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Thu, 12/24/2009 - 3:03pm
The "Gone Google" campaign is reaching the U.K., France, Canada, Japan, Australia and Singapore.
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 3:03pm
Mozilla late Friday blocked the Microsoft-made software that had put Firefox users at risk from attack.
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 3:03pm
Rockstar has been slowly revealing details about how the PSP version of Chinatown Wars will differ from its Nintendo DS (and ultimately iPhone) counterparts on its official website.
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 3:03pm
Acer overtook Dell as the world's second-largest computer vendor during the third quarter, as the PC market showed signs of coming back to life, IDC said on Wednesday.
Thu, 12/24/2009 - 3:03pm
Acer has unveiled a new version of its Aspire One netbook running Windows 7 and plans to put it on sale simultaneously with the new operating system's debut next week.
Thu, 12/10/2009 - 1:00am
Security researchers are warning that Web-based applications are increasing the risk of identity theft or losing personal data more than ever before.
Thu, 12/10/2009 - 1:00am
BioWare has confirmed the Dragon Age: Origins 'Warden's Keep' bonus content included with the Digital Deluxe Edition will also be released as $7 downloadable content at launch.
Sun, 12/06/2009 - 1:00am
Internet filtering software that China plans to distribute nationwide blocks content related to a spiritual movement banned in China, despite government claims that the software targets only porn. A flaw in the program could also be used to pull user PCs into botnets, researchers say.
Sun, 12/06/2009 - 1:00am
Universities in East Africa have taken up Google software to host student e-mail accounts and share documents as the region gears up for a rise in online security threats.
Sun, 12/06/2009 - 1:00am
The European Commission will proceed with its antitrust case against Microsoft regardless of the announcement late Thursday that the software giant is stripping its browser, Internet Explorer (IE), from the next incarnation of its operating system, Windows 7, in Europe.
Sun, 12/06/2009 - 1:00am
At its Financial Analyst Day event in San Francisco Thursday, Symantec's top executives vowed a major push into software-as-a service and also offered a glimpse at upcoming back-up products.
Sun, 12/06/2009 - 1:00am
Google has released an early version of a new type of database whose approach to data management will be revolutionary, according to an analyst who has studied the technology behind it.
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 1:00am
Vodafone is making a bid for the mobile applications market, by trying to attract developers with the promise of access to its large customer base. Developers will be able to bill customers through their Vodafone accounts.
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 1:00am
To some fans, 3D Realms' closure Friday came as a surprise. After spending nearly 13 years planning and producing Duke Nukem Forever, the full-3D follow-up to 1996's seminal shooter Duke Nukem 3D, 3D Realms abruptly shut down.
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 1:00am
Some want 'distracted driving' laws, others urge safety education. A subway collision in downtown Boston on Friday injured 49 people, including the operator of one of the trains who later admitted he was texting his girlfriend when the crash occurred.
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 1:00am
Owners of Apple, Dell and Hewlett-Packard laptops have combined their lawsuits against Nvidia in an attempt to force the graphics chip maker to replace allegedly flawed processors, according to court documents. If granted class-action status, the case could involve millions of laptop computer owners, the plaintiffs said.
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 1:00am
Google has begun testing a service that will make transcripts of voice-mail messages and make them searchable.
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 1:00am
Microsoft Corp. is trying to stamp out the Koobface worm, which has spread aggressively on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, the company said Tuesday.
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 1:00am
Just two days before Resident Evil 5 hits the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Capcom has just announced that a brand new Resident Evil video game is currently in development that is exclusively for the Nintendo Wii.
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 1:00am
Digital photos posted by amateur and professional photographers to Flickr have been recognised by internationally renowned image library Getty Images.