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Microsoft disables automatic IE 8 downloadsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 day 5 hours ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags microsoft, disables, automatic, , downloads,
It's for your own goodMicrosoft will cushion you from the Internet Explorer 8 standards mess with software to prevent automatic download of its next browser to your machine.… read more »
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Pols hit panic button as DTV coupon program goes brokeOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 day 8 hours ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags pols, hit, panic, button, dtv, coupon, program, broke,
Things are getting hairy for the DTV transition. What now? The analog converter coupon program is broke.Read More... read more »
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The Price Of Going DRM-Free: Apple’s Hidden $1.8 Billion Music TaxOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags the, price, drmfree, apples, hidden, , billion, music, tax,
Nearly two years ago, Steve Jobs published an open letter to the music industry calling for the death of DRM (digital rights management). He convinced EMI to ditch DRM back in April, 2007, but the th read more »
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iTunes Sells 6 Billion Songs, And Other Fun Stats From The PhilnoteOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags itunes, sells, , billion, songs, , fun, stats, philnote,
It's an annual tradition. Every year at Macworld, Apple releases a smattering of stats that gives a peek at how its business is doing. At this year's Philnote (Phil Schiller gave the speech instead o read more »
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IE lost share to Firefox, Safari and Chrome in DecemberOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 5 days ago (http://feeds.infoworld.com)
Category: internet | Tags ie, firefox, safari, chrome, microsoft, apple, mozilla, google, ,
"Web sites saw visitors deserting Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser in favor of Apple's Safari, Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome in December, according to Web analytics company..." read more »
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Music sales up 10% in 2008, thanks to downloads (and vinyl)Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 5 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags music, sales, downloads, vinyl, , , , , ,
"Music sales in the US grew 10.5 percent overall during 2008, with online single-track sales growing by 27 percent." read more »
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Firefox Tops 20% in November, IE Now Under 70%Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 6 days ago (http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Category: internet | Tags frederick lardinois, net application, mozilla, firefox, microsoft, google chrome, , , ,
Frederick Lardinois writes "According to the latest data from Net Application, in November, Mozilla's Firefox browser surpassed 20% market share for the first time in its history, while Microsoft' read more »
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Gmail notice touts Chrome and Firefox, dismisses IEOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 8 days ago (http://feeds.infoworld.com)
Category: network | Tags google, gmail, e-mail, microsoft, internet explorer, chrome, browser, mozilla, firefox,
"Google is pushing users of its Gmail e-mail service to dump Microsoft's Internet Explorer for its own Chrome browser or Mozilla 's Firefox." read more »
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