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Accused mastermind of TJX hack to plead guilty par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 23:38

Albert Gonzalez, charged earlier this month in separate data breach, agreed to plead guilty to 2008 charges of hacking into TJ Maxx and other retailers and stealing data.

Space shuttle Discovery refueled for launch par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 23:37

Grounded once by bad weather and twice by hydrogen valve concerns, the shuttle was refueled for launch late Friday for a space station resupply mission.

'Macs don't get viruses' myth dissolves before public's eyes par BetaNews le 28-08-2009 à 23:07

By Tim Conneally, BetanewsApple never said OS X was invulnerable to viruses. Well, not in so many words.It's just one of those things that the media hungry --but security disinterested-- public has turned into an axiom.But now that OS X is garnering an increased share of the...

CNET News Daily Podcast: Catching up with an early YouTube celeb par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 22:01

Web fashionista William Sledd has turned his early YouTube celebrity into a social-media consulting job; Intel and Dell have good financial news; and Creative Commons gets half a million dollars richer.

DHS: Expect your computer to be seized without suspicion par BetaNews le 28-08-2009 à 21:55

By Scott M. Fulton, III, BetanewsIn what was presented to the public this week as a clarification of its privacy policy, the US Dept. of Homeland Security published a paper referring to new guidelines for its immigration and customs agents regarding how they may conduct border...

Do signs from Intel, Dell point to real turnaround? par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 21:50

Intel and Dell are indicating that PC demand may be increasing but it's not clear how permanent the trend is.

US Dems fill inboxes with 419 scams par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 21:41

democrats.org co-optedScammers pumping out emails that try to trick recipients into parting with large sums of cash are getting a helping hand from the Democratic National Committee.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Fed chairman hit by ID thieves par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 21:40

22 charges after hundreds are hit by pickpocket-allied fraudstersThe US Federal Reserve Board chairman has become the latest high-profile public figure to fall victim to identity theft.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud

Sony explains PS3 Slim's loss of Linux option par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 21:12

Old Stations to stay Penguin friendlyAfter Sony's PS3 slim announcement last week, many fans were dismayed the new model would no longer include backwards compatibility and the option to run Linux as an alternative operating system.…What is your recession sales strategy?

Average Selling Prices on Graphics Cards Continue to Drop - Jon Peddie Research par X-bit labs le 28-08-2009 à 21:03

Sales of Graphics Cards Hits the Bottom, ASP Decreases, ATI Gains Market Share

BrowserPlus rides on Yahoo Messenger coattails par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 20:49

Yahoo has begun spreading its browser-boosting plug-in by including it in the installation of the next Yahoo Messenger.

AT&T announces tentative wireline union deal par BetaNews le 28-08-2009 à 20:39

By Tim Conneally, BetanewsAT&T announced details of its tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America who began contract re-negotiations in April.The CWA represents 7,000 of AT&T's legacy wireline workers, whose contracts expired in the spring. Today, AT&T announced...

Internet Archive stares down Google book mine par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 20:32

Beware the cookie before dinnerGoogle Books Settlement Con As part of his ongoing campaign against Google's $125m book-scanning pact, the Internet Archive's Peter Brantley has warned that even if authors opt-out of Google's Book Search service, the web giant will still have the power...

Web-based Office misses August appointment par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 20:21

Tests promised "soon"Microsoft has promised the planned web version of its Office applications will be available for testing "soon," after missing its August deadline.…What is your recession sales strategy?

Mobile operators pooh-pooh universal phone-snooping plan par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 20:01

'What, us worry?'Mobile operators have struck back at organizers of an open-source project that plans to crack the encryption used to protect cell phone calls, saying they are a long way from devising a practical attack.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

Week in review: Apple unleashes Snow Leopard par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 20:00

Apple releases its latest operating system, as Microsoft looks ahead to the big day for Windows 7. Also: Is Pirate Bay going to stay afloat?

