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30 September 2009

 

New botnet hides commands as JPEG images

 

Coming in October: Can Windows 7 close the Vista flop chapter?

 

Windows 7 Performance Tests

 

Despite Taunts from Rivals, Microsoft Security Essentials is Solid

 

Microsoft blackballs pirates from Security Essentials

 

Do Uninstallers Uninstall?

 

Facebook Warns Members About Rise in '419' Scam

 

ICANN Begins Moving Away from U.S. Control

 

Warner Music Videos to Return to YouTube

 

Google set to roll out Wave to 100,000 early users

 

Wi-Fi group launches full 11n certification
 

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

 

29 September 2009

 

School boards hit with cash-stealing Trojan

 

Scareware sellers poison 'iPhone MMS' search results

 

Free Microsoft Security Essentials today!
Never Pay For Anti-Virus Again

 

Microsoft to 'ribbonize' Vista like Windows 7

 

In search of a standard for displaying security threat levels

 

Health warnings on iPods?

 

New Bill Would Revoke Telco Immunity

 

Should You Give Up XP for Windows 7?

 

Die Shovelware, Die!

 

Apple Pushes Unnecessary Software to Windows PCs

 

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

 

28 September 2009

 

Windows 7 OEM pricing - serious discounts

 

Google's Birthday Confused The "L" Out Of Us

 

Intel's Light Peak: The next USB?

 

Microsoft launches Office Web Apps preview

 

Lenovo vows super-fast Windows 7 boots

 

Freecom to sell early USB 3.0 drive

 

Panasonic shows prototype 3D plasma TV

 

26 September 2009

 

 

 

How Rogue Antivirus Sites Snag Victims

 

Want Windows 7 for 50 Percent Off? Order an OEM Copy

 

Microsoft Windows 7 FREE* Upgrade
Manufacturer Information Websites

 

25 September 2009

 

Exposing How Rogue Antivirus Sites Snag Victims

 

Hackers pay 43 cents per hijacked Mac

 

Russian cybergangs make the Web a dangerous place

 

Eminem Throws Down with Apple, in Court

 

Intel's Light Peak to cut the cables

 

SSDs are coming

 

Google Responds to Chrome Frame Security
Concerns from Microsoft

 

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

 

24 September 2009

 

Twitter Hit by New Phishing Attack

 

Social networking sites leaking personal info
to third parties, study warns

 

Drudge, other sites hit with malicious ads

 

Michael Horowitz: Poor code leaves Yahoo Mail insecure

 

Intel Rolls Out Mobile 'Clarksfield' Chips, Promises 'Arrandale'

 

Republicans Drop Anti-Net Neutrality Effort

 

First batch of Intel Core i7 laptops

 

Microsoft Denies Plans to Buy Electronic Arts

 

PayPal, eBay to Integrate Bill Me Later Into Sites

 

Gmail suffers another disruption

 

Microsoft adds free Web development tools

 

Google Plug-in Puts Chrome Inside IE

 

IE8 Runs 10 Times Faster With Google Plug-in

 

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

 

23 September 2009

 

Critical iTunes flaw exposes Mac, Windows to hacker attacks

 

Microsoft's new take on the Tablet PC?

 

News Outage Was Longer, Larger Than Google Admits

 

Google News back up after outage

 

12 Terrific Tech Cartoons

 

Report: Microsoft Developing New Tablet PC
 

Facebook sued over social networking patent

 

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

 

22 September 2009

 

Intel Shows Off Future Technology

 

Microsoft Windows 7 FREE* Upgrade
Manufacturer Information Websites

 

Microsoft set to ship free security ware

 

FCC Cuts Bold New Course on Network Neutrality

 

Republicans Move to Block Network Neutrality

 

Wireless carriers: No to Net neutrality

 

Microsoft Launches Mobile Banking Service

 

Make sure to check your AT&T plan

 

Torvalds: Linux is 'bloated' and 'scary'

 

Fake Twitter Profiles Harbor Scareware

 

Facebook confirms site glitches

 

Microsoft unveils shield for critical flaw

 

Mozilla plans to 'ribbonize' Firefox for Vista, Windows 7

 

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

 

21 September 2009

 

Site offers Facebook break-ins for $100

 

FCC chairman calls for formal Net neutrality rules

 

Microsoft unveils shield for critical Windows flaw;
attack code looms

 

FCC on Apple, DOJ on Google -- the Feds are Tackling Tech

 

Netbook Flash Storage Gets a Standard Connector

 

19 September 2009

 

Microsoft workaround for critical SMB2 flaw

 

PBS.org hacked, serving malware cocktail

 

Sun patches critical StarOffice flaw

 

Twitter: The Dumbest Web Service Ever to Get a $1B Valuation

 

18 September 2009

 

Why Microsoft Should Give $30 Student Deal to Everyone

 

Microsoft to offer cheap Windows 7 for students

 

Windows 7 is $30 or $19... maybe

 

Microsoft DreamSpark
This is a special site from Microsoft that gives out free software to people who have a valid e-mail address from any of the qualifying schools listed.

