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- Comcast takes broadband cap plunge; Other carriers likely to follow
- Comcast will implement a 250 GB data monthly cap on customers starting Oct. 1. The move, reported first by DSL Reports, was confirmed by Comcast today Techmeme. On its site, Comcast posted its amended user policy: We've listened to feedback from our customers who asked that...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Guns n Roses leaker faces prison time
- Guns n Roses leaker faces prison timeI think it should be a civil matter, myself......but if Congress made it a felony, then we can't blame the US Attorney if he takes prompt action. No sympathy for the leaker.BTW: I really didn't want or need to see the cover photo....
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- First images of Google-powered HTC Dream
- It was rumored that the HTC G1 Dream would be the first Google powered phone on the market, and if everything pans out, those rumors will end up being true with a launch date sooner than later. Android Guys have the first mock-up drawings of the Dream, and it's...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Perot: Making sure "everybody has access to the truth"
- He doesn't "do a lot of Internet work." He's not on Facebook, LinkedIn or MySpace. He's not an iPhone guy. He prefers to get "instant feedback from the people,'' from face-to-face contact and phone calls. But Ross Perot, now 77, is back and using...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Palm Treo Pro (unlocked)
- Photo gallery:Palm Treo ProWhile not the best-kept secret in the technology world, with leaked photos and videos all over the Net, we were still amped over Palm's official unveiling of the Palm Treo Pro. And why wouldn't we be? The smartphone looked pretty sharp, both inside and out. However, now...
- Product reviews 2008-08-27
- Just-announced Nikon D90 vs. just-reduced Canon EOS 40D
- Just-announced Nikon D90 vs. just-reduced Canon EOS 40DComparing the Wrong ThingsYou don't buy a body like this for the camera only. You buy into a system. I.e., what you should be comparing in particular if you're in the market is the lenses you may buy, not the body. Your decision...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- The Gammima Strain
- Photo: NASA Is the International Space Station just another bot in a botnet? Are criminal hackers tapping away in some dark warehouse now in control of critical command-and-control systems on board? No, that would make a good Michael Crichton novel, though. It seems some...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Virtualization software revives dumb terminals, cuts IT costs
- With computers growing smarter by the day, why would anyone want to step back more than a decade and fill office cubicles with dumb terminals? The answer is simple - to keep cubicle computers in service longer, uncluttered and free of malware, viruses and hacking programs. At...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Keeping the brand - and verb - alive
- photoshop (v.) "to edit an image using a computer program," 1992, originally in ref. to Photoshop, a bitmap graphics editor trademarked and published by Adobe, released in 1990. --- Dictionary.com There aren't many brand names that can take on verb status but Photoshop, a pioneer in digital imagery manipulation,...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?
- Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?And, those costs are just the start. How about the staff to keep it running24x7?? Better to just pay somebody to host it all, and you will save a ton of money and have better uptime. Also, a lot more storage....
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Defendant in key RIAA decision destroyed evidence
- Photo by Luke Gattuso Just because you win a brilliant legal battle doesn't mean you'll win the war. Back in April, Judge Neil Wake handed RIAA opponents a key victory, with a seminal decision against the recording association's "making available" theory of distribution. ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?
- Cisco on Wednesday bought email and calendar software maker PostPath for $215 million in a move that may signal bigger plans for WebEx. Simply put, Cisco and Microsoft are increasingly on a software collision course. Cisco said its latest acquisition will be used to "enhance the existing...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Inventor sues Google, Verizon, others on voicemail
- Inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google, Verizon Communications, and others. Verizon has already sued Klausner over the validity of his patents. SAN FRANCISCO--Emboldened by settlements with Apple and AT&T, inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google,...
- News items 2008-08-27
- RewardTags (exe)
- RewardTags helps you maximize the potential of your everyday messaging, giving you the opportunity to participate in revenue sharing with advertisers without investing any extra time or effort. You can profit effortlessly by sending the same messages that you send on an everyday basis. RewardTags is pro-consumer, completely free and...
- Software downloads 2008-08-27
- mFTP Windows Mobile (CAB)
- mFTP provides you an innovative way to transfer files from cell phone to cell phone. Use mFTP to transfer a single file such as a picture or mp3 to your friends cell phone. mFTP can be considered an application that brings File Transfer protocol to mobile, and mFTP brings data...
- Software downloads 2008-08-27
- Sony Ericsson TM506 - amber (T-Mobile)
- The Sony Ericsson TM506 marks a couple of "firsts" for T-Mobile. Not only is it the first Sony Ericsson to land at T-Mobile in several years, but also it's the carrier's first 3G cell phone since it launched its 3G network in May. Though it doesn't offer a streaming media...
- Product reviews 2008-08-26
- LG 50PG20
- The LG 50PG20 is the company's least expensive 50-inch plasma, competing against similar entry-level models from Samsung and Panasonic. It doesn't have the 1080p resolution of higher-priced plasmas, but we didn't really miss that extra detail. What we did miss with this LG, namely deep black levels and more accurate...
- Product reviews 2008-08-26
- Malware detected at the International Space Station
- Malware is reaching new heights, and going into Space through a removable media carrying the W32.Gammima.AG password stealing malware to the International Space Station. According to SpaceRef.com : "W32.Gammima.AG worm is a level 0 gaming virus intended to gather personal information. Virus was never a threat to any of...
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- mFTP (CAB)
- mFTP provides you an innovative way to transfer files from cell phone to cell phone. Use mFTP to transfer a single file such as an picture or mp3 to your friends cell phone. mFTP can be considered an application that brings File Transfer protocol to mobile, and mFTP brings data...
- Software downloads 2008-08-26
- Cylekx (exe)
- The new top photo editor / graphics design / web animation program. Does layers and multiframes. Has 5 image types including vector graphics and binary. Uses wands, quantizing, batch processing, virtualizing, and 14+ image formats including .svg .gif .avi. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-08-26
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