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Google’s new search feature
Submitted Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 08:08 PM
Google company information - ( Google News )
techland.blogs.fortune.cnn.com -- This week Google began rolling out its latest search feature, Google Suggest on its homepage. The new tool, which offers suggestions when you begin typing into the blank search box, was launched to help people who have difficulty defining their queries or are bad spellers. See the complete story here.
Apple applies for touch-screen Mac patent
Submitted Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 08:07 PM
Apple company information - ( Apple News )
news.cnet.com -- Rumors of Apple working on a touch-screen Mac have been circulating for years, and will only grow with the revelation that the company is hoping to patent similar technology.
A number of Mac sites on Thursday are pointing to a U.S. patent application granted for what would appear to be the mythical Mac tablet. AppleInsider has a description of the device discussed in the application, which appears to bring a lot of the iPhone's multitouch functionality to a slate-like tablet computer. See the complete story here.
Comcast Sets Monthly Bandwidth Limit for Customers
Submitted Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 08:04 PM
pcworld.com -- Comcast, the largest provider of cable-based broadband service in the U.S., will limit residential customers to 250 gigabytes of bandwidth a month beginning Oct. 1, the company announced late Thursday. See the complete story here.
Has the First Extraterrestrial (Computer) Virus Been Discover...
Submitted Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 05:28 PM
universetoday.com -- Could this be the first space-borne computer virus ever discovered? It would appear that the International Space Station, orbiting at over 330 km (180 miles) above the planet, is not immune to software problems more commonly associated with computers down here on Earth. Over the last few days, astronauts on board the ISS have been tracking down a fairly benign gaming worm used by hackers to gather personal information. Although this type of virus is not considered a threat to space station operations, it does raise some questions about how the virus got up there and why the station's computers were not protected. See the complete story here.
Got a pirated copy of XP? Expect to be nagged
Submitted Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 05:19 PM
Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News )
blogs.chron.com -- When Windows Vista was first introduced, it came with a powerful defense against pirating. In fact, it was so powerful that paying customers complained when it malfunctioned, and Microsoft wound up making some big changes.
Unless Vista was properly activated, it would drop into "reduced functionality mode", in which the only thing you could do with it was access the Internet in order to complete online activation -- or buy a valid product key.
In Service Pack 1, the behavior was changed so that the operating system would still operate, but the background turned black and nagging boxes warned you that you "might be a victim of software piracy".
Now, Microsoft is going to bring this "feature" to Windows XP Professional with a new version of the Windows Genuine Advantage. See the complete story here.
Google nears 62 percent of searches in July
Submitted Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 01:46 AM
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Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News )
Yahoo company information - ( Yahoo News )
businessweek.com -- Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc.'s share of the U.S. search market contracted slightly in July while market leader Google Inc.'s improved, according to estimates released by ComScore Inc. Thursday. See the complete story here.
AT&T ConnecTech: we can out-geek-squad the Geek Squad
Submitted Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 01:44 AM
arstechnica.com -- "Knock knock. AT&T here to set up your computer!"
AT&T has decided to jump into the home computer/TV repair game by launching a new service called ConnecTech that will be available for residential customers in all 50 states, whether they're AT&T customers or not. Through ConnecTech, customers will be able to get home theater installation, computer and home network setup, and a slew of TV, computer, and network repairs right from the comfort of their own homes. See the complete story here.
Intel, Yahoo, out to combine the Internet and TV—again
Submitted Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 01:44 AM
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Yahoo company information - ( Yahoo News )
WebTV company information - ( WebTV News )
arstechnica.com -- Previous attempts to combine Internet capabilities and television viewing have ranged from dismal failures (WebTV) to, well, not-so-dismal failures (Intel's DirectTV initiative, or Viiv in general), but Santa Clara is convinced it has found a new way to pair the two types of content into a seamless whole. At IDF this week, Intel, in partnership with Yahoo, announced its new Widget Channel, and detailed how this concept will finally entice viewers into viewing the television as a portal through which they are able to access online data. See the complete story here.
Intel's Classmate PC to Get Touch, Atom Chip
Submitted Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 01:43 AM
Intel company information - ( Intel News )
pcmag.com -- The third version of the Intel Classmate PC notebook will add new touch-screen and tablet capabilities, plus the Intel Atom processor. See the complete story here.
Intel demonstrates powering up without plugging in
Submitted Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 05:16 PM
Intel company information - ( Intel News )
ap.google.com -- Imagine juicing up your laptop computer or cell phone without plugging them into an electrical socket. That's a luxury that could be provided by wireless power transmission, a concept that has been bandied about for decades but is creeping closer to becoming viable. See the complete story here.
Apple Sued Over iPhone 3G Reception Problems
Submitted Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 05:15 PM
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informationweek.com -- An Alabama woman alleges that the handset isn't as fast as advertised, and she's seeking class-action status to represent other customers affected by the "defective" iPhone 3G. See the complete story here.
New Microsoft photo site spends first day offline
Submitted Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 05:15 PM
Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News )
ap.google.com -- Microsoft Corp.'s new digital photo sharing site spent most of its first day offline as its servers strained to handle a flood of traffic. See the complete story here.
Seinfeld to be pitchman for Microsoft
Submitted Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 05:14 PM
Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News )
ap.google.com -- Junior Mints, Yoo-hoo, Drake's Coffee Cakes, puffy shirts: These are all things Jerry Seinfeld has endorsed — at least in his alter ego on his classic sitcom. Now, add Microsoft software. See the complete story here.
Toshiba's XDE DVD Player: A Threat to Blu-ray?
Submitted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 05:45 PM
Toshiba company information - ( Toshiba News )
Sony company information - ( Sony News )
pcmag.com -- What exactly is Toshiba thinking? Not too long ago, the company lost the high-def battle, shutting down its HD DVD business. Sony's Blu-ray was declared the "winner," and everyone seemed to accept that standard DVD was on a slow, steady decline. What we didn't realize back in January was that Toshiba may have been down but it certainly wasn't out of the DVD mix. Yes, Toshiba's now in the deep end of the pool, dog-paddling like crazy with a brand-new DVD player technology, trying to prove that the DVD standard can stay afloat indefinitely. See the complete story here.
Copy-and-paste comes to the iPhone...and it's open source
Submitted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 05:44 PM
Apple company information - ( Apple News )
news.cnet.com -- I was very excited to see on OStatic that OpenClip, an open-source copy-and-paste application for the iPhone, is out.
In case you needed proof in a divine being....
Could Apple shut it down, as it has with other applications that it doesn't like? Well, as OStatic points out, OpenClip "uses shared space, outside the common resource space that Apple's SDK protects, to facilitate copy and paste." So maybe it's on firm legal territory. See the complete story here.
Comcast to slow traffic for bandwidth hogs for 10 to 20 minutes
Submitted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 05:43 PM
venturebeat.com -- It looks like Internet service provider Comcast is moving forward with plans to reduce connection speeds for its heaviest users. Senior vice president Mitch Bowling told Bloomberg yesterday that certain Comcast customers will see their Internet speeds slow for periods of 10 to 20 minutes. See the complete story here.
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