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Mozilla’s Firefox 3 Sets Geeky World Record
Mozilla is successful in setting the world record for most software downloads in one day with Firefox 3.News
Long-awaited JBoss AS 5.0 Moves Closer to Release Date
A Red Hat official revealed on a blog that the first release candidate for JBoss Application Server 5.0 will be out soon.News
Fiber Access Gains on Cable for Broadband Access
For the first time, fiber-based broadband access is expanding faster than cable: 4.2 million compared to 2.5 million…News
ACLU, EFF Sue US Gov’t Over Mobile Phone Tracking
The ACLU and EFF sue the U.S. Department of Justice over mobile phone tracking.News
Microsoft to Sell Office ‘Value Pack’ for $70 per Year
Microsoft will charge $69.99 for its new Equipt software package, which includes Office, Live Care and other services.News
Bogus Ink Stink
Counterfeit ink and toner cartridges can ruin prints, spray ink, and permanently damage your printer. Part one of a series on cheap ink.News
AMD Gains Ground on Intel in Chip Wars
AMD gained market share against Intel in first quarter microprocessor sales, iSuppli says.News
Facebook Says China Not Blocking Access
Facebook says China is not blocking its Web site, despite reports of problems.Erik Larkin on the Web
AT&T’s Text Message Racket
Here's what you get with the locked-in cell phone market: SMS data transfer rates of $1310 per megabyte.News
No-contract IPhone on the Way
AT&T may allow customers to purchase an iPhone without a contract, according to details the company released on pricing…News
Microsoft, Powerset Confirm Deal
Microsoft and Powerset confirmed Tuesday that Microsoft will purchase the search-engine startup.
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Study: Unpatched Web Browsers Prevalent on the Internet
Only 59.1 percent of people use up-to-date, fully patched Web browsers, putting the remainder at risk of attacks from hackers…News
Verizon, Rhapsody Team up on Mobile Music
Rhapsody America now sells songs from all major labels in the MP3 format.News
Windows XP Departs: Good Riddance or Sad Farewell?
Two of PC World's most opinionated editors weigh in on whether Microsoft Windows XP's departure is bad for PC users or the best thing that could happen to computing.News
T-Mobile Adds Landline Service
T-mobile, a company that has focused on wireless services, now adds landline options.News
15 Ways Microsoft Can Reinvent Itself for the Post-Gates Era
Its cofounder is retiring, its latest big product has been vilified, and potential partners are spurning its advances. So what does Microsoft do to remain relevant? Here are 15 ideas.News
Dell Adds Storage, Disaster Management Services to Portfolio
Dell boosts its storage services, including disaster recovery and data backup services.News
T-Mobile Launches $10 Home Phone Nationwide
T-Mobile is rolling out its $10 per month home-phone service across the U.S.News
Intel’s Centrino 2 Chips Mushrooming on Retail Sites
PC makers and chip resellers are leaking Centrino 2 processor details by making the chip available for preorder through…Neil McAllister on Software
Microsoft Promises Predictable Schedule for Windows 7
A Microsoft VP says the company has learned from its Vista mistakes. Should we believe him?News
Gates to Focus on Charity After Leaving Microsoft
Bill Gates plans to pursue philanthropic efforts after leaving Microsoft.News
New DLP Home Theater Projectors Use LEDs
Texas Instruments unveils a DLP chipset that frees projectors from the costs of a lamp and typical maintenance.News
Wall Street Beat: M&A Stirs Tech as Share Prices Rise
Mergers and acquisitions news including Verizon Wireless' bid for Alltel helped stir IT investor interest this week.News
Businesses, City Launch Free Public Wi-Fi in Harvard Square
Authorities in Cambridge, Massachusetts, are launching free Wi-Fi access in Harvard Square, home to Harvard University.News
The 100 Best Products of 2008
This year's tech gems–as picked by PC World editors and readers–will leave you more productive, connected, and entertained.News
Elude Your ISP’s BitTorrent Blockade
More and more Internet service providers are blocking traffic to the peer-to-peer file-sharing service. Find out whether you've been targeted, and learn how to get around the restrictions.News
Gates Announces Live Search “Cashback”
Microsoft has rolled out a new search-based service called "Cashback" that provides discounts if goods are purchased though its search engine.News
New Web 2.0 Services to Try Out Now
An instant portable note-taker, superslick (and easy) Flash Web site creation, and a versatile drop box for all things digital–check out these and other nifty Web-based apps that we saw at the Web 2.0 conference.News
No Change in XP Plan Despite Ballmer Comment, Microsoft Says
Comments by Steve Ballmer at a press conference in Europe have led to speculation that Microsoft is reconsidering its plans for Windows XP.News
Windows Mobile 6.1 Offers Web Browser/YouTube Support
Microsoft updates Windows Mobile 6.1 with a full HTML browser, and support for Flash and YouTube, among other features.News
Infected Art: Viruses Go Visual
An art gallery has unveiled a collection of images created from the code of various viruses, worms, spam, and other malware.News
TomTom Says Merger Delayed By EU Investigation
Despite the delay, TomTom and Tele Atlas said they remain confident that the Commission will approve the deal.News
The 10 Most Disruptive Technology Combinations
Often, even great new technology needs a partner to really change the world. Here are 10 marriages of technologies that have shaken the digital world over the last 25 years.News
Mergers are in the Air
Economic gloom is not stopping tech companies' strategic mergers and acquisitions.News
BrainGate: Using Thoughts to Operate a PC
A technology that implants a chip in the brain gives hope to the physically challenged.News
BT Readies VoIP for Small Business
BT is teaming with RingCentral to offer an Internet telephony system designed for small and medium-size businesses.News
Flight Sims, Mind-Controlled Headsets, and More
Fly a plane or feel bullets fly by your head at the Game Developers Conference 2008.News
End of the High-Def Format War: Five Pros and Cons
Blu-ray battled HD DVD to the death to win the high-def format war. What's ahead now for the average user? Here are our expert's pros and cons.Net Work
Microsoft-Yahoo: No Slam Dunk for Small-Business Ads
Microsoft's proposed Yahoo buyout would reduce the number of major players–but only good integration and compatibility with Google's ad system would make a Microsoft-Yahoo ad system a big hit.News
Microsoft Offers to Buy Yahoo for $44.6 Billion
UPDATE2: CEO Ballmer suggests the firms could team on online ads and apps.
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Laptops Getting LEDs, Blu-ray This Year
Upcoming laptops will likely have LED backlights and Blu-ray drives, but not WiMax and solid-state disks, MSI says.News
A Look at Apple’s MacBook Air
We test drive the new laptop and check out Time Capsule and Apple TV as well.News
Gesture Control: New Wave in CE Products?
First, it was the "clapper". Then came the Nintendo Wii. Now gesture control seems to be on the verge of being used in many more products.News