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If you're longing for media convergence but not yet sure you want to spend big bucks to make it happen in a still-shifting television landscape, Boxee might be just the app for you. Like millions of Americans, I find myself at a digital crossroads. I nervously eye reports on whether or not the U.S. Congress will delay the switch to digital television. More locally, I consider the fate of my older

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Any given search engine can only search as far as its own database goes. LeapFish acts as a search aggregator. Type in what you're looking for and it will deliver results from Google, MSN, Yahoo and other Web properties without you having to visit those individual sites yourself.California-based LeapFish launched a new style of search engine last month, offering users a multi-dimensional search

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VMware has released an open source virtual desktop infrastructure client, aiming to make it easy for partners to build their own applications or devices around its code. The goal eventually is to make possible a "universal client" that will support multiple environments.VMware is introducing an open source of its View product -- specifically, an open source client for virtual desktop

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Google has added functionality to its mobile mapping service that lets users opt in to be tracked and have their mugs displayed with location information to a select group of friends. There are different levels of privacy controls, but the idea of adding one's minute-by-minute whereabouts to Google's vast storehouse of knowledge still has a certain creep factor.Wondering where to find the nearest

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Doing an in-depth Internet search often involves a lot of note-taking -- copying and pasting, saving URLs, keeping PDFs open, or even jotting down notes on actual, real-life, non-electronic, made-from-trees paper. Yahoo hopes its new Search Pad tool, currently in limited beta tests, will attract users by automating and tracking certain research activities.Although the U.S. has a large Internet

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Google Earth has taken to the high seas with version 5.0. The popular geo-mapping application now contains more detail and information about the ocean floor, rather than the plain bluish green photos of the surface included in previous versions. The search provider teamed up with several scientific organizations to string together maps from under the sea.Google unearthed the latest version of its

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For about 40 minutes early Saturday morning, a URL with a single forward slash was inadvertently checked into a list of potential malware sites operated by Google, with some help...maybe...from StopBadware.org.As a result, its search results partner, Google, was flagging nearly every Web site on the planet as a potential conveyor of malware, from about 6:40 am to 7:25 am PST.It was an everyday

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It’s Windows 7 release date rumour time again! The speculation that Windows 7 will be launched later this year, and not early 2010 as Microsoft suggested, looks to have gathered some momentum. The general belief that the Windows 7 public beta is already pretty stable, has been fuelling speculation of a 2009 release. This has now been added to, with confirmation from Microsoft that there will

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Apple and the three largest music labels didn't take any half steps in walking away from copy-protection software at Macworld 2009 Tuesday.Apple could have announced, as expected, simply that the iTunes Store would begin offering songs stripped of digital rights management from now on. Instead, the country's largest music retailer secured licenses that will enable users to upgrade their existing

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You're going to have to wait until May to get your hands on the X-Series Walkman, which was officially announced at CES 2009.The X-Series Walkman offers a three inch OLED display with widescreen-format compatibility. While the majority of control is taken care of on the touch screen, the player also offers an array of tactile keys, including a dedicated volume toggle and a prominent home button;

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Advanced Micro Devices hopes to undercut prices of expensive ultraportable laptops with mobile chips it is expected to introduce on Tuesday.AMD's new mobile platform, called Yukon, will include chips designed for small and affordable laptops that provide a full PC experience without compromising on features, the company said. The laptops will be similar in size to ultraportable laptops, but less

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Hewlett-Packard completed its shift away from Via Technologies' C7 processor with the release of an updated version of its popular Mini 2130 netbook that offers a larger screen and uses an Atom processor.The HP Mini 2140, which will be on display this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, offers a larger 10.1-inch screen. Unlike HP's Atom-based Mini 1000, which has a

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Editing the Windows Registry has the potential to improve your system’s performance, but making a mistake can destroy Windows and cause you great distress. Here are five tips for keeping yourself anxiety-free—and for keeping your PC alive.The best protection from Registry hassles is to have a current full-system backup. You ought to create one right now, even if you’re not planning to mess with

