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COMPUTER SECURITY PODCASTS

What Microsoft's Geneva means for online IDs
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Nov 07, 2008

When social networks host malware
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Oct 31, 2008

Does the Internet need its own Interpol?
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Oct 24, 2008

Voting in America
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Oct 17, 2008

How 'Clickjacking' attacks hide behind the mouse
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Oct 10, 2008

Investigating data breaches
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Oct 03, 2008

Inside ID fraud's underground forums
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Sep 26, 2008

Desktop application risk
CNET Security Bites • Mon, Sep 15, 2008

The security of Chrome
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Sep 05, 2008

Out of the shadows
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Aug 15, 2008

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DAILY TECH NEWS PODCASTS

Behind Apple's holdout on DRM
CNET TECH NEWS • Thu, Nov 20, 2008

Microsoft shakes up security
CNET TECH NEWS • Wed, Nov 19, 2008

Looking ahead to a post-Yang Yahoo
CNET TECH NEWS • Tue, Nov 18, 2008

Adobe's strategy on computer constellation
CNET TECH NEWS • Mon, Nov 17, 2008

iPhone gets promoted to the boardroom
CNET TECH NEWS • Fri, Nov 14, 2008

Tech innovations that won big
CNET TECH NEWS • Thu, Nov 13, 2008

Why it's so hard to offer free online movies
CNET TECH NEWS • Wed, Nov 12, 2008

Cybersecurity outlook goes from grim to worse
CNET TECH NEWS • Tue, Nov 11, 2008

Hollywood & Google
CNET TECH NEWS • Mon, Nov 10, 2008

What's next for wireless Net neutrality?
CNET TECH NEWS • Fri, Nov 07, 2008

PC WORLD HEADLINES

World of Warcraft Expansion Breaks All-Time Record

Wrath of the Lich King, the expansion to Blizzard's popular World of Warcraft online multiplayer game, is now the fastest selling PC game in history.
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IBM Posts $3 Million Bond in Papermaster Lawsuit

When Judge Kenneth Karas order Mark Papermaster to "immediately cease his employment with Apple," he also order IBM to post a...
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Wall Street Beat: Tech Shares Sink to 6-year Lows

An upbeat earnings forecast from HP and better-than-expected October PC sales in the U.S. could not boost confidence in the...
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The Omni Group Releases OmniPlan Update

The Omni Group released a maintenance update for its project management software, OmniPlan.
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Oracle Subpoenas Firm That Hired Ex-TomorrowNow Workers

Oracle has subpoenaed a Colorado company that hired TomorrowNow workers, seeking a range of documents.
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IT Slowdown Hits Dell's Revenue, Net Profit

A slowdown in global IT spending has hit Dell, which recorded a drop in revenue and net income.
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Who's a Worse Economist: Yang or Paulson?

Which one of the two do you think has made more boneheaded decisions?
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Death, Taxes, and the RIAA

Tennessee will spend $9.5 million on hardware, software, and the salaries of 21 staffers whose job is to monitor campus networks for signs of illegal file swapping.
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DLO Finally Releases Hi-def IPod Video Dock

Digital Lifestyle Outfitters on Thursday announced the release of HomeDock HD, a new home entertainment peripheral for iPods...
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EMusic Hits 250 Million Downloads

eMusic announced Thursday that it has sold 250 million MP3 downloads since establishing its current subscription model in...
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Why Sun Should Spin Off Java

Sun's insistence that Java is still its flagship product is holding back both the platform and the company
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Spending Time Online May Help Teens, Study Says

Study suggests Internet use by teenagers could actually be helping their development in ways past generations don't always understand.
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IT Has the Power to Green the World

Applying smart technology to various sectors could yield huge cost and carbon savings.
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VMware Security Chief Leaves to Run OpenDNS

VMware security chief Nand Mulchandani has left to be CEO of OpenDNS.
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Sync ‘Em Supports Exchange-iCal Sync

Derman Enterprises has updated Sync'Em to 1.10. A free update for registered users, Sync'Em costs $49.95.
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StoryMill Update Adds Word Frequency Filtering

Mariner Software updated its novel writing application, StoryMill, adding several new features and fixing a few bugs.
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IETF: Should We Ignore the Kaminsky Bug?

Standards body debates fixing DNS or pushing new security scheme.
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Samsung Starts Mass Production of 256GB SSDs

Samsung on Thursday said it has started mass production 256G-byte solid-state drives, which could make its way to notebooks in...
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Remove Duplicate ICal Birthday Reminders

Here's a super-simple Thursday tip regarding iCal and the Birthdays calendar. The Birthdays calendar is a special one that...
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New Version of Office-in-a-Box

Think of this as a phone system with extra stuff, rather than a file and print server with added phones.
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Obama Will Inherit Cybersecurity Challenges

There has been a 'fundamental ignorance' by the Bush administration on modern threats, says one expert.
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Why I Didn't Skip Microsoft Vista: Security

Microsoft's Windows Vista OS continues to be dogged by a bad reputation, but some recent security reports give it an edge over Windows XP. And some users say security is precisely why they didn't skip Vista.
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Amazon CloudFront: No Threat to the Incumbents

