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Craigslist Yanks 'Adult Services' Section Without Comment

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 22:59
The popular classified ad site swaps "censored" sign into spot previously occupied by the controversial section.



Classified advertising - Craigslist - United States - Business - Business and Economy
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

GoGear Connect Plays Music and Movies, Runs Android

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 17:20
Philips introduced the GoGear Connect, a portable media player that runs Android 2.1



Philips GoGear - MediaPlayer - Android - GoGear Connect - IpodTouch
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

iOS More Popular Than Android Online

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 12:20
Apple's iOS mobile operating system has a market share nearly six times larger than Android's.



Apple - Mobile operating system - Android - Market share - IOS
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Aiptek I2 Shoots 3D Video on a Budget

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 10:10
Aiptek introduced a pocket-sized 3D camcorder at IFA.



Camcorder - Video - Aiptek - Handhelds - Windows CE
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Fake Antivirus Software Uses Ransom Threats

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 10:00
Beware refreshed Total Security malware, which freezes your system unless you pay up.



Anti-Virus - MS Antivirus - Security - Malicious Software - Viruses
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

GameStop Blocks Medal of Honor from U.S. Bases

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 09:10
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service decided to pass because of a multiplayer mode that lets players assume the role of the Taliban.



Medal of Honor - GameStop - Taliban - Electronic Arts - Air force
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Tablet Wars at IFA in Berlin, 3D Cameras, and More

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 09:00
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Tab, while Toshiba introduces the Folio 100 tablet.



Toshiba - Samsung Group - Android - tablet - Galaxy Tab
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Google Celebrates Chrome's 2nd Birthday With Version 6

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 08:16
Newest version of the fast browser features more speed, security fixes, and cosmetics.



Google Chrome - Google - Browser - Clients - WWW
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Huawei, Google Team on Android 2.2 Smartphone

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 07:48
The Google-branded device launches first in mid-October in Europe and Asia-Pacific.



Google - Android - Huawei - Searching - Search Engines
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Did E-mail and the Internet Kill the 9-5 Workday?

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 07:03
A recent survey indicates that the 9-5 workday and the 5-day workweek are both dead as workers no longer know when to disconnect and walk away.



Workweek - United States - Labor - Social Sciences - Arts
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

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Sat, 09/04/2010 - 07:03
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Android Snags More of Apple's Market Share

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 07:00
While Apple's iOS is still the dominant player within the U.S. mobile market, it's been on a pretty steady roller coaster ride downward in terms of share.



Roller coaster - Apple - Recreation - Theme Parks - Attractions
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Watch for Duke Nukem Forever in 2011

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 06:20
Duke Nukem Forever gets a new lease in life, and even makes an appearance on the PAX show floor.



Duke Nukem - Duke Nukem Forever - 3D Realms - Gearbox - George Broussard
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Is Apple's Ping a Haven for Spammers?

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 04:00
Analysis: Apple's Ping is a new iTunes-based social network. Unfortunately, it's already beset with a very old problem: rampant comment spam.



Apple - iTunes - Social network - Spam - E-mail
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Bless These Gadgets

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 03:15
Anglican church invites all to a blessing of the tools of their 21st century trades, agnostic of their operating system.



Anglicanism - Christianity - Religion and Spirituality - Denominations - Anglican
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Investigators Find Famous DJ's Credit Card Details for Sale

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 01:48
UPDATE: Armin Van Buuren is one of the world's best-known trance music DJs. He also apparently has had his credit card details stolen.



Armin van Buuren - Disc jockey - Trance music - Music - dj
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Texas Conducting Antitrust Review of Google

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 01:30
UPDATE: Texas joins the European Union and others with gripes against Google's practices; a coming of age or web bully?



Google - Searching - Search Engines - Companies - Web search engine
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Disk Storage Still Bouncing Back, IDC Says

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 18:46
UPDATE: The enterprise disk storage market is continuing to bounce back from the depths of the recession, IDC says.



International Data Corporation - Hardware - Storage - Information technology - Hewlett-Packard
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Google Settles Privacy Lawsuit Over Buzz

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 18:02
Google agrees to pay $8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over privacy problems with Google Buzz.



Google - Google Buzz - Class action - Searching - Search Engines
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista

Google Settles Buzz Privacy Lawsuit

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 18:02
Google agrees to pay $8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over privacy problems with Google Buzz.



Google - Class action - Google Buzz - Searching - Search Engines
Categories: Windows - XP - Vista