27 February 2010

The European Union (EU) has issued a devastating blow to Google saying that they must delete Street View images after 6 months; Google’s policy had been that it deletes or updates the photos every 12 months.
According to computerworld.com,“Google holds Street View images for a year but the EU’s Article 29 Data Protection Working Party has [...]

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27 February 2010

Verizon will release Google’s Nexus One Android device on March 23 according to sources familiar with the matter.
The Nexus One, originally released on T-Mobile in January, has passed FCC inspection for use on Verizon’s CDMA network and according to a Google worker who wishes to remain anonymous it will be made available on March 23.
Verizon [...]

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27 February 2010

The guys over at LiveSide.net have once again stumbled upon new screenshots of Windows Live Wave 4.  The screenshots reveal a new look on the header themes for some of the Windows Live services, including Hotmail, live.com, and other sites.
Microsoft accidentally gave some users a sneak peak when they released just the thumbnail pictures of [...]

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27 February 2010

If you believe the posters in one forum thread, Valve’s content delivery service Steam could soon be making its way to Apple’s Mac platform. But rather than the typical rumours from a friend of a friend who knows somebody that works for the company, graphics and files specifically referencing Mac OS X have been discovered [...]

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27 February 2010

The Pentagon announced on Friday that military personnel who use its non-classified network will now have access to popular social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook, along with services such as YouTube according to a report from Reuters.
The decision came after a seven-month review with senior officials, which concluded that the benefits of social [...]

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26 February 2010

Last week Jazntoo reported on a shocking case at the Lower Merion High School district in Pennsylvania, U.S. The FBI confirmed later that they will be opening up a criminal investigation over the matter.
Students issued laptops in the aforementioned district were given computers that could have their webcams remotely activated at the will of the school [...]

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26 February 2010

Microsoft is warning users about a fake anti virus product named “Security Essentials 2010″, near identical to the naming of the company’s own protection software.

The fake software is actually the trojan Win32/Fakeinit. If a user installs the software then Fakeinit’s downloader installs a fake scanner component that monitors other processes and attempts to terminate them. [...]

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26 February 2010

On Wednesday, Nintendo officially unveiled the next DS portable gaming device. Called the DSi XL, Nintendo’s latest creation boasts two screens that are 93 percent larger than the DS Lite. Along with the massive screens comes a larger price tag. The DSi XL is set to retail for US $190 when it hits stores on [...]

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26 February 2010

If you are currently unaware, Skype is an extremely popular VoIP service that allows people to make cheap (or even free) international phone calls, with even the ability to use video chat. It has millions upon millions of members, which means that being able to use the Skype client on your mobile phone is a [...]

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26 February 2010

At the beginning of the month, Neowin posted the first video of Verizon’s upcoming HTC Incredible, however, no time table for release was revealed. Over at AndroidForums, further release details are beginning to emerge. Images of Verizon’s inventory have leaked which show the Android based HTC phone with model number 6300. That, combined with an [...]

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