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1. Weekly hardware roundup

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Saturday, 21 November 2009

   ... face of other major players in the PC sector, Dell's results were disappointing. Chip giant Intel, software giant Microsoft and PC rival Hewlett Packard have all shown recent signs of growth.  ...

2. ATI reveals Radeon 5970 overlocking details

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Saturday, 21 November 2009

   ... for extra overclocking headroom and low leakage for better power characteristics. "We've built all of this headroom into the board itself, and we're also doing some special stuff in the software as ...

3. Microsoft: No backdoor in Windows 7

   (Security/Security Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   But NSA admits involvement in OS security guide Microsoft has rebuffed reports that a "backdoor" was deliberately coded into its Windows 7 operating system. "Microsoft has not and will not put 'backdoors' ...

4. We need Chrome

   (Software/Software Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   ... (and companies) that focus on moving their IT operations into the cloud. In fact, it will become the preferred cloud operating system. It will give Google a leg up among enterprise software developers ...

5. Health IT doesn't save money

   (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   ... why health IT has failed to reduce administrative costs. "Any savings may have been offset by the costs of purchasing and running new computer systems," she said. "In addition, most software is designed ...

6. Hacker restores Atom support for Snow Leopard netbooks

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   Who's got the crack? A Russian hacker known as "teateam" claims to have restored support for Atom-based Hackintoshes running Snow Leopard 10.6.2. 
Apple had previously disabled the processor in an effort ...

7. Microsoft claims "fantastic" Windows 7 sales

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   But refuses to divulge any details or sales figures Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told an annual shareholder's meeting that sales of Windows 7 have met the company's expectations. Ballmer, who was quoted ...

8. Google rolls out Chrome OS source code

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   Eliminates all "unnecessary" processes Google has released the source code of its long-awaited Chrome OS. According to the Mountain View-based company, the alternative operating system is optimized for ...

9. The world waits for Google's Chrome OS

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   Conference call today Google will hold a conference call today outlining its plans for the operating system. It has invited journalists to a webcast that starts at 10:00AM and goes on to 11:00PM Pacific. ...

10. Microsoft accelerates JavaScript with IE9

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 18 November 2009

    Plays catch up with Firefox and Chrome Microsoft has confirmed that Internet Explorer 9 will offer significantly faster JavaScript performance compared to earlier iterations of the browser. According ...

11. Phuggers are like chuggers

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

    Wednesday, 18 November 2009

    Punters badgered by phuggers Phugging hell - these are the words of thousands of victims of cold-calling up and down the UK, according to Veritape, the phone conversation tracking software provider.  ...

12. Adobe upgrades Flash player with improved HD support

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 17 November 2009

    Uncompromised Web browsing Adobe has upgraded its popular Flash player with improved support for HD video playback. The latest beta version of the application reportedly facilitates "uncompromised" Web ...

13. ARM accelerates Android mobile development

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 17 November 2009

    ... the ARM Connected Community have already joined the initiative. "Android offers a complete stack for software developers, but hardware manufacturers have traditionally had to do without such a resource," ...

14. Microsoft issues Windows 7 security advisory

    (Security/Security Features)

    Monday, 16 November 2009

    ... company emphasized that the vulnerability could not be used to assume control of a machine or install malicious software. "[We are] aware that detailed exploit code has been published for the vulnerability," ...

15. Put your faith in the cloud

    (Security/Security Opinion)

    Monday, 16 November 2009

    ... data is "safer in the cloud than you think." Most service providers follow best practices for, say, data backups. They also invest in software and hardware to give them added recovery capabilities. That's ...

16. Open Book Alliance slams Google Book Settlement

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 16 November 2009

    'Sleight of hand' The Open book Alliance has reacted angrily to Google, the Authors Guild, and the Association of American Publishers' revised e-book settlement proposal, describing it as 'a deeply flawed ...

17. Sprint launches Palm Pixi smartphone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Sunday, 15 November 2009

    Sleek and sexy but lacks Wi-Fi Sprint has officially launched the entry-level Palm Pixi smartphone. The $100 device is powered by webOS and features a QWERTY keyboard along with a 2.6-inch multi-touch ...

