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Briton held over wireless broadband 'theft'

Briton held over wireless broadband 'theft'My response to "Signs" was mis-postedFrank,I tried to yell at you for what you posted, but it did not wind up under your post as I thought it would. Look below for the message "Ill-Informed and Narcissistic — posted by ProfessorJim 08/23/07" This was...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Broadband Internet, Free Access, wireless, democracy, Wi-Fi, wireless broadband, network, broadband

Discussion threads 2007-08-23

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Sony to charge $24.95 for Bravia owners to rent "Chance of Meatballs" before DVD release

Leveraging some synergy between its electronics arm and its movie studio, Sony announced today that it's going to offer its hit kiddies flick "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" to owners of select Bravia home theater gear a full month before it's released on DVD. The price for this privilege—and...

Tags: Sony Corp., Movie, Pricing Strategy, DVD, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-09

Peek releases $99 gadget just for Twitter

Dedicated Twitterers (Tweeters?) have a new option for posting their 140-character thoughts to the web: the TwitterPeek. Looking a tad like a very thin Blackberry, Peek's Twitter-friendly gadget features a QWERTY keyboard, color screen and click scroll wheel. Available only on Amazon.com for $99, users get...

Tags: Twitter Inc., Gadget, Social Networking, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-06

News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Web, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-11-06

Lighthouse Keeper 1.1.6 (Mac)

Lighthouse on your Mac: The best issue tracker on the web is now coming to your Mac in a big way. With the comprehensive coverage that Lighthouse Keeper provides you will rarely need to go into Lighthouse to manage your tickets. Comprehensive access. Lighthouse Keeper lets you add, view, modify...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Ticket, MCubed Software, Lighthouse Keeper, Desktops, Channel Management, Hardware, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-06

AASync 3.1.0.2 (Mac)

AASync is a Secure File Backup, FTP-SFTP Folder Syncronization utility. It is simple to use, and it allows local as well as remote backups over an FTP or SFTP connection. Makes it very easy to back up your files to a remote server or another local disk or maintain your...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Disk, RBrowser, AASync, Backups

Software downloads 2009-11-06

Calibre 0.6.21 (Mac)

Calibre is a one stop solution to your e-book needs. It is free, open source and cross-platform in design. Calibre is meant to be a complete e-library solution and thus includes library management, format conversion, news feeds to e-book conversion, as well as e-book reader sync features and an integrated...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Kovid Goyal, Calibre, E-books, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-06

Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples

RE: Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samplesyawnWho can I trust *now*....Even Ed Bott said '7' was more secure!The Windows Infect Season is not over yet.. Nothing's changed.... That people even USE Windows these days is quite remarkable.... It must be the power of habit...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, malware, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Microsoft to add SharePoint access to Live@edu

This is goodMy Organization rolled out Live@edu for it's students primarily as an email client so that kids can safely email their teachers and communicate safely without the risk of opening up general email. This allowed us to create accounts based off their ID number and now teachers can...

Tags: Groupware, Collaboration, Bing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SharePoint, Live@edu, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

DoneEx XCell Compiler 1.9.9 (Windows)

DoneEx XCell Compiler offers very easy and hassle free Microsoft Excel workbook copy protection. You can compile Excel spreadsheet into EXE application with securely hidden formulas in binary format and protected VBA code. With registration/license management feature you can protect your compiled Excel workbook from illegal copying from one computer...

Tags: DoneEx, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Productivity, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-05

FreeZ Online TV 1.30 (Windows)

FreeZ Online TV program that can receive over 500+ free online channels of daily and live broadcasts from around the world. There is no need for a PC TV card because the TV channels are streamed through your Internet connection. It allows watcher to watch directly into TV. You can...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, FreezSoft, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2009-11-05

Congress may require ISPs to block fraud sites

It`s About Time!they should block and prosecute those sites that send and try to install virus/spyware throught peoples computers.they should loose their internet connection right way,and have their name/info somewhere in a database, that a ISP can check before they can sign up for a internet service.DOING that i`m sure...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), INTERNET, Internet Service Provider, fraud site, U.S. Congress

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Oracle giving EU a hard time over Sun buy

Oh my, must not up set the crazy EU.Pfttt....A small question why EU can stop or affect a deal inside usa ..... or is the deal is global ....Also we EU dont fork MYSQL into something purely EU ... and tell Oracle to go to hell. If the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

News to know: AT&T, Verizon; T-Mobile; Microsoft CRM; Win7; datacenters; Sony-Ericcson

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: AT&T sues Verizon Wireless, calls map ad "misleading" but doesn't dispute accuracy Matthew Miller: T-Mobile experiences...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Data Center, Dana Gardner, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Microsoft CRM, Sam Diaz, CRM, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management

Blog posts 2009-11-04

Kinoma FreePlay 5.0.75 (Mobile)

Kinoma FreePlay is the free edition of Kinoma Play, the world's first social media browser. Sure, it's a a great player for media on your phone, but it's also the best way to use services like YouTube, Live365 and SHOUTcast, Audible, Flickr, and more on your phone. Install Orb free...

Tags: Mobile, Kinoma Inc., Kinoma FreePlay, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Podcasts, Marketing, Internet

Software downloads 2009-11-04

Wondershare QuizCreator 3.0.0.35 (Windows)

Wondershare QuizCreator is a robust quiz maker designed for corporate training and online education to create interactive Flash-based quizzes, online surveys and web assessments. This quiz maker software is one of the easiest yet most effective ways to access knowledge and get valuable opinions. Create a Flash Quiz within Minutes...

Tags: Quiz, Microsoft Windows, Wondershare Software, Wondershare QuizCreator, E-mail, Channel Management, Development Tools, Online Communications, Marketing, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-11-04

GOP will present a health care bill

Good startGood work Dana. This blog is not biased to the left (we'll see how you fare in the talkbacks though).There's of course still the question why you put politics on this IT tech site."ZDNet: Tech News, Blogs and White Papers for IT Professionals. Where Technology Means Business: ZDNet delivers...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, IT Pros, health care, No., Pelosi, GOP

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded

... WHAT?Who in their right mind keep a server running with default usernames/passwords on the default port....I doubt that jailbroken iPhones are alone in this. It's possible, specially if iPhones have a ssh server running, that this could happen on non-jailbroken iPhones also.Just one question...Has this person been remanded yet?...

Tags: Smart phones, extortion, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

iTunes TV subscriptions: Sure, it could happen - and probably will

Timely My wife and I are currently getting ready to ditch cable because of the price and get our programming from the internet. We like HULU because there are a lot of programs and movies that are free, but with short commercials which are tolerable. This along with other...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Apple iTunes, Boxee, Plex, TV, Internet, cable, Mini

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Make room for another e-reader as Creative shows off prototype

Market is ripeFor Chinese factories to crank out more hardware and suck more dollars out of the middle class.Clue in America.Transition product I do believe that e-book readers are largely a transition product which will eventually be made more or less obsolete by advances in netbook/smartbook etc. technologies. Multiple devices...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, E-books, e-reader, health care

Discussion threads 2009-11-02