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- Frugal Friday: RIP Crunchpad, Apple/Psystar Settlement, Comcast/NBC, Chrome OS, Google DNS, Microsoft Forefront TMG and UAG
- Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss the untimely death of the CrunchPad, the Apple vs. Psystar Settlement, Comcast's new controlling interest in NBC, recent advancements in Chrome OS, Google's new public DNS service and talk with Bill Jensen, Senior Product Manager in Microsoft's Identity and...
- Tags: Google Inc., NBC Universal Inc., DNS, Comcast Corp., Settlement, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-12-04
- Office 15: Let the feature requests begin
- Planning is already underway for the next release of Microsoft's productivity suite,known as Office 15, as a December 3 blog post on the Microsoft Access Team Blog site makes clear. The Access database team is soliciting input regarding new kinds of SQL Server support that Access customers would like to...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Blog, Planning, Microsoft Office, Team Management, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Management, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-12-04
- Panda Virus Signature File 04 December 2009 (Windows)
- Panda Virus Signature File, essential to protect your computer against new viruses.
- Tags: Panda Software, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-12-04
- Patch Tuesday heads-up: MS to fix 'critical' IE, Office security holes
- Microsoft plans to release six security bulletins next Tuesday (December 8, 2009) to fix security flaws affected IE, Microsoft Office and the Windows operating system. by Ryan Naraine
- Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Security, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-12-03
- Report: Final Microsoft browser ballot may include Opera-suggested modifications
- I'm sure Opera's original sugestion wasto have a ballot with 5 choices, laid out as follows:Choice #1: OperaChoice #2: OperaChoice #3: OperaChoice #4: OperaChoice #5: Opera:)Enough already...This entire screen BS has moved to the theater of the ridiculous!It takes 1 minute to get a new browser when using ANY other...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Opera Software ASA
- Discussion threads 2009-12-03
- Report: Final Microsoft browser ballot may include Opera-suggested modifications
- The seemingly never-ending antitrust trial in Europe may soon come to a close, if a new report by Bloomberg is on the money. Bloomberg reported on December 3 that the European Commission EC may issue its final remedy in the browser-bundling case involving Opera Software and Microsoft by December 15....
- Tags: Antitrust, Opera Software ASA, Microsoft Corp., Bloomberg L.P., Web Browser, Web Browsers, Corporate Law, Internet, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-12-03
- Meet the new Comcast-NBCU: Content meets conduit everywhere; Will it work?
- This will work when Comcast starts gouging other carriersAs soon as Comcast starts raising the prices that their competitors have to pay this will be a goldmine! Imagine the negotiations between Comcast and DirectTV and/or Dish Network for carriage of the "Comcast channels". I can see Comcast raising the prices...
- Tags: Network technology, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Comcast Corp., cable
- Discussion threads 2009-12-03
- Microsoft targets programming newbies with new Vedea visualization language
- In mid-November, Microsoft researchers dropped a few hints about a new visualization language, codenamed Vedea, that was coming from Microsoft. On December 3, via a blog post, Microsoft officials provided more specifics about it. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Programming, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-12-03
- Microsoft sells off part of its FAST enterprise-search acquisition
- Microsoft has sold off two units of Fast Search and Transfer, the Norweigian enterprise search company it bought in 2008 for $1.23 billion, to Rocket Software. Rocket announced the sale on December 2. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Enterprise Search, Acquisition, Microsoft Corp., Rocket Software Inc., Cloud Computing, Search, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-12-02
- Microsoft demonstrates more Bing 2.0 features and shares new user stats
- Microsoft sent a bunch of its top search execs to San Francisco on December 2 to show off more of what's part of the Bing 2.0 fall refresh of the company's search engine. Some of these enhancements are here in beta form today; others are coming over the next few...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Exec, Search, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-12-02
- 2011 Chevrolet Cruze revealed (photos)
- Chevrolet has confirmed details and unveiled images of the 2011 Cruze compact sedan, which is set to be revealed in the sheetmetal at the 2009 LA Auto Show on December 2. by CNET News.com
- Tags: CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-11-30
- Giving a Flip camcorder for the holidays? Get a $25 accessory for free
- Here's a nice deal for anyone thinking of buying a Flip camcorder this holiday season: From now until December 31st, you can get a free accessory with the purchase of any of Pure Digital's five pocket-friendly camcorders from the Flip Video online store. by Janice Chen
- Tags: Accessory, Camcorder, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-11-30
- Microsoft: To spam or not to spam
- I'm rather suspiciousLook at the date. December 2008?Show me the headersI would never bother reading the body without checking them first.False dichotomyAnd oh, by the way: just because it's genuine doesn't mean it's not spam.TrashntHumm . . .Humm . . . We really need to start adopting digital signatures.It usually...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, spam, header, Microsoft Corp., e-mail
- Discussion threads 2009-11-27
- Amazon's Black Friday HDTV deals include Panasonic plasmas
- Though only 6 percent of you said in our poll that you plan to shop at Amazon.com for an HDTV on Black Friday, I still thought I should point out the deals that the online retailing giant is offering. Unlike many of the other stores' Black Friday specials, Amazon has...
- Tags: Panasonic, Plasma, Amazon.com Inc., 1080p, BD-P160, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-24
- Large Hadron Collider sees first collisions
- its work and we are not dead yet damn it .... not end of the world party Won't go full power until 2012...Abotu the 21st of December. ;-)Give It Time!!It takes awhile for the microscopic Black hole to consume enough matter to destroy the planet. Let's see the mass...
- Tags: black hole, magma, Large Hadron Collider
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Verizon debuts Samsung Omnia II; Dec. 2 for $200
- Verizon on Monday announced that the Samsung Omnia II smartphone will be available on December 2 for $199.99. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Verizon Communications Inc., Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- GrandCentral closing up shop
- The service Google snatched up in 2007 that lets users attach multiple phones to a single phone number is officially closing its doors on December 31st this year. An email went out to users of the service stating Google's intentions to close the doors on GrandCentral.com. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Telecom & Utilities, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-22
- Messing around with the DROID camera
- As you may be aware, one of the earliest complaints from new DROID owners is that the camera under performed when compared with other smartphone cameras, such as the iPhone's or the BlackBerry Bold's, particularly as it related to sharpness and focus. Apparently, it has been discovered...
- Tags: Photograph, Firmware, Camera, DROID, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Vizio announces Black Friday deals on its LCD HDTVs, Blu-ray player
- You may have noticed that Vizio hasn't been prominent in the Black Friday ads leaked online from Best Buy, Target, or Wal-Mart (save for a 26-inch LCD HDTV early special through Wal-Mart). But that doesn't mean the company, which has remained the number-one shipper of HDTVs in the U.S. for...
- Tags: Costco, HDTV, LCD, 1080p, Blu-ray, Vizio, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Sony Reader Daily Edition now available for pre-order
- Back in August Sony announced the Reader Daily Edition with WiFi and 3G wireless support, along with a touch interface. Today, Sony announced that the Sony Reader Daily Edition can be pre-ordered over on the Sony Style store for $399.99 with shipping scheduled for December through January. by Matthew Miller
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Reader, 3G, Wireless LANs, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
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