China's Baidu.com fights to rescue reputation
(AP)
AP - Baidu.com has been the star of China's Internet world. But now the search engine dubbed "China's Google" is scrambling to rescue its reputation after state TV accused it of letting unlicensed sup ....... Read more 17 hours ago
Mobile considers free Wi-Fi for downtown upgrade
(AP)
AP - Mobile officials are considering providing free, wireless Internet services in the downtown district, joining the ranks of other cities with free wi-fi for roving laptop users on Main Street. ....... Read more 1 day ago
Trick Out Your Firefox Browser with Style
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The Mozilla creators of the popular open source Firefox browser are offering a supplementary web application that helps users customize the browser to their specific needs. ....... Read more 1 day ago
The Microsoft-Novell Linux deal: Two years later
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Two years ago this month, Microsoft forged its controversial partnership with Novell that, among other things, had the two companies agreeing not to sue each other over intellectual proper ....... Read more 1 day ago
Twitter's Hockey Stick Moment?
Over the weekend, TechCrunch postulated that with a frenzy of election-related activity, Twitter hit its hockey stick moment in late October. The theory goes that Twitter saw a 25 percent increase in ....... Read more 2 days ago
Pew survey: Technology bites, indeed
The next time you're confused, dumbfounded and even flummoxed by the shiny new geek toy you just bought, take heart. Many others are equally befuddled when it comes to technology. In fact, says the P ....... Read more 2 days ago
Compete: Google Docs & Spreadsheets Keeps Growing, But User Engagment is Flat
It's been a little bit more than two years now since Google merged Google Spreadsheets with Writely, and while there has been a lot of talk about online office suites, the latest data from Compete ind ....... Read more 5 days ago
Google Launches Voice Recognition Search for Apple iPhone
Google search has now added voice recognition software to their search application on Apple iPhones. Now, iPhone users can request Google results without having to type information on their phones, a ....... Read more 5 days ago
MySpace launches Profile 2.0
Just heard that MySpace has released Profile 2.0. If youre a MySpace user, a majority would shout Yeee haaaa because true it was a bit cumbersome to make a decent looking profile page on MySpace t ....... Read more 8 days ago
AOL vs. Live vs. Yahoo: Fight
A day after Yahoo announced what the new front page of Yahoo.com will look like, and a couple of days after AOL redesigned its front page, Microsoft is doing pretty much the same thing, turning Window ....... Read more 6 days ago
What's Hot on the Web Right Now? OneRiot Aims to Tell You
What am I missing? And more importantly, what am I missing that other people are seeing? It's those kinds of questions that drive millions of people to the Web - and to social news sites - on a daily ....... Read more 7 days ago
Moving PBwiki Support from Gmail to Salesforce
One of the things were focusing in on at PBwiki is how we can become a better support team. When PBwiki launched back in 2005, we had no formalized support, just a forum that our users chatted on ....... Read more 7 days ago
Google Adding Video Chat to GMail, GTalk Next?
Google has announced that users of their GMail email and chatting service will soon have the option to chat and converse with friends via a new video chatting service which will take on Skype and othe ....... Read more 8 days ago
Opera Mini 4.2 Beta Promises Faster Mobile Browsing
With the release of Google Chrome and the continued popularity of Mozilla Firefox, the browser wars are seeing a bit of a renaissance. But as interesting as the renewed battle for the desktop may be, ....... Read more 9 days ago
HOW TO: Grow a Startup 300% in 3 Days? SocialMedian Tells All
SocialMedian was barely a thought for people back in February, but it has gained a solid following in the 9 months
of its existence. Many people would ask why this startup has gained any traction. It ....... Read more 8 days ago
Opera Mini 4.2 Boosts YouTube Support, Gets Snazzy New Skins [Opera Mini]
Opera is releasing a preview of the next update to its mobile web browser, Opera Mini 4.2. The beta release offers improved support for YouTube, the ability to play nice with a wider selection of pho ....... Read more 9 days ago
Sun Microsystems to Distribute Microsoft Live Search with Java Downloads
Microsoft Search has signed a distribution deal with Sun Microsystems Inc. to offer the Microsoft Live Search powered MSN Toolbar to Internet Explorer users when they download the Java Runtime Environ ....... Read more 9 days ago
The New MySpace Profiles: Granular Privacy, W3C Compliance
MySpace launched "Profile version 2.0" late last night and a number of the changes are quite significant. The two biggest in our minds are the ability to set different privacy controls for different p ....... Read more 9 days ago
GroupTable: Organize Group Projects
This post is part of Mashables Startup Review series, which highlights great unsung startups. The series is made possible by Sun Startup Essentials. Company Name
GroupTable
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Play Burned Game Backups on Your Wii Without a Modchip [Wii]
Ever since video game consoles moved to optical discs, manufacturers and users have battled over backups. Manufacturers fear that if they allow users to burn disc backups, users will download and burn ....... Read more 11 days ago