Google frame beta released. (An IE plugin that runs a chrome browser in IE.)
Adobe patches some holes in Flash, we stil have to wait for Reader and Acrobat.
Lots of articles today:
Androids' App market gets some (healthy, and legal) competition.
Adobe Flash Player 10.1 released. I recommend upgrading to it when you can.
Microsoft is trying to carve out some app developers for its' self.
Google Chrome patched. Doesn't seem to have fixed the history leak yet...
Microsoft reports a bug in earlier versions of Windows (XP and Vista).
Is it just me, or is there always a "serious vulnerability" reported in earlier versions of Windows a few months after the newest version has been out?
I was wrong. It wasn't Microsoft that reported it.
Microsoft getting sneaky with its' patches. And I do know this isn't the first time.
I was wrong. It wasn't Microsoft that reported it.Microsoft reports a bug in earlier versions of Windows (XP and Vista).
Is it just me, or is there always a "serious vulnerability" reported in earlier versions of Windows a few months after the newest version has been out?
And now that vulnerability is under attack.
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The future of the 'net legislation is not bright.
GeekBrief is dead. It looks like Cali Lewis is moving on to GeekBeat.
I tried getting a link from the GeekBrief website, but Mevio has already killed their links and redirects users to the Mevio home site.
First unpiloted helicopter flight. And by unpiloted, I mean not even remotely controlled.
Yet another reason to be leery of using another persons USB Flash drive.
Windows has a fairly severe vulnerability in the way it handles shortcut links.
Two online services shutdown permanently by undisclosed law enforcement without ability to disclose why. This is very foreboding. I am guessing it is the Cyber Command, but who knows? It could even be a group pretending to be law enforcement.
Because people assume the worst in others, others should change their writing style.
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Launch your own satellite for $8000US. (For a only few months though.)
I love this thread--it's just about the best repository of current tech news I've seen so far.
Then my goal is working. I adopted this thread as the sister thread to Today in the News.
The only problem is, tech news comes in waves (usually around conferences). I am waiting for more stuff that isn't just product reviews.
Google releases an Android API that reduces piracy and creates a flexible licensing scheme.
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$150 Kmart Android tablet.
Not quite an iPad killer, but worth a look for the price.
UK Government sticks with IE6.
It is the undead of the browser world...
Vonage offers free VoIP with iPhone and Droid... With a catch.
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One charger for all (for the UK at least).
Rocket powered personal helicopter. And if that wasn't badass enough, it is fueled by hydrogen peroxide (not the drug store type) and the exhaust is only water. Duration is currently about 90 minutes.
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Not quite an iPad killer, but worth a look for the price.
Still waiting for the Adam.