http://www.pcadvisor.co.uken-gb℗ & © 2007 IDG CommunicationsA must for techies, the PC Advisor podcast tackles the technology issues of the day, ranging from home entertainment PCs and PC security to smartphones for business and environmentally friendly computing.PC AdvisorA must for techies, the PC Advisor podcast tackles the technology issues of the day, ranging from home entertainment PCs and PC security to smartphones for business and environmentally friendly computing.A must for techies, the PC Advisor podcast tackles the technology issues of the day, ranging from home entertainment PCs and PC security to smartphones for business and environmentally friendly computing.PC Advisorletters@pcadvisor.co.uk℗ & © 2007 IDG CommunicationsTechnology/GadgetsnoTechnology news, from PC Advisor. Google released its Chrome operating system to the open-source community on Thursday and said it has designed the netbook OS to be faster, simpler and more secure than existing ones. Dell reported third-quarter profits on Thursday that were down 54 percent from this time last year, though the company said it was encouraged by a slight uptick in sales from the prior quarter. Cyberattacks on the US Department of Defense - many of them coming from China - have jumped sharply in 2009, a US congressional committee reported Thursday. An Indian eye hospital in Bangalore is piloting software that will push retinal images collected from patients in remote locations to doctors' iPhones. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, 20 November 2009 Technology news, from PC Advisor. Google released its Chrome operating system to the open-source community on Thursday and said it has designed the netbook OS to be faster, simpler and more secure than existing ones. Dell reported third-quarter profits on Thursday that were down 54 percent from this time last year, though the company said it was encouraged by a slight uptick in sales from the prior quarter. Cyberattacks on the US Department of Defense - many of them coming from China - have jumped sharply in 2009, a US congressional committee reported Thursday. An Indian eye hospital in Bangalore is piloting software that will push retinal images collected from patients in remote locations to doctors' iPhones. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/november_20_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:55:00 GMT03:08Technology news, from PC Advisor. Google released its Chrome operating system to the open-source community on Thursday and said it has designed the netbook OS to be faster, simpler and more secure than existing ones. Dell reported third-quarter profits on Thursday that were down 54 percent from this time last year, though the company said it was encouraged by a slight uptick in sales from the prior quarter. Cyberattacks on the US Department of Defense - many of them coming from China - have jumped sharply in 2009, a US congressional committee reported Thursday. An Indian eye hospital in Bangalore is piloting software that will push retinal images collected from patients in remote locations to doctors' iPhones. PC Advisor's daily technology news podcast. The European Ombudsman accused the European Commission on Thursday of "maladministration" during its antitrust investigation of Intel, which resulted in a hefty fine earlier this year, as well as an order to desist from its anti-competitive practices. When Sony unveiled the Reader Daily Edition, its first e-reader with a wireless connection, it said it would be available in December in time for the holidays. The website of China's defence ministry was attacked 2.3 million times in its first month online, Chinese state media said Wednesday. British police said Wednesday they've made the first arrests in Europe of two people for using Zeus, a sophisticated malicious software program that can scoop up any sensitive information on a PC. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, 19 November 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news podcast. The European Ombudsman accused the European Commission on Thursday of "maladministration" during its antitrust investigation of Intel, which resulted in a hefty fine earlier this year, as well as an order to desist from its anti-competitive practices. When Sony unveiled the Reader Daily Edition, its first e-reader with a wireless connection, it said it would be available in December in time for the holidays. The website of China's defence ministry was attacked 2.3 million times in its first month online, Chinese state media said Wednesday. British police said Wednesday they've made the first arrests in Europe of two people for using Zeus, a sophisticated malicious software program that can scoop up any sensitive information on a PC. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/november_19_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:48:00 GMT03:01PC Advisor's daily technology news podcast. The European Ombudsman accused the European Commission on Thursday of "maladministration" during its antitrust investigation of Intel, which resulted in a hefty fine earlier this year, as well as an order to desist from its anti-competitive practices. When Sony unveiled the Reader Daily Edition, its first e-reader with a wireless connection, it said it would be available in December in time for the holidays. The website of China's defence ministry was attacked 2.3 million times in its first month online, Chinese state media said Wednesday. British police said Wednesday they've made the first arrests in Europe of two people for using Zeus, a sophisticated malicious software program that can scoop up any sensitive information on a PC. Technology news round-up, from PC Advisor. Workers at T-Mobile UK have been selling customer data to brokers who work for the competition, T-Mobile and the UK's Information Commissioner's Office said on Tuesday. A Beijing court has ruled that Microsoft violated a Chinese company's intellectual property rights in a case over fonts used in past Windows operating systems. Google is getting ready to shed a little more light on its Chrome OS this week. Microsoft has settled a lawsuit with a former employee that it once charged with fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, 18 November 2009Technology news round-up, from PC Advisor. Workers at T-Mobile UK have been selling customer data to brokers who work for the competition, T-Mobile and the UK's Information Commissioner's Office said on Tuesday. A Beijing court has ruled that Microsoft violated a Chinese company's intellectual property rights in a case over fonts used in past Windows operating systems. Google is getting ready to shed a little more light on its Chrome OS this week. Microsoft has settled a lawsuit with a former employee that it once charged with fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/november_18_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:46:00 GMT03:07Technology news round-up, from PC Advisor. Workers at T-Mobile UK have been selling customer data to brokers who work for the competition, T-Mobile and the UK's Information Commissioner's Office said on Tuesday. A Beijing court has ruled that Microsoft violated a Chinese company's intellectual property rights in a case over fonts used in past Windows operating systems. Google is getting ready to shed a little more light on its Chrome OS this week. Microsoft has settled a lawsuit with a former employee that it once charged with fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract. PC Advisor's daily technology round-up. An ambitious plan by Japan to build the most powerful computer in the world stands on the brink of collapse this week after a government panel recommended funding for the project be virtually eliminated. Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with lymphoma. The 56-year-old Allen was diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma earlier this month, according to a letter sent by his sister, Jody Allen, to employees of his investment company Vulcan. Cisco has raised its bid for Norwegian video conferencing vendor Tandberg to 19 billion Norwegian Kroner, but says it will raise its price no further. US President Barack Obama spoke out for unrestricted access to information on Monday during a question-and-answer session with Chinese university students in Shanghai. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, 17 November 2009PC Advisor's daily technology round-up. An ambitious plan by Japan to build the most powerful computer in the world stands on the brink of collapse this week after a government panel recommended funding for the project be virtually eliminated. Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with lymphoma. The 56-year-old Allen was diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma earlier this month, according to a letter sent by his sister, Jody Allen, to employees of his investment company Vulcan. Cisco has raised its bid for Norwegian video conferencing vendor Tandberg to 19 billion Norwegian Kroner, but says it will raise its price no further. US President Barack Obama spoke out for unrestricted access to information on Monday during a question-and-answer session with Chinese university students in Shanghai. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/november_17_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:43:00 GMT03:10PC Advisor's daily technology round-up. An ambitious plan by Japan to build the most powerful computer in the world stands on the brink of collapse this week after a government panel recommended funding for the project be virtually eliminated. Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with lymphoma. The 56-year-old Allen was diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma earlier this month, according to a letter sent by his sister, Jody Allen, to employees of his investment company Vulcan. Cisco has raised its bid for Norwegian video conferencing vendor Tandberg to 19 billion Norwegian Kroner, but says it will raise its price no further. US President Barack Obama spoke out for unrestricted access to information on Monday during a question-and-answer session with Chinese university students in Shanghai. PC Advisor daily technology podcast. In a surprising move, Dell said Friday it will sell its first-ever smartphone in Brazil and China, which should land on shelves as soon as the end of this month. The World Wide Web Foundation, Tim Berners-Lee's latest brainchild, is now officially open for business and involved with two initial projects, as it embarks on using the web to empower people worldwide and bring about positive socio-economic change. Microsoft late on Friday confirmed that an unpatched vulnerability exists in Windows 7, but downplayed the problem, saying most users would be protected from attack by blocking two ports at the firewall. Right up against a deadline to submit a revised settlement agreement to a judge overseeing a lawsuit filed against Google by the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, the parties filed their second take near midnight on Friday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, November 16 2009PC Advisor daily technology podcast. In a surprising move, Dell said Friday it will sell its first-ever smartphone in Brazil and China, which should land on shelves as soon as the end of this month. The World Wide Web Foundation, Tim Berners-Lee's latest brainchild, is now officially open for business and involved with two initial projects, as it embarks on using the web to empower people worldwide and bring about positive socio-economic change. Microsoft late on Friday confirmed that an unpatched vulnerability exists in Windows 7, but downplayed the problem, saying most users would be protected from attack by blocking two ports at the firewall. Right up against a deadline to submit a revised settlement agreement to a judge overseeing a lawsuit filed against Google by the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, the parties filed their second take near midnight on Friday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/november_16_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:25:00 GMT03:21PC Advisor daily technology podcast. In a surprising move, Dell said Friday it will sell its first-ever smartphone in Brazil and China, which should land on shelves as soon as the end of this month. The World Wide Web Foundation, Tim Berners-Lee's latest brainchild, is now officially open for business and involved with two initial projects, as it embarks on using the web to empower people worldwide and bring about positive socio-economic change. Microsoft late on Friday confirmed that an unpatched vulnerability exists in Windows 7, but downplayed the problem, saying most users would be protected from attack by blocking two ports at the firewall. Right up against a deadline to submit a revised settlement agreement to a judge overseeing a lawsuit filed against Google by the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, the parties filed their second take near midnight on Friday. Today's top technology stories. Intel and Advanced Micro Devices yesterday announced that they have settled all antitrust litigation and patent cross-licence disputes between the companies. Fujitsu is breaking new ground in the mobile phone market with the imminent introduction of a phone that splits into two parts. Qualcomm put the spotlight on the smartbook concept at an analyst meeting in New York on Thursday, showing off a Lenovo-made device based on the Snapdragon chipset that company CEO Paul Jacobs said would be formally launched at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in January. Microsoft introduced some updates to its Windows Mobile Marketplace, including a new online store accessible from computers and improvements to anti-piracy technology, but there is confusion about how the improvements work. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, November 13 2009Today's top technology stories. Intel and Advanced Micro Devices yesterday announced that they have settled all antitrust litigation and patent cross-licence disputes between the companies. Fujitsu is breaking new ground in the mobile phone market with the imminent introduction of a phone that splits into two parts. Qualcomm put the spotlight on the smartbook concept at an analyst meeting in New York on Thursday, showing off a Lenovo-made device based on the Snapdragon chipset that company CEO Paul Jacobs said would be formally launched at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in January. Microsoft introduced some updates to its Windows Mobile Marketplace, including a new online store accessible from computers and improvements to anti-piracy technology, but there is confusion about how the improvements work. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/november_13_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:43:00 GMT03:08Today's top technology stories. Intel and Advanced Micro Devices yesterday announced that they have settled all antitrust litigation and patent cross-licence disputes between the companies. Fujitsu is breaking new ground in the mobile phone market with the imminent introduction of a phone that splits into two parts. Qualcomm put the spotlight on the smartbook concept at an analyst meeting in New York on Thursday, showing off a Lenovo-made device based on the Snapdragon chipset that company CEO Paul Jacobs said would be formally launched at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in January. Microsoft introduced some updates to its Windows Mobile Marketplace, including a new online store accessible from computers and improvements to anti-piracy technology, but there is confusion about how the improvements work. PC Advisor technology news podcast. Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for about $2.7 billion, pushing forward the giant IT vendor's strategy for combining computing, storage, services and networking under one roof. Microsoft is rolling out some enhancements to its Bing search engine, including some that rely on computational information delivered by Wolfram Alpha. Another piece of dangerous code that attacks iPhones has been found, although it puts at risk only a very small subset of the smartphone's users. Global online advertising spending fell slightly in the third quarter, but there are signs that the market may be recovering and could start growing again soon, according to IDC. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, November 12 2009PC Advisor technology news podcast. Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for about $2.7 billion, pushing forward the giant IT vendor's strategy for combining computing, storage, services and networking under one roof. Microsoft is rolling out some enhancements to its Bing search engine, including some that rely on computational information delivered by Wolfram Alpha. Another piece of dangerous code that attacks iPhones has been found, although it puts at risk only a very small subset of the smartphone's users. Global online advertising spending fell slightly in the third quarter, but there are signs that the market may be recovering and could start growing again soon, according to IDC. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/november_12_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:08:00 GMT03:14PC Advisor technology news podcast. Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for about $2.7 billion, pushing forward the giant IT vendor's strategy for combining computing, storage, services and networking under one roof. Microsoft is rolling out some enhancements to its Bing search engine, including some that rely on computational information delivered by Wolfram Alpha. Another piece of dangerous code that attacks iPhones has been found, although it puts at risk only a very small subset of the smartphone's users. Global online advertising spending fell slightly in the third quarter, but there are signs that the market may be recovering and could start growing again soon, according to IDC. PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Adobe Systems will lay off 680 staff, or 9 percent of its workforce, in its latest move to cut costs, the company confirmed Tuesday. Logitech plans to acquire LifeSize Communications, a company that makes HD video communications equipment, for $405 million in cash, the companies said Tuesday. Wireless broadband provider Clearwire had about 173,000 WiMax subscribers at the end of September and should be able to offer service to 120 million potential subscribers in the US by the end of next year, the company said Tuesday. Google has invented a new programming language designed to reduce the complexity of coding without compromising the performance of applications.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, November 11 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Adobe Systems will lay off 680 staff, or 9 percent of its workforce, in its latest move to cut costs, the company confirmed Tuesday. Logitech plans to acquire LifeSize Communications, a company that makes HD video communications equipment, for $405 million in cash, the companies said Tuesday. Wireless broadband provider Clearwire had about 173,000 WiMax subscribers at the end of September and should be able to offer service to 120 million potential subscribers in the US by the end of next year, the company said Tuesday. Google has invented a new programming language designed to reduce the complexity of coding without compromising the performance of applications.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/november_11_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:54:00 GMT02:32PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Adobe Systems will lay off 680 staff, or 9 percent of its workforce, in its latest move to cut costs, the company confirmed Tuesday. Logitech plans to acquire LifeSize Communications, a company that makes HD video communications equipment, for $405 million in cash, the companies said Tuesday. Wireless broadband provider Clearwire had about 173,000 WiMax subscribers at the end of September and should be able to offer service to 120 million potential subscribers in the US by the end of next year, the company said Tuesday. Google has invented a new programming language designed to reduce the complexity of coding without compromising the performance of applications.Top technology stories from the IDG news service, brought to you by PC Advisor. The European Commission on Monday issued its formal "statement of objections" over Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems, saying the deal would harm competition in the database market. High Tech Computer, which developed the first smartphone based on Google's Android mobile operating system, saw revenue decline in the third quarter due to increased competition and weak sales in Europe. Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) need more time to revise the proposed settlement of the copyright infringement lawsuits the author and publisher organizations brought against Google over its Book Search program. A Chinese government watchdog has ordered Yahoo China to clean pornographic content from a photo-sharing site it hosted, a reminder of the regulatory challenges often faced by foreign Internet companies in China. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, November 10 2009Top technology stories from the IDG news service, brought to you by PC Advisor. The European Commission on Monday issued its formal "statement of objections" over Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems, saying the deal would harm competition in the database market. High Tech Computer, which developed the first smartphone based on Google's Android mobile operating system, saw revenue decline in the third quarter due to increased competition and weak sales in Europe. Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) need more time to revise the proposed settlement of the copyright infringement lawsuits the author and publisher organizations brought against Google over its Book Search program. A Chinese government watchdog has ordered Yahoo China to clean pornographic content from a photo-sharing site it hosted, a reminder of the regulatory challenges often faced by foreign Internet companies in China. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/november_10a_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:55:00 GMT03:01Top technology stories from the IDG news service, brought to you by PC Advisor. The European Commission on Monday issued its formal "statement of objections" over Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems, saying the deal would harm competition in the database market. High Tech Computer, which developed the first smartphone based on Google's Android mobile operating system, saw revenue decline in the third quarter due to increased competition and weak sales in Europe. Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) need more time to revise the proposed settlement of the copyright infringement lawsuits the author and publisher organizations brought against Google over its Book Search program. A Chinese government watchdog has ordered Yahoo China to clean pornographic content from a photo-sharing site it hosted, a reminder of the regulatory challenges often faced by foreign Internet companies in China. Today's top technology news, from PC Advisor. The legal war over Skype has ended. Skype's cofounders, Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, have agreed to transfer ownership of the remaining Skype technology that eBay didn't own, paving the way for eBay to complete its sale of a majority stake in Skype to an investor consortium. The first worm written for Apple's iPhone has been unleashed and is infecting phones in Australia. Gigabyte Technology issued a BIOS update on Friday that fixes a problem for some Windows 7 users who have been unable to sync their iPhones. Two investment consulting companies laid out objections to Cisco's US$3 billion offer for Norwegian videoconferencing vendor Tandberg on Friday, saying in an open letter to Cisco and a press interview that the bid undervalues Tandberg.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, November 9 2009Today's top technology news, from PC Advisor. The legal war over Skype has ended. Skype's cofounders, Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, have agreed to transfer ownership of the remaining Skype technology that eBay didn't own, paving the way for eBay to complete its sale of a majority stake in Skype to an investor consortium. The first worm written for Apple's iPhone has been unleashed and is infecting phones in Australia. Gigabyte Technology issued a BIOS update on Friday that fixes a problem for some Windows 7 users who have been unable to sync their iPhones. Two investment consulting companies laid out objections to Cisco's US$3 billion offer for Norwegian videoconferencing vendor Tandberg on Friday, saying in an open letter to Cisco and a press interview that the bid undervalues Tandberg.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/november_09_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:45:00 GMT02:58Today's top technology news, from PC Advisor. The legal war over Skype has ended. Skype's cofounders, Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, have agreed to transfer ownership of the remaining Skype technology that eBay didn't own, paving the way for eBay to complete its sale of a majority stake in Skype to an investor consortium. The first worm written for Apple's iPhone has been unleashed and is infecting phones in Australia. Gigabyte Technology issued a BIOS update on Friday that fixes a problem for some Windows 7 users who have been unable to sync their iPhones. Two investment consulting companies laid out objections to Cisco's US$3 billion offer for Norwegian videoconferencing vendor Tandberg on Friday, saying in an open letter to Cisco and a press interview that the bid undervalues Tandberg.The latest technology news headlines from PC Advisor. Microsoft's antitrust settlement offer to the European Commission needs minor, often cosmetic changes in order to restore fair competition to the market for internet browsers, according to some of the software giant's main rivals. With this week's release of the Verizon Wireless Droid phone comes the first real test of the potential for fragmentation with Android. The Droid will be the first phone to run Android 2.0. Social-networking sites MySpace and Facebook have apparently fixed coding errors that could have allowed an attacker access to all of their users' data and photos. Palm will introduce a web-based development environment for WebOS applications, called Ares, by the end of this year.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, November 6 2009The latest technology news headlines from PC Advisor. Microsoft's antitrust settlement offer to the European Commission needs minor, often cosmetic changes in order to restore fair competition to the market for internet browsers, according to some of the software giant's main rivals. With this week's release of the Verizon Wireless Droid phone comes the first real test of the potential for fragmentation with Android. The Droid will be the first phone to run Android 2.0. Social-networking sites MySpace and Facebook have apparently fixed coding errors that could have allowed an attacker access to all of their users' data and photos. Palm will introduce a web-based development environment for WebOS applications, called Ares, by the end of this year.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/november_06_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:33:00 GMT03:14Microsoft antitrust settlement, competition, EC, European Commission, Verizon Wireless Droid phone, Android 2.0, Google, MySpace, Facebook, social networking, Palm, WebOS, AresDaily technology news update, from PC Advisor. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against microprocessor maker Intel, alleging that the company engaged in a "systematic campaign" of illegal conduct to protect a monopoly. Oracle is planning an aggressive fight with European regulators if its attempt to take over Sun is slapped with a statement of objections in the coming week, said people close to the company Wednesday. Microsoft is laying off another 800 people, adding to the 5,000 the company has already let go this year. An announcement earlier this week that seemed to indicate that China's Baidu would start linking to licensed music downloads may not have been the major step it first appeared to be for the search company. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, November 5 2009Daily technology news update, from PC Advisor. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against microprocessor maker Intel, alleging that the company engaged in a "systematic campaign" of illegal conduct to protect a monopoly. Oracle is planning an aggressive fight with European regulators if its attempt to take over Sun is slapped with a statement of objections in the coming week, said people close to the company Wednesday. Microsoft is laying off another 800 people, adding to the 5,000 the company has already let go this year. An announcement earlier this week that seemed to indicate that China's Baidu would start linking to licensed music downloads may not have been the major step it first appeared to be for the search company. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/november_05_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:54:00 GMT02:57Daily technology news update, from PC Advisor. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against microprocessor maker Intel, alleging that the company engaged in a "systematic campaign" of illegal conduct to protect a monopoly. Oracle is planning an aggressive fight with European regulators if its attempt to take over Sun is slapped with a statement of objections in the coming week, said people close to the company Wednesday. Microsoft is laying off another 800 people, adding to the 5,000 the company has already let go this year. An announcement earlier this week that seemed to indicate that China's Baidu would start linking to licensed music downloads may not have been the major step it first appeared to be for the search company. PC Advisor?s daily technology news round-up. Cisco and EMC this week unveiled their anticipated collaboration, which will provide integrated products and services for customers building private cloud computing infrastructures. The IBM executive charged with insider trading by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is out of a job at Big Blue. Via launched its fastest netbook processors to date as part of a new lineup of chips that also draw less power, the company said on Tuesday. Cyberthieves are hacking into small- and medium-sized organizations every week and stealing millions of dollars in an ongoing scam that has moved about US$100 million out of US bank accounts, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation warned Tuesday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, November 4 2009PC Advisor?s daily technology news round-up. Cisco and EMC this week unveiled their anticipated collaboration, which will provide integrated products and services for customers building private cloud computing infrastructures. The IBM executive charged with insider trading by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is out of a job at Big Blue. Via launched its fastest netbook processors to date as part of a new lineup of chips that also draw less power, the company said on Tuesday. Cyberthieves are hacking into small- and medium-sized organizations every week and stealing millions of dollars in an ongoing scam that has moved about US$100 million out of US bank accounts, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation warned Tuesday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/november_04_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:53:00 GMT02:48PC Advisor?s daily technology news round-up. Cisco and EMC this week unveiled their anticipated collaboration, which will provide integrated products and services for customers building private cloud computing infrastructures. The IBM executive charged with insider trading by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is out of a job at Big Blue. Via launched its fastest netbook processors to date as part of a new lineup of chips that also draw less power, the company said on Tuesday. Cyberthieves are hacking into small- and medium-sized organizations every week and stealing millions of dollars in an ongoing scam that has moved about US$100 million out of US bank accounts, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation warned Tuesday. Technology news update, from PC Advisor. Former Advanced Micro Devices CEO Hector Ruiz stepped down as chairman of AMD manufacturing spinoff GlobalFoundries on Monday, a week after reports emerged of his alleged involvement in an insider-trading scandal. Some Windows 7 users are complaining on an Apple discussion forum that they can't synch their iPhones to their new PCs. PC makers looking to boost sales in recent years have increasingly zoned in on rural China, a vast and largely untapped source of new PC users. The Unity fibre-optic cable, a new trans-Pacific undersea cable partly backed by Google, has landed in Japan, marking an important step toward the launch of service. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, November 3 2009Technology news update, from PC Advisor. Former Advanced Micro Devices CEO Hector Ruiz stepped down as chairman of AMD manufacturing spinoff GlobalFoundries on Monday, a week after reports emerged of his alleged involvement in an insider-trading scandal. Some Windows 7 users are complaining on an Apple discussion forum that they can't synch their iPhones to their new PCs. PC makers looking to boost sales in recent years have increasingly zoned in on rural China, a vast and largely untapped source of new PC users. The Unity fibre-optic cable, a new trans-Pacific undersea cable partly backed by Google, has landed in Japan, marking an important step toward the launch of service. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/november_03_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:27:00 GMT03:26Technology news update, from PC Advisor. Former Advanced Micro Devices CEO Hector Ruiz stepped down as chairman of AMD manufacturing spinoff GlobalFoundries on Monday, a week after reports emerged of his alleged involvement in an insider-trading scandal. Some Windows 7 users are complaining on an Apple discussion forum that they can't synch their iPhones to their new PCs. PC makers looking to boost sales in recent years have increasingly zoned in on rural China, a vast and largely untapped source of new PC users. The Unity fibre-optic cable, a new trans-Pacific undersea cable partly backed by Google, has landed in Japan, marking an important step toward the launch of service. PC Advisor?s technology news podcast. The iPhone appeared to get a slow start in China on Friday night as China Unicom and Apple held a launch event largely free of the buzz and long buyer lines that have accompanied launches of the handset elsewhere. Nokia has finally decided to kill off its N-Gage gaming platform after years of shifting the strategy behind it with little success. The Conficker worm has passed a dubious milestone. It has now infected more than 7 million computers, security experts estimate. Microsoft is spiking its Office Accounting software family and will stop distributing the products as of November 16. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, November 2 2009PC Advisor?s technology news podcast. The iPhone appeared to get a slow start in China on Friday night as China Unicom and Apple held a launch event largely free of the buzz and long buyer lines that have accompanied launches of the handset elsewhere. Nokia has finally decided to kill off its N-Gage gaming platform after years of shifting the strategy behind it with little success. The Conficker worm has passed a dubious milestone. It has now infected more than 7 million computers, security experts estimate. Microsoft is spiking its Office Accounting software family and will stop distributing the products as of November 16. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/november_02_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:21:00 GMT03:10PC Advisor?s technology news podcast. The iPhone appeared to get a slow start in China on Friday night as China Unicom and Apple held a launch event largely free of the buzz and long buyer lines that have accompanied launches of the handset elsewhere. Nokia has finally decided to kill off its N-Gage gaming platform after years of shifting the strategy behind it with little success. The Conficker worm has passed a dubious milestone. It has now infected more than 7 million computers, security experts estimate. Microsoft is spiking its Office Accounting software family and will stop distributing the products as of November 16. PC Advisor technology news update. Yahoo and Microsoft have missed a deadline for finalising their search and advertising deal, and have now extended the process for an unspecified period. Google is changing the way it resolves music-related search queries through a variety of partnerships designed to help it provide more relevant and useful results. Twitter has warned its users of a new phishing scam designed to trick people into giving up their user names and passwords. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing reported its best quarterly net profit and sales in a year on Thursday, and predicted even better times ahead as the impact of the global recession fades. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, 29 October 2009PC Advisor technology news update. Yahoo and Microsoft have missed a deadline for finalising their search and advertising deal, and have now extended the process for an unspecified period. Google is changing the way it resolves music-related search queries through a variety of partnerships designed to help it provide more relevant and useful results. Twitter has warned its users of a new phishing scam designed to trick people into giving up their user names and passwords. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing reported its best quarterly net profit and sales in a year on Thursday, and predicted even better times ahead as the impact of the global recession fades. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_oct_29_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:21:00 GMT02:33PC Advisor technology news update. Yahoo and Microsoft have missed a deadline for finalising their search and advertising deal, and have now extended the process for an unspecified period. Google is changing the way it resolves music-related search queries through a variety of partnerships designed to help it provide more relevant and useful results. Twitter has warned its users of a new phishing scam designed to trick people into giving up their user names and passwords. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing reported its best quarterly net profit and sales in a year on Thursday, and predicted even better times ahead as the impact of the global recession fades. PC Advisor's daily technology news update. SAP's revenue fell in the third quarter, but earnings rose - although neither figure was as high as analysts had hoped. Jive has given its enterprise social-networking software what it calls its biggest overhaul yet, giving users the ability to collaborate on Microsoft Office files and to use the product from mobile devices, including an application built specifically for the iPhone. IBM has agreed to sell a sales and support unit that handles Dassault Syst?mes Product Lifecycle Management software to that company for about 600 million dollars. Wikipedia's plan to vet anonymous edits for certain high-profile entries in the online encyclopedia should be in place by December for the English-language version, according to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. Former AMD CEO Hector Ruiz allegedly shared confidential information with a Wall Street trader connected to an insider-trading scandal, according to a news report on Tuesday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, October 28 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news update. SAP's revenue fell in the third quarter, but earnings rose - although neither figure was as high as analysts had hoped. Jive has given its enterprise social-networking software what it calls its biggest overhaul yet, giving users the ability to collaborate on Microsoft Office files and to use the product from mobile devices, including an application built specifically for the iPhone. IBM has agreed to sell a sales and support unit that handles Dassault Syst?mes Product Lifecycle Management software to that company for about 600 million dollars. Wikipedia's plan to vet anonymous edits for certain high-profile entries in the online encyclopedia should be in place by December for the English-language version, according to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. Former AMD CEO Hector Ruiz allegedly shared confidential information with a Wall Street trader connected to an insider-trading scandal, according to a news report on Tuesday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_oct_28_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:09:00 GMT02:48PC Advisor's daily technology news update. SAP's revenue fell in the third quarter, but earnings rose - although neither figure was as high as analysts had hoped. Jive has given its enterprise social-networking software what it calls its biggest overhaul yet, giving users the ability to collaborate on Microsoft Office files and to use the product from mobile devices, including an application built specifically for the iPhone. IBM has agreed to sell a sales and support unit that handles Dassault Syst?mes Product Lifecycle Management software to that company for about 600 million dollars. Wikipedia's plan to vet anonymous edits for certain high-profile entries in the online encyclopedia should be in place by December for the English-language version, according to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. Former AMD CEO Hector Ruiz allegedly shared confidential information with a Wall Street trader connected to an insider-trading scandal, according to a news report on Tuesday. Today's tech news, from PC Advisor. Security start-up Dasient says more than 640,000 websites out of about 5.8 million surveyed were infected with malware between July and September. A new IT law has come into force in India that frees internet portals from liability for third-party content and activity, but gives the government powers to monitor communications on the internet, and block websites that are found to be offensive. To take full advantage of Google Voice's telephony management features, users had to convince their contacts to call them using the service's single "phone number for life." VMware has added support for Windows 7 and expanded the ability to handle virtual processors in Workstation 7, the new version of its platform for running multiple operating systems simultaneously on a PC. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, October 27 2009Today's tech news, from PC Advisor. Security start-up Dasient says more than 640,000 websites out of about 5.8 million surveyed were infected with malware between July and September. A new IT law has come into force in India that frees internet portals from liability for third-party content and activity, but gives the government powers to monitor communications on the internet, and block websites that are found to be offensive. To take full advantage of Google Voice's telephony management features, users had to convince their contacts to call them using the service's single "phone number for life." VMware has added support for Windows 7 and expanded the ability to handle virtual processors in Workstation 7, the new version of its platform for running multiple operating systems simultaneously on a PC. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_oct_27_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:42:00 GMT02:31Today's tech news, from PC Advisor. Security start-up Dasient says more than 640,000 websites out of about 5.8 million surveyed were infected with malware between July and September. A new IT law has come into force in India that frees internet portals from liability for third-party content and activity, but gives the government powers to monitor communications on the internet, and block websites that are found to be offensive. To take full advantage of Google Voice's telephony management features, users had to convince their contacts to call them using the service's single "phone number for life." VMware has added support for Windows 7 and expanded the ability to handle virtual processors in Workstation 7, the new version of its platform for running multiple operating systems simultaneously on a PC. PC Advisor's daily technology news podcast. Microsoft reported a 14 percent drop in revenue for its first fiscal quarter, with net income down 17 percent - but it still beat analyst expectations on both counts. Google's popular Blogger blog-publishing service crashed for about 90 minutes on Friday, another occurrence of the type of broad system outage that Google has been trying to eradicate from its web-hosted applications. Activist investor Carl Icahn announced his resignation from Yahoo's board of directors on Friday. Tilera is seeking a way into the server market dominated by Intel and AMD with a range of new general-purpose CPUs, including a 100-core chip. Some users trying to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 have seen their PCs crippled by an endless series of reboots, according to reports on Microsoft's support forum.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news update, October 26 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news podcast. Microsoft reported a 14 percent drop in revenue for its first fiscal quarter, with net income down 17 percent - but it still beat analyst expectations on both counts. Google's popular Blogger blog-publishing service crashed for about 90 minutes on Friday, another occurrence of the type of broad system outage that Google has been trying to eradicate from its web-hosted applications. Activist investor Carl Icahn announced his resignation from Yahoo's board of directors on Friday. Tilera is seeking a way into the server market dominated by Intel and AMD with a range of new general-purpose CPUs, including a 100-core chip. Some users trying to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 have seen their PCs crippled by an endless series of reboots, according to reports on Microsoft's support forum.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_oct_26_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:03:00 GMT02:53PC Advisor's daily technology news podcast. Microsoft reported a 14 percent drop in revenue for its first fiscal quarter, with net income down 17 percent - but it still beat analyst expectations on both counts. Google's popular Blogger blog-publishing service crashed for about 90 minutes on Friday, another occurrence of the type of broad system outage that Google has been trying to eradicate from its web-hosted applications. Activist investor Carl Icahn announced his resignation from Yahoo's board of directors on Friday. Tilera is seeking a way into the server market dominated by Intel and AMD with a range of new general-purpose CPUs, including a 100-core chip. Some users trying to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 have seen their PCs crippled by an endless series of reboots, according to reports on Microsoft's support forum.The PC Advisor global technology news update. Cisco Tuesday announced its second multibillion dollar deal this month: a definitive agreement to acquire Starent Networks, a provider of IP-based mobile infrastructure for carriers, for about $2.9 billion. One of the 34 bugs Microsoft patched on Tuesday is more serious than it first appeared. In an effort to promote the "general health of the web," Google will send webmasters snippets of malicious code in the hopes infected websites can be cleaned up faster. Intel on Tuesday reported strong third-quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations and were buoyed by what the company called "momentum" in the economy. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news update, October 14 2009The PC Advisor global technology news update. Cisco Tuesday announced its second multibillion dollar deal this month: a definitive agreement to acquire Starent Networks, a provider of IP-based mobile infrastructure for carriers, for about $2.9 billion. One of the 34 bugs Microsoft patched on Tuesday is more serious than it first appeared. In an effort to promote the "general health of the web," Google will send webmasters snippets of malicious code in the hopes infected websites can be cleaned up faster. Intel on Tuesday reported strong third-quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations and were buoyed by what the company called "momentum" in the economy. