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20 percent of Brits thinks Steve Jobs is a soccer player par CNET News.com le 16-01-2010 à 22:19

In a survey performed by a PR company, 10 percent thought the Apple CEO was a trade union leader and 5 percent thought Bill Gates was a famous train robber. Is Britain strange?

Apple seeks ban on U.S. Nokia imports par CNET News.com le 16-01-2010 à 22:07

In latest salvo in the accusation-slinging involving smartphone technology, Apple files request with the International Trade Commission for a block on its Finnish rival's devices.

Facebook launches their own “retweet” service par Neowin.net le 16-01-2010 à 21:13

Facebook has launched their own version of Twitter's “retweet”, where a user will share the same posted message to all of their followers from another page. The update is live to all of Facebook’s 350 million users under the “Share” button, but only available on posted links.Users...

Facebook launches their own “retweet” service par Neowin.net le 16-01-2010 à 21:13

Facebook has launched their own version of Twitter's “retweet”, where a user will share the same posted message to all of their followers from another page. The update is live to all of Facebook’s 350 million users under the “Share” button, but only available on posted links.Users...

MySpace restores Imeem playlists par CNET News.com le 16-01-2010 à 21:08

A month after MySpace absorbed Imeem, it's allowing Imeem users to restore their playlists on MySpace Music.

Sarcasm punctuation mark hits the market par Neowin.net le 16-01-2010 à 19:52

When you're communicating with somebody via text, it's sometimes hard to tell if they're being sarcastic or not. A company named Sarcasm, Inc. has set out to stop this confusion with a new punctuation mark which they've dubbed the 'SarcMark.'The move has left many leaving sarcastic...

Sarcasm punctuation mark hits the market par Neowin.net le 16-01-2010 à 19:52

When you're communicating with somebody via text, it's sometimes hard to tell if they're being sarcastic or not. A company named Sarcasm, Inc. has set out to stop this confusion with a new punctuation mark which they've dubbed the 'SarcMark.'The move has left many leaving sarcastic...

Segway now owned by British millionaire par CNET News.com le 16-01-2010 à 19:51

Jimi Heselden, an investor in the company's U.K. dealership, has bought the maker of high-tech scooters, the company announced in a blog post.

AT&T rolls out unlimited text, voice, and data plans par CNET News.com le 16-01-2010 à 18:40

AT&T rolls out new unlimited plans for texting, voice, and data for U.S customers. But it hasn't yet delivered on its promise to enable tethering for the iPhone.

E-waste showdown unearths deeper questions par CNET News.com le 16-01-2010 à 15:00

Consumer electronics and IT associations are challenging a New York City e-waste recycling law. Recycling advocates worry that state programs could be stalled.

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos) par CNET News.com le 16-01-2010 à 15:00

Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the HTC Nexus One, Dell UltraSharp U2711, and the Westone 2 True-Fit Earphone.

JetAudio 8.0.1.300 par Warp2Search.Net le 16-01-2010 à 13:35

Integrated multimedia software made of a single compact rack. ...

Code used to attack Google made public par Neowin.net le 16-01-2010 à 13:05

In a report from ITWorld, the code used late last year to attack Google in China has now been made public on the internet, and has already been used in at least one hacking tool since its release. On Thursday the code was submitted for analysis on the Wepawet malware...

Code used to attack Google made public par Neowin.net le 16-01-2010 à 13:05

In a report from ITWorld, the code used late last year to attack Google in China has now been made public on the internet, and has already been used in at least one hacking tool since its release. On Thursday the code was submitted for analysis on the Wepawet malware...

Mozilla removes Firefox 3.7 from development schedule par Neowin.net le 16-01-2010 à 13:04

In a rather sudden move, the company Mozilla, well known for its Firefox browser, has gone and removed version 3.7 of its software from the development schedule. At the same time, the company has revamped the entire process which it uses to develop software.According to...

Mozilla removes Firefox 3.7 from development schedule par Neowin.net le 16-01-2010 à 13:04

In a rather sudden move, the company Mozilla, well known for its Firefox browser, has gone and removed version 3.7 of its software from the development schedule. At the same time, the company has revamped the entire process which it uses to develop software.According to...

NY teenager arrested for leaving bomb threat at Apple Store par Neowin.net le 16-01-2010 à 13:04

In this day and age, the number of terrorist plots seem to be rising. As such, you can expect authorities to take threats very, very seriously – even if it's just a joke. One 17 year old found this out the hard way, when he left a bomb threat at...

NY teenager arrested for leaving bomb threat at Apple Store par Neowin.net le 16-01-2010 à 13:04

In this day and age, the number of terrorist plots seem to be rising. As such, you can expect authorities to take threats very, very seriously – even if it's just a joke. One 17 year old found this out the hard way, when he left a bomb threat at...

Neowin Forums down for a bit longer par Neowin.net le 16-01-2010 à 12:22

Hey guys, thanks in advance for your patience with this huge upgrade.The servers are struggling to cope with the load due to the post conversion going on in the background. Basically the forum upgrade from 2.3.x to 3.0.5 meant that over 9 million posts needed to be converted to the...

Neowin Forums down for a bit longer par Neowin.net le 16-01-2010 à 12:22

Hey guys, thanks in advance for your patience with this huge upgrade.The servers are struggling to cope with the load due to the post conversion going on in the background. Basically the forum upgrade from 2.3.x to 3.0.5 meant that over 9 million posts needed to be converted to the...

Mainboards par X-bit labs le 16-01-2010 à 11:51

Intel Turbo Boost Technology - Trapping The Unwary par Warp2Search.Net le 16-01-2010 à 10:30

TechARP takes a look at the Intel Turbo Boost Technology...