 

Burglar Checks Facebook During Raid, Gets Busted

 

Microsoft sues over malicious online ads

 

Test your Internet speed

 

Norton 2010 in pictures

 

Firefox Flash check drives 10M to update

 

Music Industry Wants Apple, Amazon to Pay Up

 

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

 

17 September 2009

 

8 quick tips for getting the most from IE8

 

IE8 whips rivals in blocking malware sites

 

eBay unloads Skype; Gets $1.9 billion in cash

 

Skype founders sue eBay

 

Bing usage jumps 22 percent

 

Fixing Security Flaws Isn't Just Microsoft's Responsibility

 

An Amazing Laptop Recovery Story

 

Can You Catch Spam from Chat Rooms?

 

Almost here: World's smallest printer?

 

Comcast to Bring TV to Phones

 

Pillar kicks Intel's SSD to the curb
 

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

 

16 September 2009

 

Internet Scammers Leap on Patrick Swayze's Death

 

Ads: The new malware delivery format

 

Will government gig put Google ahead of Microsoft in cloud race?

 

Dell to Pay $4 Million to Settle New York Fraud Case

 

First Look: Google Chrome 3.0

 

W.H. collects Web users' data without notice

 

Your Best XP-to-Windows 7 Upgrade Path: Buy a New PC

 

Microsoft Releases Zune HD as Attempted iPod Killer

 

Lawmakers Pressure White House over Cyber-czar

 

Google Chrome 3.0 Sees Stable Release

 

Crop circles: What's Google trying to tell us?

 

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

 

15 September 2009

 

Windows 7 upgrade survival guide

 

Who's developing Linux?

 

Intel chip domination hits new 4 year high

 

Microsoft Updates Bing with 'Visual Search' Feature

 

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

 

14 September 2009

 

Microsoft Security Essentials or Forefront:
Which should a Windows user choose?

 

The ultimate guide to scareware protection

 

Microsoft: In-place Windows 7 upgrades can take 20 hours

 

$358m Microsoft verdict overturned

 

Tests show Safari 4 "clearly the worst" for battery life

 

Gotcha! Pursuing software pirates

 

NY Times warns of rogue antivirus on Web site

 

9/11 related keywords hijacked to serve scareware

 

12 September 2009

 

Google Groups Used for Malware

 

Windows 7 Ads Are Cute Overkill

 

IEEE stamps 'approved' on 802.11n Wi-Fi

 

11 September 2009

 

33 Mac OS X holes fixed, Flash updated

 

Microsoft Open-Source Efforts to Go ‘Mainstream`

 

Facebook Goes Back To Basics With 'Lite' Version

 

Faster AT&T 3G on its way, slowly

 

Windows Media Center Evolves at CEDIA 2009
 

Study: Windows clobbers Linux on netbooks

 

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

 

10 September 2009

 

New AMD Graphics Card Drives Six Displays

 

Bing 2.0, Thin Laptops Revealed at Microsoft Meeting

 

Apple Issues Security Updates for Leopard, Tiger

 

 

 

Sprint Unveils Unlimited Mobile-to-Mobile Calling
 

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

 

9 September 2009

 

Microsoft patches slew of 'drive-by attack' bugs

 

Microsoft: Patching Windows 2000 'infeasible'

 

Microsoft Warns of New Windows Bug, Advises
Users to Take Precautions

 

Microsoft Previews Silverlight 4 Features,
Launches New Media Services

 

Skype Bungles Software Upgrade for the IPhone

 

Monopoly City Streets on Google Maps
Overwhelmed by Demand

 

Happy anniversary Sega Dreamcast

 

U.S. buys new weather supercomputer

 

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

 

8 September 2009

 

Microsoft patches gaping worm holes
It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday - Be sure to install MS Updates!

 

Newsweek.com Serves Up Scareware
 

WordPress blogs falling prey to worm

 

Google's mystery UFO doodle finally explained

 

Intel's New Core i7 and Core i5 Processors Explained

 

Intel releases first Nehalem chip for mainstream PCs

 

Firefox adds Flash plug-in update protection

 

Red Tape: Consumers get mad, get even — online

 

4 September 2009

 

Scareware goes Green

 

Skype Security and Spam Updates

 

Infected PCs Host Range of Malware

 

Microsoft granted stay for Word

 

Microsoft, Intel Promise Windows 7 Speed

 

Patch scramble throws Adobe updates off schedule

 

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

 

3 September 2009

 

Microsoft to deliver five critical Windows patches next week

 

Philips Set to Debut Wireless HDMI

 

Lonely? Why Not Buy Some Facebook Friends

 

Microsoft Wants People to Throw Windows 7 Launch Parties

 

Windows 7's killer feature?

 

Snow Leopard ships with bad Flash Player

 

How 20 popular websites looked when they launched

 

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

 

2 September 2009

 

Users abandon XP for Vista, Windows 7

 

Groups want new laws to protect Web users

 

Windows 7 Will Boot In As Little As 11 Seconds

 

Gmail FAIL - What it says about Google
- Maintenance error caused Gmail outage

 

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

 

1 September 2009

 

Special Report: Windows 7

 

eBay unloads Skype

 

Privacy Office Approves Laptop Searches Without Suspicion

 

Instant Messaging Speeds up Data Theft Danger

 

Microsoft: Upgrade Messenger or else

 

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

 

The Microsoft Ultimate Steal!


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