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With a new year, I've been looking for ways to upgrade my PCs while still scoring deductions on my 2008 taxes. Whatever your motivation, a few simple upgrades can make you more productive. And these upgrades make more sense than an all-new PC, especially with CES and other tradeshows coming up.RAM: This is easily the most important upgrade you can make, especially if you short-changed your

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Most tech-savvy users know how to select multiple files: Hold down the Ctrl key while clicking each individual file. Of course, that can get a little tricky if you're working with a long list and/or a lot of files: It's too easy to mis-click and "lose" all your selections.That's why I'm loving an undocumented Vista feature: checkboxes. Instead of holding down the Ctrl key, you simply click a

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If you edit a lot of movies, take lots of digital photos, play games, or listen to music files on your PC, a big, fast internal drive might not suffice. For more storage or a means to back up your PC’s internal drives, you can add an external hard drive. And if you want centralized storage, consider buying a network attached storage device.An external, direct-attached drive uses the same basic

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Palm is set to preview this week its latest incarnation of mobile operating system - Nova - in a bid to re-ignite the company as a smartphone leader. Latest developments say that Palm will also release a new device that runs Nova as well. The unveiling is expected during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2009, which starts on Thursday, January 8 in Las Vegas.In anticipation of this week's event

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What's an Unlock?Unlocking your phone allows you to use it on any carrier you want, not just AT&T. You'll pop out your AT&T SIM card and insert the SIM card of a different carrier. The iPhone doesn't allow you to do this normally, so a little bit of hacking is involved.Is it safe? Will I break my iPhone?Possibly. There's always the worry that the unlocking process will royally screw up your phone

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The SIM card in the iPhone is removable, but it's hidden. To remove the SIM card, you just need a paper clip. Removing the SIM card can void your iPhone warranty. If you are concerned that it might, please don't perform this task.1. Locate the SIM Card SlotThe slot is located at the top of the iPhone, between the headphone jack and the power button.2. Open the SlotTake your paper clip and insert

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In December, many Web sites saw visitors coming from Apple's Safari, Mozilla's Firefox, and Google's Crome instead of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, according to Web analytics company Net Applications. Internet Explorer was used by 68.15 percent of Web surfers monitored in December, down from 69.77 percent in November and 71.27 percent in October, according to preliminary figures published by Net

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Rolando: This stylish puzzle adventure has you rolling little ball people around a colorful world. In fact, it's probably the best game on the iPhone to date. Play it.I Love Katamari: Rolling up a big pile of garbage might not sound like fun, but this game definitely cleans up. Speaking of which, Namco needs to update the tilt controls a little before this good game becomes great.Flight of the

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I use Google many times a day, a big part of answering work questions, doing research, or otherwise finding information online. This search engine became a mainstream tool partly because of its simple, powerful results. But hidden, advanced techniques can get you better information with less hunting.These are some of my favorite Google tricks, among many. Just enter your terms in a browser's

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Key command shortcuts are quicker than mousing through menus; just bang a few keys together, and your PC instantly responds. And Windows has a lot of hidden commands, plus ways to customize those shortcuts however you want. Here are some of my favorites, plus Microsoft lists even more to browse. If you swap mouse movements for these commands, Windows will feel faster than ever. Navigate menus:

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The year 2008 can be easily termed as the year of concept phones. The year 2008 saw the release of so many new concept phones in the market. A few worth mentioning (even though they could not make it to our top 10 list) are CUin5 Concept Cellphone, Onyx Concept Phone, Sony Ericsson Concept Phone, Nokia Archive Concept Phone.10. Asus AuraThe Asus Aura, a concept phone designed by Hungarian firm

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With the next generation of gaming hardware hitting its stride, the hits came fast and furious: Nintendo shipped its long-awaited Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Wii, Rockstar Games finally gave us Grand Theft Auto IV and Sony got its make-your-own platform game LittleBigPlanet out the door. Perhaps just as important, independent games shifted from quirky distraction to viable business model. With

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