Financial institutions vulnerable to phishing-by-CD, says security report par BetaNews le 28-08-2009 à 19:53

By Tim Conneally, BetanewsThe National Credit Union Administration this week issued an alert warning credit unions of an innovative form of scareware that utilizes traditional postal mail and a piece of malware that the user actively installs.Some NCUA member credit unions have...

Shmoop sends your kids to school--online par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 19:29

Online study guide Shmoop has improved its offering for high-school students. But it also has made it easier for those students to skip schoolwork on so many topics.

Strange symbiosis among Apple, Microsoft, and open source par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 19:27

For all the fighting that goes on among rival technology camps, the reality is that competitors like Apple and Microsoft need each other.

'Up-to-Date' Snow Leopard customers aren't getting what they paid for par BetaNews le 28-08-2009 à 19:21

By Tim Conneally, BetanewsThe Mac OS X Snow Leopard Up-to-Date program promised users who bought a qualifying Mac or Xserve on or after June 8th of this year an automatic upgrade from Leopard to Snow Leopard for only $9.95. However, it appears that Apple is only shipping out full...

A reluctance to Bing: UK Yahoo portal partner makes first switch to Google par BetaNews le 28-08-2009 à 19:18

By Scott M. Fulton, III, BetanewsWhen Microsoft made its deal last month with Yahoo to provide the search infrastructure for its home page, using technology from Bing, it left open and non-exclusive the fate of several deals the one-time #2 search provider had already made,...

US regulators probe wireless competition par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 19:08

Devices and infrastructure focusUS regulators are probing the level of competition in the wireless sector in a move that could lead to broader investigation of the communications industry.…What is your recession sales strategy?

Facebook Changes Privacy Settings to Meet Canadian Requirements par DailyTech le 28-08-2009 à 19:04

Facebook bows to mighty Canada

Cyberbullying case to test Megan's law par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 19:00

A harassment case involving a sexually suggestive Craigslist ad revolves around a Missouri law passed last year following the suicide of Megan Meier.

OpenCL: Parallel programmers' new best friend par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 18:50

OpenCL, created to support parallel programming in Apple's Snow Leopard operating system, may become the new world standard for parallel programming on all platforms.

Bill could give Obama control of Internet during emergencies par Neowin.net le 28-08-2009 à 18:42

A new U.S. senate bill has been redrafted to give President Obama the power of control to shut down the Internet in case of emergency situations. The 55-page draft that was obtained by CNET appears to permit the president to seize temporary control over private-sector networks in a...

Study paints Kindle e-reader a dark shade of green par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 18:06

Are electronic readers better for the environment? An analysis by the Cleantech Group finds, when used to replace paper, Amazon's Kindle is less polluting over its lifetime.

Nero 9 - Free version 9.4.12.3d par Warp2Search.Net le 28-08-2009 à 18:05

Basic data burning and copying capabilities for your CDs and DVDs with Nero 9 - Free Version....

China Unicom Confirms iPhone Deal for Q4 par DailyTech le 28-08-2009 à 18:03

Unicom offered no comment on price for the device

Apple: If an iPhone cracks or overheats, that's your problem par BetaNews le 28-08-2009 à 18:00

By Scott M. Fulton, III, BetanewsIn the latest indication that Apple tends not to show as much love toward its customers as its customers do toward it, the company made a statement to AFP press this morning effectively saying that fewer than 10 reports from its customers of...

'External force' fractured French iPhones, says Apple par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 17:41

Batteries not to blameApple has claimed that all of the iPhones it has examined which allegedly underwent sudden screen shatter did so because of pressure applied to the outside of the handset.…

Intel boosts Q3 guidance par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 17:23

Wall Street cheers silver lining in big, black cloudWall Street and the IT market got some good news this morning, after the market opened as chip maker Intel said that its third quarter ending in September is shaping up to be better than expected.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland...

SmartSniff 1.51 par Warp2Search.Net le 28-08-2009 à 17:20

Capture TCP/IP packets that pass through your network adapter....

