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Apple says jailbreaking is illegal

Brad Sams — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:54:13 +0000

Apple has for the first time gone on record to say that jailbreaking your iPhone or iPod Touch is copyright infringement. Every three years the US copyright office holds a rulemaking session with... Read more...

Ballmer says Yahoo deal would be better 'sooner than later'

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:24:30 +0000

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer again voiced support for purchasing Yahoo or its search business, hinting in a published report that a deal between the two companies may be reached before the end of the year.... Read more...

OneCare was not a failure, Microsoft exec says

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:01:37 +0000

Critics asserting that Windows Live OneCare didn't succeed on its own have got it wrong, according to Microsoft's chief security advisor for the EMEA region. Roger Halbheer, in a blog posting on Monday, said... Read more...

Twitter says 'no' to Facebook acquisition

Damien Reynolds — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:17:47 +0000

Twitter has become a worldwide phenomenon with nearly every tech savvy person out there using it, you constantly hear among the technology circles "hey I tweeted that" or "yeah I read that on Rappy's twitter"... Read more...

Microsoft says "no" to Yahoo buy-out, only wants search deal

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:39:21 +0000

Microsoft told Yahoo today that it is not interested in a takeover of the company, and only interested in making a search engine deal with the company. The decision came from Steve Ballmer, the... Read more...

Russia engaging in cyber warfare, says Georgia

Steven Parker — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:39:54 +0100

The bitter conflict currently ongoing between Georgia, the former Soviet republic, and Russia over the Georgian province of South Ossetia appears to have migrated online. The Georgian presidential website and other government sites have apparently... Read more...

OpenID is an untrusted protocol, says Sun

franzon — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:34:15 +0100

OpenID is an untrusted protocol. Sun has no liability for what happens to any information you give to a third-party web site using this service. Most OpenID-enabled sites are genuine but some may be phishers... Read more...

Antivirus is 'completely wasted money' says Cisco CSO

zerologic — Sun, 25 May 2008 17:10:53 +0100

Companies are wasting money on security processes — such as applying patches and using antivirus software — which just don't work, according to Cisco's chief security officer John Stewart. Speaking at the AusCERT 2008 conference... Read more...

EULA Paradox: Apple says you cannot use Safari on Windows

HappyAndyK — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:44:53 +0000

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In using Apple Software Update to slip his Safari browser onto millions of Windows PCs, Steve Jobs didn't just undermine "the security of the whole Web". He's made a mockery of end user licensing agreements."... Read more...

Citigroup says Microsoft likely to raise Yahoo offer

Tom Warren — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:00:25 +0000

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Citigroup said it is likely Microsoft Corp will raise its $31-per-share offer for Yahoo and upgraded Yahoo shares to "buy" from "hold." The brokerage also raised its price target on Yahoo's stock to $34 from... Read more...

Mozilla says Firefox 3 ready for prime-time

Steven Parker — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:20:08 +0000

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A new version of Mozilla's popular Firefox Web browser is ready for download with improved security and memory use as the tiny company takes a stab at Microsoft Corp's dominant Internet Explorer. The program's creators... Read more...

Google says Microsoft's Yahoo buy might hurt Internet

Tom Warren — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:57:53 +0000

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Google Inc, the world's leading search engine, said on Monday it was concerned about the free flow of information on the Internet if Microsoft Corp were to succeed in acquiring Yahoo Inc. Last month, Microsoft... Read more...

Microsoft says no Blu-ray for Xbox 360

Steven Parker — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:52:08 +0000

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Microsoft Corp is not in talks to include Sony Corp's Blu-ray high-definition DVD technology in its Xbox 360 video game console, an executive said on Wednesday. The comments by Aaron Greenberg, group product manager for... Read more...

Sony to discontinue 80GB PS3, says retailer memo

Slimy — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:25:18 +0000

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"The 80GB version of the PS3 is going closeout and won't be replaced at this time," reads the unverified memo. "Only the 40GB version of PS3 will be sold in Best Buy stores at this... Read more...

Small Businesses Switch to Vista Fastest, Study Says

Slimy — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:56:40 +0000

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Nearly half of businesses are in some phase of preparing to update desktops to Windows Vista, with small businesses moving the fastest to implement the OS, according to a xreport released last week. The number... Read more...

PC piracy levels are "astounding" says COD4 dev

EL1TE — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:56:43 +0000

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Infinity Ward's community manager muses, "they wonder why people don't make PC games any more." "We pulled some disturbing numbers this past week about the amount of PC players currently playing Call of Duty... Read more...

New Panasonic batteries 'longest lasting,' says Guinness

zhiVago — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:11:37 +0000

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Japan's Panasonic has created the world's longest-lasting alkaline battery, according to Guinness World Records. Panasonic promises its new Evolta battery cell — whose name is derived from "evolution" and "voltage" — will keep gadgets running... Read more...

VIA merges chipset division under CPU, says paper

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:58:51 +0000

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VIA Technologies merged its PC chipset division under that of CPUs in the fourth quarter of last year. Going forward the division will mainly focus on supporting the company's own-brand CPU platforms and will slowly... Read more...

Americans more wired, says survey

Simon Andrews — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:11:07 +0000

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About 38 percent of U.S. consumers are watching TV shows online, 36 percent use their cell phones as entertainment devices and 45 percent are creating online content like Web sites, music, videos and blogs for... Read more...

AMD CEO says no plans to step down in 2008

Tom Warren — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:30:27 +0000

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Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.N Chief Executive Hector Ruiz says he has no plans to step down as head of the microprocessor maker next year. AMD has in the past two years struggled with market... Read more...