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Latest Skype Beta Offers Group Video Calls for 10

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 09:10
The latest beta version of Skype offers the ability to do group video calls with up to 10 people.



Skype - Software release life cycle - Microsoft Windows - Video - Videoconferencing

Women Did Well on Defcon Social Engineering Test

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 07:50
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People - Business - Las Vegas Nevada - DEFCON - Health

Women Did Well on Defcon Social Engineering Test

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 07:50
Of the 135 Fortune 500 employees targeted by social engineering hackers in a recent contest only five of them refused to give up any corporate information whatsoever. And guess what? All five were women.



Defcon - Social engineering - Business - Engineering - Organizations

Samsung Galaxy Tab Rooted... A Month Before Release

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 06:21
Most new smartphones seem to get rooted within a week or two of their release, but four weeks before they go on sale? Hackers have cracked a prototype tablet from Samsung, the Galaxy Tab, a month before it hits shelves.



Samsung Group - Smartphone - GalaxyTab - Android - Samsung

Nvidia's Laptop Graphics Cards to Boost Web Browsing

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:20
Nvidia on Friday announced seven new GeForce 400M series laptop graphics cards, which could help accelerate Web surfing and 3D image rendering.



Nvidia - GeForce - Video card - Graphics processing unit - Hardware

Remains of the Day: Gimme Fallout Shelter

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 00:30
Every time there's an Apple event, there's fallout. Big, nasty, mutate-ants-into-monstrous-rampaging-creatures fallout. With Apple's media shindig on Wednesday...



Apple - Macintosh - IPhone - Apple II - Companies

Stream TV Android Froyo Tablet: Sneak Peak Now, Preorders Next Week

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 00:28
Start-up aims for a piece of the Android pie.



Android - tablet - Handhelds - Samsung Group - Samsung

Hotmail Suffers Hours-long Outage on Thursday

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 23:50
A technical problem has affected access to Microsoft's Hotmail e-mail service.



Microsoft - Hotmail - ActiveSync - Microsoft Exchange Server - Business

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Thu, 09/02/2010 - 23:50

HP and 3Par Sign Definitive Merger Agreement

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 23:20
HP and 3Par signed a merger agreement, likely bringing to a close the bidding war with Dell for 3Par.



Hewlett-Packard - Dell - Mergers & Acquisitions - HP - HP 3000

Samsung Galaxy Tab vs. the iPad: Compare For Yourself

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:10
How does Samsung's Galaxy Tab stack up next to the iPad? Check out this comparison chart to see for yourself.



Samsung Galaxy Tab - tablet - GalaxyTab - Samsung i7500 - Samsung

Dock Your Encased IPhone, IPod With DockStubz

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:00
iPhone and iPod cases come in various shapes, sizes, and levels of protection, but rare is the case that lets you connect your iPhone to a dock while you're...



IPhone - iPod - Shopping - Consumer Electronics - Digital Portable Players

Verizon’s New Prepaid Plans: No Great Savings Here

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:54
Offerings include an unlimited data package for $30 per month; and a $10 plan with a stingy 25MB monthly cap (with a 20-cents-per-megabyte overage fee).



Verizon - BlackBerry - Business - Smartphone - Palm Pixi

Wi-Fi Performance: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:37
When you need to get a better picture of your Wi-Fi environment, consider turning to the free, open source, inSSIDer program.



Open source - Wi-Fi - Python - Programming - Modules

Verizon Joins the Prepaid Mobile Data Party

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:30
Verizon Wireless joined a growing trend on Thursday by announcing prepaid data plans for most of the smartphones and feature phones it sells.



Smartphone - Verizon Wireless - Prepaid - Verizon - BlackBerry

Privacy in iTunes Ping

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:24
Music goes social in iTunes 10 with Apple's Ping social network. We take a quick look at its privacy and security settings.



Apple - iTunes - Facebook - Privacy - Steve Jobs

To Boost Security, Facebook Adds Remote Logout

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:20
Facebook is introducing a feature that will let users knock spammers out of their Facebook accounts.



Facebook - Social network - Online Communities - Security - Apple

Apple Ping as Facebook-Killer? Not So Much

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:15
Apple may hope to challenge the social networking giant, but the threat is limited by key missing features.



Facebook - Apple - Social network service - iTunes - Steve Jobs

See What IPhone Users Are Listening to With SongStumblr

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:10
When you walk into a cafe and note the numerous iPhone-toting denizens with telltale white earbuds firmly embedded in their ears, do you wonder what they’re...



IPhone - Smartphones - Handhelds - Apple - Wallpapers and Themes

Panasonic Debuts First Consumer 3D HD Camcorder at U.S. Open

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:06
Stereo lens adapter plus smart processor turns lightweight 2D unit into effective 3D video solution.



Camcorder - Video - United States - Home - Consumer Information