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Apple's Mac OS X has come a long way since it's debut on March 24, 2001 where it was plagued with bugs and claims of being incomplete to now a digital designer's dream, known for...

Here is a sudden turn of events: porn stars are siding with those who are against the addition of the proposed .xxx top-level domain. In an effort to show their stance, the stars will be...

Last month we reported that Apple is phasing out physical software media in their stores, which was most likely for moving the software market over the the Mac App Store. Now Apple appears to be...

An interesting point has come up regarding the limitations on applications accepted to Microsoft's Marketplace for both Windows Phone and Xbox: no open source code may be used in the application. Jan Wildeboer ran across a...

Barely has a day gone by since Apple launched their App Store subscription services and after the potential anti-trust violations Google has decided to get in on the market too. Google's version of a digital...

Facebook is a great source for catching up with long-lost friends or keeping in touch with family all over the world, but a new study suggests that the number of Facebook friends you have is...

HTML5 has had a big adventure so far in getting standards down, including what the official video technology will be. Microsoft used many HTML5 examples to demo the Internet Explorer 9 Beta, and other browsers...

Ever since iTunes first launch as a digital music store Apple has been adding more and more content to it making the application an almost one-stop shop for your digital needs. Ranging from music to...

Digital distribution methods of software are slowly but surely becoming the future in how programs will be purchased. Many people probably can't even remember the last time they used a CD or DVD when it...

When Amazon first introduced the Kindle, in addition to changing the way the eBook market worked, they also added a new way to mark your location in a book using something called "locations." Locations were...

SourceForge, a giant in aiding open source software and bringing developers together, has been the target of an attack regarding their login system. The attack hit multiple areas of the site, and even after taking...

Just yesterday Sony released a firmware update for their PS3 console which was reported to have banned Call of Duty: Black Ops hackers from the Playstation Network. Today, the encryption has been broken and signing...

With the success and video-service domination of Netflix, especially with no other competitors may leave one to wonder if anyone will dare to take on the media giant. Rumor has it that Amazon is adding...

About one month ago Microsoft announced that 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices had been sold. Today, coming from an interview with Microsoft Senior Product Manager Greg Sullivan, in one single month that number of...

Google has come under fire this month for becoming victim to webspam which spoofs search results. The search giant wishes to assure their users that they are on it and working to eradicate the "webspam"...

Mozilla has seen some shocking statistics regarding the ever-growing internet phone application, Skype. When Skype is installed, it also will include an extension for Firefox to help integrate some features into web pages. This is...

Spotify, the free on-demand music streaming service which has been loved by the few who have access to it may finally be reaching the United States after closing a deal with record company giant, Sony. Spotify...

Previously, Microsoft had always kept their Office suite mobile applications to their own mobile operating system. Plenty of competitors have crept up, such as Documents 2 Go and even Apple's own Pages, Keynote, Numbers which...

During Microsoft's keynote at CES this year, Ballmer mentioned that the company would be bringing support for the Xbox 360 motion controller, Kinect, to PCs "in the right time." This comes in response partly, and...

Microsoft says that the phrase "App Store" is too generic of a term to only be able to be used by Apple, and now is fighting for the right to be able to use the...

The official codec for HTML5's video tag has been under debate ever since developers began adopting the new technology. A current standard, H.264 was a codec thought to be just perfect for use in the...

The EFO iPazzPort is probably not a device you have heard about, or at first glance would even inquire further about it. However, the product actually is a very solid and useful tool for presentations,...

Wikipedia, the "Free Encyclopedia" available in 262 languages first opened its doors on 15 January in 2001. Ten years has almost passed by and the Wikimedia Foundation is set out to make this a memorable...

Microsoft's email service, Hotmail, has rang in the New Year with a few show-stopping issues. Right on the turning of 2010 to 2011, users all over were experiencing loss of their emails and even receiving...

An interesting video has appeared on the AndroidDevelopers YouTube account demonstrating Android 3.0, "The Next Generation of Android Built Entirely for Tablet." The new version of Android comes with all of the major apps on the...

When Google shipped out their Cr-48 netbooks to their selected fan base, they wanted to have people hack it, but probably only to a point. Hacking the machine so that it plays nicely with both...

It seems that today everything is in 3D -- movies, television, console games, and now handheld games. Even though a decent percent of the population gets discomfort after viewing 3D content, technology and entertainment companies...

What can only be described as a large mistake by someone, Mozilla somehow accidentally left a partial database of user accounts on a public server. This breach in security went on for some time, until...

You've just unwrapped that box containing your new Windows Phone 7 and have never been more excited, but then wonder what else can be done on this device and hurry over to the Marketplace. Browsing...

Google is known for sporadically rolling out new updates or test changes to the user interface for their search engine. Recently, the search giant has added something a little extra to their web page regarding...

As mobile phone companies Verizon and Sprint move closer to offering a 4G connection to their customers, AT&T seemed to be left in the dust until recently. AT&T announced today that the company has agreed...

Following the previous week of DDoS attacks and the database leak of Gawker, McDonald's has fallen victim to a similar fate. McDonald's is now warning customers that signed up for any promotions or registered at...

Paul Buchheit, the creator of Google AdSense technology and the lead developer of Gmail, claims that Chrome OS will not still be here 12 months next year. This comes as quite a shock since Google...

Minecraft, the popular survival-based building game, will move from its "alpha" title to "beta" on 20 December 2010. The game has been on sale at half price in the alpha stage since the project was...

Today, technology media giant Gawker, that runs sites including Gizmodo and Lifehacker, has had their source code and databases leaked to a popular torrent website. Gawker issued in a statement to anyone who has an account...

Anonymous sure has been fairly busy recently with their recent attacks on PayPal, MasterCard, and now are preparing to take down Visa's website according to a tweet by @Anon_Operation under Operation Payback. The group today announced...

After Amazon pulled the plug on WikiLeaks' hosting solution with the company, others soon followed suit. PayPal announced that they have cut off donation support for the whistleblowing site, and on Monday, MasterCard took the...

Streaming media company Netflix has signed a deal with the Disney-ABC Television Group that will bring streaming content from ABC, Disney, and ABC Family to Netflix customers. Also included with the vast number of television...

Mozilla has launched a new marketing approach to promote their upcoming release of Firefox 4. The company has been adopting red pandas at the Knoxville Zoo and putting live webcams up to let users all...