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/october_14__earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:36:00 GMT02:33The PC Advisor global technology news update. Cisco Tuesday announced its second multibillion dollar deal this month: a definitive agreement to acquire Starent Networks, a provider of IP-based mobile infrastructure for carriers, for about $2.9 billion. One of the 34 bugs Microsoft patched on Tuesday is more serious than it first appeared. In an effort to promote the "general health of the web," Google will send webmasters snippets of malicious code in the hopes infected websites can be cleaned up faster. Intel on Tuesday reported strong third-quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations and were buoyed by what the company called "momentum" in the economy. PC Advisor?s daily technology news update. In-flight Internet access is coming back to intercontinental flights next year. German airline Lufthansa said Monday that it plans to begin offering Panasonic's ExConnext broadband service in the middle of next year and will quickly expand access to cover the majority of its aircraft within the first 12 months of service. Chinese authorities have promised to clean the country's online gaming industry of "unhealthy" content such as violence and pornography, asserting more control over use of the internet in the country. Acer has issued a voluntary recall of some of its Acer Aspire laptops that may overheat due to a faulty microphone cable. Some sectors in the electronics industry are showing signs of recovery, but the damage caused by the recession may be felt for a few years, Gartner said in a study released on Monday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, October 13 2009PC Advisor?s daily technology news update. In-flight Internet access is coming back to intercontinental flights next year. German airline Lufthansa said Monday that it plans to begin offering Panasonic's ExConnext broadband service in the middle of next year and will quickly expand access to cover the majority of its aircraft within the first 12 months of service. Chinese authorities have promised to clean the country's online gaming industry of "unhealthy" content such as violence and pornography, asserting more control over use of the internet in the country. Acer has issued a voluntary recall of some of its Acer Aspire laptops that may overheat due to a faulty microphone cable. Some sectors in the electronics industry are showing signs of recovery, but the damage caused by the recession may be felt for a few years, Gartner said in a study released on Monday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/october_13__earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:27:00 GMT02:08PC Advisor?s daily technology news update. In-flight Internet access is coming back to intercontinental flights next year. German airline Lufthansa said Monday that it plans to begin offering Panasonic's ExConnext broadband service in the middle of next year and will quickly expand access to cover the majority of its aircraft within the first 12 months of service. Chinese authorities have promised to clean the country's online gaming industry of "unhealthy" content such as violence and pornography, asserting more control over use of the internet in the country. Acer has issued a voluntary recall of some of its Acer Aspire laptops that may overheat due to a faulty microphone cable. Some sectors in the electronics industry are showing signs of recovery, but the damage caused by the recession may be felt for a few years, Gartner said in a study released on Monday. PC Advisor's technology update. The US Federal Communications Commission will launch an inquiry into Google Voice, the web-based voice service, after complaints that the tech giant is blocking some calls. SAP and its long-time partner Hewlett-Packard will announce plans this week to more closely link their technologies for BI (business intelligence) and data warehousing. Pupils at French primary schools and middle schools could be banned from using mobile phones in school under draft legislation approved Thursday by the French Senate. Yahoo has opened the application floodgates to its home page, with hopes that external developers will soon build tens of thousands of programs that Yahoo.com's more than 330 million visitors will find useful. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, October 12 2009PC Advisor's technology update. The US Federal Communications Commission will launch an inquiry into Google Voice, the web-based voice service, after complaints that the tech giant is blocking some calls. SAP and its long-time partner Hewlett-Packard will announce plans this week to more closely link their technologies for BI (business intelligence) and data warehousing. Pupils at French primary schools and middle schools could be banned from using mobile phones in school under draft legislation approved Thursday by the French Senate. Yahoo has opened the application floodgates to its home page, with hopes that external developers will soon build tens of thousands of programs that Yahoo.com's more than 330 million visitors will find useful. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/october_12__earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:55:00 GMT02:51PC Advisor's technology update. The US Federal Communications Commission will launch an inquiry into Google Voice, the web-based voice service, after complaints that the tech giant is blocking some calls. SAP and its long-time partner Hewlett-Packard will announce plans this week to more closely link their technologies for BI (business intelligence) and data warehousing. Pupils at French primary schools and middle schools could be banned from using mobile phones in school under draft legislation approved Thursday by the French Senate. Yahoo has opened the application floodgates to its home page, with hopes that external developers will soon build tens of thousands of programs that Yahoo.com's more than 330 million visitors will find useful. PC Advisor's daily technology news update. IBM is facing an antitrust inquiry from the US Department of Justice for recent actions the company has taken in the mainframe computer market, according to the trade group that filed the complaint. The Bahama botnet, a sophisticated network of compromised computers that is wreaking click-fraud havoc among advertisers, is also snatching away web traffic and revenue right from under the nose of mighty Google, Click Forensics said Thursday. Wikileaks.org, the online clearinghouse for leaked documents, will soon let newspapers, human rights organizations, criminal investigators and others to embed an "upload a disclosure to me via Wikileaks" form onto their websites. The UK's High Court ruled Friday that British hacker Gary McKinnon cannot appeal to the country's Supreme Court against his extradition to the US, narrowing the Londoner's legal options. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, 9 October 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news update. IBM is facing an antitrust inquiry from the US Department of Justice for recent actions the company has taken in the mainframe computer market, according to the trade group that filed the complaint. The Bahama botnet, a sophisticated network of compromised computers that is wreaking click-fraud havoc among advertisers, is also snatching away web traffic and revenue right from under the nose of mighty Google, Click Forensics said Thursday. Wikileaks.org, the online clearinghouse for leaked documents, will soon let newspapers, human rights organizations, criminal investigators and others to embed an "upload a disclosure to me via Wikileaks" form onto their websites. The UK's High Court ruled Friday that British hacker Gary McKinnon cannot appeal to the country's Supreme Court against his extradition to the US, narrowing the Londoner's legal options. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_oct_09_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:33:00 GMT03:02PC Advisor's daily technology news update. IBM is facing an antitrust inquiry from the US Department of Justice for recent actions the company has taken in the mainframe computer market, according to the trade group that filed the complaint. The Bahama botnet, a sophisticated network of compromised computers that is wreaking click-fraud havoc among advertisers, is also snatching away web traffic and revenue right from under the nose of mighty Google, Click Forensics said Thursday. Wikileaks.org, the online clearinghouse for leaked documents, will soon let newspapers, human rights organizations, criminal investigators and others to embed an "upload a disclosure to me via Wikileaks" form onto their websites. The UK's High Court ruled Friday that British hacker Gary McKinnon cannot appeal to the country's Supreme Court against his extradition to the US, narrowing the Londoner's legal options. PC Advisor technology podcast. Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) have been given one more month to rework their agreement to settle copyright infringement lawsuits that the author and publisher groups filed against the search company. Spending on technology will not return to pre-recession levels before the next downturn, market research company IDC has warned. Dell next year will close its desktop computer manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as the company tightens costs in a difficult market. If you are afraid to do banking online, you are in good company. The head of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation has stopped banking online after nearly falling for a phishing attempt. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, 8 October 2009 PC Advisor technology podcast. Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) have been given one more month to rework their agreement to settle copyright infringement lawsuits that the author and publisher groups filed against the search company. Spending on technology will not return to pre-recession levels before the next downturn, market research company IDC has warned. Dell next year will close its desktop computer manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as the company tightens costs in a difficult market. If you are afraid to do banking online, you are in good company. The head of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation has stopped banking online after nearly falling for a phishing attempt. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/oct_8_newscast.mp3Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:05:00 GMT03:19PC Advisor technology podcast. Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) have been given one more month to rework their agreement to settle copyright infringement lawsuits that the author and publisher groups filed against the search company. Spending on technology will not return to pre-recession levels before the next downturn, market research company IDC has warned. Dell next year will close its desktop computer manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as the company tightens costs in a difficult market. If you are afraid to do banking online, you are in good company. The head of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation has stopped banking online after nearly falling for a phishing attempt. The day's top technology news stories. Microsoft on Wednesday appears to have reached an agreement with the European Commission that concludes an antitrust battle that has lasted a decade. Meanwhile, As the search wars continue, new numbers are in showing that Microsoft's Bing slipped while Google inched further ahead last month. Social networking site Facebook said on Tuesday that it's experiencing a technical issue with one of its databases that prevents some users from accessing the site. Amazon plans to start selling its Kindle reader in over 100 countries and territories on October19, and the company has already started booking pre-orders for the device on its website.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, October 7 2009The day's top technology news stories. Microsoft on Wednesday appears to have reached an agreement with the European Commission that concludes an antitrust battle that has lasted a decade. Meanwhile, As the search wars continue, new numbers are in showing that Microsoft's Bing slipped while Google inched further ahead last month. Social networking site Facebook said on Tuesday that it's experiencing a technical issue with one of its databases that prevents some users from accessing the site. Amazon plans to start selling its Kindle reader in over 100 countries and territories on October19, and the company has already started booking pre-orders for the device on its website.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/oct_7_09_newscast.mp3Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:19:00 GMT03:48The day's top technology news stories. Microsoft on Wednesday appears to have reached an agreement with the European Commission that concludes an antitrust battle that has lasted a decade. Meanwhile, As the search wars continue, new numbers are in showing that Microsoft's Bing slipped while Google inched further ahead last month. Social networking site Facebook said on Tuesday that it's experiencing a technical issue with one of its databases that prevents some users from accessing the site. Amazon plans to start selling its Kindle reader in over 100 countries and territories on October19, and the company has already started booking pre-orders for the device on its website.PC Advisor's daily technology podcast. Adobe's Flash Player is getting closer to appearing on smartphones, which should mean a wider range of content and applications for mobile users, including more games, videos, location-based services and social-networking. T-Mobile USA is expanding beyond its consumer roots on Monday with a service that lets businesses extend capabilities of their desk phones to BlackBerry smartphones. At the CEATEC show in Tokyo this week, Toshiba will make a move to set itself apart from other television makers. It is unveiling the first TV based on the powerful Cell multimedia processor, the same chip that's used in the PlayStation 3. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, October 5 2009PC Advisor's daily technology podcast. Adobe's Flash Player is getting closer to appearing on smartphones, which should mean a wider range of content and applications for mobile users, including more games, videos, location-based services and social-networking. T-Mobile USA is expanding beyond its consumer roots on Monday with a service that lets businesses extend capabilities of their desk phones to BlackBerry smartphones. At the CEATEC show in Tokyo this week, Toshiba will make a move to set itself apart from other television makers. It is unveiling the first TV based on the powerful Cell multimedia processor, the same chip that's used in the PlayStation 3. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/Oct_5_idg_newscast.mp3Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:52:00 GMT02:58PC Advisor's daily technology podcast. Adobe's Flash Player is getting closer to appearing on smartphones, which should mean a wider range of content and applications for mobile users, including more games, videos, location-based services and social-networking. T-Mobile USA is expanding beyond its consumer roots on Monday with a service that lets businesses extend capabilities of their desk phones to BlackBerry smartphones. At the CEATEC show in Tokyo this week, Toshiba will make a move to set itself apart from other television makers. It is unveiling the first TV based on the powerful Cell multimedia processor, the same chip that's used in the PlayStation 3. Your daily technology news update, from PC Advisor. nVidia showed off a new GPU architecture on Wednesday that it hopes will allow it to move beyond gaming to play a greater role in the supercomputing market. Hewlett-Packard will make some significant updates to its Integrity server line next year to coincide with the launch of Intel's first quad-core Itanium processor, known as Tukwila, an HP executive said. Qualcomm coerced Japanese telecom equipment makers into signing licences that impede the companies in their research and development efforts and strengthen its own position in the Japanese market, the country's Fair Trade Commission said Wednesday. AT&T has acquired mobile-application development company Plusmo and plans to use its technology to more quickly build applications and widgets for mobile phones as well as PCs and TVs. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, October 1 2009Your daily technology news update, from PC Advisor. nVidia showed off a new GPU architecture on Wednesday that it hopes will allow it to move beyond gaming to play a greater role in the supercomputing market. Hewlett-Packard will make some significant updates to its Integrity server line next year to coincide with the launch of Intel's first quad-core Itanium processor, known as Tukwila, an HP executive said. Qualcomm coerced Japanese telecom equipment makers into signing licences that impede the companies in their research and development efforts and strengthen its own position in the Japanese market, the country's Fair Trade Commission said Wednesday. AT&T has acquired mobile-application development company Plusmo and plans to use its technology to more quickly build applications and widgets for mobile phones as well as PCs and TVs. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/october_01__earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:06:00 GMT02:48Your daily technology news update, from PC Advisor. nVidia showed off a new GPU architecture on Wednesday that it hopes will allow it to move beyond gaming to play a greater role in the supercomputing market. Hewlett-Packard will make some significant updates to its Integrity server line next year to coincide with the launch of Intel's first quad-core Itanium processor, known as Tukwila, an HP executive said. Qualcomm coerced Japanese telecom equipment makers into signing licences that impede the companies in their research and development efforts and strengthen its own position in the Japanese market, the country's Fair Trade Commission said Wednesday. AT&T has acquired mobile-application development company Plusmo and plans to use its technology to more quickly build applications and widgets for mobile phones as well as PCs and TVs. PC Advisor?s daily news update. Akamai Technologies is extending its content delivery network to the Apple iPhone as it introduces the Akamai HD Network, a system for streaming high-definition live and on-demand video to a variety of devices. The US Department of Justice has extradited two Romanians to the US, where they face charges in connection with a massive phishing scam. After comfortably residing for years in mobile devices like mobile phones, chips based on the Arm design are finding their way into commercial laptops. Several major consumer electronics companies have started working together to develop a common interface for hooking up cell phones and portable gadgets to TV sets. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, SeptemberPC Advisor?s daily news update. Akamai Technologies is extending its content delivery network to the Apple iPhone as it introduces the Akamai HD Network, a system for streaming high-definition live and on-demand video to a variety of devices. The US Department of Justice has extradited two Romanians to the US, where they face charges in connection with a massive phishing scam. After comfortably residing for years in mobile devices like mobile phones, chips based on the Arm design are finding their way into commercial laptops. Several major consumer electronics companies have started working together to develop a common interface for hooking up cell phones and portable gadgets to TV sets. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/september_30_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:02:00 GMT02:53PC Advisor?s daily news update. Akamai Technologies is extending its content delivery network to the Apple iPhone as it introduces the Akamai HD Network, a system for streaming high-definition live and on-demand video to a variety of devices. The US Department of Justice has extradited two Romanians to the US, where they face charges in connection with a massive phishing scam. After comfortably residing for years in mobile devices like mobile phones, chips based on the Arm design are finding their way into commercial laptops. Several major consumer electronics companies have started working together to develop a common interface for hooking up cell phones and portable gadgets to TV sets. Today's top technology stories, from PC Advisor. Hackers have publicly released new attack code that exploits a critical bug in the Windows operating system, putting pressure on Microsoft to fix the flaw before it leads to a worm outbreak. Xerox has agreed to buy business process outsourcer Affiliated Computer Services for $6.4bn, in a move it hopes will allow it to expand beyond the field of document management. The European Commission has ordered all makers of portable music players to add a default volume setting of around 80 decibels and a health warning to all new devices within the next two years. The CEO of prospective Pirate Bay buyer Global Gaming Factory X (or GGF) is about have large parts of his assets frozen after a decision in the Stockholm district court. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, September 29 2009Today's top technology stories, from PC Advisor. Hackers have publicly released new attack code that exploits a critical bug in the Windows operating system, putting pressure on Microsoft to fix the flaw before it leads to a worm outbreak. Xerox has agreed to buy business process outsourcer Affiliated Computer Services for $6.4bn, in a move it hopes will allow it to expand beyond the field of document management. The European Commission has ordered all makers of portable music players to add a default volume setting of around 80 decibels and a health warning to all new devices within the next two years. The CEO of prospective Pirate Bay buyer Global Gaming Factory X (or GGF) is about have large parts of his assets frozen after a decision in the Stockholm district court. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/september_29_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:12:00 GMT03:52Today's top technology stories, from PC Advisor. Hackers have publicly released new attack code that exploits a critical bug in the Windows operating system, putting pressure on Microsoft to fix the flaw before it leads to a worm outbreak. Xerox has agreed to buy business process outsourcer Affiliated Computer Services for $6.4bn, in a move it hopes will allow it to expand beyond the field of document management. The European Commission has ordered all makers of portable music players to add a default volume setting of around 80 decibels and a health warning to all new devices within the next two years. The CEO of prospective Pirate Bay buyer Global Gaming Factory X (or GGF) is about have large parts of his assets frozen after a decision in the Stockholm district court. PC Advisor's daily tech news update. US network AT&T on Friday accused Google of violating the US Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules by blocking Google Voice calls to some rural areas. Criminals are waging a nasty online campaign right now, hoping that their victims' fears of the tax collector will lead them to inadvertently install malicious software. Intel has made available for download its latest Linux-based operating system, Moblin 2.1, just a few days after announcing the new software. SAP said last week that midsize companies that purchase the Business All-in-One suite or SAP ERP will also receive its CRM application. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, September 28 2009PC Advisor's daily tech news update. US network AT&T on Friday accused Google of violating the US Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules by blocking Google Voice calls to some rural areas. Criminals are waging a nasty online campaign right now, hoping that their victims' fears of the tax collector will lead them to inadvertently install malicious software. Intel has made available for download its latest Linux-based operating system, Moblin 2.1, just a few days after announcing the new software. SAP said last week that midsize companies that purchase the Business All-in-One suite or SAP ERP will also receive its CRM application. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/september_28_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:11:00 GMT02:56PC Advisor's daily tech news update. US network AT&T on Friday accused Google of violating the US Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules by blocking Google Voice calls to some rural areas. Criminals are waging a nasty online campaign right now, hoping that their victims' fears of the tax collector will lead them to inadvertently install malicious software. Intel has made available for download its latest Linux-based operating system, Moblin 2.1, just a few days after announcing the new software. SAP said last week that midsize companies that purchase the Business All-in-One suite or SAP ERP will also receive its CRM application. PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Social-networking sites are leaking information that allows third party advertising and tracking companies to associate the web browsing habits of users with a specific person, according to researchers at AT&T Labs and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Microsoft has opened a new data centre in Dublin, although it's only just over half-finished. The US securities regulator on Wednesday charged a worker with insider trading in Dell's purchase of Perot Systems this week. A new material developed by Taiwanese researchers aims to put an end to fires and explosions caused by the lithium-ion batteries commonly found in phones and other mobile devices. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, 25 September 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Social-networking sites are leaking information that allows third party advertising and tracking companies to associate the web browsing habits of users with a specific person, according to researchers at AT&T Labs and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Microsoft has opened a new data centre in Dublin, although it's only just over half-finished. The US securities regulator on Wednesday charged a worker with insider trading in Dell's purchase of Perot Systems this week. A new material developed by Taiwanese researchers aims to put an end to fires and explosions caused by the lithium-ion batteries commonly found in phones and other mobile devices. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_sept_25_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:45:00 GMT02:42PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Social-networking sites are leaking information that allows third party advertising and tracking companies to associate the web browsing habits of users with a specific person, according to researchers at AT&T Labs and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Microsoft has opened a new data centre in Dublin, although it's only just over half-finished. The US securities regulator on Wednesday charged a worker with insider trading in Dell's purchase of Perot Systems this week. A new material developed by Taiwanese researchers aims to put an end to fires and explosions caused by the lithium-ion batteries commonly found in phones and other mobile devices. Your daily technology news update, from PC Advisor. Social-networking sites are leaking information that allows third party advertising and tracking companies to associate the web-browsing habits of users with a specific person, according to researchers at AT&T Labs and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Microsoft has opened a new data center in Dublin, although it's only just over half-finished. The US securities regulator on Wednesday charged a worker with insider trading in Dell's purchase of Perot Systems this week. A new material developed by Taiwanese researchers aims to put an end to fires and explosions caused by the lithium-ion batteries commonly found in phones and other mobile devices. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, September 24 2009 Your daily technology news update, from PC Advisor. Social-networking sites are leaking information that allows third party advertising and tracking companies to associate the web-browsing habits of users with a specific person, according to researchers at AT&T Labs and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Microsoft has opened a new data center in Dublin, although it's only just over half-finished. The US securities regulator on Wednesday charged a worker with insider trading in Dell's purchase of Perot Systems this week. A new material developed by Taiwanese researchers aims to put an end to fires and explosions caused by the lithium-ion batteries commonly found in phones and other mobile devices. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_sept_24_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:27:00 GMT02:29Your daily technology news update, from PC Advisor. Social-networking sites are leaking information that allows third party advertising and tracking companies to associate the web-browsing habits of users with a specific person, according to researchers at AT&T Labs and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Microsoft has opened a new data center in Dublin, although it's only just over half-finished. The US securities regulator on Wednesday charged a worker with insider trading in Dell's purchase of Perot Systems this week. A new material developed by Taiwanese researchers aims to put an end to fires and explosions caused by the lithium-ion batteries commonly found in phones and other mobile devices. The day's technology news, from PC Advisor. Yahoo will spend more than $100 million over the next 15 months to promote its brand and products globally with the message that it wants to be the centre of people's lives online. The latest version of Google's Picasa photo-management software adds face-recognition features and simplifies geotagging. Facebook has been sued by WhoGlue, a software company in Baltimore that claims the social-networking site is violating a two-year-old patent. Intel is set to start production of its next-generation Xeon quad-core server chips ahead of schedule.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, September 23 2009The day's technology news, from PC Advisor. Yahoo will spend more than $100 million over the next 15 months to promote its brand and products globally with the message that it wants to be the centre of people's lives online. The latest version of Google's Picasa photo-management software adds face-recognition features and simplifies geotagging. Facebook has been sued by WhoGlue, a software company in Baltimore that claims the social-networking site is violating a two-year-old patent. Intel is set to start production of its next-generation Xeon quad-core server chips ahead of schedule.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_sept_23_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:35:00 GMT02:48The day's technology news, from PC Advisor. Yahoo will spend more than $100 million over the next 15 months to promote its brand and products globally with the message that it wants to be the centre of people's lives online. The latest version of Google's Picasa photo-management software adds face-recognition features and simplifies geotagging. Facebook has been sued by WhoGlue, a software company in Baltimore that claims the social-networking site is violating a two-year-old patent. Intel is set to start production of its next-generation Xeon quad-core server chips ahead of schedule.PC Advisor?s daily technology news update. Dell has agreed to buy Perot Systems for around $3.9 billion in cash, and intends to make the company its global services delivery division, the companies said Monday. The US Federal Communications Commission will move to create formal net neutrality rules prohibiting Internet providers from selectively blocking or slowing web content and applications, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said Monday. Genachowski announced a notice of proposed rulemaking, a process to formalise a set of broadband policy principles that the FCC has embraced since August 2005. Intel on Monday sharply criticised the European Commission, which found it guilty of anticompetitive behaviour, accusing the regulator of being selective with evidence it looked at and, essentially, setting out to find the company guilty. New reputation-based antivirus systems are doing a better job of blocking malicious software than did their predecessors. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, September 22 2009PC Advisor?s daily technology news update. Dell has agreed to buy Perot Systems for around $3.9 billion in cash, and intends to make the company its global services delivery division, the companies said Monday. The US Federal Communications Commission will move to create formal net neutrality rules prohibiting Internet providers from selectively blocking or slowing web content and applications, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said Monday. Genachowski announced a notice of proposed rulemaking, a process to formalise a set of broadband policy principles that the FCC has embraced since August 2005. Intel on Monday sharply criticised the European Commission, which found it guilty of anticompetitive behaviour, accusing the regulator of being selective with evidence it looked at and, essentially, setting out to find the company guilty. New reputation-based antivirus systems are doing a better job of blocking malicious software than did their predecessors. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/september_22_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:51:00 GMT03:24PC Advisor?s daily technology news update. Dell has agreed to buy Perot Systems for around $3.9 billion in cash, and intends to make the company its global services delivery division, the companies said Monday. The US Federal Communications Commission will move to create formal net neutrality rules prohibiting Internet providers from selectively blocking or slowing web content and applications, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said Monday. Genachowski announced a notice of proposed rulemaking, a process to formalise a set of broadband policy principles that the FCC has embraced since August 2005. Intel on Monday sharply criticised the European Commission, which found it guilty of anticompetitive behaviour, accusing the regulator of being selective with evidence it looked at and, essentially, setting out to find the company guilty. New reputation-based antivirus systems are doing a better job of blocking malicious software than did their predecessors. Breaking IT news stories, gathered by PC Advisor. With a similar legal battle playing out in the UK, Joltid, a company owned by Skype's founders, has filed suit against Skype in the US. A new deal being negotiated between EU and US authorities to share data from the SWIFT banking network for counter-terrorism purposes was heavily criticised yesterday for failing to respect European citizens' privacy. The French government is still pursuing its plan to cut off internet users accused of copyright infringement - although a new version of the so-called "three strikes" bill approved by the National Assembly on Tuesday now requires that a court make the decision to suspend a surfer's internet access. Google plans to accelerate its massive efforts to scan tens of millions of books and periodicals with the acquisition on Wednesday of a company called reCAPTCHA.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, 17 September 2009Breaking IT news stories, gathered by PC Advisor. With a similar legal battle playing out in the UK, Joltid, a company owned by Skype's founders, has filed suit against Skype in the US. A new deal being negotiated between EU and US authorities to share data from the SWIFT banking network for counter-terrorism purposes was heavily criticised yesterday for failing to respect European citizens' privacy. The French government is still pursuing its plan to cut off internet users accused of copyright infringement - although a new version of the so-called "three strikes" bill approved by the National Assembly on Tuesday now requires that a court make the decision to suspend a surfer's internet access. Google plans to accelerate its massive efforts to scan tens of millions of books and periodicals with the acquisition on Wednesday of a company called reCAPTCHA.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/september_17_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:24:00 GMT02:46Joltid, Skype lawsuit, EU, SWIFT banking network, counter-terrorism, privacy concerns, three strikes rule, copyright infringement, Google books project, reCAPTCHAThe biggest technology news stories, from PC Advisor. Adobe has agreed to buy web analytics company Omniture for $1.8 billion in cash, the companies said Tuesday. Intel has asked Europe's second highest court to annul last May's antitrust ruling against the company, accusing the regulators of erring in law and of producing sloppy analysis, according to details of the appeal made public Tuesday. Google will offer cloud-computing services designed specifically for US government agencies starting next year, the company announced Tuesday at NASA Ames Research Center. Facebook has passed the 300 million-member mark worldwide, as well as turned free cash-flow positive ahead of schedule, the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced Tuesday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, 16 September 2009The biggest technology news stories, from PC Advisor. Adobe has agreed to buy web analytics company Omniture for $1.8 billion in cash, the companies said Tuesday. Intel has asked Europe's second highest court to annul last May's antitrust ruling against the company, accusing the regulators of erring in law and of producing sloppy analysis, according to details of the appeal made public Tuesday. Google will offer cloud-computing services designed specifically for US government agencies starting next year, the company announced Tuesday at NASA Ames Research Center. Facebook has passed the 300 million-member mark worldwide, as well as turned free cash-flow positive ahead of schedule, the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced Tuesday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/september_16_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:50:00 GMT02:59The biggest technology news stories, from PC Advisor. Adobe has agreed to buy web analytics company Omniture for $1.8 billion in cash, the companies said Tuesday. Intel has asked Europe's second highest court to annul last May's antitrust ruling against the company, accusing the regulators of erring in law and of producing sloppy analysis, according to details of the appeal made public Tuesday. Google will offer cloud-computing services designed specifically for US government agencies starting next year, the company announced Tuesday at NASA Ames Research Center. Facebook has passed the 300 million-member mark worldwide, as well as turned free cash-flow positive ahead of schedule, the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced Tuesday. Technology news, from PC Advisor. Microsoft on Monday introduced a new "Visual Search" feature in its Bing search engine. Google is developing a product called Fast Flip that aims to make it simpler and faster to browse through news articles on the web, a process that the company finds is cumbersome and discourages people from reading more online. Lenovo on Tuesday announced new touchscreen laptops, including the ThinkPad T400s, which is company's first laptop to support four-finger multitouch input. Nokia's acquisition of Plum Ventures assets is another milestone in the move on the part of mobile phone vendors to pick up social-network technology as they hunt for new ways to get consumers to buy handsets. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, September 15 2009Technology news, from PC Advisor. Microsoft on Monday introduced a new "Visual Search" feature in its Bing search engine. Google is developing a product called Fast Flip that aims to make it simpler and faster to browse through news articles on the web, a process that the company finds is cumbersome and discourages people from reading more online. Lenovo on Tuesday announced new touchscreen laptops, including the ThinkPad T400s, which is company's first laptop to support four-finger multitouch input. Nokia's acquisition of Plum Ventures assets is another milestone in the move on the part of mobile phone vendors to pick up social-network technology as they hunt for new ways to get consumers to buy handsets. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/september_15_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:01:00 GMT03:07Technology news, from PC Advisor. Microsoft on Monday introduced a new "Visual Search" feature in its Bing search engine. Google is developing a product called Fast Flip that aims to make it simpler and faster to browse through news articles on the web, a process that the company finds is cumbersome and discourages people from reading more online. Lenovo on Tuesday announced new touchscreen laptops, including the ThinkPad T400s, which is company's first laptop to support four-finger multitouch input. Nokia's acquisition of Plum Ventures assets is another milestone in the move on the part of mobile phone vendors to pick up social-network technology as they hunt for new ways to get consumers to buy handsets. PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Intel executive Pat Gelsinger is leaving after thirty years with the company in order to join EMC. The search advertising deal that Microsoft and Yahoo announced in July will face an in-depth antitrust review from the U.S. Department of Justice. Taobao.com, the company known as "China's eBay" will aim for expansion abroad in the long term, but first it wants more foreign products sold on its platform in China, it said Saturday. Microsoft said Friday that some "in-place" upgrades from Windows Vista to the new Windows 7 may take some users over 20 hours to complete. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, September 14 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Intel executive Pat Gelsinger is leaving after thirty years with the company in order to join EMC. The search advertising deal that Microsoft and Yahoo announced in July will face an in-depth antitrust review from the U.S. Department of Justice. Taobao.com, the company known as "China's eBay" will aim for expansion abroad in the long term, but first it wants more foreign products sold on its platform in China, it said Saturday. Microsoft said Friday that some "in-place" upgrades from Windows Vista to the new Windows 7 may take some users over 20 hours to complete. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_sept_14_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:57:00 GMT02:47PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Intel executive Pat Gelsinger is leaving after thirty years with the company in order to join EMC. The search advertising deal that Microsoft and Yahoo announced in July will face an in-depth antitrust review from the U.S. Department of Justice. Taobao.com, the company known as "China's eBay" will aim for expansion abroad in the long term, but first it wants more foreign products sold on its platform in China, it said Saturday. Microsoft said Friday that some "in-place" upgrades from Windows Vista to the new Windows 7 may take some users over 20 hours to complete. The PC Advisor technology news update. Microsoft has founded and is providing the funding for a new foundation ? called CodePlex - aimed at bringing open-source and proprietary software companies together to participate side by side in open-source projects. Motorola on Thursday announced its first Android smartphone, which will ship in the fourth quarter with T-Mobile USA under the name Cliq. Less than two weeks after Apple launched Snow Leopard, the company has issued the new operating system's first security update. And in a separate upgrade, Apple patched 33 vulnerabilities in 2007's Leopard, and about half as many in the even older Tiger. A new search engine, called ImHalal.com, aims to protect the sensibilities of Muslims by filtering out content that is "haram" or forbidden by the faith. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, September 11 2009The PC Advisor technology news update. Microsoft has founded and is providing the funding for a new foundation ? called CodePlex - aimed at bringing open-source and proprietary software companies together to participate side by side in open-source projects. Motorola on Thursday announced its first Android smartphone, which will ship in the fourth quarter with T-Mobile USA under the name Cliq. Less than two weeks after Apple launched Snow Leopard, the company has issued the new operating system's first security update. And in a separate upgrade, Apple patched 33 vulnerabilities in 2007's Leopard, and about half as many in the even older Tiger. A new search engine, called ImHalal.com, aims to protect the sensibilities of Muslims by filtering out content that is "haram" or forbidden by the faith. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/september_11_newscast.mp3Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:52:00 GMT04:01The PC Advisor technology news update. Microsoft has founded and is providing the funding for a new foundation ? called CodePlex - aimed at bringing open-source and proprietary software companies together to participate side by side in open-source projects. Motorola on Thursday announced its first Android smartphone, which will ship in the fourth quarter with T-Mobile USA under the name Cliq. Less than two weeks after Apple launched Snow Leopard, the company has issued the new operating system's first security update. And in a separate upgrade, Apple patched 33 vulnerabilities in 2007's Leopard, and about half as many in the even older Tiger. A new search engine, called ImHalal.com, aims to protect the sensibilities of Muslims by filtering out content that is "haram" or forbidden by the faith. Today's top technology headlines. Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage at an event on Wednesday to introduce new iPod products, his first public appearance after taking a long medical leave of absence. "I'm very happy to be here today with you all," Jobs said to a standing ovation. Google is promoting a payments system to the newspaper industry that would let web surfers pay a small amount for individual news stories, an idea that could help publishers struggling with the impact of the internet. Chip giant Texas Instruments (TI) raised its revenue and profit estimates for the third-quarter on Wednesday on improved demand for a range of chips, including those used in smartphones. When you're young you'll probably do some stupid things, but think twice before posting them online. That's the advice delivered Wednesday by US President Barack Obama to a 9th grade school child who asked for advice on how to get the most powerful job in the world.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, September 10 2009Today's top technology headlines. Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage at an event on Wednesday to introduce new iPod products, his first public appearance after taking a long medical leave of absence. "I'm very happy to be here today with you all," Jobs said to a standing ovation. Google is promoting a payments system to the newspaper industry that would let web surfers pay a small amount for individual news stories, an idea that could help publishers struggling with the impact of the internet. Chip giant Texas Instruments (TI) raised its revenue and profit estimates for the third-quarter on Wednesday on improved demand for a range of chips, including those used in smartphones. When you're young you'll probably do some stupid things, but think twice before posting them online. That's the advice delivered Wednesday by US President Barack Obama to a 9th grade school child who asked for advice on how to get the most powerful job in the world.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/september_10_newscast.mp3Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:08:00 GMT04:07Today's top technology headlines. Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage at an event on Wednesday to introduce new iPod products, his first public appearance after taking a long medical leave of absence. "I'm very happy to be here today with you all," Jobs said to a standing ovation. Google is promoting a payments system to the newspaper industry that would let web surfers pay a small amount for individual news stories, an idea that could help publishers struggling with the impact of the internet. Chip giant Texas Instruments (TI) raised its revenue and profit estimates for the third-quarter on Wednesday on improved demand for a range of chips, including those used in smartphones. When you're young you'll probably do some stupid things, but think twice before posting them online. That's the advice delivered Wednesday by US President Barack Obama to a 9th grade school child who asked for advice on how to get the most powerful job in the world.PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Microsoft has released its security updates for the month of September, but a couple of unpatched flaws have some security experts wondering if the software company will be forced to release an emergency patch sometime in the month ahead. The Chinese government has cleared a version of the iPhone to use the country's mobile networks and posted pictures of the handset online, just as carrier China Unicom prepares to launch the phone. Meanwhile just hours before Apple was due to announce a number of changes to the iPod lineup on Wednesday ? including a camera enabled iPod Touch - price cuts have been made across the existing iPod range. Over half of all online sellers of consumer electronics in the European Union are suspected of having broken consumer protection laws, the European Commission said Wednesday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, September 9 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Microsoft has released its security updates for the month of September, but a couple of unpatched flaws have some security experts wondering if the software company will be forced to release an emergency patch sometime in the month ahead. The Chinese government has cleared a version of the iPhone to use the country's mobile networks and posted pictures of the handset online, just as carrier China Unicom prepares to launch the phone. Meanwhile just hours before Apple was due to announce a number of changes to the iPod lineup on Wednesday ? including a camera enabled iPod Touch - price cuts have been made across the existing iPod range. Over half of all online sellers of consumer electronics in the European Union are suspected of having broken consumer protection laws, the European Commission said Wednesday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/september_09_newscast.mp3Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:12:00 GMT04:02PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Microsoft has released its security updates for the month of September, but a couple of unpatched flaws have some security experts wondering if the software company will be forced to release an emergency patch sometime in the month ahead. The Chinese government has cleared a version of the iPhone to use the country's mobile networks and posted pictures of the handset online, just as carrier China Unicom prepares to launch the phone. Meanwhile just hours before Apple was due to announce a number of changes to the iPod lineup on Wednesday ? including a camera enabled iPod Touch - price cuts have been made across the existing iPod range. Over half of all online sellers of consumer electronics in the European Union are suspected of having broken consumer protection laws, the European Commission said Wednesday. Our daily update of technology news. Banks are likely to see cash-machine fraud rise unless steps are taken to improve their cash-machine infrastructure, the European Network and Information Security Agency has warned. Google has attempted to address European publishers? concerns about its book digitisation project by offering them seats on the board of the organisation managing pay-outs to copyright owners, and promising not to digitise European works without consulting their publishers first. Intel has pushed its Nehalem microarchitecture into mainstream PCs with the release of its first Core i5 chip. Deutsche Telekom and France T?l?com have begun exclusive negotiations to form a joint venture to run their respective UK mobile communications networks, T-Mobile UK and Orange UK. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, September 8 2009Our daily update of technology news. Banks are likely to see cash-machine fraud rise unless steps are taken to improve their cash-machine infrastructure, the European Network and Information Security Agency has warned. Google has attempted to address European publishers? concerns about its book digitisation project by offering them seats on the board of the organisation managing pay-outs to copyright owners, and promising not to digitise European works without consulting their publishers first. Intel has pushed its Nehalem microarchitecture into mainstream PCs with the release of its first Core i5 chip. Deutsche Telekom and France T?l?com have begun exclusive negotiations to form a joint venture to run their respective UK mobile communications networks, T-Mobile UK and Orange UK. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_sept_08_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:34:00 GMT02:48Our daily update of technology news. Banks are likely to see cash-machine fraud rise unless steps are taken to improve their cash-machine infrastructure, the European Network and Information Security Agency has warned. Google has attempted to address European publishers? concerns about its book digitisation project by offering them seats on the board of the organisation managing pay-outs to copyright owners, and promising not to digitise European works without consulting their publishers first. Intel has pushed its Nehalem microarchitecture into mainstream PCs with the release of its first Core i5 chip. Deutsche Telekom and France T?l?com have begun exclusive negotiations to form a joint venture to run their respective UK mobile communications networks, T-Mobile UK and Orange UK. PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Sony plans to launch a television capable of showing 3D images, it said on Wednesday at the IFA electronics fair in Berlin. The Nokia Booklet 3G netbook will ship with Windows 7 and cost ?575 before subsidies and taxes, Nokia announced on Wednesday at its World conference in Stuttgart, Germany. In a strongly worded letter, Amazon added its voice to the growing chorus of cries urging a court to reject the proposed Google Books settlement. Microsoft plans to drop all of its Zune models except for a new high-definition (HD) version that is due out in two weeks, the company confirmed Wednesday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, September 03 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Sony plans to launch a television capable of showing 3D images, it said on Wednesday at the IFA electronics fair in Berlin. The Nokia Booklet 3G netbook will ship with Windows 7 and cost ?575 before subsidies and taxes, Nokia announced on Wednesday at its World conference in Stuttgart, Germany. In a strongly worded letter, Amazon added its voice to the growing chorus of cries urging a court to reject the proposed Google Books settlement. Microsoft plans to drop all of its Zune models except for a new high-definition (HD) version that is due out in two weeks, the company confirmed Wednesday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/september_03_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:41:00 GMT03:28PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Sony plans to launch a television capable of showing 3D images, it said on Wednesday at the IFA electronics fair in Berlin. The Nokia Booklet 3G netbook will ship with Windows 7 and cost ?575 before subsidies and taxes, Nokia announced on Wednesday at its World conference in Stuttgart, Germany. In a strongly worded letter, Amazon added its voice to the growing chorus of cries urging a court to reject the proposed Google Books settlement. Microsoft plans to drop all of its Zune models except for a new high-definition (HD) version that is due out in two weeks, the company confirmed Wednesday. Technology news, from PC Advisor. eBay has reached an agreement to sell a 65 percent stake in its Skype Internet telephony, video conferencing and instant messaging unit for $1.9 billion in cash to an investor group led by Silver Lake. The Android Market probably produces less than $5 million a month, despite a recent report that issued that estimate, one successful application developer says. One day after a security researcher published attack code for a flaw in Microsoft's IIS server software, Microsoft said it plans to patch the issue. Google's Gmail email service was down for most of its users worldwide for almost two hours, affecting not only individuals who use it for personal matters but also organisations and their employees who depend on it as their business email system. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, September 2 2009Technology news, from PC Advisor. eBay has reached an agreement to sell a 65 percent stake in its Skype Internet telephony, video conferencing and instant messaging unit for $1.9 billion in cash to an investor group led by Silver Lake. The Android Market probably produces less than $5 million a month, despite a recent report that issued that estimate, one successful application developer says. One day after a security researcher published attack code for a flaw in Microsoft's IIS server software, Microsoft said it plans to patch the issue. Google's Gmail email service was down for most of its users worldwide for almost two hours, affecting not only individuals who use it for personal matters but also organisations and their employees who depend on it as their business email system. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/september_02__earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:25:00 GMT03:09Technology news, from PC Advisor. eBay has reached an agreement to sell a 65 percent stake in its Skype Internet telephony, video conferencing and instant messaging unit for $1.9 billion in cash to an investor group led by Silver Lake. The Android Market probably produces less than $5 million a month, despite a recent report that issued that estimate, one successful application developer says. One day after a security researcher published attack code for a flaw in Microsoft's IIS server software, Microsoft said it plans to patch the issue. Google's Gmail email service was down for most of its users worldwide for almost two hours, affecting not only individuals who use it for personal matters but also organisations and their employees who depend on it as their business email system. The latest IT stories, brought to you by PC Advisor. A hacker has posted code that could be used to take over a system running Microsoft IIS server. Google has forged a deal to distribute Chrome in Sony PCs sold in North America, the company's first such deal with a PC vendor and one of a number of efforts to popularise the internet browser. China Mobile displayed smartphones from Dell, Lenovo Mobile and other companies running its mobile operating system at a Beijing event on Monday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, September 1 2009The latest IT stories, brought to you by PC Advisor. A hacker has posted code that could be used to take over a system running Microsoft IIS server. Google has forged a deal to distribute Chrome in Sony PCs sold in North America, the company's first such deal with a PC vendor and one of a number of efforts to popularise the internet browser. China Mobile displayed smartphones from Dell, Lenovo Mobile and other companies running its mobile operating system at a Beijing event on Monday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/september_01__earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:57:00 GMT03:07hacker, hack, Microsoft IIS server, Google Chrome, Sony PC deal, internet browser, web, Chine Mobile, smartphone, Dell, Lenovo Mobile, Beijing, technology, breaking news, headlinesTech news from around the world. China Unicom has reached a 3-year deal with Apple to offer the iPhone in China. Intel has said its expectations for third-quarter revenue are higher than its prior forecast due to stronger-than-expected demand for processors and chipsets, fuelling hopes that the hardware sector will bounce back from the recession in the second half of the year. Google is attempting to settle a long-running lawsuit by publishers and copyright holders and move ahead with its Google Books Library Project to digitise the world's books. iPhone and iPod touch devotees can now access their PCs or virtual desktops remotely using PocketCloud from Wyse, released on Thursday.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 31 2009Tech news from around the world. China Unicom has reached a 3-year deal with Apple to offer the iPhone in China. Intel has said its expectations for third-quarter revenue are higher than its prior forecast due to stronger-than-expected demand for processors and chipsets, fuelling hopes that the hardware sector will bounce back from the recession in the second half of the year. Google is attempting to settle a long-running lawsuit by publishers and copyright holders and move ahead with its Google Books Library Project to digitise the world's books. iPhone and iPod touch devotees can now access their PCs or virtual desktops remotely using PocketCloud from Wyse, released on Thursday.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_31_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:00:00 GMT02:59China Unicom, Apple, iPhone, Intel results, processors, chipsets, recession, recovery, Google Books Library Project, iPhone, iPod touch, PocketCloud, Wyse, virtual desktops, technology, news, ITPCA's round-up of global technology news. The FBI is trying to figure out who is sending laptop computers to state governors across the US; some state officials are worried that they may contain malicious software. Dell has said it is willing to work with carriers worldwide to develop more mobile devices, suggesting that another phone-like prototype like the one it developed with China Mobile could be on the cards. A special Windows 7 upgrade package for households with more than one PC is now available for pre-order online ahead of schedule and at a discount from Microsoft's previously announced price. Apple has approved a streaming music application from Spotify for use on the iPhone, even though the program will compete with Apple's own iTunes service.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 28 2009PCA's round-up of global technology news. The FBI is trying to figure out who is sending laptop computers to state governors across the US; some state officials are worried that they may contain malicious software. Dell has said it is willing to work with carriers worldwide to develop more mobile devices, suggesting that another phone-like prototype like the one it developed with China Mobile could be on the cards. A special Windows 7 upgrade package for households with more than one PC is now available for pre-order online ahead of schedule and at a discount from Microsoft's previously announced price. Apple has approved a streaming music application from Spotify for use on the iPhone, even though the program will compete with Apple's own iTunes service.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_28_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:00:00 GMT03:13Trojan horse, security, malware, FBI, Dell, China Mobile, handset, phone, mobile, Windows 7, Win7, Microsoft, MS, family pack, Apple, Spotify for iPhone, iTunes, technology newsThe most important technology news from around the world, by PC Advisor. China has pushed ahead with deploying Internet domain names written in Chinese as it urges action to standardize their use globally. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit demanding that US Customs and Border Protection release details of its policy that allows the agency to search travelers' laptops at US borders without suspicion of wrongdoing. Nokia is getting ready to launch Nokia Money, which will offer basic financial services on mobile phones, it said on Wednesday. A sixth person who has worked for the US Department of State has pleaded guilty to a charge related to illegally accessing electronic passport application files, the US Department of Justice said. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 27 2009The most important technology news from around the world, by PC Advisor. China has pushed ahead with deploying Internet domain names written in Chinese as it urges action to standardize their use globally. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit demanding that US Customs and Border Protection release details of its policy that allows the agency to search travelers' laptops at US borders without suspicion of wrongdoing. Nokia is getting ready to launch Nokia Money, which will offer basic financial services on mobile phones, it said on Wednesday. A sixth person who has worked for the US Department of State has pleaded guilty to a charge related to illegally accessing electronic passport application files, the US Department of Justice said. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_27_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:59:00 GMT03:21The most important technology news from around the world, by PC Advisor. China has pushed ahead with deploying Internet domain names written in Chinese as it urges action to standardize their use globally. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit demanding that US Customs and Border Protection release details of its policy that allows the agency to search travelers' laptops at US borders without suspicion of wrongdoing. Nokia is getting ready to launch Nokia Money, which will offer basic financial services on mobile phones, it said on Wednesday. A sixth person who has worked for the US Department of State has pleaded guilty to a charge related to illegally accessing electronic passport application files, the US Department of Justice said. Top breaking IT news stories from PC Advisor. Fujitsu plans to deliver a 10-petaflop supercomputer by early 2011; this would be almost 10 times more powerful than today's fastest system. Yahoo has agreed to buy Maktoob.com, an Arabian portal combining news, business and sports information with mail and chat services. Cisco Systems has downplayed a vulnerability in some of its wireless access points, reporting that there is no risk of data loss or interception. But AirMagnet, the wireless network security vendor that discovered the issue, said the hole could still lead to problems. The US International Trade Commission will investigate flash storage chips used by Apple, Research In Motion, Dell, Asus, Sony, Lenovo and other vendors after a company claiming five patents on flash technology sought to ban the importation of the chips and devices that use them.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 26 2009Top breaking IT news stories from PC Advisor. Fujitsu plans to deliver a 10-petaflop supercomputer by early 2011; this would be almost 10 times more powerful than today's fastest system. Yahoo has agreed to buy Maktoob.com, an Arabian portal combining news, business and sports information with mail and chat services. Cisco Systems has downplayed a vulnerability in some of its wireless access points, reporting that there is no risk of data loss or interception. But AirMagnet, the wireless network security vendor that discovered the issue, said the hole could still lead to problems. The US International Trade Commission will investigate flash storage chips used by Apple, Research In Motion, Dell, Asus, Sony, Lenovo and other vendors after a company claiming five patents on flash technology sought to ban the importation of the chips and devices that use them.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_26_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:10:00 GMT03:19Fujitsu, 10-petaflop computer, Yahoo, Maktoob, Arab portal, Cisco vulnerability, AirMagnet, flash storage, Apple, Research in Motion, Dell, Asus, Sony, Lenovo, patent dispute, chip, news, technologyToday's top technology stories, from PC Advisor. Nokia has unveiled the Booklet 3G, a netbook with high-speed mobile broadband and Wi-Fi connectivity, and a GPS receiver. Intel has made a number of power-saving enhancements to its Atom architecture that will be included in its upcoming Moorestown platform for smartphones, a company official said on Monday. Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming 12-core chips will draw the same power as existing six-core chips, but will have reduced clock speeds. File-sharing site The Pirate Bay went down on Monday after its ISP (Internet service provider), Black Internet, cut its connection to avoid being fined by the Stockholm district court. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 25 2009Today's top technology stories, from PC Advisor. Nokia has unveiled the Booklet 3G, a netbook with high-speed mobile broadband and Wi-Fi connectivity, and a GPS receiver. Intel has made a number of power-saving enhancements to its Atom architecture that will be included in its upcoming Moorestown platform for smartphones, a company official said on Monday. Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming 12-core chips will draw the same power as existing six-core chips, but will have reduced clock speeds. File-sharing site The Pirate Bay went down on Monday after its ISP (Internet service provider), Black Internet, cut its connection to avoid being fined by the Stockholm district court. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_24_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:19:00 GMT03:27Today's top technology stories, from PC Advisor. Nokia has unveiled the Booklet 3G, a netbook with high-speed mobile broadband and Wi-Fi connectivity, and a GPS receiver. Intel has made a number of power-saving enhancements to its Atom architecture that will be included in its upcoming Moorestown platform for smartphones, a company official said on Monday. Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming 12-core chips will draw the same power as existing six-core chips, but will have reduced clock speeds. File-sharing site The Pirate Bay went down on Monday after its ISP (Internet service provider), Black Internet, cut its connection to avoid being fined by the Stockholm district court. PC Advisor technology news podcast. Apple is still reviewing the Google Voice iPhone application, and AT&T has not played any role in that review process, the companies told the US Federal Communications Commission on Friday. Intel has acquired software company RapidMind in an effort to push development of programs that can exploit the power of Intel's multicore processors, the company said Friday. A Chinese court has sentenced four people to jail for pirating Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, China's state-owned media reported on Friday. A Chinese company is developing an e-reader it hopes will emulate the success of the Amazon Kindle and may market the device outside China. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 24 2009PC Advisor technology news podcast. Apple is still reviewing the Google Voice iPhone application, and AT&T has not played any role in that review process, the companies told the US Federal Communications Commission on Friday. Intel has acquired software company RapidMind in an effort to push development of programs that can exploit the power of Intel's multicore processors, the company said Friday. A Chinese court has sentenced four people to jail for pirating Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, China's state-owned media reported on Friday. A Chinese company is developing an e-reader it hopes will emulate the success of the Amazon Kindle and may market the device outside China. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_24_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:55:00 GMT03:27PC Advisor technology news podcast. Apple is still reviewing the Google Voice iPhone application, and AT&T has not played any role in that review process, the companies told the US Federal Communications Commission on Friday. Intel has acquired software company RapidMind in an effort to push development of programs that can exploit the power of Intel's multicore processors, the company said Friday. A Chinese court has sentenced four people to jail for pirating Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, China's state-owned media reported on Friday. A Chinese company is developing an e-reader it hopes will emulate the success of the Amazon Kindle and may market the device outside China. Today's technology news, from PC Advisor. Nearly one half billion people subscribed to China Mobile cellular services last month, but the giant's efforts to promote a Chinese 3G standard have made little headway. The dominance of low-cost netbooks could be threatened by an emerging category of ultrathin laptops, which could compete on features and price, analysts said. Microsoft, Amazon.com and Yahoo plan to join a consortium to fight a proposed settlement Google has made with authors and publishers over its Google Book Search service, according to a report published in The New York Times. Google's Search Appliance can now be used to search documents stored on Salesforce.com, the company said on Wednesday on its enterprise blog. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 21 2009Today's technology news, from PC Advisor. Nearly one half billion people subscribed to China Mobile cellular services last month, but the giant's efforts to promote a Chinese 3G standard have made little headway. The dominance of low-cost netbooks could be threatened by an emerging category of ultrathin laptops, which could compete on features and price, analysts said. Microsoft, Amazon.com and Yahoo plan to join a consortium to fight a proposed settlement Google has made with authors and publishers over its Google Book Search service, according to a report published in The New York Times. Google's Search Appliance can now be used to search documents stored on Salesforce.com, the company said on Wednesday on its enterprise blog. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_21_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:47:00 GMT02:59Today's technology news, from PC Advisor. Nearly one half billion people subscribed to China Mobile cellular services last month, but the giant's efforts to promote a Chinese 3G standard have made little headway. The dominance of low-cost netbooks could be threatened by an emerging category of ultrathin laptops, which could compete on features and price, analysts said. Microsoft, Amazon.com and Yahoo plan to join a consortium to fight a proposed settlement Google has made with authors and publishers over its Google Book Search service, according to a report published in The New York Times. Google's Search Appliance can now be used to search documents stored on Salesforce.com, the company said on Wednesday on its enterprise blog. PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Oracle is planning to release a long-awaited update to its flagship database in September, according to a source with knowledge of its plans. The prospective buyer of the file-sharing site The Pirate Bay is planning to implement a system that lets copyright owners remove content from the site in a quest to make it legal, Global Gaming Factory X said on Wednesday. A mistaken offer in Apple's online store on Wednesday could signal that the company's latest Mac operating system, code-named Snow Leopard, is primed for launch as early as next week. Nokia plans to roll out a micro financing program for mobile phones across 12 states in India. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 20 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Oracle is planning to release a long-awaited update to its flagship database in September, according to a source with knowledge of its plans. The prospective buyer of the file-sharing site The Pirate Bay is planning to implement a system that lets copyright owners remove content from the site in a quest to make it legal, Global Gaming Factory X said on Wednesday. A mistaken offer in Apple's online store on Wednesday could signal that the company's latest Mac operating system, code-named Snow Leopard, is primed for launch as early as next week. Nokia plans to roll out a micro financing program for mobile phones across 12 states in India. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_20_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:19:00 GMT03:24PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Oracle is planning to release a long-awaited update to its flagship database in September, according to a source with knowledge of its plans. The prospective buyer of the file-sharing site The Pirate Bay is planning to implement a system that lets copyright owners remove content from the site in a quest to make it legal, Global Gaming Factory X said on Wednesday. A mistaken offer in Apple's online store on Wednesday could signal that the company's latest Mac operating system, code-named Snow Leopard, is primed for launch as early as next week. Nokia plans to roll out a micro financing program for mobile phones across 12 states in India. The top stories from the IDG Global IT News Update, brought to you by PC Advisor. Microsoft on Tuesday asked a court to stay an injunction that could put a stop to sales of Microsoft Word. Apple is investigating reports that some of its popular iPhones may have malfunctioned following a query from a European Commission directorate that oversees consumer safety issues. Hewlett-Packard reported a 2 percent drop in revenue for the July quarter, which was better than expected, and said its business is stabilising. Five people have filed a suit against Facebook, charging the social-networking company with violating California privacy laws and false advertising. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 19 2009The top stories from the IDG Global IT News Update, brought to you by PC Advisor. Microsoft on Tuesday asked a court to stay an injunction that could put a stop to sales of Microsoft Word. Apple is investigating reports that some of its popular iPhones may have malfunctioned following a query from a European Commission directorate that oversees consumer safety issues. Hewlett-Packard reported a 2 percent drop in revenue for the July quarter, which was better than expected, and said its business is stabilising. Five people have filed a suit against Facebook, charging the social-networking company with violating California privacy laws and false advertising. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_19_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:14:00 GMT03:31The top stories from the IDG Global IT News Update, brought to you by PC Advisor. Microsoft on Tuesday asked a court to stay an injunction that could put a stop to sales of Microsoft Word. Apple is investigating reports that some of its popular iPhones may have malfunctioned following a query from a European Commission directorate that oversees consumer safety issues. Hewlett-Packard reported a 2 percent drop in revenue for the July quarter, which was better than expected, and said its business is stabilising. Five people have filed a suit against Facebook, charging the social-networking company with violating California privacy laws and false advertising. Daily technology news from PC Advisor. Electronics shops in Taipei's well-known Guang Hua computer market are perhaps the first retail outlets to offer Intel's latest Lynnfield microprocessors. Dell plans to start selling a mobile device in China but has not yet announced availability, it said on Monday. Those wanting to try out Microsoft's next OS before its official release need to act fast: The download period for the Windows 7 Release Candidate ends Thursday. Users of the first Android phone, the G1, may be unable to get significant future operating-system updates because the phone's internal flash is nearly full. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 18 2009Daily technology news from PC Advisor. Electronics shops in Taipei's well-known Guang Hua computer market are perhaps the first retail outlets to offer Intel's latest Lynnfield microprocessors. Dell plans to start selling a mobile device in China but has not yet announced availability, it said on Monday. Those wanting to try out Microsoft's next OS before its official release need to act fast: The download period for the Windows 7 Release Candidate ends Thursday. Users of the first Android phone, the G1, may be unable to get significant future operating-system updates because the phone's internal flash is nearly full. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_18_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:37:00 GMT02:54Daily technology news from PC Advisor. Electronics shops in Taipei's well-known Guang Hua computer market are perhaps the first retail outlets to offer Intel's latest Lynnfield microprocessors. Dell plans to start selling a mobile device in China but has not yet announced availability, it said on Monday. Those wanting to try out Microsoft's next OS before its official release need to act fast: The download period for the Windows 7 Release Candidate ends Thursday. Users of the first Android phone, the G1, may be unable to get significant future operating-system updates because the phone's internal flash is nearly full. Today's technology news, from PC Advisor. Scientists at IBM are experimenting with using DNA molecules as a way to create tiny circuits that could form the basis of smaller, more powerful computer chips. Lenovo is offering to replace certain batteries sold with its ThinkPad line of laptops, warning users that they may be permanently damaged due to errors. Netscape founder Marc Andreessen, perhaps still stinging after losing to Microsoft in the browser wars in the mid-1990s, may be looking to get back into the browser game. Websites such as Twitter are becoming increasingly favoured by hackers as places to plant malicious software in order to infect computers, according to a new study covering web application security vulnerabilities. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 17 2009Today's technology news, from PC Advisor. Scientists at IBM are experimenting with using DNA molecules as a way to create tiny circuits that could form the basis of smaller, more powerful computer chips. Lenovo is offering to replace certain batteries sold with its ThinkPad line of laptops, warning users that they may be permanently damaged due to errors. Netscape founder Marc Andreessen, perhaps still stinging after losing to Microsoft in the browser wars in the mid-1990s, may be looking to get back into the browser game. Websites such as Twitter are becoming increasingly favoured by hackers as places to plant malicious software in order to infect computers, according to a new study covering web application security vulnerabilities. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_17_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:12:00 GMT03:30Today's technology news, from PC Advisor. Scientists at IBM are experimenting with using DNA molecules as a way to create tiny circuits that could form the basis of smaller, more powerful computer chips. Lenovo is offering to replace certain batteries sold with its ThinkPad line of laptops, warning users that they may be permanently damaged due to errors. Netscape founder Marc Andreessen, perhaps still stinging after losing to Microsoft in the browser wars in the mid-1990s, may be looking to get back into the browser game. Websites such as Twitter are becoming increasingly favoured by hackers as places to plant malicious software in order to infect computers, according to a new study covering web application security vulnerabilities. PC Advisor's daily technology news update. China said Thursday it will not force PC makers to bundle an internet filtering program with computers sold in the country, backing down from a plan that stirred global controversy. Microsoft's decision to make Internet Explorer 8 the default browser on computers where the user elected an express installation raises questions about the software giant's compliance with a 6-year-old antitrust settlement, a lawyer for some of the plaintiffs in the case said Thursday. In an effort to expand its Linux offerings, Dell is researching new netbook-type devices and will soon offer netbook Linux OS upgrades, a company official said on Wednesday. Microsoft on Thursday said that starting next year it will include Outlook in its version of the Office for the Mac platform, replacing Entourage, the email and groupware application for Mac users the suite has now. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 14 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news update. China said Thursday it will not force PC makers to bundle an internet filtering program with computers sold in the country, backing down from a plan that stirred global controversy. Microsoft's decision to make Internet Explorer 8 the default browser on computers where the user elected an express installation raises questions about the software giant's compliance with a 6-year-old antitrust settlement, a lawyer for some of the plaintiffs in the case said Thursday. In an effort to expand its Linux offerings, Dell is researching new netbook-type devices and will soon offer netbook Linux OS upgrades, a company official said on Wednesday. Microsoft on Thursday said that starting next year it will include Outlook in its version of the Office for the Mac platform, replacing Entourage, the email and groupware application for Mac users the suite has now. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_14_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:08:00 GMT03:23PC Advisor's daily technology news update. China said Thursday it will not force PC makers to bundle an internet filtering program with computers sold in the country, backing down from a plan that stirred global controversy. Microsoft's decision to make Internet Explorer 8 the default browser on computers where the user elected an express installation raises questions about the software giant's compliance with a 6-year-old antitrust settlement, a lawyer for some of the plaintiffs in the case said Thursday. In an effort to expand its Linux offerings, Dell is researching new netbook-type devices and will soon offer netbook Linux OS upgrades, a company official said on Wednesday. Microsoft on Thursday said that starting next year it will include Outlook in its version of the Office for the Mac platform, replacing Entourage, the email and groupware application for Mac users the suite has now. The top stories from the IDG Global IT News Update, brought to you by PC Advisor. As smartphones become more popular, they're going to get some unwanted attention from criminals, Google's head of Android security said Wednesday. If current pricing trends for flash storage continue, consumers will be able to buy a 250GB SSD for $100 by 2013, SanDisk's top executive said Wednesday. Microsoft and Nokia are working together to put a version of Microsoft's Office productivity applications on Nokia handsets, the companies said Wednesday. Deep sea landslides caused by Typhoon Morakot severed at least three undersea fibre-optic telecommunications cables and disrupted three others, causing internet service disruptions in parts of Asia. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 13 2009The top stories from the IDG Global IT News Update, brought to you by PC Advisor. As smartphones become more popular, they're going to get some unwanted attention from criminals, Google's head of Android security said Wednesday. If current pricing trends for flash storage continue, consumers will be able to buy a 250GB SSD for $100 by 2013, SanDisk's top executive said Wednesday. Microsoft and Nokia are working together to put a version of Microsoft's Office productivity applications on Nokia handsets, the companies said Wednesday. Deep sea landslides caused by Typhoon Morakot severed at least three undersea fibre-optic telecommunications cables and disrupted three others, causing internet service disruptions in parts of Asia. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_13__earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:33:00 GMT03:45The top stories from the IDG Global IT News Update, brought to you by PC Advisor. As smartphones become more popular, they're going to get some unwanted attention from criminals, Google's head of Android security said Wednesday. If current pricing trends for flash storage continue, consumers will be able to buy a 250GB SSD for $100 by 2013, SanDisk's top executive said Wednesday. Microsoft and Nokia are working together to put a version of Microsoft's Office productivity applications on Nokia handsets, the companies said Wednesday. Deep sea landslides caused by Typhoon Morakot severed at least three undersea fibre-optic telecommunications cables and disrupted three others, causing internet service disruptions in parts of Asia. PC Advisor's daily tech news update. Some Sony laptops have bad nVidia graphics chips. Microsoft has been slapped with injunction that stops Word sales. And the Chinese Academy of Sciences is to sell a stake in Lenovo's parent company.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 12 2009PC Advisor's daily tech news update. Some Sony laptops have bad nVidia graphics chips. Microsoft has been slapped with injunction that stops Word sales. And the Chinese Academy of Sciences is to sell a stake in Lenovo's parent company.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_12__earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:04:00 GMT03:07PC Advisor's daily tech news update. Some Sony laptops have bad nVidia graphics chips. Microsoft has been slapped with injunction that stops Word sales. And the Chinese Academy of Sciences is to sell a stake in Lenovo's parent company.Your daily technology news update from PC Advisor. VMware has struck a deal to acquire enterprise Java vendor SpringSource for $362 million. Microsoft has left the Opera and Google Chrome browsers off of the list of those officially supported by its web-based Office applications, which will be available worldwide in technical preview sometime this month. nVidia on Monday licensed an important technology for its graphics cards to work with Intel's latest Nehalem processors, but friction between the vendors over the processor microarchitecture will likely continue to linger. Facebook on Monday said it has agreed to purchase FriendFeed, a social-networking site that lets people share information and media files on the web in real time. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 11 2009Your daily technology news update from PC Advisor. VMware has struck a deal to acquire enterprise Java vendor SpringSource for $362 million. Microsoft has left the Opera and Google Chrome browsers off of the list of those officially supported by its web-based Office applications, which will be available worldwide in technical preview sometime this month. nVidia on Monday licensed an important technology for its graphics cards to work with Intel's latest Nehalem processors, but friction between the vendors over the processor microarchitecture will likely continue to linger. Facebook on Monday said it has agreed to purchase FriendFeed, a social-networking site that lets people share information and media files on the web in real time. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_11__earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:56:00 GMT03:13Your daily technology news update from PC Advisor. VMware has struck a deal to acquire enterprise Java vendor SpringSource for $362 million. Microsoft has left the Opera and Google Chrome browsers off of the list of those officially supported by its web-based Office applications, which will be available worldwide in technical preview sometime this month. nVidia on Monday licensed an important technology for its graphics cards to work with Intel's latest Nehalem processors, but friction between the vendors over the processor microarchitecture will likely continue to linger. Facebook on Monday said it has agreed to purchase FriendFeed, a social-networking site that lets people share information and media files on the web in real time. Technology news headlines from around the world, brought to you by PC Advisor. Toshiba plans to launch DVD players and laptops later this year that support the Blu-ray disc standard, the company said on Monday. Chinese police have detained 13 people over the beating to death of a teenager at an Internet addiction camp in southern China, according to state media. BMC on Monday said it has bought MQSoftware, maker of middleware that helps companies monitor the performance of IBM's WebSphere MQ as well as other platforms. Responding to complaints that Internet Explorer 8 was being designated as the default browser during some installations, Microsoft has told a US judge that it will change the installation process starting this week. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 10 2009Technology news headlines from around the world, brought to you by PC Advisor. Toshiba plans to launch DVD players and laptops later this year that support the Blu-ray disc standard, the company said on Monday. Chinese police have detained 13 people over the beating to death of a teenager at an Internet addiction camp in southern China, according to state media. BMC on Monday said it has bought MQSoftware, maker of middleware that helps companies monitor the performance of IBM's WebSphere MQ as well as other platforms. Responding to complaints that Internet Explorer 8 was being designated as the default browser during some installations, Microsoft has told a US judge that it will change the installation process starting this week. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_aug10_newscast.mp3Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:54:00 GMT03:32Technology news headlines from around the world, brought to you by PC Advisor. Toshiba plans to launch DVD players and laptops later this year that support the Blu-ray disc standard, the company said on Monday. Chinese police have detained 13 people over the beating to death of a teenager at an Internet addiction camp in southern China, according to state media. BMC on Monday said it has bought MQSoftware, maker of middleware that helps companies monitor the performance of IBM's WebSphere MQ as well as other platforms. Responding to complaints that Internet Explorer 8 was being designated as the default browser during some installations, Microsoft has told a US judge that it will change the installation process starting this week. Security analysts Thursday scrambled to find a motive behind the distributed denial-of-service attacks that brought down Twitter for several hours, and also hit Facebook, Google and LiveJournal. A Chinese company that offers a rival suite to Microsoft Office is following industry trends by turning its software into a web-based service. Alibaba.com, China's top e-commerce website, will step up efforts to expand abroad by launching its first large advertising campaign in the US next week, the company said Friday. Nvidia on Thursday disclosed a charge of $119.1 million for its second fiscal quarter, ended July 26, to cover costs related to a faulty die and weak packaging material used in its graphics chips. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 7 2009Security analysts Thursday scrambled to find a motive behind the distributed denial-of-service attacks that brought down Twitter for several hours, and also hit Facebook, Google and LiveJournal. A Chinese company that offers a rival suite to Microsoft Office is following industry trends by turning its software into a web-based service. Alibaba.com, China's top e-commerce website, will step up efforts to expand abroad by launching its first large advertising campaign in the US next week, the company said Friday. Nvidia on Thursday disclosed a charge of $119.1 million for its second fiscal quarter, ended July 26, to cover costs related to a faulty die and weak packaging material used in its graphics chips. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/aug_7_09_newscast.mp3Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:57:00 GMT03:24Security analysts Thursday scrambled to find a motive behind the distributed denial-of-service attacks that brought down Twitter for several hours, and also hit Facebook, Google and LiveJournal. A Chinese company that offers a rival suite to Microsoft Office is following industry trends by turning its software into a web-based service. Alibaba.com, China's top e-commerce website, will step up efforts to expand abroad by launching its first large advertising campaign in the US next week, the company said Friday. Nvidia on Thursday disclosed a charge of $119.1 million for its second fiscal quarter, ended July 26, to cover costs related to a faulty die and weak packaging material used in its graphics chips. Daily technology news, from PC Advisor. The sale of microprocessors is bucking the economic downturn, as the number of PC processors sold rose about 10 percent during the second quarter compared to the first three months of this year, according to IDC. Cisco Systems' revenue fell 18 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter ended July 25, hitting $8.5 billion, while its net income dropped to $1.1 billion. Google's share of the Chinese online search market dropped slightly in the second quarter as market leader Baidu took more search volume, according to market research companies. Google shelled out more than $100 million for a company that builds video compression technology, a move at least one analyst calls a very smart buy for the money. Dan Olds, an analyst with The Gabriel Consulting Group, told Computerworld that the acquisition is a good move for a company that needs cutting-edge video.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 6 2009Daily technology news, from PC Advisor. The sale of microprocessors is bucking the economic downturn, as the number of PC processors sold rose about 10 percent during the second quarter compared to the first three months of this year, according to IDC. Cisco Systems' revenue fell 18 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter ended July 25, hitting $8.5 billion, while its net income dropped to $1.1 billion. Google's share of the Chinese online search market dropped slightly in the second quarter as market leader Baidu took more search volume, according to market research companies. Google shelled out more than $100 million for a company that builds video compression technology, a move at least one analyst calls a very smart buy for the money. Dan Olds, an analyst with The Gabriel Consulting Group, told Computerworld that the acquisition is a good move for a company that needs cutting-edge video.