E8 music phone and Moto Z10 video phone as part of its plan to broaden its portfolio of products. read more »
The company touts the Rokr E8 music phone and Moto Z10 video phone as part of its plan to broaden its portfolio of products. read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
Googling Yourself writes "Employees at Google are encouraged to place bets on Google's prediction market — an exchange that read more »
Googling Yourself writes "Employees at Google are encouraged to place bets on Google's prediction market — an exchange that read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Intel dishes up its response to the European Commission's allegations it violated antitrust laws with its rebate practice. The Com read more »
Intel dishes up its response to the European Commission's allegations it violated antitrust laws with its rebate practice. The Com read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Chipmaker dishes up its response to the European Commission's allegations that it violated antitrust laws with its rebate practice read more »
Chipmaker dishes up its response to the European Commission's allegations that it violated antitrust laws with its rebate practice read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
On the eve of CES 2008, vendors from Samsung to Philips to Herman Miller scurry to polish their booth product displays. read more »
On the eve of CES 2008, vendors from Samsung to Philips to Herman Miller scurry to polish their booth product displays. read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology ZDNet News
Company expects that falling costs for parts, combined with more most-have titles, will finally push the console into profitabilit read more »
Company expects that falling costs for parts, combined with more most-have titles, will finally push the console into profitabilit read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Intel has 16 new processors to show off in the desert, while AMD plans to trickle out a few details about its upcoming notebook pr read more »
Intel has 16 new processors to show off in the desert, while AMD plans to trickle out a few details about its upcoming notebook pr read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology ZDNet News
E8 music phone, Z10 video phone, and purchase of Soundbuzz music service part of company's plan for "broad portfolio" of products. read more »
E8 music phone, Z10 video phone, and purchase of Soundbuzz music service part of company's plan for "broad portfolio" of products. read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
Patrick Griffin writes "When it comes to product design, the significance of aesthetics, the way its design looks and feels, deter read more »
Patrick Griffin writes "When it comes to product design, the significance of aesthetics, the way its design looks and feels, deter read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology ZDNet News
Nintendo breathes life back into its console's sales in December with the release of the Wii Fit game. Nintendo's Wii outsold So read more »
Nintendo breathes life back into its console's sales in December with the release of the Wii Fit game. Nintendo's Wii outsold So read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Web
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Call it a mix-and-match approach to music retailing. Sony BMG's Platinum MusicPass Sony BMG Music Entertainment, one of the read more »
Call it a mix-and-match approach to music retailing. Sony BMG's Platinum MusicPass Sony BMG Music Entertainment, one of the read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "The Beer Brewing Bender Project is finally completed. This is a fan built, full sized Bender from Futu read more »
An anonymous reader writes "The Beer Brewing Bender Project is finally completed. This is a fan built, full sized Bender from Futu read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Microsoft's chairman gives what is likely his last keynote address at CES. He measures humor with a serious look at the future. read more »
Microsoft's chairman gives what is likely his last keynote address at CES. He measures humor with a serious look at the future. read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology ZDNet News
Hoping to boost digital sales, Sony BMG finally will join EMI, Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group in dropping DRM. Son read more »
Hoping to boost digital sales, Sony BMG finally will join EMI, Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group in dropping DRM. Son read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
Sunday evening saw the final CES keynote delivered by Bill Gates in his current role with the Microsoft corporation. Speculation a read more »
Sunday evening saw the final CES keynote delivered by Bill Gates in his current role with the Microsoft corporation. Speculation a read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Web
Webware.com
The correct attribution for online photos is a touchy subject. People like to snazz up all sorts of things with photos they find o read more »
The correct attribution for online photos is a touchy subject. People like to snazz up all sorts of things with photos they find o read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
The Consumer Electronics Show is being pushed in ever-more-glamorous directions as organizers attempt to top themselves every year read more »
The Consumer Electronics Show is being pushed in ever-more-glamorous directions as organizers attempt to top themselves every year read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
PCWMike writes "It's that time of year again, when every website makes predictions about the future of technology. PCWorld is no e read more »
PCWMike writes "It's that time of year again, when every website makes predictions about the future of technology. PCWorld is no e read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
The company plans to release Power Pack 1, a collection of fixes, enhancements, and features to its software for servers in the ho read more »
The company plans to release Power Pack 1, a collection of fixes, enhancements, and features to its software for servers in the ho read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
A new open-source search engine lets users vote on results. read more »
A new open-source search engine lets users vote on results. read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Putting your applications and data in a partition separate from Windows' system files makes your backups faster, and reduces the r read more »
Putting your applications and data in a partition separate from Windows' system files makes your backups faster, and reduces the r read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology Slashdot
Roland Piquepaille writes "Why are diamonds so shiny and beautiful? A Japanese mathematician says it's because of their unique cry read more »
Roland Piquepaille writes "Why are diamonds so shiny and beautiful? A Japanese mathematician says it's because of their unique cry read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Not open, not valuable, not really a subscription. Microsoft fails at marketing itself as hip. read more »
Not open, not valuable, not really a subscription. Microsoft fails at marketing itself as hip. read more »
Date : 2008 01 07 Technology CNET News.com
Microsoft issues a media alert saying Microsoft to make Business Division announcement, then kills the release. A source says unit read more »
Microsoft issues a media alert saying Microsoft to make Business Division announcement, then kills the release. A source says unit read more »
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