| Net Activists, PC Makers Pressure Chinese Gov't |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:17:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Analysis: The People's Republic will not require PC makers to install Green Dam censorship software, but we haven't heard the last of Internet censorship.
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| Gag Me with a Browser! What Was Redmond Thinking? |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:09:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Analysis: With its "porn-and-puke" ad, Microsoft has crossed the line of bad taste --- by about three miles.
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| Facebook Following Up Privacy Change With New iPhone App |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:04:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Change is in the air at Facebook. First came word of sweeping changes to the site's privacy controls. Now, a new and improved iPhone app is on the way.
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| Google Voice Gets Boost from Enterprise Virtual PBX Maker |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:53:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Analysis: Google Voice is getting buzz in the consumer space, but it may find fans in the enterprise.
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| Judge Temporarily Dismisses MySpace Cyberbully Case |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:50:18 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
A U.S. judge on Friday tentatively dismissed a case against a Missouri woman who was earlier convicted in a cyberbullying case.
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| First Look: Zinc Internet Video Browser |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:50:15 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Those wishing to unplug from expensive cable and satellite TV services are increasingly turning to video content streamed across the Web. Media center...
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| London Stock Exchange Drops Windows System |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:43:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Analysis: System brought LSE to a standstill for almost an entire day, with more than enough blame to go around. But who really is at fault?
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| Palm Pre: Flimsy Phone or Just a First-Gen Freshman? |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:25:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Users complain of cracked screens, gaps in seams in the case, pixels missing in the display, and more in online forums.
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| How to Keep Your iPhone 3GS from Overheating |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:15:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Apple has published a set of guidelines to help iPhone users ensure that their devices keep their cool.
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| Boost Your Company's Image With Video |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:45:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
It's easier than ever to create and share, so get rolling.
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| More Broadband for Your Buck |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:13:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Low-cost approaches to connectivity that appeal to business owners' frugality.
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| Get a Handle on Your Overhead |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:42:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Technology is making it easier for you to keep tabs on your business's resources.
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| Ask.com Bets on Semantic Search, Targeting Special Audiences |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:40:14 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Ask.com is counting on semantic search and other enhancements to increase the popularity of its search engine.
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| Bing Beats Google to the Punch, Launches Twitter Search |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:10:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Microsoft beats Google out of the gate by adding Twitter searches to its Bing search engine.
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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:10:00 -0700
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| Claims That Apple Admits IPhone 3GS Overheating Are Hot Air |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:00:13 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
They say the iPhone 3GS is hot. Hot as in sexy. Hot as in selling like cakes that are hot. Hot as in "scorch the skin off your face Raiders of the Ark-style."
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| Microsoft Removes Projectile-vomiting IE8 Ad From Web |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:50:23 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Microsoft has removed an online advertisement for Internet Explorer 8 that showed a woman projectile vomiting after the ad left a bad taste in people's mouths.
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| Choose a MobileMe Account for Publishing IPhone Media |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:40:23 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
A nifty iPhone feature is the capability to upload a photo or video directly from the phone's Photos app or Camera Roll to a MobileMe gallery. The iPhone grabs...
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| Create Events-based IPhoto Albums With Specific People |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:40:12 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
If you use iPhoto '09 and its Events organizational feature in a true events manner--separating your photos by actual event--then you may have stumbled onto a...
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| Conficker: Forgotten but not Gone |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:56:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
While the hype about Conficker may have died down, the botnet hasn't.
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| Xbox 360 Dashboard Ads to Get Animation, Audio |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:36:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Microsoft's reveals plans to "enhance" its Xbox 360 dashboard ads with its web-oriented Silverlight audio-video technology.
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| Sony's Walkman Turns 30 |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:30:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Thirty years ago this week, a revolution began in the audio market. With Sony's launch of the TPS-L2 Walkman in Japan on July 1 1979, music was suddenly portable.
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| Court Orders Spammers to Pay $3.7 Million |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:10:14 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
A U.S. court orders alleged spammers to give up $3.7 million after an FTC complaint.
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| Windows XP User: I'm No Thief |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:01:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
A year after Microsoft assured this reader his copy of XP was legitimate, the company changed its mind
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| Vendor Squabbles Cause W3C to Scrap Codec Requirement |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:00:13 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
The latest rewrite of the Web's mother tongue won't recommend the use of specific audio and video encoding formats.
