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Google Earth Reveals the Devastation in Haiti
Google responded to the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti earlier this week by working with satellite imagery company GeoEye to quickly make images of the destruction available in Google Earth and Google Maps. The images were taken at approximately 10:27 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, and c...
Google Begins Replying to More Nexus One Complaints
Google appears to be trying to boost its customer support for Nexus One customers, posting replies to many more queries on its online forum.
Google has come under fire since the launch of the Nexus One after hundreds of messages were posted with complaints or questions about the phone. Many cus...
PC Shipments Jump in the Fourth Quarter, IDC Says
Worldwide PC shipments soared during the fourth quarter, driven by historically low PC prices and an increased demand for laptops and netbooks, analyst firm IDC said Wednesday.
Shipments totaled 85.8 million units during the fourth quarter of 2009, growing 15.2 percent compared to the fourth q...
Wow, Did That Go on Sale? Famous Tech Vaporware
Each year, the nation's largest geekfest, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), is full of hype, overhype, and beyond the valley of the hype. Remember the Internet Refrigerator?
And each year the hype (and overhype, and b.t.v.o.t. hype) inevitably leads to disappointment: Vendors dangle many al...
Some Barnes & Noble Nook Buyers Get $100 Voucher
Barnes & Noble is giving $100 gift certificates to Nook e-reader buyers who placed orders for the devices to be delivered before the holidays and now won't receive them until after the Christmas. The company had hoped that most preorders from November would be delivered by December 24, but says ...
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Follow Me With iTunes 10 and Ping
iTunes 10 is now available from Apple. Its most interesting new feature is a social networking component called Ping. With Ping you can follow friends, artists, even About Guides like me, and find out what music they are listening to.
Now, I'm not going to say I have great taste in music, bu...
Existing Apple TVs Wont Get Update
Existing Apple TV users won't be seeing a firmware or software update with any of the new features found in the recently announced third-generation of the Apple TV.
Courtesy of Apple
Specifically, Apple won't provide a Netflix update to bring the streaming service to older models, nor wi...
Apple Shows Off Its Hobby, the Apple TV
Apple revealed the latest incarnation of the Apple TV today. Unlike some rumors that suggested the name would change to iTV, Apple TV retains its moniker. But it did lose one major feature: storage capabilities.
Courtesy of Apple
The new Apple TV is a 100% streaming machine, with no local...
Apple iTunes 10 Gets Social Networking Feature
iTunes got a makeover today, with a new social network component called Ping. Ping allows you to follow other iTunes users and discovering what music they're listening to. In addition, you can post videos, comments, and music that your followers can see.
iTunes 10 is available for download today...
Apple Announces All-New iPod Lineup
Apple today drew back the curtain on an all-new iPod lineup.
Courtesy of Apple
Every model got updates today. The new iPod shuffle is smaller, square, and includes the buttons from the second-generation model.
The new iPod nano is multi-touch-enabled in a small square case not much bigger ...
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Computer Security News | From about.com
About Internet / Network Security
Avoid New Spam / Phishing Attacks
There are a couple of new spam / phishing attacks which have been successful at circumventing my Junkmail filter and making it to my Inbox. One is titled 'Statement Request' and the other is titled 'Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Outlook' or sometimes 'Critical Update for Microsof...
Microsoft Releases Beta of New Security Software
Microsoft announced last November that they planned to discontinue their retail Windows Live OneCare security product and replace it with a new free antimalware offering. That time has come. Well, its coming soon. Microsoft just released the Beta of their new Microsoft Security Essentials softwar...
iPhone 3.0 Filled with Security Updates
Do you have an iPhone? Have you downloaded version 3.0 of the iPhone OS (the real thing- not the leaked pirated version with the malware)? I mentioned in the comments to my post earlier this week about the leaked iPhone 3.0 scam that I didn't really understand what the rush was. It seemed like ev...
Asus + Disney + Toys R Us = Kid-Safe Netbook
Asus and Disney are teaming up to create the Disney Netpal. The Disney Netpal will be available in two models- the MK90 with a 16Gb solid state drive, and the MK90H with a 160Gb hard drive- and will only be available from Toys R Us and Amazon.com for a suggested retail price of $349.99. Both mode...
Leaked iPhone 3.0 Scam
Ain't nothing like the real thing baby. And, since the real thing is officially released today do yourself a favor and don't fall for any messages claiming to lead to a leaked download of the latest iPhone update.
Apple is releasing the iPhone 3.0 update today which adds copy & paste functional...
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Mobile Computing News | From about.com
About Wireless / Networking
Classified U.S. Network Breach a Lesson to Others
The "most significant breach of U.S. military computers ever" occurred in 2008, according to Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn. Was it a well-coordinated cyberattack that penetrated the Pentagon's network defenses? Not exactly. In this case, attackers simply plugged a USB key into one m...
D-Link DIR-632: World's First 802.11n 8-Port Router
With our homes (mostly) going wireless, one new product you may not have expected to see is a broadband router with expanded cabling capability. Yet the D-Link DIR-632 is exactly that. D-Link's newest router adds a new feature never seen before in 802.11n Wireless N gear - 8 built-in Ethernet por...
(Almost) 1 Gbps Home Internet (Test) in the U.S.
It has been almost two years since 1 gigabit per second home Internet in Japan first became available. Japan is a world leader in providing high bandwidth connections to residences. The U.S., with a much more geographically-dispersed population, lags far behind relatively speaking.
How far behin...
The Reason(s) Behind Banning BlackBerry
Although Saudi Arabia joined the UAE in banning BlackBerry network services last week, the Saudi government has since changed its mind. Governments seemed to be concerned about BlackBerries because their parent company, Research In Motion, runs a fully proprietary closed network that makes monito...
DISCUSS: Opinions on Starting Your Own ISP
Site member Matthew M. is one of many who've ask me for advice about starting a rural Internet Service Provider (ISP) business. Matthew's idea is to build a mesh network based on Open Source technology and interface it through a WiMax base station. That isn't cheap and may take a long time to pay...
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Printing and Scanning News | From about.com
About Printers / Scanners
Epson Stylus NX625: Low Cost, High Speed All-in-One
More in a spate of new products from the folks at Epson. The newest entry is the Epson Stylus NX625, an all-in-one printer that offers built-in Wi-Fi and Ethernet networking in addition to a built-in duplexer. The new Stylus is also fast, Epson says, with duplex printing at speeds as fast as 7.6 ...
Epson Introduces New, Faster WorkForce Printers
Small businesses in a hurry have something to thank Epson for--three things, in fact. Epson has introduced three printers in the new generation of WorkForce printers that it says have "the world's fastest print speeds," as well as a host of business extras such as built in wireless networking,hig...
Review of the Epson Artisan 835 All-in-One Wireless Printer
The Epson Artisan 835 color printer is the next level above the Epson Artisan 810, at least in terms of price. Like the 810, it prints quickly with good results; photos in particular come out excellent. It features built-in wireless, an automatic duplexer, and has a great, large (7.8-inch), ti...
Kodak Releases the ESP 9250 All-in-One Wireless Printer
Kodak announced today the release of the Kodak ESP 9250 all-in-one printer, the most recent addition to its line of ESP printers. It offers an improved control panel, simplified wireless setup, advanced photo-printing features, WiFi printing from mobile phones, and an automatic document feeder an...
Print Brochures Yourself, With New Heavy-Duty Epson Paper
One of my regular complaints about inkjet printers is that the ink often bleeds into cheap copy paper. That's why, if you want to have the best-looking results from an inkjet printer, you need to spend a little extra on high-quality paper. Epson has introduced Brochure & Flyer Paper Matte Double-...
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