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• Vista "upgrade" drops compliance checking, requires old OS to install (arstechnica.com)
  With Windows Vista, users will not be able to use upgrade keys to initiate …
• CanSecWest Pwn2Own hacker challenge gets a $105,000 makeover (zdnet.com)
  HP Zero Day Initiatives revamps the annual hacker contest to put more zero-day vulnerabilities and exploits in play.
• The government plan for cutting Wi-Fi capacity is still on. (theverge.com)
  We wrote about a Republican budget bill provision that would make the FCC sell off spectrum currently allocated to Wi-Fi, and as Public Kno…
• An unofficial Daylight Saving Time fix for Mac OS X 10.3 (arstechnica.com)
  Until Apple releases a patch, this UNTESTED third-party tool will keep your …
• The man behind the latest Twitter meme: Uberfacts (zdnet.com)
  Nietzsche once said, "There are no facts, only interpretations". Kris Sanchez would say otherwise.
• AT&T now lets you lock down your account to prevent SIM swapping attacks (theverge.com)
  AT&T is launching a new Account Lock feature that will let wireless customers prevent unauthorized changes to their account, such as phone…
• Bill Gates discusses the future of Web 2.0 (arstechnica.com)
  Attending a conference in Davos, Switzerland, Bill Gates discussed his …
• CRM Watchlist 2012 - Let the Reviews Roll: The Top of the Top (zdnet.com)
  Okay, we've done the Big 4 and the winners have been announced. Now we get into the heavy lifting.
• A shockingly short wait. (theverge.com)
  Following news of a brief delay, Nightdive Studios announced today that System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary launches on consoles on July 10th.…
• Viddy Well: The gaming video round-up (arstechnica.com)
  Gaming videos. Straight from the scariest tubes of the Internet.
• Apple accuses former Vision Pro engineer of stealing trade secrets (theverge.com)
  Apple is suing a former employee for allegedly stealing confidential Vision Pro headset research before leaving to join Snap’s product desi…
• Infor shows strong growth (zdnet.com)
  Infor is benefiting from the freeing up of IT budgets, closing out the calendar year strongly.
• Word 2000 vulnerability, trojan discovered (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft has released a Security Advisory detailing the latest Word 2000 …
• Nothing Headphone 1 review: a bold design with some odd omissions (theverge.com)
  At $299, the Nothing Headphone 1 aims to take on more expensive flagship Bluetooth headphones from Bose, Sony, and Apple.
• A retrospective tour of scientific ideas (arstechnica.com)
  A magazine celebrating its 150th anniversary does a retrospective on some of …
• 2012 Mobile state of the union: Part 3 of 3: Notebooks (zdnet.com)
  This 3-part series takes a look at the mobile space in 2012. Today we wrap up the series in time for the holidays. Part 3: Notebooks.
• Nothing’s over-ear headphones are all about the buttons (theverge.com)
  The Nothing Headphone 1 over-ears launch on July 15th for $299.
• v2012 Mobile state of the union: Part 1 of 3: Smartphones (zdnet.com)
  This 3-part series will take a look at the mobile space in 2012. Part 1: Smartphones.
• Intel announces 45nm breakthrough (arstechnica.com)
  Intel makes the surprise announcement that they plan to use a high-k …
• Nothing’s ‘first true flagship’ phone plays it a little safe (theverge.com)
  The Nothing Phone 3 is coming to the US on July 15th without the company’s trademark light show.
• Major forum upgrade coming: more muscle (updated) (arstechnica.com)
  Build it, they will come. And they will fill it. Add more capacity, they fill …
• The (Apple) weekend wireless wrapup (arstechnica.com)
  AirPort updates, slowdowns, and specs are all up in the news this weekend.
• Laptop Mag is shutting down (theverge.com)
  Laptop Mag, the publication that shared in-depth information about laptops and other devices, is shutting down after almost 35 years.
• Motorola Droid RAZR: Not quite thin enough to cut metal (review) (zdnet.com)
  Verizon will be selling the Motorola Droid RAZR this Friday, the thinnest LTE-enabled smartphone around.
• Don't diss my phone: Nexus S to get Ice Cream Sandwich within weeks (zdnet.com)
  Google has confirmed that the Nexus S will be getting Ice Cream Sandwich within weeks, so owners can feel a little smug right about now.
