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SAP says business turmoil hurting its revenue

9 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- Shares of SAP AG plunged Monday after the business software maker said it saw a sudden drop in business at the end of September as global financial turmoil escalated.


Send mass e-mails addressed to each recipient

October 02, 2008 | User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 15 vote(s) | No comments yet

Ever get a message that is clearly a mass e-mail but has your name after "Dear" and wonder how the sender did it?


End tyranny of software updates

October 02, 2008 | User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | User comments: 2

Q. Is there any way to know what is being updated when Microsoft updates come through? Being a learned - rather than born - skeptic, I'm suspicious each time an automatic update appears indicating that something is happening ...


South Korea's free computer game model hits US

October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | No comments yet

Free computer game play that is all the rage in South Korean is taking hold in a US market dominated by videogames sold on packaged disks or by online subscriptions.


Apple drops secrecy pledge for iPhone developers

October 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- Apple Inc. will no longer force iPhone software developers to sign a nondisclosure agreement that many had said was hampering their ability to work.


Hollywood aims to block RealNetworks' DVD software

September 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3

(AP) -- Hollywood's six major movie studios plan to sue RealNetworks Inc. to prevent it from distributing DVD copying software, The Associated Press has learned.


New software turns PC into TiVo TV recorder

September 29, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 19 vote(s) | User comments: 3

(AP) -- TiVo Inc. and Nero AG of Germany were set to announce Monday that they will be launching a package that turns a Windows PC into a TV recorder, just like a TiVo set-top box.


'Spore' evolution computer game spawns lawsuit

September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | User comments: 5

The freshly-launched "Spore" computer game that lets people play God has been hit with a lawsuit accusing its creators of slipping devilish anti-piracy software onto players' machines.


Free Adeona service tracks stolen laptops

September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s) | No comments yet

(PhysOrg.com) -- As college students head back to school with gleaming new laptops, some will, unfortunately, see the last of their machine in a library, cafeteria or dorm room. And it's not just college campuses ...


Linux devotee tries to spread the word

September 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | User comments: 4

Larry Cafiero is sitting in his cluttered office in the Santa Cruz Mountains looking nothing like a revolutionary. Friendly bearded face. Casual blue jeans. Comfy work shirt with the little penguin logo.


Microsoft courts Chinese consumers with slashed software price

September 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Microsoft said Thursday it had cut the price of one of its Office operating system products by more than 70 percent in China as it tries to encourage consumers to turn away from pirated software.


Keep Mac screen from dimming

September 24, 2008 | User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | User comments: 4

The Internet is full of great TV shows and movies that you can watch for free online, but sometimes, Mac computers will often dim the screen slightly while you are watching the video.


Using G OS 3.0 to access Google programs

September 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 21 vote(s) | User comments: 4

Before recent fuss over the new Google Chrome browser, I was looking at another new freebie that may give the average user a better idea of where the search giant is headed. And it isn't even a Google product.


Google releases software kit for new phone

September 24, 2008 | User rating: 2.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | No comments yet

Google has released a kit for software developers to create fun, hip or functional programs for the "G-phone" due out next month in a direct challenge to Apple's hot-selling iPhone.


Metallica fans say 'Guitar Hero' versions of 'Death Magnetic' songs beat those of the CD

September 23, 2008 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | User comments: 2

Fans of heavy metal band Metallica have been complaining that the group's new album, "Death Magnetic," suffers from heavy-handed distortion effects. Too bad, right? Well, apparently not, at least if you're a Guitar Hero fan.


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