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05 Jul 2008 01:43:57 GMT

Gains came mostly from users upgrading from Firefox 2, while only a small portion came at the expense of Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

05 Jul 2008 06:05:47 GMT

By Kenneth Li and Eric Auchard NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A US judge's order to Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom Inc (VIAb.

4 Jul 2008 04:15:45 GMT

Roku has announced that it will be bringing more streaming content providers to its new set-top box soon, allowing users to have more content than just movies and TV from Netflix. The Roku box has been very popular since its release, even though only 10 percent of Netflix's content is available for streaming and the quality is just under DVD. When the support for other content providers hits, Roku will have the first box to offer content from more than one source. Currently AppleTV and Vudu still offer content from a single source. Netflix continues to add content daily to its streaming service and over time hopes to have most of its catalog available. If Roku owners can be patient, then the cheap feature heavy set-top box can be a very useful piece of technology in the future.

4 Jul 2008 19:17:32 GMT

Earlier this year, it was reported that both the UK and France were planning a "3 Stikes" plan that would ban alleged file sharers from the Internet after three warnings. Although the legislation has still not gone to a vote, there has been word that a few UK ISPs are voluntarily working with the record industry to come to arrangements that could possibly include a 3 strikes rule. Of course it is important to note that this 3 Strikes rule will not give extra money t the artists, which is the record industry's reasoning for such a move. The main backer of the legislation, French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been putting more weight behind the bill as of late and the subject has been controversial in the UK as well as across the ocean here in the US. Making the situation even more controversial now is the fact that La Quadrature du Net, a French pressure group, has seen that a 3 strikes amendment has been silently added to the European telecoms law currently in the European Parliament. The bill for the most part is dealing with network infrastructure, universal service and other telecom issues. “One week before a key vote in the reform of European law on electronic communications (”Telecom Package”), La Quadrature du Net (Squaring the Net) denounces a series of amendments aimed at closing the open architecture of the Internet for more control and surveillance of users.. …this set of amendments creates the unprecedented mechanism known as graduated response in European law; judicial authority and law courts are vacated in favour of private actors and “technical measures” of surveillance and filtering. According to rules set forth by administrative authorities and rights holders, intermediaries will be forced to cooperate in monitoring and filtering their subscribers, or they will be exposed to administrative sanctions”, reads an LQN statement. It appears the legislation is trying to be brought in through the backdoor to the full EU, which is not acceptable. You can read more complaints and find contacts to send complaints to here: Open Rights Group

4 Jul 2008 19:46:34 GMT

A week before its US launch on July 11th, AT&T has finally announced the finalization of its pricing plans for the upcoming iPhone 3G. As we know, the 8GB model will sell for $199 USD and the 16GB model for $299 along with mandatory 2-year contracts. The reduced prices are eligible to current subscribers, new AT&T customers and anyone current iPhone users that purchased the first generation phone before July 11th. AT&T users that are "not eligible" can buy the device for $399 and $499 respectively and will have to switch to a new 2-year contract as well. All users will also have to sign up for the $30-a-month unlimited data plan as well. Each user will need a voice plan to go with the data plan, and the cheapest AT&T voice plan is $39.99 for 450 anytime minutes and 5,000 night and weekend minutes. The most expensive is $99.99 per month and will get you unlimited minutes. Additionally, if users want text messaging, they will have to pay extra. Unlimited for $20, 1,500 for $15 or 200 for $5. First generation iPhone users had unlimited text messaging included in the data plan.

4 Jul 2008 20:58:19 GMT

An Amsterdam Court of Appeals has ruled against the Dutch web host LeaseWeb , meaning the host will have to divulge the personal information of torrent tracker Everlasting.nl to the anti-piracy agent BREIN. Late last year BREIN began its attacks on LeaseWeb, claiming that it was the host to many large torrent sites. It won an injunction on a few of the sites including Everlasting.nl and the courts ordered that the personal information be released to the authorities. BREIN was happy with the decision, but LeaseWeb vowed to fight and the appeal has dragged on for months. "Leaseweb is to file an appeal against the preliminary injunction relating to the 'Everlasting' bit torrent site hosted by Leaseweb. This means that the court of appeal in Amsterdam will hear the full case against the Brein foundation again," LeaseWeb originally said. LeaseWeb first made headlines when BREIN got the huge torrent tracker Demonoid shut down. The tracker however has since moved to servers in other countries and seems to be back up and running. “In a recent case at the Amsterdam District Court, LeaseWeb was ordered to take down such sites. Although LeaseWeb has filed an appeal and will keep fighting for its client’s rights up to the highest court, LeaseWeb regrettably has no choice but to obey the court order and take down sites that list (bittorrent/edonkey) files,” read the original statement from the web host as well.

