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Google Apps Gains LDAP Support
UPDATE: The new feature is likely to appeal to enterprise IT staffersNews
Google’s Book Search Deal: 5 Pros and 5 Cons
Google is in the Justice Dept.'s legal cross hairs when it comes to Google Book deal with publishers. Here are both sides of the argument.News
PC Game Piracy: The PC Gaming Alliance Interview, Part Five
Is PC gaming wilting or blooming? Check out the final installment in our five part interview with PC Gaming Alliance and Intel games director Randy Stude and judge for yourself.News
Apple Updates iPhone 3.0 Beta Software: iTunes Goes Blu-ray
Apple's humdrum update to iPhone 3.0 beta software sent to developers included a big surprise for hi-def movie buffs.News
20 Years of AOL Annoyances and Foul-Ups
AOL floppies and CDs. Sharon Stone's fling with the Running Man icon. The death of Netscape. It's all part of AOL history we'd like to forget.News
Google, Microsoft Execs Tapped for Obama Tech Advisors: Good News for Net Neutrality?
The White House announced on Monday that executives from Google and Microsoft have both been appointed to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.News
Facebook Opens up ‘Activity Stream’ to External Developers
Applications created with the new API will for the first time let members manage activity streams outside of Facebook.News
OCZ’s New SSD RAID Promises Speed, Bankrupcy
Four SSDs. One RAID 0 array. One PCI Express-based enclosure. And one mortgage to pay the thing off — that's the new OCZ Z-Drive.News
Google Toolbar Tells You Where to Go
The newest beta adds My Location features so Toolbar searches are matched to your IP address so everything you seek now also seeks you.News
Worm Solves Gmail’s CAPTCHA, Creates Fake Accounts
Malware creates new accounts until Google blocks the infected computer, then the worm uninstalls itselfNews
Update: Apple Hits 1 Billion App Store Downloads
Apple hits a massive milestone for its App Store downloading its one billionth application for the iPhone and iPod Touch.News
Top Engineer Gives Vision for Chinese Chips
China hopes its homegrown Godson chips will be used in devices from cell phones to serversNews
Palm Centro Breaks Ex-iPhone User out of Jail
It lacks the flash of Apple's pride and joy but is available without a contractNews
AT&T Gears Up for Palm Pre vs. iPhone Battle
Allegedly leaked internal document instructs AT&T staff on finer points of Palm Pre-bashing.
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The Future Of Computing Will Be Good Enough
Keir Thomas offers a futuristic vision in which a plateau of hardware performance renders Windows redundant to free alternatives.BizFeed
Are We Already Losing the Cyber War?
David Coursey thinks World War III is already underway–it is a cyber war and we may be losing.News
Linden Lab Will Rate Parts of Second Life Adults Only
The move is part of a new plan to allow inhabitants of the virtual world to customize how they see it.News
3D LCD TVs That Don’t Require Glasses Coming Soon
For those willing to wear 3D viewing glasses 3D LCD TVs and monitors from Taiwan are ready now and not too expensive.News
Pirate Bay Case on Its Way to the Court of Appeal
The appeal hearing will take place next year, according to a lawyer for one of the defendantsNews
Hollywood’s Victory Over The Pirate Bay Will Be Short-Lived
Sites like The Pirate Bay are like weeds — when you try to kill one, they grow back even stronger.News
Study: US Venture Capital Spending Plummeted in Q1
Investment is down almost 50 percent overall from the previous quarter.News
Final Fantasy 13 Trial Game Released
Square Enix is now offering a trial version of the Final Fantasy Thirteen videogame in Japan.News
The Pirate Bay Four Found Guilty
UPDATE: The court has sentenced them to a year in prison and ordered them to pay damages of 30 million Swedish kronor.News
If Blu-ray Is Dying, Why Are Disc Sales Soaring?
Research shows sales of Blu-ray discs nearly doubled in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same period a year ago.News
SlingPlayer for iPhone: Another One Bites The Dust?