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/080609newscast.mp3Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:09:00 GMT04:05Daily technology news, from PC Advisor. The sale of microprocessors is bucking the economic downturn, as the number of PC processors sold rose about 10 percent during the second quarter compared to the first three months of this year, according to IDC. Cisco Systems' revenue fell 18 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter ended July 25, hitting $8.5 billion, while its net income dropped to $1.1 billion. Google's share of the Chinese online search market dropped slightly in the second quarter as market leader Baidu took more search volume, according to market research companies. Google shelled out more than $100 million for a company that builds video compression technology, a move at least one analyst calls a very smart buy for the money. Dan Olds, an analyst with The Gabriel Consulting Group, told Computerworld that the acquisition is a good move for a company that needs cutting-edge video.PC Advisor's daily technology news update. More details on Yahoo's search deal with Microsoft have emerged in a government filing. Microsoft will pay Yahoo $50 million a year for three years and will hire at least 400 Yahoo employees. Sony has brought out new e-readers, a full-featured touchscreen edition and a smaller, portable e-reader that costs $100 less than Amazon's popular Kindle. The economic downturn continues to weigh on online ad spending. The worldwide market dropped by 5 percent during the second quarter compared to the same time period last year, according to market research company IDC. Toshiba plans to launch an external battery charger based on a direct methanol fuel cell in the next two months, its new president said on Wednesday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 5 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news update. More details on Yahoo's search deal with Microsoft have emerged in a government filing. Microsoft will pay Yahoo $50 million a year for three years and will hire at least 400 Yahoo employees. Sony has brought out new e-readers, a full-featured touchscreen edition and a smaller, portable e-reader that costs $100 less than Amazon's popular Kindle. The economic downturn continues to weigh on online ad spending. The worldwide market dropped by 5 percent during the second quarter compared to the same time period last year, according to market research company IDC. Toshiba plans to launch an external battery charger based on a direct methanol fuel cell in the next two months, its new president said on Wednesday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_5_idg_newscast.mp3Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:32:00 GMT03:09PC Advisor's daily technology news update. More details on Yahoo's search deal with Microsoft have emerged in a government filing. Microsoft will pay Yahoo $50 million a year for three years and will hire at least 400 Yahoo employees. Sony has brought out new e-readers, a full-featured touchscreen edition and a smaller, portable e-reader that costs $100 less than Amazon's popular Kindle. The economic downturn continues to weigh on online ad spending. The worldwide market dropped by 5 percent during the second quarter compared to the same time period last year, according to market research company IDC. Toshiba plans to launch an external battery charger based on a direct methanol fuel cell in the next two months, its new president said on Wednesday. Technology news, from PC Advisor. The European Commission is due to offer an opinion on Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems early next month. Google Android may be coming to home entertainment products soon. MIPS Technologies has put out Android software source code that can be used to create Android applications for products that use the MIPS32 chip architecture. Twitter has quietly introduced a feature to prevent users from posting links to malicious websites. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 4 2009Technology news, from PC Advisor. The European Commission is due to offer an opinion on Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems early next month. Google Android may be coming to home entertainment products soon. MIPS Technologies has put out Android software source code that can be used to create Android applications for products that use the MIPS32 chip architecture. Twitter has quietly introduced a feature to prevent users from posting links to malicious websites. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_4_idg_newscast.mp3Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:27:00 GMT02:31Technology news, from PC Advisor. The European Commission is due to offer an opinion on Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems early next month. Google Android may be coming to home entertainment products soon. MIPS Technologies has put out Android software source code that can be used to create Android applications for products that use the MIPS32 chip architecture. Twitter has quietly introduced a feature to prevent users from posting links to malicious websites. Today's technology news, from PC Advisor. Google's Schmidt quits Apple Board. FCC investigates rejection of Google voice app for iPhone. ATM scam hits hacker conference.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, August 3 2009Today's technology news, from PC Advisor. Google's Schmidt quits Apple Board. FCC investigates rejection of Google voice app for iPhone. ATM scam hits hacker conference.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/august_03_newscast.mp3Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:30:00 GMT04:30Today's technology news, from PC Advisor. Google's Schmidt quits Apple Board. FCC investigates rejection of Google voice app for iPhone. ATM scam hits hacker conference.The top stories from the IDG Global IT News Update, brought to you by PC Advisor. Many potential buyers of laptops priced under $300 in the US had an unpleasant surprise over the weekend: the machines would not be eligible for a free upgrade to Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system. San Francisco's ambitious plans to roll out computerised smart parking meters have hit a snag: they can be hacked for free parking. Dell was fined on Thursday by a Taiwanese city agency for failing to meet sales obligations of heavily discounted products resulting from online pricing snafus, according to online news reports. Microsoft acknowledged its Windows Mobile segment has not performed well and said it is working on turning that around, but it's uncertain whether its efforts will go far enough. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 31 2009The top stories from the IDG Global IT News Update, brought to you by PC Advisor. Many potential buyers of laptops priced under $300 in the US had an unpleasant surprise over the weekend: the machines would not be eligible for a free upgrade to Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system. San Francisco's ambitious plans to roll out computerised smart parking meters have hit a snag: they can be hacked for free parking. Dell was fined on Thursday by a Taiwanese city agency for failing to meet sales obligations of heavily discounted products resulting from online pricing snafus, according to online news reports. Microsoft acknowledged its Windows Mobile segment has not performed well and said it is working on turning that around, but it's uncertain whether its efforts will go far enough. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/july_31_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:16:00 GMT03:17The top stories from the IDG Global IT News Update, brought to you by PC Advisor. Many potential buyers of laptops priced under $300 in the US had an unpleasant surprise over the weekend: the machines would not be eligible for a free upgrade to Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system. San Francisco's ambitious plans to roll out computerised smart parking meters have hit a snag: they can be hacked for free parking. Dell was fined on Thursday by a Taiwanese city agency for failing to meet sales obligations of heavily discounted products resulting from online pricing snafus, according to online news reports. Microsoft acknowledged its Windows Mobile segment has not performed well and said it is working on turning that around, but it's uncertain whether its efforts will go far enough. Top stories from the PC Advisor newsroom. The head of Google's search organisation said the search deal announced yesterday between Microsoft and Yahoo looked likely to be negative for competition and for consumers. Yahoo's high-profile and widely used search APIs (application programming interfaces) and search programs for external developers are up in the air after the company's decision to outsource its search engine services to Microsoft. Intel said on Wednesday that it will deliver new Atom chips on time later this year, rejecting a report that the chips have been delayed until 2010. Symantec blamed slowing enterprise sales for a sharp drop in earnings for its quarter ended July 3. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 30 2009Top stories from the PC Advisor newsroom. The head of Google's search organisation said the search deal announced yesterday between Microsoft and Yahoo looked likely to be negative for competition and for consumers. Yahoo's high-profile and widely used search APIs (application programming interfaces) and search programs for external developers are up in the air after the company's decision to outsource its search engine services to Microsoft. Intel said on Wednesday that it will deliver new Atom chips on time later this year, rejecting a report that the chips have been delayed until 2010. Symantec blamed slowing enterprise sales for a sharp drop in earnings for its quarter ended July 3. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/july_30_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:56:00 GMT03:03Top stories from the PC Advisor newsroom. The head of Google's search organisation said the search deal announced yesterday between Microsoft and Yahoo looked likely to be negative for competition and for consumers. Yahoo's high-profile and widely used search APIs (application programming interfaces) and search programs for external developers are up in the air after the company's decision to outsource its search engine services to Microsoft. Intel said on Wednesday that it will deliver new Atom chips on time later this year, rejecting a report that the chips have been delayed until 2010. Symantec blamed slowing enterprise sales for a sharp drop in earnings for its quarter ended July 3. PC Advisor's daily news update. Microsoft and Yahoo have agreed to the terms of an online search and advertising deal that's likely to be announced today, according to reports. Verizon and Qualcomm on Tuesday announced they are forming a new joint-venture company designed to support so-called machine-to-machine wireless services. A new report by Gartner showing that software spending will increase worldwide next year indicates there may be truth to the general belief that the technology market has hit bottom. US president Barack Obama's administration needs to answer several questions about the privacy implications of a new version of a computer intrusion detection system that can reportedly read email, a privacy and civil rights advocacy group said. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 29 2009PC Advisor's daily news update. Microsoft and Yahoo have agreed to the terms of an online search and advertising deal that's likely to be announced today, according to reports. Verizon and Qualcomm on Tuesday announced they are forming a new joint-venture company designed to support so-called machine-to-machine wireless services. A new report by Gartner showing that software spending will increase worldwide next year indicates there may be truth to the general belief that the technology market has hit bottom. US president Barack Obama's administration needs to answer several questions about the privacy implications of a new version of a computer intrusion detection system that can reportedly read email, a privacy and civil rights advocacy group said. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/july_29_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:48:00 GMT03:32PC Advisor's daily news update. Microsoft and Yahoo have agreed to the terms of an online search and advertising deal that's likely to be announced today, according to reports. Verizon and Qualcomm on Tuesday announced they are forming a new joint-venture company designed to support so-called machine-to-machine wireless services. A new report by Gartner showing that software spending will increase worldwide next year indicates there may be truth to the general belief that the technology market has hit bottom. US president Barack Obama's administration needs to answer several questions about the privacy implications of a new version of a computer intrusion detection system that can reportedly read email, a privacy and civil rights advocacy group said. PC Advisor rounds up breaking news stories from the world of technology. Google sold its stake in AOL at a $717m loss, according to a regulatory filing made yesterday. Microsoft has been forced to issue emergency patches for its Windows operating system after researchers discovered a way to bypass a critical security mechanism in the Internet Explorer browser. European lawmakers have reached agreement on how to free up radio spectrum for new mobile internet services, while ensuring that regular mobile phone services are not compromised. Nissan has developed a prototype iPhone application that would allow electric car owners to dial into their vehicles and check battery levels.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 28 2009PC Advisor rounds up breaking news stories from the world of technology. Google sold its stake in AOL at a $717m loss, according to a regulatory filing made yesterday. Microsoft has been forced to issue emergency patches for its Windows operating system after researchers discovered a way to bypass a critical security mechanism in the Internet Explorer browser. European lawmakers have reached agreement on how to free up radio spectrum for new mobile internet services, while ensuring that regular mobile phone services are not compromised. Nissan has developed a prototype iPhone application that would allow electric car owners to dial into their vehicles and check battery levels.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/july_28_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:50:00 GMT03:36Google, AOL, Time Warner, buy-out, Microsoft, patch, Windows, OS, operating system, security, flaw, Internet Explorer, browser, radio spectrum, mobile internet, Nissan, Apple iPhone, car batteryTechnology news from PC Advisor. Microsoft's offer to settle its outstanding antitrust issues with Europe's top antitrust regulator was given a cautious welcome by the company's principal antagonist Friday. Microsoft is taking the unusual step of rushing out two emergency security patches ahead of its regularly scheduled updates on August 11. Palm reenabled iTunes synching for owners of its Pre smartphone last Thursday, overcoming a recent Apple move that blocked the handset's access to music stored in the latest version of iTunes. Dell will pay $9.1 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in which former employees accused the company of sex discrimination, the computer maker said Friday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 27 2009Technology news from PC Advisor. Microsoft's offer to settle its outstanding antitrust issues with Europe's top antitrust regulator was given a cautious welcome by the company's principal antagonist Friday. Microsoft is taking the unusual step of rushing out two emergency security patches ahead of its regularly scheduled updates on August 11. Palm reenabled iTunes synching for owners of its Pre smartphone last Thursday, overcoming a recent Apple move that blocked the handset's access to music stored in the latest version of iTunes. Dell will pay $9.1 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in which former employees accused the company of sex discrimination, the computer maker said Friday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/july_27_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:11:00 GMT03:13Technology news from PC Advisor. Microsoft's offer to settle its outstanding antitrust issues with Europe's top antitrust regulator was given a cautious welcome by the company's principal antagonist Friday. Microsoft is taking the unusual step of rushing out two emergency security patches ahead of its regularly scheduled updates on August 11. Palm reenabled iTunes synching for owners of its Pre smartphone last Thursday, overcoming a recent Apple move that blocked the handset's access to music stored in the latest version of iTunes. Dell will pay $9.1 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in which former employees accused the company of sex discrimination, the computer maker said Friday. The day's biggest technology news, from PC Advisor. Code that Microsoft released Monday for the Linux kernel under the General Public License version 2 was in violation of that licence before Microsoft made it available, according to an open-source network engineer. Microsoft's revenue declined 17 percent and net income declined 29 percent year over year in its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter due to continued weakness in global sales of PCs and servers, the company reported Thursday. Collaboration with Microsoft could allow the software giant's upcoming Windows 7 OS to take advantage of multithreaded and multicore Intel chips for faster application performance, according to an Intel official. Digital liberties group the Electronic Frontier Foundation is urging its supporters to pressure Google to build significant privacy protections into its Book Search service, with the EFF suggesting the service gives Google access to new personal information. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 24 2009The day's biggest technology news, from PC Advisor. Code that Microsoft released Monday for the Linux kernel under the General Public License version 2 was in violation of that licence before Microsoft made it available, according to an open-source network engineer. Microsoft's revenue declined 17 percent and net income declined 29 percent year over year in its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter due to continued weakness in global sales of PCs and servers, the company reported Thursday. Collaboration with Microsoft could allow the software giant's upcoming Windows 7 OS to take advantage of multithreaded and multicore Intel chips for faster application performance, according to an Intel official. Digital liberties group the Electronic Frontier Foundation is urging its supporters to pressure Google to build significant privacy protections into its Book Search service, with the EFF suggesting the service gives Google access to new personal information. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/july_24_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:36:00 GMT03:15The day's biggest technology news, from PC Advisor. Code that Microsoft released Monday for the Linux kernel under the General Public License version 2 was in violation of that licence before Microsoft made it available, according to an open-source network engineer. Microsoft's revenue declined 17 percent and net income declined 29 percent year over year in its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter due to continued weakness in global sales of PCs and servers, the company reported Thursday. Collaboration with Microsoft could allow the software giant's upcoming Windows 7 OS to take advantage of multithreaded and multicore Intel chips for faster application performance, according to an Intel official. Digital liberties group the Electronic Frontier Foundation is urging its supporters to pressure Google to build significant privacy protections into its Book Search service, with the EFF suggesting the service gives Google access to new personal information. Technology news, from PC Advisor. The IEEE 802.11n standard is likely to be approved in September, making the high-speed wireless LAN technology official after about seven years of wrangling and refinement. Apple beat analyst expectations and appears nearly untouched by the economic downturn, reporting its best non-holiday quarterly revenue and earnings in the company's history on Tuesday. A BlackBerry firmware update pushed out to subscribers of United Arab Emirates carrier Etisalat contained spyware, Research in Motion confirmed Tuesday. Microsoft on Tuesday detailed how its partners and business customers can get their hands on Windows 7 RTM, or release to manufacturing, code, which will be available next month on different days for different sets of users.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 22 2009Technology news, from PC Advisor. The IEEE 802.11n standard is likely to be approved in September, making the high-speed wireless LAN technology official after about seven years of wrangling and refinement. Apple beat analyst expectations and appears nearly untouched by the economic downturn, reporting its best non-holiday quarterly revenue and earnings in the company's history on Tuesday. A BlackBerry firmware update pushed out to subscribers of United Arab Emirates carrier Etisalat contained spyware, Research in Motion confirmed Tuesday. Microsoft on Tuesday detailed how its partners and business customers can get their hands on Windows 7 RTM, or release to manufacturing, code, which will be available next month on different days for different sets of users.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/july_22_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT03:10IEEE 802.11n, wireless, Wif-Fi, LAN, Apple, economic downturn, recession, revenue, earnings, BlackBerry, Research in Motion, UAE, Etisalat, spyware, Microsoft, Windows 7 RTM, release to manufacturing, Win7 launchThe biggest tech news stories in the world today, brought to you by PC Advisor and IDG. Windows 7 and Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, will be under close watch when the company reports its financial earnings this week. China has started restoring some internet access to a province where it was blocked after deadly ethnic riots two weeks ago, but the outage has already taken a toll on local businesses. Intel dropped prices of some quad-core desktop processors on Sunday as it gets ready to launch new quad-core chips code-named Lynnfield later this year, perhaps as early as September. EMC has officially acquired majority ownership of storage vendor Data Domain after a bidding war with NetApp. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 21 2009The biggest tech news stories in the world today, brought to you by PC Advisor and IDG. Windows 7 and Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, will be under close watch when the company reports its financial earnings this week. China has started restoring some internet access to a province where it was blocked after deadly ethnic riots two weeks ago, but the outage has already taken a toll on local businesses. Intel dropped prices of some quad-core desktop processors on Sunday as it gets ready to launch new quad-core chips code-named Lynnfield later this year, perhaps as early as September. EMC has officially acquired majority ownership of storage vendor Data Domain after a bidding war with NetApp. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/july_21_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:47:00 GMT03:05The biggest tech news stories in the world today, brought to you by PC Advisor and IDG. Windows 7 and Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, will be under close watch when the company reports its financial earnings this week. China has started restoring some internet access to a province where it was blocked after deadly ethnic riots two weeks ago, but the outage has already taken a toll on local businesses. Intel dropped prices of some quad-core desktop processors on Sunday as it gets ready to launch new quad-core chips code-named Lynnfield later this year, perhaps as early as September. EMC has officially acquired majority ownership of storage vendor Data Domain after a bidding war with NetApp. Today's top technology news stories, from PC Advisor. Microsoft could reach an alliance with Yahoo that could compete better with Google in online search advertising, according to media reports. Oracle's decision to hike the price of some add-ons for its flagship database by about 40 percent was far from a random act, since the modules are crucial to getting the database to perform at the highest level, analysts said. Advanced Micro Devices is getting ready to put Neo chips in low-power desktop products, upping the ante in its battle with rival Intel, which offers processors for similar devices. The full-size Gundam statue that was recently unveiled in a Tokyo park has attracted thousands of people already, many of whom have snapped pictures and stared in awe at the 18m-high robot. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 20 2009Today's top technology news stories, from PC Advisor. Microsoft could reach an alliance with Yahoo that could compete better with Google in online search advertising, according to media reports. Oracle's decision to hike the price of some add-ons for its flagship database by about 40 percent was far from a random act, since the modules are crucial to getting the database to perform at the highest level, analysts said. Advanced Micro Devices is getting ready to put Neo chips in low-power desktop products, upping the ante in its battle with rival Intel, which offers processors for similar devices. The full-size Gundam statue that was recently unveiled in a Tokyo park has attracted thousands of people already, many of whom have snapped pictures and stared in awe at the 18m-high robot. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/july_20_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:04:00 GMT03:38Today's top technology news stories, from PC Advisor. Microsoft could reach an alliance with Yahoo that could compete better with Google in online search advertising, according to media reports. Oracle's decision to hike the price of some add-ons for its flagship database by about 40 percent was far from a random act, since the modules are crucial to getting the database to perform at the highest level, analysts said. Advanced Micro Devices is getting ready to put Neo chips in low-power desktop products, upping the ante in its battle with rival Intel, which offers processors for similar devices. The full-size Gundam statue that was recently unveiled in a Tokyo park has attracted thousands of people already, many of whom have snapped pictures and stared in awe at the 18m-high robot. The top stories from the IDG Global IT News Update, brought to you by PC Advisor. A former Microsoft employee and prominent analyst warned the financial community not to be misled by Microsoft's claims about early corporate adoption of Windows 7. Advanced Micro Devices spin-off GlobalFoundries is set to announce its first customer soon, taking a step forward as it tries to build up its manufacturing operations. China's internet users have surpassed the US population in number, and more Chinese than ever are using e-commerce and accessing the web through mobile phones, according to official statistics. HTC released a software update on Thursday that fixes a Bluetooth vulnerability disclosed earlier this week by a Spanish security researcher. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 17 2009The top stories from the IDG Global IT News Update, brought to you by PC Advisor. A former Microsoft employee and prominent analyst warned the financial community not to be misled by Microsoft's claims about early corporate adoption of Windows 7. Advanced Micro Devices spin-off GlobalFoundries is set to announce its first customer soon, taking a step forward as it tries to build up its manufacturing operations. China's internet users have surpassed the US population in number, and more Chinese than ever are using e-commerce and accessing the web through mobile phones, according to official statistics. HTC released a software update on Thursday that fixes a Bluetooth vulnerability disclosed earlier this week by a Spanish security researcher. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/july_17_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:15:00 GMT03:06The top stories from the IDG Global IT News Update, brought to you by PC Advisor. A former Microsoft employee and prominent analyst warned the financial community not to be misled by Microsoft's claims about early corporate adoption of Windows 7. Advanced Micro Devices spin-off GlobalFoundries is set to announce its first customer soon, taking a step forward as it tries to build up its manufacturing operations. China's internet users have surpassed the US population in number, and more Chinese than ever are using e-commerce and accessing the web through mobile phones, according to official statistics. HTC released a software update on Thursday that fixes a Bluetooth vulnerability disclosed earlier this week by a Spanish security researcher. Technology news, from PC Advisor. Recent visitors to the website of Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs may have come away with something other than a better understanding of Malaysian foreign policy or the country's visa requirements. The website was compromised by an unknown attacker and used to redirect visitors to another site containing malicious code. A hacker has reportedly obtained and distributed more than 300 confidential documents pertaining to Twitter's business affairs. Four out of five Japanese internet users are worried about their privacy and feel insecure when using the internet, according to the results of a government survey. Palm confirmed late today that Pre owners can no longer use Apple's iTunes to sync their smartphones to Macs or PCs. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 16 2009Technology news, from PC Advisor. Recent visitors to the website of Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs may have come away with something other than a better understanding of Malaysian foreign policy or the country's visa requirements. The website was compromised by an unknown attacker and used to redirect visitors to another site containing malicious code. A hacker has reportedly obtained and distributed more than 300 confidential documents pertaining to Twitter's business affairs. Four out of five Japanese internet users are worried about their privacy and feel insecure when using the internet, according to the results of a government survey. Palm confirmed late today that Pre owners can no longer use Apple's iTunes to sync their smartphones to Macs or PCs. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/july_16_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:06:00 GMT02:57Technology news, from PC Advisor. Recent visitors to the website of Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs may have come away with something other than a better understanding of Malaysian foreign policy or the country's visa requirements. The website was compromised by an unknown attacker and used to redirect visitors to another site containing malicious code. A hacker has reportedly obtained and distributed more than 300 confidential documents pertaining to Twitter's business affairs. Four out of five Japanese internet users are worried about their privacy and feel insecure when using the internet, according to the results of a government survey. Palm confirmed late today that Pre owners can no longer use Apple's iTunes to sync their smartphones to Macs or PCs. The biggest technology news stories in the world today, brought to you by PC Advisor. British authorities have launched an investigation into the recent cyberattacks that crippled websites in the US and South Korea, as the trail to find the perpetrators stretches around the world. Intel on Tuesday reported that its net income for the second fiscal quarter of 2009 dropped $2 billion year-over-year because of the hefty fine imposed on the chip maker by the European Commission. China has banned the use of shock therapy to treat internet addiction after its use at one hospital sparked nationwide controversy. Sun Microsystems said it expects to report a sharp drop in sales for the June quarter as it prepares to put its planned acquisition by Oracle to a shareholder vote later this week.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 15 2009The biggest technology news stories in the world today, brought to you by PC Advisor. British authorities have launched an investigation into the recent cyberattacks that crippled websites in the US and South Korea, as the trail to find the perpetrators stretches around the world. Intel on Tuesday reported that its net income for the second fiscal quarter of 2009 dropped $2 billion year-over-year because of the hefty fine imposed on the chip maker by the European Commission. China has banned the use of shock therapy to treat internet addiction after its use at one hospital sparked nationwide controversy. Sun Microsystems said it expects to report a sharp drop in sales for the June quarter as it prepares to put its planned acquisition by Oracle to a shareholder vote later this week.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/july_15_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:51:00 GMT03:30The biggest technology news stories in the world today, brought to you by PC Advisor. British authorities have launched an investigation into the recent cyberattacks that crippled websites in the US and South Korea, as the trail to find the perpetrators stretches around the world. Intel on Tuesday reported that its net income for the second fiscal quarter of 2009 dropped $2 billion year-over-year because of the hefty fine imposed on the chip maker by the European Commission. China has banned the use of shock therapy to treat internet addiction after its use at one hospital sparked nationwide controversy. Sun Microsystems said it expects to report a sharp drop in sales for the June quarter as it prepares to put its planned acquisition by Oracle to a shareholder vote later this week.Today's biggest technology news stories, from PC Advisor. Dell said on Monday that demand for its products is "stabilising" and that it expects to report a sequential increase in revenue for its second fiscal quarter, which ends July 31. The UK was the likely source of a series of attacks last week that took down popular websites in the US and South Korea, according to an analysis performed by a Vietnamese computer security analyst. WiMax subscriber growth slowed in the first quarter, and the emerging wireless technology will continue to struggle at least through this year, a survey by research company Maravedis indicates. Business customers can start ordering Windows 7 beginning September 7, slightly ahead of the general release of the OS the next month, Microsoft unveiled on Monday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 14 2009Today's biggest technology news stories, from PC Advisor. Dell said on Monday that demand for its products is "stabilising" and that it expects to report a sequential increase in revenue for its second fiscal quarter, which ends July 31. The UK was the likely source of a series of attacks last week that took down popular websites in the US and South Korea, according to an analysis performed by a Vietnamese computer security analyst. WiMax subscriber growth slowed in the first quarter, and the emerging wireless technology will continue to struggle at least through this year, a survey by research company Maravedis indicates. Business customers can start ordering Windows 7 beginning September 7, slightly ahead of the general release of the OS the next month, Microsoft unveiled on Monday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/july_14_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:36:00 GMT02:45Today's biggest technology news stories, from PC Advisor. Dell said on Monday that demand for its products is "stabilising" and that it expects to report a sequential increase in revenue for its second fiscal quarter, which ends July 31. The UK was the likely source of a series of attacks last week that took down popular websites in the US and South Korea, according to an analysis performed by a Vietnamese computer security analyst. WiMax subscriber growth slowed in the first quarter, and the emerging wireless technology will continue to struggle at least through this year, a survey by research company Maravedis indicates. Business customers can start ordering Windows 7 beginning September 7, slightly ahead of the general release of the OS the next month, Microsoft unveiled on Monday. PC Advisor's daily technology news round-up. The number of botnets and of computers controlled by them in China has fallen in recent years, although the country remains a top host for the networks of compromised computers, according to the government and independent researchers. Dell on Friday said it would consider testing Google's upcoming Chrome operating system, but didn't commit to offering the Linux-based OS in future products. Google's emerging Chrome operating system won't squeeze out Android, according to Andy Rubin, the company's vice president of mobile engineering platforms. Hewlett-Packard is stepping up its efforts in the area of managed print services. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 13 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news round-up. The number of botnets and of computers controlled by them in China has fallen in recent years, although the country remains a top host for the networks of compromised computers, according to the government and independent researchers. Dell on Friday said it would consider testing Google's upcoming Chrome operating system, but didn't commit to offering the Linux-based OS in future products. Google's emerging Chrome operating system won't squeeze out Android, according to Andy Rubin, the company's vice president of mobile engineering platforms. Hewlett-Packard is stepping up its efforts in the area of managed print services. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/july_13_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:43:00 GMT03:03PC Advisor's daily technology news round-up. The number of botnets and of computers controlled by them in China has fallen in recent years, although the country remains a top host for the networks of compromised computers, according to the government and independent researchers. Dell on Friday said it would consider testing Google's upcoming Chrome operating system, but didn't commit to offering the Linux-based OS in future products. Google's emerging Chrome operating system won't squeeze out Android, according to Andy Rubin, the company's vice president of mobile engineering platforms. Hewlett-Packard is stepping up its efforts in the area of managed print services. Your daily technology news update from PC Advisor. Microsoft will deliver six security updates next Tuesday, three of them rated critical, the company?s highest threat ranking. Most of the PC vendors Google listed on its blog as partners for the new Chrome operating system say they're evaluating the software but have not committed to creating devices around it -- a far less upbeat message about their collaboration than Google had portrayed. Twitter is suspending the accounts of some users whose computers have fallen victim to a piece of malicious software called Koobface. And finally, Microsoft's Silverlight 3 technology, which adds offline capabilities to the company's rich Internet application platform, is already available for download, ahead of today's official launch event. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 10 2009Your daily technology news update from PC Advisor. Microsoft will deliver six security updates next Tuesday, three of them rated critical, the company?s highest threat ranking. Most of the PC vendors Google listed on its blog as partners for the new Chrome operating system say they're evaluating the software but have not committed to creating devices around it -- a far less upbeat message about their collaboration than Google had portrayed. Twitter is suspending the accounts of some users whose computers have fallen victim to a piece of malicious software called Koobface. And finally, Microsoft's Silverlight 3 technology, which adds offline capabilities to the company's rich Internet application platform, is already available for download, ahead of today's official launch event. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_july_10_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:46:00 GMT02:33Your daily technology news update from PC Advisor. Microsoft will deliver six security updates next Tuesday, three of them rated critical, the company?s highest threat ranking. Most of the PC vendors Google listed on its blog as partners for the new Chrome operating system say they're evaluating the software but have not committed to creating devices around it -- a far less upbeat message about their collaboration than Google had portrayed. Twitter is suspending the accounts of some users whose computers have fallen victim to a piece of malicious software called Koobface. And finally, Microsoft's Silverlight 3 technology, which adds offline capabilities to the company's rich Internet application platform, is already available for download, ahead of today's official launch event. PC Advisor?s daily news update. Google has named some of the companies it is working with to develop devices around the new browser-based Chrome operating system it announced yesterday. Just months before the official release of Windows 7, Microsoft is promoting Steven Sinofsky to the new position of president of the Windows division. Storage vendor Data Domain has agreed to be acquired by EMC for around 2.1 billion dollars. A distributed denial of service attack that took down some of South Korea's highest profile websites on Wednesday resumed Thursday evening, but targeted a smaller number of sites that it hit a day earlier. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 9 2009PC Advisor?s daily news update. Google has named some of the companies it is working with to develop devices around the new browser-based Chrome operating system it announced yesterday. Just months before the official release of Windows 7, Microsoft is promoting Steven Sinofsky to the new position of president of the Windows division. Storage vendor Data Domain has agreed to be acquired by EMC for around 2.1 billion dollars. A distributed denial of service attack that took down some of South Korea's highest profile websites on Wednesday resumed Thursday evening, but targeted a smaller number of sites that it hit a day earlier. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_july_09_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:03:00 GMT02:29PC Advisor?s daily news update. Google has named some of the companies it is working with to develop devices around the new browser-based Chrome operating system it announced yesterday. Just months before the official release of Windows 7, Microsoft is promoting Steven Sinofsky to the new position of president of the Windows division. Storage vendor Data Domain has agreed to be acquired by EMC for around 2.1 billion dollars. A distributed denial of service attack that took down some of South Korea's highest profile websites on Wednesday resumed Thursday evening, but targeted a smaller number of sites that it hit a day earlier. Technology news headlines from around the world. Google is developing an open-source operating system targeted at internet-centric computers such as netbooks. The OS will carry the same Chrome name as the company's browser, and will begin appearing on netbook computers in the second half of 2010. A botnet composed of about 50,000 infected computers has been waging a war against government websites in the US and South Korea. An updated version of the five-year-old MyDoom virus is responsible for the attacks, according to Korean computer security company AhnLab. Dell has apologised for online pricing problems that have hit its web sales in Taiwan over the past week, and shut down sales on its Taiwan website until it can clear up the issue. An Indian man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he hacked into online brokerage accounts in order to manipulate stock prices.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 8 2009Technology news headlines from around the world. Google is developing an open-source operating system targeted at internet-centric computers such as netbooks. The OS will carry the same Chrome name as the company's browser, and will begin appearing on netbook computers in the second half of 2010. A botnet composed of about 50,000 infected computers has been waging a war against government websites in the US and South Korea. An updated version of the five-year-old MyDoom virus is responsible for the attacks, according to Korean computer security company AhnLab. Dell has apologised for online pricing problems that have hit its web sales in Taiwan over the past week, and shut down sales on its Taiwan website until it can clear up the issue. An Indian man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he hacked into online brokerage accounts in order to manipulate stock prices.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_july_08_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT02:41Google, operating system, Chrome OS, netbook, botnet, malware, US, South Korea, MyDoom, updated MyDoom, AhnLab, Dell, online sales, Taiwan, hacker, brokerage, stock manipulation, hacking, hack, tech, newsWhat's happening in technology today, from PC Advisor. The US Department of Justice has begun to look into the way that large operators form exclusivity agreements for popular handsets, media reports say. Yahoo will expand the number of people who can test its Search Pad service today. Searchpad is an online notebook for saving and sharing notes, links and website content when conducting research using the company's search engine. EMC has increased its offer to acquire storage vendor Data Domain from 1.8 billion dollars to 2.1 billion, hoping to shove aside original bidder NetApp. And finally, the Palm Pre smartphone will be available in Europe before Christmas. Telef?nica's O2 brand will carry the Pre in the UK.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 7 2009What's happening in technology today, from PC Advisor. The US Department of Justice has begun to look into the way that large operators form exclusivity agreements for popular handsets, media reports say. Yahoo will expand the number of people who can test its Search Pad service today. Searchpad is an online notebook for saving and sharing notes, links and website content when conducting research using the company's search engine. EMC has increased its offer to acquire storage vendor Data Domain from 1.8 billion dollars to 2.1 billion, hoping to shove aside original bidder NetApp. And finally, the Palm Pre smartphone will be available in Europe before Christmas. Telef?nica's O2 brand will carry the Pre in the UK.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_july_07_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:28:00 GMT02:56What's happening in technology today, from PC Advisor. The US Department of Justice has begun to look into the way that large operators form exclusivity agreements for popular handsets, media reports say. Yahoo will expand the number of people who can test its Search Pad service today. Searchpad is an online notebook for saving and sharing notes, links and website content when conducting research using the company's search engine. EMC has increased its offer to acquire storage vendor Data Domain from 1.8 billion dollars to 2.1 billion, hoping to shove aside original bidder NetApp. And finally, the Palm Pre smartphone will be available in Europe before Christmas. Telef?nica's O2 brand will carry the Pre in the UK.PC Advisor's daily technology news update.Taiwanese investigators searched the offices at Acer's new smartphone subsidiary to collect evidence of insider stock trading by a former executive at the company. China appeared to block Twitter across the country and internet access in a western province on Monday, after ethnic riots killed at least 140 people in the remote region. Dell was hit by another online pricing snafu in Taiwan on Sunday, prompting a strong reprimand from the island's Consumer Protection Commission. BT, a British ISP, has said it will not deploy a controversial behavioural advertising system from Phorm, but is still interested in the technology. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 6 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news update.Taiwanese investigators searched the offices at Acer's new smartphone subsidiary to collect evidence of insider stock trading by a former executive at the company. China appeared to block Twitter across the country and internet access in a western province on Monday, after ethnic riots killed at least 140 people in the remote region. Dell was hit by another online pricing snafu in Taiwan on Sunday, prompting a strong reprimand from the island's Consumer Protection Commission. BT, a British ISP, has said it will not deploy a controversial behavioural advertising system from Phorm, but is still interested in the technology. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_july_06_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:45:00 GMT02:57PC Advisor's daily technology news update.Taiwanese investigators searched the offices at Acer's new smartphone subsidiary to collect evidence of insider stock trading by a former executive at the company. China appeared to block Twitter across the country and internet access in a western province on Monday, after ethnic riots killed at least 140 people in the remote region. Dell was hit by another online pricing snafu in Taiwan on Sunday, prompting a strong reprimand from the island's Consumer Protection Commission. BT, a British ISP, has said it will not deploy a controversial behavioural advertising system from Phorm, but is still interested in the technology. PC Advisor's daily news update. Internet cafe operator Global Gaming Factory X will be delisted from a Swedish stock exchange if it engages in illegal activities involving the file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, which it plans to acquire for 7.8 million dollars, a stock exchange official has warned. The latest rewrite of the web's mother tongue won't recommend the use of specific audio and video encoding formats that could make it cheaper and easier for people to distribute multimedia content. Four advertising trade groups say online consumers should get more information about what data is being tracked and collected for the purposes of behavioural advertising, and they should have more control over that data. The US Department of Justice is investigating a settlement involving Google Book Search for possible antitrust violations, following months of speculation that the agency had its eye on the service. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 3 2009PC Advisor's daily news update. Internet cafe operator Global Gaming Factory X will be delisted from a Swedish stock exchange if it engages in illegal activities involving the file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, which it plans to acquire for 7.8 million dollars, a stock exchange official has warned. The latest rewrite of the web's mother tongue won't recommend the use of specific audio and video encoding formats that could make it cheaper and easier for people to distribute multimedia content. Four advertising trade groups say online consumers should get more information about what data is being tracked and collected for the purposes of behavioural advertising, and they should have more control over that data. The US Department of Justice is investigating a settlement involving Google Book Search for possible antitrust violations, following months of speculation that the agency had its eye on the service. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_july_03_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:01:00 GMT02:52PC Advisor's daily news update. Internet cafe operator Global Gaming Factory X will be delisted from a Swedish stock exchange if it engages in illegal activities involving the file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, which it plans to acquire for 7.8 million dollars, a stock exchange official has warned. The latest rewrite of the web's mother tongue won't recommend the use of specific audio and video encoding formats that could make it cheaper and easier for people to distribute multimedia content. Four advertising trade groups say online consumers should get more information about what data is being tracked and collected for the purposes of behavioural advertising, and they should have more control over that data. The US Department of Justice is investigating a settlement involving Google Book Search for possible antitrust violations, following months of speculation that the agency had its eye on the service. Daily technology news, from PC Advisor. Apple is working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone. A digital rights group is contesting a US music industry association's assertion that royalties are due each time a mobile phone ringtone is played in public. Mozilla will patch the just-released Firefox 3.5 in the next few weeks to stamp out several bugs that went unfixed in the final version of the browser, the company said Tuesday. China has not lifted its requirement that an internet filtering program be shipped with all computers sold in the country, even though the plan was postponed this week, state media said Thursday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 2 2009Daily technology news, from PC Advisor. Apple is working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone. A digital rights group is contesting a US music industry association's assertion that royalties are due each time a mobile phone ringtone is played in public. Mozilla will patch the just-released Firefox 3.5 in the next few weeks to stamp out several bugs that went unfixed in the final version of the browser, the company said Tuesday. China has not lifted its requirement that an internet filtering program be shipped with all computers sold in the country, even though the plan was postponed this week, state media said Thursday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_july_02_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:54:00 GMT02:44Daily technology news, from PC Advisor. Apple is working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone. A digital rights group is contesting a US music industry association's assertion that royalties are due each time a mobile phone ringtone is played in public. Mozilla will patch the just-released Firefox 3.5 in the next few weeks to stamp out several bugs that went unfixed in the final version of the browser, the company said Tuesday. China has not lifted its requirement that an internet filtering program be shipped with all computers sold in the country, even though the plan was postponed this week, state media said Thursday. Technology news from PC Advisor. China postpones deadline to install web-filtering software... Juniper puts stop to presentation on hacking ATMs... US and Italy to tackle cybercrime.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, July 01 2009Technology news from PC Advisor. China postpones deadline to install web-filtering software... Juniper puts stop to presentation on hacking ATMs... US and Italy to tackle cybercrime.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/july_01_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:53:00 GMT03:11Technology news from PC Advisor. China postpones deadline to install web-filtering software... Juniper puts stop to presentation on hacking ATMs... US and Italy to tackle cybercrime.PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has returned to work on schedule after taking a six-month leave of absence due to medical issues, the company said on Monday. Researchers in Japan have developed a brain-machine interface (BMI) system that allows for control of a wheelchair using thought. IBM was granted a motion late on Friday that limits the duties of its former merger-and-acquisition chief at rival company Dell over concerns of misappropriating trade secrets. A blind Boston-area teenager was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison Friday for hacking into the telephone network and harassing the Verizon investigator who was building a case against him. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 30 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has returned to work on schedule after taking a six-month leave of absence due to medical issues, the company said on Monday. Researchers in Japan have developed a brain-machine interface (BMI) system that allows for control of a wheelchair using thought. IBM was granted a motion late on Friday that limits the duties of its former merger-and-acquisition chief at rival company Dell over concerns of misappropriating trade secrets. A blind Boston-area teenager was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison Friday for hacking into the telephone network and harassing the Verizon investigator who was building a case against him. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/june_30_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:48:00 GMT03:03PC Advisor's daily technology news update. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has returned to work on schedule after taking a six-month leave of absence due to medical issues, the company said on Monday. Researchers in Japan have developed a brain-machine interface (BMI) system that allows for control of a wheelchair using thought. IBM was granted a motion late on Friday that limits the duties of its former merger-and-acquisition chief at rival company Dell over concerns of misappropriating trade secrets. A blind Boston-area teenager was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison Friday for hacking into the telephone network and harassing the Verizon investigator who was building a case against him. PC Advisor's daily technology news podcast. European customers will pay up to twice as much for Windows 7 compared to US users, even though the new operating system will ship without a browser in Europe, according to Microsoft. Michael Jackson's death on Thursday caused a spike in visits to news websites that affected the performance and availability of some of the biggest ones, according to web monitoring company Keynote Systems. China Telecom is in talks with Research In Motion (RIM) about offering the BlackBerry in China, as the carrier looks to expand the handset selection for its next-generation mobile network. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) needs more time to examine Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems beyond an initial review period, Oracle said Friday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 29, 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news podcast. European customers will pay up to twice as much for Windows 7 compared to US users, even though the new operating system will ship without a browser in Europe, according to Microsoft. Michael Jackson's death on Thursday caused a spike in visits to news websites that affected the performance and availability of some of the biggest ones, according to web monitoring company Keynote Systems. China Telecom is in talks with Research In Motion (RIM) about offering the BlackBerry in China, as the carrier looks to expand the handset selection for its next-generation mobile network. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) needs more time to examine Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems beyond an initial review period, Oracle said Friday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/june_26_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:51:00 GMT03:34PC Advisor's daily technology news podcast. European customers will pay up to twice as much for Windows 7 compared to US users, even though the new operating system will ship without a browser in Europe, according to Microsoft. Michael Jackson's death on Thursday caused a spike in visits to news websites that affected the performance and availability of some of the biggest ones, according to web monitoring company Keynote Systems. China Telecom is in talks with Research In Motion (RIM) about offering the BlackBerry in China, as the carrier looks to expand the handset selection for its next-generation mobile network. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) needs more time to examine Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems beyond an initial review period, Oracle said Friday. Daily technology news update, from PC Advisor. Google websites, including its English search engine, has become inaccessible in China. US bans imports of Sharp LCD panels and TVs, ruling that the company violated a patent held by Samsung. DOJ: Names should be kept secret in ISP investigation. Microsoft has announced online tools to help consumers reduce energy costs.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 25 2009 Daily technology news update, from PC Advisor. Google websites, including its English search engine, has become inaccessible in China. US bans imports of Sharp LCD panels and TVs, ruling that the company violated a patent held by Samsung. DOJ: Names should be kept secret in ISP investigation. Microsoft has announced online tools to help consumers reduce energy costs.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/june_25_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:39:00 GMT03:25China, Google, censorship, internet, united startes, sharp TV, important, department of justice, ISP investigationPC Advisor's round-up of the latest technology headlines. Intel and handset maker Nokia are teaming to develop new mobile computing device and chipset architectures, the companies have said. Former Apple Macintosh evangelist Guy Kawasaki posts Twitter messages about a lot of different things, but the message he put up on Tuesday afternoon about a celebrity sex tape was really out of character. His message included a link that, after some further clicking, landed Kawasaki's followers on a fake porn site where online criminals try to install a nasty Trojan horse program on victim's computers. Samsung and Numonyx have said the companies will jointly develop specifications for phase-change memory, an upcoming memory technology for PCs and mobile devices. Google has created a website for developers that is focused exclusively on making web applications, sites and browsers faster. The site grew out of Google's decision to publicly share a set of best practices the search company has developed over the years.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 24 2009PC Advisor's round-up of the latest technology headlines. Intel and handset maker Nokia are teaming to develop new mobile computing device and chipset architectures, the companies have said. Former Apple Macintosh evangelist Guy Kawasaki posts Twitter messages about a lot of different things, but the message he put up on Tuesday afternoon about a celebrity sex tape was really out of character. His message included a link that, after some further clicking, landed Kawasaki's followers on a fake porn site where online criminals try to install a nasty Trojan horse program on victim's computers. Samsung and Numonyx have said the companies will jointly develop specifications for phase-change memory, an upcoming memory technology for PCs and mobile devices. Google has created a website for developers that is focused exclusively on making web applications, sites and browsers faster. The site grew out of Google's decision to publicly share a set of best practices the search company has developed over the years.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/june_24_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:12:00 GMT03:10Intel, Nokia, chipset architectures, Apple, Mac, Guy Kawasaki sex, porn, Twitter, Trojan horseBreaking tech headlines from around the world. China's deadline for the installation of web-filtering software on new PCs hasn't changed, despite growing protests from the US government and Chinese internet users. Foreign and domestic PC makers are still required to ship the filter program with all PCs sold in China beginning on July 1. Apple employees at the company's US headquarters have reported that CEO Steve Jobs returned to work today. Japan is threatening to complain to the World Trade Organization if South Korea goes through with reported plans to require certification for lithium ion batteries. Publishers with custom domains hosted on Google's Blogger blog-publishing service have been losing traffic for the past week because of a bug affecting the way visitors get redirected from the Blogger domain to the publishers' own domains.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 23 2009Breaking tech headlines from around the world. China's deadline for the installation of web-filtering software on new PCs hasn't changed, despite growing protests from the US government and Chinese internet users. Foreign and domestic PC makers are still required to ship the filter program with all PCs sold in China beginning on July 1. Apple employees at the company's US headquarters have reported that CEO Steve Jobs returned to work today. Japan is threatening to complain to the World Trade Organization if South Korea goes through with reported plans to require certification for lithium ion batteries. Publishers with custom domains hosted on Google's Blogger blog-publishing service have been losing traffic for the past week because of a bug affecting the way visitors get redirected from the Blogger domain to the publishers' own domains.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/june_23_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:21:00 GMT03:19China censorship, web filter, censorship protests, Steve Jobs health, WTO, South Korea, Japan, lithium ion certification, Google Blogger, bug, glitch, technology newsBreaking technology news stories from across the globe, reported by PC Advisor. Apple CEO Steve Jobs received a liver transplant about two months ago to treat an undisclosed medical condition, according a news report published in the Wall Street Journal late on Friday. Embattled Indian outsourcer Satyam Computer Services plans to use a new brand, Mahindra Satyam, to reflect its new ownership. Twitter grew more quickly than any other website in May, when its unique visitors rose almost 1,500 percent year-on-year to 18.2 million, according to Nielsen Online. Google has enhanced its search engine's capacity to index Adobe's Flash files, which are very popular on the web but tricky for search engine spiders.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 22 2009Breaking technology news stories from across the globe, reported by PC Advisor. Apple CEO Steve Jobs received a liver transplant about two months ago to treat an undisclosed medical condition, according a news report published in the Wall Street Journal late on Friday. Embattled Indian outsourcer Satyam Computer Services plans to use a new brand, Mahindra Satyam, to reflect its new ownership. Twitter grew more quickly than any other website in May, when its unique visitors rose almost 1,500 percent year-on-year to 18.2 million, according to Nielsen Online. Google has enhanced its search engine's capacity to index Adobe's Flash files, which are very popular on the web but tricky for search engine spiders.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/june_22_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:30:00 GMT02:54Apple, Steve Jobs health, India outsourcing, Satyam Computer Services, Mahindra Satyam, Twitter, Nielsen, Google, Adobe Flash, search spider, technology, newsThe big technology news stories, on the day the iPhone 3G S launches. A woman who won a retrial after a $220,000 verdict against her for sharing music files has now been ordered to pay $1.92 million by a jury in Minnesota. Microsoft's upcoming Zune HD media player is powered by nVidia's Tegra computing platform, a source familiar with the device's specifications confirmed on Friday. Research in Motion on Thursday saw a rare drop in subscriber growth when it reported its fiscal first quarter results, while shipment growth of its popular BlackBerry handsets apparently stalled. IBM on Thursday said it is now offering high-performance computing services to customers who want to get supercomputers up and running faster. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 19 2009The big technology news stories, on the day the iPhone 3G S launches. A woman who won a retrial after a $220,000 verdict against her for sharing music files has now been ordered to pay $1.92 million by a jury in Minnesota. Microsoft's upcoming Zune HD media player is powered by nVidia's Tegra computing platform, a source familiar with the device's specifications confirmed on Friday. Research in Motion on Thursday saw a rare drop in subscriber growth when it reported its fiscal first quarter results, while shipment growth of its popular BlackBerry handsets apparently stalled. IBM on Thursday said it is now offering high-performance computing services to customers who want to get supercomputers up and running faster. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/june_19_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:07:00 GMT779388The big technology news stories, on the day the iPhone 3G S launches. A woman who won a retrial after a $220,000 verdict against her for sharing music files has now been ordered to pay $1.92 million by a jury in Minnesota. Microsoft's upcoming Zune HD media player is powered by nVidia's Tegra computing platform, a source familiar with the device's specifications confirmed on Friday. Research in Motion on Thursday saw a rare drop in subscriber growth when it reported its fiscal first quarter results, while shipment growth of its popular BlackBerry handsets apparently stalled. IBM on Thursday said it is now offering high-performance computing services to customers who want to get supercomputers up and running faster. Your daily update on the world of technology, from PC Advisor. The restructuring continues at MySpace, whose staff will get cut by almost 30 percent, the News Corp division announced Tuesday. The US Internal Revenue Service is now recommending that a complicated law that would tax personal usage of business mobile phones be repealed, after the agency caused an uproar last week with attempts to simplify the law. A group of US senators plans to discuss possible issues with handset exclusivity deals this week, and they've asked the Federal Communications Commission to also examine the practice. Nvidia hopes to develop chips that enable applications such as image recognition and video search on mobile devices like smartphones and low-cost laptops, CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said on Tuesday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 17 2009Your daily update on the world of technology, from PC Advisor. The restructuring continues at MySpace, whose staff will get cut by almost 30 percent, the News Corp division announced Tuesday. The US Internal Revenue Service is now recommending that a complicated law that would tax personal usage of business mobile phones be repealed, after the agency caused an uproar last week with attempts to simplify the law. A group of US senators plans to discuss possible issues with handset exclusivity deals this week, and they've asked the Federal Communications Commission to also examine the practice. Nvidia hopes to develop chips that enable applications such as image recognition and video search on mobile devices like smartphones and low-cost laptops, CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said on Tuesday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/june_17_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:25:00 GMT03:08Your daily update on the world of technology, from PC Advisor. The restructuring continues at MySpace, whose staff will get cut by almost 30 percent, the News Corp division announced Tuesday. The US Internal Revenue Service is now recommending that a complicated law that would tax personal usage of business mobile phones be repealed, after the agency caused an uproar last week with attempts to simplify the law. A group of US senators plans to discuss possible issues with handset exclusivity deals this week, and they've asked the Federal Communications Commission to also examine the practice. Nvidia hopes to develop chips that enable applications such as image recognition and video search on mobile devices like smartphones and low-cost laptops, CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said on Tuesday. PC Advisor's daily news update. Data Domain's board of directors has told shareholders to reject EMC's unsolicited takeover bid or risk being left without a buyer. Network maintenance that would have put Twitter offline for 90 minutes late Monday has been postponed due to the role the microblogging service is playing in Iran. French server and services vendor Bull has launched a water-cooled supercomputer. Norwegian browser company Opera Software wants to make computers both client and a server, using the browser to distribute content to other computers as well as to download it. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 16 2008PC Advisor's daily news update. Data Domain's board of directors has told shareholders to reject EMC's unsolicited takeover bid or risk being left without a buyer. Network maintenance that would have put Twitter offline for 90 minutes late Monday has been postponed due to the role the microblogging service is playing in Iran. French server and services vendor Bull has launched a water-cooled supercomputer. Norwegian browser company Opera Software wants to make computers both client and a server, using the browser to distribute content to other computers as well as to download it. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/june_16_newscast.mp3Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:32:00 GMT02:50PC Advisor's daily news update. Data Domain's board of directors has told shareholders to reject EMC's unsolicited takeover bid or risk being left without a buyer. Network maintenance that would have put Twitter offline for 90 minutes late Monday has been postponed due to the role the microblogging service is playing in Iran. French server and services vendor Bull has launched a water-cooled supercomputer. Norwegian browser company Opera Software wants to make computers both client and a server, using the browser to distribute content to other computers as well as to download it. Daily technology news update, from PC Advisor. An Italian magistrate has issued an international arrest warrant for a Filipino hacker suspected of causing millions of dollars of losses to telecommunications multinationals, and Italian police have arrested five Pakistani nationals accused of exploiting the hacker's work to defraud the telecom companies. Symantec's GoEverywhere online data-sharing service is going nowhere, it turns out. The company said it would begin notifying users Friday that it was terminating the product, which it has been beta testing since January. Microsoft has settled an antitrust case with Mississippi worth as much as $100 million, the state said on Thursday. Adobe Systems moved its Acrobat.com web-based productivity and collaboration services out of beta and offer for-fee subscriptions to provide what the company hopes will be a new way for business users to collaborate on document creation. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 15 2009Daily technology news update, from PC Advisor. An Italian magistrate has issued an international arrest warrant for a Filipino hacker suspected of causing millions of dollars of losses to telecommunications multinationals, and Italian police have arrested five Pakistani nationals accused of exploiting the hacker's work to defraud the telecom companies. Symantec's GoEverywhere online data-sharing service is going nowhere, it turns out. The company said it would begin notifying users Friday that it was terminating the product, which it has been beta testing since January. Microsoft has settled an antitrust case with Mississippi worth as much as $100 million, the state said on Thursday. Adobe Systems moved its Acrobat.com web-based productivity and collaboration services out of beta and offer for-fee subscriptions to provide what the company hopes will be a new way for business users to collaborate on document creation. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/june_15_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:38:00 GMT02:56Daily technology news update, from PC Advisor. An Italian magistrate has issued an international arrest warrant for a Filipino hacker suspected of causing millions of dollars of losses to telecommunications multinationals, and Italian police have arrested five Pakistani nationals accused of exploiting the hacker's work to defraud the telecom companies. Symantec's GoEverywhere online data-sharing service is going nowhere, it turns out. The company said it would begin notifying users Friday that it was terminating the product, which it has been beta testing since January. Microsoft has settled an antitrust case with Mississippi worth as much as $100 million, the state said on Thursday. Adobe Systems moved its Acrobat.com web-based productivity and collaboration services out of beta and offer for-fee subscriptions to provide what the company hopes will be a new way for business users to collaborate on document creation. Today?s technology news, from PC Advisor. Windows 7 will ship without Internet Explorer in Europe, in an effort by Microsoft to offer the product on time and without running afoul of competitive regulations in Europe. High-speed memory developer Rambus is close to settling a complaint brought against it by the European Commission in 2007. Google has released an early version of a new type of database whose approach to data management will be revolutionary, according to an analyst who has studied the technology behind it. IBM pushed further into the market for railroad management systems as it opened a base in Beijing for work on train maintenance and surveillance products. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 12 2009Today?s technology news, from PC Advisor. Windows 7 will ship without Internet Explorer in Europe, in an effort by Microsoft to offer the product on time and without running afoul of competitive regulations in Europe. High-speed memory developer Rambus is close to settling a complaint brought against it by the European Commission in 2007. Google has released an early version of a new type of database whose approach to data management will be revolutionary, according to an analyst who has studied the technology behind it. IBM pushed further into the market for railroad management systems as it opened a base in Beijing for work on train maintenance and surveillance products. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/june_12_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:56:00 GMT03:08Today?s technology news, from PC Advisor. Windows 7 will ship without Internet Explorer in Europe, in an effort by Microsoft to offer the product on time and without running afoul of competitive regulations in Europe. High-speed memory developer Rambus is close to settling a complaint brought against it by the European Commission in 2007. Google has released an early version of a new type of database whose approach to data management will be revolutionary, according to an analyst who has studied the technology behind it. IBM pushed further into the market for railroad management systems as it opened a base in Beijing for work on train maintenance and surveillance products. The biggest technology stories in the world, from PC Advisor. Just as the newest chapter in the storied history of Palm unfolds, the last remaining company founder is moving on. Hints of progress toward Apple's goal of selling the iPhone in China have appeared on its own website and that of a Chinese government organisation. Antivirus vendors Symantec and McAfee have agreed to pay the New York Attorney General's office $375,000 in fines to settle charges that they automatically charged customers software subscription renewal fees without their permission. Microsoft plans to stop selling Money, its financial management software, at the end of the month. Microsoft Money products will no longer be available for purchase after June 30, the company said.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 11 2009The biggest technology stories in the world, from PC Advisor. Just as the newest chapter in the storied history of Palm unfolds, the last remaining company founder is moving on. Hints of progress toward Apple's goal of selling the iPhone in China have appeared on its own website and that of a Chinese government organisation. Antivirus vendors Symantec and McAfee have agreed to pay the New York Attorney General's office $375,000 in fines to settle charges that they automatically charged customers software subscription renewal fees without their permission. Microsoft plans to stop selling Money, its financial management software, at the end of the month. Microsoft Money products will no longer be available for purchase after June 30, the company said.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/june_11_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:50:00 GMT02:44The biggest technology stories in the world, from PC Advisor. Just as the newest chapter in the storied history of Palm unfolds, the last remaining company founder is moving on. Hints of progress toward Apple's goal of selling the iPhone in China have appeared on its own website and that of a Chinese government organisation. Antivirus vendors Symantec and McAfee have agreed to pay the New York Attorney General's office $375,000 in fines to settle charges that they automatically charged customers software subscription renewal fees without their permission. Microsoft plans to stop selling Money, its financial management software, at the end of the month. Microsoft Money products will no longer be available for purchase after June 30, the company said.PC Advisor's daily news update. The European Commission is asking if Microsoft has been pressuring PC makers and software rivals over its antitrust case concerning web browsers. Adobe has released critical security patches, fixing 13 bugs in its Reader and Acrobat software. More online music stores are closing down. Motorola plans to shut its Soundbuzz music store in Singapore and its MotoMusic India service next month, according to messages posted on their respective websites. Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new line of x86 servers for companies that operate massive computing facilities where shaving a few dollars off the energy or shipping costs for each system can add up to significant savings. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 10 2009PC Advisor's daily news update. The European Commission is asking if Microsoft has been pressuring PC makers and software rivals over its antitrust case concerning web browsers. Adobe has released critical security patches, fixing 13 bugs in its Reader and Acrobat software. More online music stores are closing down. Motorola plans to shut its Soundbuzz music store in Singapore and its MotoMusic India service next month, according to messages posted on their respective websites. Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new line of x86 servers for companies that operate massive computing facilities where shaving a few dollars off the energy or shipping costs for each system can add up to significant savings. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_june_10_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:48:00 GMT02:53PC Advisor's daily news update. The European Commission is asking if Microsoft has been pressuring PC makers and software rivals over its antitrust case concerning web browsers. Adobe has released critical security patches, fixing 13 bugs in its Reader and Acrobat software. More online music stores are closing down. Motorola plans to shut its Soundbuzz music store in Singapore and its MotoMusic India service next month, according to messages posted on their respective websites. Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new line of x86 servers for companies that operate massive computing facilities where shaving a few dollars off the energy or shipping costs for each system can add up to significant savings. Apple has unveiled a new version of the iPhone. the iPhone 3GS, which it says will launch applications and run software faster than the previous model. Spam volumes dropped by around 15 percent last week, after the US Federal Trade Commission ordered the disconnection of Pricewert, an internet service provider thought to be a safe haven for spammers. Dell is planning to include open-source software in bundles of hardware for small and medium-size businesses. T-Mobile confirmed on Tuesday that internal information posted on the Internet by hackers was stolen from its systems. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 9 2009Apple has unveiled a new version of the iPhone. the iPhone 3GS, which it says will launch applications and run software faster than the previous model. Spam volumes dropped by around 15 percent last week, after the US Federal Trade Commission ordered the disconnection of Pricewert, an internet service provider thought to be a safe haven for spammers. Dell is planning to include open-source software in bundles of hardware for small and medium-size businesses. T-Mobile confirmed on Tuesday that internal information posted on the Internet by hackers was stolen from its systems. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_june_09_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:35:00 GMT02:50Apple has unveiled a new version of the iPhone. the iPhone 3GS, which it says will launch applications and run software faster than the previous model. Spam volumes dropped by around 15 percent last week, after the US Federal Trade Commission ordered the disconnection of Pricewert, an internet service provider thought to be a safe haven for spammers. Dell is planning to include open-source software in bundles of hardware for small and medium-size businesses. T-Mobile confirmed on Tuesday that internal information posted on the Internet by hackers was stolen from its systems. The top stories from the world of technology today, from PC Advisor. China will require that web filtering software be included with all computers sold in the country, another step up in its efforts to control pornography and other content on the internet. NVidia?s problem with weak packaging material that caused some of its laptop graphics chips to fail prematurely hasn't hurt the company's relationships with laptop makers that use its chips. Intel's venture capital arm is investing US$43 million in a Tokyo-based WiMax operator that plans to launch the world's fastest WiMax service in July. The Computex Taipei 2009 electronics show ended Saturday after a week-long display of new gadgets, including netbooks, ultra thin laptops made with new Intel chips and several surprises surrounding Google's Android mobile phone operating system. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 8 2009The top stories from the world of technology today, from PC Advisor. China will require that web filtering software be included with all computers sold in the country, another step up in its efforts to control pornography and other content on the internet. NVidia?s problem with weak packaging material that caused some of its laptop graphics chips to fail prematurely hasn't hurt the company's relationships with laptop makers that use its chips. Intel's venture capital arm is investing US$43 million in a Tokyo-based WiMax operator that plans to launch the world's fastest WiMax service in July. The Computex Taipei 2009 electronics show ended Saturday after a week-long display of new gadgets, including netbooks, ultra thin laptops made with new Intel chips and several surprises surrounding Google's Android mobile phone operating system. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/june_09_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:11:00 GMT03:06The top stories from the world of technology today, from PC Advisor. China will require that web filtering software be included with all computers sold in the country, another step up in its efforts to control pornography and other content on the internet. NVidia?s problem with weak packaging material that caused some of its laptop graphics chips to fail prematurely hasn't hurt the company's relationships with laptop makers that use its chips. Intel's venture capital arm is investing US$43 million in a Tokyo-based WiMax operator that plans to launch the world's fastest WiMax service in July. The Computex Taipei 2009 electronics show ended Saturday after a week-long display of new gadgets, including netbooks, ultra thin laptops made with new Intel chips and several surprises surrounding Google's Android mobile phone operating system. The latest technology news from PC Advisor. Adobe Systems will deliver its first set of quarterly patches, all of them rated critical, next Tuesday, as it seeks to improve how it responds to security vulnerabilities in its widely used products. Several US lawmakers and an executive with the world's largest domain-name registrar have called on the US government to maintain oversight of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, after an agreement between the two expires in September. Apple CEO Steve Jobs is on track to return from medical leave this month, and there is even speculation that he may be present at the company's annual software developers' conference next week at San Francisco, according to media reports. Via Technologies is on track to ship an improved version of its Nano processor later this year, with a dual-core version set to follow soon after. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 5 2009The latest technology news from PC Advisor. Adobe Systems will deliver its first set of quarterly patches, all of them rated critical, next Tuesday, as it seeks to improve how it responds to security vulnerabilities in its widely used products. Several US lawmakers and an executive with the world's largest domain-name registrar have called on the US government to maintain oversight of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, after an agreement between the two expires in September. Apple CEO Steve Jobs is on track to return from medical leave this month, and there is even speculation that he may be present at the company's annual software developers' conference next week at San Francisco, according to media reports. Via Technologies is on track to ship an improved version of its Nano processor later this year, with a dual-core version set to follow soon after. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_june_05_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:57:00 GMT02:42The latest technology news from PC Advisor. Adobe Systems will deliver its first set of quarterly patches, all of them rated critical, next Tuesday, as it seeks to improve how it responds to security vulnerabilities in its widely used products. Several US lawmakers and an executive with the world's largest domain-name registrar have called on the US government to maintain oversight of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, after an agreement between the two expires in September. Apple CEO Steve Jobs is on track to return from medical leave this month, and there is even speculation that he may be present at the company's annual software developers' conference next week at San Francisco, according to media reports. Via Technologies is on track to ship an improved version of its Nano processor later this year, with a dual-core version set to follow soon after. An update on technology news, from around the world today. A US federal judge has thrown out 46 civil lawsuits filed against telecommunications companies. Taiwanese consumer electronics maker BenQ plans to launch a netbook running Google's Android operating system next year, it announced at the Computex show in Taipei. Verizon has rolled out its first cloud-computing service aimed at giving enterprise customers a secure way to host applications on virtual resources and also on physical, dedicated network servers. Deduplication storage systems vendor Data Domain has accepted a revised cash-and-stock acquisition offer from NetApp, although rival EMC insists its all-cash offer is superior to NetApp's. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 4 2009An update on technology news, from around the world today. A US federal judge has thrown out 46 civil lawsuits filed against telecommunications companies. Taiwanese consumer electronics maker BenQ plans to launch a netbook running Google's Android operating system next year, it announced at the Computex show in Taipei. Verizon has rolled out its first cloud-computing service aimed at giving enterprise customers a secure way to host applications on virtual resources and also on physical, dedicated network servers. Deduplication storage systems vendor Data Domain has accepted a revised cash-and-stock acquisition offer from NetApp, although rival EMC insists its all-cash offer is superior to NetApp's. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_june_04_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:43:00 GMT02:55An update on technology news, from around the world today. A US federal judge has thrown out 46 civil lawsuits filed against telecommunications companies. Taiwanese consumer electronics maker BenQ plans to launch a netbook running Google's Android operating system next year, it announced at the Computex show in Taipei. Verizon has rolled out its first cloud-computing service aimed at giving enterprise customers a secure way to host applications on virtual resources and also on physical, dedicated network servers. Deduplication storage systems vendor Data Domain has accepted a revised cash-and-stock acquisition offer from NetApp, although rival EMC insists its all-cash offer is superior to NetApp's. Today's top tech news, from PC Advisor. Microsoft has confirmed that it will offer consumers "special deals" on an upgrade to Windows 7 if they buy a Vista-equipped PC before the launch of the new operating system. Adobe has created a web-hosted tool to help designers see how their sites look in a variety of browsers and operating systems, so they can adjust the layout as needed. Intuit has agreed to buy online payroll provider PayCycle for US$170 million in a move to expand its software-as-a-service offerings for smaller businesses. The ability to run a netbook all day on a single battery charge is one of the goals Intel has set for itself as it develops the Atom platform. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 3, 2009Today's top tech news, from PC Advisor. Microsoft has confirmed that it will offer consumers "special deals" on an upgrade to Windows 7 if they buy a Vista-equipped PC before the launch of the new operating system. Adobe has created a web-hosted tool to help designers see how their sites look in a variety of browsers and operating systems, so they can adjust the layout as needed. Intuit has agreed to buy online payroll provider PayCycle for US$170 million in a move to expand its software-as-a-service offerings for smaller businesses. The ability to run a netbook all day on a single battery charge is one of the goals Intel has set for itself as it develops the Atom platform. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/june_03_newscast.mp3Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:42:00 GMT03:52Today's top tech news, from PC Advisor. Microsoft has confirmed that it will offer consumers "special deals" on an upgrade to Windows 7 if they buy a Vista-equipped PC before the launch of the new operating system. Adobe has created a web-hosted tool to help designers see how their sites look in a variety of browsers and operating systems, so they can adjust the layout as needed. Intuit has agreed to buy online payroll provider PayCycle for US$170 million in a move to expand its software-as-a-service offerings for smaller businesses. The ability to run a netbook all day on a single battery charge is one of the goals Intel has set for itself as it develops the Atom platform. The action in IT today is in Taipei, where leading chip and system vendors have converged on the Computex trade show to provide a glimpse at what?s next in PCs and mobile devices. Intel?s new ultra-low voltage processor, the Pentium SU2700, is intended to power sleek laptops that are as light as netbooks but have larger screens and greater functionality. Intel expects PC makers to use the new chip in laptops that are less than an inch thick, have a full-sized keyboard and 12- to 14-inch screens. The ultrathin laptops are different from what Intel refers to as ultraportable laptops. The ultraportables use low-voltage versions of Intel's Core 2 chips. Computex provided a stage for the launch of some new smartphones based on the Android platform, but the Google-developed mobile OS is also finding its way into larger devices. The device carries the same Intel Atom microprocessor as on any Aspire One, and it sports a 10-inch screen. Meanwhile, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) showed off its first netbook with Android. Finally, Garmin-Asus plans to launch its first smartphone based on Android no later than the first quarter of next year, executives said Tuesday in Taipei. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 3 2009The action in IT today is in Taipei, where leading chip and system vendors have converged on the Computex trade show to provide a glimpse at what?s next in PCs and mobile devices. Intel?s new ultra-low voltage processor, the Pentium SU2700, is intended to power sleek laptops that are as light as netbooks but have larger screens and greater functionality. Intel expects PC makers to use the new chip in laptops that are less than an inch thick, have a full-sized keyboard and 12- to 14-inch screens. The ultrathin laptops are different from what Intel refers to as ultraportable laptops. The ultraportables use low-voltage versions of Intel's Core 2 chips. Computex provided a stage for the launch of some new smartphones based on the Android platform, but the Google-developed mobile OS is also finding its way into larger devices. The device carries the same Intel Atom microprocessor as on any Aspire One, and it sports a 10-inch screen. Meanwhile, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) showed off its first netbook with Android. Finally, Garmin-Asus plans to launch its first smartphone based on Android no later than the first quarter of next year, executives said Tuesday in Taipei. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/june_2_idg_newscast.mp3Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:57:00 GMT02:54The action in IT today is in Taipei, where leading chip and system vendors have converged on the Computex trade show to provide a glimpse at what?s next in PCs and mobile devices. Intel?s new ultra-low voltage processor, the Pentium SU2700, is intended to power sleek laptops that are as light as netbooks but have larger screens and greater functionality. Intel expects PC makers to use the new chip in laptops that are less than an inch thick, have a full-sized keyboard and 12- to 14-inch screens. The ultrathin laptops are different from what Intel refers to as ultraportable laptops. The ultraportables use low-voltage versions of Intel's Core 2 chips. Computex provided a stage for the launch of some new smartphones based on the Android platform, but the Google-developed mobile OS is also finding its way into larger devices. The device carries the same Intel Atom microprocessor as on any Aspire One, and it sports a 10-inch screen. Meanwhile, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) showed off its first netbook with Android. Finally, Garmin-Asus plans to launch its first smartphone based on Android no later than the first quarter of next year, executives said Tuesday in Taipei. PC Advisor's daily news round-up. Google plans by the end of the year to give publishers a way to sell online digital versions of their books through a partner program, according to a statement. Amazon.com's new large-screen Kindle DX e-reader will ship earlier than expected, the company said this week. Acer plans to launch its first smartphone with Google's Android software on board in the fourth quarter of this year, it said on Monday. And AMD has announced six-core Opteron chips, which make them the fastest server chips the company has released to date.