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| RIAA Wins, Usenet.com Loses in MP3 Copyright Suit |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:53:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Bloggers react to the latest MP3 filesharing lawsuit. Here's a roundup of their opinions.
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| Bing Adds Twitter Search, Overload |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:45:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Real-time searches from Twitter add to "search overload" and undermine Bing's claims to simplicity.
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| Report: Apple Bailing on NVIDIA |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:42:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Apple may stop using NVIDIA chips in new Macs after negotiations between the companies come to a "bitter halt."
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| iPhone App Helps You Mind Your Manners |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:30:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Save yourself from making a faux pas at a job interview, business dinner or networking event.
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| Stock Exchange Keeps Pirate Bay Buyers Under Close Watch |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:10:11 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
The company that plans to buy The Pirate Bay will be delisted from a Swedish stock exchange if it engages in illegal activity, a stock exchange official warned.
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| Microsoft Pulls Gross-Out Ad for IE8 |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:52:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Online ad that showed a woman throwing up after accidentally viewing pornography has been pulled. But why?
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| Bing Builds an Underwhelming Twitter Search |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:43:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Microsoft plans to index Twitter updates in real time, but -- so far, at least -- the results are hardly impressive.
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| Couple Gets Prison Time for Internet Obscenity |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:20:12 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
The owners of Extreme Associates were sentenced to a year in prison on obscenity charges.
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| AT&T, iPhone Customers Angry Over Voicemail Delays |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:18:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Some AT&T and iPhone customers are angry over delayed delivery of voicemail messages.
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| More Pornography Sneaks onto the iPhone |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:22:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
This time, the app in question, which has already been removed by Apple, included a nude photo of an underage girl.
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| Sweden Aims High for Creation of a Single EU Patent System |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:20:10 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Sweden took over the rotating six month presidency of the E.U. this week, promising to push hard for an agreement on the creation of a single E.U.-wide patent
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| Microsoft Unleashes Five Service Packs for Its Enterprise Security Wares |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:02:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
In the past week, Microsoft has launched five service packs for its enterprise security wares including Geneva, Forefront, Antigen.
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| Microsoft Readies IE8 Business Push |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:00:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Microsoft will begin pushing Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to enterprises next month via Windows Server Update Services, the company said this week.
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| Make Your Own Xbox Games With Kodu |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:59:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Microsoft Research's Kodu Game Lab, which allows you to create your own video games on the Xbox 360, is now available.
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| FAQ: How Much Will Windows 7 Cost You? |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:56:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Last week, Microsoft unveiled retail pricing for Windows 7, the successor to Vista and Microsoft's hope for a revival in operating system buzz.
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| Mozilla Slates First Firefox 3.5 Patch |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:52:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Mozilla will patch the just-released Firefox 3.5 later this month to stamp out several bugs that went unfixed in the final version of the browser, the company...
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| Apple Admits iPhone Overheating Issues -- Sort of |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:51:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Apple's support site warns of various scenarios that could cause the iPhone to overheat, but places most of the blame on users.
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| New Facebook Privacy Controls Take On Twitter |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:51:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Facebook has begun testing new privacy options that will make the service pretty much just like Twitter, but only if you want it to be.
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| Dell and HP Take Knocks in India Over Recycling Programs |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:40:10 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Dell and HP face criticism from Greenpeace in India for their take-back and recycling programs
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| Windows 7 May Get Family Pack Discount |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:40:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Windows 7 will reportedly come with a Family Pack option that will allow multiple installs of the OS on PCs per license purchased.
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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:40:00 -0700
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| Moblin: a First Look at Intel's Open-Source OS |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:35:00 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Moblin is an Intel-created open-source operating system for netbooks and people who use them.
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| When Your Phone Rings, the Copyright Police May Come Calling |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:10:10 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
A digital rights group is contesting a music industry group's assertion that royalties are due each time a ringtone is played in public.
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| Jailbroken IPhones Leave Users More Vulnerable |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:50:10 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Jailbreaking an iPhone leaves users more vulnerable to attack by stripping away most of its security protections.
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| Panasonic Aims Laser at TV Recycling |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:30:11 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Panasonic has developed a new laser cutting system that can process three times as many old CRTs for recycling than a previous method, it said Thursday.
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| Apple Patching Serious SMS Vulnerability on IPhone |
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:20:10 -0700
Source: PC World Latest Technology News |
Apple is patching a serious SMS vulnerability in the iPhone, a security researcher said.
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