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Ziff Davis
Support for multitouch input is one of the most tangible ways that Windows 7 differs from its predecessors. But will many people actually get their hands on the technology? There's a reason the fir...
Mozilla's browser broke Microsoft IE's lock on the market. But the new Firefox 3.5 faces other serious alternative-browser ontenders. A funny thing to happened to Firefox on the way to vanquishin...
Chip giant Intel urges small and medium-sized enterprises to avoid lengthening their PC refresh cycles as a cost-cutting measure during the recession. Chip giant Intel has urged small and medium...
Sony is considering developing a mobile phone-game gear hybrid in a bid to better compete with Apple's highly popular iPod and iPhone, the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday. Sony is considering ...
The breaking news of Michael Jackson's death on Thursday triggered an alert at Google over a potential malware attack. The breaking news of Michael Jackson's death on Thursday triggered an alert at G...
Wired
Firefox 3.5 is released. We show you what's new and tell you why you should download it right now. ...
Mozilla will release the next version of its popular Firefox browser on Tuesday, the company has confirmed. ...
In an effort to spur development on the open-source version of Movable Type, a group of programmers (with Six Apart's blessing) have forked the code and created a new version of the blogging system ca...
Facebook continues chasing the micro-publishing service Twitter, with new controls that let users publish updates to the whole world or just a select few. Now users can limit who sees their updates, b...
Travel-search company Kayak.com says Microsoft's new search engine Bing looks suspiciously familiar. The net largely agrees with the little guy, who sends a letter to the Goliath in Redmond, saying th...
IT Pro
NY Times Technology
The slowing growth in online advertising is pushing traditional ad agencies and Internet companies to work together. ...
With more athletes using Twitter, Facebook and personal blogs, one Web site is trying to provide a centralized place for fans to keep up with the increasing amount of content. ...
From bad airplane seats to poor room service, customers are getting surprisingly fast responses to their tweets. ...
Michael Arrington, the founder of the TechCrunch blog, says he will begin selling the CrunchPad, a touch-screen tablet for Web surfing, later this summer. ...
Compete, an analytics firm, crunched some numbers to quantify the demand for Michael Jackson information after his death. ...
O'Reilly
The Secrets of Fireworks Photography — Big fireworks shows are thrilling to watch, and they make thrilling photo subjects. Because it's night photography, you'd think that all of the rules of sh...
The theme of this year's OSCON is "Open for Business." Times are tough, making open source technology a smart choice for staying competitive. It gives you the means to drive down costs while increasin...
Think about Wikipedia, what some consider the most complete general survey of human knowledge we have at the moment. Now imagine squeezing it down to fit comfortably on an 8GB iPhone. Sound daunting...
Scott Berkun just posted a great rant titled, Calling Bullshit on Social Media. I suggest everyone read it. Berkun raises good points - and I agree the hype around social media warrants taking a c...
I've had the opportunity to speak with quite a few of my industry colleagues in Europe during the past year, and it became increasingly obvious there was an opportunity to bring the Tools of Change fo...
Apple Hot News
Praising the ?superb colour-accurate displays? found on the new MacBook Pro computers, Rob Galbraith (robgalbraith.com) indicates that the revamped lineup ?offers the best displays for photographers ...
The largest library in the world, the Library of Congress has ?millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps, and manuscripts in its collection.? And now you can enjoy part of that vast collection ...
For archaeologist Julie Schablitsky, the MacBook is a perfect storytelling tool. ?The Mac is what I put my experiences and interpretations into,? she says. ?It receives all of my thoughts, all of the ...
When inspiration struck, indie rock group The 88 used iPhone to record their new single Love is the Thing reports Jefferson Graham (usatoday.com). ?The band recorded directly into the iPhone?s built-i...
If you?d like to try something both delicious and healthy this holiday weekend, think about serving your guests Barbecue Glazed Alaska Salmon with Tomatillo Salsa Verde. That?s just one of the many t...