4 Jul 2008 21:25:40 GMT

Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, has announced it has agreed to drop a patent dispute with Interdigital over wireless and 3G technologies in the UK. Interdigital said the lawsuit had pertained to the whether the 36 technologies were "essential to the UMTS third-generation telephony standard." The companies had been in the patent battle since 2005 in the UK but despite the latest agreement, still continue to fight it out in the US. The original suit, filed in July 2005 by Nokia, asked the High Court in London to "declare that 31 European patents of InterDigital were not essential to the UMTS mobile technology standards." Interdigital countersued in December 2006. Interdigital continues to be in a similar patent dispute with Samsung.

04 Jul 2008 14:06:38 GMT

By Dee Chisamera In March this year, Rockstar Games, a subsidiary of Take Two, moved the released date of Midnight Club: Los Angeles for PS3 and Xbox 360 for this September, but it seems like the developer is once more unable to deliver, ...

04 Jul 2008 11:50:11 GMT

New York, NY (AHN) - With broadband Internet in more than half the nations home, a new survey indicates most dial-up users remain with the slower technology by choice, rather than lack of availability.

04 Jul 2008 21:29:49 GMT

More people have been arrested statewide for driving under the influence and less fatal crashes occurred the first day of this year's holiday weekend than in 2007, according to the California Highway Patrol.

04 Jul 2008 10:30:18 GMT

By SUSAN DONALDSON JAMES The muffled cries of an 8-month-old baby end a chilling YouTube video that has shocked viewers and resulted in the arrest of a teenager who wanted to show the world how "a baby can fly.

04 Jul 2008 04:30:40 GMT

In one sense, next week?s launch of the 3G iPhone marks a significant defeat for Apple. Of course, the original iPhone was a huge success in the US and the new version will not only boost sales at home but help Apple become a significant player in the ...

04 Jul 2008 19:49:12 GMT

The recent $100 million acquisition of Powerset, the semantic search engine company, by Microsoft looks to be more to do with advertising than beefing up the software giants? search capabilities.

04 Jul 2008 13:33:02 GMT

By Saul Hansell The word ?privacy? now appears on Google?s home page, with a link to the company?s privacy policy. With that one word, the Web search giant heads off the growing controversy over whether its previous practice ran afoul of a California ...

04 Jul 2008 18:59:12 GMT

Several readers noted the special section in Science, published today, with results from Messenger's flyby of Mercury last January.

4 Jul 2008 00:57:20 GMT

Linksys has introduced a new wireless router designed specifically with streaming media mind. WRT610N is a dual band router that the company claims is better suited for streaming than others. "There are products on the market that are framed as Dual-Band that allow access to only one band at a time or lose transmission speeds when both bands are in use," said Mani Dhillon, director, Linksys Consumer Business Organization. "As consumers begin to use the 5GHz spectrum for their multimedia devices, it becomes more important to have access to the full capabilities of both bands." On a typical network anything from internet downloads to print jobs can interfere with smooth streaming, which relies on a consistent level of throughput. The WRT610N also features Wi-Fi Protected Setup, a feature available on a growing number of wireless devices that simplifies setup by allowing them to connect with relatively little user interaction. Instead they can simply push a button on the device and it will automatically negotiate a connection to the router. Although this has a lot of potential for storage devices it's currently found primarily in access points and external wireless network adapapters. However, the Wi-Fi Alliance currently lists three multimedia projectors certified for the feature. "Each day, more digital multimedia content is becoming available, and with that growth in availability comes the need to maintain the experience consumers have come to expect when enjoying a movie, watching an HDTV broadcast, or listening to their favorite music," said Dhillon. "With the WRT610N, the home network can optimize the process of streaming multimedia content, and helping to make the process more user friendly than it has ever been." The WRT610N has a suggested retail price of $199.99.