• Endless Mode. (theverge.com)
  Paste Media has launched a new website, Endless Mode, that’s dedicated to “games, anime, theme parks, and interactive entertainment,” accor…
• European committee chair accuses Microsoft of hijacking the web (arstechnica.com)
  The head of the European Committee for Interoperable Systems has blasted …
• The MLS Season Pass is 50 percent off ahead of the All-Star game and Leagues Cup (theverge.com)
  The MLS Season Pass on Apple TV is half off, dropping from $99 to $49. Apple TV Plus subscribers can save even more money, with the pass pr…
• Hanbury-Brown, Twiss, and a bit of Helium (arstechnica.com)
  The bunching of bosons and fermions is directly compared.
• The play never stops: Why one second of downtime can ruin Uefa's game (zdnet.com)
  Uefa head of IT Daniel Marion on getting ready for Euro 2012 and systems that can never fail...
• Nintendo announces their first quarter 2007 DS lineup (arstechnica.com)
  There are a few standouts, but overall it may be a dry spell for the DS...
• Verizon Wireless updates mobile broadband drivers for Lion (zdnet.com)
  Users of some of Verizon's mobile broadband devices can finally upgrade to Mac OS 10.7 Lion without worry, the software powering four of it…
• Sonos is offering a refurbished Era 100 for just $119 (theverge.com)
  Sonos is offering a refurbished Era 100 smart speaker for just $119. You can also save on a refurbished Sonos Move 2 and the original Googl…
• Grammarly wants to become an ‘AI productivity platform’ (theverge.com)
  Grammarly plans to acquire the buzzy email app Superhuman and has bigger plans for AI and AI agents.
• Google defuses Googlebombs (arstechnica.com)
  No longer will we be able to search for the term "failure" and turn up a link …
• The sky above the production was the color of television. (theverge.com)
  It’s been a bit since we’ve heard from Apple about its adaptation of William Gibson’s seminal cyberpunk novel Neuromancer. And while it’ll…
• Google gets back on Intel track (arstechnica.com)
  It's good to be the (performance/watt) king. Just ask Intel, now that Google …
• HTC Desire S (zdnet.com)
  The Desire S is an advance on last year's Desire, but not a huge one. Despite Android 2.3 and dual cameras, there might not be enough here…
• Best cheap Kindle deals for January 2026 (theverge.com)
  Whether it be the base Kindle, the Kindle Paperwhite, the note-taking Kindle Scribe, or the Kindle Colorsoft, we’ve rounded up the best Kin…
• The value of blogging in dollars and cents (arstechnica.com)
  A new report from Forrester finds that it is possible to calculate the return …
• Die IE6! DIE!!! (zdnet.com)
  It's time for IE6 to die. Seriously. The funeral's been arranged for March 1st, yet about 20% of the web still use this wretched browser.
• Unreal Tournament 3: shooting for the masses (arstechnica.com)
  Unreal Tournament 3 is looking better than ever in its latest preview: and on …
• Microsoft financials: Xbox 360 leads the way (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter. Did strong sales of …
• Torture Testing - The big case test - Part 3 (zdnet.com)
  OK, after all that testing it's time to draw a few conclusions about just how robust the protective cases are.
• The GOP’s big spending bill could kill renewable energy projects (theverge.com)
  The Senate narrowly advanced President Donald Trump’s big spending bill, which rolls back tax credits for solar and wind energy and electri…
• Ultra Mobile’s plans now offer more data (theverge.com)
  The T-Mobile-owned MVNO Ultra Mobile announced that its plans now include more data for new and existing customers. Some plans include roam…
• Discovering strange biological bedfellows (arstechnica.com)
  The line between symbiotic and predatory behavior can be a surprisingly fuzzy …
• Torture Testing - The big case test - Part 2 (zdnet.com)
  OK, we've looked at the tests, now let's see how the cases stand up to them!
• Google makes it easier to let friends and kids control your smart home (theverge.com)
  Google Home is rolling out the two new access levels it started testing last year, allowing users to choose who has full control of their s…
• A Wii bit of news: A review of the News Channel (arstechnica.com)
  The News Channel is Nintendo's latest addition to the Wii's growing list of …