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31 October 2009

 

Are Your PCs Ready for Windows 7?

 

Windows 7 endless reboot answer evades Microsoft

 

After one year, Conficker infects 7M computers

 

How to make Windows XP last for the next seven years

 

Feds Can Search Your E-Mail Without Notice, Judge Rules

 

iMac Users Grumble About Performance Issues

 

30 October 2009

 

Spooky Halloween - scareware or crimeware?

 

Windows 7: The Readers Speak

 

Microsoft Says No to Windows 7 Upgrade 'Hack'

 

Microsoft Says Windows 7 Install Workaround Is Legal

 

Spammer Ordered to Pay Facebook $711 Million

 

Unfinished Windows 7 Feature Turns Laptops Into Wi-Fi Hotspots

 

Microsoft Cleans up Bugs After Biggest Patch Release

 

Inside Microsoft's New Retail Store

 

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

 

29 October 2009

 

4 Swine Flu Scams Making the Rounds

 

Password Reset E-mail Is New Facebook Virus

 

Twitter Warns of New Phishing Scam

 

Scareware Tops Microsoft's Malware List

 

Are You Prepared for Binary Armageddon?

 

Sony Recalls 69,000 Vaio AC Power Adapters

 

Android 2.0: The iPhone killer at last?

 

Google drives into new market with Maps Navigation beta for Android

 

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

 

28 October 2009

 

Firefox hit by many drive-by flaws

 

Opera browser dinged by code execution flaw

 

New LoroBot locks files and holds for $100 ransom

 

Fake 'Conficker.B Infection Alert' spam campaign drops scareware

 

Facebook Password Spam Conceals Malware Attack

 

10 Reasons Why Conficker Can Happen Again

 

Windows 7: A Day 7 Scorecard From

 

Microsoft Issues Platform Updates for
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008

 

Norton Internet Security 2010 for $9.99

 

Asus Claims to Have First USB 3.0 Motherboard
 

Microsoft Selling Crapware-Free PCs
 

Why Lenovo still lags in consumer PCs (and how it plans to fix that)

 

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27 October 2009

 

Security Suites: The Best & Worst

 

Will Windows 7 Overcome Antivirus Fear and Loathing?

 

Windows 7: The 64-Bit Question

 

Windows 7 Upgrade Woes Mount: Endless
Reboots and Product Key Problems

 

Microsoft Blames Users for Windows 7 Upgrade Mess

 

Netflix Comes to PlayStation 3; Is the Wii Next?

 

Microsoft Pulls Out of Family Guy Special

 

Microsoft Windows 7 Student Edition Experiencing Downloading Issues

 

Ubuntu 9.10 launch - October 29

 

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24 October 2009

 

How to install Windows 7

 

Windows 7 upgrade install snafu confirmed

 

21 Ways to Customize Win 7

 

Windows 7 UAC Security Feature Raises Concerns

 

10 Reasons to Stick with Windows XP Until Windows 7 Service Pack 1

 

Windows 7 Needs Boot Camp Upgrade to Play Nicely

 

Windows 7 install trick saves up to $100

 

Facebook Offers Real-time, Highlight Reel News Feed For The Homepage

 

Netflix Tips Streaming-Only Video Service

 

Hulu May Soon Charge for Content: Report

 

Fake Windows and Outlook Update Messages Point to Malware

 

Could Microsoft End the Scareware Problem?

 

23 October 2009

 

21 Ways to Customize Windows 7

 

Windows 7 Photo Blog: Steve and Kylie Plus Seven

 

Big in Japan: Burger King Sells Windows 7 Whopper

 

New Apple ads slam Microsoft and Win 7

 

Potential Windows 7 Achilles' heel: No email

 

5 Big Hopes for Net Neutrality

 

AOL: At work on something big, secret

 

WiMax coming to Chicago next month

 

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22 October 2009

 

Windows 7: An impressive upgrade

 

Windows 7 debuts in New York

 

Microsoft Releases Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

 

A Video Tour of Win 7

 

Upgrade Your New PC for Free
 

Microsoft starts selling PC hardware, third-party
software via its online store

 

How Windows 7 Differs from Vista

 

Security hole in Time Warner cable routers

 

Verizon Says Net Neutrality Is a Mistake, Pure and Simple

 

FCC takes first step toward Net neutrality rules

 

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21 October 2009

 

Windows 7 Family Pack Premium 3-User Upgrade $133.99
Buy.com has the Windows 7 Family Pack Premium Upgrade for a low $133.99. $7.18 Shipping. Tax in CA, MA, NY, TN.

