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Washington state sues spyware maker

Washington state sues spyware makerWashington state sues spyware maker[i]according to Microsoft[/i]And thats all I had to read and be happy. Its funny how Microsoft does so much for consumers. Remember the article about Microsoft helping to catch some phishers? Glorious days indeed!"Secure Computer?"The one who considers "anti-spyware"...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Windohs, government, spyware, Microsoft Corp., spyware maker, Washington State

Discussion threads 2006-01-25

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Wall Street: MSFT should buy Yahoo, consider RIM

A Wall Street investor has suggested that the stars may be aligned just right for Microsoft to make another run at Yahoo, this time for $22 per share. Investment fund Mithras Capital, which owns more than 1.9 million shares, or 0.14 percent, of Yahoo, said Microsoft has a window of...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Financial Accounting, Search, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Finance, Marketing, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Microsoft: How we'll take on VMware

The software maker believes it has the tools and the right price point to beat VMware in the battle for the virtualisation market. Microsoft has a three-pronged strategy to beat VMware in the virtualization market, according to the company's senior director for virtualization product management, Zane Adam. ...

Tags: Hypervisor, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk, virtualization, Microsoft, VMWare

News items 2008-10-10

Netbook returns blamed on Linux 'teething problems'

Higher return rates for Linux-based netbooks don't necessarily reflect badly on the open-source operating system, according to Ubuntu backer Canonical. The return rate on Linux-powered netbooks may be higher than that for Windows netbooks, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing for Linux, according to Canonical. ...

Tags: Ubuntu, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Software, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, netbook, Windows XP, MSI Wind, Asus Eeee

News items 2008-10-10

The Apple II is baaaaccckk (via emulator)

In the Friday nostalgia department, TechRepublic's John Sheesley has unearthed an emulator for the Apple II. All you need is a browser and you're off to memory lane. Sheesley writes: Unlike the TRS-80 Model I Basic emulator page, the Virtual Apple site doesn't use a Java...

Tags: Apple II, Apple Inc., Emulator, ActiveX, Sheesley, Virtual Apple, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Apple makes it official. Notebook announcement next week.

Apple makes it official. Notebook announcement next week.Expect some people to care.Do not expect me to raise an eyebrow.Not that old!"The current MacBook Pro design was introduced almost 3 years ago..."Lets be realistic about this, doesn't he mean almost 8 years ago? (and actually I thought the TiBooks came out...

Tags: Notebooks, Investment, notebook, Apple OSx, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Start-up looks to extend battery life

Intel-backed ZPower's silver-zinc battery is set to make its debut with a large laptop manufacturer next year, promising batteries that are 95 percent recyclable and 40 percent longer life. Intel-backed start-up ZPower may be the first to introduce an alternative to the ubiquitous lithium-ion laptop...

Tags: Battery, Intel-backed ZPower, Mercury, Battery Life, Engineering, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, batteries, laptops, ZPower, silver-zinc battery

News items 2008-10-09

Google extends AdSense into video games

Google has injected some legitimacy into the Web-based video game market, announcing a beta launch of AdSense for games. Techmeme In-game advertising isn't new. Many of the more popular games for the big console players have had ads embedded in them for a while. And the feedback...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Video Game, Video, Google AdSense, Games, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Do we we have a way to defeat global warming?

Do we we have a way to defeat global warming?WORTHLESSyou article is worthless. you spew a LIE and others believe you, so you make your livelyhood on a LIE, get a real job, earn honest money,Get a clueThr Russian capitalists want more gov't control, not possible. Remember the oil...

Tags: global warming, government

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Remember Vivitar cameras? Here's what's in store next for the brand

Remember Vivitar cameras? Here's what's in store next for the brandYou mean......Vitovar. Along with Kodiak and Palmeroid.This is the way customers actually mispronounced manufacturers' names.RE: Remember Vivitar cameras? Here's what's in store next for the brandI remember Vivitar as the maker of the world-class Series One prime and zoom lenses...

