Posts Tagged ‘windows’

CrossOver, CrossOver Games 9.1 released

Thursday, July 29, 2010 9:00 No Comments

CodeWeavers, makers of utilities that bridge the software chasm between Windows and the Mac, has released major updates for two of its flagship products: CrossOver Mac and CrossOver Games.

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Intel wins key ruling in class-action suit

Thursday, July 29, 2010 9:00 No Comments

A court-appointed special master has rejected class-action status in an antitrust lawsuit against Intel, determining that the plaintiffs failed to show that PC buyers were harmed by discounts Intel offered to manufacturers.

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Zoom, Unzoom, and Never Zoom in Firefox

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:00 No Comments

Earthbru asked the Windows forum how to stop accidental zooming in Firefox. I cover intentional zooming, as well.

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LG expects to launch a few Windows Phone 7 mobiles this year

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:00 No Comments

South Korea’s LG Electronics will launch its first smartphone designed around Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 software by the end of September and will follow with more by the end of the year, a company representative said Wednesday.

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HP’s McKinney lays out dual tablet plans

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:00 No Comments

Hewlett-Packard will use Windows 7 in a tablet exclusively for enterprises, while making a consumer-oriented unit based on WebOS, Personal Systems Group executive Phil McKinney confirmed Wednesday at the annual AlwaysOn Stanford Summit.

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Who could Guillermo del Toro be working with to make games?

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:00 No Comments

Speaking to MTV News, film director Guillermo del Toro said he plans to announce a deal with a video game studio “soon” to make games. There are a few clues as to what kind of game he’d like to make — but not many on with whom del Toro could make them.

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How to uninstall troublesome software

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 9:00 No Comments

I installed System Mechanic from a recent PC Advisor cover DVD. Its Windows installer pops up whenever I turn on my machine and seems to think there’s a CD in the drive when there isn’t. I can disable it using the Services (local) shortcut, and have to go through this process every time I restart. I don’t have an external backup to copy files to, and I’m not confident enough to reinstall Windows.

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Black Hat may keep quiet about plans for controversial talks

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 9:00 No Comments

Black Hat organizers are looking to avoid pressure from outside groups to cancel important presentations by withholding details of selected talks at future events.

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AT&T to be ‘premier’ Windows Phone 7 vendor

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 9:00 No Comments

AT&T continues to back the Windows Phone 7 (WP7) platform wholeheartedly and says it will be the ‘premier’ carrier for phones running the OS when they become available.

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Google Android Market looks to protect apps

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 9:00 No Comments

A new licensing service is intended to prevent unauthorized use of Android apps

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