 

Windows 7: An Upgrade Story

 

How to move from XP to Windows 7

 

'Dumb' Windows 7 upgrade chart sparks spat

 

Microsoft Posts Sidekick Recovery Tool
 

Apple Updates MacBook, iMac, Mac Mini and Introduces Magic Mouse

 

Nvidia Unveils RealityServer for Photorealistic 3D Streaming

 

Acer 3D Aspire Laptop, Complete with Glasses, Arrives

 

Google May Launch Music Service to Challenge Apple iTunes

 

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20 October 2009

 

Symantec Warns of Fake Security Software
 

Beware of fake Conficker.B alerts

 

The ultimate guide to scareware protection

 

MS Security Essentials test shows 98 percent detection rate

 

(Norton Antivirus 2009 Versus Microsoft Security Essentials:
A Comparative Anti-Malware test

 

Verizon Offers Customers Quad-Play Service Bundle

 

First Microsoft Store Opens This Week

 

Will the CIA Snoop on Social Networks?

 

AVG Free 9 in pictures

 

Windows' new saleswoman talks '7'

 

Gateway Notebooks Ready for Windows 7
 

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

19 October 2009

 

Verizon iDroid Site Directly Attacks Apple

 


 

Mozilla blocks (then unblocks) dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-on

 

Microsoft says 'steady progress' continues in Sidekick data recovery

 

Microsoft's Windows 7 Means End of XP for Business, Says Report

 

"iDon't" Campaign Means No Verizon iPhone?

 

Six charged for tech insider trading

 

Microsoft issues first Windows 7 patches

 

17 October 2009

 

Could Windows 7 Take a Bite out of Apple Sales?

 

Obama Calls on Americans to Help With Cybersecurity

 

Mac clone maker 'happily' agrees to OS X injunction

 

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

 

16 October 2009

 

Microsoft exposes Firefox users to drive-by malware downloads

 

Hacked Facebook Apps Lead to Fake Antivirus Software

 

Windows 7? Don't Upgrade WinXP -  Buy A New PC

 

Windows 7 'Family Guy' Commercial Not For Kids

 

N.C. Couple Charged with Stealing $23M from Cisco

 

Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as
speed of light, say physicists

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

15 October 2009

 

Windows 7 to go: New portables for a new OS

 

"Most, if not all" Sidekick data recovered

 

Lawsuits filed over Sidekick outages

 

Owners set up online memorial to dead Apple Time Capsules

 

Does software piracy lead to higher malware infection rates?

 

Wi-Fi Direct Could Be the Death of Bluetooth

 

Acer's 3D-capable Aspire laptop leaks

 

Acer passes Dell as No. 2 PC vendor

 

Nine out of 10 of today's corporate PCs can
run Windows 7, survey says

 

Online test helps you self-diagnose H1N1 flu

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

14 October 2009

 

Microsoft sets record for Patch Tuesday
- Snow Leopard bug deletes all user data
- Adobe patches 28 security holes

 

Researcher sees Patch Tuesday 'nightmare'

 

Family Guy To Shill For Windows 7

 

Dell Slams Netbooks, Says Windows 7 Is Our Savior

 

Twitter: Don't change your log-in data until further notice

 

Facebook deals with missing accounts, 150,000 angry users

 

Acer introduces laptop with multitouch display

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

13 October 2009

 

Microsoft sets record for Patch Tuesday

 

Gartner: Windows 7 is 'all but inevitable'

 

The aftermath of the T-Mobile Chernobyl

T-Mobile offers Sidekick customers $100 credit
 

T-Mobile, Microsoft Say Sidekick Data May
Be Recoverable, But Sales Suspended

 

Snow Leopard Bug is a Doozy -- How Did Apple Miss It?

