Update: Firefox 34 seeks user OK before changing search to Yahoo

From InfoWorld: As anticipated, Mozilla today updated Firefox to version 34, automatically switching the browser's default search from Google to Yahoo for most users in North America.

Firefox 34 launched early Monday to little fanfare from Mozilla, who touted it only on the update's Notes page...

HP sees HP-UX sticking around for 10 years

From PC World: Hewlett-Packard isn’t making bones about the fact that the Unix OS market is in decline, but the company believes its HP-UX has a long life ahead for customers using its fault-tolerant servers.

The company has a road map for HP-UX into 2022, which could possibly expand into 2025...

Roku still tops as sales of streaming-media players rise

From CNET: Streaming media devices, like set-top boxes that connect to a television or sticks that plug into an HDMI port, have proven even more popular this year than last, a new study shows.

During the first three quarters of 2014, 10 percent of US households that have a broadband connection have...

To relieve 'password fatigue,' Intel buys identity management company

From PC World: Intel is strengthening its effort to reduce what it calls the “pain of passwords” by acquiring PasswordBox, a Canadian company that offers an online identity manager designed to let users log on to a range of websites and services with just one click.

PasswordBox lets users store...

Windows 8.1 continues upward trek as XP edges down

From CNET: Microsoft's Windows 8.1 continues to win over more desktop users.

For the month of November, Windows 8.1 scored 12.1 percent of all Web traffic as seen by Net Applications, up from 10.9 percent in October and just 6.67 percent in September.

At the same time, the no-longer-supported...

Silicon Power Jewel J80 32GB Review (Page 1 of 8)

I was recently talking within my group of friends about my sister's favorite topic: Shoes. In my opinion, shoes are more about getting the wearer from one place to another. Personally, I only have two pairs of shoes: One formal pair for all the fancier events I attend, and a pair of runners. I would possibly add one or two more pairs, which would consist of a pair of boots for the deep winter snows we get in Calgary, and another casual pair of...

China to open up Internet broadband market with upcoming trials

From PC World: With China’s Internet growth slowing, the country is opening up the broadband provider market to private enterprises as part of government sponsored trial.

The country on Wednesday released a draft of the upcoming trial rules, which will let private enterprises sell broadband...

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