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- Gallery: Free and essential Windows apps
- Make the most of your computer without spending a dime. These dozen must-have applications for Windows are all free. by George Ou 11:18 PM on Feb 06
- Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked
- Latest: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2: Part Deux� [UPDATE 02/18/08: Some people are concerned that in order to get an accurate measurement of boot time the system needs to be ... 12:26 AM on Feb 15
- Windows Vista Service Pack 1 screenshot gallery
- Here is a set of screenshots I took while installing Windows Vista SP1 (x86). by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2:59 AM on Feb 07
- UPDATED: Hackers - 1 : SP1 - 0
- [UPDATE 02/11/08 4:55pm - Further information has been posted about this hack here.]� [UPDATE 02/11/08 3:30am - Just to answer a few questions I've received with regards to this post: ... 2:29 AM on Feb 10
- Vista Loader - Working Vista SP1 activation hack
- SP1 was supposed to make life tougher for pirates - it doesn't. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 1:30 AM on Feb 12
- First Look at Firefox 3.0 Beta 3
- Taking a look at the latest beta of Firefox 3.0. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 8:49 PM on Feb 12
- Vista SP1 - Day 1
- On Monday the 4th of February Microsoft announced that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 had been released to manufacturing. Although the code has been finalized, Windows Vista users won't start ... 2:36 AM on Feb 07
- Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Part Deux
- Following the benchmarks I carried out last week, I decided that the PC Doc HQ lab rats needed to pull a few�all-nighters and carry out some more benchmarking tests on ... 6:13 PM on Feb 17
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Feb 08/Mar 08
- OK, here it is folks - The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Feb 08/Mar 08. Here I've tried to compile a list of the best high-end and mid-range components ... 11:49 PM on Feb 11
- Photos: Android prototype, Sony Ericsson takes on iPhone
- At GSM, ARM takes the wraps off its Google Android phone prototype, Sony Ericsson introduces an iPhone competitor, and Nokia unveils updates to two top-range models and two midrange phones ... 10:28 PM on Feb 11
- First experiences with Vista SP1 RTM
- [UPDATE�1/12/2008 2:55PM - Looks like my fellow blogger Ed Bott may have pulled through and found the answer in the quotation below.� The lesson in this is to always update ... 8:04 PM on Feb 06
- Slideshow on Microsoft's Valentine's Day Reorg: Who's Hot and Who's Not
- Microsoft announced a wide-ranging corporate reorg on February 14. Here are the winners and losers. by Mary Jo Foley 8:49 PM on Feb 14
- Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost - Day 6
- [UPDATE: Mark Russinovich (Technical Fellow in the Platform and Services Division at Microsoft) emailed in to point out that he's written a detailed post on his blog explaining the reasons ... 8:16 AM on Feb 12
- Windows Vista SP1 - Full initial setup
- A gallery showing the full Windows Vista SP1 initial setup process. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 9:57 PM on Feb 09
- Updates WGA in SP1
- See how SP1 changes the face of Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA). by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 5:56 AM on Feb 11
- A Vista SP1 FAQ
- Ive been working with Windows Vista Service Pack 1 for several months now, in beta releases and, for the last two weeks, in the final released code. Ive put together ... 9:55 AM on Feb 09
- Gallery: Cracking open a Toshiba HD DVD player
- Since the Toshiba HD-A30 is the pinnacle of HD DVD set-top boxes and might be the last production HD DVD drive ever, I thought I�d crack it open and take ... 8:05 PM on Feb 18
- Google; AT&T; shocked by iPhone usage
- Search titan Google and mobile phone carrier AT&T have been stunned by iPhone users usage patterns according to reports in recent days. AppleInsider reports that Google has seen 50 times ... 9:57 PM on Feb 14
- Vista SP1 - The promised performance gains are there
- Note: These are very preliminary results - I'll be carrying out more tests over the coming days. People are very anxious to know whether Windows Vista SP1 brings with it ... 4:45 AM on Feb 07
- Microsoft delivers 11 patches, 6 critical; Excel flaw left unpatched
- Updated: Microsoft delivered 11 patches on Tuesday addressing 17 vulnerabilities. Six updates fix critical flaws and five address important vulnerabilities, but an already exploited Excel zero day was left unpatched. ... 2:45 AM on Feb 12
- EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source move
- Announcement won't affect its antitrust investigations against the software giant, says European Commission. The European Commission has expressed doubt regarding Microsoft's announcement Thursday claiming a move toward greater interoperability. In ... 11:16 AM on Feb 21
- IBM calculates the force it takes to move atoms
- IBM has figured out how much force it takes to move atoms. Next, it will try to build things with those atoms. Seventeen piconewtons: that's the force required to move ... 11:00 AM on Feb 21
