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PC
will lose its place at top
of computing hierarchy 03-19-10
The PC has been at the center of the
computing universe for 30 years. But that's about to change.
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An
inexpensive tune-up for your PC 03-19-10
Right out of the box — and with no
technical expertise — System Mechanic can boost your PC's boot-up time, make
it run faster, clear junk files you no longer use and don't need, repair your
registry files, figure out why your system is crashing and fix it, provide
911-type service for your PC if it won't boot up, check for viruses and kill
them, protect you from Internet snoops, and wash your car.
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Circumvent
time-consuming Web forms with auto-fill program 03-19-10
You're surfing the Net at blazing
speeds, gathering information, locating products and services, buying and
selling — and all of a sudden it all comes to a screeching halt. You've just
surfed into ...
The Form Page Zone
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How
to click a Web site button you can't see 03-05-10
Question: My son bought me a Dell
Inspiron Mini PC, which works well but has one problem. When I receive an
e-mail with a .pdf attachment and try to open it, the Adobe Reader software
comes on the screen and asks me to accept its terms of use. But I can't scroll
to the bottom of the form where the "Accept" button is. It seems that
my screen is too small. What can I do?
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Apple's
cold war with Google heats up 03-05-10
SAN JOSE, Calif.
— Apple's cold war with
Google
just heated up.
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YouTube
to caption videos
for hearing-impaired viewers 03-05-10
SAN JOSE, Calif.
— YouTube said Thursday that it will start automatically captioning videos on
its site, opening up a huge share of its content to people who are
hearing-impaired, and a first step in creating a network of videos that could
be subtitled between many languages.
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Shorten
those long website addresses 02-26-10
One of the things I remember learning as
a kid was supposedly the longest word in the English language.
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Tech
industry running on hype 02-26-10
The conversation sounded straight
from the dot-com boom a decade ago, but it happened this year.
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Internet
pioneer proves Silicon Valley startups
aren't just for kids 02-18-10
It's not unusual to hear talk around
startups about bringing in adult supervision to give a young company
credibility and maybe attract some venture funding.
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Hibernation
has its risks for PCs 02-18-10
QUESTION: What's your feeling about
putting a Windows PC in hibernation?
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Privacy
filter fits over screen, lets only you see 02-13-10
So there you are using your laptop
computer at some public venue. You may be traveling on a jet, sitting at a
local coffee shop hotspot, at the library doing research, on a bus,
wherever.
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Spring
cleaning for your PC 02-13-10
It may be too early for spring cleaning
of your ranch, but it's never too soon to clean your hard drive. Instead of
buckets of detergent, squeegees and lint-free rags, the PC version, aptly named
"Spring Cleaning," will help you rid your PC of unneeded files,
Internet detritus, stray Registry entries and other pesky files you don't need
and are probably responsible for slowing you to a crawl.
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Apple
again taps our tech hopes and dreams 02-01-10
I knew that the hype surrounding the
Apple tablet had reached extraordinary proportions when I got an e-mail from
Juan Antonio Giner
a few weeks ago.
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Oracle
lays out plan to streamline Sun Microsystems 02-01-10
SAN JOSE, Calif.
—
Oracle
may not have much experience selling hardware, but the giant
Redwood City, Calif.
, software company is counting on turning
Sun Microsystems'
business into a profitable operation by taking the same tough-minded approach
that succeeded with dozens of smaller acquisitions in the last five years
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Speeding
up an old computer on a budget 01-16-10
Question: My mother-in-law recently gave
her old
Toshiba
laptop to our 14-year-old daughter. It works fine but is a tad slow. It has an
Intel Celeron M processor, a chip speed of 1.5 gigahertz, 448 megabytes of RAM
and a 55.8-gigabyte hard drive. Is there anything we can do to speed it up
without spending a lot of money? Would adding more RAM be worthwhile?
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McAfee
says Microsoft browser flaw exploited in China attacks 01-16-10
SAN FRANCISCO
— Security-software maker
McAfee Inc.
said Thursday that a flaw in
Microsoft Corp.'s
Internet browser was exploited in recent cyber-attacks on
Google Inc.
and others that have caused the search giant to consider pulling out of
China
.
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Intel
aims for the cloud as businesses ramp IT spending 01-16-10
SAN FRANCISCO
—
Intel Corp.
affirmed this week what many analysts have been talking about for some time:
That a corporate spending wave is about to hit — and a big part of it will
come from the cloud.
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Intel
rolls out chips to increase PC power 01-10-10
SAN FRANCISCO
—
Intel Corp.
on Thursday rolled out new products for the mainstream personal computer
market, including faster chips that can automatically boost a PC's processing
power to adapt to heavier workload.
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25
essential programs for your PC 01-03-10
At the risk of sounding like a
late-night salesman pitching food shredders for
$12.99
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Digital
video still far from perfect 02-26-10
SAN JOSE, Calif.
— Digital video — movies and television shows you can download from the
Internet — has a bright future. But to get there, providers need to work out
some problems.
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Smart
phones oust PCs from top of tech food chain 02-18-10
SAN JOSE, Calif.
— The era of the PC's dominance is officially over. We have crossed over into
the age of mobile computing.
