Chrome edges out Safari in browser usage

From CNET News.com: Google's browser has passed Safari in terms of worldwide browser usage--at least by one measurement.

NetApplications' measurements of browser usage share, which track which browsers individuals use based on visits to the company's network of Web sites, gave...

Google gets into the URL-shrinking biz with Goo.gl

From CNET News.com: Google ventured into new territory on Monday with the launch of a new URL-shortening service it's calling Goo.gl.

Unlike some existing and high-profile shorteners such as TinyURL and Bit.ly, Goo.gl is not a general-purpose link shrinker that users can access by...

Adobe investigating Reader, Acrobat exploit reports

From CNET News.com: Adobe warned of reports of an attack exploiting a hole in Reader and Acrobat on Monday.

"This afternoon, Adobe received reports of a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and earlier versions being exploited in the wild," the company said in an advisory...

EU Proposes MP3 Player Volume Limit

From DailyTech: To help protect the hearing of MP3 player owners, the European Commission is considering drafting legislation that would force manufacturers to create a limit on maximum volume. The proposed limit, a maximum 85 decibels, comes on the heels of an EU report that reports...

Google Claims Schmidt's Statements are Taken Out of Context

From DailyTech: Google set privacy concerns ablaze last week when CEO Eric Schmidt sated "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place." The comments quickly rankled many users and privacy advocates.

The comments by...

Seagate Momentus Thin Paves the Way For Thinner Notebooks

From PC World: Seagate has blazed yet another new trail for laptop storage devices, creating the thinnest 2.5-inch drive yet. The Momentus Thin drive comes in at a slender 7mm and could herald the advent of a new era of thin laptops that are less expensive.

Seagate has developed the...

Microsoft fixes Office 2003 bug with patch

From CNET News.com: Microsoft says it has a fix for a bug that was keeping Office 2003 users from being able to access some rights-managed files.

The bug, which cropped up on Friday, meant that users of Office 2003 were unable to access files protected using Microsoft's rights...

Oracle's pledges on MySQL are 'purely cosmetic,' say critics

From InfoWorld: Oracle's latest commitments designed to address the European Commission's concerns regarding its acquisition of Sun Microsystems and the MySQL database are paper thin, and even if they were confirmed they wouldn't safeguard MySQL's future, said Florian Mueller, an...

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