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Assange: WikiLeaks To Speed Release of Leaked Docs

January 12, 2011 9:36AM WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says the whistle-blower organization is stepping ups its publication of confidential U.S. embassy cables and other confidential documents. American officials are trying to build ...

by Michael Smith

DirectX 11 and DRM Are Not Part of Intel’s Sandy Bridge

Intel has clarified that its new Sandy Bridge processors do not include DirectX 11 technology, and that Intel Insider is not digital rights management. Users who want DirectX 11 will need a ...

by Max S. Goldstein

Floundering Yahoo Lays Off Four Percent of Workers

December 14, 2010 11:40AM Up to five percent of Yahoo’s workers were expected to be laid off as the company continues to struggle. An analyst said CEO Carol Bartz was “the wrong ...

by Max S. Goldstein

Broadband Usage Is Growing, But Gaps Still Persist

A new report finds a “digital divide” between those Americans with broadband access and those without. The report found that while the percentage of households that use broadband grew, non-Hispanic white Americans ...

by Mark McDonnell

iPhone, Android Users Get Google’s Instant Search

Google Instant is now available for iPhone and Android devices. Google Instant has been available on PCs since September, producing interactive search results as users type. With Google Instant on iPhone and ...

by Max S. Goldstein

P2P Traffic Still Dominates the Net

P2P Traffic Still Dominates the Net At the end of 2004, BitTorrent accounted for 30 percent of all Internet traffic. But after the Motion Picture Association of America’s moves to shut down ...

by Mark McDonnell

Can Students Learn As Well on iPads and E-Books?

There’s no doubt that the technological trend toward iPads and e-books in education offers students more and better information at lightning speed. But is more necessarily better? Some argue that the online ...

by Mark McDonnell

Apple Files Patents for Mobile Payments on iPhone, iPod

August 16, 2010 2:49PM Apple has filed patents involving Near Field Communication for purchasing items with iPhones and iPods. Patents would also create Apple currency with iPay, iBuy and iCoupons. Apple also ...

by Max S. Goldstein

Windows 7, Office Drive Record Microsoft Revenue

Microsoft reported record revenue of $16.04 billion in the second quarter, driven by strong Windows 7 and Office sales. Microsoft CFO Peter Klein estimated Windows 7 is now on more than 15 ...

by Michael Smith

Windows 7, Office Drive Record Microsoft Revenue

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by Michael Smith