18. Apple outflanks Psystar in crushing legal victory


    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Saturday, 14 November 2009

    ... original files with unauthorized software. According to Alsup, Psystar executed three primary unlawful modifications: Replacing the Mac OS X bootloader with an alternative to run unauthorized copies ...

19. LucidLogix preps Hydra SoC for early 2010 launch

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Saturday, 14 November 2009

    ... announced the availability of the Hydra 200 in Big Bang Motherboards on October 29. Up until that date, Lucid had met all requested MSI hardware and software requirements. "However, MSI has since revised ...

20. Dell touts Mini 3 Android smartphone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 13 November 2009

    Not an iPhone killer Dell has announced plans to introduce yet another Android-based smartphone into an already crowded mobile marketplace. 

According to Dell spokesperson Ron Garriques, the Mini 3 will ...

21. Nvidia CEO says he is "all" Apple

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 13 November 2009

    The "best" technology Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has claimed that Apple uses the "best" technology to manufacture its Mac product line. "Apple says to their customers: if you buy a computer from us you ...

22. Apple plans 50 new stores

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 13 November 2009

    Don't look now, there's another one Apple is planning to open as many as 50 new stores next year, including two branches in Shanghai. More than half the new outlets will be outside the US, with new stores ...

23. We didn't copy Windows 7 from Mac OS. Did we?

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 12 November 2009

    Unseemly row surfaces Microsoft has rebutted Microsoft statements that it based the look and feel of Windows 7 on the Apple Mac OS. Yesterday, a Microsoft manager said that what his company had tried ...

24. How TG Daily is put together

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 12 November 2009

    ...  The evil Dr Spinola is an atheistic old drunkard who hates Crackberrys, Linux, Apple and loves every bit of software made by Microsoft. He eats meat, preferably raw, and freshly killed. They bumped into ...

25. Zune shifts into high gear with 6 HD games

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 11 November 2009

    Tegra processor gets a workout Microsoft has released six free games for the Zune HD. The titles - which are all free - include PGR: Ferrari Edition, Audiosurf Tilt, Lucky Lanes Bowling, Vans Sk8: Pool ...

26. Google Latitude reminds you where you've been

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 11 November 2009

    ... at an awesome BBQ place on my way back from Lake Tahoe this summer, but I couldn't remember the name when my friend was asking about it a few months later," says Chris Lambert,  Google Mobile software ...

27. Motorola Droid snipes at iPhone's market share

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 10 November 2009

    100,000 units and counting Motorola has reportedly sold over 100,000 Droid phones during the device's first week on the market. According to Broadpoint AmTech analyst Mark McKechnie, Motorola is likely ...

28. EU at odds with US over Oracle antitrust probe

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 10 November 2009

    US rubber stamp inadequate for Euro regulators The European Commission's antitrust investigation into Oracle's intended $7.8 billion takeover of Sun is continuing despite US regulators giving it the green ...

29. Best Buy sells Acer notebook for $250

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 10 November 2009

    ... the store and can be bought either online or in-store. Best Buy didn't say what software is bundled with the $250 machine and at press time the unit couldn't be found on its website. The company said ...

30. Firefox 'most insecure browser'

    (Security/Security Features)

    Tuesday, 10 November 2009

    Not much of a birthday present for Mozilla Firefox accounts for almost half of all browser vulnerabilities. Mozilla's finest is responsible for 44 percent of all browser flaws, Apple's Safari takes second ...

31. Atom Hackintosh netbooks crash and burn

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 10 November 2009

    Snow Leopard infinity loop
 Apple has apparently struck a deadly blow against the burgeoning Hackintosh community by disabling support for Intel's Atom processor in the latest version of Snow Leopard.  ...

32. Apple update fixes critical Snow Leopard bugs

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 09 November 2009

    ... with the installation process. In addition, Apple warned Hackintosh owners that "third-party system software modifications" could cause "unexpected results" during the upgrade. 
Finally, Club Cupertino ...

33. Mozilla looks ahead as Firefox celebrates fifth anniversary

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 09 November 2009

    330 million users and 7,000 add-ons The Open Source community is celebrating the fifth year anniversary of the popular Firefox Internet browser. According to Mozilla, over 330 million users have downloaded ...

