Microsoft, LG Strike Android Patent Deal

Manufacturers of an estimated 70 percent of Android-based smartphones are now paying Microsoft a "licensing fee" to avoid litigation.

Posted on: January 12, 2012 9:00 am

Lawsuit Claims Symantec “Scareware” Warns Of Fake Threats

A lot of scammers use "scareware" urging you to buy their, rather questionable, software. Now James Gross has filed suit in Washington State claiming Symantec engages in similar tactics.

Posted on: January 12, 2012 9:00 am

How to Customize the Windows 7 File Browser Menu

Finding your files from within an application is not the same as simply hunting for the file in a browser. Why? Because, for some reason, there are two versions of the browser menu. This article provides some tips in getting them to behave.

Posted on: January 11, 2012 9:00 am

Microsoft patches critical Windows drive-by bug

Yesterday was Patch Tuesday. MS12-004 , which plugs two holes in Windows Media Player, is considered the most critical of the patches to install.

Posted on: January 11, 2012 9:00 am

Spanish bank to move 100,000+ employees to Google Apps

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) is moving away from in-house hosting for e-mail and documentation. They’ve decided to move all their employees to the Google Apps for Business suite.

Posted on: January 11, 2012 9:00 am

Microsoft’s Windows Phone Mango Commercial Release 2

Nokia has been showing off the Lumia 900 smartphone and the operating system seems to be a little different. The Lumia is actually running a variation of Mango referred to as "Commercial release 2".

Posted on: January 11, 2012 9:00 am

Altima Technologies Releases NetZoom for Visio

Altima Technologies, Inc. has released NetZoom 12 for Visio. NetZoom for Visio includes a number of features to help you model and maintain the physical infrastructure of a data center.

Posted on: January 10, 2012 9:00 am

Kinect for Windows Available February 1

A release date, and price, for Kinect for Windows has been announced. The date is only a couple of weeks away but the price, $249, seems inflated.

Posted on: January 10, 2012 9:00 am

Microsoft adds new tech to Bing Maps directions

Bing Maps has been upgraded with a new routing engine. The Customizable Route Planning engine is designed to allow users to pick alternate routes for driving directions.

Posted on: January 10, 2012 9:00 am

Mass SQL Injection Attack Uses Automated Tools

The "Lilupophilupop" SQL injection hack has infected about a million URLs since it was detected last month. The scam redirects traffic to Lilupophilupop.com where users are prompted to download either a fake antivirus program or a fake version of Adobe Flash.

Posted on: January 10, 2012 9:00 am