Sony recalls 69,000 VAIO AC power adapters
Heads up to VAIO owners: Sony is recalling some 69,000 AC power adapters following four reports of units short circuiting -- none of which occurred in the United States. It seems there is a weakness in the insulation that could pose an electrical shock hazard to consumers, but nobody has been injured at this point.
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Free copies of Windows 7 shipping to select beta testers
Microsoft today sent an email to participants of the invitation-only Windows 7 and Server 2008 Technical Beta Program, informing them that their free commemorative boxed copy of Windows 7 Ultimate will be delivered in the next four to six weeks. Redmond said that most shipments should arrive via FedEx, and that no tracking number will be provided. The email also noted that people outside the US ma...
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Wednesday tech deals: 15.5" Sony VAIO Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz for $650 with free shipping
Sony VAIO Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz 15.5" laptop for $650 + free shipping
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Microsoft stores reselling PCs without crapware
Microsoft is reportedly selling PCs without the typical crapware found on proprietary Windows-based computers. Although the company resells systems from its hardware partners including Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony, and Toshiba, the standard third-party and in-house crapware is excluded. The machines aren't entirely clean though, as Microsoft bundles some software o...
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Apple to fight Nokia in patent infringement lawsuit
Settlements and other bargains aren't on the agenda for Cupertino, who have decided to fight Nokia's aggressive move on them in the courts. Apple has released a report to the SEC, in which they made it a point to mention they will be defending themselves "vigorously" in court against Nokia's lawsuits.
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Gigabyte intros next-gen USB and SATA-equipped motherboards
Gigabyte has joined Asus in the race to build motherboards equipped with USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s connectivity, introducing an entire P55-based lineup sporting the next-generation I/O technology. The company has brought a host of new motherboards to the table, including the GA-P55A-UD6, GA-P55A-UD5, GA-P55A-UD4P, GA-P55A-UD4,GA-P55A-UD3P, GA-P55A-UD3R, GA-P55A-UD3.
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Xbox 360 update adds WPA2 support to Wi-Fi adapter
Microsoft has quietly released a new system update for its Xbox 360 console today. While it won't include any of the new social features that the company has been touting for months, this update will finally allow the current Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter (and presumably the upcoming 802.11n version) to support the WPA2 wireless security protocol -- a long overdue addition that many have been ...
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Multilingual Web address to be rolled out next year
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers -- ICANN for short -- is reportedly in the final stages of a plan that will allow the use of Web addresses with non-Latin characters. First approved last year, the plan will allow for domain names to be written in Asian, Arabic and other characters from various languages.
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Mozilla launches Firefox 3.5.4, closes 16 vulnerabilities
Mozilla has just released a minor but still significant update to its popular Firefox web browser. Version 3.5.4 is essentially focused on security and stability improvements, closing a as much as 11 critical vulnerabilities among a total of 16. These include problems with third-party media libraries, the core and JavaScript engines, web worker calls, the GIF color map parser and the string-to-num...
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News around the web: 10 Ways to Spot an E-Mail Scam
10 Ways to Spot an E-Mail Scam @ Switched
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Google Voice now works with existing phone numbers
Google Voice is a free service that lets users combine work, home, mobile and any other phone under a single number for all of their incoming and outgoing communications. Among its highlights are free SMS messages and cheap long distance calls, as well as automated voicemail transcriptions, conference calling, and advanced call screening features.
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Opera 10.01 for Windows
Download Opera today to get the fastest and most powerful Web browser available and make the most of your time online.
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DVDFab HD Decrypter 6.1.2.5
Copies entire DVD movie to hard disk, and removes all the protections while copying.
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MyDefrag (formerly JkDefrag) 4.2.4
Free disk defragment and optimize utility for Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/X64.
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SyncBackSE 5.8.6.1
Backup or synchronize your files and directories
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AnVir Task Manager Free 6.1.1
Detailed information about the processes running on PC and startup applications.
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McAfee SuperDAT Update 5785
Update your Mcafee based virus scanner.
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AVG Anti-Virus Updates October 28, 2009
Keep your AVG Anti-Virus updated.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2003-07 October 28, 2009
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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AVIRA Antivirus Desktop Update Package October 28, 2009
Update AVIRA Desktop for Windows with latest virus definitions and scan engine.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2008-09 October 28, 2009
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4 for Mac OS X
Perhaps the best Internet Explorer replacement you will ever find. Improve your browsing experience with Mozilla's open-source Firefox.
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Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4
Improve your browsing experience with Mozilla's open-source and highly acclaimed Firefox.
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