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Hotmail Suffers Hours-long Outage on Thursday

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 23:50
A technical problem has affected access to Microsoft's Hotmail e-mail service.



Microsoft - Hotmail - ActiveSync - Microsoft Exchange Server - Business

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Thu, 09/02/2010 - 23:50

HP and 3Par Sign Definitive Merger Agreement

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 23:20
HP and 3Par signed a merger agreement, likely bringing to a close the bidding war with Dell for 3Par.



Hewlett-Packard - Dell - Mergers & Acquisitions - HP - HP 3000

Samsung Galaxy Tab vs. the iPad: Compare For Yourself

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:10
How does Samsung's Galaxy Tab stack up next to the iPad? Check out this comparison chart to see for yourself.



Samsung Galaxy Tab - tablet - GalaxyTab - Samsung i7500 - Samsung

Dock Your Encased IPhone, IPod With DockStubz

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:00
iPhone and iPod cases come in various shapes, sizes, and levels of protection, but rare is the case that lets you connect your iPhone to a dock while you're...



IPhone - iPod - Shopping - Consumer Electronics - Digital Portable Players

Verizon’s New Prepaid Plans: No Great Savings Here

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:54
Offerings include an unlimited data package for $30 per month; and a $10 plan with a stingy 25MB monthly cap (with a 20-cents-per-megabyte overage fee).



Verizon - BlackBerry - Business - Smartphone - Palm Pixi

Wi-Fi Performance: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:37
When you need to get a better picture of your Wi-Fi environment, consider turning to the free, open source, inSSIDer program.



Open source - Wi-Fi - Python - Programming - Modules

Verizon Joins the Prepaid Mobile Data Party

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:30
Verizon Wireless joined a growing trend on Thursday by announcing prepaid data plans for most of the smartphones and feature phones it sells.



Smartphone - Verizon Wireless - Prepaid - Verizon - BlackBerry

Privacy in iTunes Ping

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:24
Music goes social in iTunes 10 with Apple's Ping social network. We take a quick look at its privacy and security settings.



Apple - iTunes - Facebook - Privacy - Steve Jobs

To Boost Security, Facebook Adds Remote Logout

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:20
Facebook is introducing a feature that will let users knock spammers out of their Facebook accounts.



Facebook - Social network - Online Communities - Security - Apple

Apple Ping as Facebook-Killer? Not So Much

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:15
Apple may hope to challenge the social networking giant, but the threat is limited by key missing features.



Facebook - Apple - Social network service - iTunes - Steve Jobs

See What IPhone Users Are Listening to With SongStumblr

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:10
When you walk into a cafe and note the numerous iPhone-toting denizens with telltale white earbuds firmly embedded in their ears, do you wonder what they’re...



IPhone - Smartphones - Handhelds - Apple - Wallpapers and Themes

Panasonic Debuts First Consumer 3D HD Camcorder at U.S. Open

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:06
Stereo lens adapter plus smart processor turns lightweight 2D unit into effective 3D video solution.



Camcorder - Video - United States - Home - Consumer Information

Apple TV: I Love It and I Hate It

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:30
Apple got a lot right, but HDMI only? Come on!



Apple - appletv - Macintosh - Apple II - Companies

ITunes TV Rentals Now Available on Mac and PC

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:20
Looking to catch the most recent season of Lost, but don’t want to succumb the baggage of having to buy a bunch of episodes that you’ll only watch once? Relax...



Television - Macintosh - Lost - Apple - ITunes Store

With iPod Refresh, Apple is Fixing Mistakes

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:14
Thinking about yesterday's press event, it seems like each new iPod was intended to right the wrongs of last year's models.



Apple - iPod - Shopping - Digital Portable Players - Consumer Electronics

The Golden Age of IBM Advertising

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:04
Big Blue's classic midcentury campaigns for "card-programmed calculating machines," newfangled typewriters, and other miracles of technology.



Typewriter - IBM - Arts - Hardware - Recreation

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Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:04

A Guide to Today's Top 10 Linux Distributions

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 19:15
Still not sure which distro is best for your business? Here's a close-up look at the most popular contenders.



Operating system - Linux - Articles - Linux distribution - Distributions

SAS Rolls out Predictive Analytics for Business Users

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 18:20
SAS has unveiled a new tool aimed at giving business users the ability to use predictive analytics.



SAS - Predictive analytics - Programming - Languages - Databases