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New attack fells Internet Explorer
A hacker has posted attack code that could be used to break into a PC running older versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.
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Global warming research exposed after hack
An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate between skeptics of global warming and those who see it as an urgent problem.
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LG NAS Adds Blu-ray Drive
LG's N4B1 NAS box is neither a comprehensive media server nor a particularly fast performer, but as a network-attached storage device, it's quick enough for home/small-business file serving. The unit--available at this writing for around $700--is also ...
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Control iTunes from the Windows 7 Taskbar
One of my favorite Windows 7 amenities is thumbnail previews, which appear when you mouse over any running program in the taskbar.
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Elgan: Four things you need to know about Apple
Here are four things that Apple believes that explain the unexplainable.
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Chrome shines, Gore opines, staffs decline
Google's Chrome OS captured a lot of headlines and hype this week after the company invited the media in to have a look-see, setting off a whole lot of opinions about whether it will be any good. Microsoft, predictably, doesn't think so. Otherwise, Al ...
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Mobile wireless router from Zyxel competes with Mi-Fi
Wireless carriers and retailers have been promising a wide array of low-priced gadgets beyond smartphones that will hit the market soon, taking advantage of faster wireless networks.
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Microsoft launches beta tests of free Office 2010, 'streaming' delivery
Microsoft has launched new betas for its free Office suite and for the "streaming" technology it will use to deliver some paid versions of Office 2010 next year.
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Third-party screensavers return to Snow Leopard
When Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) was first released, I noted that many (maybe even all) third-party screensavers would no longer work in the new OS. This was because 10.6 required 64-bit compatible screensavers, whereas existing screensavers were 32 bit.
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Teen gets prison term for attack on Scientology Web site
A New Jersey teenager was sentenced to a year in jail and was fined $37,500 after pleading guilty to charges in connection with a DDOS attack on the Church of Scientology Web site.
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Some Nook e-readers won't make it for the holidays
Just two days after Sony said that its wireless e-reader, the Daily Edition, might not make it to buyers before the end of the year, Barnes & Noble said its Nook e-reader is sold out.
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Google's Chrome OS hits BitTorrent
Chrome OS, the operating system that Google released to open source yesterday, has been compiled and posted for download on several file-sharing sites, Internet searches showed.
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Toggle sidebar visibility in all open Finder windows
When I publish hints here on Macworld, I usually try to walk through and explain how they work, so as to help you understand what's going on behind the scenes. Sometimes, though, I'll just present a solution without much of an explanation, such as ...
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The 5 best and worst features of Google Chrome OS
What users are most likely to like - and detest - about Google's new operating system.
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Ballmer: Windows 7 Sales 'Fantastic'
Excitable Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer actually had something to be excited about at yesterday's shareholder meeting, where he announced that Windows 7 sales are "fantastic."
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Twitter turns on geolocation functionality
Twitter is now allowing its externally built applications to provide geolocation features to end users, after announcing its intention to do so in August.
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Nokia cuts research staff by up to 330 people
Mobile phone maker Nokia said it will cut up to 330 people from its research and development staff.
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iPhone owners demand to see Apple source code
iPhone owners charging Apple and AT&T; with breaking antitrust laws asked a federal judge this week to force Apple to hand over the iPhone source code, court documents show.
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Techies gather for a lunch to save the world
The 43rd floor of the Spear Tower in downtown San Francisco is empty. Possibly because of the slumping economy, there's just a big, open office space with unfinished white walls overlooking a million-dollar view. It was an appropriate setting for ...
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Palm Pixi smartphones now just $25
You can now buy the brand-spanking-new Palm Pixi smartphone for just $25.
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Judge sets schedule for Google book search case
The judge in the copyright infringement case pitting the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) against Google and its book search program has set a date for the final hearing on the parties' controversial settlement proposal.
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Designed by Consumers - Screenless Laptops
As part of Google's tenth anniversary last year, Google asked for ideas on how to change the world. A great many suggestions were submitted, including the one below from me. Although Google has chosen not to fund this suggestion, I wanted to share it ...
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Banks on watch after suspected card breach
An apparent data breach in Spain has caused Visa and MasterCard to warn banks of possible fraudulent credit card transactions.
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EU gives Oracle extra time to respond to Sun inquiry
Oracle and Sun Microsystems have been granted an extra week to defend their planned US$7 billion merger in front of European regulators, the European Commission said Friday.
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Windows 7 sparked surge in business demand for PCs
Dell is bullish about a recovery in PC demand from businesses, saying the Oct. 22 release of Windows 7 sparked a surge in PC sales.
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Three indicted for Comcast hack last year
Three hackers have been indicted for redirecting the Comcast.net Web site to a page of their own making in 2008.