Tags: Branding, Vivitar, Remember Vivitar, Remember Vivitar camera, lens, camera, brand

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Cute Password Manager Pro (exe)

Cute Password Manager logs you into Web sites and fills forms faster, easier, and more securely. Cute Password Manager memorizes each user ID and password the first time you log into a site and automatically supplies them when you return. Cute Password Manager can help you secure your passwords from...

Tags: Password, iBit-Lab

Software downloads 2008-10-08

Chicken, egg and mobile open source

Mobile systems are not like server or client systems. The softare needs cooperation to work. The handset maker must load it, or allow it to be loaded. The network must, in most cases, approve the application. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Mobile, Network, Chicken, Mobile Open Source, Internet, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Asset smart? AMD moves manufacturing off its balance sheet; Bolsters capital

Asset smart? AMD moves manufacturing off its balance sheet; Bolsters capitalRE: Asset smart? AMD moves manufacturing off its balance sheet; Bolsters caI think it's quite smart personally.foolishJust another CEO desperate to save his bonus. Once you carve up the company, quality goes downhill. The chips will suffer. AMD will be...

Tags: Balance sheets, Asset management, Semiconductors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Asset Smart, manufacturing, balance sheet, chip, asset

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Microsoft reveals buyer for Greenfield Online's survey business

Microsoft reveals buyer for Greenfield Online's survey businesshmmmThis explains a whole lot. I've been using Greenfield Online for several years, and about a month ago, I started having trouble accessing surveys. I run Linux, and I've been using Iceweasel ("Firefox") to take the surveys. Now suddenly the surveys refuse to...

Tags: Marketing research, Microsoft Corp., survey, Greenfield Online, survey business

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet…

Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet…Actually, all of the biggest web companies all use Linux because it is somuch more flexible and powerful. Of the biggest, MS is the only one using Windows.And, yes, the applications availability on the Desktop is a problem for Desktop Linux, but, the is...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, EEEPC, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008

McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008McAfee: Dependable as a Cardboard Roof in the Rain, and Blind as a BatI tried McAfee because it was an option included with my ISP provider, but not long after downloading it noticed that it not only made my PC slower than a dinosaur caught in a...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), SECURITY, McAfee VirusScan, McAfee Inc., Internet Service Provider

Discussion threads 2008-10-05

Holy Pio Screen Saver (exe)

A cool screen saver of Saint Pio from Pietrelcina, with a lot of photos, aims to transmit good feelings and to generate serenity. It's gratis, virus free, malware free, spyware free, if you like spread the word. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Holy Pio Screen Saver, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2008-10-03

Melwin Browser for Kids (msi)

Worried about your children and browsing on the Internet? Do you fear them viewing illicit materials or going to a site and infecting your computer with spyware or a virus? Rather than completely taking away your children's Internet privledges, use the Melwin Browser for Kids to provide a safe browsing...

Tags: Children, Melwin Enterprises, Internet, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2008-10-03

Panda Internet Security 2009 (exe)

Panda Internet Security 2009 protects you from viruses, spyware, rootkits, hackers, online fraud, identity theft and all other Internet threats. Thanks to the new Collective Intelligence Technology, the solution is now much faster than previous versions. You will also have at your disposal Tech Support 24h-365d, 24h-SOS service and the...

Tags: Anti-spam, Collective Intelligence, Panda Security, Panda Internet Security 2009, Rootkits, Identity Theft, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spam And Phishing

Software downloads 2008-10-03

Panda Global Protection 2009 (exe)

Panda Global Protection 2009 protects you from viruses, spyware, rootkits, hackers, online fraud, identity theft and all other Internet threats. Thanks to the new Collective Intelligence Technology, the solution is now much faster than previous versions. You will also have at your disposal Tech Support 24h-365d, 24h-SOS service and the...

Tags: Protection, Threat, Panda Security, Panda Global Protection 2009, Rootkits, Identity Theft, Cyberthreats, Internet, Litigation, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Business Operations

Software downloads 2008-10-03