Free copy of Laplink PC Mover ($50 value!) today
By Christopher Null - Posted Thu May 15, 2008 12:00AM EDT
To celebrate its 25th birthday, the good folks at Laplink are offering PC Mover for free, for today and today only.Valued at $50, PC Mover is one of the most useful utilities I've encountered in recent years. ... Read More
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RIAA employee outlines pirate-hunting tactics
By Christopher Null - Posted Wed May 14, 2008 11:10AM EDT
Ever wonder how the RIAA decides who to sue when it comes to its tens of thousands of music-sharing lawsuits? The Chronicle of Higher Education has Read More
More: MP3 Players, Services, Miscellaneous
World's first "mobile" phone celebrates 100th birthday
By Christopher Null - Posted Tue May 13, 2008 11:28AM EDT
History has forgotten Nathan Stubblefield, but thanks to the arrival of the 100th anniversary of his then-pioneering invention, the man finally is receiving his due. ... Read More
More: Cell Phones, Wi-Fi & Networking
Ballmer hints at extension for XP
By Christopher Null - Posted Mon May 12, 2008 6:55PM EDT
With concern over the end of the road for Windows XP reaches feverish levels, Microsoft appears to be altering yet again its Read More
More: Software, Upgrades, Windows Vista
How to delete "undeleteable" files
By Christopher Null - Posted Mon May 12, 2008 11:17AM EDT
Ever try to trash a file on your Windows computer, only to get a message from the OS that "the file is in use" or "the file is locked" or some other excuse why it can't be removed from your hard drive?You can try Safe Mode, process kil Read More
Fake, infected media file attacks half a million victims in a week
By Christopher Null - Posted Sun May 11, 2008 1:52PM EDT
In
what's being called the largest fake media
file outbreak in three years, some 500,000 people have fallen prey to a
phony music or video track that is actually a spyware-infested Trojan horse. ... Read More
PC gamers shun Vista, sticking with XP
By Christopher Null - Posted Sat May 10, 2008 12:46PM EDT
One of Windows Vista's biggest selling points was that it was the only way you could get DirectX 10, the software component that would be required to play the very latest video games in their full glory. ... Read More
More: Software, Games & Gear, Windows Vista
AMD accuses Intel in vendor payoff scheme
By Christopher Null - Posted Fri May 9, 2008 1:18PM EDT
There's no love lost between rival chipmakers AMD and Intel, and this week's news isn't going to improve the relationship. According to legal filings and news reports, AMD alleges that Intel has Read More
Philadelphia public Wi-Fi network headed for scrap heap
By Christopher Null - Posted Thu May 8, 2008 5:08PM EDT
Once touted as a model of efficiency and good design, Philadelphia's citywide Wi-Fi network is set to shut down at any moment. ... Read More
More: Wi-Fi & Networking
"Malicious circuits" could embed malware directly into hardware
By Christopher Null - Posted Thu May 8, 2008 10:54AM EDT
You thought you had your hands full with spam and your garden-variety software viruses, eh? Well, hang on to your seat: A new type of threat is just now being tinkered with in research labs. Called " Read More
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