- HP says annual videoconference room sales doubling
- Company says it has sold 140 Halo rooms since the product's launch in December 2005; the rooms have been installed in 22 countries. Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest personal computer maker, ... 9:49 AM on Feb 21
- Virgin Galactic orders more spaceships
- Prospective space travelers have so far placed deposits totaling more than $31 million for tickets that cost $200,000 each. Virgin Galactic, the space travel venture of billionaire Richard Branson's, is ... 7:24 AM on Feb 21
- Microsoft: Vista SP1 will break these programs
- List of applications affected by service pack installation include Trend Micro's Internet Security 2008 and the Times Reader. Microsoft has published a list of programs that will not work or ... 6:19 AM on Feb 21
- All Hollywood studios now back Blu-ray
- The last holdout, Paramount, quietly comes onboard following Toshiba's decision earlier this week to pull the plug on HD DVD. All six major Hollywood studios are now in the Blu-ray ... 6:04 AM on Feb 21
- Missile strikes ailing U.S. spy satellite
- A missile fired from a Navy ship hits dying satellite, and it's likely the operation succeeded in destroying a toxic fuel tank on board. Photos: The missile that got the ... 8:50 PM on Feb 20
- 'Wii Fit,' WiiWare due in U.S. in mid-May
- Nintendo announces launch dates for its balance-board-based exercise game and an independent development and digital distribution channel. SAN FRANCISCO--On the morning the Game Developers Conference began to shift into high ... 1:23 PM on Feb 20
- Gates explains why Microsoft needs Yahoo
- A main driver of the takeover bid is the desire for "great engineers," says Microsoft's chairman. Plus: Windows 7 and other future tech. PALO ALTO, Calif.--For a man a few ... 1:15 PM on Feb 20
- Doing a number on Web site traffic
- Content publishers and tracking agencies aren't always on the same page when it comes to Web metrics, which are key to a site's appeal to advertisers. In 2004, new kid ... 12:58 PM on Feb 20
- Bargains spur strong digital camera shipments
- Shipments of digital cameras grow 31 percent from a year ago as shoppers take advantage of holiday deals. Shoppers reached for more digital cameras in the fourth quarter, taking advantage ... 12:42 PM on Feb 20
- Sharper Image files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
- The company cites declining sales, three straight years of losses, and litigation involving Ionic Breeze air purifiers as rationale for its filing. Retailer Sharper Image has filed for Chapter 11 ... 12:27 PM on Feb 20
- Escaping decades of hidden app development inefficiency and expense
- If you're writing code, pay closer attention to the major time-sink of application problem resolution and how it affects application release schedules, quality, functionality, and ultimately their company's bottom-line says ... 12:23 PM on Feb 20
- Microsoft pulls Vista SP1 update
- The company retracts a prerequisite update for downloading Vista Service Pack 1 after some customers complain of problems. Microsoft has stopped automatically distributing a prerequisite piece of software for Vista ... 11:09 AM on Feb 20
- Sprint expected to undercut rivals' call plans
- Unlimited calls for $60 to $80 a month could be in offing for Sprint customers, analysts say, but it would hurt stock price further. No. 3 U.S. mobile service provider ... 9:16 AM on Feb 20
- PC Gaming Alliance debuts
- Activision, AMD, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, and Nvidia co-found nonprofit dedicated to "advancing the PC as a worldwide gaming platform." SAN FRANCISCO--With consoles increasingly intruding on such hallowed ground as the ... 8:54 AM on Feb 20
- YouTube brings weirdness to Spain's election
- Hundreds of Spaniards pose questions via YouTube for the two main candidates in the national parliamentary election set for next month. If it weren't for YouTube, a man wearing a ... 7:07 AM on Feb 20
- Some VCs learn to appreciate site that rates them
- Although sometimes used to vent frustrations, site is intended as a networking resource for entrepreneurs and VCs, says its founder. Silicon Valley's purveyors of start-up capital are often quick to ... 6:36 AM on Feb 20
- Firm gets U.S. nod for quick passenger data checks
- Geneva-based air transport IT company says approved system gives airlines a passenger boarding card go-ahead within 2 seconds. A company owned by international airlines on Wednesday said it has won ... 6:14 AM on Feb 20
- Unlimited plans may spark mobile price war
- AT&T;, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile decide to offer unlimited calling for $99 per month. Eyes are on Sprint Nextel to follow suit. AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA ... 6:01 AM on Feb 20
- Microsoft: Vista SP1 will break these programs
- A list of applications affected by service pack installation include Trend Micro's Internet Security 2008 and the Times Reader. 6:19 AM on February 21
- Images: How to bypass FileVault, BitLocker security
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Researchers claim they can bypass encryption on file systems including Apple's FileVault. We hand them an encrypted OS X laptop and dare them to do their worst.
