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Microsoft demos Facebook using Silverlight and WPF

Tom Warren — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:42:36 +0100

Microsoft's Brian Goldfarb, Silverlight Team, demonstrated a jaw dropping implementation of Facebook's recently announced API changes. Goldfarb was presenting at a Facebook Demo day, Cnet news attended and recorded the session (see below). The applications... Read more...

Apple accuses web design school of using their logo

Denis Wong — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:49:52 +0100

A Saanich web design school is holding its ground, following a threat by Apple to take legal action if the local firm does not change a corporate logo it has used since 2005. Calling... Read more...

Using Origami as a free alternate to Windows Media Center

Taimur Asad — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:22:37 +0100

Not many of you would know that you could actually run Microsoft Origami Experience 2.0 on your regular Windows Vista machine. Origami offers touch features and is basically designed for Windows Ultra-Mobile PCs also known... Read more...

Microsoft: Using Vista Loophole Is Cheating

Steven Parker — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:44:47 +0100

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Microsoft is denying a recent report that suggests it deliberately included a technical loophole in Windows Vista that lets users install the OS without paying for the full priced version. In an article that appeared... Read more...

RealPlayer flaw: Stop using Internet Explorer

Steven Parker — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:56:06 +0000

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Security experts are warning RealPlayer users to stop using Internet Explorer until a patch is released for a flaw researchers discovered which could allow code execution. Researcher Elazar Broad has posted to the Full Disclosure... Read more...

British drivers could face jail for using mobile

Slimy — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:16:46 +0000

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In the most serious cases, British motorists caught talking on a hand-held mobile phone or sending a text while driving could be charged with dangerous driving, which carries a two-year maximum sentence and an unlimited... Read more...

A-VNC v1.5: VNC Through Firewalls Using a Web Browser

tmp0 — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:29:25 +0000

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A-VNC is a remote control software to see and control a Windows machine. It is designed to overcome firewalls and proxy limitations, and depends on a web browser as a client. This makes A-VNC the... Read more...

Verizon hedges on using Android

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:55:38 +0000

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Verizon Wireless doesn't yet have any solid plans to support Android, Google's forthcoming open-source mobile software, despite reports that the operator had joined the Android club, a company spokeswoman said. "Verizon has not yet decided... Read more...

Recovering Data from Windows systems by using Linux

Steven Parker — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:31:43 +0000

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We have all run into cases where Windows fails to load for one reason or another. The problem may be hardware or a software failure, and the problem may seem to be irrecoverable. Yet... Read more...

I.B.M. to Push 'Cloud Computing,' Using Data From Afar

mlauzon76 — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:16:45 +0000

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I.B.M. plans to build a sizable business by bringing Google-style computing to mainstream corporate customers. The I.B.M. strategy, to be announced today, seeks to exploit the technical work and commercial interest in large data centers... Read more...

eBay: Phishers getting better organized, using Linux

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:53:39 +0100

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When it comes to launching online attacks, criminals are getting more organized and branching out from the Windows operating system, eBay's security chief said Tuesday. eBay recently did an in-depth analysis of its threat situation,... Read more...

Man Using Laptop on Garden Wall Charged with Wireless Theft

Lt-DavidW — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:14:44 +0100

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A 39-year-old man was arrested yesterday after he was spotted tapping away at his laptop while perched on a wall outside a home in Chiswick, west London, by two police community support officers. The officers... Read more...

Michigan man arrested for using cafe's free WiFi from car

Slimy — Tue, 22 May 2007 17:58:56 +0100

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Sam Peterson was arrested under a Michigan law barring access to anyone else's network without authorization; he is being prosecuted for using a cafe's free WiFi from his car. The cafe's WiFi network was reserved... Read more...

AOL To Open Ad Market Using Google Technology

Slimy — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 20:48:17 +0100

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On Monday, AOL plans to announce the launch of its new AOL Search Marketplace, an AOL branded version of Google's search advertising platform, dubbed AdWords. AOL Search Marketplace aims to let advertisers target their ads... Read more...

Microsoft accused of using deceptive marketing to tout Vista

Slimy — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:31:19 +0100

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Prior to the availability of Vista, Microsoft launched a marketing campaign that allowed PC makers to place a sticker on computers alerting potential buyers that they could upgrade to Vista when it became available. According... Read more...

Bandai Namco Using PS3 Cell in Arcade

Joe Cashman — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:36:27 +0100

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Bandai Namco is developing arcade games using the Cell chip from Sony's PlayStation 3. The deal between the publisher and format holder will mark the first time that Sony's Cell processor has been used commercially... Read more...

IBM Produces Cell Processor Using New Fabrication Technology

Slimy — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:18:48 +0000

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IBM has started production of Cell microprocessors using a new fabrication process, which effectively cuts down the cost of the chips. "The company has begun producing a new, 65nm version of the Cell Broadband Engine... Read more...

Microsoft: The Advantages of using illegal software

Steven Parker — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:17:49 +0000

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Microsoft has committed large resources into educating people on the illegal use of software and how it harms the industry since the launch of Windows 95. But a member over at Bink.nu has spotted an... Read more...

No Boot Clean Installs Using Windows Vista Upgrade Discs

Slimy — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 21:52:55 +0000

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Although it has been discussed to death here, some official coverage on the front page is needed. Thanks to Ambiance for posting a direct response from Microsoft about the issue. Unlike with the Windows... Read more...

How to crash a Windows mobile using MMS

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:23:22 +0000

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Security researchers have released proof-of-concept code that exploits vulnerabilities in MMS implementations in mobile phones running mobile versions of Windows. The vulnerability was discovered six months ago by security researcher Collin Mulliner, who published the... Read more...