4 Jul 2008 03:31:34 GMT

Virgin Media has denied recent reports that it plans to disconnect 'pirates' from the Internet for unauthorized file sharing and instead is working a policy out with the music industry. There is “absolutely no possibility” that users will be disconnected or that private details will be handed over to the record industry, added the company. The BPI, the British equivalent of the RIAA, has been pushing UK ISP's to be more responsible with the actions of an estimated 6 million citizens who allegedly share files. On one end, there is Virgin Media who says it is working with the music industry, while on the other end there is Carphone Warehouse who has refused to comply with the demands. Virgin has been hit with a publicity blitz as of late after it was revealed that Virgin users were receiving ‘educational warnings‘ at the behest of the BPI. The letters began with “Important: If you don’t read this, your broadband could be disconnected” so many were led to believe that their Internet would indeed be shut off by the ISP. Virgin has changed its tune however and is now saying that header was a "mistake" and that it should be ignored. Asam Ahmad, rep for Virgin, added that the ISP cannot be completely sure if the alleged offenses were even committed by the person who received the letter. “It is important to let our customers know that their accounts have been used in a certain way but we are happy to accept it may not be the account holder that’s involved. It could be someone else in the family or someone living in a shared house. It could even be someone stealing wi-fi. We are not making any form of accusation.”

4 Jul 2008 03:47:37 GMT

The Big 4 record label EMI has sued 12 video sites including the social-networking site Hi5 and the video advertising start-up VideoEgg, claiming copyright infringement on hundreds of EMI's music videos. The label wants $150,000 USD for each song infringed as well as lawyer fees. EMI also wants all the sites shut down for good. "Defendant VideoEgg purports to offer technology and services that allow users, through websites operated by VideoEgg's 'partners' to upload digital videos to VideoEgg servers, view those videos, and then distribute them virally and for free over the Internet...Among the videos copied, publically performed, and distributed by VideoEgg, Hi5, and/or their users are videos containing Plaintiffs's sound recordings and musical compositions," reads the complaint. The lawsuit did not add much about the 10 other sites. Sources have said that Hi5 and EMI have been trying to work out a content deal for over a year but efforts have fallen through. "We are disappointed that EMI is pursuing legal action when the law provided clear means to address their concerns," VideoEgg said in a statement. "We have always complied with the copyright laws and are entitled to safe harbor under the DMCA from any claims brought by EMI." VideoEgg also says it never once received a takedown notice from EMI and would have taken down the videos had they received one.

4 Jul 2008 04:04:52 GMT

After receiving tons of complaints, Telia Sonera has changed its tune and will offer upcoming Apple iPhone 3G owners the option for an unlimited data plan. Users will also be able to choose between its existing voice plans. Last week Telia released details on the upcoming iPhone 3G launch saying users would only be allowed to purchase data plans offering 100, 250, or 1000 minutes, SMS, and data on plans that cost as much as 859 SEK per month. Telia was "flooded" with complaints and has now decided to offer an unlimited plan. There was no word on the price however. In Canada, a similar situation has been brewing, where Rogers has hit users with very expensive data plans that offer little SMS and daytime minutes. This is also on top of a mandatory 3-year contract. According to Ruinediphone.com, there is a petition going around to stop Rogers' exploitive data rates and has already reached 31,000 signatures.

4 Jul 2008 04:15:45 GMT

Netflix has announced that it will be bringing more streaming content providers to its Roku set-top box soon, allowing users to have more content than just movies and TV from Netflix. The Roku box has been very popular since its release, even though only 10 percent of Netflix's content is available for streaming and the quality is just under DVD. When the support for other content providers hits, Netflix will have the first box to offer content from more than one source. Currently AppleTV and Vudu still offer content from a single source. Netflix continues to add content daily to its streaming service and over time hopes to have most of its catalog available. If Roku owners can be patient, then the cheap feature heavy set-top box can be a very useful piece of technology in the future.

4 Jul 2008 04:27:33 GMT

According to figures by Enterbrain, the Nintendo Wii's lead over the Sony PlayStation 3 has been closing since May, from a 6:1 margin to a much more reasonable 1.7:1 margin. For the five week period that ended June 29th, Nintendo sold 235,990 Wii units while Sony moved 139,494 PS3 units. The Wii has held a dominant lead for seven consecutive months and this recent gap closing can and should be attributed to the blockbuster smash hit Metal Gear Solid 4. However, sales for the game have slowed down and it placed a lowly 8th last week, behind much older games such as Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Wii Fit. My prediction is that the Wii will be back up to a 4:1 margin by the end of July, especially as the PS3 has no blockbusters hitting the market. Also noted in the figures is how the Xbox 360 continues to fade into oblivion in the region. For the same time period 10,964 units were sold and sales remain low despite Microsoft's vow to make a name for itself in the region.

