• Bing Now a Serious Challenger to Google

  
  Bing has added valuable tools and fun technology, making it a formidable Google competitor.

• Microsoft Bans Up to One Million Users From Xbox Live

  
  In an attempt to combat piracy, Microsoft cuts off users who have hacked their Xbox 360 consoles to play pirated games.
• Microsoft Stole Mac OS Aesthetics? So What!
• Banned Xbox 360s Flooding Craigslist, Ebay
• Top 25 Quotes in Tech
• Mint Puts Twitter to Work
• Gallery of Best Windows 7 Tweaks
• Modern Warfare 2: Abundant and Available
• Thanks Google, But Airport Wi-Fi Should Always Be Free

Latest News

• FTC Files Contempt Complaint Against Computer Financing Firm The U.S. FTC asks for a contempt order against computer financing firm BlueHippo after the company allegedly did not deliver computers to everyone.
• Undercover 1.5 Ousts IPhone Thieves With Push Notifications It's 2 AM. Do you know where your iPhone is?
• Apple Marginally Improves App Store Approval Process The App Store approval process appears to be improving in fits and starts. Developer who submit their programs into Apple's black box can now get limited status...
• Web Site Security Holes Make Case for Protection The prevalence of vulnerabilities in scanned Web sites show why you can't just watch where you surf and be safe online.
• Apple Changes App Store Review Process: Developers Cheer Apple makes another move to keep apps on iPhone platform.
• Looking at the Changes to Snow Leopard's Top Command I often use top in Terminal as a quick-and-dirty version of Activity Monitor. top can report on CPU and memory usage, and much more. Because I have Terminal...
• B&W Announces Headphones, Computer Speakers High-end audio vendor Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) this week announced the company's first headphones and first computer speakers.
• MacUpdate Desktop 5 Adds Smart Scanning, Drops Price MacUpdate recently released a major upgrade to its MacUpdate Desktop application, which allows you to keep abreast of updates available for every third-party...
• BlackBerry Gets Official Craigslist Mobile App If you're a BlackBerry smartphone owner and craigslist.com user, you've got reason to rejoice today.
• Microsoft Updates Marketplace Anti-piracy Technology Microsoft launched a Marketplace where people can browse for Windows Mobile applications from their computers.
• AMD, Intel Settle Antitrust, IP Disputes Intel and Advanced Micro Devices Thursday announced that they have settled all antitrust litigation and patent cross-license disputes between the companies.
• Jailbreaking Your iPhone: The Pros and Cons Thinking about being a rebel and adding unapproved third-party apps to your iPhone? Make sure you know what the risks are first.
• Web-application Errors Pose Danger to Enterprises A majority of Web sites have at least one major security issue that could be used by hackers for fraud-related purposes, according to a new study.
• Qualcomm Shows Lenovo Smartbook Qualcomm showed an upcoming Snapdragon-based smartbook from Lenovo at an analyst meeting in New York on Thursday.
• Vimeo Rolls out Mobile-friendly Site Video-sharing site Vimeo has introduced a mobile version of its Website to entice users of smartphones like the iPhone and Android devices. In addition to...
• Report: Chrome for Mac Beta May Appear in 'early December' The developer preview versions of Google's Chrome Web browser for OS X have slowly been improving to the point where they probably won't kernel panic your...
• Chrome Finally Coming to the Mac? Google's browser has been running on Windows PCs for 15 months. Now, it may actually make its way to Macs.
• Google's New Storage Deal: Not a Game Changer Google may have slashed the prices for its fee-based online storage services, but are they worth the price?
• Bing and Wolfram Alpha Together: Clever Move Wolfram Alpha is a smart, computational take on the search engine, but it gets even smarter when it's paired with Bing.
• Researchers Set Their Sights on iPhones, Mobile Malware Georgia Tech researchers have received a $450,000 NSF grant to boost security of iPhones, BlackBerries, and other smartphones and the wireless networks on which they run.

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Today in PCW Blogs

• Security Alert
  Web Site Security Holes Make Case for Protection The prevalence of vulnerabilities in scanned Web sites show why you can't just watch where you surf and be safe online.
• Today @ PC World
  Apple Changes App Store Review Process: Developers Cheer Apple makes another move to keep apps on iPhone platform.
• Today @ PC World
  Bing and Wolfram Alpha Together: Clever Move Wolfram Alpha is a smart, computational take on the search engine, but it gets even smarter when it's paired with Bing.
• BizFeed
  Windows 7 Copied from Mac? Don't Flatter Yourself A Microsoft manager sparked the age-old rivalry between Windows and Mac. Embracing and adapting features that work is simple evolution of technology--not copying.
• Today @ PC World
  Bing vs. Google: Feature Wars Google added SafeSearch and enhanced movie listings on the heels of Microsoft announcing improvements to Bing.
• Today @ PC World
  Microsoft Stole Mac OS Aesthetics? So What! So what if Microsoft ripped off Apple when it comes to design aesthetics.
• Game On
  Modern Warfare 2 Pulls $310m Day One in US and UK If accurate, Activision's claims that Modern Warfare 2 sold $310m during its initial 24 hours would shatter day-one entertainment sales records across the board.
• Today @ PC World
  Mint Puts Twitter to Work Mint's new Money Tweets feature shows how businesses can put Twitter to good use.
• Geek Tech
  Motorola Droid Laid Bare, Reveals All In Teardown Motorola's Droid gets laid bare, thanks to a post-launch teardown courtest of PhoneWreck.
• Today @ PC World
  Microsoft Bans Up to One Million Users From Xbox Live In an attempt to combat piracy, Microsoft cuts off users who have hacked their Xbox 360 consoles to play pirated games.
• Game On
  Banned Xbox 360s Flooding Craigslist, Ebay Gamers offloading their banned Xbox 360s via auction and classified listings after Microsoft disconnects LIVE accounts for illegal activity.
• Linux Line
  Open Source Software Ready for Big Business Open source has moved into a new phase where it is evaluated more on its technical merits than on the community model of software development. Here's a...
• BizFeed
  HP Heats Up Cisco Rivalry with 3Com Purchase HP is intensifying its rivalry with Cisco. The purchase of 3Com signals that the gloves are off and the battle for the data center is getting hot.
• Today @ PC World
  Bing Now a Serious Challenger to Google Bing has added valuable tools and fun technology, making it a formidable Google competitor.