Posts Tagged ‘standalone-service’
Norton Online Backup Adds Mac Support
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 8:00 No CommentsSymantec, which rolled out Norton Online Backup as a standalone service earlier this year, is giving it a major overhaul that adds a bunch of attractive features and fixes some limitations of the original version.
Facebook Privacy Changes Go Live, Beware of "Everyone"
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 8:00 No CommentsAs promised, Facebook has begun rolling out new privacy options to its 350 million users.Watch out for the “Everyone” setting.
Acer: Dell and HP Are Sabotaging Ultra-Thin Laptops
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 8:00 No CommentsWondering why thin and light laptops with monster battery life haven’t been a smashing success? Acer chairman J.T. Wang says Dell and HP are to blame.
Packard Bell recalls laptop batteries in Europe
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 8:00 No CommentsPackard Bell is recalling the batteries in four models of laptop computers sold mostly in Europe due to possible overheating or fire, the vendor said Wednesday.
Patent examination process trials Web 2.0
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 8:00 No CommentsAustralia’s patent examination process is set to be revamped following the announcement of a new trial which uses Web 2.0 technology to improve the quality of patents issued.
What is Google Voice?
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 8:00 No CommentsEver since I got my Google Voice account, I have had to repeatedly explain to friends and colleagues what Google’s free phone service is and (more importantly) what it isn’t. If you, like them, have heard about Google Voice but still aren’t completely clear about how it works and why you should care, here are some quick answers.
AT&T moves closer to usage-based fees for data
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 8:00 No CommentsAT&T is moving even closer to charging special usage fees to heavy data users, including those with iPhones and other smartphones, according to Ralph de la Vega, CEO of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets.
Twitter to host developer’s conference in San Francisco
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 8:00 No CommentsTwitter announced the organization of its first official developers conference, Chirp, in San Francisco.