10:00 AM on February 21
- Black Hat, Day 1: Cracking GSM, skimming ATMs
- Nate McFeters: Two researchers showed how they were able to capture GSM traffic--the traffic most of our cell phones use--and decrypt that traffic at one of the biggest hacker conferences of the year. 8:01 AM on February 21
- Rackspace, as a service
- Phil Wainewright: There have been noises recently about hosting provider Rackspace�s ability to compete with Amazon�s EC2 service and similar cloud offerings. Mosso is its answer to those critics. 10:05 AM on February 21
- Sprint plans to open up WiMAX, launch SDK, open APIs
- Larry Dignan: Sprint plans to make its Xohm WiMax service an open platform with open APIs and an software development kit. 8:13 AM on February 21
- MacBook Air Diary-Day 22: Argh! Recessed headphone jack
- Jason D. OGrady: It is almost as if Apple didn�t learn anything from the recessed headphone jack fiasco with iPhone. The MacBook Air, my friends, also has a recessed headphone jack. 7:36 AM on February 21
- How do you benchmark real-world work?
- Ed Bott: Most of the technical reviews of Windows Vista I've read recently focus on speeds and feeds. But does that granular approach miss the real point of owning and using a PC? 9:01 AM on February 21
- Sun's OpenSolaris community problem
- Dana Blankenhorn: Sun has moved to licenses at the bottom of the open source incline, but their corporate attitude puts them at the top of the open source development incline. 7:24 AM on February 21
- Will you trust your medical information to Google?
- Larry Dignan: The Cleveland Clinic has announced a partnership with Google that will essentially be a soft launch of the long-awaited Google Health personal health record service. 10:02 AM on February 21
- Missile strikes ailing U.S. spy satellite
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A missile fired from a Navy ship hits dying satellite, and it's likely the operation succeeded in destroying a toxic fuel tank on board.
8:50 PM on February 20
- Apple�s cookie monster: Safari CRS
- Robin Harris: Apple rushed the latest version of OS X to market because of Steve Job�s promise to the Mac faithful. And we�ve been paying for it ever since. 4:55 AM on February 21
- Adobe vs. Apple: Flash spat over iPhone gets intense
- Larry Dignan: Apple and Adobe�long time partners that propel product cycles for each other�are in a big spat over the iPhone. Apple�s iPhone doesn�t support Flash Player. And Adobe is getting more annoyed by the minute, 4:46 AM on February 21
- Garmin: The curse of the Nuvifone and GPS price competition
- Larry Dignan: On the surface Garmin's fourth quarter results could be summed up in one word: Wow. But there are cracks in the model and worries about falling prices abound. 5:03 AM on February 21
- RIM ups its subscriber tally
- Larry Dignan: RIM said it expect fourth quarter subscriber additions to be 15 percent to 20 percent higher than the 1.82 million it projected in December. 4:58 AM on February 21
- Design flaw in wireless VoIP handsets endanger the enterprise
- George Ou: Security conscious businesses and organizations who implemented 802.1x/EAP enterprise-grade authentication are at risk with certain implementations of wireless LAN VoIP handsets. 4:44 AM on February 21
- Your IT project is toast when...
- Larry Dignan: TechRepublic has a top 10 of signs indicating that your IT project is about to get cut. Here's how how projects can run amok and chances are you may have lived through a few of these management woes. 4:43 AM on February 21
- Gates explains why Microsoft needs Yahoo
- A main driver of the takeover bid is the desire for "great engineers," says Microsoft's chairman. Plus: Windows 7 and other future tech. 1:15 PM on February 20
- MacBook Pro Penryn update imminent
- Jason D. O'Grady: Intel chief executive Paul Otellini says that 45nm Penryn is up to a 20 percent performance increase over 65nm chips and more energy efficient. It could be out soon. 12:35 PM on February 20
- LiveStation: Another Microsoft Silverlight touch point
- Mary Jo Foley: Skinkers, a Microsoft OEM, is expanding the beta this week of LiveStation, a peer-to-peer (P2P) application that delivers live TV and radio to a user's PC. 1:18 PM on February 20
- MacBooks - to deploy or not to deploy, part 1
- Christopher Dawson: I just got a new MacBook and really love it. However, what works really well for me may not make sense for a large-scale deployment in a public school. 10:50 AM on February 20
- Sprint's turn to escalate wireless price wars
- No. 3 U.S. mobile service provider Sprint Nextel is expected to offer flat-rate calling plans at up to a 40 percent discount to its rivals. 9:16 AM on February 20
- PC Gaming Alliance debuts
- Activision, AMD, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, and Nvidia co-found nonprofit dedicated to "advancing the PC as a worldwide gaming platform." 8:54 AM on February 20
- Microsoft suspends distribution of Vista SP1 prerequisite update
- Mary Jo Foley: Following reports by users of problems resulting from the new Vista SP 1 installation prerequisite update--which Microsoft pushed out via Windows Update last week--Microsoft has halted availability of those prerequisites. 5:09 AM on February 20
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