Page accuses broadcasters of ‘rigging’ poor white-space testsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 67 days ago (http://government.zdnet.com)
Category: other | Tags larry page, google, fcc, broadcasters, white-space, tv, Search All Tags
"Speaking on Capitol Hill yesterday, Google cofounder Larry Page accused broadcasters – if not the FCC – of 'rigging' tests that found white-space devices interfere with TV broadcasts..." read more »
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Brits happy to hand over password details for £5 gift voucherOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 66 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags london, covent garden, password, id thieves, Search All Tags, ,
Sixty percent of the 207 London residents interviewed in a street survey in Covent Garden were happy to hand over computer password data in exchange for a gift certificate; data which might be useful read more »
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Cybercriminals raise the heat on databasesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 67 days ago (http://www.infoworld.com)
Category: security | Tags cybercriminals, databases, security, idc, Search All Tags, ,
"Databases are fast becoming the next target for cybercriminals, says analyst firm IDC. According to IDC research director Charles Kolodgy, databases are becoming the next major target for cybercrim read more »
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T-Mobile's 1GB data limit on Android G1 dropped—for nowOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 67 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: communications | Tags tmobile, data limit, android, google, g1, Search All Tags,
"T-Mobile has decided to lift the soft download cap it had placed on G1 users that would have limited them to 1GB per month before having their data rates throttled—at least for the time being." read more »
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HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray Battle Over? Warner Switches to Blu-RayOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 329 days ago (http://www.macrumors.com)
Category: hardware | Tags hd-dvd, blu-ray, warner, switch, battle, Search All Tags,
Arnold Kim offers a fascinating pie chart over at Mac Rumors depicting the current status of major studios' allegiance in the high definition DVD battle between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. With Warner Bros. read more »
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The Five Browser Shortcuts Everyone Should Know.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 315 days ago (http://www.codinghorror.com)
Category: software | Tags five, browser, shortcuts, windows, ie, vista, Search All Tags
Jeff Atwood offers his list of five essential browser shortcuts everyone should know - focused on Vista/Internet Explorer. read more »
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Toshiba drops HD DVD.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 285 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: hardware | Tags toshiba, hd dvd, abandon, microsoft, xbox, Search All Tags,
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes reports on Toshiba's decision to abandon HD DVD and essentially end the HD format war. He also considers quickly the impact on consumers. read more »
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Learning the Components: Memory and StorageOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by eric.brown 277 days ago (http://thoughtput.typepad.com)
Category: storage | Tags storage, hardware, Search All Tags, , , ,
For those of you who may not understand memory and storage on a computer, this is a small article with a video attached. It is aimed apparently at a computing 101 class. read more »
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