New Rules Published for Border Laptop Searches par DailyTech le 28-08-2009 à 17:19

Agents can hold laptops for up to 30 days while investigating crime

Hacks hoodwinked by hoax Baltimore mayor's website par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 17:18

When The Wire and Midsomer Murders collideA fake website linking cult US television show The Wire to not-so-cult Blighty TV drama Midsomer Murders has hoodwinked several newspapers into reporting what they believed were the reactionary views of Baltimore mayor Sheila Dixon.…The power...

What technology tells us about society par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 17:10

The kind of technology we adopt says much about the kind of society that we are: what we value, how we talk to each other, and more.

x86 Server virtualization still work in progress par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 17:04

Good start, but it's not all plain sailingWorkshop Poll Results While x86 server virtualization is now widely accepted as an important part of IT activity looking forward, the results of our recent workshop poll of Reg readers suggests that it is still early days when it comes to...

HTML 5 is no Flash or Silverlight killer - yet par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 17:02

Death of 1,000 years cutsMuch has been made of how HTML5 will kill proprietary media tools and players from Adobe Systems and Microsoft. Web advocates claim that with the much more sophisticated audio, video and animation tools in HTML 5, the web will no longer need proprietary...

Google co-founder, wife give $500K to Creative Commons par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 17:01

Sergey Brin and 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki donate $500,000 to the copyright reform group to help build out its science initiative.

Whistleblower releases Skype snooping code par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 17:00

VoIPwnThe source code for a Windows Trojan capable of recording Skype calls as MP3 files has been released in a move that spells bad news for VoIP confidentiality.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

The Dell surprise: A turnaround suggests the warnings were unnecessary par BetaNews le 28-08-2009 à 16:58

By Scott M. Fulton, III, BetanewsJust last month, Dell issued an out-of-cycle earnings warning telling investors the underpinnings of its business didn't look as solid as it thought, and gross margins could be headed for a freefall rather than the anticipated steep decline. If Dell...

Apple signs iPhone deal with China par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 16:56

Shipments to arrive in Q4 '09The iPhone will expand its global footprint into China now that a deal has been struck between Apple and state-owned network operator Unicom.…The power of collaboration within unified communications

UK Music secret data: 'Young people will pay for downloads' par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 16:50

Response to government may have legal undertonesA music trade body has kept secret the results of asking 1,800 young people how much they would pay for a limitless download service. UK Music chief executive Feargal Sharkey told OUT-LAW Radio the information was commercially...

64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 16:41

Apple's updated OS ships with a number of 64-bit native applications, but Apple's kernel itself defaults to 32-bit, unless the user holds down the "6" and "4" keys during boot time.

Nonprofits next to test Facebook payment platform par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 16:41

Four charitable groups--Project Red, Kiva, Toms Shoes, and the World Wildlife Fund--will be selling virtual gifts through Facebook to raise funds.

Intel boosts outlook for third quarter par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 16:34

The chipmaker raises its guidance for third-quarter revenue, citing stronger-than-expected demand for microprocessors and chipsets.

Hackers scalp Apache par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 16:32

SSH hits the fanThe website of Apache was taken offline for several hours on Friday after the SSH remote administration key on one of its servers was compromised.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud

UK media: 'Met Office computer will destroy the world' par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 16:26

Oh for f*ck's sakeAnalysis The UK media has plunged into an unusually cretinous feeding frenzy following the "news" that the Met Office headquarters complex in Devon - owing to the presence of a lot of supercomputing hardware there - is considered to lie at 103rd place in a table...

Apple working on Mac tablet in addition to 10in iPod? par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 16:20

Mole says he spied 13in and 15in modelsHere's a twist to the Apple iTablet story: in addition to the 10in scaled up iPod Touch model, the Mac maker is also working on 13in and 15in models, both running Mac OS X.…

The Prisoner of Blogger par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 16:08

There is no escape from the spinning wheel of deathI am not a free man, I am a number - number 27950736 to be precise - on Blogger, the village cloud application I've been trying to escape from for the past year.…What is your recession sales strategy?

Algae-coated buildings touted as climate fix par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 16:08

In a report, the U.K.'s Institution of Mechanical Engineers concludes that artificial trees, algae-growing buildings, and white roofs offer the most promise.

