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Acrobat 9 Pro Extended Costs More Than $1,400 In U.K.

Gadgets & Tech – A British tech magazine loves the software but won't recommend it because the version on sale in the United Kingdom costs much more than the U.S. version.

Submitted and Voted for on June 23, 2008 03:33pm

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Apple Fixes Security Flaw In Windows Version Of Safari

Gadgets & Tech – The patch changes Safari so it will first seek permission from a user before downloading an application from a Web site to the desktop.

Submitted and Voted for on June 22, 2008 03:18pm

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Mac OS X Security Threat Discovered

Gadgets & Tech – The malicious code distributed from a hacker Web site has been given a "critical" security tag, but can infect only certain versions of the Mac OS.

Submitted and Voted for on June 21, 2008 08:31am

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HDTV Home Theater Summer Blockbusters

Gadgets & Tech – Now playing: HDTV movies in your home, with a little help from Apple TV, Blu-ray, Netflix Player by Roku, Vudu, and Xbox Live Marketplace...

Submitted and Voted for on June 15, 2008 10:13am

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Apple iPhone To Get More Games

Gadgets & Tech – Out of the 11 companies that showed off their new iPhone applications Monday during Apple chief executive Steve Jobs' WWDC keynote, three were game developers. People who buy the next version of the Apple iPhone are likely to see a lot more games available for the smartphone.

Submitted and Voted for on June 10, 2008 11:41am

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Yahoo Widget Unlocks Private Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan MySpace Photos

Celebrities – The photos surfaced after a security researcher discovered that a MySpace widget in Yahoo's Widget Galley could be used to bypass MySpace privacy controls. Silicon Valley gossip site Valleywag has published private photos belonging to Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan to illustrate the privacy risks posed by data sharing among social Web sites.

Submitted and Voted for on June 04, 2008 10:11pm

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Life On Mars? Phoenix Mars Lander Beams Photos Back

News – The data collected from this mission could have a tremendous impact on planning for future human missions, NASA scientists say. The Phoenix Mars Lander has beamed back images of the Red Planet's landscape that have never been seen before.

Submitted and Voted for on May 27, 2008 12:00pm

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High Tech Road Trip: Make Your Car A Mobile Media Center

Gadgets & Tech – Adding mobile Internet, HD TV, DVD, satellite radio, Bluetooth, and GPS to your ride can turn your car into a rolling entertainment center this summer. Summer unofficially starts this weekend, and with it, the driving season. Forget about the price of gas for now. Even if your summer travel plans are abbreviated, you'll likely still be driving som

Submitted and Voted for on May 26, 2008 03:16pm

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Apple's iCal Vulnerable To Hackers

Gadgets & Tech – In order for an attacker to exploit these vulnerabilities, he or she would have to convince an iCal user to open an .ics file sent via e-mail or hosted on a Web server. Apple's iCal calendar application contains three vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to crash the application or execute remote code on the victim's Mac, according to secu

Submitted and Voted for on May 25, 2008 09:52am

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Hop-On Unveils $10 Mobile Phone

Gadgets & Tech – The Hop 1800 works with more than 40 U.S. wireless carriers, including AT&T, Cingular, and T-Mobile. Hop-on on Friday launched a no-frills $10 phone that the company says is ideal as a backup phone, when traveling abroad, or for people interested in only making calls.

Submitted and Voted for on May 25, 2008 06:18am

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Three iPhone Models, Faster Service Tested

Gadgets & Tech – An executive at Australia's Telstra said the carrier already has been testing new iPhones operating at speeds capable of 42 Mbps. Apple's legendary secrecy is so effective in the United States that about all the company will say about its unveiling next month of new iPhones is that it hasn't yet made any pricing decisions on a new phone.

Submitted and Voted for on May 24, 2008 11:47am

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HP Beats IBM In Server Revenue

Gadgets & Tech – In surpassing IBM, HP had increases in both its ProLiant and HP Integrity brands, which offset some revenue declines in other brands, Gartner said. Hewlett-Packard in the first quarter toppled IBM from the top of the server market based on revenue, besting Big Blue by less than 1%, a market research firm said Thursday.

Submitted and Voted for on May 23, 2008 11:52am

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HP Launches Green Initiative For Printing

Gadgets & Tech – For example, the new "green" HP DeskJet D2545 Printer is made almost entirely out of recycled plastic. Hewlett-Packard on Thursday launched an initiative to help customers reduce the environmental impact of printing.

Submitted and Voted for on May 22, 2008 05:57pm

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How To Run Linux From A USB Flash Drive

Gadgets & Tech – Want to run Linux any time, any place? Here's what to do with popular distributions like Puppy Linux, Ubuntu, and Fedora, so you can boot up directly from your thumb drive.

Submitted and Voted for on May 20, 2008 03:39pm

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AMD Program Helps Consumers Choose Gaming PCs

Gadgets & Tech – Computer manufacturers that join the AMD Game program can display a logo identifying the machine as meeting minimum requirements for gaming.

Submitted and Voted for on May 20, 2008 08:12am