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Microsoft issues first Windows 7 patches

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday October 19, 2009

Microsoft's massive security update last week included patches for nine Windows 7 vulnerabilities, far fewer than were issued for Windows Vista and Windows XP.

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ASUS Android smartphone unveiling to be `this year`

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday October 19, 2009

It's short and sweet but we thought you'd like to hear the good news doled out by ASUS chairman Jonney Shih and CEO Jerry Shen at a local press meeting in Taiwan today. Shih says that the company's first Android phone will be "unveiled this year," not next as originally rumored. For a second, it makes you wonder what's going to happen to the OS underpinning the ASUS-Garmin nuvifone G60 --

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Tata revenue down, profits up in tight market

Submitted by Webmaster on Friday October 16, 2009

India's largest outsourcer, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), reported on Friday a fall in revenue, but growth in profit, in U.S. dollar terms for the quarter ended Sept. 30, indicating that the outsourcing market is still difficult.

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Michael Dell Says Phone Coming in 2010; May Use Platforms Beyond Android

Submitted by Webmaster on Friday October 16, 2009

I can understand the desire to go mobile, but I think any newcomer to the crowded phone-manufacturing space will have to produce a pretty innovative handset to gain much traction.

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You make the call: NBA launches video rulebook

Submitted by Webmaster on Friday October 16, 2009

Ever see a referee call a charge on a play you swore was a block? Or insist LeBron James took an extra step on his way to the rim?

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Technology > New Feature/Release

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Judge rejects ringtone lawsuit against Verizon

Submitted by Webmaster on Friday October 16, 2009

A U.S. federal judge has rejected a music royalty collection agency's contention that a mobile operator is liable to pay public performance royalties when a ringtone is played.

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Technology > Laws/Policies

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Q&A: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg

Submitted by Webmaster on Friday October 16, 2009

"If you ask why is our usage exploding compared to everything else, we think it's because we made it really safe." When I first met [Mark Zuckerberg], he told me how many people put their cell phone numbers on Facebook. Facebook is that safe."

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Social Networks > Facebook

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Facebook Targeting Bigger Ad Market Than Google Search

Submitted by Webmaster on Friday October 16, 2009

Facebook is chasing the $576-billion market for "demand generation" rather than the $64-billion market for "demand fulfillment."

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Social Networks > Facebook

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BBC opens way for first HD Freeview by Christmas

Submitted by Webmaster on Friday October 16, 2009

BBC has opened the way for high definition Freeview TV services by signing an agreement with network operartor Arqiva to upgrade the UK digital terrestrial television (DTT) transmission network to DVB-T2

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Technology > New Feature/Release

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Dying Apple Time Capsules spark complaints

Submitted by Webmaster on Thursday October 15, 2009

Users of Apple's Time Capsule have taken to the Web with complaints about their dead storage and wireless devices and are tallying the hardware failures in an effort to convince Apple that there's a problem.

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Nokia Posts $834 Million Quarterly Loss

Submitted by Webmaster on Thursday October 15, 2009

Finnish handset maker Nokia has posted its first quarterly loss in a decade, and it is a doozy. The company is reporting a €559 million ($834 million) loss, due to falling handset sales. Nokia stated that its smartphone market share fell from 41 percent to 35 percent over the quarter. The company took a €908

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Jailbroken iPhone gets Expose-like view, you retail users just keep on scrollin` (video)

Submitted by Webmaster on Thursday October 15, 2009

How many apps do you have on your iPhone? Yeah, we figured it was a lot. Being able to re-arrange items now is mighty helpful, but not so helpful as this little hack from Steve Troughton-Smith that adds Exposé-like functionality to the mix. Just press the Home button and up pops a view of all the application pages; tap one and you're taken straight there, as shown in the video after the b

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Twitter: Don`t change your log-in data until further notice

Submitted by Webmaster on Wednesday October 14, 2009

Twitter users should refrain from changing their log-in data until further notice or else risk getting locked out of their accounts.

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IE Radio Welcomes Clay Shirky at 4 PM ET!

Submitted by Webmaster on Wednesday October 14, 2009

Join us for today's IE Radio broadcast featuring Clay Shirky

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Cisco to buy Starent Networks for $2.9B

Submitted by Webmaster on Tuesday October 13, 2009

Betting on the growing popularity of data-hungry phones like the iPhone, Cisco Systems Inc. said Tuesday it had agreed to pay $2.9 billion for Starent Networks Corp., a maker of equipment for wireless carriers.

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Fate of some Sun technologies still up in the air

Submitted by Webmaster on Tuesday October 13, 2009

Despite earlier assurances that Sun's technology will live on, questions remain over Sun's app server, IDE, and cloud platform.

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IBM mainframe in antitrust probe by Department of Justice

Submitted by Webmaster on Friday October 09, 2009

Big Blue allegedly refused mainframe licences to competitors. IBM is facing an antitrust inquiry from the US Department of Justice over its mainframe business.

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Motorola Drops LiMo for Android

Submitted by Webmaster on Friday October 09, 2009

While we wait for Motorola's Android phone, the CLIQ / DEXT, the company is once again confirming their commitment to the Android platform. Motorola had already stated they were dropping Windows Mobile to focus on Android, and they are doing the same with LiMo. Christy Wyatt, VP at Motorola, has vacated her seat on the

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AT&T Not Ready for Tethering, May Throttle iPhone Data

Submitted by Webmaster on Friday October 09, 2009

We reported here on Tuesday that AT&T had announced plans to make VOIP services available on its 3G network. That is great news for iPhone users who previously could only use applications like Skype and Vonage via a Wi-Fi network. So, AT&T sorted out MMS and now it's sorted out VOIP. That just leaves Tethering,

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Snow Leopard Without Gears is Hurting my Mobile Productivity

Submitted by Webmaster on Thursday October 08, 2009

Lately I've been using my netbook when on the run, so I hadn't noticed that I recently lost a very key bit of functionality. I'm talking about Google Gears and its utter lack of support for Mac OS X Snow Leopard. I just tried to install it and received the disappointing message above, which I

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