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In
world of online flirting, virtual gifts are big business 02-13-10
MIAMI
— It's a trusted formula: Send your sweetheart flowers, chocolates or teddy
bears on
Valentine's Day
to express your love.
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Why
Apple's iPad will change gadget world 02-01-10
Who would have thought that the most
innovative thing about the iPad was going to be its price?
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TV
makers, networks say market is ripe for 3-D 01-10-10
LAS VEGAS
— Are people really ready to don funny glasses to watch three-dimensional
television in their homes? The answer is a resounding "yes,"
according to the electronics and entertainment industries.
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Palm
aims to stake out industry role with new offerings 01-10-10
LAS VEGAS
— Palm's news conference at last year's Consumer Electronics Show marked the
beginning of its comeback story. This year, Palm seemed determined to show that
its story still has some life to it.
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Tasty
leftovers , of the gadget variety 01-03-10
Being a gadget reviewer often feels like
being at a holiday feast. Every day, companies invite me to sample their
products, and, even though I know I should turn some of them down, I say yes
too often and end up filling my plate (or cubicle) with more gadgets than I
possibly have the time or space to review in a year.
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Smart
phones are making Wi-Fi hotspots hot again 12-16-09
MINNEAPOLIS
—
Lisa Helminiak
, who uses her iPhone as a computer as much as to talk, has declared her
independence from the slow cell phone network.
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AT&T
considers charging iPhone users for high data usage 12-10-09
SAN JOSE, Calif.
— Attention iPhone owners:
AT&T
has heard your complaints about its sometimes-slow network.
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Gifts
for your favorite geek 12-03-09
In the spirit of the season, I've picked
out 10 geeky gifts that cost less than
$100
. Some are practical. Some are fun. All would be good additions to your gift
list for friends and family — or your own wish list. (Ranked by price.)
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Droid
good but not great 11-07-09
SAN JOSE, Calif.
—
Motorola's
new Droid smartphone has attracted a fair amount of attraction as quite
possibly the toughest challenger yet for the iPhone.
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Droid
squares off against iPhone for market share 10-31-09
SAN JOSE, Calif.
— In one corner, we have
Silicon Valley
tech heavyweight Apple and its widely popular iPhone. In the opposing corner, a
new smart-phone challenger: the Droid, powered by
Mountain View, Calif.
, Internet juggernaut
Google's
Android software, built by
Motorola
and sold by
Verizon Wireless
.
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Amazon
fights to keep Kindle on top of e-book crowd 10-24-09
SAN FRANCISCO
— The threat of growing competition in the e-reader market does not seem to
have cooled demand for
Amazon.com Inc.'s
Kindle, but the online retailer will likely face its toughest test in the
coming holiday season.
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Be
cautious with cell phone details 10-19-09
By now, most people are savvy about
scams that involve giving out personal information on the Internet. They know
that identity thieves may be lurking behind ostensibly free offers, fake
websites and phony e-mails.
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Touch
screen gamble: which technology to use 10-19-09
SAN JOSE, Calif.
— Prompted partly by the iPhone's phenomenal popularity, consumers are
demanding and likely to get a wider range of touch screens on many more
electronic devices.
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Nintendo
cuts price of Wii console to $199 09-26-09
SAN FRANCISCO
—
Nintendo Ltd.
cut the price of its popular Wii console by
$50 to $199
, the latest price reduction by video game console makers who have watched
sales fall sharply over the last six months.
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Google,
Apple have different stories on iPhone application 09-20-09
SAN FRANCISCO
—
Google Inc.'s
report to the
Federal Communications Commission
that it was
Apple Inc.
that rejected its Google Voice application from the popular iPhone's app store
is at odds with Apple's version of events.
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Motorola
pins hopes on new Android smartphone Cliq 09-12-09
CHICAGO
—
Motorola Inc.
on Thursday unveiled a new mobile phone built around social networking tools,
introducing the first handset in a fresh portfolio of devices on which the
company has staked its turnaround efforts.
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Latest
Windows phone coming next month 09-07-09
SEATTLE
—
Microsoft
is rolling out a new version of its mobile-phone software, Windows Mobile 6.5,
on
Oct. 6
, in hopes of staying afloat in the competitive marketplace for cellphones that
e-mail, snap photos and surf the Web.
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Tech's
new love 08-21-09
There was a time in
Silicon Valley
when the political game was practically sneered upon.
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Tech
gadgets that make travel easier 08-06-09
When my wife and I went on our honeymoon
last year, some friends couldn't believe that we were posting pictures and
updates to our Facebook and Twitter profiles while we were supposed to be
relaxing.
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HD stands
for high demand
If your home is your castle you
probably prefer a night in to a night out. Staying in to catch the
latest DVD release is probably the comfort food of entertainment. Now,
many homes feature a theater room that comes as close as possible to
seeing it on the big screen.
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Wired and waiting
You’re driving home after work on a
dark, freezing, snowy day. So you make a call to your house and tell
it to turn on the driveway defrosters and the outdoor lighting. You go
to bed that night and the house wakes you up in the morning with soft
music, a hot shower waiting and a carafe of steaming coffee in the
breakfast room.
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