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25th July 2009 Archive

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  • Apple iTablet a (virtual) certainty

    World-changer or iFlop?

    The intertubes were clogged today with fervid buzz and florid scuttlebutt about the impending arrival of every fanboi's object of unrequited technolust: the long-rumored but eternally-elusive Apple tablet/netbook/media-pad/ebook/whatever. This latest spurt of speculation was engendered by an AppleInsider article that asserted …

    Music and Media 25 Jul 00:06

  • Network Solutions breach exposed 500k card accounts

    The case of the 3-month hack

    A breach at Network Solutions has exposed details for more than 500,000 credit and debit cards after hackers penetrated a system it used to deliver e-commerce services and planted software that diverted transactions to a rogue server, the hosting company said late Friday. The unauthorized software was in place from March 12 to …

    Security 25 Jul 00:09

  • Amazon Kindle doomed to repeat Big Brother moment

    How it's broke and why it can't be fixed

    Yes, Amazon chief Jeff Bezos has apologized for the Orwellian removal of Orwell from digital book readers tucked inside the pockets of American citizens. And yes, the new-age retailer has promised not to repeat its Big Brother moment. But that's not a promise it can promise to keep. Last week, Bezos and company vanished all …

    Music and Media 25 Jul 00:10

  • Bill Gates: Tough US immigration stance a 'huge mistake'

    More exceptions for 'smart people'

    Bill Gates called US immigration restrictions a "huge mistake" while on tour of India today, urging America to open its golden doors for more "smart people." The Microsoft billionaire spoke out on US immigration at a software CEO forum Monday in New Delhi while visiting the country to receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace …

    Government 25 Jul 00:13

  • Microsoft offers EU choice on Windows browsers

    IE not the only fruit

    Microsoft has offered to let European PC customers pick the browser they want running on Windows PCs, hoping to placate anti-trust regulators. Users will be able to pick one of five most popular browsers via a proposed Ballot Screen, which will be available for download to Windows Vista and Windows XP via software update, …

    Applications 25 Jul 00:20

  • Microsoft to issue emergency patches Tuesday

    Relief for what ails IE, Visual Studio

    Microsoft plans to issue two emergency patches next week that fix vulnerabilities in the Internet Explorer browser and Visual Studio developer suite that allow attackers to remotely execute malware. The patches, which will be delivered on Tuesday, will be only the third time Microsoft has issued an out-of-band security patch …

    Malware 25 Jul 00:37

  • Pocket Universe 1.7

    iPhone App Review Celestial cellphone, anyone?

    Pocket Universe is the creation of one John T. Kennedy who was inspired by lack of opportunities to view the night sky with any clarity or frequency in his native Dublin. The app is basically a star map, which takes advantage of the new iPhone 3GS compass to provide a Virtual Sky, which follows your movements, enabling you to …

    Reg Hardware 25 Jul 08:02