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, June 1 2009PC Advisor's daily news round-up. Google plans by the end of the year to give publishers a way to sell online digital versions of their books through a partner program, according to a statement. Amazon.com's new large-screen Kindle DX e-reader will ship earlier than expected, the company said this week. Acer plans to launch its first smartphone with Google's Android software on board in the fourth quarter of this year, it said on Monday. And AMD has announced six-core Opteron chips, which make them the fastest server chips the company has released to date.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/june_01_newscast.mp3Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:10:00 GMT03:51PC Advisor's daily news round-up. Google plans by the end of the year to give publishers a way to sell online digital versions of their books through a partner program, according to a statement. Amazon.com's new large-screen Kindle DX e-reader will ship earlier than expected, the company said this week. Acer plans to launch its first smartphone with Google's Android software on board in the fourth quarter of this year, it said on Monday. And AMD has announced six-core Opteron chips, which make them the fastest server chips the company has released to date.Your daily round-up of global technology news, from PC Advisor. Microsoft has picked Bing as the name for its new search engine, putting to rest months of speculation of what the next iteration of Live Search would be called. Government ministers from the European Union's member countries are calling for an investigation into the way Google Books handles copyright. Dell reported a 63 percent fall in net income during the three months to May 1, a result of reduced PC sales and a restructuring charge related to cost cutting. Revenue fell 23 percent, to 12.3 billion dollars. Google released to developers an early version of a collaboration and communication tool called Wave that consolidates features from email, instant messaging, blogging, wikis, multimedia management and document sharing in a continuous conversation across media.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 29 2009Your daily round-up of global technology news, from PC Advisor. Microsoft has picked Bing as the name for its new search engine, putting to rest months of speculation of what the next iteration of Live Search would be called. Government ministers from the European Union's member countries are calling for an investigation into the way Google Books handles copyright. Dell reported a 63 percent fall in net income during the three months to May 1, a result of reduced PC sales and a restructuring charge related to cost cutting. Revenue fell 23 percent, to 12.3 billion dollars. Google released to developers an early version of a collaboration and communication tool called Wave that consolidates features from email, instant messaging, blogging, wikis, multimedia management and document sharing in a continuous conversation across media.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_may_29_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 29 May 2009 16:02:00 GMT02:51Your daily round-up of global technology news, from PC Advisor. Microsoft has picked Bing as the name for its new search engine, putting to rest months of speculation of what the next iteration of Live Search would be called. Government ministers from the European Union's member countries are calling for an investigation into the way Google Books handles copyright. Dell reported a 63 percent fall in net income during the three months to May 1, a result of reduced PC sales and a restructuring charge related to cost cutting. Revenue fell 23 percent, to 12.3 billion dollars. Google released to developers an early version of a collaboration and communication tool called Wave that consolidates features from email, instant messaging, blogging, wikis, multimedia management and document sharing in a continuous conversation across media.The day's technology news, from PC Advisor. Twitter users have been tricked into divulging their login and password details to a website that then spammed their contacts. The culprit is a website called TwitterCut. New Core i7 processors from Intel have surfaced on retail sites, giving early details of the new Nehalem-based processors ahead of the company's official launch of the chips. A precipitous fall in worldwide server shipments triggered a sharp decline in revenue for server makers during the first quarter of 2009, IDC said in a survey released on Thursday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 28 2009The day's technology news, from PC Advisor. Twitter users have been tricked into divulging their login and password details to a website that then spammed their contacts. The culprit is a website called TwitterCut. New Core i7 processors from Intel have surfaced on retail sites, giving early details of the new Nehalem-based processors ahead of the company's official launch of the chips. A precipitous fall in worldwide server shipments triggered a sharp decline in revenue for server makers during the first quarter of 2009, IDC said in a survey released on Thursday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/may_28_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 28 May 2009 13:49:00 GMT03:01The day's technology news, from PC Advisor. Twitter users have been tricked into divulging their login and password details to a website that then spammed their contacts. The culprit is a website called TwitterCut. New Core i7 processors from Intel have surfaced on retail sites, giving early details of the new Nehalem-based processors ahead of the company's official launch of the chips. A precipitous fall in worldwide server shipments triggered a sharp decline in revenue for server makers during the first quarter of 2009, IDC said in a survey released on Thursday. Spammers seem to be working a little bit harder these days, with unsolicited email making up 90 percent of messages on corporate networks last month, according to Symantec. VMware is paying 20 million dollars for a 5 percent stake in Terremark, a partner that provides collocation and managed infrastructure services using VMware's virtualisation software. Intel?s eight-core Nehalem EX server processor will include error-correcting technology borrowed from the company?s high-end Itanium server chips. Greenpeace International gave Sun Microsystems and IBM highest scores in its Cool IT challenge, which rated IT companies on what they are doing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Sun has the best position on climate advocacy, and also scored well for reducing its own emissions, but needs to provide information on technologies it offers to reduce emissions in other parts of the economy, the campaign group said. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 27 2009Spammers seem to be working a little bit harder these days, with unsolicited email making up 90 percent of messages on corporate networks last month, according to Symantec. VMware is paying 20 million dollars for a 5 percent stake in Terremark, a partner that provides collocation and managed infrastructure services using VMware's virtualisation software. Intel?s eight-core Nehalem EX server processor will include error-correcting technology borrowed from the company?s high-end Itanium server chips. Greenpeace International gave Sun Microsystems and IBM highest scores in its Cool IT challenge, which rated IT companies on what they are doing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Sun has the best position on climate advocacy, and also scored well for reducing its own emissions, but needs to provide information on technologies it offers to reduce emissions in other parts of the economy, the campaign group said. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_may_27_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 27 May 2009 08:50:00 GMT02:57Spammers seem to be working a little bit harder these days, with unsolicited email making up 90 percent of messages on corporate networks last month, according to Symantec. VMware is paying 20 million dollars for a 5 percent stake in Terremark, a partner that provides collocation and managed infrastructure services using VMware's virtualisation software. Intel?s eight-core Nehalem EX server processor will include error-correcting technology borrowed from the company?s high-end Itanium server chips. Greenpeace International gave Sun Microsystems and IBM highest scores in its Cool IT challenge, which rated IT companies on what they are doing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Sun has the best position on climate advocacy, and also scored well for reducing its own emissions, but needs to provide information on technologies it offers to reduce emissions in other parts of the economy, the campaign group said. The day's technology news, from PC Advisor. The European Commission claims it is acting in the interests of consumers in pursuing an antitrust ruling against Microsoft for bundling its Internet Explorer into the Windows OS, but unbundling them would be a nightmare for independent software developers, said Jonathan Zuck, president of the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), on Monday. Social networking site Facebook has been blocked in Iran since Saturday, according to the country's opposition, as opposition voters increasingly turn to online tools like social networking to promote their candidates. A Chinese man who extorted virtual items and currency from a fellow internet cafe user to improve his performance in online games was sentenced over the weekend. In an attempt to upset the netbook applecart, Lenovo on Monday planned to introduced a small and affordable laptop that can deliver full PC functionality without compromising features. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 26 2009The day's technology news, from PC Advisor. The European Commission claims it is acting in the interests of consumers in pursuing an antitrust ruling against Microsoft for bundling its Internet Explorer into the Windows OS, but unbundling them would be a nightmare for independent software developers, said Jonathan Zuck, president of the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), on Monday. Social networking site Facebook has been blocked in Iran since Saturday, according to the country's opposition, as opposition voters increasingly turn to online tools like social networking to promote their candidates. A Chinese man who extorted virtual items and currency from a fellow internet cafe user to improve his performance in online games was sentenced over the weekend. In an attempt to upset the netbook applecart, Lenovo on Monday planned to introduced a small and affordable laptop that can deliver full PC functionality without compromising features. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/may_26_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 26 May 2009 10:41:00 GMT03:17The day's technology news, from PC Advisor. The European Commission claims it is acting in the interests of consumers in pursuing an antitrust ruling against Microsoft for bundling its Internet Explorer into the Windows OS, but unbundling them would be a nightmare for independent software developers, said Jonathan Zuck, president of the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), on Monday. Social networking site Facebook has been blocked in Iran since Saturday, according to the country's opposition, as opposition voters increasingly turn to online tools like social networking to promote their candidates. A Chinese man who extorted virtual items and currency from a fellow internet cafe user to improve his performance in online games was sentenced over the weekend. In an attempt to upset the netbook applecart, Lenovo on Monday planned to introduced a small and affordable laptop that can deliver full PC functionality without compromising features. PC Advisor's daily technology news round-up. A US judge is now considering whether to permit sales of RealDVD, after testimony on a pretrial injunction ended Thursday. Microsoft has stopped offering its Windows Live Messenger service to users in five countries that are subject to US sanctions, the company confirmed Friday. The number of IT workers in the U.S. has declined steadily since December, a trend that wasn't helped by Hewlett Packard's announcement last week that it is cutting 6,000 employees. The University of Michigan has become the first library to amend its book scanning deal with Google, following a proposed settlement that Google reached last year with authors and publishers that sued it.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 25 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news round-up. A US judge is now considering whether to permit sales of RealDVD, after testimony on a pretrial injunction ended Thursday. Microsoft has stopped offering its Windows Live Messenger service to users in five countries that are subject to US sanctions, the company confirmed Friday. The number of IT workers in the U.S. has declined steadily since December, a trend that wasn't helped by Hewlett Packard's announcement last week that it is cutting 6,000 employees. The University of Michigan has become the first library to amend its book scanning deal with Google, following a proposed settlement that Google reached last year with authors and publishers that sued it.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/may_25_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 25 May 2009 10:38:00 GMT03:08PC Advisor's daily technology news round-up. A US judge is now considering whether to permit sales of RealDVD, after testimony on a pretrial injunction ended Thursday. Microsoft has stopped offering its Windows Live Messenger service to users in five countries that are subject to US sanctions, the company confirmed Friday. The number of IT workers in the U.S. has declined steadily since December, a trend that wasn't helped by Hewlett Packard's announcement last week that it is cutting 6,000 employees. The University of Michigan has become the first library to amend its book scanning deal with Google, following a proposed settlement that Google reached last year with authors and publishers that sued it.The latest breaking news stories, brought to you by PC Advisor. Microsoft has cancelled plans to hold a face-to-face hearing with European antitrust authorities and rivals scheduled for the first week of June, claiming it wouldn't get a fair audience because senior EU officials will be absent. Twitter users who thought friends were directing them to a "funny blog" on Thursday ended up experiencing something completely different: a phishing scam. Xerox has announced the appointment of a new CEO, Ursula Burns, to replace current CEO and chairman Anne Mulcahy, who has announced her retirement from the post. Amazon's S3 cloud storage service has a new option, called AWS Import/Export, for quickly uploading large amounts of information to its data centres. It uses a well-developed, multimodal content delivery network that can transmit terabytes of data faster than a T-3 leased line.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 22 2009The latest breaking news stories, brought to you by PC Advisor. Microsoft has cancelled plans to hold a face-to-face hearing with European antitrust authorities and rivals scheduled for the first week of June, claiming it wouldn't get a fair audience because senior EU officials will be absent. Twitter users who thought friends were directing them to a "funny blog" on Thursday ended up experiencing something completely different: a phishing scam. Xerox has announced the appointment of a new CEO, Ursula Burns, to replace current CEO and chairman Anne Mulcahy, who has announced her retirement from the post. Amazon's S3 cloud storage service has a new option, called AWS Import/Export, for quickly uploading large amounts of information to its data centres. It uses a well-developed, multimodal content delivery network that can transmit terabytes of data faster than a T-3 leased line.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/may_22_newscast1.mp3Fri, 22 May 2009 13:59:00 GMT03:48Microsoft,antitrust,Twitter,phishing,Xerox,Anne Mulcahy,Amazon S3,cloud computing,cloud,storage,AWS Import/Export,T-3,data transfer,network,technology,news,breaking news,CEOToday's biggest technology news stories, from PC Advisor. Storage vendor NetApp has agreed to acquire Data Domain, a maker of disk-based backup products, for about $1.5 billion, the companies announced Wednesday. In an effort to draw attention to an long-standing security problem in Apple's Mac OS X operating system, a security researcher has posted attack code that exploits the flaw. The code exploits a nasty bug in the Java software that ships with Mac OS X. After eight months of hype VMware has finally delivered the update to its core virtualisation platform, announcing Thursday that vSphere 4 is generally available worldwide. The Conficker worm is still infecting systems at a brisk rate and continues to snag computers in Fortune 1000 companies, according to security researchers. The worm is infecting about 50,000 new PCs each day, according to researchers at Symantec. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 21 2009Today's biggest technology news stories, from PC Advisor. Storage vendor NetApp has agreed to acquire Data Domain, a maker of disk-based backup products, for about $1.5 billion, the companies announced Wednesday. In an effort to draw attention to an long-standing security problem in Apple's Mac OS X operating system, a security researcher has posted attack code that exploits the flaw. The code exploits a nasty bug in the Java software that ships with Mac OS X. After eight months of hype VMware has finally delivered the update to its core virtualisation platform, announcing Thursday that vSphere 4 is generally available worldwide. The Conficker worm is still infecting systems at a brisk rate and continues to snag computers in Fortune 1000 companies, according to security researchers. The worm is infecting about 50,000 new PCs each day, according to researchers at Symantec. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/may_21_newscast.mp3Thu, 21 May 2009 15:51:00 GMT04:02Today's biggest technology news stories, from PC Advisor. Storage vendor NetApp has agreed to acquire Data Domain, a maker of disk-based backup products, for about $1.5 billion, the companies announced Wednesday. In an effort to draw attention to an long-standing security problem in Apple's Mac OS X operating system, a security researcher has posted attack code that exploits the flaw. The code exploits a nasty bug in the Java software that ships with Mac OS X. After eight months of hype VMware has finally delivered the update to its core virtualisation platform, announcing Thursday that vSphere 4 is generally available worldwide. The Conficker worm is still infecting systems at a brisk rate and continues to snag computers in Fortune 1000 companies, according to security researchers. The worm is infecting about 50,000 new PCs each day, according to researchers at Symantec. The day's technology news, from PC Advisor. Hewlett-Packard reported a 3 percent drop in revenue as its major lines of business continued to be hammered by the global recession. The Swedish court of appeals is investigating allegations that the judge who handled a case involving the Pirate Bay bit-torrent tracking site had a conflict interest. Gmail users can now automatically translate messages they receive into 41 languages with a new feature introduced by Google Labs. Sun Microsystems plans to launch an online app store for PC users, piggybacking it on the software that automatically updates the Java software running on most PCs. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 20 2009The day's technology news, from PC Advisor. Hewlett-Packard reported a 3 percent drop in revenue as its major lines of business continued to be hammered by the global recession. The Swedish court of appeals is investigating allegations that the judge who handled a case involving the Pirate Bay bit-torrent tracking site had a conflict interest. Gmail users can now automatically translate messages they receive into 41 languages with a new feature introduced by Google Labs. Sun Microsystems plans to launch an online app store for PC users, piggybacking it on the software that automatically updates the Java software running on most PCs. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_may_20_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 20 May 2009 15:45:00 GMT02:35The day's technology news, from PC Advisor. Hewlett-Packard reported a 3 percent drop in revenue as its major lines of business continued to be hammered by the global recession. The Swedish court of appeals is investigating allegations that the judge who handled a case involving the Pirate Bay bit-torrent tracking site had a conflict interest. Gmail users can now automatically translate messages they receive into 41 languages with a new feature introduced by Google Labs. Sun Microsystems plans to launch an online app store for PC users, piggybacking it on the software that automatically updates the Java software running on most PCs. PC Advisor's daily IT news round-up. China has issued new regulations to deal with cybercime, a growing problem in the country. Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard have expanded their partnership to develop and sell a common platform for delivering voice, video and messaging services to office workers. Twitter is steering clear of advertising as it prepares to launch new tools and services for businesses by the end of this year. Microsoft has opened the beta for its My Phone Windows Mobile backup service to anyone who wants to try it out. And finally, Sprint will sell the Palm Pre from June 6. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 19 2009PC Advisor's daily IT news round-up. China has issued new regulations to deal with cybercime, a growing problem in the country. Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard have expanded their partnership to develop and sell a common platform for delivering voice, video and messaging services to office workers. Twitter is steering clear of advertising as it prepares to launch new tools and services for businesses by the end of this year. Microsoft has opened the beta for its My Phone Windows Mobile backup service to anyone who wants to try it out. And finally, Sprint will sell the Palm Pre from June 6. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_may_19_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 19 May 2009 14:34:00 GMT03:01PC Advisor's daily IT news round-up. China has issued new regulations to deal with cybercime, a growing problem in the country. Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard have expanded their partnership to develop and sell a common platform for delivering voice, video and messaging services to office workers. Twitter is steering clear of advertising as it prepares to launch new tools and services for businesses by the end of this year. Microsoft has opened the beta for its My Phone Windows Mobile backup service to anyone who wants to try it out. And finally, Sprint will sell the Palm Pre from June 6. PC Advisor's daily technology news round-up. Dell's new ultra-light server will use low-power processors designed for use in cheap laptops. The XS11-VX8 servers will use Nano netbook processors from Via Technologies to run light server workloads such as web hosting. The number of legitimate websites being hacked to host malware has hit startling highs in recent days, according to new figures from MessageLabs. The global DRAM memory chip industry continued to shrink in the first quarter of this year as revenue fell to an eight year low and losses mounted. There's renewed speculation in China that a Microsoft-Yahoo merger is on the cards, following a meeting between Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Jack Ma, the CEO of Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba, which controls Yahoo's operations in China. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 18 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news round-up. Dell's new ultra-light server will use low-power processors designed for use in cheap laptops. The XS11-VX8 servers will use Nano netbook processors from Via Technologies to run light server workloads such as web hosting. The number of legitimate websites being hacked to host malware has hit startling highs in recent days, according to new figures from MessageLabs. The global DRAM memory chip industry continued to shrink in the first quarter of this year as revenue fell to an eight year low and losses mounted. There's renewed speculation in China that a Microsoft-Yahoo merger is on the cards, following a meeting between Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Jack Ma, the CEO of Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba, which controls Yahoo's operations in China. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/may_18_newcast.mp3Mon, 18 May 2009 17:23:00 GMT03:11PC Advisor's daily technology news round-up. Dell's new ultra-light server will use low-power processors designed for use in cheap laptops. The XS11-VX8 servers will use Nano netbook processors from Via Technologies to run light server workloads such as web hosting. The number of legitimate websites being hacked to host malware has hit startling highs in recent days, according to new figures from MessageLabs. The global DRAM memory chip industry continued to shrink in the first quarter of this year as revenue fell to an eight year low and losses mounted. There's renewed speculation in China that a Microsoft-Yahoo merger is on the cards, following a meeting between Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Jack Ma, the CEO of Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba, which controls Yahoo's operations in China. Today's top technology news, from PC Advisor. The record fine against Intel for violating European competition laws could open the floodgates for civil actions. Once again lithium-ion batteries are the subject of a safety recall. Hewlett-Packard has recalled batteries used in some of its laptops, as they pose a fire hazard. Toshiba has filed suit against Imation and several manufacturers and distributors of recordable DVD media for the alleged infringement of its patents. The outage that took Google offline for scores of users on Thursday was caused by a traffic routing error, the company now says. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 15 2009Today's top technology news, from PC Advisor. The record fine against Intel for violating European competition laws could open the floodgates for civil actions. Once again lithium-ion batteries are the subject of a safety recall. Hewlett-Packard has recalled batteries used in some of its laptops, as they pose a fire hazard. Toshiba has filed suit against Imation and several manufacturers and distributors of recordable DVD media for the alleged infringement of its patents. The outage that took Google offline for scores of users on Thursday was caused by a traffic routing error, the company now says. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/may_15_idg_newscast.mp3Fri, 15 May 2009 15:31:00 GMT02:47Today's top technology news, from PC Advisor. The record fine against Intel for violating European competition laws could open the floodgates for civil actions. Once again lithium-ion batteries are the subject of a safety recall. Hewlett-Packard has recalled batteries used in some of its laptops, as they pose a fire hazard. Toshiba has filed suit against Imation and several manufacturers and distributors of recordable DVD media for the alleged infringement of its patents. The outage that took Google offline for scores of users on Thursday was caused by a traffic routing error, the company now says. The day's major technology news stories, from PC Advisor. Growth will have to come from higher productivity and innovation when the economy begins to recover, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told developers gathered Wednesday in Hyderabad for the company's India edition of the Tech Ed conference. Apple today announced that an executive team will deliver the keynote at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) June 8, but didn't mention CEO Steve Jobs as one of those expected to take the stage. Antitrust regulators around the world, led chiefly by the European Commission, are testing the limits of the law in their pursuit of Intel and its practice of offering rebates to computer manufacturers and IT retailers, Intel Senior Vice President Bruce Sewell said Wednesday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 14 2009The day's major technology news stories, from PC Advisor. Growth will have to come from higher productivity and innovation when the economy begins to recover, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told developers gathered Wednesday in Hyderabad for the company's India edition of the Tech Ed conference. Apple today announced that an executive team will deliver the keynote at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) June 8, but didn't mention CEO Steve Jobs as one of those expected to take the stage. Antitrust regulators around the world, led chiefly by the European Commission, are testing the limits of the law in their pursuit of Intel and its practice of offering rebates to computer manufacturers and IT retailers, Intel Senior Vice President Bruce Sewell said Wednesday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/may_14_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 14 May 2009 12:30:00 GMT03:11The day's major technology news stories, from PC Advisor. Growth will have to come from higher productivity and innovation when the economy begins to recover, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told developers gathered Wednesday in Hyderabad for the company's India edition of the Tech Ed conference. Apple today announced that an executive team will deliver the keynote at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) June 8, but didn't mention CEO Steve Jobs as one of those expected to take the stage. Antitrust regulators around the world, led chiefly by the European Commission, are testing the limits of the law in their pursuit of Intel and its practice of offering rebates to computer manufacturers and IT retailers, Intel Senior Vice President Bruce Sewell said Wednesday. A round-up of the day's technology news, from PC Advisor. The European Commission Wednesday found Intel guilty of antitrust violations in the market for PC microprocessors and fined it ?1.06 billion. Windows 7 will be here by Christmas, Microsoft has revealed. Oracle's decision to acquire Sun Microsystems has created a larger market opportunity for Intel to put its Itanium chips into more enterprise servers, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said on Tuesday. Leadtek plans to unveil a prototype external video processor that brings the power of Toshiba's SpursEngine chip to portable platforms. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 13 2009A round-up of the day's technology news, from PC Advisor. The European Commission Wednesday found Intel guilty of antitrust violations in the market for PC microprocessors and fined it ?1.06 billion. Windows 7 will be here by Christmas, Microsoft has revealed. Oracle's decision to acquire Sun Microsystems has created a larger market opportunity for Intel to put its Itanium chips into more enterprise servers, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said on Tuesday. Leadtek plans to unveil a prototype external video processor that brings the power of Toshiba's SpursEngine chip to portable platforms. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/may_13_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 13 May 2009 14:12:00 GMT03:11A round-up of the day's technology news, from PC Advisor. The European Commission Wednesday found Intel guilty of antitrust violations in the market for PC microprocessors and fined it ?1.06 billion. Windows 7 will be here by Christmas, Microsoft has revealed. Oracle's decision to acquire Sun Microsystems has created a larger market opportunity for Intel to put its Itanium chips into more enterprise servers, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said on Tuesday. Leadtek plans to unveil a prototype external video processor that brings the power of Toshiba's SpursEngine chip to portable platforms. The top headlines from PC Advisor's Global IT News Update. Microsoft will make Windows 7 available to businesses and consumers in time for the typically busy holiday shopping season in the fourth quarter of the year, according to company officials. SAP is launching software for business intelligence and analytics, areas that are becoming integral to the strategy of the German enterprise applications company. Rackable Systems has completed its acquisition of Silicon Graphics and will change the name of the combined company to SGI. After five quarters of declining market share, Advanced Micro Devices gained ground in chip shipments over chief rival Intel during the first quarter of 2009, according to IDC. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 12 2009The top headlines from PC Advisor's Global IT News Update. Microsoft will make Windows 7 available to businesses and consumers in time for the typically busy holiday shopping season in the fourth quarter of the year, according to company officials. SAP is launching software for business intelligence and analytics, areas that are becoming integral to the strategy of the German enterprise applications company. Rackable Systems has completed its acquisition of Silicon Graphics and will change the name of the combined company to SGI. After five quarters of declining market share, Advanced Micro Devices gained ground in chip shipments over chief rival Intel during the first quarter of 2009, according to IDC. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1//Users/mattegan/Desktop/may_11_newscast.mp3Tue, 12 May 2009 16:19:00 GMT03:49The top headlines from PC Advisor's Global IT News Update. Microsoft will make Windows 7 available to businesses and consumers in time for the typically busy holiday shopping season in the fourth quarter of the year, according to company officials. SAP is launching software for business intelligence and analytics, areas that are becoming integral to the strategy of the German enterprise applications company. Rackable Systems has completed its acquisition of Silicon Graphics and will change the name of the combined company to SGI. After five quarters of declining market share, Advanced Micro Devices gained ground in chip shipments over chief rival Intel during the first quarter of 2009, according to IDC. PC Advisor's daily round-up of breaking technology news. The European Commission is expected to make one of the most significant antitrust decisions in its history on Wednesday when it punishes computer chip-maker Intel for stifling competition from smaller rivals. Sun Microsystems shareholders filed three separate lawsuits last month in an effort to halt the company's pending sale to Oracle, according to a filing Sun made with the US Securities & Exchange Commission Friday. Microsoft plans to test Windows 7's update mechanism by feeding users of the just-issued Release Candidate as many as 10 fake updates in the coming week, the company said Friday. The University of California at Berkeley Friday disclosed that hackers broke into restricted computer databases in the campus health-services centre, as the university began notifying current and former Berkeley students their personal information may have been taken. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 11 2009PC Advisor's daily round-up of breaking technology news. The European Commission is expected to make one of the most significant antitrust decisions in its history on Wednesday when it punishes computer chip-maker Intel for stifling competition from smaller rivals. Sun Microsystems shareholders filed three separate lawsuits last month in an effort to halt the company's pending sale to Oracle, according to a filing Sun made with the US Securities & Exchange Commission Friday. Microsoft plans to test Windows 7's update mechanism by feeding users of the just-issued Release Candidate as many as 10 fake updates in the coming week, the company said Friday. The University of California at Berkeley Friday disclosed that hackers broke into restricted computer databases in the campus health-services centre, as the university began notifying current and former Berkeley students their personal information may have been taken. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/may_11_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 11 May 2009 14:51:00 GMT03:23technology, news, PC Advisor's daily round-up of breaking technology news. The European Commission is expected to make one of the most significant antitrust decisions in its history on Wednesday when it punishes computer chip-maker Intel for stifling competition from smaller rivals. Sun Microsystems shareholders filed three separate lawsuits last month in an effort to halt the company's pending sale to Oracle, according to a filing Sun made with the US Securities & Exchange Commission Friday. Microsoft plans to test Windows 7's update mechanism by feeding users of the just-issued Release Candidate as many as 10 fake updates in the coming week, the company said Friday. The University of California at Berkeley Friday disclosed that hackers broke into restricted computer databases in the campus health-services centre, as the university began notifying current and former Berkeley students their personal information may have been taken. PC Advisor's daily technology news round-up. General Electric will spend $6 billion over the next six years in an effort to improve healthcare quality and drive down costs to consumers, the company announced Thursday. Oracle plans to stay in the hardware business following its planned $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems, CEO Larry Ellison has said, adding more detail to earlier statements made by the company. Reports that Dell might use Google's Android OS in a netbook raises questions about what the device might look like and whether Android is ready for use beyond smartphones. Indian security researchers have released proof-of-concept code that can be used to take over a computer running Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system, despite earlier promising not to make the code public for fear it could be misused. VBootkit 2.0 was developed by researchers Vipin Kumar and Nitin Kumar and is now available for download under an open-source licence. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 8 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news round-up. General Electric will spend $6 billion over the next six years in an effort to improve healthcare quality and drive down costs to consumers, the company announced Thursday. Oracle plans to stay in the hardware business following its planned $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems, CEO Larry Ellison has said, adding more detail to earlier statements made by the company. Reports that Dell might use Google's Android OS in a netbook raises questions about what the device might look like and whether Android is ready for use beyond smartphones. Indian security researchers have released proof-of-concept code that can be used to take over a computer running Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system, despite earlier promising not to make the code public for fear it could be misused. VBootkit 2.0 was developed by researchers Vipin Kumar and Nitin Kumar and is now available for download under an open-source licence. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/may_08_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 08 May 2009 11:16:00 GMT03:18PC Advisor?s daily technology news round-up. General Electric will spend $6 billion over the next six years in an effort to improve healthcare quality and drive down costs to consumers, the company announced Thursday. Oracle plans to stay in the hardware business following its planned $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems, CEO Larry Ellison has said, adding more detail to earlier statements made by the company. Reports that Dell might use Google's Android OS in a netbook raises questions about what the device might look like and whether Android is ready for use beyond smartphones. Indian security researchers have released proof-of-concept code that can be used to take over a computer running Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system, despite earlier promising not to make the code public for fear it could be misused. VBootkit 2.0 was developed by researchers Vipin Kumar and Nitin Kumar and is now available for download under an open-source licence. PC Advisor's daily round-up of global technology news. Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday announced it was consolidating the operations of disparate business units in the company. Cisco Systems' revenue for its third fiscal quarter fell 17 percent from a year earlier, while net income plunged 21 percent to $1.3 billion, or $0.23 per share. Citing a slowdown in sales of its security and compliance products and weakness in international currencies, Symantec said Wednesday that it would post a $249 million loss for the quarter ending April 3. A group that includes Intel, Microsoft, Nokia and Panasonic plans to introduce a specification for short-range, gigabit-speed wireless networking by the end of this year. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 7 2009PC Advisor's daily round-up of global technology news. Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday announced it was consolidating the operations of disparate business units in the company. Cisco Systems' revenue for its third fiscal quarter fell 17 percent from a year earlier, while net income plunged 21 percent to $1.3 billion, or $0.23 per share. Citing a slowdown in sales of its security and compliance products and weakness in international currencies, Symantec said Wednesday that it would post a $249 million loss for the quarter ending April 3. A group that includes Intel, Microsoft, Nokia and Panasonic plans to introduce a specification for short-range, gigabit-speed wireless networking by the end of this year. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/may_07_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 07 May 2009 11:20:00 GMT03:02PC Advisor's daily round-up of global technology news. Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday announced it was consolidating the operations of disparate business units in the company. Cisco Systems' revenue for its third fiscal quarter fell 17 percent from a year earlier, while net income plunged 21 percent to $1.3 billion, or $0.23 per share. Citing a slowdown in sales of its security and compliance products and weakness in international currencies, Symantec said Wednesday that it would post a $249 million loss for the quarter ending April 3. A group that includes Intel, Microsoft, Nokia and Panasonic plans to introduce a specification for short-range, gigabit-speed wireless networking by the end of this year. What's happening in the world of technology, from PC Advisor. Microsoft on Tuesday announced new job cuts that are part of the 5,000 the company said in January that it expected to eliminate. The South Korean government could force Google to block access to its YouTube website in an ongoing dispute over user privacy, Google's deputy counsel said Monday. A Swedish man was indicted on Tuesday in connection with the alleged 2004 theft of source code for Cisco Systems' IOS (Internetwork Operating System) software. Blade servers based on microprocessors designed in China will power a supercomputer prototype to be revealed by a government-backed Chinese firm in September, the company said Tuesday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 6 2009What's happening in the world of technology, from PC Advisor. Microsoft on Tuesday announced new job cuts that are part of the 5,000 the company said in January that it expected to eliminate. The South Korean government could force Google to block access to its YouTube website in an ongoing dispute over user privacy, Google's deputy counsel said Monday. A Swedish man was indicted on Tuesday in connection with the alleged 2004 theft of source code for Cisco Systems' IOS (Internetwork Operating System) software. Blade servers based on microprocessors designed in China will power a supercomputer prototype to be revealed by a government-backed Chinese firm in September, the company said Tuesday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/may_06_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 06 May 2009 11:37:00 GMT03:15What's happening in the world of technology, from PC Advisor. Microsoft on Tuesday announced new job cuts that are part of the 5,000 the company said in January that it expected to eliminate. The South Korean government could force Google to block access to its YouTube website in an ongoing dispute over user privacy, Google's deputy counsel said Monday. A Swedish man was indicted on Tuesday in connection with the alleged 2004 theft of source code for Cisco Systems' IOS (Internetwork Operating System) software. Blade servers based on microprocessors designed in China will power a supercomputer prototype to be revealed by a government-backed Chinese firm in September, the company said Tuesday. The day's biggest technology news, from PC Advisor. Amazon may be working on a new device that is similar to the Kindle book reader but designed specifically for newspapers and magazines. Research In Motion is injecting the power of its popular BlackBerry push technology into the consumer arena by letting third-party developers write applications that tap into it. Google has unveiled a new service that will push Gmail and calendar items to the native client software on BlackBerry devices, stepping up the search giant's efforts in the enterprise market. A prosecutor in the northern Italian city of Bologna is investigating a website allegedly set up by left-wing extremists in order to harass and threaten the police. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 5 2009The day's biggest technology news, from PC Advisor. Amazon may be working on a new device that is similar to the Kindle book reader but designed specifically for newspapers and magazines. Research In Motion is injecting the power of its popular BlackBerry push technology into the consumer arena by letting third-party developers write applications that tap into it. Google has unveiled a new service that will push Gmail and calendar items to the native client software on BlackBerry devices, stepping up the search giant's efforts in the enterprise market. A prosecutor in the northern Italian city of Bologna is investigating a website allegedly set up by left-wing extremists in order to harass and threaten the police. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/may_05_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 05 May 2009 16:11:00 GMT03:07The day's biggest technology news, from PC Advisor. Amazon may be working on a new device that is similar to the Kindle book reader but designed specifically for newspapers and magazines. Research In Motion is injecting the power of its popular BlackBerry push technology into the consumer arena by letting third-party developers write applications that tap into it. Google has unveiled a new service that will push Gmail and calendar items to the native client software on BlackBerry devices, stepping up the search giant's efforts in the enterprise market. A prosecutor in the northern Italian city of Bologna is investigating a website allegedly set up by left-wing extremists in order to harass and threaten the police. PC Advisor's daily round-up of technology news. Apple's iPhone marketing chief squared off against the Electronic Frontier Foundation and others Friday as the US Copyright Office considers whether to allow an exemption to the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that would permit jailbreaking. Via Technologies may try to extend the use of its Nano processors from netbooks to servers in a potential challenge to Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, although the battle will be an uphill one, analysts said. LexisNexis acknowledged Friday that criminals used its information retrieval service for more than three years to gather data that was used to commit credit card fraud. The former IT director for a nonprofit organ and tissue donation centre pleaded guilty to a charge that she broke into the organisation's computer network and deleted organ donation database records, invoice files, and database and accounting software, the US Department of Justice said. