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Alleged software counterfeiters indicted
February 17, 2009
WASHINGTON- Two U.S men have been indicted on several software counterfeiting related charges for allegedly selling pirated software on eBay and through Web sites.
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Windows 7 Beta Fights with Antivirus Programs
January 21, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO - Users trying the Windows 7 beta who keep their computers safe with McAfee virus protection are in for a bit of disappointment -- and a loss of security. According to a Channel Web report, when you try to run McAfee Total Protection in the Windows 7 beta, an error message pops up. "The version of Windows installed on this machine is not supported. Please refer to the product documentation for a list of supported operating systems."
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Ditch your IM software, chat in your browser instead
January 06, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO - So long, AIM. Farewell, Yahoo Instant Messenger. See you in hell, Windows Live Messenger. Though I still love to chat on your networks, I don't love your bloated, intrusive, still-non-cross-platform-after-all-these-years software.
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See Linux Running on the iPhone
December 10, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO - I guess it was really just a matter of time until it happened, but thanks to PlanetBeing, an industrious member of the iPhone Dev Team, Linux is running on an iPhone. iPhone Linux Demonstration Video from planetbeing on Vimeo
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Vista SP2: Six Things You Need to Know
December 10, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO - Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is set to be released as a public beta version Thursday, Microsoft has confirmed. The program, which has been under limited testing since October, will become available on the Microsoft TechNet site. Here's what you need to know before making the upgrade.
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A Parent's Guide to Safe, Simple, Kid-Friendly E-Mail
November 13, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO - When it comes to children and the Internet, most parents focus on safe Web browsing. That's understandable, given that the Web can sometimes seem like one big Red Light District. But the Web isn't the only source of objectionable material online. E-mail can be just as bad.
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AVG Accidentally Harms PCs
November 13, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO - Users of AVG's virus scanner received a bit of a shock earlier this week from the antivirus program, which instructed them to delete a core Windows file that their PCs actually needed.
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Antispyware Program Becomes the Problem
September 25, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO - My PC became infected by a Trojan horse that produced constant pop-ups about spyware threats and offers to get rid of them with a US$30 product called WinSpywareProtect, sold on a site of the same name. I bought it, in part because the site had PC World's Best Buy logo. But when a Web search revealed dozens of complaints about this software, I requested a refund. I am writing to you since your logo was apparently used fraudulently, and also to see if you can recommend a legitimate antispyware program that will remove this monster from my computer.
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Annoying software: Is Apple iTunes the new AOL?
September 08, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO - Remember how much everyone loved to hate AOL at the turn of the century? AOL offered bloated software, piles of unwanted installation discs, a walled garden of content, an overloaded newbie network, and a pricey dial-up service.
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