04 Jul 2008 06:08:48 GMT

FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia (CNN) -- After nearly three years of excavation, archaeologists have confirmed the discovery of the site of George Washington's boyhood home near the banks of the Rappahannock River in northeast Virginia.

04 Jul 2008 04:24:30 GMT

By Gregg Keizer July 4, 2008 (Computerworld) Apple Inc. has quietly reduced the price of its most expensive notebook by $500, cutting the cost of the upper-end MacBook Air to $2598.

04 Jul 2008 05:26:16 GMT

This week, we pretend we're Aerosmith, complain about having too many plastic guitars, and show you how to make some sweet music with what you already have.

04 Jul 2008 05:11:11 GMT

BY TODD HALVORSON ? FLORIDA TODAY ? July 4, 2008 Not at a rapid rate, mind you, but the radius of planet Mercury has contracted by more a mile during the course of its history -- a fact that scientists attribute to its cooling iron core.

04 Jul 2008 05:02:40 GMT

A judge's order to divulge log-ons and Internet Protocol addresses in a Viacom copyright case could lead to users' identities being revealed, some fear.

03 Jul 2008 22:27:41 GMT

by Erik Brudvig July 3, 2008 - While playing Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, one of Steven Tyler's lyrics struck me as particularly relevant.

03 Jul 2008 04:36:39 GMT

By Rob Pegoraro So many people are lining up to buy a new touch-screen wireless phone that the carrier selling it can't keep up with demand.

03 Jul 2008 16:45:55 GMT

OpenMoko, a Taiwan-based device manufacturer, is celebrating Independence Day by freeing smart phone users from the shackles of proprietary devices with its touch-screen Neo FreeRunner, an open source Linux handset to rival the coveted Apple iPhone.

3 Jul 2008 16:19:25 GMT

On June 11 the DVD Forum's Steering Committee met for the second time this year. Their biannual meetings usually result in boring discussions about bureaucratic matters, but not so this time around. That's not entirely surprising considering it's the first meeting with an agenda set entirely after HD DVD's demise at the hands of Blu-ray earlier this year. You might think Blu-ray's victory in February would have immediately halted any serious discussion about new HD DVD development, but you'd be wrong. In fact a format called C-HD DVD is still in development. The C stands for China, which is where it's being developed and expected to be sold. Don't expect this to mean the return of HD DVD in the rest of the world, at least not any time soon. It's not in the studios' interest to rekindle the format war. And it's hard to believe the executives who were apparently blind sided by Toshiba's decision to suddenly drop HD DVD are lining up to repeat that experience. Of course things aren't exactly decided yet. If Blu-ray hasn't made significant progress toward mainstream adoption in the next couple of years the studios could become restless. If C-HD DVD were already established in China it's hard to believe the studios wouldn't at least consider jumping ship again. Toshiba is already rumored to be targetting Blu-ray with better upscaling DVD players. The adoption at this most recent meeting of the DVD Download DL logo could also be a sign that HD DVD technology is going to be re-used in the older format. Even if C-HD DVD doesn't ever come to market it looks like Toshiba may be in the best position to benefit if Blu-ray fails. Right now that's not looking like a bad place to be.

3 Jul 2008 17:15:41 GMT

As the primary backer of HD DVD, Toshiba spent a lot of money developing technology that they didn't get a lot of use out of. Some features from HD DVD players, like upscaling, fit nicely into standard DVD players. Others, like web-enabled content, aren't quite as applicable. Sure you could put the same capabilities into a DVD player, but with no official standard you'd be hard pressed to get anyone to take advantage of it. Now it looks like they're hoping to establish such a standard as DVD Download. At their last meeting in June, the DVD Forum's steering committee, headed by Toshiba, approved a logo for it. Although it's not a definite sign that Toshiba will be adding any type of web-features to their DVD players, as one of the last major companies to seriously support the continued development of actual DVD technology (Blu-ray is separate from the DVD Forum), they may be in a position to push for adoption of HD DVD features in the DVD specs. Combined with the continued work on China's extension of HD DVD, China HD DVD (C-HD DVD), it's possible they didn't actually give up on the format war with Blu-ray. Maybe they just figured Blu-ray would probably fail without any competition and are positioning themselves to pick up the pieces afterward. Maybe if the industry as a whole had taken this sort of evolutionary approach from the beginning we would be talking about the amazing growth of DVD now instead of speculating on the future of Blu-ray.

