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Google has begun scanning the streets of Paris, gathering data for its Street View service, which adds street-level...

The company has moved to side-step iTunes altogether, making selected TV shows available as media streams over the internet.

Apple is once again being pilloried on the strength of its green credentials.

Warner Music Group this week confirmed rising digital sales, though still returned a loss for the quarter.

Facebook users are being offered an all-new application that lets them embed up to five iTunes playlists.

Stewart Meagher the Inquirer, Friday 9 May 2008. 15:05:00 Solid statement TOSHIBA'S TOP MAN Atsutoshi Nishida has told attendees at a corporate strategy meeting that the company expects to be making one in every two solid state drives by the end of the decade. The Japan...

Egan Orion the Inquirer, Friday 9 May 2008. 15:09:00 We own your software, not you WORLD OF WARCRAFT (WoW) proprietor Blizzard Entertainment is trying to wield copyright law like a club in its lawsuit against Michael Donnelly, the creator of the Glider robot "helper" pr...

Softpress has released the first major update to Freeway 5, its WYSIWYG web design tool. The base application distinguishes itself with features such as CSS menus, and Google and script.aculo.us Actions; new in v5.1 is the ability to publish a feed from a page, using t...

Elgato has released an update to EyeTV, its TV recording software for Mac OS X. A free update for registered version 3 users...

The OS has experienced only slightly more vulnerabilities than Windows 2000, which appeared eight years ago when malware was far less common.

After reading this hint on macosxhints about how to create an audio file from text, I figured the process could probably be streamlined a bit. So, I created a Service (that appears in the Services menu) that operates on selected text. Select the plain text in your sourc...

I use a small utility called Witch to switch between open windows in applications via Option-Tab, instead of using the built-in Command-Tab, which just switches between applications. I recently realized that, when Dashboard is active (F12), you can use Witch (Option-Tab...

I'm using a D-Link DWL-G122 in versions C1 (and own a version B1, a D-Link DWL-122, a Linksys@Home 54g USB, and a Belkin F5D6050 USB -- insert sarcasm here), and have worked with (too) many similar Ralink or Prism-based USB wi-fi adapters on OS X over the last four year...

As part of my job, I edit large Word documents, usually created by Windows users. These documents include pictures, comments, tracked changes, and so on. Word 2008 seems to hate them -- it crashes more than a drunken toddler driving a Ferrari. Over time, however, I've d...

CBS Interactive's social-media site got its start by letting members share audio playlists, but by launching a video show called "Last.fm Presents," it's moving into MTV territory.

Intel buys up Swedish airwaves The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has started the approvals process for WiMAX to be officially recognised as a 2.6GHz technology, though Intel's bid for Swedish airwaves provides more substantial evidence of deploy...

An Vietnamese language pack for the open-source Web browser was infected with the infectious Xorer Trojan since February. A new version is now being checked.

Today's silicon shortage will lead to an over-supply in two years that will push down solar prices. Good for buyers but not manufacturers.

Barence writes "A PC Pro reader has received a demand for a £600 out-of-court settlement from lawyers claiming to have forensic evidence that he illegally downloaded a PC game on BitTorrent. The law firm, Davenport Lyons, is acting on the behalf of German games di...

.Mac will undergo a complete revamp that will coincide with the iPhone 2.0 launch...

Deal is aimed at curtailing abuse.

Apple is once again being pilloried on the strength of its green credentials, taking last place among computer firms rated within a recent ClimateCounts survey on climate friendliness.Apple achieved just 11 points in the survey, far behind other computer companies rated...

The MPAA has asked a Swedish court for $15.4 million in damages from The Pirate Bay. Peter Sunde, the torrent tracker's fearless captain, says that the claims are bogus.Read More...

Apple offers Canadian iPod owners a $45 store credit, stemming from two class action lawsuits over the advertised battery life of its iPods. The case bear similarities to several class action suits settled in the U.S. several years ago.

