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U.S. Government uses PS3 to thwart child pornographers

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  Sony has another reason to touts its PS3 as the console that does everything. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Cyber Crimes Center also known as C3 uses the cheap $300 PS3s to crack passwords of computers of alleged child pornographers. A warrant allows the government officials to seize the suspect’s computer but due to […]

Office 2010 Beta available to all

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  Office 2010 Technical Preview was limited to bunch of people but Microsoft today has opened the gates for all who want to try the next version of its popular Office suite. At the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2009, Microsoft announced the beta version of Office 2010, allowing everyone to use and try the software […]

Google Chrome OS will be shown tomorrow?

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  Google’s Chrome OS was rumored to launch this week and now the word comes that it won’t be released but will be given just a sneak peek.Techcrunch claims Google will put all speculation and concerns to rest by showing the OS at a planned event at the Google HQ. The official announcement few months […]

Windows Marketplace now available to WinMo 6 and 6.1 users

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  Microsoft fulfilled its promise by bringing Windows Marketplace to devices running Windows Mobile 6 and 6.1 OS. Windows Marketplace is similar to Apple’s App Store that tries to be a one-stop solution for all the Windows Mobile software needs. Users with devices running on aforementioned OSes can go to the links specified below to […]

Adobe Technical Communication Suite 2 Review

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  Adobe had introduced the Technical Communication Suite long back to fill the void gap and provide a complete suite for people who are into Technical Communication, Training Professionals, Help Authors and Instructional Designers. This latest release of Adobe Technical Communication Suite includes the following components: Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe FrameMaker 9, Adobe RoboHelp 8, […]

Qualcomm FLO TV now shipping in US

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  Frankly, I’m not a big fan of having dedicated devices but if you like them doing a single thing best, you can soon add Qualcomm’s FLO TV device to the list. It incorporates a large 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display and is only able to show live or time-shifted content, for a monthly rent. Although […]

Google Chrome OS launching by next week?

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  Exciting thing when Google announced Chrome OS was that the OS booted right in the browser, making it apt for heavy net surfers. But since then, there’s very little (or nothing) they’ve shown to convince anyone. Now, Techcrunch has heard from a reliable source that Google is about let loose the OS. It will […]

Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion, settle all disputes

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  Seems the ongoing semiconductor war between Intel and AMD will end soon. Intel and AMD have reached an agreement where they’ve decided to end all legal disputes and focus on innovation. Both the companies have entered into a cross licensing agreement for 5 years and Intel will pay AMD $1.25 billion along with an […]