3 Jul 2008 18:31:30 GMT

A US District Court Judge Louis L. Stanton has ruled that Google must turn over to Viacom logs showing what videos have been watched on YouTube and when. The information will include login names and IP addresses for the viewers. Viacom is suing the search giant for YouTube's allegedl failure to live up to their legal responsibility for actively combating piracy on the service. Google has owned YouTube in 2006. According to the ruling, "A markedly higher proportion of infringing-video watching may bear on plaintiffs’ vicarious liability claim, and defendants’ substantial non-infringing use defense." Viacom lawyers are claiming that YouTube intentionally turned a blind eye to copyright infringement because of the traffic it generated, and they're hoping to show that YouTube officials knew, or should have known, the correllation between popularity and piracy. This is essentially an end-run around Google's claim that they've done everything required by law by responding to DMCA takedown notices in a timely manner. Viacom hopes to take advantage of the standard established in MGM v. Grokster that a business which is built primarily on piracy isn't eligible to claim a defense of 'substantial non-infringing use.' That would mean the DMCA defense doesn't apply. Substantial non-infringing use was established as a defense for providing technology which can be used for copyright infringement in the famous Sony Corp. of America v. Universal Studios, Inc. case, also known as the Betamax case. Google argued that providing usernames and IP addresses to Viacom raises potential privacy issues, but ironically the judge used a statement previously published by a Google software engineer against them. In February of this year Google's Alma Whitten wrote on the company's Public Policy Blog "data protection laws should apply to any data that could identify you. The reality is though that in most cases, an IP address without additional information cannot." Google will also be required to turn over copies of all the video that's been removed by YouTube for infringement. Google had requested that Viacom be required to request the specific videos relevant to their discovery. The judge decided this would be prohibitively difficult for the plaintiffs, and saw no harm in simply giving them access to all of it as long as they provide the required hard drives to store it on. He did turn down a number of other requests that would have given Viacom access to a large amount of proprietary Google code. Judge Stanton felt that the value to Viacom's case would be minimal, while the potential harm to Google from disclosing how things like their highly profitable ad business work under the hood would be significant.

3 Jul 2008 19:24:53 GMT

Mozilla has officially announced the results of their world record attempt for the most softoware downloads in a 24 hour period and not surprisingly they've succeeded. Technically this only means at least 1 person downloaded Firefox 3 on its launch date, but the official tally is a slightly higher 8,002,530. "As the arbiter and recorder of the world's amazing facts, Guinness World Records is pleased to add Mozilla's achievement to our archives," said Gareth Deaves, Records Manager for Guinness World Records. "Mobilizing over 8 million internet users within 24 hours is an extremely impressive accomplishment and we would like to congratulate the Mozilla community for their hard work and dedication." The real win for Mozilla has been the buzz generated over a new browser release. They still have a long way to go if they want to catch Microsoft in browser market share. Due in no small part to the world record promotion, Firefox 3 was downloaded around 5 times more on launch day than the previous release. It also beat Mozilla's stated goal of 5 million downloads by more than 50%. "The enthusiasm and creativity of Firefox fans was instrumental in achieving this record," said Paul Kim, VP of Marketing at Mozilla. "Our community members came together and not only spread the word, but also took the initiative to help mobilize millions of people to demonstrate their belief that Firefox gives people the best possible online experience."

3 Jul 2008 19:40:32 GMT

We have some new addition to our Guides section. The new guides are an entire series intended to help you work with subtitles. They concentrate primarily on VobSub's IDX and SUB format, but also include additional information for dealing with subtitles in VobSub's SRT format, as well as SubStation Alpha SSA files. Subtitles ExplainedAn introduction to what subtitles are, how they work, and three common subtitle formats Rip Subtitles with VobSub Instructions for ripping subtitles in VobSub format from DVD files. Convert Subtitles from SUB / IDX to SRTRead this guide for help converting subtitles in VobSub's SUB / IDX format to SubRip's SRT format. Convert Subtitles from SUB / IDX to SSARead this guide for help converting subtitles in VobSub's SUB / IDX format to SubStation Alpha's SSA format. Convert Subtitles from SRT to SUB / IDXRead this guide for help converting subtitles in SubRip's text-based SRT format to VobSub's image-based SUB / IDX format. Convert Subtitles from SRT to SSA Read this guide for help converting subtitles in SubRip's SRT format to SubStation Alpha's SSA format. Convert Subtitles from SSA to SRTRead this guide for help converting subtitles in SubStation Alpha's SSA format to SubRip's SRT format. How to Join SubtitlesThis guide will show you how to join two subtitle files. How to Sync Subtitles If you have a movie with subtitles that aren't in sync with the video and audio read this guide for help.

