Technophiles like ourselves who are also frugal have, in the past, purchased upgrade editions of Windows, and been able to do a clean, fresh install either by entering a prior valid license key or inserting a CD for the older software at install time. That went away with Vista, which required a hacky workaround. Here are the new rules:
Microsoft will price a three-license \"family pack\" for Windows 7 at $149.99, according to at least one online retailer that has posted pricing details prematurely.
Last week, I asked to you to make a new icon that really represents iTunes, not that old, busted CD. Who knew iTunes meant so many things to so many people? Glossy iPhones and dog poop, Apple must be proud.
Great, now we\'ve gotta stick with Flash... | HTML 5 will no longer specify Ogg Theora as its video codec. One of the key features of HTML 5 is its native handling of rich media such as video and audio through the and tags. However, \"there is no suitable codec that all vendors are willing to implement and ship.\"
Two researchers have found that a pair of antifraud methods intended to increase the chances of detecting bogus social security numbers has actually allowed the statistical reconstruction of the number using information that many people place on social networking sites.
A group of Spanish scientists claim to have singled out a protein that can extend the life of visual memory significantly. When the production of the protein was boosted in mice, the rodents\' visual memory retention increased, from about an hour to almost 2 months.
It looks like PayPal is rolling out a more flexible payments API called Adaptive Payments. We obtained a confidential document, which is embedded below, explaining the details of the new system. Basically the API is designed to give developers full access to PayPal features, allowing them a lot more freedom in building applications which
Very informative article where few very popular design blogs share their stats. No specific numbers, just percentages and interesting tidbits - with top keywords, top sources also included!
For more than five years the largest BitTorrent tracker on the Internet has been been operated informally by a small group of friends. This will soon change as Global Gaming Factory takes over the ship to explore seas unknown. TorrentFreak caught up with Pirate Bay’s Peter Sunde to review the past week’s events and to look ahead to the future.
(put your trousers back on little fella. it\'s not what you think) It\'s incredible how some people live their lives looking either straight ahead or down at the ground, the only ceiling they ever notice being the one above the bed.\\r\\rLuckily it hasn\'t stopped people designing stunning ceilings.
Mozilla has officially released Firefox 3.5, the next major version of its popular open source Web browser. Ars takes a close look at the new version and evaluates its enhancements. Support for HTML 5 video and other important emerging Web standards make this one of the most significant Firefox releases ever.
Even some of the early features revealed should get businesses and consumers excited about Google Voice, including the routing of all of your numbers, personalized greetings based on each number and transcription of voicemail to email or text
Google is opening the gates to its long-awaited Google Voice service this week. While routing and SMS power are positives, privacy will certainly be an issue. Here\'s a breakdown of five pros and five cons to help you determine whether the service is right for you.
There’s been a lot of talk the past few days since the launch of the iPhone 3.0 software about the lack of Push Notification apps in the App Store. Well, today brings a big one: AOL Instant Messenger (AIM).
Apple has thus far decided not to take advantage of these HD capabilities for video recording, as the iPhone 3G S video camera will only capture clips in VGA-quality.
Quantum cryptography has been a Holy Grail for security researchers since the idea was proposed, the promise of a new standard in absolutely unbreakable communications. But it\'s a new standard in the Microsoft sense: \"Use our brilliant new system, because we\'re making sure the old one doesn\'t work anymore.\"
Shout it from the mountain top, copy and paste has arrived on the iPhone. After you\'ve gotten your fill of pasting links into your favorite Twitter app and Facebook, here are some tips to make using iPhone OS 3.0 just that more exciting.
The operators of The Pirate Bay launched a long-awaited VPN service Monday, promising to make file sharers and other internet users more anonymous online.