One of the most popular Usenet indexing services on the internet, NZBMatrix, has voluntarily shut down over troubles with constantly complying with DMCA takedown notices thanks to rampant piracy. More...

Microsoft has announced that its Digital Crimes Unit has participated in a raid of a criminal botnet earlier this month that installed variants of the Zeus malware. More...

In the latest post on the Building Windows 8 blog, Microsoft introduces Windows 8's new "hybrid boot" feature, which enables 30-70% faster boot times than Windows 7. More...

Since the launch of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft has been slowly phasing out support for their legacy mobile operating system, Windows Mobile. Earlier today Microsoft sent a message to users of Windows Mobile 6.x devices,... More...

If you live in Syria, well you might not be able to read this news post. As reported at ZDNet, the Middle Eastern country is suffering from some Internet connection issues. The Syria state media... More...

We've seen a steady flow of Windows 8 news this past month, and it's not ready to stop yet. Earlier this week an old build of Windows 8 was leaked online, and many flocked to... More...

Sony is thinking about shutting down some of its facilities in Japan which have been having power issues since some of its nuclear and thermal power stations were damaged by the recent disasters. This has... More...

News staff and editors may be leaving other AOL-owned websites, namely the much-reported-about Engadget resignations, but some websites aren't seeing their staff quit—they're essentially all being let go. DownloadSquad and Switched have announced today that... More...

Xmarks, a popular cross browser book marking service, has announced that it will be shutting the service down and will be deleting all user data on January 10th, 2011. The service, which was gaining... More...

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry has announced that seven servers part of the eDonkey file-sharing network were shut down this week in Germany after a court granted injunctions. The servers in Germany were... More...

PC Auto Shutdown helps you automatically shutdown, power off, reboot, hibernate, suspend or log off computers at schedule time you specifies. It can shut down computers at schedule time when no user is logged... More...

PC Auto Shutdown is a handy utility that help you shutdown, power off, reboot, hibernate, suspend or log off computers at schedule time you specifies. It gives you different ways to schedule the shutdown event,... More...

The random shutdown issue is caused by the heatsink expanding and coming into contact with the logic board. This issue may take anywhere between a few weeks and a few months to become apparent as... More...

Apple has faced temporary problems sourcing spare parts for MacBooks affected by intermittent random shutdowns. Some users have complained that their MacBooks have developed a penchant for this problem. In essence, the fault is... More...

Starting July 26th the shutdown of the WON authentication servers will begin. This process will be completed on July 31st. This means players will no longer be able to access Internet features of Valve games,... More...

Capcom has pulled the plug on supporting the online features of some older PlayStation 2 games. This should take gamers back a bit. Capcom has decided to stop supporting the online functionality... More...

[UPDATE] Unconfirmed reports say the troubled publisher's staff has been laid off and its office has been shuttered; anonymous office occupant says the rumors are "not true." In mid-April, Interplay announced its... More...

For anyone who hasn't heard, Microsoft will be blocking all MSN Messenger versions, MSN Messenger 5.0 or Windows Messenger 4.7.2000 and lower. It has been a part of their scheme to force users to... More...

In a sign that the Internet sector may be nearing the end of its brutal shakeout, the number of shutdowns and bankruptcies by dot-com companies in the first half of this year fell 73% from... More...

KPNQwest although near death, strugles on. Will it ever die? -Ed Just hours before a deadline set by former KPNQwest staff, liquidators for the bankrupt service provider reached an agreement that should... More...