The House of Representatives on Friday approved the controversial Pro-IP Act, a bill which is designed to protect intellectual property by imposing more rigid punishment in the case of copyright infringement. Ars Technica writes that the bill passed with a vote of 410 t...

Parallels has released a new update to Desktop, its side-by-side OS virtualization app. The software is now at build 5600, and adds "full support" for the latest editions of Microsoft Windows; Vista is now handled up to Service Pack 1, while XP compatibility extends to...

Java XML editor.

Also the iMac philosophy, OpenOffice 3.0 going Mac, MozyHome backup comes to Macs, weather in the Dock, and more.

Good news for users of Windows Vista. According to figures compiled by PC Tools, the OS has experienced only slightly more vulnerabilities than Windows 2000, which appeared eight years ago when malware was far less common.Or is that the bad news? Despite having a reputa...

Jen-Hsun Huang describes his company as laser focused on just one thing: visual computing. This is leading to clashes with chipmaker Intel, which is shifting its focus to this area.

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9th May 2008: Ueberschall has announced the release of Score FX. a new Liquid Player-based sample library. Score FX includes 7 Gb of brand new sonic stimulants. Featuring a progressive structure and layout made fo...

Government data not secure? Shurely some mistake? The Department for Work and Pensions is still sending out discs containing confidential data together with passwords.?

Sylvie Barak the Inquirer, Friday 9 May 2008. 14:04:00 Sun, see and open sauce SUN MICROSYSTEMS HAS unveiled a useful little update to its xVM VirtualBox, open sauce desktop virtualisation, which now has support for both Solaris and Mac OS X. The update means that Sun i...

Focused, precise way to find data in files on your Mac.

A nation of suspicious shopkeepers Shop staff who have been sacked or resigned while under suspicion of dodgy behaviour could soon struggle to find work, as some of the UK's top retailers are set to share information online about their employment history.?

ozmanjusri writes "According to Information Week, within hours of its wide availability Windows XP SP3 had drawn hundreds of complaints from users who claim the update is wreaking havoc on their computers. One user said in a Microsoft newsgroup: 'I downloaded and instal...

Spray them with water, subject them to extreme temperatures or drop them on the ground, NEC's rugged ShieldPro laptops are made to survive rough treatment. The biggest challenge, however, is about to come: battling more established competitors in the harsh...

Mac maker's green credentials rotting? Apple?s MacBook Air may have received the thumbs-up from Greenpeace, but the iPhone maker should be avoided by the "climate-conscious consumer", a new eco survey claims.?

Please don't think we compete with Visa. We're much different, the payment company says.

9th May 2008: Bela D Media has announced the release of DSynth | Shadows of Luminosity for Native Instruments' Kontakt. The Kontakt family of virtual instruments is well known to be one of the best and most influ...

How's RIM's iPhone-killer BlackBerry 9000? Not bad! So says Kevin Michaluk of CrackBerry.com, who managed to get his paws on...

Ueberschall has introduced Score FX, a sound library they describe as a comprehensive solution for professional, musical sound design. Description: This instrument includes 7 GIGs of brand new sonic stimulants. Featuring a progressive structure and layout made for build...

A select number of Canadian iPod owners may soon be eligible for a $45 credit from Apple, says a major regional newspaper. The Montreal Gazette writes that the credit would be applicable only to owners of first-, second- or third-generation iPods, and only those who pu...

EyeTV 3.0.2 adds several new features, such as the ability to view H.264-encoded digital TV broadcasts, export closed captions to QuickTime and support for new DVRs.

pfilter is a free Windows VST that creates a steppy, gated effect, but using filter cut-off instead of volume to give a wider range of possibilities. It uses a variable state filter, triggered between 2 adjustable cut-off values by a tempo-sync’d probability-base...

In July of 2007, Skype lost a court case over their failure to include a copy of the GPL in their WSKP100 VoIP phone - it ran Linux, GPL software, which means a copy of the GPL license must be included. The case was started by the gpl-violations.org group. Skype decided...

Following two class-action lawsuits, Apple Canada Inc. is offering $45 credits to Canadian residents who own a new...