Microsoft to patch 26 holes in Windows, Office

From CNET News.com: Microsoft will patch 26 holes next week, including critical ones in Windows, one affecting the kernel of 32-bit versions, and several holes in Office, the company said Thursday in a preview of its Patch Tuesday.

Five of the 13 bulletins affect vulnerabilities...

Report: Apple paying 15 percent refund on broken 27-inch iMacs

From CNET News.com: For those who've had repeated problems with their 27-inch iMac, it appears Apple is ready to make it up to you, somewhat.

Gizmodo is reporting several readers who've been given a 15 percent cash refund for having to return a broken 27-inch iMac. It's been widely...

Amazon, Google Prepare iPad Competitors

From DailyTech: Amazon is understandably a bit troubled by Apple's entry into the tablet market. The iPad represents perhaps the most significant threat to Amazon's e-Book empire yet (Amazon currently holds around 60 percent of the market).

Apple dealt an indirect blow to Amazon...

AT&T green-lights SlingPlayer on iPhone

From CNET News.com: It has taken almost a year, but on Thursday AT&T said it will start allowing Sling Media's SlingPlayer to work over its 3G network on the iPhone.

SlingPlayer, which redirects TV signals from a home TV over the Internet so it can be viewed on a portable device...

Former VP Says Microsoft is "Failing" Despite Windows 7 Profits

From DailyTech: Windows 7 may be immensely popular, but not everyone is impressed with Microsoft's performance. Just days after Microsoft took 10 percent of the market with Windows 7 in only 4 months -- a feat that took Windows Vista 16 months to accomplish -- a former Microsoft...

Microsoft readies Office 2010 upgrade program

From CNET News.com: It is not uncommon for Microsoft to launch a "technology guarantee" program ahead of a new version of Office or Windows, offering buyers of a product late in one cycle an upgrade to the new version once it comes out. So it's not a shocker that Microsoft has one...

More Details on Galaxy's Dual-GPU GTS 250

From Tom's Hardware: A few weeks ago, we reported that Galaxy is working on a dual-core graphics card that uses two 55nm G92 GPUs (each sporting 128 processing cores) on a single PCB. Each GPU is backed by a dedicated 1 GB of DDR3 memory and a 256-bit memory interface. Without SLI...

Game Designer Reveals Brand-Name for Sony’s Motion Controller

From X-bit Labs: THQ, a leading developer of video games, has possibly revealed the official name of Sony’s motion-sensitive controller for PlayStation 3 that will be available in Fall 2010. Apparently, the controller will carry rather simplistic name: Arc.

“We are focused on our...

Lenovo developing more Android phones

From InfoWorld: Lenovo's work on mobile phones with Google's Android OS is focused on its high-end Lephone handset, but the company also wants to reach other price points, a company executive said Thursday.

Lenovo is likely to move in that direction in the second half of this year...

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