Reports say Apple rejected the app because of AT&T's bandwidth concerns.News
10 Top Bluetooth Gadgets You Can’t Live Without
A roundup of 10 cool and useful Bluetooth devices to help you phone, print, do presentations, and more–all without wires.News
OLED Screens, Blu-ray Players and Brain Control
A couple of the coolest gadgets from this year's CES, Sony's OLED-based Walkman and Samsung's slim Blu-ray Disk player, are now on their way.News
Steve Jobs at WWDC 2009? I Say Maybe
Reports indicate Steve Jobs is still playing a vital role in Apple product development leading some to believe he will attend Apple 2009 confab WWDC.News
Google Disables Uploads, Comments on YouTube Korea
The move follows enactment of a new law that requires it to collect the real name and ID number of uploaders.News
Confirmed: Bluetooth 3.0 Coming April 21
Bluetooth 3.0 specs to be unveiled on April 21 — that's according to sites claiming invites from the Bluetooth industry group.News
Gmail Goes Elementary with Sender Time Zones
Gmail's latest feature is supposed to prevent us from making phone calls at the wrong time. Gee, thanks.News
Start-up Aims to Challenge Microsoft, Skype, Google
Perzonae will charge US$40 per year for its unified communications service when it emerges from a beta test.News
Updates to Browser-based Gmail Points to Mobile Trend
An upgraded mobile Gmail product could be part of a trend towards more Web-based mobile apps.News
Google Updates Gmail for iPhone and Android OS
Google updates its Gmail offerings for iPhone and Android adding speed and a “floaty.”News
Muxtape… Mixtape… How Do You Make Web-Based Music Playlists?
From the ashes and shredded legal documents of the once-popular Muxtape comes Mixtape: A name that pays homage to the originator of the free, online, RIAA-irritating, shared collection of songs.BizFeed
Who In the World Wants an Android Netbook?
Gee, I can buy a Windows netbook or a Linux netbook. The price is the same. Which will I choose? Windows, of course. What do you think I am, stupid?News
New Buzz Builds Around Next-Gen iPhone, iPod Touch
Following the virtual trail of bread crumbs turns up some tasty new morsels to munch on.News
T-Mobile To Use Google Android OS For Home Devices
T-Mobile is reportedly planning on using Google's Android operating system for consumer devices that include a phone and tablet computer.News
Can Yahoo Out-Google Google in Image Search?
We compare Yahoo's new design to the familiar Google approach to images search and cast our vote.News
Google Acquisition Rumors Reflect Twitter’s Importance
Analysis: While an acquisition is unlikely, a formal partnership or collaboration wouldn't be surprising.News
Google Buying Twitter? Depends Whom You Want to Believe
Memes don't make it true, especially in the world of Internet buzz; let's take a closer look at the rumor mill.News
Gmail Gets Autocomplete Search Functions
Google bring Search Suggest feature to Gmail allowing for fast access to contacts, attachments, and stored instant message conversations.News
Google to Buy Twitter? Report Says Deal is in the Works
TechCrunch reports that Google is in early stage talks to buy Twitter.News
Wireless Can Transform Health Care, Doc Says
New and forthcoming wireless devices will have a big impact on health care, a prominent doctor saidNews
Skype Now Available for Apple iPhone
Skype introduces its application for the iPhone and says a beta version of its software is coming soon to the RIM BlackBerry platform.News
Three Reasons Why Android-Powered Netbooks Could Kill Microsoft Windows
Android is capable, cheaper, smaller: the anti-Windows. What's not to like?News
April Fools! Opera’s Face Browsing, Google’s Social Network AI Creature
At first I thought Opera's news release about its revolutionary face gesture-controlled browser was real, but the diagrams of the tongue sticking out were a sure giveaway. Google and other sites are also getting into the spirit of the day. It's nice to know the tech biz can still smile.News
HP Confirms Considering Android in Netbooks
Some analysts wonder if Google's phone OS is up to the job, however.News