By Mike Williams Wiping confidential files from your PC can be a difficult task. Just deleting them leaves the data available to any passer-by with a suitable undelete tool. [......]
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By Tim Conneally , Betanews The minor update to Windows Phone 7 that started rolling out on Monday has been problematic for Samsung devices running the OS, and Microsoft has stalled the update process. The update, according to Michael Stroh [......]
There's a new piece of malware making the rounds, one that could get more dangerous with time. It's a Trojan called "OddJob," and eastern European cybercriminals are using it to steal from online bank accounts in the U.S., ComputerWorld reports [......]
Who would have guessed that Apple's main competitor would be Google, not Microsoft? Yet that's the shift that's taking place, odd as that may have seemed just a few short years ago. Gone are the Mac vs PC commercials, perhaps because the battlefield is now on the mobile front where Google's Android platform dukes it out Apple's iOS infrastructure, both on smartphones and now on tablets[......]
Who would have guessed that Apple's main competitor would be Google, not Microsoft? Yet that's the shift that's taking place, odd as that may have seemed just a few short years ago. Gone are the Mac vs PC commercials, perhaps because the battlefield is now on the mobile front where Google's Android platform dukes it out Apple's iOS infrastructure, both on smartphones and now on tablets[......]
By Nick Peers Berlin-based software powerhouse O&O has released a brand new version of its data-shredding tool for Windows. O&O SafeErase Professional 5.0's stand-out new feature is an analysis tool that searches the hard drive for deleted data it considers to be unsafe, providing the end user with the security that all sensitive files, even those deleted prior to the program's installation, have been removed from the computer. O&O SafeErase Professional also searches for Internet data such as cookies, temporary files, forms and passwords, plus temporary Windows and program files. [......]
By Mike Williams Quality DJ mixing software tends to be expensive, which can be a big problem if you're a mixing novice and still trying to hone your skills. There is an alternative, though. Mixxx is a free open source DJ mixing package that gives you everything you need to produce professional live mixes. The Auto DJ makes it reasonably easy to get started, even if you're a total beginner: just import a few MP3 files and the program will mix from one track to another while you get on with other things. Taking a more hands-on approach will deliver better results, of course, and Mixxx provides plenty of tools to help. [......]
By Tim Conneally , Betanews As expected , Microsoft made the complete, release to manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 7 SP1 available for download Tuesday. The RTM build is listed as (7601.17514.101119-1850) and it is expected to be pushed to Windows Update and the Windows Service Pack Center later today[......]
Amazon Prime Members can now enjoy unlimited, commercial-free, instant streaming of more than 5,000 movies and TV shows, Amazon announced in a press release. Prime Members, who already pay $79 per year for free two-day shipping and other benefits, don't have to fork over any additional fees for the service. And if you're not a Prime Member, Amazon hopes this new addition will prompt you to become one. [......]
So you really dig this one particular girl, the only problem is her Facebook status reveals she's in a relationship? Or maybe the guy you barely know via Facebook is still married to what's her face, and you just know it's not going to last. It's probably not a good idea to go meddling, but it's easy enough to stalk one or more people you're interested in with developer Dan Loewenherz's new Breakup Notifier App . [......]
A 26-year-old man from Sweden will only have to pay a court ordered fine of 2000 kronor ($311 in U.S. [......]
The wait is over, folks. If you're not a TechNet subscriber and/or wanted no part of playing around with a non-final release of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7, then today's your day. Microsoft today made good on its promise to deliver SP1 to the general public on February 22, though there's a few things you should know before you go out and grab it. [......]
Having already stripped clean Chrome's user interface, Google's browser is about as minimalistic as it gets, or so we thought. It turns out that one of the ideas being kicked around is to remove the URL bar and move from a two-line navigation model to just a single line, ConceivablyTech.com reports [......]
More details continue to emerge as the Motorola Xoom inches closer to launch. We recently learned the Xoom 3G would ship for $800, while the Wi-Fi only version will ship for $600. That's a bit higher than some had hoped, and now it's looking like it won't ship with Flash support until later this year, according to an ad on Verizon Wireless' website[......]
You may remember Kno, the company trying to sell students on their massive dual screen tablets. Well, according to All Things D, Kno is in talks with two different consumer electronics manufacturers to sell off their hardware business so they may focus entirely on software[......]
