- PC Makers Recalling 100,000 Sony Batteries
- Digital Trends News - October 31, 2008
- Back at the end of 2006, Sony took a major blow on the chin by recalling millions of batteries chipped in notebook computers—both those made by Sony as well as batteries the company manufactured under contract for a plethora of computer manufac...
- Gateway DX 4720-03 - Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5 GHz
- CNET Reviews - October 31, 2008
- The Gateway DX4720-03 performs admirably and actually holds its own against triple-core computers thanks to its impressive list of features. It also has plenty of room for internal expansion, so we recommend this budget system if you need the speed b...
- Google brings text-messaging to online chat
- CNET News - October 30, 2008
- Before: Gmail Chat worked only with computer-based instant messaging services. Now: send text messages to contacts with phones.
- eMachines Intros Budget eMD620-5777 Laptop
- Digital Trends News - October 30, 2008
- eMachines has introduced its new eMD620-5777 notebook computer, aiming to find a sweet spot in the portable computing landscape where a basic notebook doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg, but can still easily handle everyday computing tasks. Th...
- Firms Accuse Non-Gamers Of Piracy
- Digital Trends News - October 30, 2008
- Intellectual property is important to companies, and they will prosecute people who violate it. But they’re not always right. Take what happened Scotland’s Gill and Ken Murdoch, who were accused by Atari of sharing the game Race07. As the...
- EstDomains To Be Shut Down?
- Digital Trends News - October 30, 2008
- EstDomains isn’t popular among computer security people. The domain registrar is said by many to be the main registrar for domains associated with spam and cybercrime. As F-Secure chief research officer Mikko Hypponen wrote:"They've be...
- HP Compaq Presario SR5610f
- CNET Videos: First Look - October 30, 2008
- The HP Compaq Presario SR5610f stirs together a mix of mediocre parts in a cookie-cutter chassis, brewing up an altogether yawn-worthy computer.
- Buying a Decent Computer on the Cheap
- Wall Street Journal Videos - October 29, 2008
- Are you in the market for a computer? Walt Mossberg shares some tips on finding a decent computer during these tough economic times. (Oct. 29)
- Psystar adds Blu-ray, Mac users yawn
- CNET News - October 28, 2008
- Psystar doesn't agree with Apple CEO Steve Jobs that Blu-ray is "a bag of hurt," but decision to offer Blu-ray drives on Mac OS Open Computers doesn't accomplish much.
- Lenovo Rolls Out S10 Netbook for Education
- Digital Trends News - October 28, 2008
- Lenovo has announced a new IdeaPad S10e netbook, a version of its recently-introduced small and light notebook computer, but this time aimed specifically at the K-12 and higher education markets. Like other netbooks—such as the ever-populating ...
- Netflix Rolls Out Silverlight Movie Player
- Digital Trends News - October 27, 2008
- Video rental firm Netflix has introduced the second generation of its instant-streaming media player, based in Microsoft's Silverlight technology. The new player offers both fast-forward and rewind through streaming video offerings, and—for the...
- Ubuntu 8.10 Launches Thursday
- Digital Trends News - October 27, 2008
- Hardcore Ubuntu fans around the world may have been tinkering with beta releases of the brand new 8.10 version for weeks now, but more timid users will finally get a chance to break it on Thursday when Canonical releases the final stable version. The...
- Dell Introduces Inspiron Mini 12
- Digital Trends News - October 27, 2008
- Barely a couple months ago, computer maker Dell introduced the ultraportable Mini 9 netbook, designed to appeal t folks who want basic email, Web browsing, and social networking capability in as small (and cute) a package as possible. Now, it seems e...
- 'Joe the Plumber's' privacy compromised on government computers
- CNET News - October 27, 2008
- Plenty of people have turned to Google to find information on 'Joe the Plumber,' but others reportedly improperly accessed information on Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher from government computers in Ohio.
- Virtual Crimes, Real Penalties
- Digital Trends News - October 27, 2008
- In both Japan and Holland, courts have come to decisions, imposing real life penalties on those who have committed crimes in virtual worlds.In Japan, a woman who hacked into a man’s account and killed his avatar after he ended their virtual mar...
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