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Internet use good for the brain - For middle-aged and older people at least, using the internet helps boost brain power, research suggests. ...
YouTube to Offer Full TV Shows - YouTube said it will begin showing full-length television programs in addition to its shorter video offerings to generate ad revenue. ...
Apple Likely to Unveil New Laptops - Apple Inc. next week is expected to unveil new laptop computers -- including a model that sets a new low price point for the company -- as it sets its sights on one of the fastest-growing categories in the business. ...
AMD to Spin Off Manufacturing to New Venture - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Tuesday is announcing a broad plan to cut costs by spinning off its manufacturing operations to a new joint venture, which will receive up $6 billion in funding from an investment company from Abu Dhabi. ...
Google and Yahoo Ad Deal Delayed - Google and Yahoo will delay implementation of their joint advertising deal to give antitrust lawyers at the Justice Department more time to review the agreement, the companies said yesterday. ...
Skype's China spying sparks anger - HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Savvy Internet users in China began avoiding the version of Skype offered by its Chinese partner two years ago, but news it filtered and recorded text messages has sparked new worries about the global firm's commitment t...
Apple Drops NDA for IPhone Developers - Apple announced Wednesday morning via a posting on the front page of its iPhone developer site that it has decided to discontinue the non-disclosure agreement preventing developers from discussing iPhone programming. ...
Financial Crisis Offers Opportunity for Linux, Open Source - Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundations says technologies like Linux and open source software can help enterprises cut costs during tough economic times. Zemlin says users should look to open source and Linux, systems management tools...
Microsoft, Washington state sue over 'scareware' pop-up ads - Microsoft and the Attorney General's office in Washington state said on Monday they have filed a handful of lawsuits over pop-up ads that scare consumers into paying for software that supposedly fixes critical errors on a PC. ...
Symantec adopts wait-see stance on open source OS - EVEN with the growing popularity of open source technology, Symantec’s Norton 2009 products are designed to protect only computers with Windows and Mac operating systems (OS). ...
Migrations made simple: The beauty of Unix - On my to-do list one day last week was to migrate an aging Fedora Core 3 server to new hardware running CentOS 5.2. At first glance, it seemed to be a pretty straightforward task. If the old server had been running just a single app or service, it wo...
Apple to recall iPhone chargers - IPhone 3G owners could be at risk of electric shock from faulty power adapters, Apple has warned. ...
New Intel chips target virtualization, AMD not far behind - MANILA, Philippines -- Intel has launched its new multi-core Xeon server microprocessors and is counting on a growing trend toward server virtualization. ...
Cisco Buys Jabber to Boost Enterprise Instant Messaging - Cisco agrees to buy Jabber for its enterprise instant messaging technology, which is based on the open source XMPP standard. Jabber will help bolster Cisco's unified communications and collaboration software strategy versus Microsoft, IBM, Google and...
Google Phone to be unveiled next week - For those of you who have been anticipating the so-called Google Phone as if it were the next iPhone, the wait is almost over. ...