Apple lands deal to sell iPhone in China par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 16:08

China Unicom plans to start selling two versions of the iPhone into the massive market in the fourth quarter--but with Wi-Fi disabled.

Confirmed: China Unicom in three-year deal for iPhone 3G par BetaNews le 28-08-2009 à 16:06

By Scott M. Fulton, III, BetanewsIn its quarterly report to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday, the Chinese telephone carrier China Unicom announced it had reached a three-year deal with Apple to sell an iPhone model in China. This in a section of the report dedicated to 3G...

FSF make their case against Windows 7 with new website par Neowin.net le 28-08-2009 à 16:04

The Free Software Foundation has sent 499 letters to the top Fortune 500 companies (with Microsoft being the exception), trying to persuade the decision makers in the companies not to use Microsoft software, according to an article by Techspot. The FSF has made a list of claims...

Home Office publishes bold do-nothing initiative par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 15:50

As you were, ladsThe Home Office's approach to mobile payment security parrots exactly what the industry is already doing: publishing guidelines for a technology that nobody wants or ever intends to use.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud

µTorrent 1.8.4 Build 16286 Stable par Warp2Search.Net le 28-08-2009 à 15:05

An efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client....

Hugo Chavez Blames Gaming for Venezuela's Violence, Pushes for Ban par DailyTech le 28-08-2009 à 14:54

Venezuela, known for its real world violence is taking a stand that would make Jack Thompson proud

PeaZip 2.7 Beta par Warp2Search.Net le 28-08-2009 à 14:35

PeaZip is an OS-portable archiver tool (released for Windows and Linux)...

Panasonic DMR-BS850 par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 14:15

Freesat+ Blu-ray recorder with nearly all the trimmingsReview At first glance, Panasonic’s DMR-BS850 Freesat+ Blu-ray recorder is essentially identical in appearance to the DMR-XS350, it’s DVD version we reviewed recently. Actually, Panasonic offer two Blu-ray models with the £1000...

Venezuela to ban violent videogames? par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 14:03

Bill gaining political supportAn end to the sale of violent videogames in Venezuela has moved one step closer to becoming a reality.…What is your recession sales strategy?

Virgin Media 'overwhelmed' by broadband customers fleeing BT par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 14:03

Result? Delays aplentyExclusive Hundreds of people who have recently signed up to Virgin Media UK’s ADSL broadband service face lengthy delays getting their accounts activated.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

Guardian recruits citizen journalists to cover Climate Camp par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 14:00

Hi-tech democracy - or old-fashioned wages cut?Relationships between the Guardian newspaper and professional photojournalists look set to worsen next week, as the Guardian uses Flickr to recruit Climate Camp protesters as unpaid freelance photographers.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps...

Simple Port Forwarding 2.5.2 par Warp2Search.Net le 28-08-2009 à 13:50

Port forwarding made simple. Now supports 657+ routers....

Breakfast cereal freebie CD dishes up hard-core smut par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 13:39

Swedish woman in porn flakes shockerA Swedish woman has described herself as "shaken" and somewhat "disappointed" that a freebie fitness CD from a packet of Nestlé Fitness cereal dished up hard-core porn in addition to the healthy benefits of a dance-based workout.…What is your...

UK Femtocell manufacturer goes it alone par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 13:36

What happens if you bring the water to the horse?A UK manufacturer is planning to sell Femtocells direct to the public, just as soon as it can get enough punters signed up to force interoperation on the network operators.…The power of collaboration within unified communications

Sky's the limit par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 13:33

Hacks nick Twit pics then nix fixing itWhen Sky News needed pictures of a shooting at Waterloo Station, it grabbed them from the nearest internet source – with neither acknowledgement nor payment.…What is your recession sales strategy?

