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The Essential Guide to HTML5 HTML5 opens up a plethora of new avenues for application and game development on the web. Games can now be created and interacted with directly within HTML with no need for users to download extra plugins, or for developers to learn new languages. Important new features such as …
As people try to get more things done using computers, the demand for better security has never been greater. In this day and age, antivirus programs alone may not be enough. Here are 15 essential tips to help you secure your PC. 1. How to password-protect folders for free Have some private collections of …
You bought a brand new laptop computer for mom – the Apple Macbook was too expensive so you settled for a Dell machine loaded with Windows Vista and a trial copy of Office 2007. Your mom is a great self-learner and knows all the basic stuff about computers but needs some help is …
In a forum today marking the 25th anniversary of the first .com registration, former President Bill Clinton spoke about his favorite devices, the grim outlook for newspapers and the need for policies to improve Internet access. It was a wide-ranging assessment by Clinton, whose administration (1993-2001) played a largely hands-off role when it came to [...]
WASHINGTON — China is facing increasing criticism for holding down the value of its currency to gain export advantage, and for its cyber-attacks against Google . But another growing concern is its control of rare earth metals critical to high-tech manufacturing. China’s pricing of these metals is so low that it has become unprofitable for [...]
Tandberg, in the process of being acquired by Cisco Systems, today launched the EX90, a high-definition videoconferencing desktop system focused on executive users. Providing full 1080p30 resolution on a 24-inch HD desktop screen will allow executives to interact with customers, employees and others “as if they were sitting across the desk,” Tandberg CEO Fredrik Halvorsen [...]
The vintage Commodore 64 personal computer is getting a makeover, with a new design and some of the latest computing technologies, as the brand gets primed for a comeback. The Commodore 64 was a home computer running on an 8-bit processor released by Commodore International in 1982. The computer was one of the most popular [...]
SanDisk Corp. plans to announce tomorrow that it has started shipping what it claims is the world’s highest-capacity removable memory card for mobile phones – the 32GB SanDisk microSDHC. The new microSDHC card targets the smartphone market and uses third-generation 32nm lithography techniques with 3-bit-per-cell NAND flash technology. Most manufactures of NAND flash products use [...]
It seems like I was walking out of Moscone Center at the end of the 2010 edition of Macworld Expo just the other day. (It was actually about nine days ago.) But organizers of the annual Mac trade show have already opened up registration for next year’s event. And for the next two weeks, registration [...]
Wal-Mart Stores is taking another swing at the online movie business with the acquisition of Vudu. The retail giant announced the deal on Monday following widespread speculation that an acquisition would be coming soon. Financial terms were not disclosed. Vudu has developed software that is built into TVs and Blu-ray players and lets users rent [...]