Chrome Web Apps Scream for Tablets, HTPCs

From PC World: For the better part of this afternoon, I've been gorging on apps from the Chrome Web Store, which went live Tuesday. Yes, I'm easily lured by the prospect of hoarding bubbly little icons that appear on my web browser's home screen.

And yet, I have very little interest...

Skype Releases Client for Nokia's N8

From PC World: Skype released an updated version of its Symbian client, which adds support for Nokia's N8, C7 and the E5, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday.

The client comes with better voice quality, thanks to the addition of Skype's SILK audio codec, the software that...

WikiLeaks supporters attack MasterCard site

From CNET News.com: Activists fighting on behalf of WikiLeaks brought down MasterCard's Web site today, according to the BBC and other sources.
The hacking group Anonymous is taking responsibility for a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the credit company's site in...

Peel universal iPhone remote puts discovery first

From CNET News.com: A handful of companies, including ThinkFlood, L5, and New Potato, offers adapters and app to help you transform your iPhone or iPod Touch into an adaptable, touch screen universal remote. None of them have taken off, and honestly, I'm a little surprised. With full...

On eve of Chrome store launch, Mozilla touts own Web app plans

From InfoWorld: Hoping to steal a little thunder from rival browser maker Google, Mozilla late Monday said its cross-browser Web app store would launch early next year.

Google is expected to announce the launch of its Chrome Web Store, a Web app marketplace aimed at users of its...

World of Warcraft Cataclysm Launch Smooth So Far

From PC World: Well we made it, we're still here, the servers are operational, the random disconnects were few, the lag wasn't intolerable, and the World of Warcraft will never be the same.

Cataclysm launched worldwide this morning while most of us slept. It was, you have to admit...

Tumblr explains daylong outage

From CNET News.com: After experiencing an outage that started on Sunday afternoon and stretched through most of the day yesterday, Tumblr has explained what happened.

"Yesterday afternoon, during planned maintenance that was not intended to interrupt service, an issue arose that...

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