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Fewer Americans are reading newspapers and are instead getting their news online, but television remains the leading source of news in the country, according to a survey released Sunday. Not surprisingly, younger people tend to get more of their news on the Internet, while older folks use traditional media such as television and newspapers, the [...]
Symantec is buying PC Tools, which sells PC utilities software designed to boost the security and privacy of Windows-based computers, Symantec said on Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year. The purchase will allow Symantec to expand its reach in emerging regional [...]
After losing out in the battle to define the high-definition successor of the DVD, Toshiba Corp. has turned its attention to the next best thing: the DVD. On Monday, the Japanese electronics company is releasing a new DVD player that it says does more than previous models to improve the look of DVDs on high-definition [...]
Microsoft released patches to fix 26 vulnerabilities in the company’s software, including major issues in its Internet Explorer browser and Office suite of productivity applications. The eleven patches, published on Microsoft’s monthly schedule, included six fixes rated Critical — Microsoft’s highest rating of severity — and five updates rated Important — the company’s second highest. [...]
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Turns out that Bill Gates was not the only famous Microsoft identity to be spotted at the Olympic opening ceremony. Numerous bloggers also observed the cameo played by the so-called Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) – the Windows error screen that flashes up on your computer, signifying that it’s time to reboot. The screen was [...]
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