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09/04/2009

Tech review: Apple's Snow Leopard is worth the upgrade for Intel Mac owners
Apple's newest operating system upgrade, called Snow Leopard, might be the most underwhelming update ever – and that's just how Apple planned it.

09/03/2009

AT&T; to address one of users' complaints, bring multimedia messaging to iPhone 3G, 3GS
AT&T; Inc. said Thursday that it will satisfy at least one of the demands of its many iPhone users by bringing multimedia messaging service, or MMS, to the iPhone 3G and 3GS on Sept. 25.

YouTube said to be in talks with studios on online movie rental service
Google Inc.'s YouTube, the most- visited video Web site, is in discussions with Hollywood studios to start an online movie rental service, according to two people with knowledge of the talks.

08/31/2009

As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten growth

Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA were seeking to create an open network for freely exchanging information when they began tests on what would become the Internet.

There's still plenty of room for innovation on the Internet, yet the openness fostering it may be eroding. The Internet is more widely available than ever, but artificial barriers threaten growth.
Multimedia: Key developments
Video: Internet creators didn't foresee today's Web

08/28/2009

Tech review: Charging mat, iPhone cases are smart, useful accessories

08/27/2009

FTC to ban most telemarketing 'robocalls' Sept. 1
The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday that it is banning these "robocalls" to consumers, unless the telemarketer has written permission from a customer that he or she wants to receive these calls.

08/26/2009

Test programs by Verizon, Comcast let cable subscribers catch TV shows online

Comcast

Entourage" is one of the shows that Comcast is making available online in a test involving 5,000 of its cable television subscribers.

Cable TV provider Comcast recently launched a trial program to let subscribers access its shows online, and today Verizon Communications is announcing its own test program for FiOS TV subscribers. So far, the testers seem happy.
Link: Comcast On Demand
Link: Verizon FiOS TV

08/25/2009

Task force: Cyber criminals targeting small, midsize firms
Organized cyber gangs in Eastern Europe are increasingly preying on small and midsize companies in the United States, setting off a multimillion-dollar online crime wave that has begun to worry the nation's largest financial institutions.

08/21/2009

Restoring music library can be done
I've heard you can't move music from an iPod to your computer. I hope that's not true, because my hard drive died on my PC and all my music went away with it.

MiFi transforms 3G data signal into Wi-Fi
Finding decent Wi-Fi when you're on the road can be tough sometimes, but Novatel Wireless' new MiFi 2200 lets you take a hot spot with you.

GameStop's sales slip, but it hopes to rebound on growing download trend
The recession has finally caught up with the video game industry, as GameStop Corp. acknowledged when it reported soft second-quarter results Thursday.

08/19/2009

Dallas-based Blockbuster rolling out movie downloads for some Motorola phones
Blockbuster Inc. announced plans Tuesday to offer downloads of more than 10,000 movies, including new releases, on some Motorola phones.

08/14/2009

E-book reading is on the rise as smart phones challenge Kindle

The Associated Press

Smart phones are gaining on the Kindle in the e-book market.
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Tech review: Google Voice streamlines your phones and provides functions all services should offer
Google is slowly trying to take over our lives. First it was our computers; now it's our phones.

Apple's move to block Google Voice app leads to AT&T; speculation
Apple Inc.'s unexpected decision a few weeks ago to reject Google Voice for inclusion on the iPhone's App Store has led to speculation among gadgets fans that Dallas-based AT&T Inc. may have asked Apple to block the program.

08/07/2009

GameStop hires new digital media manager
Grapevine-based GameStop Corp. has hired Chris Petrovic for the new position of general manager of digital media.

Tech review: Washable keyboard, mouse are easy to clean but not very functional
Your toilet is probably cleaner than your computer keyboard.