Windows - XP - Vista

The new ActiveState Python distribution includes modules for GUI design and interacting with databases.



Python - ActiveState - Programming - Languages - Graphical user interface

I don't remember it saying 'I'll Be Back!', but it is and this should be great news for homes with multiple PC's that users want to upgrade to Windows 7 at an affordable price: Starting October 3 in the U.S., Windows 7 Family Pack will be available for purchase at participating retailers and online at the Microsoft Store.

Free or cheap apps can help troubleshoot your wireless network, turn your laptop into a hot spot and more.



Hotspot - Wireless - Data Communications - Wireless network - 802.11

In an international study, 83 percent of U.S. businesses say more employees are choosing iPhones or Android phones.



Apple - IPhone - Android - Handhelds - Smartphones

SeedCode has announced the Zulu iCal Server plugin for FileMaker Pro Server databases. FileMaker offers internal date-handling, but before now, databases that...



FileMaker - Database - filemakerpro - ICal - Consultants and Developers

After Wednesday's Apple media event, we got to spend a little while in a hands-on area adjacent to the Yerba Buena theater with a few dozen members of the media...



Apple - AppleTV - Yerba Buena - Macintosh - Steve Jobs

Firefox 3.6 slips into the number two browser position thanks to falling market share for IE6, but IE8 continues to lead all browsers in both market share and growth.



Firefox - Internet Explorer 8 - Browser - marketshare - Internet Explorer 6

Three easy ways to hack your location using Facebook Places through your mobile phone or a geo-aware Web browser.



Facebook - Mobile phone - Social network - Online Communities - Facebook Places

Curious about Project Sword, the new Epic Games RPG for iOS demonstrated at Apple's event on Wednesday? Lucky for you, the company has released a free app that...



Apple - EpicGames - Role-playing game - IPhone - Games

As expected, Apple refreshed its iPod lineup Wednesday, unveiling redesigned versions of its iPod touch, iPod nano, and iPod shuffle music players. But the...



iPod - Apple - IpodShuffle - AppleTV - IPod Nano

Last week, when pondering today's Apple music event, I gazed into my hazy crystal ball and suggested a few avenues Apple might take. I ended the piece with...



Apple - Macintosh - Apple II - iPod - Steve Jobs

Epson added the Stylus NX625 to its line of all-in-one inexpensive printers on Wednesday. The model includes some high-end features at a low-end price.



Seiko Epson - Printer - Peripherals - Hardware - Sales and Services

After looking at what's headed our way, my biggest concern is the lack of the Android Market on so many of the new tablets.



Android - Handhelds - Tablet - Archos - IPad

A Miami man pleads guilty to ID theft-related charges after he's accused of obtaining more than 26,000 credit card numbers online.



Identity theft - Credit card - Theft - Business - Crime

Microsoft is claiming that it's less expensive for smartphone makers to put Windows Phone 7 on their phones than it is for them to put Android on it -- but it's a case of fuzzy math.



Microsoft - Android - Smartphone - Windows Mobile - Windows Phone

Co-President Charles Phillips may soon be leaving Oracle after a recent change in its upper management, a financial analyst said Wednesday.



Oracle - Charles Phillips - Oracle Corporation - Databases - FAQs Help and Tutorials

There's a reason there's no major antivirus software for iPhones, BlackBerrys, and Androids -- but other risks could emerge.



IPhone - BlackBerry - Security - Personal computer - Malicious Software

Apple overhauled its entertainment offerings with mix of updates, including a refresh to its iPod line, juicing its iTunes software with new social features, and revamping its Apple TV set-top box.



Apple - iTunes - iPod - Television - Peripherals