Unanimis turns Orange par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 13:25

Mobile ads you've been waiting for are nearly hereOrange has snapped up on-line advertising company Unanimis for an undisclosed sum, putting an awful lot of eyeballs in front of France Telecom's content.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Hackers serve up pre-release malware to Mac fanboys par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 13:22

Snow Leopard scuppered, f*cks it for FoxitVirus slingers are taking advantage of the release of Apple's Snow Leopard operating system by offering malware from sites touting operating system upgrades.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

NASA suffers rocket fail 20 seconds from firing par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 13:19

Discovery delayed too and the moon probe navigation fails...Troubled US space agency NASA yesterday scrubbed a test-firing of the Ares I rocket - which will carry American astronauts into space after the space shuttle fleet retires - with just 20 seconds left on the countdown....

GGF Approves The Pirate Bay Acquisition par DailyTech le 28-08-2009 à 13:18

GGF wants to purchase The Pirate Bay, but unlikely can afford it

Lad from Lagos makes YouTube pitch par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 13:14

Prince Obi and his Web 2.0 dollarsFans of the Lads from Lagos will enjoy this Friday piece of silliness: a classic 419 pitch from one Prince Obi Matumbe Akumbe, who's ditched the traditional email and decided to lay out his stall on YouTube:…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland...

Measuring Windows 7 appeal to businesses par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 13:00

Analysts say that Windows 7 addresses a lot of businesses' concerns over Vista. But in this cost-conscious environment, will that be enough?

Putting a Net-controlled robot on 'guard duty' par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 13:00

Home surveillance robots can be fun--at least the Rovio is. CNET's Josh Lowensohn spent a week with this three-wheeled robot watching over his house.

C2000 hits out at loveless Novell par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 12:58

You don't mean that much to meComputer 2000 has slammed Novell by labelling the software maker as “not channel-friendly”.…

Germany Pledges $705M USD to Electric Vehicles, Makes Big Promises par DailyTech le 28-08-2009 à 12:55

Major investment mirrors President Obama's $2.4B USD investment in the German automakers' U.S. counterparts

Belgian boy's iPhone 'explodes' par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 12:44

'The screen went completely black'After a spate of incidents in France, a 15-year-old Belgium boy today claimed he too has suffered at the hands of an allegedly exploding iPhone.…

Home Office coughs to larger data loss par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 12:28

Another 250,000 records lunchedThe Home Office has admitted to losing a quarter of a million more records than it originally thought.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud

Loch Ness Monster surfaces on Google Earth par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 12:25

Scottish leviathan spied from spaceScotland's Loch Ness is doubtless braced for a stampede of Nessie-spotters after a reader of UK tabloid The Sun provided Google Earth evidence of the existence of the Scottish lake's elusive leviathan:…Offloading malware protection to the cloud

WPA keys gone in 60 seconds par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 12:11

Time to move to WPA 2Networking nerds claim to have devised a way of breaking Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption within 60 seconds.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

All's quiet at Burning Man--for now par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 12:05

With three days to go before the famous arts festival's gates open, a lucky few are on hand to help build Black Rock City.

Copan cops more funding par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 11:25

Becalmed MAID vendor swallows another $3mStruggling power-down array systems vendor Copan has raised another $3m; it wanted another $6.2m according to a techrockies report of a company filing in Colorado.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud

Reg bean counter in charity cycling towerathon par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 10:56

From Paris to Blackpool, the hard wayIt's come to our attention that El Reg's chief bean counter Charlie Caton is about to arrive in Blackpool having decided to tackle his mid-life crisis head-on by cycling there from Paris.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

MSI GeForce GTX 260 Lightning Graphics Card Review par Warp2Search.Net le 28-08-2009 à 10:45

TweakTown posted a review on the MSI GeForce GTX 260 Lightning Graphics Card...

Sparkle 285 GTX 2GB Review par Warp2Search.Net le 28-08-2009 à 10:45

Driverheaven posted a review on the Sparkle 285 GTX 2GB...

Gigabyte P55-UD5 Preview par Warp2Search.Net le 28-08-2009 à 10:45

Techgage.com posted a preview of Gigabyte's P55-UD5 board...

