Sunday, February 24, 2008

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Hewlett-Packard beat its PC competitors in both online customer support and service in a recent survey. 24-Feb-2008

Aperture Technologies is offering a mobile version of its Vista data center planning and management program. 24-Feb-2008

Mandy Moore shares her encouragement, adventures, and advice on uPumpItUp.com. 24-Feb-2008

Microsoft's promise of better interoperability drew mixed reaction from the open-source community. 24-Feb-2008

Mobile video catches up with a pair of opportunist thieves and shares their exploits with the world on the Web. 24-Feb-2008

A young former idol learns a hard lesson about careless security when his hard drive's contents are posted. 24-Feb-2008

Britain strong-arms ISPs to work with entertainment industries to curtail illicit downloading. 24-Feb-2008

From terrible and terrific technology to big business ideas, PC World picks the best and worst of this year's Game Developers Conference. 23-Feb-2008

Even a 7 percent increase in broadband adoption would create 2.4 million jobs, says the nonprofit Connected Nation. 23-Feb-2008

RIM raised its subscriber-gain forecast for the current quarter despite recent outages. 23-Feb-2008

Music and video distribution company seeks to boost its game distribution business with an acquisition. 23-Feb-2008

Even novices can hack more effectively with a program that leverages Google's search prowess. 23-Feb-2008

Aspyr Media will soon release the Mac version of the role-playing adventure game. 23-Feb-2008

Supporters of the rival ODF and OOXML document formats should work together, says the editor of the ODF standard. 23-Feb-2008

High demand prompts Sony to soon seek additional sources of LCDs for TVs, report says. 23-Feb-2008

Société Générale could have prevented fraud that cost billions by imposing tighter controls on traders, a report concluded. 23-Feb-2008

New European guidelines seek a balance between protecting privacy and supporting new technologies. 23-Feb-2008

In "Operation Infrastructure," U.S. and European Commission agencies seized 360,000 counterfeit computer goods. 23-Feb-2008

Security firm identifies the primary sources of viruses, spyware, and other cyberpests. 23-Feb-2008

First Office Update Due in March, XML Converter Delayed
Getting the update out will push back the release of the final Open XML File Format Converter Update to Office 2004 for Mac. 23-Feb-2008

A merger would still leave plenty of jobs to go around, a Microsoft exec reassures staffers of both firms. 23-Feb-2008

European regulators say they'll keep tabs on how Microsoft delivers on its promise of transparency. 23-Feb-2008

Google's OpenSocial initiative to simplify the creation and adaptation of applications for social-networking sites needs further improvement. 22-Feb-2008

Think the iPhone is pricey? The cool cell phone of 1988 cost $4382 in today's dollars. A 150MB hard drive? $8755. Take a trip with us down memory lane, and you'll never whine about the price of a gadget again. 22-Feb-2008

A Microsoft official's blog sheds new light on the company's Silverlight 2 browser plug-in technology. 22-Feb-2008

What can aligning the iPod and iTunes offerings with a tv program do for Apple, even when the program in question is as popular as the Fox Network's "American Idol? 22-Feb-2008

In a letter to employees, Microsoft put an upbeat spin on its attempt to take over Yahoo. 22-Feb-2008

Carry-on batteries are now governed by a complicated new set of rules--and the government could get tougher. 22-Feb-2008

Engineering Director David Glazer discusses Google's OpenSocial social networking initiative. 22-Feb-2008

The hacking group Cult of the Dead Cow this week released a tool that turns Google into an automated vulnerability scanner. 22-Feb-2008

Some Windows Vista users began finding Service Pack 1 in Windows Update this week, even though it isn't promised until next month. 22-Feb-2008

The update improves the software's compatibility with Apple TV 2 and provides several bug fixes. 22-Feb-2008

U.S. and EU officials will work with importers to see how the fakes enter their markets, launch criminal investigations, and take up the matter with China. 22-Feb-2008

The update offers improved support for iPhone, along with other bug fixes and improvements. 22-Feb-2008

European growth will be just ahead of the United States at 7.5 percent annually, while Canada is expected to be the slowest region with 5.4 percent annually. 22-Feb-2008