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    False Ares Prophecy

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#FF0000">A false Ares client poses as a legitimate application on Download.com.</font> On April 28, 2005, Download.com initiated their "No Adware" policy. Basically the policy stated if a developer's application had any trace of forced third party software, the...
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    Top 500 supercomputer rankings show IBM surge

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#FF9900">IBM increased its dominance in the market for supercomputers used to solve the toughest research problems, claiming half of the world's Top 500 supercomputers, while the share of Hewlett-Packard Co. fell sharply, according to a survey published on...
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    The Geek Squad Revisited

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#CC66CC">That's the growing cry of technology shoppers across the USA as they grapple with increasingly complex computers and other consumer electronics.</font> Best Buy last week said it hired 1,500 more employees for its "Geek Squad," a team of for-hire...
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    Rampant computer misuse costing companies millions

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#FF9900">Games, porn and MP3 downloads. One employee's machine showed 27,000 rounds of solitaire played</font> Computer troubleshooter Chris Aconley once found an employee's computer had clocked 27,000 games of solitaire since it had been set up. In another...
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    Another Way To Help Microsoft Destroy Linux

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#3366FF">How to Remove Linux and Install Windows on Your Computer</font> It's another way Microsoft is getting rid of Linux. This is Microsoft's guide to uninstalling Linux.Now someone write a "How To Uninstall Windows and Install Linux" guide. This article...
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    IGS: Real Time Worlds signs with Microsoft for Xbox 360 titles

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#FF9900">Grand Theft Auto creator Dave Jones developing exclusive titles for Xbox 360</font> Scottish development studio Real Time Worlds has become the latest UK company to sign a deal with Microsoft Game Studios, with "a number" of games currently in...
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    Kutaragi confirms end to Blu-Ray negotiations

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#FF0000">Sony and Toshiba fail to reach agreement on unified next-gen disc format</font> Just weeks after announcing there was "little chance" of reaching an agreement on the issue of a unified next-gen disc format, SCE president Ken Kutaragi has confirmed that...
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    Another carbon fibre ultra-lightweight laptop

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#3366FF">The never-ending quest for lighter, more powerful notebooks appears to have a new trend, at least if you can call two carbon fibre notebooks a trend. </font> A fortnight ago Acer showed its Ferrari 4000 Carbon Fiber notebook , now MPC has joined with its...
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    1% of the world uses Firefox?

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#FF9900">"Well, I just realized, from a statistical point of view, that one percent of the world population seems to have downloaded Firefox (see http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/popclockw for the current world population). Simply the fact that we can now compare...
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    Hackers Score Big by Thinking Small

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#FF9900">A recent computer security breach that left 40 million credit cards vulnerable to fraud shows how online criminals are scoring big by thinking small</font> Cybercriminals are increasingly crafting more focused attacks with a potential for profit as they...
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    Hackers go to Redmond

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#FF0000">In the name of education, Microsoft invites security researchers to infiltrate its systems.</font> The random chatter of several hundred Microsoft engineers filled the cavernous executive briefing center recently at the company's sprawling campus outside...
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    NVIDIA tech licensed for Xbox 360 backward compatibility

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#FF0000">Deal will allow Xbox 360 to run Xbox titles, but tinkering with software is still needed</font> Microsoft has signed a deal with NVIDIA to license the company's technology in order to enable backwards compatibility in the Xbox 360, which uses an ATI...
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    Spyware Floods In Through BitTorrent

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#FF0000">BitTorrent, the beloved file-sharing client and protocol that provides a way around bandwidth bottlenecks, has become the newest distribution vehicle for adware/spyware bundles.</font> Public peer-to-peer networks have always been associated with adware...
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    Scientists make blood from human stem cells

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#330033">Australian scientists say they have found a way to make blood cells in volume out of human master cells, which could eventually lead to production of safe blood cells for transfusions and organ transplants.</font> Synthetically produced red blood cells...
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    News 'Mactel' Desktops May Offer Triple-Threat OS

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#FF0000">Apple won't stand in the way of people who want to run Windows on its forthcoming Intel-processor Macs. But whether or not users will be able to run Windows directly on the machines is still a mystery.</font> Apple Computer Inc. last week announced plans...
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    IBM Adds Opteron Blade to Linux Cluster

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#3366FF">IBM is bulking up the capabilities of its Cluster 1350 offerings.</font> The company on Wednesday released its BladeCenter LS20 blade, powered by Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s dual-core Opteron processor. IBM, of Armonk, N.Y., added the blade and new...
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    Firefox browser in higher demand among video gamers

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#FF9900">A new recent statistic has shown that most video gamers and technical enthusiasts prefer Firefox over Internet Explorer.</font> Ask most video gamers what web browser they prefer and most will say "Firefox". It's a growing trend among video gamers for...
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    Guide Guide to measure the Voltages of your Power Supply

    Now thats what i call awsome work , very nice howto mate! Well done!
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    Time for Bunty aur Bubbly

    So let me guess, this is hindu, right? I thought we have said many times this is an English based forum. Any1 care to explain what the above means?
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    Company settles 'spyware' lawsuit for $7.5 mln

    <CENTER></CENTER> <font color="#FF9900">Intermix Media Inc. has agreed to pay the state of New York $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit charging it with bundling hidden "spyware" along with millions of programs it gave away for free, the company said on Tuesday.</font> The company also said it...