Epson WorkForce 1100 Printer Review par Warp2Search.Net le 16-01-2010 à 10:30

Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Epson WorkForce 1100 Printer...

Moneual Labs MonCaso Y601W Review par Warp2Search.Net le 16-01-2010 à 10:30

OCIA.net has posted their review of the Moneual Labs MonCaso Y601W...

Frostytech's Top 5 Heatsink Chart Updated Today par Warp2Search.Net le 16-01-2010 à 10:15

Frostytech updated their Top 5 Heatsink Chart ...

Mushkin DDR3-1600 7-9-7-24 Blackline Memory Review par Warp2Search.Net le 16-01-2010 à 10:15

Legit Reviews posted a review on the Mushkin DDR3-1600 7-9-7-24 Blackline Memory...

Philips 40PFL9704 40in LED backlit TV par The Register le 16-01-2010 à 10:02

Black is black?Review LED backlighting is all the rage at the moment; it can dramatically improve the contrast ratio of LCD panels, helping them towards the deep blacks seen on plasma displays. But many of the sets available at the moment, including the LG we recently reviewed, use...

RAID 0 Stripe Sizes Compared with SSDs: OCZ Vertex Drives Tested par Warp2Search.Net le 16-01-2010 à 10:01

Madshrimps posted a review on the OCZ Vertex Drives...

ACLU challenges US laptop border searches par The Register le 16-01-2010 à 09:02

Civil liberties assessment still pendingPrivacy campaigners are continuing a legal challenge against random laptop border searches by US customs amid concerns there may be a racial bias in those delayed and inconvenienced by stop and search powers introduced as part of the war on...

Bing enters URL shorten game with binged.it par Neowin.net le 16-01-2010 à 06:21

Bing has entered the arena of URL shortening, turning long bits of URL into an easily manageable URL.  Some Microsoft employees have already begun using the new service for posts on their blogs and tweets.However, the new binged.it URL is actually longer than most shortening services...

Bing enters URL shorten game with binged.it par Neowin.net le 16-01-2010 à 06:21

Bing has entered the arena of URL shortening, turning long bits of URL into an easily manageable URL.  Some Microsoft employees have already begun using the new service for posts on their blogs and tweets.However, the new binged.it URL is actually longer than most shortening services...

German Government asks people to stop using IE par Neowin.net le 16-01-2010 à 05:30

Microsoft’s browser, Internet Explorer, has the highest number of users compared to any other equivalent software. Though, having such a huge number of users isn't always such a good thing: if a vulnerability is discovered, it could potentially affect a vast amount of people. The...

German Government asks people to stop using IE par Neowin.net le 16-01-2010 à 05:30

Microsoft’s browser, Internet Explorer, has the highest number of users compared to any other equivalent software. Though, having such a huge number of users isn't always such a good thing: if a vulnerability is discovered, it could potentially affect a vast amount of people. The...

Yelp's iPhone app gets check-ins, friend stalking par CNET News.com le 16-01-2010 à 02:58

Yelp adds a way for users to alert one another of their goings-on, though similar to Foursquare, the privacy implications may be a bit too much for some.

China's attack on Google explained par CNET News.com le 16-01-2010 à 02:56

Elinor Mills explains what happened to Google, how it happened, who did it, and who else was affected.

Discounts damage for Microsoft Windows 7 PC boost? par The Register le 16-01-2010 à 02:35

Volume gets you so farThings are looking up for PC manufacturers. The last three months of 2009 saw shipments of computers grow 22 per cent, while all - except Dell - enjoyed robust double-digit growth in the US and internationally according to Gartner.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps...

Steve Wozniak, your time is up par The Register le 16-01-2010 à 02:30

Incompetence is not enoughComment It's time to file each and every story about Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak into the circular "Does it really matter?" bin.…What is your recession sales strategy?

AppOmator offers a new way to build iPhone apps par CNET News.com le 16-01-2010 à 01:50

Building an iPhone app is going to be much easier very soon. A Mac application called AppOmater will allow you to build custom iPhone apps with no coding experience.

NASA Nebula - Obama's own private cloud? par The Register le 16-01-2010 à 01:18

Federal CIO munches Ubuntu's Koala foodThe open-source Amazon-like compute cloud under development at NASA's Ames Research Center could become a means of hosting websites across the US government.…What is your recession sales strategy?

Reporters' Roundtable Podcast: 3D TV debunked par CNET News.com le 16-01-2010 à 00:51

CES overloaded the industry with 3D TV hype, and it's time to bust it. Rafe Needleman interviews CNET's John Falcone and HDNation's Robert Heron on the practical realities of 3D TV.

Oh goody!!!!!! A punctuation mark for sarcasm par CNET News.com le 16-01-2010 à 00:36

An American company finally creates something so many e-mail writers have needed for a long time: a punctuation mark to tell people when you are being sarcastic.

IE exploit code released on the Internet par CNET News.com le 16-01-2010 à 00:34

McAfee and Microsoft warn that code used to attack computers has been released in the wild, while the German government urges citizens to avoid using the IE browser for now.

PDFmyURL turns any site into a PDF par CNET News.com le 16-01-2010 à 00:29

If you don't have a "print as PDF" option in your browser, you may want to check out PDFmyURL, a new service that does just what it says, and well.

The Computer Has Lost Its Magic - Chief Exec of Nvidia par X-bit labs le 16-01-2010 à 00:12

Personal Computers to Get New Level of Interactivity, Thinks Head of Nvidia