Is it the Ford Model T of Content Delivery?
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Microsoft to Launch IE8 in '09; RC Due out in Q1

Web developers complain that it's moving too fast to catch bugs.
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Microsoft Was Worried About Mac Besting Vista in '05

According to some newly released court documents in the "Vista Capable" class-action lawsuit, Microsoft was worried about...
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Survey: US IT Spending Forecast Worst Since 2001

US companies are set to slam the brakes even harder on IT spending, according to a new study.
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One-touch GarageBand Sound Effects

Congratulations! You saw the name GarageBand in the title of this story yet continued reading. That makes you part of an...
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Mobile Finance: Indigenous, Ingenious or Both?

In Ghana, it's popularly known as susu. In Cameroon, tontines or chilembe. And in South Africa, stokfel. Today, you'd most...
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Multifunction Printers

Multifunction printers--also called all-in-one printers--combine a printer, scanner, copier, and sometimes a fax machine into...
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Apple Posts 'iPhone Your Life' Web Pages

Apple has posted some new pages to its Web site, specifically targeted to help iPhone 3G users get the most from their iPhone...
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Wrath of the Lich King Sales Break One-day Record

Blizzard Entertainment notes that its recently-released World of Warcraft expansion pack, Wrath of the Lich King, sold 2.8...
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Freeway Web Editing Tool Adds 'iPhone Actions'

Softpress Systems on Thursday announced the release of Freeway 5.3, an update to its Web design software. A free update for...
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IShowU HD Pro Screen Recording Utility Updated

Shinywhitebox updated its screen recording application, iShowU HD Pro, releasing a new beta version.
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Google, Others Call for New Broadband, Energy Policies

Google and other groups call for a national broadband policy in the U.S.
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OmniFocus 1.5 Expands Mac to IPhone Sync

The Omni Group has released OmniFocus 1.5, an update to their task management software for Mac OS X. A free update for...
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DiscLabel Adds Holiday, Business Designs

SmileOnMyMac has released DiscLabel 5.4, an update to its CD and DVD label design software for Mac OS X. A free update for...
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Speck Offers 'satin' Case for New MacBook

Speck on Thursday announced the forthcoming expansion of its SeeThru hard shell case line with a new "SeeThru Satin" model...
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OmniGraffle 5.1 Improves Visio Compatibility

The Omni Group has released OmniGraffle 5.1, an update to their diagramming and layout program for Mac OS X. It's a free...
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Alpine HD Car Radio Offers ITunes Tagging

Alpine has introduced the TUA-T550HD tuner, a new HD Radio tuner for automobiles. It costs US$230 and is available now.
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Apple TV Update Adds Several New Features

Apple on Wednesday night released an update to its Apple TV software.
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Growth in US Online Advertising Slows Down Further in Q3

The slowdown in U.S. online ad spending growth continued in the third quarter.
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Premiere Pro CS4 Improves Final Cut Pro Exchange

Adobe Systems on Thursday announced the release of Premiere Pro CS4 4.0.1, an update to its video editing software that's part...
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BlackBerry Storm Sales Should Be Strong, Verizon Says

Despite the sluggish economy, Verizon Wireless predicts that sales of the BlackBerry Storm will be strong.
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Motorola Announces the VE 66 Multimedia Phone

Motorola unveiled the VE 66 phone this week, a new slider phone with a 5 megapixel camera and 2.2 inch screen.
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Linksys Launches WAG160N Wireless Router

Wireless gateway integrates the functionalities of an ADSL2+ Modem, Router, 4-port Switch and a Wireless-N Access Point.
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Toshiba Sets High Storage Capacity for Small Drives

Toshiba Storage Division announced a breakthrough half-terabyte hard disk drive in a 2.5-inch form factor.
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Major League Baseball Switches From Silverlight to Flash

Microsoft will no longer play under the bright lights of Major League Baseball.
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Microsoft Dissed Chipset Before 'Vista Capable' Changes

Microsoft had published an article on its TechNet Web site recommending that users avoid Intel's 915 graphics chipset.
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Ruby Hailed as Good Option in Down Economy

Advocates for the Ruby programming language hailed its usefulness as an enterprise application development option, especially in a down economy.
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NASA Successfully Tests Deep Space Internet

With the help of Internet pioneer Vint Cert, NASA has successfully tested its own deep space Internet.
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TOMS HARDWARE NEWS

Where Do Hard Drive Heads Come From?

Where Do Hard Drive Heads Come From?A few days ago we were lucky enough to visit Seagate's Springtown, Ireland factory, where it manufactures 80% of its read/write heads. We'll show you some of what we saw there and explain how a hard drive head comes to be.
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Radeon HD 4870 X2: Four Cards Compared

Radeon HD 4870 X2: Four Cards ComparedNot only do we have four super-fast Radeon HD 4870 X2s to test, but also a list of 31 other graphics configurations including CrossFire and SLI setups. If you're in the market for AMD's fastest card available, you'll want to see this.
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