[Medianews] Mac Security Bundle $49.99

2009-10-02 Thread Monty Solomon
Intego Launches $49.99 Mac Security Bundle with 12 Great Apps! Intego has teamed up with other best-of-class Mac security software partners to make an unbeatable offer: the Mac Security Bundle. This bundle, available now through October 31, contains 12 applications that cover all of the security n

[Medianews] Soldiers' Data Still Being Downloaded Overseas

2009-10-02 Thread George Antunes
Soldiers' Data Still Being Downloaded Overseas, Firm Says Sensitive Information Found by Using 'Peer to Peer' File-Sharing Software By Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, October 2, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/01/AR2009100104947_pf.html Th

[Medianews] As Cable TV Goes Digital, It's Still Stuck Inside the Box

2009-10-02 Thread George Antunes
As Cable TV Goes Digital, It's Still Stuck Inside the Box By Rob Pegoraro washington Post Sunday, October 4, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/02/AR2009100201562_pf.html Television as millions of Americans have known it for decades is undergoing a radical chang

[Medianews] Behind Comcast Moves: Fears About Internet Shift

2009-10-02 Thread George Antunes
OCTOBER 2, 2009 Behind Comcast Chief's Moves Are Fears About Internet Shift By PETER GRANT and NAT WORDEN Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125444330822358023.html?mod=article-outset-box Brian Roberts built Comcast Corp. into the world's largest cable company by being a visi

[Medianews] BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac Hands-On Review

2009-10-02 Thread Monty Solomon
BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac Hands-On Review BlackBerry-maker RIM today plans to finally release BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac. We got our hands on the official version a few days ago, and we've got all the details. The release is welcome news for Apple Macintosh computer users with

[Medianews] Comcast, NBC Deal Would Signal Deep Change in TV Industry

2009-10-02 Thread George Antunes
OCTOBER 2, 2009 Comcast, NBC in Deal Talks Tie-Up of Cable Operator, Broadcaster Would Signal Deep Change in TV Industry By SAM SCHECHNER and SHIRA OVIDE Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125438284720055575.html Talks to merge Comcast Corp.'s cable networks and General Electr

[Medianews] Aussie power grid threatened by computer virus

2009-10-02 Thread George Antunes
Virus hits Integral Energy desktops By Suzanne Tindal ZDNet.com.au 01 October 2009 06:35 PM http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Virus-hits-Integral-Energy-desktops/0,130061744,339298861,00.htm?feed=rssC Integral Energy has been infected by a virus which affected executable Windows files

[Medianews] Waiting for Wave 1.1

2009-10-02 Thread Williams, Gregory S. (Oak Ridge)
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/10/waiting_for_wa v.html;jsessionid=ADBBWGDP1CEN1QE1GHPCKH4ATMY32JVN The best comment I've heard about Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Wave so far: "Wave is simultaneously less and more than I'd hoped." Me, I already have plans on the table to set up my o

[Medianews] Bing and Google: Success On Their Own Terms

2009-10-02 Thread Williams, Gregory S. (Oak Ridge)
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/173016/bing_and_google_suc cess_on_their_own_terms.html OK, so after the hoopla, Microsoft's Bing search engine may have fallen back to earth. Is Microsoft supposed to just give up? Not hardly. New statistics show Microsoft's share of searches is down

[Medianews] Circus Tycoon Clowns Around After Space Docking

2009-10-02 Thread Williams, Gregory S. (Oak Ridge)
Circus Tycoon Clowns Around After Space Docking http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=8730323 KOROLYOV, Russia Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte, dubbed the first clown in space, arrived at the International Space Station in a Russian space craft on Friday on a 10-day trip that co

[Medianews] China weather "magic" conjures blue sky for parade

2009-10-02 Thread Williams, Gregory S. (Oak Ridge)
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-42835120091001?sp=true BEIJING (Reuters) - China's air force deployed a "magic-like" range of chemicals and technology to clear Beijing's smoggy air for a grand parade marking the 60th anniversary of Communist China, state media said on Thursday.

[Medianews] Robert Halderman, CBS Producer Named as Alleged Letterman Blackmailer

2009-10-02 Thread Williams, Gregory S. (Oak Ridge)
Letterman Confessed Sex With Staff Members, Targeted by Extortionist By EMILY FRIEDMAN and KATE McCARTHY http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/cbs-producer-robert-halderman-allegedly-blackm ail-david-letterman/Story?id=8730770&page=1 Oct. 2, 2009 - A veteran CBS News producer is allegedly the man who attempt

[Medianews] Online Glitch Angers Millions Of TD Bank Customers

2009-10-02 Thread Williams, Gregory S. (Oak Ridge)
Confused People Do Not Know What Their Balances Are Or If Payments They Have Made Have, Indeed, Been Paid Reporting Jennifer McLogan OCEANSIDE, N.Y. (CBS) ― http://wcbstv.com/consumer/td.bank.bank.2.1222131.html TD Bank's computer system has been on the fritz for days, causing chaos with balance

[Medianews] Sirius XM Subscribers Hit with Monthly Surcharge

2009-10-02 Thread Williams, Gregory S. (Oak Ridge)
Sirius XM Subscribers Hit with Monthly Surcharge http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=b11948 Sirius XM Radio subscribers are paying more as the satcaster is adding a $1.98 to its subscription fees, in a move it says covers an increase music-royalty fees. Some have speculated th