Windows 7's Opening Weekend
PC World
Some Windows Vista users have reported an issue upgrading to Windows 7 where their computer gets stuck in an endless reboot cycle, according to Computerworld . Vista users complained of the problem on a Microsoft forum, and say their comput...
Microsoft re-patches last month's critical IE update
San Francisco Chronicle
Computerworld confirmed that Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 systems that had been fully patched last month were offered Monday's update through Windows Update. Monday's re-patch was the third correction related to Oct. 13's massive securit...
Microsoft: Pirated Win 7 Causes Malware Outbreak
Toms Hardware
As reported by Computerworld, there are also legit users who won't bow down to Microsoft's anti-piracy efforts: users in China, the United States, and other countries have protested against the software since its was originally embedded int...
Welcome to Brussels - where 'open' can mean 'closed'
The Guardian
Well, a new version of the EIF is being drafted and Glyn Moody, a sometime contributor to these pages, has written about the subject over at ComputerWorld UK. Thanks to a leaked version of the document, he points out that Europe could be pr...
Feds Bust Cable Modem Hacker
IT Business Edge
According to Computerworld , Ryan Harris has been arrested on computer intrusion charges for hacking cable modems . The Department of Justice claims that Harris sold customizable cable modems and software that could be used to get free Inte...
Windows 7 Upgrade Headaches May Slow Rollout
YAHOO!
... we're getting, as well as our own experience in the past with all Microsoft's operating systems, we're recommending that people stick with their time-tested OS and wait for the dust to settle," Josh Kaplan, president of Rescuecom, told ...
Google unveils free GPS navigation for mobile phones
YAHOO!
... based smartphone next year. Technology industry tracker Gartner predicts that Android-based smartphones will capture 14 percent of the global market by the year 2012, as compared with a mere two percent today, according to a report in C...
Firefox 3.6 Beta Checks for Outdated Plug-Ins
Top Tech News
Computerworld reported the release of Firefox 3.6 was delayed due to last-minute bugs. It said changes are more "under the hood" than things that will be obvious to users. The identification of outdated plug-ins, the web site said, is the l...
iPhone (sans Wi-Fi) launches in China
Silicon Republic
The price of the official iPhone, sold through China Unicom, could also been seen as prohibitive, with a price tag of between US$700 and S$1,000. According to Computerworld, sales have been slow, with only 10 units sold on launch day Saturd...
Microsoft Patch Tally: 6 Years, 745 Vulnerabilities
CSO
November 02, 2009 — Computerworld — With its massive security update last month, Microsoft Corp. marked the end of the sixth year since it moved to a monthly patch schedule. An informal ...
Campbell: Windows 7 just another Windows Vista?
Pitt News
Computerworld gave users tips on making Windows XP “last for the next seven years.” Because this article was juxtaposed to the previous two, it is reasonable to think that Computerworld hints that a Windows 7 upgrade might be detrimental. T...
FTC Rules Against Realcomp II
IT Business Edge
Computerworld reports that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ruled that, by restricting some discount real-estate listings from its own and other publicly available Web sites, Realcomp II , the largest real-estate listing group in Michi...
Psystar: From Hell's Heart, I Stab at Thee!
ZDNet Blogs
If you want to read a good piece about how someone WAS successfully able to get the software to work, I encourage you to read Frank Ohlhorst’s comprehensive review in ComputerWorld. Much like the Genesis Device, which turned out to be a ...
