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Users report 30GB Zunes seizing up
News Many users are reporting their Microsoft music players are rebooting then freezing up. Some dub the problem "Z2K."
Tags: Music, Music devices, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., discussion board, Symptom, PST, Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod
Microsoft to patch Excel hole, seven others
News Eight security patches are coming on Patch Tuesday, including one for a critical vulnerability in Excel that could be a fix for a hole attackers have been exploiting.
Tags: PC security, Network security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Security, Vulnerability, Microsoft Office 2004, spreadsheet software, Microsoft Internet Explorer
Did Viacom find smoking gun in YouTube case?
News YouTube's internal e-mail indicate employees and managers knew about copyright content, sources say, but chose to leave the material on the site. What are the DMCA ramifications?
Tags: Web 2.0, Digital rights management (DRM), Google Inc., Viacom Inc., Web 2.0, Matz, TV, Entertainment Company, Entertainment Industry, Video
Asus cuts Eee PC storage options
News The manufacturer will soon stop offering a choice between solid-state and hard-disk storage for its Eee PC, an Asus spokesperson has said.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Spokesperson, Storage, memory capacity, ASUS, hard drive, U.K., Dell Computer Corp., company representative, PC
US asks China to drop censoring software requirement for PCs
News U.S. trade representative and commerce secretary say in letter to Chinese Ministry of Commerce, the requirement may violate World Trade Organization rules.
Tags: Politics, Spam filtering, Lenovo Group Ltd., monitoring, network security, China, barrier, monitor, company representative, manufacturer
Apple debunks Mac Mini, iMac rumor
News Apple is done with Mac product releases in 2008, a company representative confirms in a rare response to speculation regarding the Mac Mini and iMac.
Tags: Mac OS, Notebooks and tablets, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple Macintosh, computer industry, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Macworld
Motorola's consumer handset chief resigns
News Rob Shaddock will be replaced by company veteran John Cipolla in what is expected to be a "seamless" transition, handset maker says.
Tags: Cellular phones, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile, Motorola Inc., Mobile Device, chief technology officer, blog, handset, strategy, company representative
Apple acknowledges iPhone 3G reception issues
News After weeks of silence, Apple has admitted that the iPhone 3G can suffer from reception problems and that the latest software update is the cure.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Apple Inc., Reception Issue, Apple iPhone 3G, Associated Press, 3G, 3G network, network
Sun confirms it's buying Montalvo
News It's been a long, strange, expensive trip for Montalvo.
Tags: Components, Processors, Innovation, Chip, Sun Microsystems Inc., venture capital, software, processor, chip designer, asset
Developers, critics sound off on Facebook's profile redesign
News Will members love the profile redesign or hate it? Will it hurt small-time developers? Hard to tell, since all we've seen are screenshots.
Tags: Web 2.0, Business development/management, Microsoft Windows Vista, Developer, Advertisement, Environment, API, Microsoft Windows XP, Facebook, job
LinkedIn cuts 10 percent of its workforce
News Business-focused social-networking site cuts 36 jobs to focus on revenue-producing areas a month after raising US$22 million in additional funding.
Tags: Web 2.0, Layoffs, Workforce, layoff, Facebook, File-sharing, job, Goldman Sachs & Co., LinkedIn, McGraw-Hill Companies
Tapping Twitter to monitor broadband outages
News Australian Internet access provider Telstra is using the microblogging service to monitor service interruptions and contact customers about support plans. Will its rivals follow suit?
Tags: Web 2.0, Twitter, Broadband, Optus, Outage, Telstra Corp., Internet Service Provider, managing director, Internet, monitor
CERN's big collider now in action
News The first particle beam successfully traverses the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest machine. Still to come: creating mini black holes.
Tags: Networking technology, CERN, Video, grid computing, image search, England, University of Cambridge, photograph, career, U.K.
SAP inks Philippine SMB deals
News Enterprise software vendor signs two BusinessOne licensing agreements worth over US$105,500 with Philippines-based oil company and motorcycle manufacturer.
Tags: Software, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Sales force automation, SAP AG, Philippines, Small And Medium Business, U.S., monitor, consultant, software service
Microsoft prices Windows 7 family pack
News For US$149, users can upgrade up to three machines to Windows 7 Home Premium. Software maker also details cost to upgrade from one version of Windows 7 to a higher-end edition.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, software company, Microsoft Windows