Pillar first past 2TB post par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 10:41

Doubles SATA drive capacityPillar Data is the first manufacturer to incorporate 2TB SATA drives in its arrays, doubling the Axiom product's capacity.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

Computacenter eats recession for breakfast par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 10:40

Downturn? We don't see no steenking downturnComputacenter's half yearly results show a slight fall in turnover but a big jump in profits, as the firm's cost cutting programme starts to bear fruit.…

Everything You Need To Know About DDR, DDR2 and DDR3 Memories par Warp2Search.Net le 28-08-2009 à 10:30

Hardware Secrets posted everything you need to know about DDR, DDR2 and DDR3 memories...

OCZ Throttle 32GB eSATA Review par Warp2Search.Net le 28-08-2009 à 10:30

PureOverclock has published a review of the OCZ Throttle 32GB eSATA flash drive....

Kingwin F-35 Review par Warp2Search.Net le 28-08-2009 à 10:30

OCC has published a review on the Kingwin F-35...

Kingston SSDNow V+ SSD Review par Warp2Search.Net le 28-08-2009 à 10:30

Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Kingston SSDNow V+ SSD...

Slackware 13.0 par Warp2Search.Net le 28-08-2009 à 10:10

Slackware 13.0 has been released...

Yahoo! loses spot at Britain's biggest ISP par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 10:02

Search function goes to GoogleIn a bizarre development Yahoo! has lost its search place on the BT Yahoo! home page to Google.…What is your recession sales strategy?

Laptop border searches to continue par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 09:42

Homeland Security reiterates that customs can still seize your laptop indefinitely--not a significant change from the policy under the Bush administration.

Bill would give president emergency control of Internet par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 09:34

Critics question revised proposal from Sen. Jay Rockefeller to let the White House do what it deems necessary to respond to a "cybersecurity emergency."

Patriot to Encourage Street Fighting with Premium Products par X-bit labs le 28-08-2009 à 06:56

The Pirate Bay purchase approved by shareholders par Neowin.net le 28-08-2009 à 06:31

On Thursday, The Pirate Bay got moved step closer to being sold to a Swedish software company that hopes to turn the world's largest BitTorrent tracker into a legitimate pay-to-download service, which will be based on how much computer power you share with the website. GGF (Global...

GMABooster 2.1a par Warp2Search.Net le 28-08-2009 à 04:35

The world's first and only perfomance boost solution for Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator series....

Readers as patrons in the digital age par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 04:16

San Francisco-based writer turns to the Web to solicit funding for self-published book before it's written.

Wi-Fi Enabled Cell Phones Continue to Gain Popularity par X-bit labs le 28-08-2009 à 03:36

Wi-Fi Phone Shipments Double Every Two Years, Analysts Say

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus, Cooler Master Hyper N620 and Cogage TRUE Spirit CPU Coolers par X-bit labs le 28-08-2009 à 03:20

Today we are going to talk about three new air coolers for central processors. In fact, these solutions offer noting principally revolutionary, but each boasts its own unique features.

Climate change supercomputer a top U.K. polluter par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 02:53

According to the U.K. government, its Meteorological Office's supercomputer, geared to predict climate change, is one of the country's biggest polluters.

Trend Micro's 2010 suite is sharp at the top par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 02:40

Trend Micro released its 2010 security products earlier this week, with three programs offering varying levels of security and service.

Microsoft's agency sued over Bing TV advertising par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 02:25

A company called Denizen is suing JWT and holding company WPP, claiming that Microsoft's ad agency thieved its patented idea for product placement ads in TV shows and used it for Bing.

Dell sees 'stability,' not growth par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 02:10

Profits drop 23% on weak corporate salesDell sees stability returning to the PC market during its fiscal second quarter, but not a lot of growth.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Feds warn of malware in fake credit union advisory par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 01:49

Trojan goes postalA government agency is warning all federally insured credit unions to be on the lookout for a bogus alert delivered through the US mail that includes two CDs containing malware.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud

Proxure's new backup software supports Win 7 par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 01:46

Proxure releases new software for its online backup service with support for Windows 7.