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 4 2009PC Advisor's daily round-up of technology news. Apple's iPhone marketing chief squared off against the Electronic Frontier Foundation and others Friday as the US Copyright Office considers whether to allow an exemption to the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that would permit jailbreaking. Via Technologies may try to extend the use of its Nano processors from netbooks to servers in a potential challenge to Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, although the battle will be an uphill one, analysts said. LexisNexis acknowledged Friday that criminals used its information retrieval service for more than three years to gather data that was used to commit credit card fraud. The former IT director for a nonprofit organ and tissue donation centre pleaded guilty to a charge that she broke into the organisation's computer network and deleted organ donation database records, invoice files, and database and accounting software, the US Department of Justice said. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/may_04_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 04 May 2009 16:08:00 GMT03:29PC Advisor's daily round-up of technology news. Apple's iPhone marketing chief squared off against the Electronic Frontier Foundation and others Friday as the US Copyright Office considers whether to allow an exemption to the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that would permit jailbreaking. Via Technologies may try to extend the use of its Nano processors from netbooks to servers in a potential challenge to Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, although the battle will be an uphill one, analysts said. LexisNexis acknowledged Friday that criminals used its information retrieval service for more than three years to gather data that was used to commit credit card fraud. The former IT director for a nonprofit organ and tissue donation centre pleaded guilty to a charge that she broke into the organisation's computer network and deleted organ donation database records, invoice files, and database and accounting software, the US Department of Justice said. PC Advisor's daily IT news round-up. Microsoft plans to continue offering Windows XP for netbooks after the release of its next-generation operating system, Windows 7. A year after buying low-power processor designer PA Semi, Apple is looking for yet more chip design expertise. For the second time this year, a hacker has gained administrative access to a Twitter employee's account. The CEO of a Seattle-area consulting company was sentenced to three months of home confinement Thursday for destroying a client's website following a contract dispute.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, May 1 2009PC Advisor's daily IT news round-up. Microsoft plans to continue offering Windows XP for netbooks after the release of its next-generation operating system, Windows 7. A year after buying low-power processor designer PA Semi, Apple is looking for yet more chip design expertise. For the second time this year, a hacker has gained administrative access to a Twitter employee's account. The CEO of a Seattle-area consulting company was sentenced to three months of home confinement Thursday for destroying a client's website following a contract dispute.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/may_01_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 01 May 2009 09:47:00 GMT03:15PC Advisor's daily IT news round-up. Microsoft plans to continue offering Windows XP for netbooks after the release of its next-generation operating system, Windows 7. A year after buying low-power processor designer PA Semi, Apple is looking for yet more chip design expertise. For the second time this year, a hacker has gained administrative access to a Twitter employee's account. The CEO of a Seattle-area consulting company was sentenced to three months of home confinement Thursday for destroying a client's website following a contract dispute.Today's top technology stories, from PC Advisor. A widely watched court case pitting software maker RealNetworks against seven Hollywood studios will resume next week after court testimony took longer than expected Wednesday. Oracle has been sued for alleged patent infringement by supply chain management vendor i2 Technologies, i2 said on Wednesday. Beijing police have detained a man they say extorted cash from companies after launching cyberattacks on their websites, one of a handful of such arrests in China in recent years. Amazon is inviting students, educators and researchers to apply for grants that will give them free access to the company's hosted computing services. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 30 2009Today's top technology stories, from PC Advisor. A widely watched court case pitting software maker RealNetworks against seven Hollywood studios will resume next week after court testimony took longer than expected Wednesday. Oracle has been sued for alleged patent infringement by supply chain management vendor i2 Technologies, i2 said on Wednesday. Beijing police have detained a man they say extorted cash from companies after launching cyberattacks on their websites, one of a handful of such arrests in China in recent years. Amazon is inviting students, educators and researchers to apply for grants that will give them free access to the company's hosted computing services. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/apr_30_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:28:00 GMT03:15Today's top technology stories, from PC Advisor. A widely watched court case pitting software maker RealNetworks against seven Hollywood studios will resume next week after court testimony took longer than expected Wednesday. Oracle has been sued for alleged patent infringement by supply chain management vendor i2 Technologies, i2 said on Wednesday. Beijing police have detained a man they say extorted cash from companies after launching cyberattacks on their websites, one of a handful of such arrests in China in recent years. Amazon is inviting students, educators and researchers to apply for grants that will give them free access to the company's hosted computing services. Top technology stories from PC Advisor. Advanced Micro Devices has pulled dual-core server processors from its product lineup, also cutting prices of some Opteron chips by close to 43 percent. RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser took the stand Tuesday in his company's ongoing legal battle against the motion picture industry, arguing that RealNetworks' DVD-copying software is not designed to create a free-for-all of illegal copying. Top Chinese search engine Baidu forecast a recovery in its ad sales this spring as it reported a second consecutive decline in quarterly revenue on Tuesday. Nokia will layoff 450 employees as the Finnish phone giant refocuses its services to take better advantage of third-party developers, it announced on Tuesday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 29 2009Top technology stories from PC Advisor. Advanced Micro Devices has pulled dual-core server processors from its product lineup, also cutting prices of some Opteron chips by close to 43 percent. RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser took the stand Tuesday in his company's ongoing legal battle against the motion picture industry, arguing that RealNetworks' DVD-copying software is not designed to create a free-for-all of illegal copying. Top Chinese search engine Baidu forecast a recovery in its ad sales this spring as it reported a second consecutive decline in quarterly revenue on Tuesday. Nokia will layoff 450 employees as the Finnish phone giant refocuses its services to take better advantage of third-party developers, it announced on Tuesday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/apr_29_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:52:00 GMT03:13Top technology stories from PC Advisor. Advanced Micro Devices has pulled dual-core server processors from its product lineup, also cutting prices of some Opteron chips by close to 43 percent. RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser took the stand Tuesday in his company's ongoing legal battle against the motion picture industry, arguing that RealNetworks' DVD-copying software is not designed to create a free-for-all of illegal copying. Top Chinese search engine Baidu forecast a recovery in its ad sales this spring as it reported a second consecutive decline in quarterly revenue on Tuesday. Nokia will layoff 450 employees as the Finnish phone giant refocuses its services to take better advantage of third-party developers, it announced on Tuesday. Breaking news from the world of IT, brought to you by PC Advisor. The operator of a technology discussion forum has sued Apple, claiming that the company used US copyright law to curb legitimate discussion of its iTunes software. Europe needs a "Mister cyber security" to take control in the event of an attack on Internet infrastructure, Europe's telecommunications commissioner, Viviane Reding said Monday. US President Barack Obama on Monday announced a goal of ensuring 3 percent of the country's gross domestic product is spent on scientific research and development. Months after the issue first surfaced, Hewlett-Packard laptop owners continue to complain about defective nVidia graphics cards that could cause laptops to fail. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 28 2009Breaking news from the world of IT, brought to you by PC Advisor. The operator of a technology discussion forum has sued Apple, claiming that the company used US copyright law to curb legitimate discussion of its iTunes software. Europe needs a "Mister cyber security" to take control in the event of an attack on Internet infrastructure, Europe's telecommunications commissioner, Viviane Reding said Monday. US President Barack Obama on Monday announced a goal of ensuring 3 percent of the country's gross domestic product is spent on scientific research and development. Months after the issue first surfaced, Hewlett-Packard laptop owners continue to complain about defective nVidia graphics cards that could cause laptops to fail. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/apr_28_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:56:00 GMT03:15Breaking news from the world of IT, brought to you by PC Advisor. The operator of a technology discussion forum has sued Apple, claiming that the company used US copyright law to curb legitimate discussion of its iTunes software. Europe needs a "Mister cyber security" to take control in the event of an attack on Internet infrastructure, Europe's telecommunications commissioner, Viviane Reding said Monday. US President Barack Obama on Monday announced a goal of ensuring 3 percent of the country's gross domestic product is spent on scientific research and development. Months after the issue first surfaced, Hewlett-Packard laptop owners continue to complain about defective nVidia graphics cards that could cause laptops to fail. A round-up of what's happen in the world of technology, from PC Advisor. Qualcomm, the world's largest maker of mobile phone chips, agreed to pay chip designer Broadcom $891 million to settle a long running patent dispute to end all courtroom proceedings globally. Some Microsoft developers will be able to download a near-final version of the company's Windows 7 operating system this week, Microsoft said Friday. India has ordered 250,000 laptops from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization, while a human rights organization will supply 5,000 OLPC machines to Sierra Leone. The first commercial WiMax broadband wireless network in Taiwan opened for business on Monday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 27 2009A round-up of what's happen in the world of technology, from PC Advisor. Qualcomm, the world's largest maker of mobile phone chips, agreed to pay chip designer Broadcom $891 million to settle a long running patent dispute to end all courtroom proceedings globally. Some Microsoft developers will be able to download a near-final version of the company's Windows 7 operating system this week, Microsoft said Friday. India has ordered 250,000 laptops from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization, while a human rights organization will supply 5,000 OLPC machines to Sierra Leone. The first commercial WiMax broadband wireless network in Taiwan opened for business on Monday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/apr_27_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:33:00 GMT03:19A round-up of what's happen in the world of technology, from PC Advisor. Qualcomm, the world's largest maker of mobile phone chips, agreed to pay chip designer Broadcom $891 million to settle a long running patent dispute to end all courtroom proceedings globally. Some Microsoft developers will be able to download a near-final version of the company's Windows 7 operating system this week, Microsoft said Friday. India has ordered 250,000 laptops from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization, while a human rights organization will supply 5,000 OLPC machines to Sierra Leone. The first commercial WiMax broadband wireless network in Taiwan opened for business on Monday. Friday's technology news update. Microsoft revenue drops 6 percent. MySpace CEO quits. Ubuntu 9.04 is ready.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 24 2009Friday's technology news update. Microsoft revenue drops 6 percent. MySpace CEO quits. Ubuntu 9.04 is ready.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_april_24_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:31:00 GMT02:45Friday's technology news update. Microsoft revenue drops 6 percent. MySpace CEO quits. Ubuntu 9.04 is ready.PC Advisor's daily technology news update. A US district court judge will extend portions of an antitrust decree governing Microsoft's actions for 18 months. A gang of six criminals has built a botnet of 1.9 million hacked computers, including systems within US and UK government networks, according to security vendor Finjan. Despite a 3 percent decline in Mac sales, Apple reported strong revenue for its second fiscal quarter, driven by the popularity of the iPhone 3G. VMware reported a profit and a rise in revenue for the first quarter. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 23 2009PC Advisor's daily technology news update. A US district court judge will extend portions of an antitrust decree governing Microsoft's actions for 18 months. A gang of six criminals has built a botnet of 1.9 million hacked computers, including systems within US and UK government networks, according to security vendor Finjan. Despite a 3 percent decline in Mac sales, Apple reported strong revenue for its second fiscal quarter, driven by the popularity of the iPhone 3G. VMware reported a profit and a rise in revenue for the first quarter. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_april_23_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:28:00 GMT02:43PC Advisor's daily technology news update. A US district court judge will extend portions of an antitrust decree governing Microsoft's actions for 18 months. A gang of six criminals has built a botnet of 1.9 million hacked computers, including systems within US and UK government networks, according to security vendor Finjan. Despite a 3 percent decline in Mac sales, Apple reported strong revenue for its second fiscal quarter, driven by the popularity of the iPhone 3G. VMware reported a profit and a rise in revenue for the first quarter. Today's top technology stories, from PC Advisor. AMD reported a net loss of $416m for the first quarter of 2009, a bigger loss than a year earlier. Yahoo's profit and revenue fell sharply in the first quarter as the beleaguered Internet company added a softening online ad market to its list of woes. Mozilla has patched 12 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 3.0, four of them considered critical. Inhabitants of Second Life, the virtual world run by Linden Lab, will soon have new options to customise how they see the world. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 22 2009Today's top technology stories, from PC Advisor. AMD reported a net loss of $416m for the first quarter of 2009, a bigger loss than a year earlier. Yahoo's profit and revenue fell sharply in the first quarter as the beleaguered Internet company added a softening online ad market to its list of woes. Mozilla has patched 12 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 3.0, four of them considered critical. Inhabitants of Second Life, the virtual world run by Linden Lab, will soon have new options to customise how they see the world. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_april_21_newscast.mp3Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:10:00 GMT03:11Today's top technology stories, from PC Advisor. AMD reported a net loss of $416m for the first quarter of 2009, a bigger loss than a year earlier. Yahoo's profit and revenue fell sharply in the first quarter as the beleaguered Internet company added a softening online ad market to its list of woes. Mozilla has patched 12 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 3.0, four of them considered critical. Inhabitants of Second Life, the virtual world run by Linden Lab, will soon have new options to customise how they see the world. The biggest technology news of the day, from PC Advisor. VMware has unveiled vSphere, the long awaited overhaul of its core virtualisation platform which is designed to aggregate the virtual resources in the data center into one centrally managed computing pool. Taiwan?s Industrial Technology Research Institute is pushing Resistive RAM as an alternative to today?s memory technologies. Organisations representing small and medium-size enterprises are taking a keen interest in the European Commission?s latest antitrust action against Microsoft, this time over its bundling of the Internet Explorer browser with the Windows operating system. A lawyer for one of the defendants in the Pirate Bay case has already filed an appeal against the guilty verdict handed down by a Stockholm court on Friday, and lawyers for the other three defendants are gearing up to do the same. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 21 2009The biggest technology news of the day, from PC Advisor. VMware has unveiled vSphere, the long awaited overhaul of its core virtualisation platform which is designed to aggregate the virtual resources in the data center into one centrally managed computing pool. Taiwan?s Industrial Technology Research Institute is pushing Resistive RAM as an alternative to today?s memory technologies. Organisations representing small and medium-size enterprises are taking a keen interest in the European Commission?s latest antitrust action against Microsoft, this time over its bundling of the Internet Explorer browser with the Windows operating system. A lawyer for one of the defendants in the Pirate Bay case has already filed an appeal against the guilty verdict handed down by a Stockholm court on Friday, and lawyers for the other three defendants are gearing up to do the same. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_april_21_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:01:00 GMT02:42The biggest technology news of the day, from PC Advisor. VMware has unveiled vSphere, the long awaited overhaul of its core virtualisation platform which is designed to aggregate the virtual resources in the data center into one centrally managed computing pool. Taiwan?s Industrial Technology Research Institute is pushing Resistive RAM as an alternative to today?s memory technologies. Organisations representing small and medium-size enterprises are taking a keen interest in the European Commission?s latest antitrust action against Microsoft, this time over its bundling of the Internet Explorer browser with the Windows operating system. A lawyer for one of the defendants in the Pirate Bay case has already filed an appeal against the guilty verdict handed down by a Stockholm court on Friday, and lawyers for the other three defendants are gearing up to do the same. The day's technology news, from PC Advisor. Oracle has agreed to purchase Sun Microsystems for $7.4bn. The deal comes after Sun reportedly walked away from an offer from IBM a few weeks ago. Adobe Systems has unveiled a version of its Flash multimedia streaming technology that will allow people to run entertainment programming directly to television sets from the internet, a new option for the rapidly changing digital-home market. Companies looking for outsourcing services are no longer going straight to India, but are instead including other countries in their evaluation, according to research by Gartner. Microsoft researchers in Beijing are developing applications that mine online data to track human relationships and help with translation, lab managers there said Monday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 20 2009The day's technology news, from PC Advisor. Oracle has agreed to purchase Sun Microsystems for $7.4bn. The deal comes after Sun reportedly walked away from an offer from IBM a few weeks ago. Adobe Systems has unveiled a version of its Flash multimedia streaming technology that will allow people to run entertainment programming directly to television sets from the internet, a new option for the rapidly changing digital-home market. Companies looking for outsourcing services are no longer going straight to India, but are instead including other countries in their evaluation, according to research by Gartner. Microsoft researchers in Beijing are developing applications that mine online data to track human relationships and help with translation, lab managers there said Monday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_april_20_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:08:00 GMT02:36The day's technology news, from PC Advisor. Oracle has agreed to purchase Sun Microsystems for $7.4bn. The deal comes after Sun reportedly walked away from an offer from IBM a few weeks ago. Adobe Systems has unveiled a version of its Flash multimedia streaming technology that will allow people to run entertainment programming directly to television sets from the internet, a new option for the rapidly changing digital-home market. Companies looking for outsourcing services are no longer going straight to India, but are instead including other countries in their evaluation, according to research by Gartner. Microsoft researchers in Beijing are developing applications that mine online data to track human relationships and help with translation, lab managers there said Monday. PC Advisor's daily round up of technology news. A host of chip makers, including IBM, yesterday announced a partnership to develop low-power chips for mobile devices, which could challenge Intel's burgeoning presence in the space. Sun Microsystems would be willing to revive acquisition talks with IBM if the latter company "makes a stronger commitment to complete the purchase," according to Bloomberg News. Google grew its profit and revenue in the first quarter, ended March 31, despite a tough economic environment that is affecting online advertising spending, the company's main revenue engine. Dell and Hewlett-Packard announced netbooks that support China's 3G standard Thursday as China Mobile, which is promoting the next-generation mobile technology, seeks new ways to attract scarce users. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 17 2009PC Advisor's daily round up of technology news. A host of chip makers, including IBM, yesterday announced a partnership to develop low-power chips for mobile devices, which could challenge Intel's burgeoning presence in the space. Sun Microsystems would be willing to revive acquisition talks with IBM if the latter company "makes a stronger commitment to complete the purchase," according to Bloomberg News. Google grew its profit and revenue in the first quarter, ended March 31, despite a tough economic environment that is affecting online advertising spending, the company's main revenue engine. Dell and Hewlett-Packard announced netbooks that support China's 3G standard Thursday as China Mobile, which is promoting the next-generation mobile technology, seeks new ways to attract scarce users. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/apr_17_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:29:00 GMT03:22PC Advisor's daily round up of technology news. A host of chip makers, including IBM, yesterday announced a partnership to develop low-power chips for mobile devices, which could challenge Intel's burgeoning presence in the space. Sun Microsystems would be willing to revive acquisition talks with IBM if the latter company "makes a stronger commitment to complete the purchase," according to Bloomberg News. Google grew its profit and revenue in the first quarter, ended March 31, despite a tough economic environment that is affecting online advertising spending, the company's main revenue engine. Dell and Hewlett-Packard announced netbooks that support China's 3G standard Thursday as China Mobile, which is promoting the next-generation mobile technology, seeks new ways to attract scarce users. Top technology news from PC Advisor. PC shipments declined less than expected in the first quarter, propped up by consumers' continuing interest in low-cost netbooks, IDC said in a report Wednesday. Yahoo agreed to sell its stake in South Korean e-commerce site Gmarket on Thursday following eBay's offer to buy the company's outstanding shares, part of a bid to strengthen its presence in South Korea. Yahoo may announce a new round of layoffs next week, the third since early 2008 and the first staff-trimming under new CEO Carol Bartz, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal are reporting. China launched a satellite marking a new phase of deployment for its global positioning network aimed at ending reliance on similar foreign systems early Wednesday morning. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 16 2009Top technology news from PC Advisor. PC shipments declined less than expected in the first quarter, propped up by consumers' continuing interest in low-cost netbooks, IDC said in a report Wednesday. Yahoo agreed to sell its stake in South Korean e-commerce site Gmarket on Thursday following eBay's offer to buy the company's outstanding shares, part of a bid to strengthen its presence in South Korea. Yahoo may announce a new round of layoffs next week, the third since early 2008 and the first staff-trimming under new CEO Carol Bartz, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal are reporting. China launched a satellite marking a new phase of deployment for its global positioning network aimed at ending reliance on similar foreign systems early Wednesday morning. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/apr_16_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:45:00 GMT03:18Top technology news from PC Advisor. PC shipments declined less than expected in the first quarter, propped up by consumers' continuing interest in low-cost netbooks, IDC said in a report Wednesday. Yahoo agreed to sell its stake in South Korean e-commerce site Gmarket on Thursday following eBay's offer to buy the company's outstanding shares, part of a bid to strengthen its presence in South Korea. Yahoo may announce a new round of layoffs next week, the third since early 2008 and the first staff-trimming under new CEO Carol Bartz, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal are reporting. China launched a satellite marking a new phase of deployment for its global positioning network aimed at ending reliance on similar foreign systems early Wednesday morning. PC Advisor's round-up of the day's technology news. eBay plans to spin off Skype via an initial public offering (IPO) because the Internet telephony unit doesn't mesh with the company's two other businesses - e-commerce and online payments. Intel on Tuesday reported a sharp drop in revenue and profit for the first quarter, but the company's CEO said the PC industry is showing signs of recovery. Struggling to stay afloat during the recession, ultramobile PC maker OQO is seeking buyers, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday. Intel's new Westmere microprocessors are being sampled by PC makers and will ship in volume later this year. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 15 2009PC Advisor's round-up of the day's technology news. eBay plans to spin off Skype via an initial public offering (IPO) because the Internet telephony unit doesn't mesh with the company's two other businesses - e-commerce and online payments. Intel on Tuesday reported a sharp drop in revenue and profit for the first quarter, but the company's CEO said the PC industry is showing signs of recovery. Struggling to stay afloat during the recession, ultramobile PC maker OQO is seeking buyers, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday. Intel's new Westmere microprocessors are being sampled by PC makers and will ship in volume later this year. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/apr_15_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:48:00 GMT03:04PC Advisor's round-up of the day's technology news. eBay plans to spin off Skype via an initial public offering (IPO) because the Internet telephony unit doesn't mesh with the company's two other businesses - e-commerce and online payments. Intel on Tuesday reported a sharp drop in revenue and profit for the first quarter, but the company's CEO said the PC industry is showing signs of recovery. Struggling to stay afloat during the recession, ultramobile PC maker OQO is seeking buyers, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday. Intel's new Westmere microprocessors are being sampled by PC makers and will ship in volume later this year. Technology news from around the globe. Web retailer Amazon.com blamed a glitch that knocked gay-and-lesbian-themed books out of its main product search engine on a "ham-fisted cataloging error" and disputed one man's claim that he had hacked the site to make this happen. It has become a regular ritual during Oracle's quarterly earnings conference calls. Company executives point to the vendor's lucrative revenue stream from maintenance -- paid annually by customers as a percentage of their license fees -- and bask in the approving glow of the financial analysts on the line. Dell is in talks with China Mobile to offer a smartphone based on the carrier's mobile operating system, a move that would take Dell into a huge but competitive market in China, an analyst said Monday. The founders of web recommendation site StumbleUpon have bought it back from eBay, making the company independent again after nearly two years. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 14 2009Technology news from around the globe. Web retailer Amazon.com blamed a glitch that knocked gay-and-lesbian-themed books out of its main product search engine on a "ham-fisted cataloging error" and disputed one man's claim that he had hacked the site to make this happen. It has become a regular ritual during Oracle's quarterly earnings conference calls. Company executives point to the vendor's lucrative revenue stream from maintenance -- paid annually by customers as a percentage of their license fees -- and bask in the approving glow of the financial analysts on the line. Dell is in talks with China Mobile to offer a smartphone based on the carrier's mobile operating system, a move that would take Dell into a huge but competitive market in China, an analyst said Monday. The founders of web recommendation site StumbleUpon have bought it back from eBay, making the company independent again after nearly two years. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/apr_14_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:15:00 GMT03:31Technology news from around the globe. Web retailer Amazon.com blamed a glitch that knocked gay-and-lesbian-themed books out of its main product search engine on a "ham-fisted cataloging error" and disputed one man's claim that he had hacked the site to make this happen. It has become a regular ritual during Oracle's quarterly earnings conference calls. Company executives point to the vendor's lucrative revenue stream from maintenance -- paid annually by customers as a percentage of their license fees -- and bask in the approving glow of the financial analysts on the line. Dell is in talks with China Mobile to offer a smartphone based on the carrier's mobile operating system, a move that would take Dell into a huge but competitive market in China, an analyst said Monday. The founders of web recommendation site StumbleUpon have bought it back from eBay, making the company independent again after nearly two years. PC Advisor's technology news update. Microsoft's hiring of a chip designer Marc Tremblay from Sun Microsystems could be part of a giant push by the software giant to develop hardware and software for parallel computing. Corporate IT staffers will get a double whammy this week, as both Microsoft and Oracle are set to release critical security updates on the same day, including a likely fix for an Excel bug that has been used by cybercriminals. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they have made a breakthrough with light technology that could eventually help chip makers create finer circuits. Top Chinese search engine Baidu has launched a portal that caters to the middle-aged and the elderly with oversized links and few ads. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 13 2009PC Advisor's technology news update. Microsoft's hiring of a chip designer Marc Tremblay from Sun Microsystems could be part of a giant push by the software giant to develop hardware and software for parallel computing. Corporate IT staffers will get a double whammy this week, as both Microsoft and Oracle are set to release critical security updates on the same day, including a likely fix for an Excel bug that has been used by cybercriminals. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they have made a breakthrough with light technology that could eventually help chip makers create finer circuits. Top Chinese search engine Baidu has launched a portal that caters to the middle-aged and the elderly with oversized links and few ads. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/apr_13_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:13:00 GMT03:21PC Advisor's technology news update. Microsoft's hiring of a chip designer Marc Tremblay from Sun Microsystems could be part of a giant push by the software giant to develop hardware and software for parallel computing. Corporate IT staffers will get a double whammy this week, as both Microsoft and Oracle are set to release critical security updates on the same day, including a likely fix for an Excel bug that has been used by cybercriminals. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they have made a breakthrough with light technology that could eventually help chip makers create finer circuits. Top Chinese search engine Baidu has launched a portal that caters to the middle-aged and the elderly with oversized links and few ads. The day's technology news. Cuts in fiber-optic lines near Silicon Valley early Thursday shut down two IBM facilities and affected an organisation in charge of internet domain names. Corporate IT staffers will get a double whammy next Tuesday, as both Microsoft and Oracle are set to release critical security updates on the same day, including a likely fix for an Excel bug that has been used by cybercriminals. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has denied the existence of malware attacks designed to shut down the US electrical grid in a time of war. Facebook has ended its brief relationship with The Pirate Bay, the controversial BitTorrent search engine. SAP has engaged 25 to 30 contract attorneys and spent millions of dollars to defend itself against a lawsuit brought last year by Waste Management over an allegedly failed ERP implementation, according to a document filed April 2 in a Texas district court. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 10 2009The day's technology news. Cuts in fiber-optic lines near Silicon Valley early Thursday shut down two IBM facilities and affected an organisation in charge of internet domain names. Corporate IT staffers will get a double whammy next Tuesday, as both Microsoft and Oracle are set to release critical security updates on the same day, including a likely fix for an Excel bug that has been used by cybercriminals. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has denied the existence of malware attacks designed to shut down the US electrical grid in a time of war. Facebook has ended its brief relationship with The Pirate Bay, the controversial BitTorrent search engine. SAP has engaged 25 to 30 contract attorneys and spent millions of dollars to defend itself against a lawsuit brought last year by Waste Management over an allegedly failed ERP implementation, according to a document filed April 2 in a Texas district court. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_april_10_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:09:00 GMT03:09The day's technology news. Cuts in fiber-optic lines near Silicon Valley early Thursday shut down two IBM facilities and affected an organisation in charge of internet domain names. Corporate IT staffers will get a double whammy next Tuesday, as both Microsoft and Oracle are set to release critical security updates on the same day, including a likely fix for an Excel bug that has been used by cybercriminals. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has denied the existence of malware attacks designed to shut down the US electrical grid in a time of war. Facebook has ended its brief relationship with The Pirate Bay, the controversial BitTorrent search engine. SAP has engaged 25 to 30 contract attorneys and spent millions of dollars to defend itself against a lawsuit brought last year by Waste Management over an allegedly failed ERP implementation, according to a document filed April 2 in a Texas district court. Technology news from around the world. A jury has found Microsoft guilty of patent infringement, ordering it to pay 388 million dollars to Uniloc, the patent holder. Buyers are circling Nortel Networks, the telecommunications infrastructure vendor that sought bankruptcy protection in January. Nokia Siemens Networks, Avaya and Siemens Enterprise Communications have all made offers for parts of the troubled company, according to news reports. The general manager of Microsoft's Data Center Services division, Michael Manos, is leaving the company to work for wholesale data center provider Digital Realty Trust. Security researchers say a worm that has infected millions of computers worldwide has been reprogrammed to strengthen its defences while also trying to attack more machines. Conficker takes advantage of a vulnerability in Microsoft's software. The French National Assembly has rejected a law that threatened to suspend the internet access of those caught downloading copyright works without permission. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 9 2009Technology news from around the world. A jury has found Microsoft guilty of patent infringement, ordering it to pay 388 million dollars to Uniloc, the patent holder. Buyers are circling Nortel Networks, the telecommunications infrastructure vendor that sought bankruptcy protection in January. Nokia Siemens Networks, Avaya and Siemens Enterprise Communications have all made offers for parts of the troubled company, according to news reports. The general manager of Microsoft's Data Center Services division, Michael Manos, is leaving the company to work for wholesale data center provider Digital Realty Trust. Security researchers say a worm that has infected millions of computers worldwide has been reprogrammed to strengthen its defences while also trying to attack more machines. Conficker takes advantage of a vulnerability in Microsoft's software. The French National Assembly has rejected a law that threatened to suspend the internet access of those caught downloading copyright works without permission. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_april_09_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:43:00 GMT03:00Technology news from around the world. A jury has found Microsoft guilty of patent infringement, ordering it to pay 388 million dollars to Uniloc, the patent holder. Buyers are circling Nortel Networks, the telecommunications infrastructure vendor that sought bankruptcy protection in January. Nokia Siemens Networks, Avaya and Siemens Enterprise Communications have all made offers for parts of the troubled company, according to news reports. The general manager of Microsoft's Data Center Services division, Michael Manos, is leaving the company to work for wholesale data center provider Digital Realty Trust. Security researchers say a worm that has infected millions of computers worldwide has been reprogrammed to strengthen its defences while also trying to attack more machines. Conficker takes advantage of a vulnerability in Microsoft's software. The French National Assembly has rejected a law that threatened to suspend the internet access of those caught downloading copyright works without permission. Breaking global news from the world of technology. Intel announced a new microprocessor aimed at storage products and embedded applications at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing today. The processor, code named Jasper Forest, is a variant on the Nehalem server processor. Google has updated its Google App Engine platform, adding preliminary support for industry-standard Java applications. Fake security software programs were one of the biggest online threats encountered by Internet users in the last half of 2008, according to Microsoft's latest security report. Acer is aiming at smaller and smaller demographic slices of the PC market with the two dozen products it launched yesterday, ranging from widescreen, all-in-one PCs to tiny nettops.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 8 2009Breaking global news from the world of technology. Intel announced a new microprocessor aimed at storage products and embedded applications at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing today. The processor, code named Jasper Forest, is a variant on the Nehalem server processor. Google has updated its Google App Engine platform, adding preliminary support for industry-standard Java applications. Fake security software programs were one of the biggest online threats encountered by Internet users in the last half of 2008, according to Microsoft's latest security report. Acer is aiming at smaller and smaller demographic slices of the PC market with the two dozen products it launched yesterday, ranging from widescreen, all-in-one PCs to tiny nettops.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_april_08_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:12:00 GMT02:37Intel Developer Forum,microprocessor,Jasper Forest,Nehalem,Google App Engine,Java,security software,Microsoft,Acer,all-in-one PC,nettop,netbookPC Advisor's daily update on the world's technology news. The Italian earthquake had victims and concerned observers communicating through emergency use of mobile devices and reaching out for help and information via Facebook and YouTube. The AP plans to take legal action against web portals and other sites that use its content without paying for a licence. Google and Yahoo have launched special sites dedicated to coverage of the federal elections starting April 16 in India in a bid to build their brands among internet users in the country. Google launched on Monday an online elections centre (www.google.co.in/loksabha2009) in both English and Hindi. Continuing its focus on proving cost-savings, VMware announced on Monday a promotional program with the bold claim that it guarantees customers can save at least 50 percent on server hardware. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 7 2009PC Advisor's daily update on the world's technology news. The Italian earthquake had victims and concerned observers communicating through emergency use of mobile devices and reaching out for help and information via Facebook and YouTube. The AP plans to take legal action against web portals and other sites that use its content without paying for a licence. Google and Yahoo have launched special sites dedicated to coverage of the federal elections starting April 16 in India in a bid to build their brands among internet users in the country. Google launched on Monday an online elections centre (www.google.co.in/loksabha2009) in both English and Hindi. Continuing its focus on proving cost-savings, VMware announced on Monday a promotional program with the bold claim that it guarantees customers can save at least 50 percent on server hardware. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/april_7_09_newscast.mp3Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:03:00 GMT03:39PC Advisor, technology news, Italian earthquake, mobile devices, Facebook , YouTube, AP , web portals , sites , Google , Yahoo, India, internet, www.google.co.in/loksabha2009, English , Hindi, VMware, server hardware. More news from the world of technology, brought to you by PC Advisor. Merger talks between IBM and Sun Microsystems broke down over the weekend, with the two companies unable to agree on the terms of a deal. French internet users who share music or videos without permission from the copyright holders are one step closer to losing their internet access, after the French National Assembly approved the final reading of a new law last week. FBI agents have raided a Dallas ISP, knocking Core IP Networks and almost 50 of its clients offline. The Japanese government learned on Saturday that its emergency information network works. The system successfully alerted millions of Japanese to the launch of a satellite by North Korea.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 6 2009More news from the world of technology, brought to you by PC Advisor. Merger talks between IBM and Sun Microsystems broke down over the weekend, with the two companies unable to agree on the terms of a deal. French internet users who share music or videos without permission from the copyright holders are one step closer to losing their internet access, after the French National Assembly approved the final reading of a new law last week. FBI agents have raided a Dallas ISP, knocking Core IP Networks and almost 50 of its clients offline. The Japanese government learned on Saturday that its emergency information network works. The system successfully alerted millions of Japanese to the launch of a satellite by North Korea.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/idg_april_11_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:10:00 GMT02:51technology, news, PC Advisor, Merger, IBM, Sun Microsystems, internet, music, videos, copyright , Internet access, French National Assembly, law, FBI, ISP, Core IP Networks, satellite, North Korea, JapanPC Advisor keeps you up to date with the latest technology news stories. IBM and Sun Microsystems are close to a deal under which IBM will acquire Sun Microsystems for about $9.50 per share, The New York Times reported in its online edition yesterday afternoon. Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing has detailed his firm's strategy to break into rising economies with low-price products before moving its focus to mature markets. IBM is the second company in two days to suggest that the number of computers infected by the Conficker.C worm may be higher than previously thought. After scanning 2 million computers over the past 24 hours, IBM's Internet Security Systems (ISS) division said it had spotted the worm on 4 percent of the IP addresses it monitored. Clearwire is teaming up with Google, Cisco Systems and Intel to build a WiMax network in Silicon Valley for software developers to try out new applications on the fourth-generation mobile broadband technology.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 3 2009PC Advisor keeps you up to date with the latest technology news stories. IBM and Sun Microsystems are close to a deal under which IBM will acquire Sun Microsystems for about $9.50 per share, The New York Times reported in its online edition yesterday afternoon. Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing has detailed his firm's strategy to break into rising economies with low-price products before moving its focus to mature markets. IBM is the second company in two days to suggest that the number of computers infected by the Conficker.C worm may be higher than previously thought. After scanning 2 million computers over the past 24 hours, IBM's Internet Security Systems (ISS) division said it had spotted the worm on 4 percent of the IP addresses it monitored. Clearwire is teaming up with Google, Cisco Systems and Intel to build a WiMax network in Silicon Valley for software developers to try out new applications on the fourth-generation mobile broadband technology.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/apr_03_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:21:00 GMT03:05IBM,Sun Microsystems,Lenovo,Conficker.C,worm,virus,PC security,Clearwire,Google,Cisco Systems,Intel,WiMax,Silicon Valley,software,mobile broadbandTechnology news from around the world, brought to you by PC Advisor. Rackable Systems said Wednesday it plans to buy the assets of bankrupt Silicon Graphics for roughly $25 million in cash, and will also assume certain liabilities. Research In Motion opened its on-device application store, App World, on Wednesday at the CTIA conference in Las Vegas. As expected, Microsoft Wednesday introduced a version of its Windows Server OS for small businesses with 15 users or less, filling in what the company sees as a gap in its server offerings. As pundits debate what strategy Twitter should follow, the company's job openings provide a peek at its plans, which seem to include boosting partnerships, leveraging a massive data warehouse, strengthening its search engine and solidifying its Japan service. