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31 July 2009

 

Legal battle puts Skype's future in jeopardy

 

Microsoft sticker shock: Upgrade and Family Pack

 

RIAA: "All your music are belong to us"

 

Dutch court rules against Pirate Bay

 

Scientists create 'transparent aluminum'

 

Adobe Flash player update hassles

Adobe Patches 12 Flash Bugs, 3 Caused by Microsoft

 

BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

30 July 2009

 

Massive Botnet Stealing Financial Info

 

Central Park horror leaves Google engineer
Blair-Goldensohn in coma

 

Windows 7 first look: More than just "Vista, fixed"

 

Daily wrap-up in the world of video games,
technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

29 July 2009

 

Microsoft issues emergency patch for IE


Extra '&' in Microsoft development code gave hackers IE exploit

 

Fake antivirus on the rise

 

Is Apple hiding problems with fiery iPods?

 

With fair-use defense rejected, RIAA music piracy
trial could end with big fine

 

AT&T Brings Wi-Fi to Barnes & Noble

 

Hollywood seeks to block Pirate Bay sale

 

Microsoft, Yahoo agree on search deal


Bing to Power Yahoo Search

 

Microsoft releases second, 'experimental' version of .Net 4 Beta 1

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

28 July 2009

 

Researchers clam up about Microsoft's rush patches
Microsoft to rush out emergency IE patch

 

Texting while driving increases crash risk 23-fold

 

Windows 7: A great gaming platform?

 

SSDs are getting better, still not there yet

 

Firefox 4.0 looks like Chrome - Gallery

 

419 scammers using Dilbert.com

 

419 scammers using NYTimes.com 'email this feature'

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

27 July 2009

 

Congress may push India's IT firms to Mexico
with H-1B crackdown

 

Almost all Windows users vulnerable to Flash zero-day attacks

 

Microsoft to ship emergency patches

 

Conficker still worrying worm hunters

 

24 July 2009

 

Review: Office 2010 Technical Preview
-- no 'wow,' just solid improvements


Microsoft girds Office 2010 with free Web versions

 

Nissan car monitors GPS for road dangers ahead

 

Microsoft, Intel design Windows 7 to be speedy

 

America's 10 most damaging botnets

 

Microsoft admits it can't stop Office file format hacks

 

Windows 7 Will Scream With New SSD Drives

 

PayPal Opens Payment APIs

 

Intel Parallel Studio Helps Make the Most of Multiple Cores

 

The Ultimate Windows 7 Upgrade FAQ

 

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23 July 2009

 

City shuts down for Comic-Con

 

Microsoft wraps up Windows 7, declares RTM

 

Congress eyes biometric authentication for job eligibility

 

Wi-Fi group's basic test won't change with final 11n

 

Symantec Weighs in on Flash Vulnerability
 

Mozilla Patches Older Versions of Firefox

 

Laptop Battery Life Benchmarks Are out of Juice

 

Adobe Flash zero-day attack underway
Adobe Acknowledges Reader Hole; Will Fix

 

Bob Iger: Hulu Could Charge For Content, People Will Pay Online

 

Sites to keep your music legal

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

22 July 2009

 

Disney Japan to Sell MicroSD Movies
 

OnStar Announces Remote Kill Switch for Cars
 

U.S. Leads the World in Malware

 

Windows 7 released to manufacturing

 

Daily wrap-up in the world of video games,
technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

21 July 2009

 

APPLE Downplays Fiery iPod Incidents

 

Intel drops prices of quad-core desktop chips

 

Mozilla denies new Firefox bug is security risk

 

Firefox add-on makers ask for money

 

802.11n Should Be Finalized By September

 

Adobe Offers Patch Advice

 

Yahoo splashes new home page
 

Special Report: Windows 7

Windows 7 OEM pricing: What could and should Microsoft do?

It's time for a single version of Windows

 

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20 July 2009

 

Adobe confirms PDF zero-day,
 urges users to kill JavaScript
... again

 

Researcher posts homemade patch for PDF bug

 

Adobe doles out bug-filled PDF Reader to users

 

Microsoft Updates Mac Office 2008 with SP2

 

Google Now Flies You to the Moon, Virtually

 

Google fixes more flaws in Chrome

 

Americans dumber than rocks about spam

 

With Kazaa, TPB going legit, are illegal downloads over?

 

Microsoft opens 20,000 lines of Linux

 

18 July 2009

 

How to Win a Better Deal From Your Service Provider

 

FAQ: Making a Smooth Move from XP to Windows 7

 

Mozilla Asks Users to Support Browser Add-ons

 

Our favorite Firefox tips and tricks

 

Windows Home Server Adds Windows 7 Support

 

Amazon to replace cracked Kindles free

 

17 July 2009

 

Mozilla quashes first critical bug in Firefox 3.5, beats
Microsoft to patch punch

 

Hulu Hits Your PC's Desktop

 

Office 2010 Boasts Enhancements Great and Small
Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview in Pictures

 

Mozilla, Google plug high-risk browser holes

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

16 July 2009

 

How Much Does It Really Cost to Own a Smartphone?

