Editor's note: The following review is part of Macworld's GemFest 2012 series. Every weekday from mid June through mid August, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a favorite free or low-cost program. Visit the Mac ...
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European antitrust officials have widened their investigation into Microsoft's browser practices to include four different allegations against Windows 8 and Windows RT, a government spokesman said Wednesday. Antoine Colombani from the ...
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As we've seen in recent years, natural disasters can lead to long-term downtime for organizations. Because earthquakes, hurricanes, snow storms or other events can put data centers and other corporate facilities out of commission for a ...
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Canonical is adding a new feature to its Ubuntu operating system that will allow desktop users to access popular Internet services without opening a browser window. Instead, a Web page can be accessed as a desktop application. Using this ...
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The company that invented NAND flash, Toshiba, plans to become the third hard drive manufacturer to offer a hybrid drive. Hybrids combine a spinning disk with flash cache to offer near solid-state drive (SSD) performance at a fraction ...
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Start8 restores a Start button and Windows 7-style Start menu to the Windows 8 desktop. Stardock yesterday started selling the $5 Start8, a tool that restores a Start button to the desktop of Windows 8. The newest beta, version 0.95, is ...
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After months of heralding its Clover Trail processor for Windows 8 tablets, Intel on Thursday unveiled the chip that it believes is its ticket to success in the ARM-dominated market. Tablets with Clover Trail, aka the Atom Z2760 chip, ...
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Everyone involved with HTML5 on mobile devices needs to step up their efforts and solve issues with performance and monetization in order for the technology to reach its true potential, according to Facebook developer advocate Simon Cross. ...
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Suffolk County Council has rolled out a next generation network, which it expects will cut costs by up to 30%. The high speed, next generation network (NGN) will provide connectivity to over 300 schools and 300 council premises and will ...
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Stonefield Software is pleased to announce the latest version of Visual FoxPro Stonefield Query Database Tool Kit (SDT) SDT 6.2 is now available as a free upgrade to all current SDT subscribers. What is Stonefield Database Tool ...
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Businesses have been urged to prepare for the arrival of HTML5 – the technology that underpins the next generation of the web. Organisations should start evaluating HTML5 now and assess its effect on customers' web browsing ...
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When we did a roundup of network-attached storage devices seven years ago, the products boasted an amazing (for the time) 1TB of disk space. This time around, we're testing six units that sport 8TB or larger storage capacities. While the ...
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Oracle has released an out-of-cycle security update to patch newly identified vulnerabilities in Java 7 that have been widely exploited, after the security community urged the company not to wait. The move comes hot on the heels of news ...
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Allowing employees to bring their own devices to work is causing new challenges, including what happens when a device needs to be wiped or employees want to sell their smartphone or tablet. Mobile security and BYOD (bring your own device) ...
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Since 2003 a leading provider of web-based auction management software for charity auctions -- today announces the launch of ReadySetAuction Live. This next-generation bidding platform leverages increasingly ubiquitous personal mobile ...
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