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Comcast Helping Vonage?
The trouble over the DNS poisoning continues. Will hackers take over the whole Internet? Maybe. I reminisce about Alternic from the olden days. Google working on a Second Life clone. Why not go the way of Microsoft and copy what other people do. New earthquake predictor coming? Comcast decides to work with Vonage to make […]
Blame the Boys for Pirac
Congress looking at online advertising, it may take action. Samsung rolls 128GB solid-state drive. They may be overrated. Getty Images to buy good photos from Flickr. Wish list for mobile phones turns them into laptops. Boys are to blame for downloading DVD. Horror stories beginning to appear. Microsoft launches Vista compatibility checker. It’s about time. […]
Fanboy Now an Official Word in the Dictionary!
Pioneer entering the Blu-ray disc market. Good. New words added to the dictionary including FANBOYS and MALWARE. Sony keeps updating PS3 software. They had better get the PS4 going fast! New canon camera upstaged by Hasselblad 50 Megapixel camera. Huge Kodak sensor inside. Latest Yahoo-Microsoft news getting weird. IBM will be paid by state of […]
Should Yahoo Buy AOL?
Yahoo working on buying AOL. Pioneer makes 400 GB blu-ray disc. Nice. TSA may stop making everyone remove their laptops. But some people may have their laptops confiscated or the files looked into. Linux going nowhere? WiMAX getting some tests finally. Mobile WiMAX too. CRM becoming a huge market. Hooray. Click to listen: [audio:http://m.podshow.com/media/12115/episodes/117931/tech5-117931-07-07-2008.mp3]
Repair a Computer, Go to Jail!
In Texas you have to be a licensed Private Detective to repair computers. And any consumer using anyone other than a licensed PI to fix his or her computer can be thrown in jail. Firefox users more secure on the Internet. Microsoft beginning to rent software starting in mid-July. Rhapsody going to put a dent […]