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by RAIN70 on August 24, 2011, 12:46:07 PMMicrosoft is incorporating a software stack in its upcoming Windows 8 OS to natively support devices based on the USB 3.0 interconnect, which is in a battle for adoption with Intel's Thunderbolt.
USB 3.0 is the successor to USB 2.0 standard and can transfer data 10 times faster between computers and external peripherals such as cameras and storage devices. Most laptops and desktops today come with USB 2.0 ports and many PC makers are offering USB 3.0 ports as an option. The... 476 Views | 2 Replies
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by RAIN70 on April 24, 2011, 11:57:56 AMLocation data retention sounds like a medical condition. In a way, it is. And your phone's probably got it. We heard about a new scandal this week. iPhones, we discovered, keep a record of every place you've been, or, at least, every place your phone's been. That data is stored in a file on your phone, unencrypted. Shock! The data could be subpoenaed in a divorce case. PCs and phones could be hacked, and the could be data exposed. The horror! 1176 Views | 1 Reply
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by RAIN70 on January 18, 2011, 11:19:20 AMAcer will begin selling two or three new tablet PCs in the first half of the year, including one with a seven-inch screen, a company sales manager said on Monday.
The tablet launches will begin a gradual replacement of Acer's small laptop-style netbook computers, in line with market demands, Taiwan sales manager Lu Bing-hsian said.
"They are aimed at phasing out netbooks," he said. "That’s the direction of the market."
They will use... 2019 Views | 1 Reply
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by RAIN70 on December 01, 2010, 09:59:56 AMFrom Mozilla to Microsoft, the browser brains cooked up big improvements this year. Take our peek at the coolest new browser features and make sure you're not missing out.
The browser wars have changed. During the last couple of years, the four or five leading browsers have all greatly improved—to the point that the choice often comes down to taste or political conviction, as in "I hate Microsoft (MSFT) and I'll never use IE."
Apps may displace the... 2149 Views | 1 Reply
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by RAIN70 on November 26, 2010, 07:17:18 AMThe U.K.'s National Health Service plans to make clearer the privacy policy of its Choices health information Web site, which shares browsing information with Facebook, following complaints from a security expert and a lawmaker, an NHS spokesman said Thursday.
The NHS Choices website incorporates Facebook's "Like" button, which enables users to share information they find useful on their social networking profile. But the NHS has come under fire over whether users... 2204 Views | 3 Replies
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