03 Jul 2008 06:56:00 EST

Desktops, We weren't exactly hot on MSI's Titan 700 mini-PC when it first hit back in May, and now that TrustedReviews has had a chance to look one over, it looks like our initial impression wasn't that far off the mark. Although the diminutive case was stylish in an industrial way, the fit and finish left something to be desired, and the DVD door is apparently rather convoluted. The machine itself, powered by a ULV 2GHz VIA C7M, is "annoyingly audible" when running, and you're not getting a ton of horsepower in return -- a 720p AVI file barely played, and a .mov at the same res brought Windows Media Player to its knees. Like we said last time, unless space is at a premium, you're probably better off investing $500 into a real PC -- even if that means you have to forgo the Darth Vader looks.

03 Jul 2008 17:19:00 EST

Desktops, Gaming, , It only launched a few weeks ago, but it looks like NVIDA could already be set to cut the price of its top-end GeForce GTX 280 graphics card -- a move that would be prompted, as you might have guessed, by AMD's cheaper but powerful Radeon HD 4800 series. According to HotHardware, that word comes from "multiple NVIDIA board partners," who say that the card could be dropping to as low as $499 (the same as AMD's competing card). One board partner reportedly added that the price "may be a little higher, or potentially even a little lower." Obviously, all of that is still up in the air until we hear from NVIDIA itself but, as HotHardware points out, it could certainly pay off to hold out a couple of weeks if you've been considering taking the plunge on one of these.

03 Jul 2008 18:37:05 GMT

AUSTIN (AP) - A former science curriculum director for the Texas Education Agency has filed a federal lawsuit alleging she was illegally fired for forwarding an e-mail about a speaker who was critical of teaching a controversial alternative to ...

03 Jul 2008 18:35:35 GMT

Michael Robertson says Microsoft's imposing challenge in the desktop market means Linux should look to next-gen devices for growth.

03 Jul 2008 19:16:06 GMT

In a case that could shut down RIM's network, the judge has granted a stay until the disputed patents are fully reviewed. By Marin Perez Research in Motion won a delay in a patent-infringement case filed by Visto regarding wireless e-mail technology.

03 Jul 2008 22:36:23 GMT

By Jacqueline Emigh, BetaNews In purported efforts to help the public "understand the privacy risks of carrying a mobile phone," the ACLU and the EFF are suing the Justice Dept.

03 Jul 2008 23:25:36 GMT

NEW YORK Sell out your pets, your family and friends! A YouTube contest launched this week by Goodby, Silverstein & Partners asks consumers to "Sell Out with Sprint" to promote the new Samsung Instinct touch phone.

03 Jul 2008 19:00:27 GMT

In order to accommodate the restrictions that Apple placed on iPhone apps to conserve system resources, this version of Google Talk shuts down if you launch another application.

03 Jul 2008 04:01:58 GMT

A new hands-free calling law went into effect in California this week. What role could a wireless headset play if it could access and control our personal digital stuff?

03 Jul 2008 22:31:11 GMT

By Josh Lowensohn - July 3, 2008 3:25 PM PDT Are you a .Mac subscriber that's been using the built-in bookmark syncing app? Come Sunday that service will no longer exist as part of the MobileMe transition, so if you want to do one last sync you've got ...

03 Jul 2008 14:37:08 GMT

by Brian Heater According to numbers released by Web survey company, Net Applications, the third major revamp of the open-source browser has scored a four percent global share since its mid-June release.

03 Jul 2008 16:39:39 GMT

A recent Pew Internet report finds just 25% of American households with annual incomes of $20000 or less had broadband connections in their homes.

03 Jul 2008 17:00:01 GMT

Microsoft is counting on Equipt's convenience factor to help it fend off threats from Google, IBM, and others that are offering free desktop productivity suites.

03 Jul 2008 13:18:21 GMT

After Microsoft's on-again-off-again-maybe-not-done-yet bid for Yahoo or some part thereof, its acquisition of Powerset shows that it want to be a serious player in search.

03 Jul 2008 16:57:10 GMT

By Tim Conneally, BetaNews Just hours after making it publicly available, Sony has pulled the PlayStation 3's latest firmware download (v2.40) due to reports of inoperable consoles after the update process.

03 Jul 2008 23:06:55 GMT

Microsoft confirms North American street date for Rare's Xbox 360-exclusive party favor breeding sim; UK gamers to receive title Sept.