 

Analysts see alarming development in mobile malware

 

Hacker break-in of Twitter e-mail yields secret docs

 

Everex PC Shuts Its Doors in the U.S.

 

25 Things You Might Not Know About IBM

 

10 Odd Things you can buy from Amazon

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

15 July 2009

 

Microsoft patches 9 bugs, leaves one open for hackers

 

Firefox 3.5's first vulnerability 'self-inflicted,' says scientist

 

GE: Smart grid = net-zero energy home

 

Microsoft to open retail stores near Apple's this fall

 

RFID passports: A tragedy waiting


Apple files patents on haptic feedback, biometrics
and RFID detection

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

14 July 2009

 

Microsoft admits new ActiveX zero-day bug

 

Windows 7 RTM: The revenge of Windows Vista

 

U.K., not North Korea, source of DDOS attacks, researcher says

 

Microsoft denies Windows 7 RTM imminent

 

Daily wrap-up in the world of video games,
technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

13 July 2009

 

Microsoft drops Windows 7 discounts

 

Survey: 6 in 10 companies to skip Windows 7

 

Microsoft Ending XP SP2 Support in a Year

 

What if Google Services Stopped Being Free?

 

An Inside Look at Intel's Chip Creation and Innovation

 

AMD fills out six-core Opteron lineup

 

Office 2010 makes a splashy public debut
Screenshots: An early look at Office 2010

 

11 July 2009

 

Windows Updates Coming on Tuesday

 

Outlook separation anxiety holds back Google Apps

 

Will YouTube be big mistake for Google?

 

Twitter suspends accounts of users with infected computers

 

10 July 2009

 

Attackers use IP address in 16 nations

PCs 'could be hit next'

 

Wireless Cybercriminals Target Clueless Vacationers

 

Korea DDOS virus mission shifts to destroying, erasing data

 

Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?

 

Windows 7 - Why, and why risk it?

 

'Critical' DirectX patch coming

 

9 July 2009

 

DDOS attack again takes down South Korean Web sites

 

Microsoft promises to stymie hackers
next week with new patches

 

IE users beware: Zero-day attacks hit
Microsoft Video ActiveX Control

 

Koobface worm joins the Twittersphere

 

Apple plugs dangerous Safari security holes

 

Microsoft Silverlight 3 available for download

 

CA antivirus trashing Windows system files

 

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8 July 2009

 

Minnesota woman appeals $1.9M music piracy fine

 

Hey Microsoft, Stop Toying with Customers!

 

Win 7 Family Pack, Anytime Upgrade prices leak

 

US, S. Korean websites under attack
Updated MyDoom responsible for DDOS attacks, says AhnLab

 

Transmitter.C mobile malware in the wild

 

Newest IE bug could be next Conficker, says researcher
Microsoft may have known about critical IE bug for months

 

Google to launch Chrome OS
Google ChromeOS: Have people given leave of their senses?

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

7 July 2009

 

Old, New Security Issues Hit Users

 

Inside Microsoft's radical, new Web browser

 

July update of Microsoft codename tracker
- Microsoft updates other products
- Microsoft removes a hurdle for Mono

 

Microsoft confirms attacks against IE6, IE7

 

Microsoft Security Essentials beta offers free
protection against malware

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

6 July 2009

 

Going on a trip? Keep tweets discreet

 

iPhone users harangue Apple over battery life

 

iPod touch Owners: Don't Upgrade to OS 3.0

 

Some Vista owners feel ripped off

 

EyeWonder malware incident affects popular web sites

 

June malware report - something's phishy

 

4 July 2009

 

Windows 7's killer feature is...

 

Apple Fixing Broken iPhone Screens

 

Mozilla slates first Firefox 3.5 patch

 

iPhone surcharge protest underscores carriers' loss of control

 

APPLE blames weather for overheating iPhones

 

3 July 2009

 

Vista Ultimate users fume, rant over Windows 7 deals

 

Net neutrality gets a boost from the feds

 

Daily wrap-up in the world of video games,
technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

2 July 2009

 

Bing Adds Twitter Searches

 

FAQ: How much will Windows 7 cost you?

 

Massive 3G Satellite Service Launches with AT&T

 

RIAA Wins Copyright Case Against Usenet

 

Facebook cleans up its privacy controls

 

Month of Twitter Bugs Arrives

 

Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7
Special Report: Win 7 nears the finish line

 

Daily wrap-up in the world of video games,
technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

1 July 2009

 

First look: Microsoft Office 2010

 

YouTube preps redesign amid complaints

 

'Iceman' pleads guilty to mass hacking

 

MS to push IE 8 to more business users

 

Google fixes Outlook plugin for Google Apps

 

Benchmarking Firefox 3.5
Review: Firefox 3.5 makes browsing faster, easier, more fun

 

Daily wrap-up in the world of video games,
technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

The Microsoft Ultimate Steal!

 


 

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