34. Health insurance IT isn't dead, it just smells funny

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Monday, 09 November 2009

    ... reason for that huge difference is that the large private insurance companies keep an army of software developers and IT operations staff, along with attendant analysts and administrators, employed to ...

35. OpenOffice debuts analog joystick mouse

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Saturday, 07 November 2009

    ... 360-style joystick with optional 4, 8, and 16-key command modes. Clickable scroll wheel. 512k of flash memory. 63 on-mouse application profiles with hardware, software and autoswitching capability. 1024-character ...

36. Apple plans iPhone lockdown

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 06 November 2009

    ... the injection of code and subsequent software unlock. 
 Will the vulnerability eventually be patched? Undoubtedly. But Apple knows it won’t take long for Hotz and other professional jailbreakers to code ...

37. Tool stops search engines gathering your data

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 06 November 2009

    ... about privacy. There currently exist types of software which provide anonymous navigation, such as the Tor network, but the new system is claimed to offer a clear improvement in response time. Viejo acknowledges ...

38. Twitter turns UI thinking on its head

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 06 November 2009

    ... of 100,000 apps so quickly. Unlike with the Mac, where user interface conformity is imposed with an iron fist, Apple let iPhone developers be creative with the way people interact with their software. ...

39. Windows 7 sales outpace Vista adoption

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 05 November 2009

    ... deals helped make the Windows 7 software launch successful," explained NPD spokesperson Stephen Baker. "In a slow environment for packaged software Windows 7 brought a large number of customers into the ...

40. Apple reverses Atom Snow Leopard ban

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 05 November 2009

    OS X on a netbook Hackintosh Apple has reportedly restored support for Intel's Atom processor in the latest Snow Leopard build. "Atom appears to have resurrected itself zombie style in 10C535," confirmed ...

41. Hacker jailbreaks iPhone 3GS with blacksn0w crack

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 04 November 2009

    ...  
 In addition, Apple insisted that the licensee is not the "owner" of his or her iPhone software and warned that modifying the OS could "cause serious problems in the operation" of the device.  See ...

42. Parallels takes on VMware

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 04 November 2009

    ... although current users can upgrade their existing software for $50. It should be noted that VMware's Fusion 3 also carries an $80 price tag and offers a number of similar features. Like Parallels, Fusion ...

43. Apple's small-minded strategy

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Wednesday, 04 November 2009

    ... strange about the whole thing, though, is that someone inside Apple thinks making life more difficult for its software customers is good for business. That's how Microsoft is supposed to think. Not the ...

44. Feds indict alleged cable modem hacker

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 03 November 2009

    ... allegedly helping customers modify their cable modems to obtain "free" Internet access. 
 According to the Department of Justice (DoJ), Ryan Harris and his company TCNISO developed hardware and software ...

45. Why Apple should license Windows 7

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Tuesday, 03 November 2009

    ... they control the hardware, software, user experience, most of the channel, the gate that allows applications in, and virtually all of the user experience. It is no surprise that this is one of their most ...

46. Apple drops Atom bomb on Hackintosh netbook rebels

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 02 November 2009

    Apple has stepped up its war of attrition against Hackintosh rebels by disabling support for Intel's Atom processor in the next version of Snow Leopard. Apple has stepped up its war of attrition against ...

47. Apple iTunes update disables Palm sync

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 30 October 2009

    Apple has released an updated version of its iTunes software. Predictably, iTunes 9.0.2 blocks the Palm Pre's ability to sync media files with the popular application.Apple has released an updated ...

48. Apple upgrades TV software with tighter iTunes integration

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 29 October 2009

    Apple has released a major update for its TV software. TV 3.0 - which features a redesigned GUI - allows users to easily access iTunes Extras, iTunes LP, Genius mixes and Internet radio. Apple has ...

49. Wii don't want no Nintendo consoles

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Thursday, 29 October 2009

    ... Nintendo said a lack of new software titles was causing demand to fall. Last month Nintendo slashed the price of the console by one fifth in the USA. However, Nintendo does not yet need to weep too ...

50. 10 reasons why analog is better than digital

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

    Wednesday, 28 October 2009

    ... the last two decades. But it's hard to introduce an emotional element into the utterances of personal computers. They seem to lack, er, personality. Speech recognition software has also progressed as if ...