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 2 2009Technology news from around the world, brought to you by PC Advisor. Rackable Systems said Wednesday it plans to buy the assets of bankrupt Silicon Graphics for roughly $25 million in cash, and will also assume certain liabilities. Research In Motion opened its on-device application store, App World, on Wednesday at the CTIA conference in Las Vegas. As expected, Microsoft Wednesday introduced a version of its Windows Server OS for small businesses with 15 users or less, filling in what the company sees as a gap in its server offerings. As pundits debate what strategy Twitter should follow, the company's job openings provide a peek at its plans, which seem to include boosting partnerships, leveraging a massive data warehouse, strengthening its search engine and solidifying its Japan service. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/apr_02_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:42:00 GMT03:12Technology news, PC Advisor, Rackable Systems, Silicon Graphics, Research In Motion, RIM, on-device application store, App World, CTIA conference, Las Vegas, Microsoft, Windows Server, OS, operating system, small businesses , server , Twitter, data warehouse, search engineThe biggest technology news on April 1 2009, from PC Advisor. An expected activation of the Conficker.c worm at midnight on April 1 passed without incident, despite sensationalised fears that the internet itself might be affected, but security researchers said users aren't out of the woods yet. Hewlett-Packard confirmed Tuesday that it is testing Google's Android operating system as a possible alternative to Windows in some of its netbook computers. Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said it would release "very low-power" Shanghai processors within three months, a move that could intensify its ongoing chip battle with rival Intel. Wikia Search, Jimmy Wales' long-shot attempt at disrupting Google's search-engine dominance, is closing. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, April 1 2009The biggest technology news on April 1 2009, from PC Advisor. An expected activation of the Conficker.c worm at midnight on April 1 passed without incident, despite sensationalised fears that the internet itself might be affected, but security researchers said users aren't out of the woods yet. Hewlett-Packard confirmed Tuesday that it is testing Google's Android operating system as a possible alternative to Windows in some of its netbook computers. Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said it would release "very low-power" Shanghai processors within three months, a move that could intensify its ongoing chip battle with rival Intel. Wikia Search, Jimmy Wales' long-shot attempt at disrupting Google's search-engine dominance, is closing. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/apr_01_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:30:00 GMT02:49technology news, PC Advisor, Conficker.c, worm, April 1, internet, security researchers, Hewlett-Packard, HP, Google Android, Google, operating system, Windows, netbook, computers, Advanced Micro Devices, AMD, "very low-power", Shanghai , processors, chip battle, Intel, Wikia Search, Jimmy Wales, search-engine PC Advisor's round-up of the day's technology stories. Sun Microsystems is laying off about 1,500 employees this week in a follow-up to a restructuring plan announced a few months ago, the company confirmed Monday. If you weren't expecting Intel to release its latest line of server chips Monday in the US, you may be the only one who was surprised. Microsoft is shutting down its Encarta encyclopedia websites and will also discontinue its Student and Premium Encarta software products. 2008 was the busiest year yet for online fraudsters according to an annual Internet Crime Report released Monday by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 31 2009PC Advisor's round-up of the day's technology stories. Sun Microsystems is laying off about 1,500 employees this week in a follow-up to a restructuring plan announced a few months ago, the company confirmed Monday. If you weren't expecting Intel to release its latest line of server chips Monday in the US, you may be the only one who was surprised. Microsoft is shutting down its Encarta encyclopedia websites and will also discontinue its Student and Premium Encarta software products. 2008 was the busiest year yet for online fraudsters according to an annual Internet Crime Report released Monday by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_31_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:46:00 GMT03:05PC Advisor, technology, Sun Microsystems, Intel, server chips, Microsoft, Encarta, encyclopedia websites, Student and Premium Encarta, software, online fraudsters, Internet Crime Report, US Federal Bureau of InvestigationThe day?s technology news, from PC Advisor. A 10-month cyberespionage investigation has found that 1,295 computers in 103 countries and belonging to international institutions have been spied on, with some circumstantial evidence suggesting China may be to blame. Google Docs users shouldn't lose sleep over the security concerns a security analyst has raised about the hosted suite of office productivity applications, Google said late Friday. Intel is expected to refresh its line of laptop chips Monday with new ultra-low-voltage processors that should make ultraportable laptops operate faster without sacrificing battery life. The US Library of Congress has begun uploading its audio archives to iTunes, and it will soon begin to post videos on YouTube, in an effort to make its materials easier for the public to access. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 30 2009The day?s technology news, from PC Advisor. A 10-month cyberespionage investigation has found that 1,295 computers in 103 countries and belonging to international institutions have been spied on, with some circumstantial evidence suggesting China may be to blame. Google Docs users shouldn't lose sleep over the security concerns a security analyst has raised about the hosted suite of office productivity applications, Google said late Friday. Intel is expected to refresh its line of laptop chips Monday with new ultra-low-voltage processors that should make ultraportable laptops operate faster without sacrificing battery life. The US Library of Congress has begun uploading its audio archives to iTunes, and it will soon begin to post videos on YouTube, in an effort to make its materials easier for the public to access. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_30_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:39:00 GMT03:17technology news, PC Advisor, cyberespionage, computers, China, Google Docs, security, security analyst, hosted suite, office productivity, applications, Google, Intel , laptop, processors, ultraportable laptops, battery life, US Library of Congress, iTunes, YouTube, Today's technology news, from PC Advisor. nVidia on Thursday countersued Intel, alleging the rival chip company of breach of contract related to a chip licensing agreement between the companies. Proving that it is not immune to the economic downturn, Google plans to lay off 200 people in its sales and marketing group, an executive said on Thursday. A lawsuit that accuses Dell of discriminating against women and older workers continues to make its way though the courts. Amid reports that it is moving thousands of jobs from the US to India, IBM said Thursday it is notifying employees that some jobs are being eliminated. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 27 2009Today's technology news, from PC Advisor. nVidia on Thursday countersued Intel, alleging the rival chip company of breach of contract related to a chip licensing agreement between the companies. Proving that it is not immune to the economic downturn, Google plans to lay off 200 people in its sales and marketing group, an executive said on Thursday. A lawsuit that accuses Dell of discriminating against women and older workers continues to make its way though the courts. Amid reports that it is moving thousands of jobs from the US to India, IBM said Thursday it is notifying employees that some jobs are being eliminated. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_27_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:14:00 GMT02:57technology, news, PC Advisor, nVidia, Intel, chip company, economic downturn, Google, sales and marketing, lawsuit, Dell, IBM PC Advisor's round up of the day's technology news. IBM is planning to cut "a large number" of US jobs in its Global Business Services division, with many positions being switched over to workers in India. Trying to shed its reputation as an inexpensive hardware vendor, Dell is taking steps to sharpen its enterprise offerings so it can compete more effectively with rivals IBM and Hewlett-Packard. Cisco has released eight security updates for the Internetwork Operating System software used to power its routers. Lawyers for Google Wednesday challenged the jurisdiction of a Milan court over a privacy case that sees four Google executives accused of defamation.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 26 2009PC Advisor's round up of the day's technology news. IBM is planning to cut "a large number" of US jobs in its Global Business Services division, with many positions being switched over to workers in India. Trying to shed its reputation as an inexpensive hardware vendor, Dell is taking steps to sharpen its enterprise offerings so it can compete more effectively with rivals IBM and Hewlett-Packard. Cisco has released eight security updates for the Internetwork Operating System software used to power its routers. Lawyers for Google Wednesday challenged the jurisdiction of a Milan court over a privacy case that sees four Google executives accused of defamation.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_26_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:37:00 GMT03:00PC Advisor, technology news, IBM, Global Business Services, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, HP, Cisco, security updates , Internetwork Operating System, software , routers, GoogleToday's technology news, from PC Advisor. Google has given its web search engine an injection of semantic technology. Intel's upcoming Xeon server chips incorporate significant advancements that could form the basis for future chips that could handle high-performance computing tasks. The founders of widely used BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay are getting ready to launch IPREDator, a network service that makes people online more anonymous by using a VPN. Apple's mobile-device user interface has made it so much easier to access the internet compared to other mobile devices that its iPod Touch, which isn't even a mobile phone, beats out all mobile phones except the iPhone in terms of volume of internet access, according to data released by AdMob.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 25 2009Today's technology news, from PC Advisor. Google has given its web search engine an injection of semantic technology. Intel's upcoming Xeon server chips incorporate significant advancements that could form the basis for future chips that could handle high-performance computing tasks. The founders of widely used BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay are getting ready to launch IPREDator, a network service that makes people online more anonymous by using a VPN. Apple's mobile-device user interface has made it so much easier to access the internet compared to other mobile devices that its iPod Touch, which isn't even a mobile phone, beats out all mobile phones except the iPhone in terms of volume of internet access, according to data released by AdMob.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_25_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:35:00 GMT02:58Google,semantic technology,web search,Intel Xeon,server chip,BitTorrent,The Pirate Bay,IPREDator,network,VPN,Apple,mobile device,iPod touch,mobile phone,iPhone,internet accessToday's top technology news, from PC Advisor. Intel on Monday said it has frozen salaries of employees across the company, including top executives, in an effort to reduce spending and control costs. A former employee at the US Department of State has been sentenced to 12 months of probation and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service for illegally accessing more than 150 confidential passport applications files, the US Department of Justice said. Hewlett-Packard has released a free development tool that finds vulnerabilities in Flash, Adobe System's widely used but occasionally buggy interactive web technology. Oracle said Monday it is purchasing Relsys International, a maker of drug safety and risk management software, a move that ties into its ongoing strategy to tap verticals. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 24 2009Today's top technology news, from PC Advisor. Intel on Monday said it has frozen salaries of employees across the company, including top executives, in an effort to reduce spending and control costs. A former employee at the US Department of State has been sentenced to 12 months of probation and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service for illegally accessing more than 150 confidential passport applications files, the US Department of Justice said. Hewlett-Packard has released a free development tool that finds vulnerabilities in Flash, Adobe System's widely used but occasionally buggy interactive web technology. Oracle said Monday it is purchasing Relsys International, a maker of drug safety and risk management software, a move that ties into its ongoing strategy to tap verticals. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_24_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:01:00 GMT03:15technology, news, PC Advisor, PC, Intel , US Department of State, US Department of Justice, Hewlett-Packard, HP, Flash, Adobe System, web, Oracle, Relsys International, verticals PC Advisor's round-up of the day's technology news. China Unicom, the company rumoured to have won a contract to sell iPhones in China, plans to start trials of its 3G network within the next few months. Symantec said on Monday that credit card information relating to three of its customers may have been leaked from its call centre contractor in India. Toshiba will begin selling its first direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) battery chargers later than expected after it ran into problems securing certain components for them, it said Monday. Lawyers for IBM are examining Sun Microsystems' contracts and other documents in a due diligence process that could precede an acquisition, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing unnamed sources. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, 23 March 2009PC Advisor's round-up of the day's technology news. China Unicom, the company rumoured to have won a contract to sell iPhones in China, plans to start trials of its 3G network within the next few months. Symantec said on Monday that credit card information relating to three of its customers may have been leaked from its call centre contractor in India. Toshiba will begin selling its first direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) battery chargers later than expected after it ran into problems securing certain components for them, it said Monday. Lawyers for IBM are examining Sun Microsystems' contracts and other documents in a due diligence process that could precede an acquisition, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing unnamed sources. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_23_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:19:00 GMT03:29PC Advisor, technology, China Unicom, iPhone, China, 3G, Symantec, credit card information, call centre, India, Toshiba , direct methanol fuel cell, DMFC, battery chargers, IBM, Sun Microsystem, due diligence, Wall Street JournalToday's top technology news, from PC Advisor. As promised, AT&T will begin selling iPhones in the US without requiring a two-year contract, but the devices will be so expensive that few people are likely to want to buy them. Palm's revenue plunged in its most recent quarter as the struggling company, preparing for the release of its next-generation device, sold 42 percent fewer smartphones than in the same period last year. A US judge denied a request for judgment in the Microsoft Vista Capable suit, instead sending the case along to trial with a ruling Wednesday. GPS device maker TomTom has shot back at Microsoft with a claim of patent infringement, after the software giant raised concerns in the Linux community with a recent lawsuit against TomTom. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 20 2009Today's top technology news, from PC Advisor. As promised, AT&T will begin selling iPhones in the US without requiring a two-year contract, but the devices will be so expensive that few people are likely to want to buy them. Palm's revenue plunged in its most recent quarter as the struggling company, preparing for the release of its next-generation device, sold 42 percent fewer smartphones than in the same period last year. A US judge denied a request for judgment in the Microsoft Vista Capable suit, instead sending the case along to trial with a ruling Wednesday. GPS device maker TomTom has shot back at Microsoft with a claim of patent infringement, after the software giant raised concerns in the Linux community with a recent lawsuit against TomTom. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_20_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:47:00 GMT03:04technology, news, PC Advisor, AT&T , iPhone, contract, Palm, smartphone, Microsoft, Vista Capable, GPS , TomTom, Linux, lawsuitIT news from around the world, brought to you by PC Advisor. Global technology giant IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems in a deal that would expand its server market share. Microsoft is blaming a routine OS upgrade for an outage that hit its Windows Azure cloud-computing infrastructure over the weekend. Two Texas men have settled US Securities and Exchange Commission charges that they created a huge email spam campaign to drive up demand for low-value stocks they owned, with one of the men agreeing to pay $3.8m to settle the charges. Oracle on Wednesday said its third-quarter revenues were $5.45 billion, a 2 percent hike, but net income fell 1 percent to $1.3 billion. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 19 2009IT news from around the world, brought to you by PC Advisor. Global technology giant IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems in a deal that would expand its server market share. Microsoft is blaming a routine OS upgrade for an outage that hit its Windows Azure cloud-computing infrastructure over the weekend. Two Texas men have settled US Securities and Exchange Commission charges that they created a huge email spam campaign to drive up demand for low-value stocks they owned, with one of the men agreeing to pay $3.8m to settle the charges. Oracle on Wednesday said its third-quarter revenues were $5.45 billion, a 2 percent hike, but net income fell 1 percent to $1.3 billion. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_19_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:37:00 GMT02:55IT news, PC Advisor, technology, IBM, Sun Microsystems, server, market share, Microsoft, OS, Windows Azure, cloud-computing, US Securities and Exchange Commission, email spam, OraclePC Advisor's round-up of the day's technology news. iPhone users and app developers got a sneak preview at what the future holds for them on Tuesday, when Apple showcased its upcoming iPhone 3.0 software. Diebold has released a security fix for its Opteva automated teller machines after cyber criminals apparently broke into the systems at one or more businesses in Russia and installed malicious software. Less than a month after delivering the second version of its Kindle ebook reader, Amazon has been hit with an intellectual property lawsuit from Discovery Communications, the company behind the Discovery Channel. Users of Microsoft's cloud-computing network Windows Azure suffered an overnight outage over the weekend during which their applications being hosted on the network weren't available, Microsoft confirmed late Monday.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 18 2009PC Advisor's round-up of the day's technology news. iPhone users and app developers got a sneak preview at what the future holds for them on Tuesday, when Apple showcased its upcoming iPhone 3.0 software. Diebold has released a security fix for its Opteva automated teller machines after cyber criminals apparently broke into the systems at one or more businesses in Russia and installed malicious software. Less than a month after delivering the second version of its Kindle ebook reader, Amazon has been hit with an intellectual property lawsuit from Discovery Communications, the company behind the Discovery Channel. Users of Microsoft's cloud-computing network Windows Azure suffered an overnight outage over the weekend during which their applications being hosted on the network weren't available, Microsoft confirmed late Monday.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_18_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:18:00 GMT03:10PC Advisor, technology news, iPhone , app developers, Apple , iPhone 3.0, software, Diebold, security fix, Opteva, cyber criminals, malicious software, Kindle ebook, Amazon, Discovery Communications, Discovery Channel, Microsoft, cloud-computing, Windows Azure, applications, hosted, networkThe biggest technology news stories of the day, brought to you by PC Advisor. In a much-anticipated announcement, Cisco Systems yesterday launched its Unified Computing System, comprising virtualisation technology, services and blade servers aimed at helping enterprises develop and manage what it calls "next-generation data centres?. Chip maker Intel on Monday sent a notice to rival Advanced Micro Devices that it violated a patent cross-licensing agreement when it spun off a manufacturing arm into a separate company. Dell on Tuesday is finally expected to launch the mysterious Adamo, a "luxury" laptop that could be the PC maker's response to ultra-thin laptops including Apple's stylish MacBook Air. SAP laid off an undisclosed number of employees last week as part of its previously announced plan to trim 3,000 jobs, a company spokesman confirmed Monday. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 17 2009The biggest technology news stories of the day, brought to you by PC Advisor. In a much-anticipated announcement, Cisco Systems yesterday launched its Unified Computing System, comprising virtualisation technology, services and blade servers aimed at helping enterprises develop and manage what it calls "next-generation data centres?. Chip maker Intel on Monday sent a notice to rival Advanced Micro Devices that it violated a patent cross-licensing agreement when it spun off a manufacturing arm into a separate company. Dell on Tuesday is finally expected to launch the mysterious Adamo, a "luxury" laptop that could be the PC maker's response to ultra-thin laptops including Apple's stylish MacBook Air. SAP laid off an undisclosed number of employees last week as part of its previously announced plan to trim 3,000 jobs, a company spokesman confirmed Monday. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_17_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:57:00 GMT02:57technology, news, PC Advisor, Cisco, Cisco Systems, unified Computing System, virtualisation, enterprise, data centre, chip, processor, Intel, AMD, Advanced Micro Devices, patent, Dell, Adamo, laptop, notebook, Apple Macbook Air, SAP, job cutsPC Advisor's daily round-up of technology news. The Office of US Trade Representative (USTR), part of President Barack Obama's office, has denied a company's request for information about a secretive anticounterfeiting trade agreement being negotiated, citing national security concerns. Microsoft's share of internet searches in the US fell to a 12-month low according to Comscore's report of Internet search queries for February. Swedish company Mobispine has launched iSendMMS, an application that lets iPhone users send MMS messages. Yahoo released on Friday an application that lets Facebook members share their physical location with those on their list of friends. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 16 2009PC Advisor's daily round-up of technology news. The Office of US Trade Representative (USTR), part of President Barack Obama's office, has denied a company's request for information about a secretive anticounterfeiting trade agreement being negotiated, citing national security concerns. Microsoft's share of internet searches in the US fell to a 12-month low according to Comscore's report of Internet search queries for February. Swedish company Mobispine has launched iSendMMS, an application that lets iPhone users send MMS messages. Yahoo released on Friday an application that lets Facebook members share their physical location with those on their list of friends. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_16_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:46:00 GMT03:06PC Advisor, technology news, Office of US Trade Representative (USTR), President Barack Obama, anticounterfeiting, trade agreement, national security, Microsoft, internet, searches, US, Comscore, Internet search queries, Swedish, Mobispine , SendMMS, application, iPhone, MMS, Yahoo, application, Facebook Today?s top tech news stories, from PC Advisor. IBM unveiled an application on Thursday that guides users toward strong privacy settings in Facebook's online marketplace and could be developed into a management tool for companies or across websites for users. Microsoft on Thursday said it will discontinue its adCenter Analytics service at the end of the year, and it appears that the company does not plan to replace it. Nortel Networks may have no choice but to sell off key parts of its business, industry analysts said after reports that the company is in talks with competitors to do just that. A Microsoft-led group set up three years ago has backed away from its original goal of pushing for comprehensive US privacy legislation.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 13 2009Today?s top tech news stories, from PC Advisor. IBM unveiled an application on Thursday that guides users toward strong privacy settings in Facebook's online marketplace and could be developed into a management tool for companies or across websites for users. Microsoft on Thursday said it will discontinue its adCenter Analytics service at the end of the year, and it appears that the company does not plan to replace it. Nortel Networks may have no choice but to sell off key parts of its business, industry analysts said after reports that the company is in talks with competitors to do just that. A Microsoft-led group set up three years ago has backed away from its original goal of pushing for comprehensive US privacy legislation.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_13_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:53:00 GMT02:54technology, news, PC Advisor, IBM, application, privacy, Facebook, online marketplace, website, Microsoft, adCenter Analytics, Nortel Networks, PC Advisor's round-up of the day's technology news. Dell on Wednesday said it had laid off staff at different sites worldwide in an effort to cut costs and streamline operations. One Laptop Per Child is set to dump x86 processors, instead opting to put low-power Arm-based processors in its next-generation XO-2 laptop with the aim of improving battery life. SAP is teaming with Sybase to offer its business applications on mobile devices, including the iPhone, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Symbian and Palm devices. America Online will close a research and development base in Beijing but keep trying to break into China's market amid the sliding global economy. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 12 2009PC Advisor's round-up of the day's technology news. Dell on Wednesday said it had laid off staff at different sites worldwide in an effort to cut costs and streamline operations. One Laptop Per Child is set to dump x86 processors, instead opting to put low-power Arm-based processors in its next-generation XO-2 laptop with the aim of improving battery life. SAP is teaming with Sybase to offer its business applications on mobile devices, including the iPhone, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Symbian and Palm devices. America Online will close a research and development base in Beijing but keep trying to break into China's market amid the sliding global economy. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_12_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:08:00 GMT02:54PC Advisor', IT, technology, news, Dell, One Laptop Per Child, OLPC, x86, processors, Arm, processors, XO-2, laptop, battery life, SAP, Sybase, applications, mobile devices, iPhone, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Symbian, Palm, America Online, research and development, Beijing, China, market, global economy A round-up of the day's biggest technology news, from PC Advisor. After a year's delay, Sun Microsystems' 16-core "Rock" server chip is on track for delivery in the fall, the head of Sun's systems business said Monday. Microsoft has released software patches fixing a handful of critical bugs in the Windows kernel, as well as flaws in the Windows Directory Name System and SChannel security software. Germany has become the latest country to ratify the only international treaty concerning computer crime. Google will block an iPhone application that harnesses its Google Talk chat program to provide a free text-message service after too many users flocked to download it. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 11 2009A round-up of the day's biggest technology news, from PC Advisor. After a year's delay, Sun Microsystems' 16-core "Rock" server chip is on track for delivery in the fall, the head of Sun's systems business said Monday. Microsoft has released software patches fixing a handful of critical bugs in the Windows kernel, as well as flaws in the Windows Directory Name System and SChannel security software. Germany has become the latest country to ratify the only international treaty concerning computer crime. Google will block an iPhone application that harnesses its Google Talk chat program to provide a free text-message service after too many users flocked to download it. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_11_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:25:00 GMT02:54technology, news, PC Advisor, Sun Microsystems, 16-core, Rock, server chip, system, business, Microsoft, software, patches, critical bugs, Windows, kernel, flaws, Windows Directory Name System, SChannel, security software, Germany, Google, iPhone, application, Google Talk, chat program, text-message service, downloadToday's top technology stories from PC Advisor. Removing one barrier to a potential Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo, a judge approved a settlement that will roll back a Yahoo employee severance plan that critics described as a poison pill. The University of Tennessee college student accused of illegally accessing Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account was formally charged Monday on new fraud and obstruction of justice charges. Clearwire has named former Vodafone executive William Morrow as its new CEO in a move that may spur its hoped-for transition from a scrappy competitive service provider into a nationwide carrier that can take on AT&T and Verizon. Perhaps as many as ten million PCs are infected with sneaky programs designed to steal sensitive financial information, antivirus vendor Panda Security reports.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 10 2009Today's top technology stories from PC Advisor. Removing one barrier to a potential Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo, a judge approved a settlement that will roll back a Yahoo employee severance plan that critics described as a poison pill. The University of Tennessee college student accused of illegally accessing Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account was formally charged Monday on new fraud and obstruction of justice charges. Clearwire has named former Vodafone executive William Morrow as its new CEO in a move that may spur its hoped-for transition from a scrappy competitive service provider into a nationwide carrier that can take on AT&T and Verizon. Perhaps as many as ten million PCs are infected with sneaky programs designed to steal sensitive financial information, antivirus vendor Panda Security reports.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_10_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:09:00 GMT03:10technology, PC Advisor, Microsoft, Yahoo, University of Tennessee, Sarah Palin, email, fraud, Clearwire, Vodafone, William Morrow, CEO, AT&T, Verizon, ten million PCs, PC , programs, Trojan, data, antivirus, Panda Security, TrojanThe top IT news stories in the world today, from PC Advisor. Google's share of Internet search in China moved up a hair last year, statistics from the government's number cruncher show, indicating the company continues to struggle against market leader Baidu. CeBIT, Europe's largest IT fair, saw an almost 20 percent drop in visitors this year but those that did turn up to the six day event in Hanover were on average a higher quality of attendee than in the past, organisers said late Sunday. A Microsoft contract worker who organised a protest against the company's plan to cut contractors' pay has abandoned that effort and accepted his pay cut. California's landmark data-breach notification law will get another update, if State Senator Joe Simitian gets his way. PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 9 2009The top IT news stories in the world today, from PC Advisor. Google's share of Internet search in China moved up a hair last year, statistics from the government's number cruncher show, indicating the company continues to struggle against market leader Baidu. CeBIT, Europe's largest IT fair, saw an almost 20 percent drop in visitors this year but those that did turn up to the six day event in Hanover were on average a higher quality of attendee than in the past, organisers said late Sunday. A Microsoft contract worker who organised a protest against the company's plan to cut contractors' pay has abandoned that effort and accepted his pay cut. California's landmark data-breach notification law will get another update, if State Senator Joe Simitian gets his way. http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_09_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:23:00 GMT03:18IT, news, PC, PC Advisor, Google, China, internet search, Baidu, ceBIT, IT trade fair, Microsoft, protest, California, data breach, data protectionPC Advisor collects breaking news stories from the world of technology. Taiwan plans to merge its indebted DRAM memory chip makers into a single company called Taiwan Memory Co in an attempt to stem losses and prevent loan defaults that could further harm the island's banking sector. China is offering subsidies to people in rural areas who buy PCs as part of a massive economic stimulus package the government hopes will keep the country from sliding into recession. Prospects for a quick conclusion to talks about a change in Europe's telecom rules were dashed late on Wednesday, with blame for the stalled negotiations levelled at the Czech government by, among others, the author of the reforms, Commissioner Viviane Reding. Clearwire plans to launch its WiMax wireless broadband service in at least nine more markets around the US this year and to reach as many as 120 million people by the end of 2010, the company said yesterday as it disclosed its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2008.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 6 2009PC Advisor collects breaking news stories from the world of technology. Taiwan plans to merge its indebted DRAM memory chip makers into a single company called Taiwan Memory Co in an attempt to stem losses and prevent loan defaults that could further harm the island's banking sector. China is offering subsidies to people in rural areas who buy PCs as part of a massive economic stimulus package the government hopes will keep the country from sliding into recession. Prospects for a quick conclusion to talks about a change in Europe's telecom rules were dashed late on Wednesday, with blame for the stalled negotiations levelled at the Czech government by, among others, the author of the reforms, Commissioner Viviane Reding. Clearwire plans to launch its WiMax wireless broadband service in at least nine more markets around the US this year and to reach as many as 120 million people by the end of 2010, the company said yesterday as it disclosed its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2008.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_06_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:11:00 GMT02:54PC, news, technology, IT, Taiwan, DRAM, chip, chip makers, telecom, Clearwire, WiMax, wireless, broadband, Technology news from around the world, brought to you by PCA. Five years after its landmark antitrust ruling against Microsoft, the European Commission has decided it no longer needs to monitor the company's compliance with the ruling. nVidia may develop an integrated x86-based chip for use in low-cost computers, an nVidia executive said this week, a move that would step up its rivalry with Intel. US government agencies may have a difficult time promptly allocating the $7.2bn for broadband deployment in an economic stimulus package recently passed by the US Congress. A large percentage of the money for broadband in the stimulus package, passed in mid-February, won't be spent until 2011 or later. Motorola fired former chief financial officer Paul Liska for cause last month, the company disclosed in a proxy statement for its upcoming annual shareholder meeting.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 5 2009Technology news from around the world, brought to you by PCA. Five years after its landmark antitrust ruling against Microsoft, the European Commission has decided it no longer needs to monitor the company's compliance with the ruling. nVidia may develop an integrated x86-based chip for use in low-cost computers, an nVidia executive said this week, a move that would step up its rivalry with Intel. US government agencies may have a difficult time promptly allocating the $7.2bn for broadband deployment in an economic stimulus package recently passed by the US Congress. A large percentage of the money for broadband in the stimulus package, passed in mid-February, won't be spent until 2011 or later. Motorola fired former chief financial officer Paul Liska for cause last month, the company disclosed in a proxy statement for its upcoming annual shareholder meeting.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_05_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:22:00 GMT03:27Microsoft,antitrust,European Commission,nVidia,x86,chip,processor,Intel,US government,broadband,economic stimulus package,Motorola,Paul Liska,chief financial officerPCA brings you the latest IT news. Microsoft has confirmed it is testing a new search engine called Kumo, based on technology from its Powerset acquisition, that is likely to be an early version of a soon-to-be-rebranded Live Search product. Apple has jumped ahead of Intel in launching the chip maker's quad-core Xeon chips, announcing two workstations that carry the upcoming processors. US president Barack Obama has nominated Julius Genachowski as chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission. Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of HP and a prominent supporter of the US Republican Party, had surgery for breast cancer on Monday. The surgery was successful and Fiorina has an "excellent" chance of making a full recovery, according to her spokeswoman.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 4 2009PCA brings you the latest IT news. Microsoft has confirmed it is testing a new search engine called Kumo, based on technology from its Powerset acquisition, that is likely to be an early version of a soon-to-be-rebranded Live Search product. Apple has jumped ahead of Intel in launching the chip maker's quad-core Xeon chips, announcing two workstations that carry the upcoming processors. US president Barack Obama has nominated Julius Genachowski as chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission. Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of HP and a prominent supporter of the US Republican Party, had surgery for breast cancer on Monday. The surgery was successful and Fiorina has an "excellent" chance of making a full recovery, according to her spokeswoman.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_04_earlynewscast.mp3Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:15:00 GMT03:17Microsoft,Kumo,search engine,Powerset,Live Search,Apple,Intel,quad core,Xeo,processor,Barack Obama,Julius Genachowski,US Federal Communications Commission,Carly Fiorina,breast cancer,HPGlobal technology news stories, brought to you by PC Advisor. EMC gave improper kickbacks to partners and overcharged the US General Services Administration, the Department of Justice has alleged, intervening in a suit brought by whistleblowers. Intel has announced a partnership that could provide access to the chip design of its low-cost Atom processor to TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co). AMD has closed a deal with two Abu Dhabi investment firms that spins off its manufacturing operations into a separate company. Heart patients will be able to check their electrocardiogram on an iPhone, using a new system demonstrated by Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems at the Cebit trade show in Hanover, Germany.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 3 2009Global technology news stories, brought to you by PC Advisor. EMC gave improper kickbacks to partners and overcharged the US General Services Administration, the Department of Justice has alleged, intervening in a suit brought by whistleblowers. Intel has announced a partnership that could provide access to the chip design of its low-cost Atom processor to TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co). AMD has closed a deal with two Abu Dhabi investment firms that spins off its manufacturing operations into a separate company. Heart patients will be able to check their electrocardiogram on an iPhone, using a new system demonstrated by Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems at the Cebit trade show in Hanover, Germany.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_03_earlynewscast.mp3Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:17:00 GMT03:00EMC,DoJ,whistleblower,Intel,Atom,TSMC,AMD,Abu Dhabi,electrocardiogram,Apple iPhone,Deutsche Telekom,T-Systems,Cebit,technology,newsPC Advisor's daily round-up of the day's biggest technology news. Amazon.com will let copyright holders opt out of having their books read aloud on the company's Kindle 2 book reader, in an apparent concession to concerns raised about the device's text-to-speech feature. Europe's largest IT fair, CeBIT, will see its lowest number of exhibitors in a decade as companies slash marketing expenditures due to the global recession. Buried in US President Barack Obama's budget blueprint for 2009 is a new-but-undefined spectrum licence user fee that would increase from $50 million in 2009 to $550 million four years later. Oracle is set to unveil Enterprise Manager 10g Release 5 on Tuesday, framing the upgrade as a major step forward for the company's wide-ranging application management platform.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, March 2 2009PC Advisor's daily round-up of the day's biggest technology news. Amazon.com will let copyright holders opt out of having their books read aloud on the company's Kindle 2 book reader, in an apparent concession to concerns raised about the device's text-to-speech feature. Europe's largest IT fair, CeBIT, will see its lowest number of exhibitors in a decade as companies slash marketing expenditures due to the global recession. Buried in US President Barack Obama's budget blueprint for 2009 is a new-but-undefined spectrum licence user fee that would increase from $50 million in 2009 to $550 million four years later. Oracle is set to unveil Enterprise Manager 10g Release 5 on Tuesday, framing the upgrade as a major step forward for the company's wide-ranging application management platform.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/mar_02_earlynewscast.mp3Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:35:00 GMT03:29PC Advisor, technology news, Amazon.com, copyright holders, Amazon Kindle 2, book reader, text-to-speech, Europe, IT fair, Cebit, exhibitors, marketing expenditures, global recession, US President Barack Obama, budget blueprint, 2009, licence user fee, Oracle , Enterprise Manager 10g Release 5, application management platformToday's technology news, from PC Advisor. British authorities said yesterday they won't prosecute Gary McKinnon - a hacker who would prefer to face trial in his own country rather than face extradition to the US. The National Science Foundation on Thursday said that it had requested a budget of $7 billion for fiscal year 2010 to fund basic science and technology research at US universities. Yahoo's new CEO has implemented a management restructuring, as the company continues to struggle in a search market dominated by Google. Dell's net income dropped 48 percent for the fourth quarter, the company said Thursday, as it also announced it is increasing its cost-cutting goal to $4 billion by the end of fiscal 2011 as it tries to come to terms with the recession.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, February 27 2009Today's technology news, from PC Advisor. British authorities said yesterday they won't prosecute Gary McKinnon - a hacker who would prefer to face trial in his own country rather than face extradition to the US. The National Science Foundation on Thursday said that it had requested a budget of $7 billion for fiscal year 2010 to fund basic science and technology research at US universities. Yahoo's new CEO has implemented a management restructuring, as the company continues to struggle in a search market dominated by Google. Dell's net income dropped 48 percent for the fourth quarter, the company said Thursday, as it also announced it is increasing its cost-cutting goal to $4 billion by the end of fiscal 2011 as it tries to come to terms with the recession.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/feb_27_earlynewscast.mp3Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:19:00 GMT02:57technology news, PC Advisor, Gary McKinnon, hacker, extradition, US, National Science Foundation, science and technology research, US universities, funding, Yahoo, management restructuring, search market, Google, Dell, cost-cutting, recession.PC Advisor rounds up the breaking tech news stories. Intel says it has joined Dell and other companies in an attempt to free the term 'netbook' from the clutches of PC maker Psion Teklogix. In a legal filing earlier this month, Intel asked the court to cancel a trademark for the term 'netbook', which is held by Psion. AMD has demonstrated the first working models of Istanbul chips, the company's upcoming line of server processors with six cores. Federal agencies, including the US Federal Trade Commission and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, have begun investigating Heartland Payment Systems following a massive data breach at the payment processing company. People who bought an unlocked version of the Android G1 phone are no longer allowed to download new paid applications from the Market, after a change Google made late last week. Google is prohibiting users of the unlocked phones from viewing copy-protected applications, including those that cost to download.PC AdvisorPC Advisor technology news round-up, February 26 2009PC Advisor rounds up the breaking tech news stories. Intel says it has joined Dell and other companies in an attempt to free the term 'netbook' from the clutches of PC maker Psion Teklogix. In a legal filing earlier this month, Intel asked the court to cancel a trademark for the term 'netbook', which is held by Psion. AMD has demonstrated the first working models of Istanbul chips, the company's upcoming line of server processors with six cores. Federal agencies, including the US Federal Trade Commission and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, have begun investigating Heartland Payment Systems following a massive data breach at the payment processing company. People who bought an unlocked version of the Android G1 phone are no longer allowed to download new paid applications from the Market, after a change Google made late last week. Google is prohibiting users of the unlocked phones from viewing copy-protected applications, including those that cost to download.http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/podcasts/1/feb_26_earlynewscast.mp3Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:20:00 GMT03:07Intel,Dell,netbook,pc,psion teklogix,AMD,Istanbul,server,processor,six core,us federal trade commission,us securities and exchange commission,heartland payment systems,data breach,Android,G1,Google,Market,phonePC AdvisornonadultA must for techies, the PC Advisor podcast tackles the technology issues of the day, ranging from home entertainment PCs and PC security to smartphones for business and environmentally friendly computing.