Windows - XP - Vista

Microsoft freshens retro code lock-down tool

Windows News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:18

Microsoft has released a new version of a software tool that developers and administrators can use to harden older applications against common vulnerabilities.

Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Latest Skype Beta Offers Group Video Calls for 10

PC World - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 03:10
The latest beta version of Skype offers the ability to do group video calls with up to 10 people.



Skype - Software release life cycle - Microsoft Windows - Video - Videoconferencing
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Women Did Well on Defcon Social Engineering Test

PC World - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 01:50
Of the 135 Fortune 500 employees targeted by social engineering hackers in a recent contest only five of them refused to give up any corporate information whatsoever. And guess what? All five were women.



Defcon - Social engineering - Business - Engineering - Organizations
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Samsung Galaxy Tab Rooted... A Month Before Release

PC World - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 00:21
Most new smartphones seem to get rooted within a week or two of their release, but four weeks before they go on sale? Hackers have cracked a prototype tablet from Samsung, the Galaxy Tab, a month before it hits shelves.



Samsung Group - Smartphone - GalaxyTab - Android - Samsung
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Windows 7 Ultimate Final Edition x64 Integrated August 2010

Windows News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 00:09

Windows 7 Ultimate is the most versatile and powerful edition of Windows 7. It combines remarkable ease-of-use with the entertainment features of Home Premium and the business capabilities of Professional, including the ability to run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode.

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Nvidia's Laptop Graphics Cards to Boost Web Browsing

PC World - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:20
Nvidia on Friday announced seven new GeForce 400M series laptop graphics cards, which could help accelerate Web surfing and 3D image rendering.



Nvidia - GeForce - Video card - Graphics processing unit - Hardware
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Blue screen of death lives on

Windows News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:04

Blue screen of death lives on Last week when we showed screenshots of Windows 95 on the 15th anniversary of its launch, and the most noticed omission by readers was the Blue Screen of Death .

Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Remains of the Day: Gimme Fallout Shelter

PC World - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 18:30
Every time there's an Apple event, there's fallout. Big, nasty, mutate-ants-into-monstrous-rampaging-creatures fallout. With Apple's media shindig on Wednesday...



Apple - Macintosh - IPhone - Apple II - Companies
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Stream TV Android Froyo Tablet: Sneak Peak Now, Preorders Next Week

PC World - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 18:28
Start-up aims for a piece of the Android pie.



Android - tablet - Handhelds - Samsung Group - Samsung
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Hotmail Suffers Hours-long Outage on Thursday

PC World - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 17:50
A technical problem has affected access to Microsoft's Hotmail e-mail service.



Microsoft - Hotmail - ActiveSync - Microsoft Exchange Server - Business
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

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HP and 3Par Sign Definitive Merger Agreement

PC World - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 17:20
HP and 3Par signed a merger agreement, likely bringing to a close the bidding war with Dell for 3Par.



Hewlett-Packard - Dell - Mergers & Acquisitions - HP - HP 3000
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Samsung Galaxy Tab vs. the iPad: Compare For Yourself

PC World - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 16:10
How does Samsung's Galaxy Tab stack up next to the iPad? Check out this comparison chart to see for yourself.



Samsung Galaxy Tab - tablet - GalaxyTab - Samsung i7500 - Samsung
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Dock Your Encased IPhone, IPod With DockStubz

PC World - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 16:00
iPhone and iPod cases come in various shapes, sizes, and levels of protection, but rare is the case that lets you connect your iPhone to a dock while you're...



IPhone - iPod - Shopping - Consumer Electronics - Digital Portable Players
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

The Basic Guide to Troubleshooting Common Windows PC Problems [Troubleshooting]

Windows News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 15:55

Your Windows PC might be designed to make your life easier, but they often have a non-stop list of problems.

Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Verizon’s New Prepaid Plans: No Great Savings Here

PC World - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 15:54
Offerings include an unlimited data package for $30 per month; and a $10 plan with a stingy 25MB monthly cap (with a 20-cents-per-megabyte overage fee).



Verizon - BlackBerry - Business - Smartphone - Palm Pixi
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Wi-Fi Performance: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

PC World - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 15:37
When you need to get a better picture of your Wi-Fi environment, consider turning to the free, open source, inSSIDer program.



Open source - Wi-Fi - Python - Programming - Modules
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Verizon Joins the Prepaid Mobile Data Party

PC World - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 15:30
Verizon Wireless joined a growing trend on Thursday by announcing prepaid data plans for most of the smartphones and feature phones it sells.



Smartphone - Verizon Wireless - Prepaid - Verizon - BlackBerry
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Privacy in iTunes Ping

PC World - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 15:24
Music goes social in iTunes 10 with Apple's Ping social network. We take a quick look at its privacy and security settings.



Apple - iTunes - Facebook - Privacy - Steve Jobs
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista
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