Amazon Says It Will Stop Deleting Kindle Books
By deleting two unauthorized Orwell books from the Kindle devices of readers who had purchased them, Amazon highlighted how poorly real world expectations apply to the digital world. — Amazon on Thu...
Analysts pull Mac sales numbers out of a hat
IDC, Gartner can't agree on whether U.S. sales are up or down at Apple — Computerworld - Apple's Mac sales are up. Unless they're down, say analysts. — Second-quarter estimates of Mac sales by Ga...
The World's Greatest Music Service
Have British kids stopped stealing music? A recent survey of 1,000 music fans in the United Kingdom found that about 26 percent of teenagers admitted to using file-sharing networks during the previou...
App stores are not the future, says Google
Apple customers may have downloaded 1.5bn applications from its AppStore in the past year for their iPhones and iPod touches, but the service does not represent the future for the mobile industry, acc...
Slowing down the Netbook train
Cheaper or faster? — That's going to be the burning question for computer shoppers perusing the aisles of electronics retail stores this fall. That's when the new line of notebooks powered by consu...
Opera: Microsoft's ‘minor tweak’ of Windows 7 not enough
Microsoft may have felt forced to leave parts of IE within Windows, since some of the OS's functionality, particularly Windows Update, likely depends on those components. — A month ago, Microsoft ac...
Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 BETA - Includes enhancements for Windows 7-based computers
We are pleased to announce the Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta which improves the Windows Home Server experience with Windows 7 and Windows Media Center by providing the following new features …
Don't Tell Eric Schmidt Google Won't Make Money from Chrome OS
Google CEO Eric Schmidt doesn't rule out ad-supported and subscription services for applications built on Chrome OS, the search engine giant's forthcoming operating system. The CEO handled several qu...
Mozilla quashes first critical bug in Firefox 3.5, beats Microsoft to patch punch
Microsoft's IE ActiveX vulnerability, disclosed same day as Firefox's bug, not yet fixed — Computerworld - Mozilla late yesterday issued the first patch for Firefox 3.5, fixing a flaw that went publ...
Offbeat: Paranoid lawsuit attempts to link Apple to Italian mafia
A new lawsuit from a Beverly Hills, Calif., man alleges that Apple conspired with the Italian mafia to secretly track him, transmit threatening messages to his iPod, and insert the word “herpes” into ...
The Great Google Doodle Triforce Conspiracy
In many well-known programs there are hidden features or messages called easter eggs, being put there by the developers for you to find. Like in some applications from Google: Docs (Cliply), Picasa (...
Yahoo!'s Earnings Quagmire
The company reports July 21, and results likely won't be good. — BURLINGAME, Calif. — Brace yourself for no surprise: When Yahoo! announces second-quarter results July 21, earnings are going to be b...
As Twitter and Facebook grow, Google Reader copies features, adding clutter
Google Reader's increasingly cluttered interface (larger version). — Google Reader is one of the best RSS aggregators out there. But with more blogs and newspapers broadcasting their content on Twi...
How much did shutting down McColo help?
On 11 November 2008 McColo, a Californian server hosting company, was disconnected from the Internet. This took the controllers for 6 major botnets offline. It has been widely reported that email sp...
Averatec debuts 22-inch D1005 all-in-one PC for $799
Averatec's 25.5-inch D1200 a bit too large for your tastes (or your bantam desk)? Fret not, as the very same company is today issuing a 22-inch version with similar specs. Speaking of which, the adm...
Judge dismisses SEC complaint against Cuban
DALLAS — A federal judge has dismissed a civil insider trading lawsuit against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. — U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater granted Cuban's motion Friday. Fitzwater ...
Nokia N86 Priced at $558
The Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N86 had already been announced for the U.S., but an update on their bulletin board has dropped the pricetag: $558.00, unlocked from their flagship store. For those who didn't ca...
New Xbox Live Update: Full Game Downloads, Expanded Netflix Features and More
The newest Xbox live update is in the process of filtering out to the masses, and it brings with it some pretty sweet features. It'll offer downloadable Games on Demand (full games!), new Netflix opt...
App Store Lessons: No promo codes for apps rated 17+
Developers whose apps meet the criteria for a 17+ rating in the App Store are now running into yet another roadblock, but this time it's not about getting their apps approved, it's about distributing ...