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Security pro says new SSL attack can hit many sites
A Seattle computer security consultant says he's developed a new way to exploit a recently disclosed bug in the SSL protocol, used to secure communications on the Internet. The attack, while difficult to execute, could give attackers a very powerful ...
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Why Chrome OS will fail -- big time
A lack of flexibility will doom Google's latest ego trip to the dustbin of history
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Cyberattacks on U.S. military jump sharply in 2009
Cyberattacks on the U.S. Department of Defense -- many of them coming from China -- have jumped sharply in 2009, a U.S. congressional committee reported Thursday.
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Dell's Q3 profit slides 54%
Dell reported third-quarter profits on Thursday that were down 54% from this time last year, though the company said it was encouraged by a slight uptick in sales from the prior quarter.
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New H-1B hiring bill takes aim at tech firms
Two U.S. Senators have proposed legislation that would bar any firm which lays off 50 or more workers from hiring guest workers holding H-1B visas.
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Free Web apps to help organize your holidays
Trying to plan a big holiday meal, send out greeting cards, buy and ship presents for everyone on your gift list all at once? Help is a click away.
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Open-source virtualization: Who's biting?
Despite its fans, the overall market for open-source virtualization remains tiny, though it's growing.
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Microsoft, other rivals slam Google Chrome OS
Microsoft was, predictably, not all that impressed by Google's demonstration of its upcoming Chrome OS today, while other potential rivals were split.
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NASA: Astronaut rides robotic arm in successful spacewalk
Riding a robotic arm 210 miles above the Earth, NASA astronauts successfully completed their first spacewalk of the 11-day mission that launched earlier this week.
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FAA glitch shines spotlight on troubled telco project
The outage of a computer system used by airline pilots to file flights plans in the U.S will likely prompt a closer look at a $2.4 billion telecommunications system that has run into numerous problems in the past.
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Google rides Chrome OS onto Microsoft turf
With Google Inc. working on its upcoming browser-based Chrome operating system, the company is intensifying its grudge match with rival Microsoft Corp.
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Gore says supercomputing can be killer app in climate change
Former Vice President Al Gore told an audience at SC09 that supercomputers can be used to show the world how climate change is affecting the earth.
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Google Chrome OS will not support hard disk drives
Google officials said their upcoming Chrome OS will not support hard disk drives in order to get better boot up times with solid state disk drives.
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$2,000 tablet a perfect fit for Apple, says analyst
Reports that Apple will introduce a $2,000 tablet next year fit the company's historical pattern of going for the luxury end of the technology market, an analyst agreed today.
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Review: Imation's wireless drive is a great concept but needs bandwidth
Imation today announced what it called the world's first wireless external backup drive. Testing found that the drive meets all the specs the company pitches, it is indeed easy to use, and convenient, but it lacks throughput and carries a high price tag.
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Google goes for speed, security in Chrome OS
Google unveiled its Chrome operating system to the open-source community today and said it has designed the netbook OS to be faster, simpler and more secure than those offered by rivals.
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Microsoft denies it built 'backdoor' in Windows 7
Microsoft today denied that it has built a backdoor into Windows 7, a concern that surfaced on Wednesday after a senior National Security Agency (NSA) official testified before Congress that the agency had worked on the operating system.
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Intel: Chips in brains will control computers by 2020
Intel Corp. researchers, along with partners from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, are developing technology that can be implanted in peoples brains to operate computers, cell phones and television sets.
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Using E-Mail Message Flags in BlackBerry OS 5.0
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) recently started shipping its brand new mobile operating system (OS), BlackBerry handheld OS 5.0. The new software packs a variety of cool new features and enhancements, including improved mail-folder ...
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Supply Chain Data on Holiday 2009 Hotties
New supply-chain import data analyzed by Panjiva, as well its new Trends product, shows who's hot and who's not this holiday gift-giving season. Watch out kiddos: Coal imports are on the rise!
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FAQ: All you need to try out the Office 2010 Beta
Microsoft yesterday launched the first, and likely only, public beta of Office 2010.Where is it, how do you install it, what do you need to run it, and how do you get rid of it if it's a can of worms? We've got answers.
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Use Tab key in Snow Leopard keyboard shortcuts
Among the many improvements in Snow Leopard is the ability to use the Tab key in user-created keyboard shortcuts. In OS X 10.5, pressing the Tab key while creating keyboard shortcuts (in the Keyboard Shortcuts tab of the Keyboard & Mouse System ...
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Health Net says 1.5M medical records lost in data breach
Connecticut-based insurance provider Health Net told state officials that an external hard drive containing personal health and financial data on about 1.5 million customers has been missing for six months.
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When the Backup Drive Gets Full
Rat74136's external hard drive is full. He asked the Answer Line forum how to keep backing up.
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