 

Google Docs adds sharing to folders

 

The top 5 browsers duke it out

 

MySpace replaces all server hard disks with flash drives

 

Acer recalls Aspire laptops that could overheat

 

Twitter users hit with site errors ... again

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

12 October 2009

 

Brace Yourself: Microsoft Readies Record-Setting Patch Tuesday

 

Microsoft to T-Mobile Sidekick Users: Oops
T-Mobile to Update Sidekick Users on Data Loss
Microsoft Red-Faced After Massive Sidekick Data Loss

 

Microsoft kills the Sidekick. The first smart phone is dead

 

Why Windows 7 won't be another Vista

 

Microsoft hints at second low-cost Office option

 

Netgear slammed for doing the right thing

 

10 October 2009

 

Windows 8 Details Emerge

 

Coin-sized nuclear batteries may revolutionize electronics

 

Spectrum Issues Loom Over Wireless Broadband

 

Google Voice Service Now Under FCC Scrutiny

 

Study: Windows 7 doesn't boot faster

 

Scientists refute moon bombing rumors

 

9 October 2009

 

Windows 7 upgrade - Questions answered

 

Can you upgrade an old XP PC to Windows 7?

 

Monster Patch Tuesday on tap

 

New Adobe Reader, Acrobat Vulnerability Comes Under Attack

 

N.C. Wants Dell to Repay Incentives for Closing Plant

 

The Next Wave of TV Innovation: 3D
 

ZoneAlarm to Give Away ZoneAlarm Pro Next Week

 

Phishing arrests highlight massive problem

 

Microsoft to put free Office Starter 2010 on new PCs

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

8 October 2009

 

Students, Wanna Make Easy Money?

Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 Edition software is now being sold to college students
 for 91% off -- and you can make money when the people you point
to the site make a purchase!

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Upgrade Operating System for Students $29.99

 

Ready for Windows 7? Here's how to deploy it the right way

 

AT&T ends iPhone VoIP restrictions; Skype set free

 

What's Behind AT&T's New VoIP Policy?

 

FBI's 'Operation Phish Phry' snares nearly 100 people

 

End of the line for NVIDIA chipsets

 

MS Security Essentials test shows 98%
detection rate for 545k malware samples

 

Weak passwords dominate statistics for
Hotmail's phishing scheme leak

 

Dell Shutters North Carolina Plant, Eliminates 905 Employees

 

Windows Mobile 6.5 Stung with Bad Reviews

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

7 October 2009

 

Attackers Improving Search Engine Optimization
to Push Rogue Security Tools

 

ATandT Opens Network to iPhone, Skype Internet Calls

 

Fighting Phishers in Light of Gmail, Yahoo,
Hotmail Password Leaks

 

Apple and Others Sued Over Web Browser Patent

 

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

 

6 October 2009

 

Fraudsters 'hijack' Facebook accounts

 

Yes, Even You May Be Covered By FTC "Paid Endorser" Rule

 

FTC's New Rules for Bloggers: A Quick Guide

 

Women dominate social networking

 

Gmail Also Nailed by Phishing Attacks, Google Says
 

 

Inside the URLZone Trojan network

 

Smoking gun in Viacom, YouTube case?

 

 

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

 

5 October 2009

 

Hotmail hacked: Thousands of account details published online

 

House GOP Warns Obama on Network Neutrality

 

Just released: AVG 9 Anti-Virus

 

Man's ashes laid to rest in computer

 

Microsoft Unveils 'Mouse 2.0' Prototypes

 

An Inside Look at Dell's Wireless Charging Laptop
 

Can Your Laptop Run Windows 7?

 

2 October 2009

 

MS Security Essentials test shows 98% detection
rate for 545k malware samples

 

Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows:
10 Benefits for Businesses

 

US relinquishes control of the internet

 

Fake PayChoice e-mails deliver malware

 

Microsoft Windows XP Mode Released to Manufacturing

 

Microsoft to Launch Windows 7 Compatibility Site
 

New Gadgets, Prototypes to Debut Next Week in Japan

 

Nanotech could make humans immortal by 2040, futurist says

 

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technology and popular culture on The Feed

 

1 October 2009

 

How to Upgrade to Windows 7

 

Sophisticated Trojan Linked to Banking Thefts Is Exposed

 

Lenovo: Do the Right Thing, with Lost and Found Service

 

Independent Tester: Security Essentials 'Very Good'

 

Google Search Now Highlights Forum Posts


Google Wave could threaten Facebook, Twitter

 

'Free' Windows 7 upgrades not always free, says consumer group

 

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

 

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

 

Microsoft Windows 7 FREE Upgrade
Manufacturer Information Websites

 

Microsoft adds free Web development tools

 

Microsoft to offer cheap Windows 7 for students

 

Microsoft DreamSpark
 

The Microsoft Ultimate Steal!


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