So the news emerging this week from the Internet Advertising Bureau, which collects information submitted by surveys from members who sell advertising over the Internet in the US, is that the rate of growth in the ad industry has essentially flattened. According to IAB statistics, ad revenue among US-based ad dealers who are members (this [...]
PC Magazine Goes Out Of Print — Founded in 1982 and at times so rich with ads its issues reached as many as 600 pages, Ziff Davis’s PC Magazine will issue its last print edition this January, thereafter becoming an online-only publication. Ziff Davis, which recently exited bankruptcy will lay off seven print production [...]
Call it coincidence or call it fate, but it seems something is afoot in the land of the Roku Netflix Player. Out of seemingly nowhere, a fair amount of users are finding that their once beautiful downloads have turned to pixelated iterations of their old selves, and to no fault of their internet [...]
The Windows file user32.dll is not malware. However, in an AVG antivirus update issued on Sunday, it was wrongly identified as the banking Trojan PSW.Banker4.APSA, according to ZDNet. Those who followed the recommendation and deleted the file discovered that they either could not boot up their machines or they continually rebooted. Unsurprisingly, that left [...]
Google ratchets up the communication factor by adding voice and video chat to its Gmail messaging and collaboration tool. Users with Webcams can download a free plug-in to access the application. It won’t be confused withthe Skype VOIP app or with more enterprise-tested apps from IBM, Microsoft Cisco, but Gmail is increasingly looking like an [...]
We first came to know about Windows Mobile 6.5 from Motorola’s CEO during his interview with PCMag. The Windows Mobile OS which was heard for the first time is actually a real deal. Steve Ballmer on his visit to Australia spilled the beans on the next update of the Windows Mobile OS. Its gonna [...]
Network Attached Storage: more than just a boring hard disk.
Don’t be fooled by the simple exterior: a Network Attached Storage (NAS) drive is more than just a hard drive connected to your network for ease of access.
Depending on your budget, you can share media files directly from the drive, set up BitTorrent connections [...]
Microsoft has been releasing monthly updates to OEM’s on their upcoming Windows 7 operating system.
Techarp has posted their latest update where Microsoft notes that they are currently finishing product research based on feedback from OEM and end users. This will help them determine potential Windows 7 offerings / SKUs. Microsoft aims to provide detailed Windows [...]
Firefox Reaches 20% Market Share for First Time Ever — The good folks at Mozilla are trumpeting a new report by global analytics service Net Applications that documented a 20% global market share for two out of four weeks in October. It’s a new high bar of popularity for the 2nd most popular browser [...]
IGN’s Gear site took a look at Windows 7, Microsoft’s latest and greatest scheme to milk a few hundred dollars from your wallet:
It’s no secret that the PC world was less than blown away with Windows Vista. Buggy applications and other complications sent user’s running back to XP, and for some even into the arms [...]
