Computers
Free utility condenses Windows Vista from 15GB to 1.4GB
A Croatian college student has created a utility that installs a seriously stripped-down Windows Vista, saying the heft of Microsoft's biggest desktop OS was just too big to believe. "Who can justify a 15GB operating system?" asked Dino Nuhagic, a fifth-year student from Split, a Croatian city on the Adriatic. Not Nuhagic, or the uncounted users wh... Read more…
Mozilla Ups Firefox Bug Threat, Slates Fix for Feb. 5
Mozilla Corp. bumped up the threat ranking for an unpatched Firefox bug to "high" Tuesday, but promised a fix is coming in Version 2.0.0.12, now slated for release on Feb. 5. The company's head of security, Window Snyder, confirmed that the browser, when running any of more than 600 add-ons, can ... Read more…
Music industry wants $1.5m CD copying fines
The music industry has been testifying in a case before the US House of Representatives which could impose a $1.5m fine for copying a CD. The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007 is currently at the committee stage. The proposed legislation seeks to in... Read more…
Porn to Spice Up Cell Phones
Size matters in pornography, except when it comes to tiny mobile phone screens, the next frontier for erotica. If the adult entertainment industry has its way, Americans will soon get a choice of free porn on cell phones -- or at least some photographs of good-looking girls in bikinis. Unlike ... Read more…
AOL gives Netscape last-minute reprieve
Just two days before it was to end support for Netscape Navigator, on Wednesday AOL gave the browser a last-minute reprieve, saying it would extend support until March 1. At the end of December, Tom Drapeau, the director of AOL's Netscape brand, surprised users when he stopped development of the... Read more…
Apple Launches How-To Site For New Mac Users
Apple has launched a subsection of its site that offers dozens of how-to videos to try to sway Windows users and to help new Mac customers get started. Called [url=http://www.apple.com/findouthow/macosx/]"Find out how,"[/url] the site offers video on the use of the Mac OS X and separate sections... Read more…
Microsoft Rolls Out Dynamics CRM 4.0 Worldwide
Microsoft on Thursday announced the global release of the latest version of its customer relationship management software for business. The software features enhanced tools that allow sales and marketing professionals to segment customers, plan and execute campaigns, track accounts, analyze tren... Read more…
Microsoft Under Antitrust Scrutiny Until 2009
The U.S. government will continue to watch over Microsoft's compliance with the terms of its famous antitrust case settlement for at least two more years. Court supervision of Microsoft's compliance with a U.S. antitrust settlement will continue until November 12, 2009, ruled federal district jud... Read more…
Torvalds: Linux ready to go green
In an interview at the linux.conf.au conference, the developer of the Linux kernel admitted that the operating system was lagging behind on power-management and energy-diagnosis tools. "It is an area we were pretty weak in a few years ago and just building up the infrastructure took a long time, ... Read more…
Virgin Media promises 50Mbps broadband
Virgin Media intends to roll out 50Mbps broadband to UK customers, and will more than double standard access speeds. Existing Virgin customers in the 'L' band payment plan will see standard speeds rise from 4Mbps to 10Mbps following exchange upgrades in late February. The company is also plan... Read more…