Canucks crack whip on Facebook privacy par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 01:29

Death becomes your profileFacebook has vowed to overhaul how personal information is shared with third-party applications after Canada's privacy Czar scolded the social website for its promiscuous policies.…What is your recession sales strategy?

Apple decrees Spotify worthy of iPhone par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 01:20

App Store joy for UnamericansiPhone users will soon be able to enjoy their Spotify-subscription tunes over their Apple smartphones. A Spotify iPhone app has just been approved for distribution through the iTunes App Store.…What is your recession sales strategy?

Google probed by Italy's anti-trust arm par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 01:19

FIEG youItaly's anti-trust watchdog is investigating Google's treatment of local newspapers on the Italian versions of its news site and search engine.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Facebook 3.0 launches for the iPhone par Neowin.net le 28-08-2009 à 01:16

Users are able to get their hands on the latest Facebook 3.0 application for the iPhone a little early, directly from Apple via the AppStore. The application is believed to be in the final stages of approval, moving from Apple's review process to the App Store. The new release...

Apple's App Store said to bring in $2.4B annual revenue par Neowin.net le 28-08-2009 à 01:07

Apple's App Store is, arguably, the best thing to happen to the company in the last few years (not including the iPhone, but the two go hand in hand). It's certainly the biggest improvement to their iPhone and iPod touch platforms, and with over 40 million of those devices sold, it's...

Nokia N900: The future of the 'MID' form factor? par BetaNews le 28-08-2009 à 01:03

By Tim Conneally, BetanewsThere have been a couple of form factors in recent years that have completely failed to capture the public's imagination, despite their promising capabilities: Tablets and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). However, with the dramatic level of rumor circulating...

FCC launches investigation of wireless industry par BetaNews le 28-08-2009 à 01:02

By Tim Conneally, BetanewsThis afternoon, the Federal Communications Commission gingerly passed measures that will result in the publication of three "Notices of Inquiry," seeking public input not only on the status of wireless broadband communications in this country, but what...

Video Game Revolution Taking Place in Iran par DailyTech le 28-08-2009 à 01:02

Iranian game developers hope the world is paying attention

Novell profits even as sales slide par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 01:00

Linux still growingCommercial Linux distro and NetWare seller Novell has managed to stay profitable in its third quarter of fiscal 2009 even as sales slide thanks to the economic meltdown.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Fujitsu to Outsource Production of 28nm Chips to TSMC par X-bit labs le 28-08-2009 à 00:50

Fujitsu and TSMC to Co-Develop High-Performance 28nm Process Technology

Can start-ups keep up with Amazon in the cloud? par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 00:39

Amazon Web Services have once again changed the technology landscape with their latest cloud offering. Can start-ups keep up with the giant?

Dell and HP sing Microsoft tune on Word injunction par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 00:38

Patent litigation "free-for-all" claimedUpdated Dell and Hewlett-Packard are supporting Microsoft's bid to postpone a US court injunction on Word shipments.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud

Facebook 3.0 for iPhone pours on the features par CNET News.com le 28-08-2009 à 00:33

The third major edition of Facebook for iPhone pours on a heap of new features, many of them focused on friends and photos. Get a glance of what's in store.

Mozilla: Privacy concerns initially prevented some upgrades to Firefox 3 par BetaNews le 28-08-2009 à 00:29

By Scott M. Fulton, III, BetanewsOne of the benefits of working in an organization whose founding premise is based on openness is that mistakes can be openly admitted, and thus more quickly rectified. An example of this principle in action comes from the blog for Mozilla's own...

Trojan zaps banking credentials via IM par The Register le 28-08-2009 à 00:27

Instant gratificationNo longer the province of teens and chat-obsessed netizens, instant messaging is being adopted by a growing number of banking malware applications, which zap pilfered credentials to thieves in real time.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Asustek Computer, MicroStar International Eye E-Book Reader Market par X-bit labs le 28-08-2009 à 00:11

Asus and MSI Reportedly Plan to Release E-Book Reader